| Title | : | Fated Throne (Zodiac Academy, #6) |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 823 |
| Publication | : | First published December 25, 2020 |
Without my sister, the world seems darker than ever before and the shadows loom thicker, rising up to answer the call of the Shadow Princess and changing the face of Solaria for good.
Now Lionel Acrux has the strength to make a move for the throne, I’m not sure how much time we have left to stop him.
Our only hope is to find the Imperial Star before he does. We made the sacrifice the stars called for and we’re paying the price for that decision so it can’t be for nothing. But with the stars turning against us at every move, and the last light in the world seeming to fade, I’m afraid we’re almost out of time. Hope is a dangerous thing. It’s the key to us fighting on. But it could be what destroys us in the end.
One thing is for certain, I won’t stop until I have been reunited with my other half and together we will fight to take our crowns.
A war is coming.
The throne is calling for a new monarch. And someone must answer its call.
Fated Throne (Zodiac Academy, #6) Reviews
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(No spoilers)
𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐅𝐔𝐂𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐉𝐎𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆??!! 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐎𝐑 𝐀𝐌 𝐈 𝐆𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐄?? 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓. 𝐓𝐇𝐄. 𝐅𝐔𝐂𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆. 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐓. 𝐃𝐈𝐃. 𝐈. 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓. 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃.
𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲!?
Wʜᴀᴛ ᴅɪᴅ ⵊ ᴅᴏ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴡʀᴇᴀᴋ sᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ 𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐍 ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴᴛɪᴄɪᴘᴀᴛᴇ??!! (ᗒᗣᗕ)՞
WHOEVER SAⵊD THAT THⵊS BOOK WAS LⵊGHTER ⵊN COMPARⵊSON STAND TF UP AND RESPECTFULLY GTFO NEVER TALK TO ME EVER AGAⵊ-
*𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡* *𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐳𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞*
𝐘𝐮𝐩, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐦𝐞. 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐈 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞…
Okay, so I started this book with the hopes that everything about how the last book ended would get solved. Little did I know that the twisted sisters would 𝐆𝐎 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐅𝐔𝐂𝐊 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐔𝐏 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 *𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴*
The first part of the book had me in 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣.
The next part of the book had me bursting with excitement but 𝙎𝙏𝙄𝙇𝙇 𝙄𝙉 𝙋𝘼𝙄𝙉.
Then the last part gave me so much anxiety 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣, a sprinkle of joy and a dollop of satisfaction with a huge serving of hope only for it to be 𝗗𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗜𝗡 𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗟 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗙𝗟𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗦 bc of that 𝙊𝙉𝙀 𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙉𝙂.
𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐑𝐔𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐌𝐘 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐁𝐄𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐘. 𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐆 𝐈𝐅 𝐈𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐒 𝐈 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐂𝐔𝐓 𝐀 𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐇.
Usually, I’m an optimist right?? I am, I promise! Well… except for this. This ending did me dirty. I couldn’t even enjoy it 🔪
I can’t see past all the things that went wrong. But then there is so much hope for the better but I don’t want *it* to happen and ARGHHHH
𝗢𝗺𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗢 𝗪𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗔𝗗𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗖𝗨𝗧𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗪𝗪𝗪𝗛𝗛𝗛𝗛
ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ sᴏ ᴍᴀɴʏ sᴄᴇɴᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ sᴛᴀʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ'ʀᴇ sᴜᴄʜ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ (sʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ ᴘᴀɪɴꜰᴜʟ) ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʟᴀᴜɢʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʀʏ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ.
Yeah so basically I’m a garbled mess rn and there is no use decoding whatever I’ve said 😅
Anyways, what the fuck is going on with everyone else in the book lmao 💀 The new characters are great and everything but The Core Eight can’t be beat I’m sorry.
<< Ngl I’m loving the drama on the side though 😌💅>>
𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲:
The whole thing with it being nine books is making me nervous for all the pain it will bring but I'll take ANYTHING for some more crumbs of my endgames
𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀: 🎧 (woah I didn’t realise this list was THAT long…)
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Ur...
Talking Body - Tove Lo
A little death (sped up) - the neighbourhood
Delusional - Maya mae
Breathe me - Maya mae
Impossible- nothing but thieves
Who’s in your head - jonas brothers
Unstoppable- AJ Mitchell
Lost - maroon 5
Lonely heart - 5SOS
Can’t help myself - Grant Ganzer
Nightmares - Ellise
Monsters in my mind - cloudy June
Wrong time - Clay Newton
Conviction - JESSIA
Fire - the score
House of cards - Brandon & Leah - cronies
Summertime sadness x devil in me - Lana del ray & Halsey
Fighter - Christina Aguilera
Unstoppable - Sia
Head up - The score
My oh my - Bryce fox
Villain - K-DA, Madison beer and Kim Petras
Journey (ready to fly) - Natasha Blume
Sanctify - Years & Years
Cold - Kiahna
Lost my way - SICKICK
Split in two - Wyn Starks
Demons - Hayley Kiyoko
Machine - neoni
Melt - Josef Salvat
Thousand miles - Tove Lo
Lucid - 4B ft. Austin Mahone & Abraham Mateo
Pray for me - The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar
Anywhere you go - Tove Lo
Stupid - Tate McRae
The rush - Alycia Marie
Leil Mbareh - Marwan Khoury
The loneliest - Måneskin
Outlaw - neoni
Deep water - neoni
Nightmare- neoni
Ghost town - neoni & layto
Swim - Alex Benjamin
Shifted - Tove Lo
I scare myself - Beth Crowley
Black on black - Grayson Chance
Moonlight - Lauren Cruz
Trust - Jonas brothers
Give me love - Jessie Reid
TEARS! - 5SOS
Lover of mine - 5SOS
I choose you - Sarah Bareilles
Do I wanna know - Arctic Monkeys
Lullaby - Nicklas Sahl
Love me slow - Nicklas Sahl
Pieces - Ella Mai
Ride - Lolo Zouaï
Weightless - Conrad
Rewrite the stars (sped up) - Anne Marie & James Arthur
Hooligan - neoni
Uh oh - neoni
Here comes trouble - neoni
Notorious- neoni
Wasteland - neoni
Giants - neoni
Vengeance- neoni & Silverberg & saint cardinal
Empire - neoni
Ready for war - neoni & unsecret
Flare - Ashwarya
𝗙𝗮𝘃 𝗤𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀:
“𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗲,” he said with a shrug. “𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗶𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀. 𝗪𝗼𝗹𝗳𝗺𝗮𝗻, 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘆 𝗖, 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗙𝘂𝗿𝘆, 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗴𝘇𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺.”
~sigh I just love this guy
“𝐈𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭, 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝.”
