BOOK REVIEW: The Awakening (Zodiac Academy 1) by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti

synopsis:

You have been selected to attend the zodiac academy, where your zodiac sign defines your destiny.

if you’re one of the fae, elemental magic is in your blood. and apparently it is in ours. As twins born in the month of Gemini, we are a rare breed even in this academy of supernatural jerks.

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Changelings were banned hundreds of years ago, but I guess our birth parents didn’t get the memo. which means that we are not prepared for the ruthless world of fairies.

air. fire. Water. earth.

No one had ever taken advantage of all four, until we arrived. and he hasn’t made us any friends so far.

as the rarest elementals ever known, we are already a threat to the four celestial heirs; the popular and vengeful thugs who happen to be some of the most attractive guys we’ve ever seen. It doesn’t help that they are the most dangerous beasts in the academy. and probably on earth too.

Our destinies are intertwined, but they want us to leave. They only have until the lunar eclipse to force us out and they will stop at nothing to succeed.

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We never knew we had a birthright to fulfill, but now that we do, we intend to reclaim our throne.

We can’t expect any help from the faculty when it comes to defending ourselves. so if the changeling dragons want some target practice, the werewolves want someone to hunt, or the vampires want a snack, then we have to be prepared. but we’ve been taking care of ourselves for a long time and fighting back is in our blood.

Today’s horoscope: totally screwed.

I breathed slowly as I tried to process it all. So what do you think Tory and I are, sir? I asked, nervous about the answer. He drummed his fingers on the desk, then swallowed the last of her drink. “trouble,” he mumbled and I stiffened.

I think it goes without saying that I’ve lost my mind because this is exactly everything I avoid in a book or series when I have said head on shoulders correctly. That’s not to say I never WOULD have read this back in the day, perhaps when I didn’t know any better, but this is so far out of my realm right now that even I am shocked that I chose to go this route. BOOK REVIEW: The Awakening (Zodiac Academy #1) by Caroline Peckham & Susanne ValentiI won’t lie and say I’m feeling normal again-because I’m not-but I will say that I am desperate for some normalcy and sometimes digging deep and finding something that works for you in that particular moment in time is of paramount importance for personal defense and mental health. Do I condone this sort of bullying? I mean, no. Do I find this realistic whatsoever? No. Is the writing everything I cringe about on a daily basis and avoid at all costs? Yes and No. Does that make this any less entertaining or addicting? Hell no. And here we are, me knee deep in the series and complete and utter trash for it.

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He leaned an inch closer to me and the space between us blazed with raw energy for a moment and I suddenly felt like I was caught in a hunter’s trap. worst of all, he didn’t even want to release me. He had me and in that second we both knew it.

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BOOK REVIEW: The Awakening (Zodiac Academy #1) by Caroline Peckham & Susanne ValentiI will admit I’m a writing snob and I do like certain types of writing more than others-I generally avoid the more childish narrative (this is borderline, to be fair, as I don’t find it childish as much as having horrid sayings, but that’s a slippery slope as only I know writing styles that bother me). When I saw this pop up, though, I immediately decided I needed to read it. I think I have passed on it 100x because, as I said-Snob. But sometimes….ya just gotta let the reigns go-And I’m having literally the best time binge reading and it’s helping me get through these rather rough days as of late.

“Do you have a pirate fetish or something?” I blurted out, looking at the coins and gold in confusion. “what?” he asked, his frown somehow defying the laws of physics and finding a way to dig deeper.“well, you’re half naked on a bed full of coins, so you’re doing something with them or putting them in somewhere… inaccessible while fully clothed or I missed the memo regarding your enrollment in Captain Silver’s new fleet.”

^^I die for the way these two goad these monsters. I live for it >.< It also helps, mind you, that I asked my best friend who the endgame ships are (I have to know or I’ll be mad) so I could focus on the subtle nuances, the way certain characters interacted so I could go around instead of doing the old ‘ah man I wish I’d known all this so I could have dived deeper and now I have to read it again’. we never reread it. never. not just, anyway. That’s life and it’s an absolute fucking tragedy.

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“You really don’t know anything, do you?” she asked her. “This is how my kind regenerates our power; of gold.” “ouch”. I frowned at the coins again as I processed that. So, are you from the pirate order? Do you transform into a one-legged man with an eyepatch, a rum craving, and a pet parrot?”

^So much joy. THAT BEING SAID-I am LIVING for the moments between x and y because they are horrendous but oh so steamy (yes I am almost done with book two, so I can almost look past the murderous vibes (don’t judge me)) BOOK REVIEW: The Awakening (Zodiac Academy #1) by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valentiand moments between y and z because they clearly were meant to be, okay, and he’s not quite as abhorrent-though I am loving his absolute childish snark and off-handed way of barking orders at people.BOOK REVIEW: The Awakening (Zodiac Academy #1) by Caroline Peckham & Susanne ValentiAnd this is so important. I am finding more and more that for the nourishment of my health I need a good monthly or bi-monthly dose of sticky, ooey-gooey, passionate, and sickly-sweet trash. I don’t know where this came from-and so suddenly-but I blame covid wholeheartedly as that DRAGGED me out of my two year YA fantasy/fantasy win streak and threw me into a two month long contemporary streak and then, inevitably, led me to Crave (which I have avoided for years) (talk about a childish book , and yet, I loved it, too until I SAW MY GUY I FELL FOR GOT FUCKED OVER DIE A FIERY BURNING DEATH YES THIS IS WHAT I WAS REFERRING TO ABOVE I DO NOT GO IN BLIND FOR THIS REASON EVER DO YOU SEE WHY)…and now to this abomination of absolute fucking obsession that I did not want nor did I prepare for but I’ve chosen to embrace it. I think it’s going well.BOOK REVIEW: The Awakening (Zodiac Academy #1) by Caroline Peckham & Susanne ValentiSo no, I do NOT care that the girls embrace others than they are meant to be with and NO I do not care that there are murderous moments without actual murder and NO I do not care that there is bullying I JUST WANT TO LIVE IN IT and thus is why I needed to know things ahead of time because now? Now I get to sit back and relax and enjoy this drama. I am cool as an icy demented cucumber. BOOK REVIEW: The Awakening (Zodiac Academy #1) by Caroline Peckham & Susanne ValentiAnd, I must say, though it’s not the level of fantasy writing I generally enjoy or strive to find, I don’t find it all that bad-I actually kind of enjoy the writing style and I don’t even get turned off by the cheesy horrendous catch phrases because it’s not horribly written in the least surrounding them. See? I can be civil and I can be fair. I can see reason. Where Crave had a definite ‘juvenile’ written feel, though extremely enjoyable, this series seems to have a higher level of footing, in my opinion. I do so love my toxic sludge, sometimes.

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what is the worst that can happen in a library? tell that to the guy who killed colonel mustard with the candlestick.

then. this is my crazy life and this series is giving it life. I can’t say if I’ll love them all… but for now, they’re my life force and addictive as they come out. I have a feeling if they stay a bit close to the momentum they have now, I may very well be a fan by the end of the month. you have been warned. friends scale:arielle-you know.cassie-I don’t think so. not because you can’t love it, but don’t think you like toxic or bullying. i do, lolanna: you don’t like toxic, but man, i’d laugh at your reactions. jen-probably lol i’d say if you knew ahead of time you’d like this as much as i do.

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