Surviving Year One (Grim Reaper Academy #1) in Reverse Harem Readers

Mar 14, 2025 Celeste rated it liked it

Bully lite

This was a fast burn, academy setting supernatural story.

The fmc, Mila has a bad home life and gets a chance to go to the only grim reaper academy. She's the only human there and not at all popular with the rest of the students who do bully her for maybe 5 minutes until she starts dating a false God man hoe who didn't actively bully her but didn't help her either.

It was alright.

Also to be noted because it bothered me, Mila is Bulgarian. Her last name in the book is Lazarov. As a femal ...more

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Jul 02, 2019 iliana G rated it it was amazing

You thought there was only one Death? Aww, that's sweet...

Just like all little girls, I hoped I was special and that one day my powers would be revealed. My parents would be bewildered, my friends would equally worship and envy me, and my bullies would run away in terror! Nothing happened when I turned 10. I didn’t grow wings at 12, still wasn’t able to make things move with my mind at 14, and at 16 I was already too old to believe in such nonsense. Well, what do you think happened the day I tu You thought there was only one Death? Aww, that's sweet...

Just like all little girls, I hoped I was special and that one day my powers would be revealed. My parents would be bewildered, my friends would equally worship and envy me, and my bullies would run away in terror! Nothing happened when I turned 10. I didn’t grow wings at 12, still wasn’t able to make things move with my mind at 14, and at 16 I was already too old to believe in such nonsense. Well, what do you think happened the day I turned 18? I got the confirmation that I was only human. In the mail! Oh, and also an invitation to apply to the Grim Reaper Academy. Because, apparently, humans can be Grim Reapers, too.

Fast forward to day one, semester one, year one. There’s a test! No one told me I’d have to take a test to enter! But there are only 22 Grim Reapers in the world, the competition is tough, so I guess it makes sense? If I pass, then I will be sorted according to what kind of Death I’ll make if I survive the rigors of the Academy. Merciful Death? Neutral Death? Oh, please God, don’t let me be sorted into the Violent Death Cabal! All the A-holes are there! And I don’t think I can compete with Holier-Than-Thou Sariel (cause he’s an archangel, you see), Jerkface-No-1 Pazuzu AKA Paz (cause all demons are major morons), Mr. Bow-To-Me GC Apis (ugh, false gods are the worst), and Francis (no idea what his deal is, he doesn’t talk much).

But this is my chance, dammit! This is what I’ve been waiting for all my life! Okay, so I’m not a princess, or a mermaid, or Sailor Moon. But I can be a Grim Reaper one day. I’ll take it!

Sooooooooooooooooooo hooked into this!!!!
I really really loved it and despite the fact that i hate cliffhangers all i have to say is ohhh my god how much i loved it.
Fast paced reverse harem with a-holes males and a flailing human this book was simply delicious!
It's a well throught through book in an abyss of Academy books that are now the new trent.
Well written with beautifully and elaborate written characters and a world build to die for Cara Wylde has made the difference!
The book has originality and its fun and its different from all the others.
It's fast paced and it leaves you craving for more. ...more

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