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Grave Digger Academy (Grave Digger Academy Series Book 1) by C.A. King – Review by Kaitlynn Taylor

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Grave Digger Academy – C.A. King

5-stars

What a truly amazing paranormal read by the phenomenal C.A. King! I thoroughly enjoyed this book from beginning until end. I loved the idea behind this storyline and was captivated right from the start. I loved all of the detail, the characters, and the mystery.

This is one of those books that I wish were longer, I could have continued reading this story for so long as I loved everything about it.

I can’t wait to continue this series with book 2 and would recommend this book to anyone looking for their next paranormal read!

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Grave Digger Academy (Grave Digger Academy Series Book 1) by C.A. King – Review by Shelly Kittell

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Mikayla’s first year at The Grave Digger’s Academy turns out to be pretty adventurous. The seventh-born witch/daughter brings secrets and challenges. Mikayla makes new friends and enemies as she tries to unravel a few mysteries. Great YA book. Fans of Harry Potter may just love this series. Looking for to reading sequels. The characters each have their own quirky personalities. The whole concept of there being a difference between gravedigger and grave digger could keep you intrigued just by that. The headmistress has a few secrets of her own. Mikayla solves a few secrets in this installment but is only left with more answers.

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Grave Digger Academy (Grave Digger Academy Series Book 1) by C.A. King – Review by Lisa Helmick

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the first book in a series that is going places. I love the uniqueness of the storyline. Witch stories I am not a fan of and I didn’t realize that going into the book this is filled with them. I am over the moon about these characters though. Young kids picking their schools and how their choices become their reality. Its a loose Harry potter style and that is what intrigues me. The unknown and craziness of getting there and finding classes and friends.

I do think a lot more time could have been spent on building the world there. It seemed kind of skippy. A lot of time is spent getting there but once at the academy I felt like one class in then we are at the end of the semester/year. But other than that is a wonderful new world and interesting new characters. I look forward to more in this series.

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Grave Digger Academy (Grave Digger Academy Series Book 1) by C.A. King – Review by Lianne Probert

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Grave Digger Academy is the first book in a three-part series by C.A. King.

As the title suggests, the Grave Digger Academy isn’t your average school, and, even in the paranormal world, it isn’t a place you want to end up attending. Unfortunately for Mikayla, when she doesn’t get into her first choice of school, this is exactly where she ends up. As Mikayla is introduced to this new, undesirable, side of her world, she also faces other challenges that make her question everything she thought she knew.

I think the author does a great job at this new twist on a paranormal world, and even though the story was fast-paced and full of action, I felt like I knew the characters well.
This book is aimed at the Young Adult audience, but I certainly enjoyed it. This was a great introduction to the series and I’ll definitely get book two now.

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Grave Digger Academy (Grave Digger Academy Series Book 1) by C.A. King – Review by Angela Hayes

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

 

4.5 Stars

 

Grave Digger Academy is a really fantastic paranormal YA story and first book in the Grave Digger Academy series by C.A King. This is the second time that I have read it and have enjoyed it just as much as I did the first time around.
Makayla is about to start off her academy education- unfortunately she missed out on placement in her preferred academies- which means her only choice is the one academy that no one really wants to attend, Grave Digger Academy. But there just might be more to Grave Digger Academy than Makayla expects- and so her supernatural adventure begins.
A fun read!

Thank you, C.A King!

 

Reviewed by @angelahayes

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Grave Digger Academy (Grave Digger Academy Series Book 1) by C.A. King – Review by Piper Foster

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Grave Digger is the academy no one wants to be at. It is a lovely quick read. Very fasted paced which I enjoyed this however does not take from the story at all. All in the bottom of the bottom academics. This actually read better than I expected. Mikayla is the daughter of a big family and is not fitting on with the rest of them academically let’s see what the future holds.

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Grave Digger Academy (Grave Digger Academy Series Book 1) by C.A. King – Review by Kerry Carr

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this book. It is a YA paranormal story and contains witches and magic. As you can imagine with young witches learning new magic things done always go the way they should.
The author does a really good job at bringing the paranormal world to life and the story is magical and funny which keeps you reading.