~YEAH? WELL WHAT THE FUCK ELSE DID YOU THINK WAS GONNA HAPPEN WHEN YOU SAT THERE LIKE A LIL BITCH
“𝗪𝗮𝗶𝘁…𝗼𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝘂𝗻𝘁,”
~I PISSED MYSELF LAUGHING IT SENT ME IT WILL ALWAYS SEND ME 🤣💀
“𝐈 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐞.”
~MWAH
“𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝗚𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗹,”
~IM CRYING AGAIN
“𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽, *******,” he said roughly. “𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁. 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 – 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘁.”
~*chin wobbling* 🥹😭
“𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥.“
~awwwhhhhh🤭💕💗🦋
“𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝-“
~NO BITCH LEAN FORWARD AND GIVE ME WHAT I WANT GAHH
“𝐌𝐲 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥. 𝐌𝐲 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧.”
~THIS MANNNNN NO ONE COMPARES
“𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙝𝙞𝙢.”
THIS PLEASE I NEED THEM TO CATCH A BREAK *intense wailing*
“𝙄 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙨," 𝐈 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲.”
~please SOBBING SHAKING ON THE GROUND BANGING MY FIST ON THE PAVEMENT DON’T DO THIS TO ME!!
𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗯𝗲𝘀:
Throne of Glass series - SJM
Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis
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12/10/22 - WELCOME BACK TO THE GAME OF RIP MY HEART OUT AND SERVE IT TO THE TWISTED SISTERS <3
LET THE HUNGER GAMES BEGIN…
(I know. I know I lasted four whole days! 👏 *huge pat on the back*)
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08/10/22 - Someone help. I just opened this book by accident and I want to cry bc all that effort to distract myself from the pain of the last ending Is 𝑹𝑼𝑰𝑵𝑬𝑫
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗰 𝗜'𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗣𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗡𝗡 (ಡ‸ಡ) -
– 4 stars
SONGS:
Starley – Lovers + Strangers
The Weekend – Starboy (this song is dedicated to my man Lance Orion)
Feeling too lazy to write reviews right now, so instead I'm just going to finally post older reviews that I left in my drafts to rot 🤡
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I've been binge-reading this whole series the last few days and don't know what to do with my life now (studying for the upcoming exam is not an option tho 😤🤚). I need book 7 ASAP and for everyone to get their happy end!
Warning: Spoilers, just spoilers for all the books.
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➵ RELATIONSHIPS
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↠ DARCY VEGA.
As much as I hated Darcy & Orion's separation. It was important for Darcy's character development & growth. Without Orion and Tory as her crutches, Darcy had to get stronger on her own.
We just held each other and I felt the love of my family binding us all so tightly together that nothing could ever break us. Not Lionel, not the stars. They might have tried to shatter our wills and crush us beneath them, but they'd never succeed. We'd always end up back together. Where we were meant to be.
↠ TORY VEGA.
My heart hurts for Tory after seeing everything she went through while Lionel had her. Darius & Tory's romance frustrated me to no end and in some books I really wanted to smack her, but what I love most about Tory is her protectiveness and love when it comes to her sister. It the purest love.
And yet no matter what we'd experienced over the years, I'd always had this one burning light right beside me, like my very own star to set to guide me back home always. Darcy. My other half. My one, truest love.
↠ DARCY & ORION.
The mutual pining was killing me. Most of all I was so glad to see that Orion got out of prison, even though he only changed one prison for another, but I'm not complaining. The time he was in prison was shitty. At least now he can interact with everyone again. Orion longing and pining for Darcy ugh I would prefer physical pain to this emotional assault. He still loves her so much and feels like he has nothing for her to offer. 😭
"I knew I could never keep you, Blue. I knew it from the first time we kissed. I just fooled myself into believing it for a while. So when it came to us or you, I chose you. Because I woke up to reality. And real life isn't nice or easy, it's fucking quicksand that tries to drag you down the more you fight it. Love doesn't conquer all this time, because we're on two different paths. You're heading to the stars, beautiful, and I'm staying down here in the dirt. That's just the way it is."
Orion is the best man, how can he not see it? He broke my heart so many times in this book. Did I root for them to get back as fast as possible? YES. But I also liked that Darcy didn't forgive him easily. But please just give me back happy and adorable Darcy Orion moments in the next book!! And they deserve to have their Divine Moment. If Darcy & Orion are not Elysian Mates that would be a travesty and biggest scam. 😤
"Do you really think that little of me, Lance Orion?"
His brow creased, his eyes scouring my face, pausing on my mouth. "No...I think the world of you, Darcy Vega."
Every Orion Darcy scenes makes me feel single af. If I can't find someone who loves me like Orion loves Darcy, there is no point in being in a relationship. 😤😭
I gazed at my mate in front of me. A man I had chosen for myself, regardless of stars and fate and laws. He was mine and I was his. Now and always. In the end, he'd kept his promise to me after all and I'd kept mine. We'd fought for each other until we couldn't fight any more.
🥺😭😩💕😩😩💖🥺😭😩💕😩😩💖🥺😭😩💕😩😩💖 MY HEART IS SO FULL!!! THEY MUST BE PROTECTED AT ALL COSTS 🥺😭😩💕😩😩💖🥺😭😩💕😩😩💖🥺😭😩💕😩😩💖
↠ TORY & DARIUS.
Sigh. I feel lowkey bad for them, because Tory and Darius have to start at zero again. After getting tortured so much by Lionel and Clara, she fears Darius and associates him with pain and I just want them to get a break for once. Tory and Darius not getting their shit together the first 4 books, THAT'S ON THEM. As if it's not bad enough that the freaking stars are against them, now other forces are keeping them apart too.
"You're mine where it counts, Darius. And I'm yours. Nothing can change that." Her lips met mine and I tasted her tears and my grief between us for the sweetest, most painful moment I'd ever known.
I can't believe after all this time, Darius is still hung up on the idea that he's taking the throne from Tory and Darcy. Like wtf bro??? How stubborn can you be. 🤦♀️ And then that freaking sacrifice at the end of this book?? Really? Can Darius and Tory get some happy moments please without a time limit.
I'm intrigued with what Darius is going to make of that one year without anything holding him and Tory back. If he's going to be the man, he wanted to be and step up his game, because his persuation game so far is not very impressive.
↠ ORION & DARIUS.
This bromance is still thriving and I'll never get tired of the weird things the Guardian bond makes them do. I hope they will still be as close, now that the Guardian bond is gone. I will miss their spooning scenes tho.
"Maybe we should focus on your father first?" he suggested with a dark chuckle.
"Fine," I agreed. "But then I'm going down there to kick some ass."
"You're so protective of me, sweetheart," he joked.
