Finale

Academy of Stardom, Book 4

By: Bea Paige

Narrated by: Kylie Stewart, Joel Froomkin

Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher's summary

From the gutter to the stars....

Dance has always been the answer to everything. It soothed my soul, it kept me sane, and it gave me purpose. It brought the Breakers back to me. It healed us. This time, dance isn’t enough. It’s time to face our enemies. It’s time I fight back. But at what cost? My soul? The death of everyone I care about?

All I can be certain of is this: I’m willing to do anything to protect the people I love, even become a monster. This time there will be no rehearsals, just our grand finale. I pray it won’t be our last.

Finale is book four of Academy of Stardom, a gritty, contemporary reverse-harem romance. If you love dance, your men on the criminal side, hot alpha-holes, and the friends-to-enemies-to-lovers trope, this is for you. Contains mature themes and ends on a cliff-hanger.

©2022 Bea Paige (P)2022 Podium Audio

Loved it!

This is a review on all four books. This series was so good. It’s definitely one of my top RH series. All books are available so the painful wait between each release no longer exists. Narration was great, lots of spicy moments, and the story was entertaining. Don’t think twice if RH is your thing. I promise won’t be disappointed.

What a way to end this amazing series!!

Wow, this series was everything I wanted and more! I loved seeing the Breakers and Pen’s love blossom after all the things put in front of them to keep them apart. I didn't want the story to end but I was excited for all the spinoffs because we got some amazing side characters and cameos in this series, some we already fell for so hard (like Grim and Beast!). I am so excited for Encore, but I know crying will ensue, just because of how much I love these characters and this world and I never want to leave!

We get the resolutions we had been hoping for. After the shocker at the end of Breakers, we see how Pen and the crew have to come together to take down the big baddies and keep everyone safe in the process. Pen and the guys have a huge emotional rollercoaster. We get more sexy time with Pen and them (YES TO GROUP SCENES, HOT TUB SCENES AND MORE!) but I appreciate they are focused on Pen’s pleasure above themselves (I hope the author explores that more maybe in Encore...one can hope haha). I think the steam was perfect and it was well-balanced with the plot. We get more from Arden and the DD guys (who will play a big part in this one and then get a couple books with them in it in the future), the adorable moments between Grim and Beast, more drama at the school, more amazing dances and love shown between the main characters.

This book was high-octane, the reveals were done so well, the twists kept me on the edge of my seat, the love between Pen and her Breakers was magical, and to see them create this found family was beautiful. The ending is heartpounding and I won’t give it away, just know they get their HEA and we get a sneak peak into the next book in the shared world (which was The Masks duet btw). And again like I said the side characters stole the show at some points (which is not a complaint whatsoever, I loved them to pieces and the villains were done well/evil so I appreciated their place in this story haha) and I cannot wait to see if Lena and her bodyguard maaaaaaybe become a thing. The sparks of something maybe starting in this one. Only time will tell if more things happen haha.

The narration was good again, nothing different than what we got in the other 3 books of the series. I would definitely re-listen to them in the future, especially when I want to revisit this sensational and comforting world (despite all the tribulations, the families and relationships really seal the deal for me and I can’t not love them all). Narration was 4-4.5 stars with all the emotion, especially the devastation in the beginning of the book and then the tense and scary scenes at the end for everyone.

5/5 will recommend every time! Love this series and this author is a 1-click author for me <3

This is a really good book I really liked this

This is a really good book I really liked this series, and this was actually new to me author and I will continue to read her books I love her style of writing and book in this series that is coming out later this year and I cannot wait to read that book.

Loved it!!

This series didn't disappoint! You will also love the series that follows this one. I loved all the characters and the narration was great

Great ending

Finale was a great ending to the Academy of Stardom series. It was a little slower paced than the other books in the series, but still kept my attention.

Really good ending!

This was the fourth and final book in the Academy of Stardom series. It was definitely action packed, full of drama and filled with steamy moments. Pen, Dax, York, Xeno and Zayn fight hard to finally get their happily ever after. I loved seeing the connection between their group become more intense and inseparable. I enjoyed their ending.

Joel Froomkin and Kylie Stewart did a really great job marinating. They portrayed all the characters perfectly.

A steamy angsty RH full of dance

I absolutely love this series. I have the books. And this series was the first audiobook I listened to.
I enjoyed listening to Kylie Stewart! She takes Bea's words and breathes them to life, and finally gives us Pen's voice. She did an amazing job. I didn't quite like Joel Froomkin for the men. I don't like that Joel did al four of them. And they are so young and he made them sound so old. But overal it was a very good audio.

Series review

This series was so good and hot! I did not want it to end! Penn and her men were so sweet and loving. The narrators were fine. The guy took a little getting used to but he grew on me. All in all, this series was great!!

Great story line

Excellent story line. Great build of characters. Amazing spicy and those plot twists tho :chef kiss: worth it!