Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac Series by Caroline Peckham -> Restarting August 6th, 2024

[Alaina]

This is a previously published edition of ASIN B07Z91XV2X. There is an alternate cover edition for this ASIN here.

What do a heartless Dragon Shifter, a cold-blooded Basilisk, an arrogant Lion Shifter and a brooding, tattooed Harpy have in common…?

Me.

Elise Callisto. Vampire. Angel of vengeance. And a girl on a mission to destroy one of them for murdering my brother. I just don’t know which one did it yet.

When I kicked the ass of a Werewolf who was high on a new and dangerous drug called Killblaze, his final words painted a dark reality for me. The King of Aurora Academy killed my brother. The trouble is, there’s four kings at that school and each of them have motive and cutthroat natures.

Aurora Academy isn’t a place for the faint of heart. To put it lightly, my town is the asshole of Solaria where the dodgiest Fae in the kingdom reside. The school itself is divided by the two gangs who run this town. The Lunar Brotherhood and the Oscura Clan. And guess what? Two of the kings run the gangs at the school, their hatred for each other so fierce I hear a day doesn’t go by without blood being spilled in the halls.

I might be a petite, lilac-haired girl who looks like a fragile doll, but they haven’t been introduced to my fangs yet. And they don’t know why I’m really here. Or that I’ll do whatever it takes to bring down the Fae who took my flesh and blood from me.

I don’t believe in fate, but I do know this… the King who killed my brother is a dead man walking. And I’m prepared to sacrifice my heart, body and soul to ensure I get my revenge.

This is a reverse harem series set in the world of Zodiac Academy four years before the Vega Twins were Awakened. Expect some character cross-over, dark and hot romance, and a twisted murder mystery which will leave your head spinning.

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Started early…..

25% (view spoiler)[Oh man it’s gonna kill her when she learns what her brother was going and how it’s all for her 🥺 (hide spoiler)]
49% (view spoiler)[It’s safe to say I’d be a Sphinx lol if only reading did power me up, I’d be like a superhero 🤣 (hide spoiler)]
78% (view spoiler)[I still have size zero guesses as to who is responsible for her brothers death. I want to like the guys but they’re all so sketchy I don’t know lol (hide spoiler)]
Finished (view spoiler)[Thank goodness she got rescued. But why did Ryder jusf leave her like that if he knew she was drugged?.. ok but hilarious how her brother had to dress up at the club and spy on their principal, talk about tmi 🤣🤣🤣 (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

I'll probably be incredibly late. I have like 3 other series before this one

[Alaina]

LMAO I was like.. why are people commenting on this already... now it makes sense. I honestly have no idea what I'll be doing. Maybe I'll be on time.. maybe I wont. It will be a mystery for everyone involved.

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Sorry I couldn’t help myself lol. 🤐

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

33% (view spoiler)[Oh man do they realize what they just did? This is not going to last for long. Idiots lol. I get they don't want the other to be with Elise but damn they can't even kiss her?!?!?!! WHAT??? Guess Leon and Gabriel will be the ones to benefit from this lol (hide spoiler)]
54% (view spoiler)[Man I love me some Leon but damn if him having Mindy's all over him isn't annoying. I'm getting jealous I don't know how Elise does it. It's hard to accept they are just there to please him and not always or even sexually. It's still just very weird. Plus it makes me feel some type of way he barely does anything himself lol. (hide spoiler)]
74% (view spoiler)[Oh man I almost had a hear attack I was sure Elise was going to get caught. I hate that the counselor is such a liar. I was really hoping she'd have someone she can ally with or who will really be on her side. I hate this siren chick and how she always tries to manipulate Elise with her siren powers. That's no way to help smh. I imagine she'll be learning the dark side of Elise soon, this girl has a short fuse and I don't hate it! (hide spoiler)]
Finished (view spoiler)[Wow so much and so little happened in this book but I still couldn't' stop. I really loved Elise going with Leon to his families house and them stealing the brothers car, serves him right. I also find it HILARIOUS that she's a vampire but also a vegetarian. Like what lol
And now we know 100% that Felix is an enemy. It wasn't much of a secret but at least we know for sure. Still nothing to note on her brothers' death but I'm glad at least she brought Gabriel in so she finally has someone who knows the truth and can help in some ways. I also felt like he kinda disappeared in this book after the beginning. Like he just wasn't ever around and it felt weird but at least we got to know the other guys a lot more. I love watching her slowly (VERY SLOWLY) bring Dante and Ryder together, I mean they can be in a room together now without burning it to the ground, baby steps but at least there's some progress lol. Hope Elise can get them to see their hatred of one another is dumb and pointless. No point in carrying on a feud that belonged to their families and fathers. Like it's a new era smh, get over it! (hide spoiler)]

