Fortunes Lot, Anna Holmes
Fortunes Lot, Anna Holmes
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Fortune's Lot

Author: Anna Holmes

Narrator: Anna Holmes

Unabridged: 7 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Elyssia Books

Published: 10/13/2023


Synopsis

For Cressida Quillionette, Cinderbloom Academy is everything she could never have. A gateway of possibilities. But to attend the secluded academy means she can never go back home.When she is finally admitted to the Head School, she discovers that this small-town clockmaker’s daughter is to be transformed into a genteel young sorcerer. She is even put into a room with her best friends, including Miles, her secret sweetheart.But all isn’t what she expected. Discussing classes with other students is prohibited, and all gained knowledge is kept locked behind a blood oath. Soon, the strictures cut her off from her friends. Miles suffers mysterious injuries he won’t talk about, Cressida isn’t sure what she helps assemble in her workshop, and there are gasps in the hall about a student’s death.Until now, she thought the rules and secrecy were all for the best, but something dark seems to lurk beneath the surface. There are too many signs to ignore. When the enigmatic Headmaster pulls her aside for specialized instruction, she is submitted to an experimental ritual that changes her indelibly.Now she finds herself cornered by the question: what is the change the Headmaster wishes his students to effect on the world? Is losing her humanity worth it?And when the time comes to fight back with her fellow students, will she?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mystyc on December 01, 2022

This story was amazing! I love books about magical academia, and I thought this was a nice twist on an old trope. Cressida, our protagonist, is doing her best to fit in at Cinderbloom Academy. Intense secrecy surrounds the curriculum and students are not allowed to discuss what they are learning. Wh......more

Goodreads review by Sharon on November 07, 2023

This is a book filled with magic, darkness and so many twists. The characters are well fleshed out and I enjoyed getting to know then as the story unfolded. This is the first book in a series and I am looking forward to reading the next! A page turner for all ages and one which kept me intrigued enoug......more

Goodreads review by Sadie on December 01, 2022

Loved this book the plot twist I didn’t see coming at all doomed romance jealousy and suspense really hoping for a second book to this series!!!!......more