

I would never survive a military school, especially everything Sam faces at DMA. In order to make it through the year, Sam must figure out who she can trust and where if anywhere to trust her heart. A guy who is completely off limits to her. 2) She definitely doesn't expect to fall in love with her Drill Sargent either. 1) The extreme hostility from (most of) the boys at the school, and how far they will go to drive her and the other girls out of the program. There are two things she doesn't expect though. She's sure she can handle the training no problem. Coming from a military family, Sam is prepared. Samantha McKenna is part of the first girl's class at the prestigious Denmark Military Academy. Overall the story was just incredibly fun and cool and extremely intense. This book doesn't skimp on the raw details of what Sam faces, which I appreciated. I know the author went to one herself - also on a dare - which added another layer of authenticity to the story. Not only was this story addicting, but I was fascinated by the entire military academy setting. It's been a while since I've read a book that has hooked me this completely from start to finish. Actually, I did got to bed but after 20 minutes of not sleeping, had to go grab my kindle, because I needed to know what happened next. I stayed up until 1:30 am finishing Rites of Passage because I couldn't go to bed until I got to the end.


Sam must decide who she can trust.and choosing the wrong person could have deadly consequences. A decades-old secret society is alive and active… and determined to force her out. When their petty threats turn to brutal hazing, bleeding into every corner of her life, she realizes they are not acting alone. But dating is strictly forbidden and Sam won't risk her future, or the dare, on something so petty.no matter how much she wants him.Īs Sam struggles to prove herself, she discovers that some of the boys don’t just want her gone-they will stop at nothing to drive her out. What she’s not expecting is her fiery attraction to her drill sergeant. She's even expecting the hostility she gets from some of the cadets who don’t think girls belong there. As a military brat, she can handle an obstacle course just as well as the boys. She’s expecting push-ups and long runs, rope climbing and mud-crawling.

So Sam joins the first-ever class of girls at the prestigious Denmark Military Academy. And she's not going to start with the last one her brother gave her before he died.
