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Cursed Fates by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham

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inkdrinkers's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

"I'd offered her the world, but I'd waited too long to do it."

Picking up immediately after the events of Shadow Princess, Cursed Fates throws the Vega Twins into the startling reality that life has become much more than academy bullies, and real darkness creeps in as their fatal enemy.

I finished Shadow Princess on January 10, 2023. I just finished Cursed Fates on September 8, 2023. It took me seven months to mentally, emotionally, and physically prepare to tackle this book. I had countless friends warn me that it was rough, that it was like putting your soul through a blender and hitting the highest setting. I tried my best to prep and I still came away gasping, upset, and blindsighted.

I don't do spoilers in reviews. But what I will say is this is easily one of the best written of the series so far. There are SO MANY moments that, in reflection, hint at so much of the plot. It's very well done and I'm both extremely upset and also thrilled that I enjoyed the pain this much. I was a wreck for 80% of the book, peppered in with some laughter because there were some truly amazing scenes that I will never forget. Can I rectify that with the sheer amount of pain I'm feeling right now? I don't know. I just know that I spent a good portion of my highlights just screaming obscenities and knowing I signed up to me emotionally tortured.

There's something about these characters that have just utterly wrapped themselves around my soul. I genuinely love every single one of them, I want to fiercely protect them all. And I know I'm in for some absolute hell and trauma with the next few books. But I can't help but be ready for it, because I want them to get their happy ending SO BAD.

I really, really love these books. I love this world and I love how insane of a ride it is. I'm back in my Zodiac Academy era, everyone better watch out.

Content warnings: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse

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unicornofthesea's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.75

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_alyssar_'s review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.75

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briochebun's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

4 out of 5 ☆’s.

”I’d been born to rule. And I was going to claim my place in blood.”

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I’m going to keep this one short and sweet because I just finished ”Cursed Fates” and am not okay at all…

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I LOVED getting to see the Darcy + Tory bond a bit with the Heirs in this novel — it was a refreshing change in dynamic.

I also enjoyed seeing Xavier + Darius bond with their mother more in this novel as well!

The rest of the novel was painful though…I having nothing else to say about that (I am currently trying to wipe everything bad that happened from my memory).

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P.S. BlueLance better reunite in the next book. ♡

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hbae's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional 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

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kat1105's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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sampetsdogs's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

This installment of the Zodiac Academy series has a lot going for it. Solaria is an effed up and problematic world, but I really really love it. I think the authors have done such a great job with the world building as well as developing the magic system. And the character development is pretty amazing, too. I started out the series really hating many characters but now I adore them and I'm not entirely sure how that happened. They're complex and flawed and loveable all at the same time. I think the series is worth reading just for the character arcs.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book until I got to the last fifty pages, and now I'm pissed off and part of me doesn't even want to continue the series. However, I am going to continue with the series because I'm addicted and I can't help myself. But I am so not happy about it. I have never been so angry at a book before. They really didn't have to go there, but they just have to keep pushing the damn limits. Are these authors sadists or what??

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charhollyx's review against another edition

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4.25

Another annoying asf ending once again! It’s like the sisters enjoy torturing their readers who just want to see the sisters have a win for once🥺
The pacing was a bit strange, the third book span over a week yet this span over 6 months.
The character development was much better in this book. Tory was much more likeable, as well as all the heirs.
There are a lot of moments where I’m thinking “surely doing this would be much easier than the plan the characters are going ahead with?”
An unexpected highlight for me was Darcy and Darius’ friendship blossoming over their shared love and fear for Tory and Orion, which I hope will continue into the next books.

I can’t believe Orion went to jail just because that silly bitch testified. Genuinely don’t get it. Surely his sentence wouldn’t have been 25 years bad if he had just shut up?
I love Darius’ love for Tory, even though she pisses me off immensely.
What I don’t understand is how easily daddy Acrux beat four heirs and two princesses, all of which are much more powerful once their powers combine and assist one another against one dragon and one shadow princess. It kind of felt like an unlikely move to make just to cause more shit to happen.
Also, I was wrong in betting Diego was a villain, but I KNEW he was a nymph from the very first book!! Called it!!
It’s getting to the point that I’m losing love for the main characters if there’s nothing to root for and no point doing so?

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sam019's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional relaxing slow-paced

5.0

This series is starting to really piss me off. It's still amazing but nothing good happens ever and it's getting so hard to read. Can there just be some happiness...please.

I need to take a break and read a standalone or something because I'm too invested in these characters.

After taking a break by reading a couple standalones to mend my broken heart, I confirm I'm still obsessed and in love with this series, I just hate reading about the characters I adore being in so much pain 😭

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juliette_95's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.75

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