In this story we follow a young witch called Makayla. She is unsure of her power and coming from a powerful family she wants to prove to them she is as good as they are.
However when she doesn’t get into her choice of school she ends up at Grave Digger Academy. This is an place no one wants to end up and Makayla wants to leave as soon as she can.
The Grave Digger Academy turns out to be harder than she expects and things turn into an adventure when the dead she is supposed to stop rising decide that they don’t want to play ball and stay where they are suppose to. Dead and buried.

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Grave Digger Academy (Grave Digger Academy Series Book 1) by C.A. King – Review by Lorrene Huisman

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I very much enjoyed this book and needless to say this is a start to an amazing series, and was very well done and I’m quite eager for me! I loved the authors techniques in writing this amazing novel, from the characters and how they grew and changed, from how words played to describe not only the events and the scenery, but as well as the minds of the characters very thoroughly, this was a rare gem and left me very impressed and happy to pick up this novel and look forward to where the characters are at, to what hey will face next, with it be good intentions or perhaps something more of a more darkening sense?

The main character which to me is so relatable in more ways than one is named Makayla…she is to study at what is called The Grave Digger Academy. Trust me, she was deeply against being there in the first place more less, although perhaps she would learn soon enough that the the old saying the universe has a plan always, maybe there was more truth in the sentence than she was willing to believe?

Makayla is very headstrong, and doesn’t want her life mapped on a star collision for her life. She wants to choose her own destiny and make her own decisions that will make forth a path that only she can follow as it will be the one she has chosen and willingly made. People she meets quickly choose a side to love or hate her. As much as people she could trust join one more side, the ones perhaps with less good intentions quickly make a side. But will this dividing up impact her more than she believes or again is this something the universe is planning as if all the students of the academy are more less like pawn sin a chess game? waiting till one is knocked out to reach the one piece that is desired most?

The novel ends at a good standing point as well. It was a fast and brisk read for me. It didn’t drag or make you feel bored, but more less the complete opposite.

I loved this book for so many reasons, and I truly am eager to see what Makayla will go through next. Again she makes her own path, but is there truly any way to escape destiny? Sometime we can evade but some things no matter how hard you try, you cant run from some things that tru1y have a way of finding you.

I cant wait to see how she progresses and more of her path and what is already chosen and set for her. As well as how she is to be “shaped” for the continuation of the series. I always loved reading, understanding, as well as witnessing the growth of a character. And I already know with Makayla there is to be anything but slow motions. She truly is set up already to a force that if reckoned with, well you may have doubts for doing that in the first place.

This was my first novel/series I have read by C.A. King …my only regret is I have not gotten to enjoy more books by them until I discovered this one! This was a fun and brisk read, and I will be eagerly awaiting for the continuation of the series

Well done C.A King, you have truly left me wanting more, and needless to say, very impressed!
Do pick up this wonderful book my fellow readers, and join me in attending the “orientation” for The Grave Digger Academy…surely we do not want to be late do we?

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Grave Digger Academy (Grave Digger Academy Series Book 1) by C.A. King – Review by Sara Oxton

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Grave Digger Academy by C.A. King a fantastic five-star read. This is number one in the Grave Digger Academy series, and I am so excited for more. I love how C.A. King creates this environment that sucks you in and wraps you in the story straight away, the characters feel fully formed straight away, you don’t need pages and pages to get to know them. I adored the light-hearted moments in this story, it added a levity that balanced so well. Do not miss this amazing start to what I am sure will be a sublime series.

Review by @saraoxo

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Grave Digger Academy (Grave Digger Academy Series Book 1) by C.A. King – Review by Brittany Angel

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My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Not a bad introduction into the series. A school for the witches who would protect the world from the creatures that necromancers raise-a new take on magic with heavy Harry Potter influences. The protagonist is very likeable. She asks questions that the staff at her school would rather she didn’t ask and it makes for an interesting dynamic. The pacing is very quick which makes it a book you can finish in about an hour, leaving more time to read The next installment.