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

26% (view spoiler)[I love how Ryder is so perfect for her. Him liking pain is nothing she shies away from and our little vamp loves the excitement. In many ways all the guys each provide her with something different and I love that. (hide spoiler)]
49% (view spoiler)[OMG I can't believe she almost died. But damn if I didn't love the guys fawning over her. Sure they almost killed each-other but almost. She's slowly bringing these mortal enemies together and I am loving it. Now if only they'd give up on this damn bet lol. I'm still waiting for more on her brother. I CANNOT believe he was dating Cindy Poo, ughhhh. OMG just remembered that psycho had a shrine of Dante. Like she's legit nutso. She just needs to go. I hate how Dante up till now was kinda on her side, like he fell for her shit against Elise and it drove me batty. Bye B*tch!
I have a feeling they will be going down into that mysterious creepy well! What in the world did her bro see down there?!?!?! Why am I thinking that perhaps it was just the Minotaur teacher? Which on the note of him, I REALLY REALLY hope he is legit and also not a bad guy. It's and enough the principal and counselor are so un-trusting. But I will say the principal makes me laugh. His reactions to Dante and the damn pop-tarts, absolutely hilarious lol (hide spoiler)]

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

56% (view spoiler)[OMG I LOOOOOVE Leon lol. Him freaking out about Zodiac and licking this guy, I literally cannot handle it. Swear I snorted when he was all "I licked him now he's mine." LMAO (hide spoiler)]
82% (view spoiler)[Ughhhh Leon, I don’t get why he’s so upset. I don’t like this fit he’s throwing! (hide spoiler)]
Finished (view spoiler)[Omg that ending literally has me needing cpr. What in the crazy hell did I just read?? First she almost died, then them all and now this mate nonsense, I’m 😮😮😮 and I’m so mad they all just up and left. Omg it’s once again 1am and I know it’ll be while before sleep comes, must start the next one ASAP 😱😱😱 (hide spoiler)]

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

24%(view spoiler)[Omg I hate this separation and heartbreak. In ways I’m glad it was Leon because he’s still the only one fully for (it seems) sharing his girl. He really considers the guys his pride and I love that especially since Ryder and Gabriel are such loners. She really just needs to be the first to mate them all, I need it to happen, this is tearing me apart. Plus I can’t imagine how Elise must feel so torn. On one hand extremely happy and at peace finding her soulmate but still harboring love and feelings for the others who won’t so much as listen to her. Gahhhh they’re so frustrating but I do get it from their pov too.
Omg though Leon’s family accepting her, damn that was amazing. I’m so happy now Elise has family again, legit ppl who care about her because even though she had the guys I feel like the universe gave her the biggest sign and gift it could, now she doesn’t have to feel alone. Not to mention ugh I really hate how she considers the bar owner can’t remember her name as family. How? She literally wanted to profit off Elise and really Elise is too forgiving with her. She’s garbage and I don’t trust her on bit, hopefully she won’t learn the hard way. Then again I dont see how it isn’t obvious after all her brother went through to protect her. (hide spoiler)]
45% (view spoiler)[Finally she’s at least making headway with the guys. They need to all mate damnit because this is killing me and them. I can’t imagine how this just feel to them to really belive they now mean nothing to her, they’re stubbornness was killing me.

Also is it just me or is it getting a bit exhausting at this point still having no clue on what happened to big bro. I’m almost annoyed sometimes when his chapters come up because I just want more of Elise and her guys. As much as it’s been dragged out, enough already I need answers lol. And ewww did not need any inside to him and Cindy Poos relationship. Her role playing and clearly dreaming he was Dante is beyond disturbing. Her and Bryce are up to something and I have a feeling their connected to Gareths death in some way. Also I can’t help hoping beyond hope maybe he’s alive somehow. But she saw his body, has his ashes, I know it most likely wishful thinking but damn I can’t help but hope especially as he’s now part of the evil club. All I know is by some miracle if he is alive he better not be the damn ringleader because I will go loco.

