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The Reckoning by Caroline Peckham

20 reviews

ccurtis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

fiercereadsfiction's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol

nineinchnails's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

the writing hasn’t changed from the previous books imo but orion is really starting to grow on me. i still don’t think he’s good enough for darcy but i don’t know if i ever but i liked seeing darcy happy😭 also if geraldine has 0 fans i am dead!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism, Misogyny, and Sexual harassment

student/teacher relationship

selestre's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

hchaus21's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

zia_c's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I want the twins to make each and every character in this book miserable af or I'd really fkng lose my mind. Except for the A.S.S, of course. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

roseschlumpf's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence

_alyssar_'s review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

my_bookish_diary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Absolutely the best book of the series so far. Dark, suspenseful, slow-burn, twisted romance - and that’s not including the plot. I was on the edge of my seat the entire book, racing through the pages, waiting for the next twist, the next episode of drama, the angst and torment behind the masks and politicking. I do wish we got more of the lore and world-building of Solaria, but I have a feeling that will be revealed the more Tory and Darcy learn about this world they are now officially a part of. A dark, dangerous, highly addictive series. TW: manipulation, abuse, bully romance, sexual content, coarse language. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

briochebun's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

4.5 out of 5 ☆’s.

”Pain spiked through my chest, my lips parted and I suddenly felt like something had been stolen from me. Like he should have been fighting for me instead of accepting my fate.”

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I had such an incredible time reading ”The Reckoning” ! :)

I just love getting to see these characters grow as the series continues…it’s such a bittersweet feeling, and I just want to give some of them a big hug…

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One of the things that I found to be particularly enjoyable was the depiction of the various Reckoning trails!  

I felt as though the authors did a wonderful job depicting them — they were hard enough for Freshman students that were just learning how to wield their magic, but not too hard to the point where it made me wonder how students were actually passing them. 

(So they were the perfect level of difficulty in my opinion!)

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The ending was magical — it was so nice to see this event that we had been building towards since the prequel novella, ”Origins of an Academy Bully”, come to its head (in a way). 

I’m so excited to see Tory and Darcy explore their order and everything that it has the offer in the upcoming novels! 

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I’m so excited to continue my journey! :)

P.S. Orion remains my number number one. ♡

Song That I Listened to on Repeat While Reading “The Reckoning”: “About You” by The 1975.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent and Classism