Shadowspell Academy

Year of the Chameleon, Book 6

By: Shannon Mayer

Narrated by: Khristine Hvam

Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins

Publisher's summary

You don’t choose the Academy. The Academy chooses you.

"Bold twist on a classic magical young-adult adventure." (Jaymin Eve, best-selling author of Supernatural Academy)

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.

If I cannot find the final pieces, then I will fail. And if I fail, Frost wins, and we are all doomed.

No pressure.

No pressure at all.

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excellent conclusion

Still an great story. Would have liked more, but glad this was not a dragged out or rushed story. Will read this author & listen to this narrator again.

5 star ending

I will definitely be rereading the series. It was just such a fun light series with amazing amazing characters that you fell in love with. Definitely in my top 10

HOLY CATS!!! What an Ending!!!

Make sure you read these in order because Mayer doesn’t waste ANY time jumping right into the climax for the end of the Year of the Chameleon books (for now). For the past 6 books, these unique, fascinating, and inspiring characters have captivated me, and this ending lives up to the hype of all the other Shadowspell books combined. In true Mayer fashion, she brilliantly blurs the line between villain and anti-hero in some of the villains, keeping you on your toes to the very end.

I wasn’t prepared; however; for this story to punch me right in the feels several times. This isn’t a very touchy/feely series at all, but this story just had some surprisingly emotional moments to it. I also had some definite chills at times which is always a sign of masterful storytelling.

My only complaint would be once the conflict is over, the end is pretty abrupt. I wish there was a little more insight to what the repercussions to the final battle will mean to this fantastic world both K.F. Breene and Shannon Mayer originally created. BUT I guess it leaves the door open for future books. Yet I still craved at least a LITTLE more foreshadowing to what challenge Wild and her remaining crew could possibly face next. Again, it’s nit-picky, but it’s only because she’s spoiled us with possible paths for her characters in her other series’ in the past.

Of course, this all means I naturally want her to keep going with more on these amazing characters as soon as she can. Or as soon as she and Breene can partner up again.

Absolutely love this series.

Shannon Mayer is one of my favorite authors and I absolutely love this series! Wild definitely captures your heart and makes you root for her and her crew!

great wrap up to the series!

All the craziness, action heartfelt angst, family & made family you can handle, with everything tied up nearly in a bow.

Outstanding endpoint

This was a delight of a series well crafted tight with very interesting characters and plot twist’s galore. On top of that it was narrated by Ms Hvam who has rapidly become my favorite audiobook narrator

Love this series so much!

The end made me cry! Thank you for an incredible story. The resolution was so great. One of my fav YA series!

Amazing finale

Honestly had a hard time putting to words what I wanted to say, the group dynamic was epic! How the last book turns full circle from the first is great. I love that characters are never forgotten. This was the absolute best ending to a series I could have asked for.
Wally is a world unto her own, she stands for everything you could desire in a best friend: fierce and loyal! Her power is the soft forgotten kind, sort of a wallflower, until you mess with her best and then BAM she surprises you.
Ethan’s ending was absolutely perfect, Wonderbread the Redeemer! I love to watch a character struggle with ingrained doctrination versus their own morals and when they finally figure it out it’s perfect.
And Nicholas…oh my words, that was possibly the best arc of the entire series, he’s the type of person you find yourself rooting for but really don’t want to. I’m glad I did!!

And the best part of all? Remember family is the most important thing in the world, and it doesn’t matter if it’s blood or built love it and cherish it

Worth it

Bought all 6 books and loved it! Worth buying the entire series, just there were more!

Loved it!! Epic finale.

Wild and her crew are at it again and this one was a doozy!! It kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time reading.
Jam packed with action, intense fighting scenes, and magic!! I absolutely loved this world and the crew, especially Wally grew on me. I enjoyed the multiple POVs. It was great and it didn’t take away from the book, it gave it the extra push for us readers to see what some of the crew were up to and thinking. If you enjoy YA magical academy series, then consider picking this series. Strong and amazing characters that will have you loving the Shadowspell Academy world.
I highly recommend the audiobook. The narrator, Khristine Hvam does a wonderful job portraying Wild, Rory, and several of the other characters. The wide variety of inflections that she uses are amazing. She truly elevates the book and brings the story to life for me.