And O.M.G. Did that woman really try and mind control Elise and plan to sell her?.? 🤬🤬🤬 No flipping words. “Oh she owes me after taking care of her and her brother.” You mean feeding children, you miserable waste of space? Man I hope they tore her limb from limb, and that’s me being generous.

Oh Felix, what a damn mess. We all knew he was bad news but what a cheating scumbag aligning himself with the Blackcard. Kinda makes him look weak honestly that he needs them to win. But damn him for taking kids and using them to contol the parents, that’s some Satan level game and he too needs to go already.

Ok wow vent over, apparently that’s been building for a bit 🤣🤣🤣 (hide spoiler)]
57% (view spoiler)[As soon as Gabriel said he knows Mariella I’m so worried it’s Saul, her ex family. Omg hope not.
Also really trying not to get my hopes up about Gareth. (hide spoiler)]
78% (view spoiler)[Omg Leon, I love u so much. He really just kidnapped all the guys and made the get along. Made them make Elise gifts and shit, my heart is bursting lol. Funny too how he made them do all these things yet he still never does much himself but I can’t help but love him regardless 🤣 (hide spoiler)]
Finished (view spoiler)[I'm not even upset Elise was taken. Really I just want to know about Gareth. I also want her men joining hands, sharing powers and working together as I feel like that's what needs to happen for them to all be joined as mates legitimately. Hopefully this will happen as they have to work together to get their girl.

And OMG was King insinuating that vamp was her father????? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. So many questions, thoughts and damn I want a HEA but for it to never end lol (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

I feel so behind lol

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Don’t lol. I jumped into this early & now I’m behind on all my other buddy reads for early in the month. I’m holding out on the last one for now as it’s 900+ pages 😱😱

[Alaina]

I’m behind on like everything 😂😂 luckily I have the next two days off and I can just read!

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Alaina wrote: "I’m behind on like everything 😂😂 luckily I have the next two days off and I can just read!"

I just had four days off and I slacked hard lol, use your time wisely unlike me who wasted it on sleep 😴 and of course I’m still tired lmao

[Aly]

Jealous of your time off! Sleep is always good

[Aly]

Okay, I bought the audiobook so I could start :)

[Alaina]

❀ Crystal ✿ - wrote: "Alaina wrote: "I’m behind on like everything 😂😂 luckily I have the next two days off and I can just read!"

I just had four days off and I slacked hard lol, use your time wisely unlike me who waste..."

LOL

[Alaina]

Aly wrote: "Jealous of your time off! Sleep is always good"

Yeah I slept it and was like ohhh shit. Need to do some stuff before I can settle done and read.

[Alaina]

Aly wrote: "Okay, I bought the audiobook so I could start :)"

Dannnnng girl.

[Aly]

I have been buying so many audios because I have a ton of buddy reads for ebooks. Feel free to listen if you want!

[Aly]

Crystal, which one of the guys is the harpy?

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Aly wrote: "Crystal, which one of the guys is the harpy?"

Gabriel is the Harpy. Ryder the basilisk, Leon a lion shifter and Dante is a dragon shifter who was raised and born from a family of wolves. A odd bunch that's for sure lol

[Aly]

It's weird how they can be whatever, like Elise is a vampire but her mom and brother are/were pegasus.

[Aly]

24% (view spoiler)[ I don't want her brother to die, even though he is in the present. It's so sad, he just wanted to save his sister.

I don't like that Leon has girl doing literally everything for him. I hope Elise puts him in his place (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

55% (view spoiler)[ I hate that Gabriel is being such a dick and I'm liking Ryder the most so far. He's been through pain like her and they have a dark side in common. (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

Aly wrote: "I have been buying so many audios because I have a ton of buddy reads for ebooks. Feel free to listen if you want!"

Yay!

[Alaina]

Aly wrote: "It's weird how they can be whatever, like Elise is a vampire but her mom and brother are/were pegasus."

WAIT WHAT? Color me freaking intrigued!

[Aly]

77% (view spoiler)[ Oh no, I really don't want Ryder involved in drugs and especially in Gareth's death.
That was a nice moment between Elise and Gabriel, though I'm still mad that he was mean to her (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

finished (view spoiler)[ Wow what an ending! I'm glad Gabriel saved her and I have so many questions. What's with the black magic going on? Who drugged her? Ah! (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

❀ Crystal ✿ - wrote: "Started early…..

