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436 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 13, 2019
Because there are two main couples in this series, you’ll find at least ONE couple you want to root for. One couple is soft and forbidden while the other is toxic and angsty. There is definitely something for everyone. Best case scenario you’ll love them both.
Because there are two main couples in this series, the chances can also be high that you’ll find ONE couple extremely frustrating/annoying/boring. From what I’ve observe, everyone got that one couple they are reading this series for, while they feel kinda meh or alright about the other one.
➷ one of the most supportive & wholesome sibling bonds, sisters who would do anything for each other! Darcy & Tory are the opposite but there is no rivalry and they complement each other so well
➷ bromances that make you wish you had a dick to be included in the club
➷ characters you’ll loathe at first, but learn to love
➷ character development, this point is pretty much connected to the previous one, but needed to be said
➷ enemies that become family!! you can't see the vision in the first book yet and even if book 1 isn't for you bc of the bullying aspect, I'd tell you to keep going until at least book 2 and 3.
➷ rollercoaster of emotions that make you want to flush your e-reader down the toilet or smash your phone against a wall, your pick
➷ THE MOST AMAZING ROMANCES
➷ do you like drugs? yes? cause this series has CRACK in it
➷ beautiful and eloquent writing, the writing is rather immature and wattpadish
➷ humor that is for everyone .. i’m only saying Faes using Faebook and driving Faerarris #faentastic
➷ fast paced plot, this series is 100% character and relationship driven
#0.5 Zodiac Academy: Origins of an Academy Bully (novella takes places a couple of years before the main story and gives a small outlook into Orion & Darius' past)
#1 The Awakening
#2 Ruthless Fae
#3 The Reckoning
#4 Shadow Princess
#5 Cursed Fates
#6 Fated Throne
#7 Heartless Sky
#8 Sorrow and Starlight
#9 -
↳ Foxy Tales (highly recommend to read this to see Orion's POV chapter from the pool scene + sex ed class and Darius POV chapter from the power sharing scene + first time sex with Tory)
↳ #5.5 The Big A.S.S. Party (Max & Geraldine's POV)
↳ #5.6 Seth on the Moon
↳ #1.5 The Awakening as Told by the Boys (retelling of book 1 of ZA from Orion + the heirs POV, best read after reading the main series and earliest after Fated Throne)
"Everything in Solaria is about power, Miss Vega. Don't forget that. Everyone takes what they want. It's our way. And if you don't start taking it yourself, you're going to fail at this Academy before you've even attempted to pass The Reckoning."
I lifted my chin and the air became thick between us. "One day, Professor, I'm going to be strong enough to fight you off."
He took a measured breath and I felt like he was sucking something vital out of my body that I wasn't sure I'd ever get back.
"I know," his eyes glittering. "But until that day, you're mine, Blue."
Tears never did anyone any favours, but sometimes they just needed to fall.
"Miss Vega if you're not standing up in the next three seconds, you're going to regret it," Orion barked.
"Which Vega?" Tory asked, barely concealing her jibing tone.
Orion's eyes snapped to her. "The one who has tried to individualise herself by dying the ends of her hair blue. It has failed by the way."
"Oh come on Professor as if you don't love having a bunch of girls drooling over you," Tyler called out from the front row, shoving a hand into his blonde-tipped hair to mess it up.
Orion rose from his seat, wandeirng casually towards the boy with a smile that said he was thoroughly amused. The guy grinned from ear to ear as Orion reached out to him. In a surge of movement, he cracked Tyler's head against his desk and the entiere class inhaled as his smile fell away.
Orion shook his head, his face painted with disappointment. “I thought you of all the Heirs were better than your parents.”
"Your real parents swapped you with the twins born to that couple."
"That's not true. You're insane. Why would they do that?"
"My guess? You were in danger," he said with a shrug. "Or maybe you just annoyed them as much as you're annoying me right now and they decided to swap you for less irritating twins."
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Orion turned to the board, writing on it with his digital pen.
YOU ARE NOT UNIQUE.
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"Miss Vega if you're not standing up in the next three seconds, you're going to regret it," Orion barked.
"Which Vega?" Tory asked, barely concealing her jibing tone.
Orion's eyes snapped to her. "The one who has tried to individualise herself by dying the ends of her hair blue. It has failed by the way."
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and it wasn't that bad.
