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Gryphon Rider Academy: Year 1

Gryphon Rider Academy: Year 1

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  • Create Date：2022-05-25 01:22:03
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Elise Hennessy
  • ISBN：B09TNM2HX2
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Summary

There’s never been a female gryphon rider。 Until me。

I just wanted to ease the suffering of Arimus， a gryphon blinded in combat。 He’d lost his first rider， and his will to live。 But when he forges a new psychic link with me to be his replacement rider， it brands me as “an affront to the gods” for daring to ride an avatar of the God of Man。

We’re also at war and need every able-bodied fighter we can find， so I’m sent to the highly competitive Gryphon Rider Academy to train with the nation’s finest young men。 Some love seeing a girl in uniform， but most hate me for standing out。 Few of the boys here want to see me succeed。

The King makes it very clear。 If I fail this year at the academy， he will mercilessly order Arimus’s execution rather than suffer a female gryphon rider any longer。

I have to be the best to even have a chance here。 They want courage， loyalty， discipline， and integrity？ I’ll give them all that and more， for Arimus’s sake。

Dragon Riders of Pern meets Song of the Lioness in this YA fantasy series in which a pair of underdogs rewrite what’s possible in a formerly all-boys military academy。 If you like determined heroines， iron-clad friendships， and majestic creatures， then you’ll love Gryphon Rider Academy！

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Reviews

WhyChoose Book Boyfriend Book Blog ，

So this is a "New" to me author and I wasn't sure what to expect from this book。 I thought it sounded interesting from the description and thought I'd take a chance on it。 So I really don't want to give anything way cause the description gives a lot of it away。 Anyways what I will say is the storyline is really good and interesting。 And there's some really interesting characters。 Ones I'm still trying to figure out if their good or bad。 I really liked Sivana and Arimus' connection。 I thought t So this is a "New" to me author and I wasn't sure what to expect from this book。 I thought it sounded interesting from the description and thought I'd take a chance on it。 So I really don't want to give anything way cause the description gives a lot of it away。 Anyways what I will say is the storyline is really good and interesting。 And there's some really interesting characters。 Ones I'm still trying to figure out if their good or bad。 I really liked Sivana and Arimus' connection。 I thought the author did a really nice job of trying to get us to understand what Arimus was going through being a blind gryphon。 I really liked this story and thought it was enjoyable。 I'm giving this book 4 Stars out of 5 and can't wait for the next one！！！**I received a ARC of this book from the author for my honest opinion** 。。。more

Emily Pennington ，

Above Them All 。 。 。Arimus and Sivana form a special bond which makes Sivana Walker the first female gryphon rider。 Sivana’s job is to take care of the gryphons。 Among them is Arimus， a blind gryphon who is pining away in grief over the death of his first rider。 Bonding with Sivana gives him the opportunity to return to combat and， because fighters are needed for the war， she is sent to the Gryphon Rider Academy。 Being the first female to attend， Sivana is not accepted by everyone。 But when the Above Them All 。 。 。Arimus and Sivana form a special bond which makes Sivana Walker the first female gryphon rider。 Sivana’s job is to take care of the gryphons。 Among them is Arimus， a blind gryphon who is pining away in grief over the death of his first rider。 Bonding with Sivana gives him the opportunity to return to combat and， because fighters are needed for the war， she is sent to the Gryphon Rider Academy。 Being the first female to attend， Sivana is not accepted by everyone。 But when the king decrees that her failure would result in Arimus being executed （to avoid ever getting another female rider）， Sivana is motivated to be the best she can be， not for herself， but for Arimus。 Will they become the awesome team they need to be in order to prove themselves？ 。。。more

Christinaraven ，

I enjoyed this story about Ari and Sivana。 Ari is a blind gryphon given a second chance when he bonds to Sivana。 So off these to go to the Gryphon Rider academy and makes friends and enemies as only someone who is different can。 Entertaining and fun to read， I enjoyed the story and watching both Ari and Sivana get stronger and learn what they must in between dealing with their fellow students。 Had to see what they faced and who would end up on their side。 Lots of fun to read and enjoyed the char I enjoyed this story about Ari and Sivana。 Ari is a blind gryphon given a second chance when he bonds to Sivana。 So off these to go to the Gryphon Rider academy and makes friends and enemies as only someone who is different can。 Entertaining and fun to read， I enjoyed the story and watching both Ari and Sivana get stronger and learn what they must in between dealing with their fellow students。 Had to see what they faced and who would end up on their side。 Lots of fun to read and enjoyed the characters and plot。 。。。more

