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yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
This book was so nice and happy and feel good for like 80% and the last 20% just ripped my heart out. I died of laughter and also sobbed so hard. The only thing keeping this from a 5 star is the miscommunication trope. It was fine and then it just kept going and was driving me crazy but also in the best way. IT HURTS
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror and Classism
Minor: Genocide, Torture, and Kidnapping
nineinchnails's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
oh my god this was awful. i loved it but this was complete torture.. that last 10% had me holding my breath and trying to die. book 9 better be the last installment i genuinely don't know how much more of this i can take. also most zodiac academy books are long af but this is the first time i really felt the length it felt like there was way too much filler in this one. i love the characters and even enjoyed getting chapters from characters i hate bc this whole world is really fun but it just seemed to drag things out unnecessarily.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Moderate: Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Genocide and Abandonment
selestre's review
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Genocide, Physical abuse, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder
firequeen_ash23's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Heartless Sky was such a great book from the very beginning. Once you get to Heartless Sky, you've already read the first six books I'm hoping and you know how these books give you so much happiness and love only to rip your heart from your chest later on.
Heartless Sky follows the Vega twins and Heirs as they decided to stand against the false king, hoping to end him once and for all. The book also gives you a look into what everyone's lives would have been if the false king hadn't done so many awful things to everyone from the very beginning all in the name for power and evilness. The false king wants nothing more than to rule Solaria with an iron fist and have everyone bend to his every whim, but there is a rebellion growing bigger and bigger everyday unwilling to bend the knee for anyone other than the rightful Queens. Every single fae in this book ends up going through a ton of character growth, knowing they have to face and fight if they want to save Solaria and every fae in the kingdom especially their loved ones. I really enjoyed seeing Tory and Darcy learning more about their order form and training together with someone who knew how to make them ready for the war, but will it be enough? So many people suffer pain and loss in this book that I couldn't do anything other than cry for my favorite characters. By book 7, you've come to love each and every character and what they offer to this amazing story and series. I do believe that the stars love seeing the Vega twins and heirs suffering. This book along with the 6 before it have done nothing but give me emotional whiplash and yet I can't stop myself from continuing forward in my journey to see this series to the very end. If you can't handle emotional distress or trauma, I don't advise you to read this book because you would probably be scarred for the rest of your life. 🤣
Now while I'm still in shock with how Heartless Sky ended, I can't help but think that the authors did a play on words with this title by using the word Heartless. I mean come on, I'm beginning to wonder if these twisted sisters are Heartless or if they just get giddy AF while writing these stories laughin with one another while saying, "We have to give our readers hope every so many chapters to keep them reading, but we will still continue to rip that hope right out of their hearts just before they get comfortable and believe that they will get a HEA!!" Don't worry ladies I have you both figured out. In case either of the authors were wondering, yes you destroyed me with this ending. I'm not sure if I'm brave enough to pick up book 8, but because I'm a glutton for punishment, I'm always setting myself up for pain and suffering. 🤣🤣
Heartless Sky is dark academia paranormal fantasy filled with all different types of fae and magic both elemental and order magic. The attention to detail of each character, each order and their powers are **chef's kiss** perfection. You can't help but feel like you've been fully immersed within the city of Solaria and Zodiac Academy. The characters will piss you off to no end, you'll be ready to scream and throw your kindle but just as quickly be so in love and feel like you're apart of the family of fae. I literally give this whole series 5 stars thus far. It's going to be one of my all time favorite series ever!!!
Heartless Sky follows the Vega twins and Heirs as they decided to stand against the false king, hoping to end him once and for all. The book also gives you a look into what everyone's lives would have been if the false king hadn't done so many awful things to everyone from the very beginning all in the name for power and evilness. The false king wants nothing more than to rule Solaria with an iron fist and have everyone bend to his every whim, but there is a rebellion growing bigger and bigger everyday unwilling to bend the knee for anyone other than the rightful Queens. Every single fae in this book ends up going through a ton of character growth, knowing they have to face and fight if they want to save Solaria and every fae in the kingdom especially their loved ones. I really enjoyed seeing Tory and Darcy learning more about their order form and training together with someone who knew how to make them ready for the war, but will it be enough? So many people suffer pain and loss in this book that I couldn't do anything other than cry for my favorite characters. By book 7, you've come to love each and every character and what they offer to this amazing story and series. I do believe that the stars love seeing the Vega twins and heirs suffering. This book along with the 6 before it have done nothing but give me emotional whiplash and yet I can't stop myself from continuing forward in my journey to see this series to the very end. If you can't handle emotional distress or trauma, I don't advise you to read this book because you would probably be scarred for the rest of your life. 🤣
