The Academy - Thief
By C. L. Stone
- Release Date: 2014-02-26
- Genre: Contemporary Romance
Description
Thief is the first book in The Academy Scarab Beetle Series.
Kayli Winchester is a dirt-poor girl living out of a hotel, forced to be the parent for a drunken father and teenage brother who she's desperate to keep in school. The only way she scrapes by is to utilize her one skill: pickpocketing. But even though she's a thief she has a moral code: no kids or old ladies, only targets who can defend themselves. Not that they see her coming…
Thinking she's been working under the radar, Kayli has no idea The Academy has been watching and taking notice. Now a team that needs her skill has offered her a way out of her predicament and it's her last chance: work with them, or face jail time. Kayli resists at first, but slowly the boys reveal they can be trusted. With Marc, the straight man, Raven, the bad-boy Russian, Corey and Brandon the twins as different as night and day, and Axel their stoic leader, there's a lot Kayli can learn from these Academy guys about living on the edge of the law. If only she can stay on the good side instead of the bad.
Especially when the job they offer her is more than any of them bargained for. After it's done, the hunters have become the hunted and their target is now after Kayli. The Academy boys do their best to keep her hidden, but a thief like Kayli will never sit still for long.
Meet an all-new Academy team in Thief, the beginning of the Scarab Beetle series.
Warning: This is a new adult series. Readers of the other Academy series may need some caution as this series will contain mature sexual and violent situations and themes.
Reviews
Must read
5By Serena0016Just AMAZING. I promise you you will enjoy this read. I read this once when i was 16 now again at 22 Still love it!Where to start
2By Wndrlnd1090So this book really only has two pros to it and that’s the plot and characters, hence the two stars. The rest of the book is made up of so many cons I don’t know where to even start. First and foremost, the main character is annoying with her wish-washy feelings and constant back and forth of who to trust. Secondly, the whole start to the book is her doing everything she can to take care of her brother but then suddenly doesn’t really care for him? She barely asks about him and just takes their word for it that he’s okay? She’s with them eating as much as possible and living in a safe place but gives no thought to her brother staying in the horrible place you were before and not even worrying how he is able to feed himself?!? Like I’m sorry, but if that was my little sister, I would have brought her into this with me so I could have her in sight and be able to protect her myself or at least have her moved someplace else with money and security. Thirdly, she ends up with bruises like every day and they are only addressed in the moment then forgotten about for the rest of the book as if they just disappeared. I didn’t realize bruises healed in hours? Like if you cared for her and really liked her you aren’t going to ask about what should have been the obvious hand-like bruise on her neck from only the night before? No there are clearly more important things, and it didn’t happen when they were around so it doesn’t exist and never happened. Makes total sense. There are other little annoying things throughout the book I could rant about like the lack of showering and not brushing teeth at all throughout the mere DAYS she was with them, which was also so poorly conveyed because it seemed like a week, but these were the main big ones. Overall, this was a poorly thought out book written for maybe a middle or high school reader who has never read anything more advanced.The Academy – thief
5By awful goodA real page turner! I hated for it to end! LaraineThe Academy
3By Crazy not lazyI gave it 3 stars. I thought it was confusing with not clear-cut directionI’m too biased.
3By mimiarriaga93I tried to get into this book and there were parts I really liked but the whole time I kept comparing her to Sang. I know they’re not meant to have similar personalities and of course Kayli is supposed to be her own character but I couldn’t help it.A Shame
2By NS5680This story has potential, but the main character is an 18 year old girl who makes out with several young men throughout the book. She hops around from bed to bed and just can’t decide which hot guy she wants to let feel her up permanently. It’s just too much.The academy thief
4By rue & rockGood book. At the end I wanted to read book two!The thief by C L Stone
5By Blacksheep ;)I loved the characters! Kayli is Darling and I can see why everyone fell for her. I can't wait to read more.Amazing
5By lockwood34I just finished the last book and this series was one of my favoriteIntriguing
4By Ursulam531Plot was different! Loved the twists and turns! The series will be interesting to finish!