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Grave Digger Academy (Grave Digger Academy Series Book 1) by C.A. King – Review by Jennifer Reimer

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Very easy to the point good read. I got a harry potter and zombie vibe when I was reading, which are two things I enjoy and having them in the same book was very entertaining. Makayla is a young girl that ends up finding out interesting things about herself that she didn’t know she could do, first off thinking because she ended up in a school that took kids that nobody wanted int here own school, and learn that she could do things that she really couldn’t have been able too. But then finding out that she could become something either very amazing and for the good or something that is forbidden to even talk about. I enjoyed that this book focused on a girl main character, you really don’t see that as much, which was great which made this book more appealing to read. If you like a little magic, grave digging, zombies and a family’s little secret this book is a must read.
Reviewed By @jennifer3343
July 2021

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Grave Digger Academy (Grave Digger Academy Series Book 1) by C.A. King – Review by Heather Lovelace

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

If you enjoy an imagery feast filled with amazing characters and nonstop movement, you will never go wrong with King’s work. I always enjoy finding out what journey I will find in the pages of her works. Truly gifted, the author transported me into this fantasy world that I never could have imagined on my own. Loved every page.

Reviewed by @heatherlovelace
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Grave Digger Academy (Grave Digger Academy Series Book 1) by C.A. King – Review by Ashley Dover

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Mikayla is the only daughter in a group of seven children. She’s always felt like the misfit of the family. She doesn’t excel the way her brothers do. Including her parents, her family all has blond hair and blue eyes but not Mikayla. Her hair is red and her eyes are emerald green. It is time for Mikayla to start school in the paranormal academies. Her choices are vast, but without excellent grades or skills, she is limited in her choices. She chooses three schools, but to her bewilderment, she doesn’t end up in any of them. On the first day of school, Mikayla wakes up late and has to ride the bus to school. She meets Thomas who winds up being at the same paranormal school as her, Grave Digger Academy.

Travel to the world of witches and follow Mikayle through her first semester at the Grave Digger Academy. With friends such as Thomas, Cali, and Leo, Mikayla starts to achieve in her courses with the help of a special gift from her mom. Keeping the dead in the ground is the main objective of learning so far at the Grave Digger Academy. What will the first years encounter at the paranormal academy that no one wants to attend?

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Grave Digger Academy (Grave Digger Academy Series Book 1) by C.A. King – Review by Erica Fish

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

C.A. King is an amazing author. She has written different books across different genres. I have never gone wrong when I buy a C.A. King book. This book was no different. It is a fun, fast-paced, paranormal story. The attention to detail is what makes this book a must-read. The characters are complex and fully developed. Makayla is the main character who wants to go to a paranormal academy but the small problem is that did not get into her first choices. She was accepted into Grave Digger Academy. There is a difference between “gravediggers” and Grave Diggers. One puts the body into the ground and the other keeps the body on the ground. Makayla and her classmates have a lot to learn about the dead and how temperamental they can be. Join along as we follow Makayla in this story to see what she learns at Grave Digger Academy.

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Grave Digger Academy (Grave Digger Academy Series Book 1) by C.A. King – Review by Santana Hicks

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

You’ve heard of necromancers, but have you heard about the witches that stop the dead the necromancers have risen? This book takes a very well known dark magic and tells it from the other side. The good guys, the Grave Diggers.

I really enjoyed this book. I love tales about witches and other supernatural beings. This book was filled with fables and had a Harry Potter Vibe to it which was a bonus in of itself.

Makayla, the main character, is an outcast. In her family, she is the only girl, the only one with red hair and the only one sent to the Grave Digger Academy. With Necromancy being illegal, and as far as anyone is concerned, a “dead” craft, the Grave Digger Academy is where all of the untalented and rejected witches go.

Makayla starts off hating the fact that she is there but as time goes on, she realizes that maybe she, perhaps, belongs there. Things seem to be easier for her and all of the fables point to her being there.

The ending leads into another book being written. I can’t wait to read the next one in the series! I also think I found a new author to look into their other books!

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Grave Digger Academy (Grave Digger Academy Series Book 1) by C.A. King – Review by Kerry Baker

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Grave Digger Academy by C.A. King is a fun YA book that appeals to all readers. This author has become one or those that I will read even without looking at the book description. Her work is always fantastic and I know that whatever book I read is I’ll enjoy it.
This book is no different whatsoever. I was hooked the moment I started reading. I became invested in the characters and just found them so relatable. I could easily imagine everything they got up to and I just found them to be so entertaining.
The story was well written, as expected. It is fairly fast paced but for me that just added to the excitement. When I started this book I didn’t realise it was the first in a series but I an glad it is – I cannot wait to read the next books.