Debbie Eyre ，

This is such an awesome read。 From the start I was intrigued， not just because it was about a female rider but instead of dragons it’s about Gryphons and I haven’t read many stories about them。 Our Gryphon Ari has lost his partner to whom he is linked to in battle and is not only heartbroken by that but is also blind and will be executed if he cannot relink with a new partner。 Enter Sivana who looks after the Gryphons and who Ari links to much to the disgust of the population who see it as an af This is such an awesome read。 From the start I was intrigued， not just because it was about a female rider but instead of dragons it’s about Gryphons and I haven’t read many stories about them。 Our Gryphon Ari has lost his partner to whom he is linked to in battle and is not only heartbroken by that but is also blind and will be executed if he cannot relink with a new partner。 Enter Sivana who looks after the Gryphons and who Ari links to much to the disgust of the population who see it as an affront， an insult as Sivana is a girl and the only ever female Gryphon rider。 This journey they take is exciting as Sivana enters the academy， it’s entertaining and enthralling and I think just from this awesome start that it’s going to be one hell of an adventure。 。。。more

Christina Luberts ，

I feel that teens and young adults will like this story about a girl trying to save and make it in a boy's world。 This book will want to keep you reading to see what will happen and how the situation will come out。 Ari's rider has died in battle and Ari a gryphon who was blinded in battle is lost。 Silvana takes care of the gryphons。 Then one day Ari links to her， but what will happen？ It's not natural that a girl rides a gryphon and a blind one at that。 Follow this story on a ride you will love I feel that teens and young adults will like this story about a girl trying to save and make it in a boy's world。 This book will want to keep you reading to see what will happen and how the situation will come out。 Ari's rider has died in battle and Ari a gryphon who was blinded in battle is lost。 Silvana takes care of the gryphons。 Then one day Ari links to her， but what will happen？ It's not natural that a girl rides a gryphon and a blind one at that。 Follow this story on a ride you will love to follow。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more

fred jones ，

A great story to a series。 Loved the premise， loved the characters， the first female Gryphon Rider and the blind Gryphon。 Conspiracies， hidden and obvious enemies and new friends combine in a fast paced well written academy story。 Elise Hennessy has created a glorious inventive world。 A wonderful start。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。

Kathleen ，

I received an arc copy of this book and I am providing a voluntary review。I loved reading this first book in the series。 The author did a great job of setting the world and building the characters。 The story was captivating and did not feel rushed。 I am looking forward to learning more about each character and how the story will unfold in book 2。 Knowing the cliffhanger we were left with， anything is possible and my imagination is running 😁！

Jennifer K ，

Move over Alanna， there's a new YA heroine in town。 Elise Hennessy has created a phenomenal book that takes me back to the days of reading Tamora Pierce for her strong female characters that， while they may struggle against men who are physically larger and stronger， refuse to back down。 Sivana Walker and her Gryphon Ari make a stunning pair who face down adversity so much bigger than they are。 Heartbroken， blind， and on the brink of execution， Ari bonds with Sivana despite the fact that she's a Move over Alanna， there's a new YA heroine in town。 Elise Hennessy has created a phenomenal book that takes me back to the days of reading Tamora Pierce for her strong female characters that， while they may struggle against men who are physically larger and stronger， refuse to back down。 Sivana Walker and her Gryphon Ari make a stunning pair who face down adversity so much bigger than they are。 Heartbroken， blind， and on the brink of execution， Ari bonds with Sivana despite the fact that she's a girl。 She'd been caring for him since his Link partner died in battle and had been resigned to the fact that he would be executed if he would not re-Link。 I love the friendships Sivana formed in her first year at the Academy and I cannot wait until book 2 comes out。 I have a feeling Sivana and Ari are just starting in their journey to prove everyone wrong and big things wait for them。 。。。more

Leah Dynes ，

This was a great series starter！ The concept was fun and different， and I enjoyed the storyline and the characters。 I’m looking forward to the next book。

Trina ，

What a page turn， great world building and interesting characters and locations。 Maybe some romance but that will probably come in a later book， it is only hinted here。 I found it hard to put down and with a type of cliffhanger ending I look forward to the next book。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。

LaShunda ，

A coming of age story about the first female gryphon rider trying to save the life of her blind gryphon？ Yes I was reading this！ I pretty much squealed upon receiving this as an advanced reader copy， and was totally engrossed。 I expected it to be good， I hoped it would be good， but it was better and kept getting better。 I love the characters。 Sivana and Ari come a long way， and I am super excited to find out what comes next。 I suppose that is the downfall of having gotten this early。。。 my wait f A coming of age story about the first female gryphon rider trying to save the life of her blind gryphon？ Yes I was reading this！ I pretty much squealed upon receiving this as an advanced reader copy， and was totally engrossed。 I expected it to be good， I hoped it would be good， but it was better and kept getting better。 I love the characters。 Sivana and Ari come a long way， and I am super excited to find out what comes next。 I suppose that is the downfall of having gotten this early。。。 my wait for the next part feels super long。 Still this is a fantastic read！ 。。。more