I am totally kidding. It was AWFUL. Jesus Christ, possibly one of the worst books I have ever read. But not THE worst book... (cries in flock and exodus)
Tory and Darcy are torn out of the human world and thrown into this gossip girl school for paranormal bully creatures because BAM, they have powers and are the real heirs to the throne of SOLARIA. Also they're twins.
No, this is not a Winx Club episode, and for the first 10 chapters I was fuming thinking this was a copy of one of my favorite cartoons of all times but they actually didn't go that far.
Let's start with the fact that this book was sold to me as a: TEACHER-STUDENT BULLY ROMANCE.
There was bullying allright.
You guys know me, I am a sucker for bully romance and teacher-student tropes. I thought this was going to be super hot, I also adore urban fantasies and this had the perfect recipe. Until the main characters were coerced by their classmates to do the chicken dance in front of that said teacher.
The actual chicken dance. I wish I was joking.
HOW IN THE WORLD AM I SUPPOSED TO BE ATTRACTED TO THIS?
Bully Romances are supposed to be intelligent and demeaning in a hot way, not in a: "I wish I could jump off a building from second hand embarrassment way." I thought the teacher was going to insult her intelligence, not laugh about her flapping her arms like wings.
I am not going to lie, if people weren't waiting for me to write this review I probably would have DNFED right there, but I kept going.
They throw EVERYTHING your way. We have unicorns, dragons, vampires, sirens, werewolves, hydras, harry potter house points (which I learned to ignore)
you are going to have to learn to ignore a lot of things if you want to read this series.
For the first 60% of the book I was so bored and confused, that I decided to play a game. "Take a shot every time someone gets bit in the neck FOR NO DAMN REASON."
My family is officially concerned. I have an AA meeting next week.
The entire plot of this book feels like someone took all the stories you started coming up with after you got your first Ken Doll in third grade.
I HATE YOU BARBIE
NO I HATE YOU
I AM GOING TO BURN DOWN YOUR HOUSE
*throws both barbie and ken across the room*
There is ZERO sex, no spice, public humiliation without any emotional return and at certain point you start feeling STUPID for reading this.
Then you get to 65%. If you got this far, you are a war hero.
That's when they inject you with the same drug they inject Grey's Anatomy fans to make sure they watch all seasons.
The train wreck you cant stop watching. Zodiac academy actually gives you compelling characters, and I CAN'T BELIEVE I AM SAYING THIS: a world building that makes you feel like you're on crack but it makes sense because it is atmospheric. OH and hot bully dudes who will break your heart.
You spend enough time in the madhouse, you start talking to the walls too.
It's Alice in Wonderland all over again. Yes, I am Alice. I don't wanna go among mad people but I feel like I've been dosed heavily with LSD and there's not much I can do at this point.
SO I FUCKING GET IT.
I will be reading the second book and I hate all of you for it.
3 stars for entertainment.
PS: Please read this like a comedy, and think of every possible trigger warning in the book before you jump in.
"Orion rested his hands flat on his desk and peeled his upper lip back. My heart took a freedive into my stomach as his canines extended into sharp points. He grinned darkly, then ran his tongue across them as they retracted once more."
“Do you want me and my sister dead?” I pinned him with my hardest, most unwavering stare. For Tory. For me. I had to hear his answer, even if it was a lie. His eyes softened, running over my face with the faintest of frowns. “No, Blue. I don't.”
Tears never did anyone any favours, but sometimes they just needed to fall.
“Where I’m from I found out the hard way that this life will throw all kinds of crap at you, but the one thing you don’t have to accept is other people’s bullshit.”
“My deepest fear is being cast aside, my heart crushed by trusting blindly again. So I’ll never let anyone in again.”
The most important thing I’d learned in life? You can’t trust people. And you especially can’t trust boys with wicked smiles and equally wicked intentions.
And why am I even turned on by Lord Voldemort’s hotter, younger cousin?
“Don’t worry, Marguerite,” I said soothingly. “It’s not your fault that he needs them to get his motor going. I’m sure your hairy bush does it for him once you start bouncing about on his lap.”
“Remember the A.S.S love you!” she cried and several people who heard her started laughing. Really? That was the name she went with? The ass club?
“Asses,” I breathed in horror. “They’re a group of asses and they don’t seem to realize it.”