"Always, baby," I agree with a laugh and I held him tighter as I began filling him in on everything I'd had to hold back on when I came to visit him.
↠ SETH & DARCY.
They have one of my favorite friendships in this series. Seth and Darcy are gossiping about Seth's crush on Caleb is making my day or when Seth is talking about the moon AGAIN and Darcy is shutting him down, cause girl has enough. They are so cute together. 😩 it's so weird since I spent so much time hating on Seth for being an asshole and making Darcy & Orion's life hard, but it's so hard to hate him when he's so clingy. 🙈
"Seth Capella, life is not guarenteed and with the shit we do most nights, you will regret it if anything happens to him and you don't get the chance to tell him the truth."
"We won't die," he said with a shrug. "We're the Heirs and the Savage Princess. Darcy and the dudebros. Wolfman, Bitey C, Fish Fury, Dragzilla, and the Phoen Dream."
"Okay firstly, never call us those things again, and secondly, we're not immortal, Seth. Just...don't take this time for granted, okay?" I implored.
Seth stepped forward, brushing a lock of my hair behind my ear with a whine. "We're gonna be okay."
Seth trying to get Orion and Darcy back together by making Orion jealous and sending him pics of himself and Darcy. PLS SETH, you're a dead man. He's asking for violence and suffering. 💀 #sheaintblueoveryounomore
↠ TORY & ORION.
THIS DUO IS BACK I MISSED THEM. Every time I see that Orion still has Tory friendship bracelet, ahh it's so adorable. 😭 Tory and Orion are bonding about the weird Guardin bond and their love life is also a mess.. misery loves company. I just love their interactions so much!!
I relented, hugging him tight for a moment as we just took a second to appreciate the fact that we were both half free of our shackles, then I huffed out a frustrated breath and kneed him in the balls as hard as I could. Orion wheezed out a cough laced with a surprised curse and I gave him a shove so he fell back onto the couch beside us as he cupped his junk.
"That's for breaking my sister's heart, asshole," I snarled, pointing a finger at him and glaring.
↠ DARCY & DARIUS.
The duo I didn't know I needed until this book. I love how close they grew, even though it's kind of sad that they bonded over the lost of Tory and Orion. Darcy and Darius have this annoying brother-sister relatinship where they constantly tease each other w the all kind of stuff.Darius:
Can you go to Lance's tonight? He might need help and I'm busy.
Darcy:
Busy doing what?
Darius:
Stuff and things. Be there by seven, shrew.
I shot him a gif of an angry Minotaur shouting 'NO!' and he replied with one of a shrew running away from a torrent of Dragon fire.
Why are they so cute? 😩🥺
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➵ FAVORITE SCENES
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↠ Every time Seth got close to Darcy to bait Orion and Orion going berserk in his jealousy. Yes sir, throw him against the window. We love to see it. 😌
↠ Tory, Darcy & Gabriel having happy family moments.
↠ All the scenes when the Heirs + the twins were working & fighting together. Every person has different strengths and weaknesses and I love seeing them helping each other. I want more happy moments with everyone. 😭
↠ Orion drunk is never not funny. That scene was hilarious and heartbreaking at the same time. My man still has the whole range.
↠ Of course I'm going to say all the Orion and Darcy scenes. The angst they delivered in this book *chef's kiss*
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➵ CONCLUSION
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Fated Throne highlighted so many amazing friendships that were developed over the course of this long ass series and I'm so happy that we see all the characters that were once enemies bonding and working together to defeat the bigger evil. I just wish that I would be more invested in the Tory/Darius romance, then this series would be perfect.
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ZODIAC ACADEMY SERIES
#0.5 Zodiac Academy: Origin of an Academy Bully – 3.75 stars
#1 Zodiac Academy: The Awakening – 3.5 stars
#2 Zodiac Academy: Ruthless Fae – 3.75 stars
#3 Zodiac Academy: The Reckoning – 4.5 stars
#4 Zodiac Academy: Shadow Princess – 4.5 stars
#5 Zodiac Academy: Cursed Fates – 4 stars
#5.5 Zodiac Academy: The Big A.S.S. Party – 3 stars
#6 Zodiac Academy: Fated Throne – 4 stars
#7 Zodiac Academy: Heartless Sky – 3.75 stars
#8 Zodiac Academy: Sorrow & Starlight – tbr
#9 Zodiac Academy: (...) – tbr
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ME HALF THE TIME READING THIS BOOK:
ME THE OTHER HALF OF THE TIME:
NOW ME WAITING FOR BOOK 7:
Okay, but for real, this might be the best one in the series so far because everyone is finally getting their shit together and working as an actual team for once“We’re the Heirs and the Savage Princess. Darcy and the dudebros. Wolfman, Bitey C, Fish Fury, Dragzilla, and the Phoen Dream.”
✅ That moment in the sandstorm?! 😍 FINALLY DARIUS, CHASE AFTER YOUR GIRL!
❌ Darius still thinks it's his crown?? Dude, wtf 🤬🤬
❌ Also, why does Darius still call them Roxy and Gwen?!
✅ I seriously love all of the characters. I normally dislike multi-POV but I want them all here!
🆗 The Darcy + Orion stuff took way too long to resolve for me, but I guess I get it - had to make him work for it
✅ The villains in this book give me Umbridge vibes - they're seriously that evil and I both love and hate it
❌ I just don't understand this author's concept of a threesome
✅ So many kick-ass moments. I'm seriously so happy that everyone is finally working together
✅ The sacrifice at the end 🥺🥺 Please tell me this will somehow get resolved, I need a HEA 😭
[⚠️*PROBABLY A SPOILER BELOW*⚠️]
But on the bright side, we better get so many Tory and Darius scenes next book. I've been rooting for these two the entire series and there is so much lost time to make up for.
> I want to see sex on a massive pile of dragon gold
> I want to see them defile that throne again
> Can you have sex on a motorcycle? Probs not, but I still want it
> Sex while flying maybe? Please and thank you.
I think you get the point 😂
[⚠️*END SPOILER*⚠️]
Now if December could be here already so I can find out what happens next!! If you haven't read this series yet, please start it I beg you, it is totally worth the rollercoaster ride!
PS: Ty Phuong for calling me out and making me actually read the last 20% of this haha. It was totally worth it!!
Steam Scale: 🔥🔥🔥🔥/5
Swoon Scale: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️/5 -
A great addition to an overall wonderfully addicting series.
Adequately paced and just overall well-written, this book truly showed how far these characters have come, both as individuals and in their respective relationships/friendships with each other. No one is one-dimensional. I feel something for almost every character, whether that feeling is love, admiration or utter hatred. The point is that they invoke emotion, and I think that's beautiful.