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Grave Digger Academy (Grave Digger Academy Series Book 1) by C.A. King – Review by Karen Pearman

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is another great book by one of my favorite writers. It is the beginning of a series and I’m already waiting to get my hands on the next book because I didn’t want to put this one down. It’s reminiscent of the Harry Potter and the Simon Fayter book series of which I am huge fans of. This is filled with a lot of twists and turns and as the character is learning to come to terms with her talents as well as unknown family secrets. The main character reminds me a lot of Hermione Granger with her wits and talents so of course that was great to see. There aren’t that many female heroines in most of these young adult fantasy books. And unlike Hogwarts this academy isn’t the most sought-after school. But it turns out to be perfectly imperfect for the characters. I can’t wait to read the next installment of this wonderfully written book.

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Grave Digger Academy by C.A. King – Review by Erica Shoebridge

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is an engrossing read. Makayla, much to her chagrin, is accepted into the Gravediggers Academy as a witch. As she starts schooling, and learns about potions, magic, and stopping the dead from rising, I was reminded of Harry and Ron’s first days at Hogwarts. There is much to see and learn, and Makayla seems to be an unnaturally talented witch, despite her lackluster academic past. Lots of action in this story, and I was so involved in it that it was over before I knew it. Definitely looking forward to another book in this series to see how everything plays out for Makayla and her pals.

Reviewed by @ericalorraine
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Grave Digger Academy (Grave Digger Academy Series Book 1) by C.A. King – Review by Nikita Lesperance

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Grave digger academy is a fun YA book. Makayla is a spunky and likeable character. The other characters have good depth and are interesting as well. The plot was fast paced and had some twists. The details of the academy made it seem real. I like the world that the author created.

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Grave Digger Academy by C.A. King- Reviewed by Erin Clemence

“Grave Digger Academy” by C.A King is a little bit “Divergent” mixed with a little bit of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”, all stirred with a creepy paranormal spoon!

Makayla hopes to be chosen for the school of her choice, like the rest of her six brothers who also attend one of the schools in the paranormal school system. However, Makayla worries that she will be selected for “The Grave Digger Academy”- every students’ last choice, the school for those not accepted anywhere else. At “Grave Digger Academy” they perform spells and potions intended to keep the dead…..well, dead. So when, of course, Makayla is selected for Grave Digger Academy she must face her entire first year alone, with the disappointment of her family heavy on her heart. But Makayla knows she must make the best of it, and when she comes into her powers and realizes that her family has deep secrets that go back generations, she realizes that Grave Digger Academy may be exactly where she was intended to be.

C.A King is an award-winning Canadian author, living in a town that is not too far from my own actually, which made me even happier to be able to promote and praise “Grave Digger Academy”.

The novel is more of a novella, really, at less than 200 pages, and it has short, page-turning chapters. I easily polished this book off in a day. It is also the first in a series of novels, and if the rest are anything like this one, this series will be an instant YA hit.

Makayla is the ideal protagonist- a socially awkward misfit who struggles to fit in, even within her own family. As she comes into herself and makes friends at Grave Digger Academy, it is immediately evident that she will be the one who changes things and makes a difference. She is the character to root for, right from the first page.

With the backdrop of a depressing, neglected school of magic, and quirky, eccentric teachers, “Grave Digger Academy” sets the stage for dark and magical things. The characters were well developed, the plot was poised and had great flow, and the short chapters made the novel a page-turning, addicting experience. I can definitely see King’s “Grave Digger Academy” series becoming the next big YA trend.

Grave Digger Academy (Grave Digger Academy Series Book 1) by C.A. King – Review by Rayne East

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

An original YA fantasy book. I enjoyed the characters and the twist on magic and witches. There was a fair bit if foundation set in this first book of a series but it is executed well. Mikayla is easily relatable and her back story running parallel with witch folklore was intriguing. Like many academy books this takes place in an academic year. It can be enjoyed by all ages as it is clean and easy to read. Not a cliffhanger as such but I will be checking out book 2.

