Lapidius: Book 1 (A Nation Found Series) by Matthew Runals – Review by Lucinda Morton-Phillips

Lapidius by Matthew Runals
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Lapidius is the debut novel by Matthew Runals, and the first in A Nation Found series. It tells the story of young cadets sent to Lapidius, a military school that teaches the youth military discipline & tactics to face the war facing them.
It is a young adult dystopian novel with elements of fantasy. We follow a group of friends as they navigate their way through the classes, learning about friendship, cooperation, bravery, magic, intrigue, and hope.
There is great character and world-building, which starts the novel off slow but builds into a faster pace. There is a satisfactory conclusion with room for later novels.

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