All the ships are sailing my friends. Though many of them are sailing through raging thunderous storms, struggling to fight against the tide and weather the downpour, they have all left the dock nevertheless.
Darius & Tory
There is only her.
Oh how far these two have come. I’ve been rooting for them for so long and we’re finally at the point where they’ve both embraced their feelings, but of course, it’s still far from smooth sailing. We have Darius’ father constantly tormenting them. We have the stars moving heaven and earth to keep them apart. And we have their own idiocy and stubbornness still threatening their progress. It’s a hot mess.
Orion & Darcy
"Just remember you were my queen first."
I, like Darcy, was pissed when Orion pulled the switcharoo that he did. But now, given time to think about it, I understand it just as Darcy is coming around to understanding it. He didn’t do it selfishly. He broke a promise but it was to protect her and her reputation. Can’t really stay mad at a guy you would literally blow up his whole life to hell just to ensure your life remained intact along with your claim to the throne.
Max & Geraldine
There was simply not enough of these two! Like excuse, I love them and I need more.
Seth & Caleb
I’m just sitting over here, waiting patiently for them to happen and the fact that it still hasn’t is just decidedly rude.
Point is, I love this series. Every single book has me hooked. These characters and this world have managed to stick their claws into me, and honestly, I worry how I will manage once it’s all over. But we have one more book to go and I’m ready for the final ride. -
guys i actually dont even know wtf i just read right now
im hyperventilating im panicking im tryna contact the stars to ask them how i can fix this
i can't believe you guys lied to me and said this book has a better ending than the last few rfkjsndfksjfkb IM LOOKING AT YOU Iqra & Emma
this book was so painful BUT there was definitely some lightheartedness sprinkled throughout or else it would’ve drove me to an early grave
the friendships in this book were so freaking cute they all love each other so much and it makes my heart so happy🥹🥹
remember when tory’s biggest problem was her online shopping addiction? ahh those were the days THEY DIDN’T LAST THAT LONG THO BECAUSE WTF WAS ALL THE SHIT SHE WENT THROUGH?!!????????? and it just.doesnt.end. im gonna need to see a HEA for her bc she can’t catch a break 😩
darcy wow she shone in this book i knew she had it in her that’s my girl <33 in the previous books it always kinda felt like she was in tory’s shadow but you remove them and darcys acc a badass. she’s so strong and she grew so much throughout this book im so proud of our angel baby that’s my whole queen right there 🥰 im her biggest fan right after orion
but the way im so terrified for her in the next book this is not okay i am not okay i need her to be okay i can’t even think of what any of this means rn
darius pissed me off so much in this book tbh bc he’s still talking about tryna ascend to the throne and taking the vegas down like WHAT?? what happened to love conquers all you weirdo ! and also after hearing everything that happened in the past and how they all got to the point they were at why are you still tryna act a fool
but that also didn’t last long bc of what happened at the end AND IM NOT RESTING TIL I KNOW THE OUTCOME BC WTFWTFWTFTWFYWKCHDJDJHS he pissed me off but I STILL LOVE HIM STOP IT rn stop playing w me
they really said oh you know the characters that were suffering in this book? ya uno reverse hahaha see you next book🤭🤭
that authors note has me feeling unsettled bc why are they teasing us about the pain they’ve caused and whats yet to come?!!???
its giving
the ppl that brought me so much happiness throughout the pain: lance orion 💗 seth capella 💗 caleb altair 💗 geraldine grus 💗 gabriel nox 💗
“We won’t die,” he said with a shrug. “We’re the Heirs and the Savage Princess. Darcy and the dudebros. Wolfman, Bitey C, Fish Fury, Dragzilla, and the Phoen Dream.”
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all you need to know is that: I’m not okay.
and“I love you, Blue. I loved you then, I love you now, I’ll love you tomorrow even if I’m no longer on this earth. No time exists where I won’t love you.”
“I wanted to rip her from his arms, drag her away with me and just run and run until we were so lost that no one could ever find us again”.
that’s it. I’m going to go stare at a wall and wait till the ending hits me. -
I don’t know how I’ve lived my entire life without this series. Life was meaningless before.
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Woah that was amazing. Action and drama packed. 👏👏
A lot happened in this one, and it was full of twists which I honestly couldn't predict at times. The book starts off great- action packed and the it moves along at a fast-smooth pace. The mid is where things got a bit dull for me and the drama stretched unnecessarily in my opinion. I do think the author's tried to force some of the plot twists and tropes into this one, when it wasn't required, which is why I give it four stars instead of five. The book picks up pace again and kept me intrigued. So much happened towards the end and it left me with so many questions.
Coming on to the characters-
Darcy and Tory had their separate battles to fight and seeing them clash against each other was worth reading. The struggle Darcy and Darius went through this one is so well represented and well written, I absolutely loved that. Darcy in my opinion was given the upper hand in this book and I would love to see Tory rise in the next book.
The ending is so messed up but I must say Darius and Tory are absolutely perfect for each other. Enemies to lovers done right. Darius aka the grumpy marshmallow is one of my favourites and I really hope he finds himself out of the situation.
Lance Orion is PERFECT. I see no wrong in the man (excluding the betrayal lol). Him and Darcy make the cutest couple and the chemistry is just so right. The way he tries to win Darcy is everything.
Can these people have one moment of happiness?! PLEASE!!
I had never thought I'll be siding with Seth 😂 That's character development done right. While Seth, Max and Caleb had their shining moments, there was always something bigger happening with the major four characters outshining them. Also, MUST protect Gabriel and Geraldine at all costs, I liked their characters as soon as they came into the story and those two are absolutely precious.
Overall, a great read and can't wait to start with the Heartless Sky. Ahh I have such high expectations and so many questions I need answers to. -
Tory and Darius need to move their annoying arses aside and let the superior ships take centre stage— SethCaleb and BlueLance.
there are only so many times, across six different books, i can listen to Tory and Darius have the same fucking conversations and arguments over and over again. about thrones and star-crossed lovers and shadows and lust vs hate.
him STILL wanting the throne just negates all of their relationship development. it undermines every heart-stopping, earth-shattering, cosmically beautiful declaration he’s ever said to her. i was reading all of his cute shit like 🥰🥺😍💋❤️🤩💅🏻✨ then the moment he started spreading his cheeks for that damn throne AGAIN i was just
clearly you don’t love Tory that much💀
this only gets four stars because Seth and Caleb are my everything. my heart and soul. the loves of my life. of course Caleb finally became interesting once things started getting fruity. him in his straight era was a flop.
while BlueLance... i would die for them. that’s all you need to know.
