Reviews with content warning for Violence - Zodiac Academy: The Awakening as Told by the Boys

There’s two sides to every story, which is why I freaking love dual POV books. I’m glad I decided to read this before jumping into book two, because having a peek into the boys’ heads during the events of The Awakening was super enlightening. However, now matter how compelling the reasons behind their actions were, I still hope the twins come into their power and completely hand the boys their a$$es.

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

4.25 out of 5 ☆’s.

”The darkness is your closest friend, but it’s time to let it go.”

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This retelling of the first novel FAR exceeded my expectations!

(I still cannot believe that I had such a wondrous — and at times painful — time reading about these events that I already knew the outcome of…)

Going into this novel, I was a bit worried that my decision to read “The Awakening: as Told by the Boys” before ”Ruthless Fae” would prove to be an unwise one because I would be interrupting the flow the story (therefore potentially sending me into a slump if I didn’t end up enjoying ”The Awakening: as Told by the Boys”).

Now that I’ve finished the novel it’s clear to me that I did in fact make the correct decision by reading this first! (yayyy 🥳)

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Getting to see everything that the male characters were up to during the events of TA was an eye-opening experience, and I’m sooo glad that I got more insight into their personal lives as well as their thought processes (especially Caleb’s) during all of the chaos…

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I’m just itching to begin “Ruthless Fae“ and continue this story! ♡

P.S. Orion still owns my heart.

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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elenamarmiroli's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Anche se questo libro sarebbe meglio definibile come il libro Zodiac Academy: The Awakening dal punto di vista di Darius e Orion, con l'aggiunta di un po' di Caleb e poco e nulla degli altri due eredi, devo sdire che mi ha aiutato a capire meglio l'antagonismo tra questi cinque personaggi e le due gemelle, ma non arriva a rendere giustificabile l'atto finale.
Inoltre devo dire che tramite questa lettura si capisce meglio il potenziale magico delle due sorelle, cosa che avrei gradito vedere di più nell'opera originale.

Devo dire però dire che forse avrei fatto meglio a leggere questo volume dopo aver letto qualche altro libro della serie, perché probabilmente aggiunge degli elementi che verranno rivelati nei prossimi romanzi.

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