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Origins Of An Academy Bully by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

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sh543's review

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challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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spicycronereads's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced

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

3.0

I hate to say it, but I was pretty much bored by this. I’m only giving it three stars because at the very end it showed a little glimpse into the dynamic between two beloved characters. But there was no new information. It was all expanding on an event we already knew about from the main books. It could’ve easily been a short story. None of the trademark twisted sisters’ sass or spice.

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yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

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

3.5

There’s not much going on yet but it was a good intro. It gave me just enough to be curious and want to know more. It also made me start to feel for the characters and I barely know them. A good read

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nineinchnails's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.75

a decent novella and gives a lot more context to darius and orion’s relationship as well as their upbringing. i’m very glad i read it after book 2 cause i think if i read this before book 1 or before book 2 it would have taken a lot of the intrigue out of it for me

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inkdrinkers's review against another edition

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dark emotional 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

"I wanted to choose the kind of man I was going to become and not just blindly follow the path laid out by my father."

Technically a prequel to Zodiac Academy (and set during Ruthless Boys), this short follows Darius at fourteen having his early Awakening, and the fateful night Lance Orion lost his future.

This was TOUGH to read after just finishing seven. I won't lie, it was a little like willingly stabbing myself with multiple swords, but I'm really glad I picked this up. I was already curious about this (because we get details, but not much in the grand scheme of things) from the main series, but I really enjoyed how succinctly it spanned the "true beginning" of the series.

I would highly recommend only reading this after getting through book four/book five! I think it made the reading experience better knowing certain plot points.

Content warnings: Child abuse/physical abuse (on page), Death, Incest (mentioned in arranged marriage), Confinement, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia/abuse of power (brief mention)

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