and my bby Xavier🥺 GET BEHIND ME STAT. Sofia and her crusty, stinky hooves need to stay away from my precious bby boy. keep your pixie cut and your steroid-taking bf away from him!!!! i will call the police because something about them feels illegal, your honour. im still gathering evidence. -
This book deserves 5 stars! I was just so angry after finishing the book! It just didn’t go my way. This is why I was so harsh in my rating the first time. The series is still freaking Awesome! I highly recommend reading the entire series. I have a Love and Hate relationship when it comes to this series! Lol! 😫😢😂 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇
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⚠️ spoilers
🐉 geraldine has rly become the best character in this series
🐉 THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE SO GODDAMN ANNOYING. we were already dealing w tory's brainwashing, the thunderstorm thing should've been resolved LAST BOOK. i feel like i've been shouting about these thunderstorms for like 1500 pages now enough is enough
🐉 seth was so funny in this book 🤣🤣 the out of pocket texts he'd send orion, him thirsting over caleb. i was living for all the hijinks he was getting up to
🐉 tory x orion and darius x darcy friendship moments bring me sooooo much freaking joy
🐉 darius lost twenty points tho for STILL wanting to claim the throne from the twins. he's tory's fated mate, he's supposed to be her #1 hype man but instead he's harping on abt being more 'FiT tO rULe' like she isn't smarter and more powerful than him?? goddamn idiot MOVE OVER
🐉 sofia doesn't deserve xavier.
🐉 listen.... i don't have a problem w daddy kink (i'm lying) but this tory/clara sister wives thing going on w nasty daddy acruix is soooo gross 😂🤢
🐉 while i've always liked them, this is the first book in the series i was wayyy more interested in darcy x orion than tory x darius. oooooo the pining and orion's jealousy 🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽 it was so good y'all -
✅ Characters
✅ The twins and the heirs finally working together
✅ The redemption arc continues
✅ Angsty romances (yes, again)
✅ Multiple POVs
✅ World-building
✅ Pace and plot
✅ Action and politics
✅ Villain that we hate SO MUCH
✅ Magic and faes
❗️❗️Trigger warnings: torture and child abuse
❗️❗️Mild spoilers of the previous books in this review.
After the horrible events that happened at the end of Cursed Fates, Darcy and the heirs have to find a way to work together, now more than ever. With Lionel's rise to power, things at the Academy are getting dire, and they need to find a way to save Tory and defeat Lionel before he manages to kill more people and enslave the whole country.“We won’t die,” he said with a shrug. “We’re the Heirs and the Savage Princess. Darcy and the dudebros. Wolfman, Bitey C, Fish Fury, Dragzilla, and the Phoen Dream.”
OMG. Can this get more perfect? I mean, it could definitely be if you add Geraldine and Tory to the mix, but you know what I mean...
I really enjoyed the fact that the twins and the Heirs are starting to work together (however long that will last) instead of always being at each other’s throats. I said that the previous book was about lessons learned and earning forgiveness, well this one continues in this direction for sure, but it’s also about the main characters getting their shits together, realizing that they have no choice but to help each other, and learning how to work together and even become friends along the way.
Even though the Heirs were such jerks to the twins, I was dying for them all to finally unite and kick ass together, and I was so so so happy that it happened, MANY TIMES, in this book. They are not just working together because they are forced to, or because their goals align for now as they are saying, we can see that they are starting to care for each other, and they defend each other and stand together.Having Orion’s new number was a treat in itself. I sent him daily photographs of me and Darcy together with captions like #sheaintblueoveryounomore and #teamDeth. He’d blocked my number after threatening to rip my intestines out and strangle me with them – amongst other murderous threats - but then I got a magical app which sent my texts from anonymous numbers so he couldn’t keep me away. It was hilarious. And very intentional. Because I was officially kickstarting Mission: Get Darion Back Together.
Seth and Darcy already started to form a more solid bond in the previous book, when he would stay with her and try to help her get through her breakup with Lance, and they continued to grow close in this book, but I love that there was no tentative of seduction on Seth’s end. It was nothing romantic, just simple support and comfort given to someone who needed it, and they came to crave each other’s presence, even though Darcy says that she is annoyed with Seth half of the time, we can see that she actually appreciates his presence and support. Also, his plan to make Orion jealous and force him to admit his feelings to Darcy is stupid, but it did create some funny exchanges and moments, and I think it's sweet that he truly wants them to be happy together, especially after he was so mean to them. I was the first to say how much of an ass he was in the first books, but I have to say that the authors did a splendid job with his redemption arc and character development, because I adore him now...“Because he’s in love with my sister which makes him about as appealing to me as a three day old tuna sandwich – no offence,” I tossed at Darius and he smirked.
“You’re an old tuna sandwich to me too, Gwen,” he agreed and I punched him over the name, but couldn’t fight a smirk.
Seeing the other Heirs get closer to Darcy and Geraldine in order to find a way to save Tory was awesome and heartwarming, It’s sad that it took such a tragedy for it to happen, but I do not regret any of the traumatic events from the previous books, because it lead us there, and I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. Their teasing and banter are adorable, and it just felt good to see them having some lighter moments amidst all the chaos and angst that has become their life at the Academy.“Right, c’mere.” Seth whipped the vine and grabbed Geraldine by the ankle with it, dragging her toward him. I caught her hand with a laugh as she wailed like a banshee and I was hauled across the floor with her.
“Let me go, my lady!” Geraldine cried. “I shall go into the eternal night for you. You must live on to produce many a babe with the most handsome of kings!”
“Well that would be me then.” Caleb shot forward, diving onto my back and clinging on as Seth heaved us all across the floor.
“Caleb,” I laughed as he tickled me to try and make me let go of Geraldine.
“Let the Wolf have her!” Caleb cried dramatically and I lost my grip on her, leaving Seth to yank Geraldine across the floor at his feet and he started binding her with more vines.
“For my most glorious majesties!” she cried. “Peril calls my name and my name is Geraldine Gundellifus Gabolia Gundestria Grus! Hear. Me. Roar!”
Geraldine is still one of the best characters ever. She is the perfect supportive friend that will do anything and everything for you, and her fierceness is something to behold. She is also so funny with her silly expressions, and I love how she doesn't take shit from the Heirs, and she lets them know very clearly that she thinks of herself above them and that she's in charge, not them. I just love her, she's probably the MVP in this series.“I love you, Blue. I loved you then, I love you now, I’ll love you tomorrow even if I’m no longer on this earth. No time exists where I won’t love you.”