Now while I'm still in shock with how Heartless Sky ended, I can't help but think that the authors did a play on words with this title by using the word Heartless. I mean come on, I'm beginning to wonder if these twisted sisters are Heartless or if they just get giddy AF while writing these stories laughin with one another while saying, "We have to give our readers hope every so many chapters to keep them reading, but we will still continue to rip that hope right out of their hearts just before they get comfortable and believe that they will get a HEA!!" Don't worry ladies I have you both figured out. In case either of the authors were wondering, yes you destroyed me with this ending. I'm not sure if I'm brave enough to pick up book 8, but because I'm a glutton for punishment, I'm always setting myself up for pain and suffering. 🤣🤣
Heartless Sky is dark academia paranormal fantasy filled with all different types of fae and magic both elemental and order magic. The attention to detail of each character, each order and their powers are **chef's kiss** perfection. You can't help but feel like you've been fully immersed within the city of Solaria and Zodiac Academy. The characters will piss you off to no end, you'll be ready to scream and throw your kindle but just as quickly be so in love and feel like you're apart of the family of fae. I literally give this whole series 5 stars thus far. It's going to be one of my all time favorite series ever!!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Gore, Misogyny, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and War
_alyssar_'s review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
kat1105's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
juliette_95's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.0
GAHHHHHH THIS BOOK MADE ME SOOOOO MADD
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Moderate: Kidnapping
_mad_reads_'s review against another edition
emotional
funny
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War
swimming_ducks's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
I’m sorry but, WHAT? Caroline and Susanne really said: here are some wholesome moments after all the sadness and soul-wrecking. Literally ten chapters later: here’s some trauma, enjoy. Also, we killed everyone *heart*
I kinda wanna scream at you cause I’m uncontrollably sobbing. My notes all throughout the books were “I’m so happy they have kissed” “Yay! they deserve to be happy” and, in the end, I was like “What did they do to deserve this??”. I want to highlight two of my fave wholesome scenes: (massive spoilers below)
1- Seth’s and Calebs’s blowjob scene. Even if it ended up being ruined by both of them being overthinkers, I almost pooped rays of sunshine of happiness that they had finally gotten close to realizing their feelings for each other. My main hope for this ship in book 8 is that they FINALLY get their happy ending, otherwise, I will throw hands. Like come on, it's been 7 books, let them be freaking happy. Poor Seth is so sweet and caring and no one appreciates him enough :(
“My skin prickled at the thought of catching him looking at me and I frowned as I wondered why I liked that so much”
“I’d fallen too deep, too fast, and now there was no going back. I was on a collision course with Caleb Altair, and I feared what was going to happen if I ever let a world of this slip out. Because I was sure it would equal our absolute ruin.”
“Because this was dangerous. This was free-falling with no parachute or air magic and hoping to hell there was a soft landing at the bottom because I knew there was no turning back from this line once I stepped over it. But I also knew I wasn’t going to be able to back off now.”
2- Darius. Just in general. He had me going daddy sorry daddy sorry daddy over him and I’m not mad about it. And the wedding and the vision of what could have been if the kings hadn’t died only added to it. First of all, it proves that both Darius and Tory, and Orion and Darcy were made for each other. Moreover, that description was freaking beautiful and brought tears to my eyes. Then there's the wedding. THE wedding. Kind of unexpected at first, then realized that just how Darius is: acts like he's all though and stuff when really he's melting on the inside for “Roxy”. And not only for Tory but also for Darcy. They didn't get many scenes alone but when they did it was great seeing their dynamics and he calling her “little shrew”.
Some of my favorite quotes about Darius dynamic with the twins (especially Tory):
“I’m nothing without her, Gabriel. She’s the only girl who ever looked at me and saw the man worth loving within my skin. She didn’t see my position or my power or my wealth. She saw me and she made me become a better man for her. She’s every fantasy I’ve ever had and every dream I ever dared give thought to, but she’s even better than that because she’s real. I can’t give her up. I might as well drive a blade through my heart right now if I have to.”
“No, Roxanya Vega, I don’t call that fucking,” he replied. “I call that worshiping my goddess. I call it making love to the most beautiful woman in all of Solaria, I call it penance for all the bad things I’ve done to you and the least I can offer in retribution for the harm I caused you. But most of all, I call it loving you with the intensity of the sun and the devotion of the moon because you are my end, baby. The only dream I never dared to have for myself. Yet here you are, within reach at all times. And you’d better believe I can’t resist you now that I have you. I plan on marking every inch of your flesh so thoroughly with the memory of my touch that you’ll never be able to forget it.”
“I realized just how much I cared about her too. She was like a little sister to me now. My silly little shrew of a sister who ran me around in circles as easily as breathing.”
“My heart. My love. My queen. And that was the way I wanted to leave this life, because when it came down to it, I knew that she was it for me. The only thing I’d ever truly needed and for the briefest span of time she had belonged to me. And that was enough. There is only her.”
The last quote took my heart, stomped on it, did a little dance, and kicked it across a football field. The worst thing was that Darius seemed like he could win his father, but suddenly he's dead. I had to read that part again because my brain didn't process it. Still, even in his last moments, the most important thing for him was Tory. I want someone to love me that way.
Another moment that deserves to be commented on is the Elysian Mates scene. I had been waiting for that one since the first moment they started getting that tension. Especially when Orion was in Drakmore, I was hoping they had their moment so that he didn't have to go there, but now I understand it was necessary for the plot and adore how it did finally happen. The only bad thing is that the FIB came in and ruined the moment.
I have a lot more comments, but I’m too busy crying to continue. Just one more thing: thanks, but why?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and War