Stranger
By Isadora Brown
- Release Date: 2016-04-12
- Genre: Fantasy for Young Adults
Description
An unusual power. A dead body. Nowhere to turn.
By the time she gets to the Academy for Peculiars, Sophie Harper has already killed a man. The superhuman strength she was born with and abandoned because of means she's a peculiar, but her unique gift still alienates her from her peculiar peers because of its rarity.
As she settles into her new home, she struggles to catch up with schoolwork, and starts falling for her infuriating trainer, a rugged shifter named Will, despite the fact that a relationship between them is forbidden.
Sophie should be focused on fitting in, but she can't change that she's different, even among peculiars. So when she finds out there's one other person with her same preternatural gift, she yearns to learn more about him. Only problem is, he's someone everyone refuses to discuss.
Especially with her.
Fans of paranormal academy romance, X-Men and The Umbrella Academy are binge-reading a new paranormal academy romance saga by a USA Today Best Selling Author!
Reviews
Younger readers
4By wtfnicknametakenWas goodGreat start
4By MA2674An interesting and enjoyable new take on the supernatural. I liked that we saw events through a couple of perspectives/narrators. A couple of times the teen angst was a bit much but overall a very good read. Definitely interested in seeing what book 2 has in store. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.Not Disappointed
5By WildflowersMommaIt kept me hooked inHorrible
1By Eyelet22Story didn't make sense and it was VERY creepy all the highschool girls started banging their teachers and keeping it a secret. Keep your uniform girl fetish in your head. Don't waste your timeFinding acceptance
4By lovepink2019An intriguing story about Sophie and her abilities. From living on her own to learning to deal with a society of people that share similar peculiarities and the new challenges it presents. As a result, she has to learn to control her emotions and the physical manifestations from this behavior. Witty and relatable within this genre. While I am not a particular fan of this type of book, I did find it enjoyable and entertaining. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.Miss Peregrine Meets X-Men
4By AK ShawI read The Academy of Peculiars Box Set: A Paranormal Academy Romance (Academy of the Peculiars Saga Book 4) several months ago. I found the boxset to be engaging and very much a page-turner. Reading each book outside of the boxset is no different. The stories are a cross between the Miss Peregrine series and X-Men. Unlike the kids in the Miss Peregrine books, these young people's libido gets much exercise. Of course, I love the book Stranger, which is the first book in the series. There is action in the story via the Peculiars using those powers in paranormal fights, typically to protect themselves or someone else. There are also budding romances, suspense, and mysteries that are unfolding. Unfortunately, one of the young women experiences what she calls "the incident" that far too many young people experience, especially during their college years. There are parallels to characters from X-Men and quite a few distinctions. Ethan reminds me of Xavier, and where would a story like this be without a wolf shifter who reminds me of both Wolverine and Wolfsbane. The female characters are different. Sophie, Ellie, Jane, and Brie are best friends, each with a unique power and a vulnerability that makes the men around them quite protective. They are young adults, but there is still an immaturity about them that makes you want to scream at them one minute and protect them from the world the next. There is an interesting and evolving theme of absolute power corrupting absolutely. How it plays out in this story and future storylines will keep you engaged. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.An exciting new series
5By ChefRoseMarieStranger is a new paranormal suspense that is the first book in the Academy of the Peculiar Saga and is the start of Sophie’s journey from never fitting in anywhere to beginning to learn who and what she is and are there others like her. This well- written and exciting storyline has a plot that is suspenseful, dramatic, and action- oriented, with interesting characters and vivid and intense scenes. The storyline begins with Stranger and flows into the next book, Finder. I’m excited to see where this story is going.