When it comes to romance, our main couples don't have it easy in this series... I do believe that they will eventually get to their happily ever after, but how long will it take and what will they have to go through in order to get there? I have no idea and that scares me. There was so much hurt and angst between Tory and Darius in the last book and this one, but I think that there is finally a solution to their problem (I don't want to spoil anything so I won't say more). As for Lance and Darcy, well let's just say that I knew they both still had feelings for each other and it was only a question of time before Lance realized that he didn't need to suffer and punish himself for "abandoning" Darcy, and she shouldn't resent him for his sacrifice. I just hope that now that some things were cleared between them, they will at least have a chance at a "normal" relationship.“Oh and if you ever shove my sister like that again I’ll rip one of your arms off.” He said it so calmly, but the darkness in his eyes said he’d absolutely do it.
Aw, I love my psycho big brother.
I barely had time to be relieved as chaos descended around us and the shadow of a huge Storm Dragon flew overhead. The crowd were screaming and death was spilling through the amphitheatre on furious, ravenous wings as Dante’s lightning powers blasted the stands and more and more of our friends appeared.
I am so glad that I read The Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac series before this one because it makes me appreciate Dante and Gabriel's involvement in this series even more! I was squealing and fangirling every time Dante would appear, or every time Gabriel was there to save the day or talk about his wife and boyfriends-in-law. Reading the Ruthless Boys before is not necessary to understand what is happening, but it definitely makes the experience more enjoyable. Also, having seen what Darkmore looks like on the inside, and having a glimpse of Roary, Ethan, and also Rosalie made me want to read the Darkmore Penitentiary series even more.“We’re all at least a little fucked up, Tory,” he said roughly. “But the people who love us don’t give a shit about that. Better still – they love us even more for it.”
Origins of an Academy Bully ⭐⭐⭐
The Awakening ⭐⭐⭐
The Awakening as Told by the Boys ⭐⭐
Ruthless Fae ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Reckoning ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
Shadow Princess ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Cursed Fates ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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He was mine and I was his. Now and always. In the end, he’d kept his promise to me after all and I’d kept mine. We’d fought for each other until we couldn’t fight any more.
The One Where The Reader Finished ZA6 And Released A Breath She Didn't Know She Was Holding.
The authors really took it upon themselves to keep on grating my nerves like a block of cheese. -
If there was one thing this whole shit storm had taught me, it was that tears saved nobody and dwelling on regrets was as useful as cutting my own hands off.
5++ Vega Queens stars!
It's taken me a few days to process this amazingly brutal book, and even now my mind is still reeling and my heart is still bleeding. I don't know how Caroline and Susanne manage to knock my expectations out the window and throw so much beautiful and tortuous heartbreak at us every fucking time, but holy shit, they have done it again and have written a story that will keep readers captivated with tears in their eyes and hope in their hearts the entire way through."You're the best man I know, the best, fucking stupidest, most frustrating man I know. Whether you're a professor, a convict, a fugitive, a power shamed Fae or all of the above, there isn't one thing you could be that wouldn't make me want you. But I just can't trust you."
"You still want me?"
FATED THRONE picks up a few months after the end of CURSED FATES. The twins are separated as Darcy continues to train in preparation of the upcoming fight with Lionel, while Tory is taken hostage by the shadows and her guardian bond with Lionel. When I started this book, I had so many hopes and fears for what would come for all of my beloved characters, which left me absolutely terrified and so stoked as I read. So much happens as Darcy and Tory continue to fight for a way to be united again, while battling all of the forces of fate keeping them apart. I loved watching as Darcy continued to grow in her confidence and strength as a royal heir, while my heart broke for shadow-Tory and how broken and beaten she was. But Tory bows to no one and can't be leashed for long, and I have every confidence that they will defeat Lionel and take the throne (after overcoming the damned stars, of course).Dragons were hardwired to find the most priceless treasure they could and make it theirs and she was the most prized possession I could ever hope to own. She was beauty and strength and bravery and hope and if I spent every day for the rest of forever making her mine then I'd gladly do it.
There were also so many side plots happening for the rest of the crew--some of which made my heart so happy. I loved seeing Xavier finally have a chance to be a Pegasus; I learned so much about herd culture and some moments had me in stitches laughing! I also loved all of the sweet moments between Max and Geraldine and the blooming romance between Seth and Caleb. My heart continues to break for Darius and Tory as they continue to fight their fate from the stars and for Darcy and Orion as they continue to stubbornly refuse to make amends after what Orion did. Even though there was some hope given for these four, there was also so many bad omens and footnotes that I know will come into play for the final book. Once again, I am terrified and desperate and excited for the next and final book in this brilliant series, which I know will be just as heartbreaking as all the others so far ♡
Total highlights for this behemoth book: 275
My Orion and Darcy before a broken vow forced them apart...
My Darius, the arrogant Dragon shifter who would sacrifice anything for his girl...
My Caleb, the cocky Vampire who's quick with his teeth and steadfast in his loyalty to his brothers...
My Max, the overconfident Siren who definitely has a thing for an overzealous A.S.S. member...
My Xavier, the broken but not defeated Pegasus who finally gains the freedom he's always craved...
My Seth, the asshole Alpha Wolf who has finally wormed his way under my skin...
*ARC provided by the authors in exchange for an honest review* -
4.5 🌟
The ending was slightly better than the previous ones. I mean, its still hurt bad but still.
This was such a clusterfuck of emotions. It was soooo wholesome but at the same time, my heart already hurts for the next book OHMYGOD😭
I don't know if I should be happy about whatever happened or sad BUT ISTG IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO MY DRAGON BOY ILL IDK ILL FIGURE SOMETHING OUT BUT NOTHING SHOULD HAPPEN TO MY LOVE OK. -
I’m not sure how I feel about this book, it was good but I’m afraid I expected to love it and maybe I didn’t?
Overall it was lighter than the previous one and there was more good stuff happening, so luckily no crying this time 😅, but still not a walk in the park.
I’ll start with what I did enjoy; my absolute favorite was drunk, jealous Orion. That scene was hilarious and exactly what I needed😍. I also had a good laugh at Xavier and his struggles, that boy is getting more and more intriguing. Gabriel is a great addition to the gang and his talent to show up out of the blue is the best. I will check out his story soon!
The Heirs continue to be a bunch of softies and I loved how everyone was cozying up at their secret den like a big urban family. Btw the idea of a secret, magical and luxurious tree house protected by spells from less powerful Fae is so insanely cool that my inner 12 year old is jumping and squealing 🤗.
Obviously there were some good steamy scenes, which is highly appreciated 👀. I’m very curious about Caleb and Seth. Especially since they are such nice guys nowadays so we’re rooting for them.
