If I had to say which boy this book revolved around, it would have to be Silas. It was interesting to see more of his background, especially because it definitely complicated the plot. That being said, this book revolved around three things—Sang’s growing attraction for all of the boys, the homecoming dance that may be the target of a bomb threat, and Silas’ past and family catching up with them and threatening to pull him under. That being said, like all of the Academy books so far, this book was absolutely interesting and engaging. It would appear as though C.L. Stone is nowhere near losing her momentum as she blasts through these books—interested of things getting boring, they are constantly getting more interesting, which is a hard thing to achieve with 7.5 books in the series so far. And one more thing that I would like to mention—the way the Stone incorporates characters from the companion series, The Scarab Beetle Series, is absolutely flawless! It is just enough to where, if you’ve read the other series up to date, that you catch it and it is interesting and amusing, but at the same time, it doesn’t spoil anything for either series. So far, Wil, Marc, Corey, Kevin, and Axel have made an appearance in The Ghost Bird Series. It is really well done.Besides the heart pounding plot, there is still the tension with the romance. By the end of this book, Sang has kissed four of the nine boys, and it is fun to try to guess who is next. At first I thought that the idea of reverse polygamy would be kind of creepy, but Stone does it immensely well. The suspense is killing me with what will happen with Sang and the boys, romance-wise.House of Korba was in interesting installment in that we got the history of one of the most mysterious of the boys—I hope that this trend will continue with a book dedicated to the pasts of one of the boys. So far, we have had Nathan, Silas, and Victor—getting to know the boys just makes them the much more real, and the book that much more believable. I can’t wait for book nine—it is too far away! Every single time I read an Academy book by C.L. Stone I fall in love with the characters all over again. I love the concept of this girl that knows little to nothing about being normal because of her twisted mother who has always told her to never interact with strangers, especially boys, because they will hurt her. Sang's mother has scarred her, emotionally and physically, such that she believes it; until she meets the Academy boys. The boys change her beliefs and slowly she comes out of her shell. The only problem is that she's beginning to fall in love, with all nine of the boys in the academy 'family.' Sang knows this isn't 'normal' but she's never been like other girls and has no clue what normal is. The boys are falling in love with her too but they're conflicted because they're afraid of losing her and their academy family. Can they expect her to love them all?House of Korba is Silas' story. We learn more about his blood family, and the secrets of his past. Dr Green mentioned in a previous book that they all came from broken families but it's still sad to learn about it. Volto is back and he ends up helping sang. I'm trying to figure out who Volto is and as ive just finished reading 'liar' in the scarab beetle series, I suspect it might be Will? One thing I missed in this book was reading about their general time in school. Due to the bomb threats, school was severely disrupted and although there were scenes related to school, such as football games and homecoming, the normality of classes was amiss. I also missed Sangs interaction with Karen and Rocky, they shared some amusing scenes in the last book.In fact, I can't remember reading a scene with Marie, Sang's sister, present in the entire book. That was rather weird considering she's the only 'actual' family sang is in contact with, so you'd think she'd pop up somewhere, or that sang would think about her at some point, but no... That was probably my only real (but very minor) issue with this book. Given the family problems sang faced in the previous books, I found it odd and a little unrealistic that she had so little contact with any member from her actual family. I expected to hear from her father, stepmother or at least her sister in some way. The only academy boy that irritated me was North. He's supposedly this big scary guy who is a softy at heart, but he comes across more creepy than sweet to me. The heart tattoo and the creepy stalker like watching was weird. I'm afraid he's beginning to bug me, but aside from that, loved this book as usual and I'm looking forward to the next book in April!Favourite Quotes:“Sang,” he bellowed into the phone. “I will shock who I want if I think they need it. Don’t let Silas intimidate you. Tell him to back off if you’re uncomfortable.”“I’m uncomfortable with someone watching us without saying they’re going to do it and trying to shock other people, North.”“Come on, Trouble. Let’s go before you start farting bunnies and rainbows or some shit.”“When is it enough?” he asked. “We’re told to let go of the ones that don’t want help. How long do we try before we step back and let them do what they want? Before its hurting everyone else around you to keep that person around?”He knew he had to work on that. Guilt was heavy to carry. Sometimes, you did have to let go.
What do You think about House Of Korba (2014)?
The best book so far.i rate 5 out of 5 stars.
—Your name...
I want her to only choose North!!!
—Team North
I would like to know when Victor Morgan will get his turn to kiss Sang.
—johan
Loved it!! Possibly my favorite one yet! Can't wait for the next one!!
—Oeishi
sang and the boys adventures and stories are getting better and better
—soly
