Night School is the first book I have read by C. J. Daugherty. I've seen it in the shelves at work and one day I decided to buy it because it sounded like a good book. And now that I've finished it, I can write my review. And also try not to spoil too much as usual😉
The Blurb:
Allie's world is falling apart...She hates her school. Her brother has run away.
She just been arrested. Again. And now her parents are sending her away.
But instead of hating boarding school, Allie is happy.
She's making friends. And there's Carter, a brooding loner with whom she feels an instant connection.
Cimmeria Academy is no ordinary school.
Her Classmates - and maybe som of the teachers - are hiding a secret.
And soon it begins to feel like a very dangerous place...
My Thoughts:
When I read the blurb of Night School the first thing I thought about was something supernatural (not Sam and Dean Winchester Supernatural.. sorry.. had to..) like werewolves or vampire or whatever. And this was one of the reasons why I wanted to read this book. Apart from being disappointed on few locations and cringing on other locations I had to find out what was going on at this school.So, this is a story about a girl called Allie. She's having a difficult time dealing with her brother's disappearance and get's arrested because of vandalism. Her parents decide to send her to Cimmeria Academy. A place only few knows about. The school is way different from the schools she's used to. There are lots of rules to follow and they are not allowed to use any electricity. No phones, no computers. Nothing. Only books. Surprisingly, Allie managed to adapt to her new life real quick (for someone as troubled and difficult as her). More or less, in only few weeks, she makes some friends (and some enemies) and meets a charming, good looking, French guy called Sylvain. Carter, who is another guy, tries to tell her over and over again that Sylvain is not to be trusted. She dismiss him of course, because, well... Carter thinks he's better than anyone else and she dislike him (typical teenage stuff). In the end, Carter is right and suddenly, Allie starts to like Carter more and more... ah.. the good old love triangle drama.
There were many times I sat there being all, oh god.. this is so cliché... Let's just say that, thanks to this book I now feel like I've gotten too old for these types of clichés (I did just turn 25 last Saturday so maybe that's why I'm getting too old..
When the "big secret" got revealed, I was bit disappointed. Well, at least I did not see that coming at least. Like I wrote earlier, I expected something else entirely. Something like; People turning into wolves, magic, whatever.. not this. Of course, not everything has to contain creatures and magic and that there is a lot of different bad stuff that can happen in stories. And this story involves the latter. Really bad things are happening. But at the same time, why? Why this? Couldn't it be something else? Something more scary/dramatic? It wasn't that bad tho, I just couldn't see why this thing had to happen I guess. Oh well. At least the author managed to surprise me more than once nonetheless.
All in all. I do think this book was great. Don't get me wrong, I was hooked from the first page and wanted to find out what was going on at Cimmeria Academy. Yes, there were lots of clichés and some disappointment here and there but I was still hooked nonetheless and could barely put it away. I ended up reading till almost 4 am these past few days so...it is pretty good and I will continue to read the rest of this series. I also read a review where it said that the second book was much better than the first so I'm looking forward to read it😊
Bye x
3/5
Next book to read: Everything everything by Nicola Yoon
Currently reading (Kindle): The Ninth Grave by Stefan Ahnhem
Currently listening to: The Light Fantastic (Discworld #2) by Terry Pratchett