However this amazing change of heart actually bothers me a bit. I really love the new Heirs, but it’s just not credible, people don’t change THAT much. Maybe Fae do and I should let it go? On top of that Darcy is offended by the idea of dating Seth because of his bullying history but Tory and Darius are an option? 🤔
Next to all the fluff there’s the dark part that requires a long list of TW and it all starts and ends with Lionel. He is a ruthless, powerful and a very skilled villain. His ideas to divide the society, find a scapegoat and generally favor hate and fear are chilling and hit close to home. Order conversion ‘therapies’ also sound eerily familiar. Inspired by true events of the mortal realm I guess. It’s all creepy but I like political fiction so that part worked for me.
I hate to say it but the ending was dragging. There was way too much going on, it was overwhelming and some parts felt repetitive.
Last thing I wanted to add: I don’t believe one bit in that deal Darius struck, there’s no way this will go through 🤡
3.5 round up to 4 -
NO HEARTBREAKING ENDING YES YES IM SO HAPPY DFSKFSKJK THE WAY I CACKLED AS SOMEONE LOST THEIR HAND HAHAHA
I love how the first half was just pure pain and heartbreak + made me depressed but then that ending was the complete opposite😩
the character development darcy went through was spectacular omg how is she so strong?? i adore this girl so much. AND TORY. this queen suffered so much it destroyed me completely. that ending couldnt have made me happier <33
i said i liked the heirs before but now i love them all so much ESPECIALLY SETH. SETH OF ALL PEOPLE. OMG HE'S ONE OF MY FAVS?? when he was literally the one i hated the most to the point of death?? THE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT.
and then max !! omg what he did in this book totally erased any doubts i had about him before and totally made up for what he did to Tory in book 1 like i'll never stop being grateful to him😭
caleb and darius i do really like but at the same time i dont really care about them??? but im pretty concerned about something that happened-
sjgfsjsgsg okay but just the way they were all there for each other was the sweetest thing ever IT WAS EVERYTHING.
NOW ITS TIME TO SUFFER AND DIE NEXT BOOK YAY IM NOT READY
oh and when is that bastard of a dragon going to die?? lionel please suffer and burn in hell already🥰 -
quite honestly don’t wanna be here anymore bc it hurts a lot.
Anyways, i’m gonna read the next one🤪
ps. to all the people who told me “haha the ending of book 6 hurts the least” go fuck urself😭 -
UPDATE: Re-Read 11/2022
UGH! Hurts soooo good! I love this book, even though it has some seriously dark themes. But like I said in a previous update it's like the Avengers but make it ZA! The relationships are perfection. And Lance Orion owns my freaking soul! He is so damn cute in this book pining over Darcy. I loved Darcy in this book too, she was so badass. And the Seth friendship!!!! All I have ever wanted!
It's crazy how much more I really love Tory and Darius this time around. I actually have gone so soft for Darius this read, (he still drives me crazy with the throne thing though.)
The action/fight scenes in this book are sooooo freaking good!
My favorite book so far in the series. The developing relationships between all the characters is EVERYTHING!!!! I love it so much!
Spoilers:
Thoughts:
- Yes, yes yes!!! We finally get a book where Darcy really shows her mettle, and I loved every word! Her friendship with the heirs was probably my favorite part of the book. She made them weapons and fought with them like a total badass! I love the sister/brother vibes.
- How is it possible that I love Seth?!
- Darcy and Orion!!!!! I love these two with my whole heart, they are my favorite couple. I kind of love she made him sweat. Oh and drunk Lance Orion was just about the cutest thing ever.
- The comedy in these books continues to have me laughing out loud.
- I probably could have gone my whole life without the bedazzled junk image in my head.
- Tory really had a crap deal, and when she was parted from Darcy it was heartbreaking.
- Tory and Darius finally (sort of) coming together was a relief but mostly bc it’s exhausting. I like them but they still don’t own my heart like Darcy/Orion.
-Mama Acrux story is the most heartbreaking in my opinion, that poor freaking woman deserves the world.
Ok on to the next book! -
PROS
- these books are always filled with suspense, action and steamy love scenes.
- it’s more entertaining when the Vegas work together with the heirs. They all have good chemistry.
- I enjoyed Darcy more in this book. She was more independent and had a better personality in this book. When she and Orion are a couple she becomes kind of boring and only thinks about Orion.
- I was glad to see that Tory was brought back from the dark early in the book. It would have been annoying if she was under Lionel’s thumb the whole time.
- I liked Seth in this book. In the past I have found him and Max irrelevant. It was funny seeing him taunt Orion. And I’m totally shipping Seth and Caleb.
- Gabriel’s since of humor has mad him one of my favorite characters.
CONS
- there was absolutely no reason for this book to be 800 pages. It could have been cut in half. Each book gets longer and longer which drags it out. About half way through I realized there would be a cliffhanger and the series would continue. I was honestly angry. I was so ready for this series to be over with. I’m truly starting to get over this series. I was so excited for book 6 to be released after the cliffhanger in book 5. This time however, I’m not that anxious for book 7 because I’m becoming jaded. This series should have been wrapped up in 5 books. I even found myself skimming some sections.
- though I did enjoy Darcy more in this book, it was annoying that she wouldn’t forgive Orion. What he did for her was out of love. That seems pretty obvious.
- all the side stories, Xavier, Max and Geraldine, lengthened the book and kind of dragged the story. It seems like the authors and just doing this to set up spin offs. I love Geraldine as a side character but she is too over the top for her to have her own story or book. And I cannot take the Xavier plot seriously. I see Xavier as a kid. I don’t see him as an Alpha. He is too nice and inexperienced to be a true alpha and I love alpha men. Plus it’s hard to take him seriously when he wears a Pegasus fanny pack, bedazzles his penis and constantly whinnies and stomps his foot like a horse.
- one way the story is repetitive is the fact that the heirs are still considering fighting the girls for the throne. How can Darius do this if he is truly in love and devoted to Tory? I was also disappointed with Darius when he was deciding if he would give his life for Tory. Ruling the kingdom was actually part of his decision making. He considered that Xavier could take his place. When he was offered a year with Tory in exchange for his life, along with saving his friends from death, the throne shouldn’t have even been on his mind. -
Wow Ok so the stars are just out to ruin things for the people we're invested in while handing everything to the Lizard on a silver platter just for funsies?
