
Rating: 4.75⭐️
Shannon Mayer brings the Shadowspell Academy series and the Year of the Chameleon mini trilogy to a thrilling conclusion here in the sixth and final story.
Wild, Gregory, Wally, Johnson and the rest of her crew have 3 days to stop Frost or all is lost. It’s a terrifying race to find the all the keys and figure out how the magical pieces work together to become the ultimate weapon to defeat a enemy whose powers are growing.
The author’s manages to gather all her characters, the main circle of friends as well as the older characters, ghosts and outliers together, as well as their past shared histories , in this magical powerful confrontation with evil.
And it takes Wild back to her beginnings and returns the series to its own roots. A really great narrative touch.
The ending was harrowing, heartbreaking in scenes and emotionally charged. How it finally felt after the battle was over? Drained and right.
It would have gotten a higher rating but there’s still too much left unfinished. Characters who are important but have no resolution. Same goes for Wild’s siblings and father.
For a “academy/trials” trope, outside of the first book, the school and any type of academic work is not addressed here. The very idea of an academy going forward with Wild and crew and their schooling would have to be a continuing part of the series.
What would come after The Year of the Chameleon?
Anyway, this was excellent. Absolutely exciting, highly suspenseful, thrilling storytelling. I’ll definitely be recommending it for lovers of this genre and paranormal fiction.
A real pleasure to share.
Shadowspell Academy (6 book series)
The Culling Trials #1 through 3
Year of the Chameleon #4 through 6 written by Shannon Mayer
Buy link
Shadowspell Academy: Year of the Chameleon: (Book 6)
Blurb
You Don’t Choose the Academy. The Academy Chooses You.
Broken, bruised, and battered beyond anything else, I’ve survived what I shouldn’t have.
But my day isn’t done yet. We finally have the key to stopping Frost—literally. Even if we don’t know how to use it.
One last time my friends and I have to scour not only the city but the supernatural world to find the pieces of this final puzzle—and we have three days to do it.
One final showdown brings us back to where it all began, and I face off against the woman who killed my brother. Who hunted my mother down. Who broke my uncle’s spirit.
Hijinks Ink Publishing
Publication date
May 18, 2021
Language
English
Print length
326 pages
Book 6 of 6