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@Finished (view spoiler)[ her brother dressing up was hilarious.
I was kind of confused at the end, she was with Dante but then Gabriel saved her, but Ryder was there too? Idk so much was going on (hide spoiler)]

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Aly wrote: "❀ Crystal ✿ - wrote: "Started early…..

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@Finished her brother dre..."

(view spoiler)[Yeah that scene at the club is honestly probably my favorite with Gareth, there's no lengths he won't go to for his sister that's for sure. But I mean TMI on the principal lmao (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

Starting book 1 now!

[Alaina]

25%: (view spoiler)[I have so many questions right now. Please tell me her brother didn't have a crush on the girl from the grinch movie? Pretty please. Also are these guys part of her harem or something? I just want to now how she overpower them.. like at random ass times. (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Alaina wrote: "
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haha I thought the same thing about that girl's name

[Alaina]

Aly wrote: "Alaina wrote: "
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haha I thought the same thing about that girl's name"

Hahah yes! We are on the same page

[Alaina]

53%: (view spoiler)[Okay, so far I like Ryder and Dante more than Leon and Gabriel. They are all little shits but some how I found the other two more likable?!? Leon just needs to stop being lazy. Then maybe I'll like him a bit more.

I also have so many questions about her brother and I need more answers! (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

74%: (view spoiler)[Almost spat out my coffee when she kneed him. I'm also wondering if he's going to figure out if they are brother and sister?!?! Maybe? Not sure. (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

100%: (view spoiler)[Ughh I just wanna know who it is. If it's Ryder - I give up. (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Alaina wrote: "53%: Okay, so far I like Ryder and Dante more than Leon and Gabriel. They are all little shits but some how I found the other two more likable?!? Leon just needs to stop being lazy. Then maybe I'll..."

Leon is way lazy

[Aly]

Alaina wrote: "100%: [spoilers removed]"

It better not be!

[Alaina]

Aly wrote: "Alaina wrote: "53%: Okay, so far I like Ryder and Dante more than Leon and Gabriel. They are all little shits but some how I found the other two more likable?!? Leon just needs to stop being lazy. ..."

hahah yes he is! I want to slap him sometimes.

[Alaina]

Aly wrote: "Alaina wrote: "100%: [spoilers removed]"

It better not be!"

I mean I will be pissed if it's any of the Kings.. maybe it's Ryder's second?

[Aly]

Alaina wrote: "Aly wrote: "Alaina wrote: "100%: [spoilers removed]"

It better not be!"

I mean I will be pissed if it's any of the Kings.. maybe it's Ryder's second?"

That's a solid possibility

[Alaina]

Aly wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Aly wrote: "Alaina wrote: "100%: [spoilers removed]"

It better not be!"

I mean I will be pissed if it's any of the Kings.. maybe it's Ryder's second?"

That's a solid possibility"

Heck yeah! Okay, let's go with that asshole.

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Alaina wrote: "100%: [spoilers removed]"

Get to book 5, we still don't know lol

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Alaina wrote: "53%: Okay, so far I like Ryder and Dante more than Leon and Gabriel. They are all little shits but some how I found the other two more likable?!? Leon just needs to stop being lazy. Then maybe I'll..."

OMG I can't wait to see how Leon grows on you both. I felt the same way. All the Mindy's do everything for him it's embarrassing but damn if he isn't my favorite now!!

[Alaina]

❀ Crystal ✿ - wrote: "Alaina wrote: "100%: [spoilers removed]"

Get to book 5, we still don't know lol"

HAHAHAHA can't wait

[Alaina]

❀ Crystal ✿ - wrote: "Alaina wrote: "53%: Okay, so far I like Ryder and Dante more than Leon and Gabriel. They are all little shits but some how I found the other two more likable?!? Leon just needs to stop being lazy. ..."

I want to slap him every time he calls them Mindy.

[Aly]

I wish all the books were on Audible but only the first 3 are

[Alaina]

aawww

[Alaina]

27%: (view spoiler)[I feel like that video might cause her some trouble.. I just want Cindy Poo's friends to leave her alone. They all need a hobby or something. (hide spoiler)]