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Zodiac Academy: Ruthless Fae: An Academy Bully Romance by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham

21 reviews

selestre's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious slow-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

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shaykay's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

5.0

I love that we get so much of the school and learn about how this world works along with the twins. The twins knew nothing about this until Orion came and took them back to the college. I have so many questions because I have no clue who the girls will end up with. They are both in these love triangles, and one of them is a teacher! Nothing has really crossed the lines there. But all of the guys have some pretty big secrets, and the way this one ended, I need to know what will happen ASAP! 

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thestrugglingmillennial92's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

This book series is fun. It is NOT a literary masterpiece but it’s really addictive and enjoyable. Please check trigger warning for this before reading. 
*SPOILERS*

Tory and Darcy set out to get revenge on the heirs.( I feel like their revenge was petty in response to what they did but 🤷🏾‍♀️).  It all ends with a fast paced Pitball scene. 
Pros:
🌟The twins revenge 
🌟the girls discovering their powers
🌟their friendship with Sofia and Gertrude 
Cons:
🌟Seth. Just Seth himself
🌟the girls refusal to research their past or their family. They just go “My father the savage king” and move on to staring at a one of the Heirs. 
🌟 their constant need to go do stuff at night with no one around. 
🌟Darius’s Dad
🌟The girls refusing to connect any dots at all 
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ifoundcallie's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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natlonelyghost's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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hannahwriightt's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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isamoledo's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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inkdrinkers's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny 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

Oh sweet onion balls. Holy Begonias. CRINKLING CUCUMBERS.

Darcy and Tory Vega are back. Picking up moments after the ending of book one, Ruthless Fae throws you right into the action and never lets up as the twins find themselves ready to embrace the darker side of the fae world. With a little bit of unlikely help and a whole lot of gumption, the Vega twins are ready to prove to everyone that the events in the first book won't define them - it just made them stronger.

I am literally speechless after finishing this book. I don't know what kind of CRACK these women put in these pages but I am eagerly consuming it all. The first half of this book had it's slow moments, deliciously setting up some of the absolute best payoffs I've ever read in any piece of fiction. Expectations? Blown out of the freaking water. I didn't think it was possible to simultaneously loathe and adore characters in such a messy and incredible way. The growth and movement that both Tory and Darcy get in this book are impeccable and I don't even know how to fully put into words the way I love how Valenti and Peckham pull no punches.

The Heirs in this are on another level. There is some incredible POV work from the authors that had me shrieking every single time I turned the page and got to a new POV and a new perspective. Each one was dropped in at the perfect moment, allowing a look into the head of the character as they got what was coming to them - or revealed another inch of this gloriously complex plot. I didn't think I could love the characters more than I loathed them at the end of The Awakening but I was wrong. Lance Orion and Darius Acrux are INCREDIBLE and I have simply no notes other than someone make them real.

Yes this book had it's issues, I found a couple random typos that pulled me out and made me struggle once I hit 50% in this - but after a break and a sincere deep breath I decided that the holidays could wait and I would instead be proudly pinning an ASS button to my collar. Sign me up, I'm a royalist for the Vegas, I'm ready to read the rest of the series.

And if my book club is reading this - I might get to the book this month, but I also might never shut up about Zodiac Academy and I won't apologize.

Content warnings: bullying (just - it's fine, get over yourself, it's expected at this point, they might try to kill each other but it's foreplay), child abuse/physical abuse/emotional abuse (scenes described in varying detail, present essentially throughout), sexual content (PRAISE THE SISTERS), some mild body horror/gore towards the end depending on your level of tolerance (PG-13 max, I'm pushing for R though, let's go ladies give me what you've got), general warning for blood (there's vampires and it's kind of... you know 😉)

Extra content warning for Lance Orion's thunder thighs. I need a big boy, gimme a big boy. 🥵
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micaelamariem's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I hate myself for loving this, but while the first one was a bit dubious and questionable, this one was very focused on revenge and I absolutely loved it. Plus I loved that we got some perspective in the guys’ minds, which I suppose strung a little bit of empathy for them.
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dkgreads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional 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

4.25

Okay. I’m definitely invested at this point! The pranks the twins played on the heirs were pretty epic and that last battle was intense! The reason the girls kinda came into their powers cracked me up a little. Still REALLY wanna know what their Orders are though.
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