The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

By: Anne Ursu

Narrated by: Elise Arsenault

From the acclaimed author of The Real Boy and The Lost Girl comes a wondrous and provocative fantasy about a kingdom beset by monsters, a mysterious school, and a girl caught in between them.

If no one notices Marya Lupu, is likely because of her brother, Luka. And that’s because of what everyone knows: that Luka is destined to become a sorcerer.

The Lupus might be from a small village far from the capital city of Illyria, but that doesn’t matter. Every young boy born in in the kingdom holds the potential for the rare ability to wield magic, to protect the country from the terrifying force known only as the Dread.

For all the hopes the family has for Luka, no one has any for Marya, who can never seem to do anything right. But even so, no one is prepared for the day that the sorcerers finally arrive to test Luka for magical ability, and Marya makes a terrible mistake. Nor the day after, when the Lupus receive a letter from a place called Dragomir Academy—a mysterious school for wayward young girls. Girls like Marya.

Soon she is a hundred miles from home, in a strange and unfamiliar place, surrounded by girls she’s never met. Dragomir Academy promises Marya and her classmates a chance to make something of themselves in service to one of the country’s powerful sorcerers. But as they learn how to fit into a world with no place for them, they begin to discover things about the magic the men of their country wield, as well as the Dread itself—things that threaten the precarious balance upon which Illyria is built.

What a amazing book

The begging was a little boring but the end was amazing and had such a plot and a twist in the book. It had such a great ending

Great book

This book is SO good. I read it in paper then got it on audible so I could listen to it with family members that do not have time on their hands. The book is amazing. Like most books it starts of slow. I put the book down but had so many questions that I had to pick it up again. Once it got on a roll I could never stop reading. Amazing twists and suspense to keep your gears turning. And a satisfying end worth its weight in gold...
And magic

Excellent

I liked this book. This is an exciting story. I would definitely read a whole series!

Not all “truths” are true

Great for a middle schooler who has anxiety, as this character has. She learns not to blame herself especially for untruths others have told her.

Loved the book

It was an amazing book. It had a great plot was not confusing and didn’t carry on too long.