Cath ，

This is book one of the Gryphon Rider Academy and the main character is sixteen year old Sivana Walker， an apprentice gryphon caretaker of the First Gryphon Flight’s beasts and daughter of the Knight-Commander of the King’s flight。 The First Flight was there on the whims of the king and the royal family， to escort them safely wherever they wanted to go。 It was the night before Ari （Arimus）， was to be put to death， having been blinded in the same action which led to him losing his rider and psych This is book one of the Gryphon Rider Academy and the main character is sixteen year old Sivana Walker， an apprentice gryphon caretaker of the First Gryphon Flight’s beasts and daughter of the Knight-Commander of the King’s flight。 The First Flight was there on the whims of the king and the royal family， to escort them safely wherever they wanted to go。 It was the night before Ari （Arimus）， was to be put to death， having been blinded in the same action which led to him losing his rider and psychic link。 Ari has given up on living， but Sivana has been trying to get his spirits up and to get him to realise that his rider， Alamid， would have wanted him to live on， not give up。 When the Kaiamear city bells go， warning of an attack， Ari tells her to jump on his back。 It is an acid breathing， to headed rozash that is attacking the city and the other riders will take too long to get to it。 They are the only chance of protecting the city and hopefully leading it out of the city， delaying it until the flight can make it and take it down。 Her being on the back of a gryphon is frowned upon， as gryphons are the avatar of the God of Man， Orion， favoured by the current reverent king。 When the flight come up to them and her own father sees who is on Ari’s back， he is surprised and knows he needs to have his whole flight make a report about what happened and who did it。 Ari reminds her that it was his idea for her to get on his back and that gryphons don’t make mistakes！ They have to report to High Command， but the king himself appears and the king makes it clear that he wants to go ahead with Ari’s execution and isn’t happy with her role in the event， going against the very teachings of Orion。 He sees her as a heretic， as do some of the Flight， no matter what she did。 It is only the interruption of Prince Isaac who puts forward a different idea and tells his father that their people will wonder why the hero of that night was executed。 He puts forward the idea of her being sent with Ari to the Gryphon Rider Academy to see if they can be trained as a proper rider and gryphon pair。 If they fail their first year of studies， then the king will insist on Ari being executed！Sivana has a lot on her shoulders now and has lots of enemies as soon as she arrives at the academy。 She is placed in the Kite Flight， the smallest group of first year students， already placed at a disadvantage and now with a girl added to their team。 The Kite Flight are not exactly a team as much as individuals， from one who likes to fail and gain demerits every day， to one of royal blood that likes to be part of another flight all the time。 She finds a room with another female student， a mage in training， treated worse by the female servants， than Sivana would have expected。 Sivana will soon find out that the training is going to be much harder than even her father tried to prepare her for。 She has fellow students and instructors who believe she shouldn’t be there and make it very plain at every chance！ She even has her boyfriend Callan， who now can’t even look at her without a sneer on his face and won’t even talk to her， saying he was only with her because of her father’s position。 Even her younger sister called it right on this one！ She is being marked down as failing all of her classes， even those on caretaking of gryphons which she has been doing for years。 Someone is making it plain they won’t allow her to pass this first year， no matter how hard she and Ari try to succeed。 Lucky for them， it seems there are some who want to see her succeed， to see change come to their world， unlike the king who follows the old traditional ways。 It will be hard work and close calls for both of them， to make it through the first year at the academy！ Lots of ups and downs as well as an exciting time with a magical and intelligent creature， who needs a second chance to live and a new purpose。 A great read and I can’t wait to see what comes next。 I received an ARC copy of this book from BookSprout and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above。 。。。more

Rukshy ，

Silvana Walker has grown up around gryphons and is a caretaker for the magnificent animals， with her father a key commander。 She cares for Ari， a blind gryphon who has recently lost his rider。 In the midst of battle， she is chosen by Ari and becomes the first female to ever link with a gryphon and to become a rider。 She is sent to the rider academy which is an all male school where she experiences significant discrimination from her peers and even from the king himself。 What ensures is a tale of Silvana Walker has grown up around gryphons and is a caretaker for the magnificent animals， with her father a key commander。 She cares for Ari， a blind gryphon who has recently lost his rider。 In the midst of battle， she is chosen by Ari and becomes the first female to ever link with a gryphon and to become a rider。 She is sent to the rider academy which is an all male school where she experiences significant discrimination from her peers and even from the king himself。 What ensures is a tale of sexism， political intrigue and a band of misfits who are drawn together。 The bond between Silvana and Ari is really beautiful and I look forward to more in this exciting new series。 4。5/5 stars。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more

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