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Grave Digger Academy (Grave Digger Academy Series Book 1) by C.A. King – Review by Jenni Bishop

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I was excited to get my hands on Grave Digger Academy by C.A. King. It is a YA paranormal fantasy, that gives us a light hearted look at young Witches at the Grave Digger Academy and one in particular who has newly learned of her abilities and doesn’t want to be there. This book had a Harry Potteresque feel to it, I mean who doesn’t love Potter? and it is a fun read. This adventurous tale flows nicely and is excitingly intriguing. With great world-building, and delightful characters CA has set the scene with multiple layers to be explored and revealed and a plot going forward that looks exciting and promising. It is an Academy that is full of secrets and things that are hidden within the grounds and in the dark. It is a great start to this series.

Reviewed by @jennadb

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Grave Digger Academy (Grave Digger Academy Series Book 1) by C.A. King – Review by Bobbi Wagner

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is an author I have enjoyed from the first book I picked up from her and I never hesitate to pick up her books. They are well written, fun, entertaining stories that pull me in from the first page. This book is no different. This is a paranormal story that I couldn’t put down until the end. This is a story about Makayla and her last chance to go to an academy. The first couple turned her down but the one that gives her the opportunity she doesn’t want to go to. The curriculum at this place is as it says, gravediggers are just that they dig graves. The problem is that the dead don’t stay buried and they refuse to cooperate. This is an action filled story that I just loved reading. The characters are entertaining and made the story fun and thrilling to read. I highly recommend this book and this author.

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Grave Digger Academy (Grave Digger Academy Series Book 1) by C.A. King

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Grave Digger Academy (Grave Digger Academy Series Book 1) by C.A. King
Genre – Young Adult Fantasy Paranormal
Page Count – 190 pages
Cover Designer – Jennifer Munswami
It’s Makayla’s first year in the paranormal academy system. When all three of the schools she applies to deny her entry, there’s only one left. Unfortunately, she’s more interested in finding a way out of Grave Digger Academy than in learning its curriculum.
Gravediggers actually do the digging. Grave Diggers, however, keep buried bodies where they belong—six feet under.
This year’s students are about to learn corpses can be temperamental, and when the dead refuse to cooperate, there’s Hell to pay.

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About C.A. King

 

I was diagnosed with clinical depression after the loss of my mother, father and husband within three years of each other; all to cancer. 24/7 in-home care, coupled with the loss I felt, left its mark on my psyche.

 

Depression takes up a lot of my life. Reading and writing are the only things I have found that help (in connection with regular medication), even if only for a short time. To escape to a different world can make a big difference in my mood in real time.

 

To put things in perspective, when I was at my lowest point, I couldn’t open mail, talk on the phone, or even drive to the store. Walls of sadness surrounded me. As they closed in, tears would fall. There didn’t need to be a reason or trigger.

 

People ask me why I started writing. My answer is simple: I wanted to create a world into which other people with similar problems could escape. I wanted to share the one place that had helped me for many years.

 

I have always said that as long as one person finds a little bit of happiness out of my books, I am, in my opinion, an accomplished author. The same is true for every writer out there. Please don’t ever let anyone tell you different.

 

I read books as well as write them and have visited the worlds many different authors have created. Those worlds not only make me feel better, but give me the strength to face real life again. I want to thank everyone who writes—I want them to know they are making a difference.

 

Fast forward to today…

 

C.A. King, USA Today Bestselling Author has over 60 books available across multiple fantasy sub-genres.

 

Awards include:

Hamilton Spectator Readers’ Choice Award in the Best Local Author category 2017 & 2018 & 2019

Brant News Readers’ Choice Award: Best Local Author 2017 

Readers’ Favorite International Book Awards: Best Novella/Short Story 2017 Silver medal

2017 SIBA Awards – Best Novella

2017 SIBA Awards – Best New Adult

2018 Readers’ Favorite International Book Awards: Gold Medal in the Fiction – Supernatural genre

2018 Readers’ Favorite International Book Awards: Bronze Medal in the Fiction – New Adult genre

2019 Readers’ Favorite Gold Medal Winner in the Fiction – Supernatural genre

2019 Readers’ Favorite Gold Medal Winner in the Young Adult – Fantasy – Urban genre

City of Brantford Featured Artist February 2020

Burlington Post Readers’ Choice Award in the Best Local Author Category 2020

Toronto Star Readers’ Choice Award in the Best Local Author Category 2020

Cambridge Times Readers’ Choice Award in the Best Local Author Category 2020

Burlington Post Readers’ Choice Award in the Best Local Author Category 2021

Author Interview With C.A. King USA Today Bestselling Author

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