Review: Kelcie Murphy and the Academy for the Unbreakable Arts by Erika Lewis

 

About the Book

Book: Kelcie Murphy and the Academy for the Unbreakable Arts 

Author: Erika Smith 

Genre: Children's Fantasy

Release date: March 2022

Brimming with Celtic mythology, action, and danger, Erika Lewis's Kelcie Murphy and The Academy for the Unbreakable Arts introduces readers to a new kind of magical school and a warrior who must choose with which side of an epic battle her destiny will lie.

The Otherworld is at war. The Academy for the Unbreakable Arts trains warriors. And Kelcie Murphy―a foster child raised in the human world―is dying to attend.

A place at AUA means meeting Scáthach, the legendary trainer of Celtic heroes. It means learning to fight with a sword. It means harnessing her hidden powers and―most importantly―finding out who her parents are, and why they abandoned her in Boston Harbor eight years ago.

When Kelcie tests into the school, she learns that she’s a Saiga, one of the most ancient beings in the Otherworld. Secretive, shunned, and possessed of imposing elemental powers, the Saiga are also kin to the Otherworld's most infamous traitor.

But Kelcie is a survivor, and she’ll do whatever it takes to find her parents and her place in their world. Even if that means making a few enemies.

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About the Author

Erika Lewis grew up in Alexandria, Virginia, where she spent most of her childhood riding her dirt bike through Fort Ward, the Union Army Civil War stomping grounds. She graduated from Vanderbilt University and went on to earn a master’s degree from Georgia State University and an advanced certificate in creative writing from Stony Brook University. The author of Game of Shadows, The Color of Dragons, Firebrand and more, The Academy for the Unbreakable Arts is her middle grade debut.

My Review

Kelcie Murphy and the Academy for the Unbreakable Arts is the first book I have read by Erika Lewis. I thought it this first book from her The Academy for the Unbreakable Arts series was pretty good. I found the story and writing style to be unique. I am not a huge fan of this genre but I really enjoyed this one. It is easy to read and held my attention from start to finish.  

Kelcie Murphy and the Academy for the Unbreakable Arts is getting four stars from me. I recommend it for readers who enjoy reading fantasy fiction and between the ages of eight and twelve. I look forward to reading more by Erika Lewis  in the future and will be eagerly awaiting the next installment from The Academy for the Unbreakable Arts series.

I received a digital copy of Kelcie Murphy and the Academy for the Unbreakable Arts from the publisher, but was not required to write a positive review. This review is one hundred percent my own honest opinion.