Lads & lassies cannot seem to catch a break (bar one thing) altho the friendships + interactions are such highlights even if almost everything else is 💥 & 💔
Shall be saying no more tho cos spoilers 🤐 - but way to go to the authors for hooking us so thoroughly on rooting for this gang to succeed and I so love seeing the magic wielded as everyone's powers continue to grow 🤗
Not long to wait for next book eventho I am lowkey disappointed we won't be going back to the Academy (I mean I totally get why but still 🤷♀️)...what is it with 7th books in magical school settings veering off track? I was loving the class interactions and how the characters were standing up to/flouting the stupid segregationist rules + the Spares were fun additions - admittedly less Washer page time will be such a relief *shudder*, he makes me want to 🤮 and it's horrendous what he gets away with...it's not fucking "harmless" and is totally part of a much larger problem of turning a blind eye 🤢
Hopefully the next book goes where i hope it will and it'll reward me for jumping into Noxy & Dante's backstory while giving us more Rosalie 🤞 but first I'm going to back track to the Lunar Eclipse for a fishy encounter which is bound to be its own very special brand of entertaining 🙃
PS - if the boys continue to covet that damn "chair" I will riot...sharing is caring damn it #teamworkmakesthedreamwork 🙄 -
“I love you, Blue. I loved you then, I love you now, I’ll love you tomorrow even if I’m no longer on this earth. No time exists where I won’t love you.”
ABSOLUTELY EPIC 💫 I basically just SCREAMED, CRIED and VOMITED my way through 700 pages of pure adrenaline.
**SPOILERS AHEAD**
I AM REELING from all of the amazing reveals!! From why the Savage King was so “savage” to the origins of the Shadow Princess, plus all of the lore around the Zodiac Guild, the diary, and the Imperial Star - absolutely amazing! ✨
I also love how so many relationships came to a head:
💙 BLUELANCE: my King and Queen had so many beautiful moments in this one! 💕 The graveyard scene and the ensuing make out session in daddy Orion’s crypt (nice one guys), at Noxy’s house (too bad that was cut short!) and their “last” moments in the amphitheater (“See you in the stars, Blue,” he swore, his lips brushing mine). Just GAH 😩
❤️ THE DRAGON AND THE PHOENIX: By the stars, these two are my KRYPTONITE. The mountain clearing scene was HOT AF. The wedding scene DESTROYED ME. And Darius’s choice at the end - if that’s how it actually goes down, I will NEVER RECOVER 😭
💚 GG AND THE HEINOUS HALIBUT: Pure comedy 😂
💖 BABY X AND THE GLITTER PRINCESS: I love them together!!! 🦄 Sorry Tyler, your services are no longer needed ✋🏼 #newdomintown #dijazzle
🤎 MY NEW FAVORITE COUPLE: Sexy slow burn has a name and it’s called SALEB 🐺 🧛 🔥
I’m not ready for this series to wind down! Like AT ALL. I need this to be a ten book series at least! -
DARIUS ACRUX WHAT THE FUCK WERE YOU THINKING
next Christmas is gonna be hell for both me and Tory
On the the next book, more pain to come 🤡🤡
spoilers bellow beware it will spoil you for any book in zodiac academy series also it will be me rambling on so I don’t even know if you’ll be able to understand
OKAY OKAY OKAY I LOVE HOW EVERYONE IS GETTING ALONG AND BECOMING BESTIES ITS WARMING MY HEART
ALSO FUCK DARIUS WHAT WAS HE THINKING HIS LIFE????? FOR ONE YEAR????? Ajhfajhdakhdjwjsjsjajshsjahdhsjw
ALSOOOO I NEED CALEB AND SETH TO BE MATED ALREADY AND THE SAME FOR GERALDINE AND MAX THE STARS NEEDS TO HURRY UP.
I AM NOT READY FOR THE NEXT BOOK WISH ME LUCK -
Um my heart? Yeah it freaking broken. I hate how much pain this series has caused me…but it’s also one of the best I’ve ever read.
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Re-read Dec 2021: ‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾☆ 4.25 stars ☆☽༓･*˚⁺‧͙
First read May 2021: ‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾☆ 4 stars ☆☽༓･*˚⁺‧͙
damn i forgot how good this was. The ending??? 10/10 ✨
I also realized that Darius isn’t the best lmao, i can’t fully believe he loves Tory cause the minute they talk about the throne he goes “oh yeah that’s mine fuck y’all” like????? bye
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i knew going in that this was an unfinished series, still i went ahead and read it when i usually like to wait for the series to be complete. yep, i am a ✨dumbass✨.
i entered this book so fcking depressed and to be honest, I didn’t want to read it. It hurt me, like genuinely hurt me that i just rather not know what happened next than to hurt some more. Ofc my curiosity and care for the people here won and I read it. It hurt ☺️👍🏻
The first what? 30-40%?? was absolutely painful. I have such a love/hate relationship with this series, jesus christ. I don’t think another series has pulled this much emotion from me.
The rest of the book until the 70% mark it’s so much better. It intrigued me, it gave me a spark of hope and it made me laugh A LOT, especially with the whole dijazzle thing 😂😂😂😂😂 When this happened:
“When the Wolves were out of sight, I kicked off my shoes and started stripping down, a grin pulling at my lips as I stuffed everything into my pack which was shaped like a cloud with white glitter glimmering on it – and was cool as shit thank you very much.”
I screamed like a proud mama: YEAH SWEETIE PARADE THE SHIT OUT OF THE BAG!!!!😂😂 I’m not a fan of the whole herd thing with Ty and Xavier fighting for Sofia, but I guess that’s their Order’s way??
I was enraged at times, too. When the throne situation was brought up around Darius I wanted to rip his head off. Why??? Tory sums it up pretty great, here:
“When it comes down to it, your family betrayed mine. Your father took everything from us. A chance to grow up loved in the world where we belong, the chance to come into our powers early and learn all the things you were gifted so easily. And even after everything that's happened, you still want to keep stealing from us, don't you? You still believe that you and the other Heirs are more suited to sit on the throne than we are. Even though it's our birth right. Even though we are more powerful than you. Even though we had to lose everything to get to where we are.”
yeah, i love him but fuck him for wanting the throne after everything. but you know... after that ending.... he is forgiven.
NOW THE HEIRS, I do NOT appreciate my blue balls from those two. I love them together. Max was such a hero here, goddamn it. I love all of them. They are such important people in my life now that i would literally die for them.
THE FRIENDSHIPS
- Darcy and Darius, yes.
- Orion and Tory, I—🥺🥺🥺
- The Heirs and the Vega twins and Gerry, YES.
- Darcy and Seth, they’re so goddamn cute!!!!!! I loved when they would talk like normal teenagers about their crushes, it warmed my heart.
- Max and Tory, so unexpected but so sweet.
- Orion with the gang is so heartwarming!!!
- Xavier and Tory 🥺🥺
We had so many great moments with all of them, we had a lot of moments when they were ALL together and it was such a gift. It was so so good.
My queens: this was a difficult one. But I love you both so much and I’m right there with you.
The last 30% was... wow. I was a nervous wreck through all of it (as you can see in my status updates). Especially in the last 10%. Jesus Christ. It was so fcking good. The suspense was a lot, but it just kept coming. I’m so fcking thankful it didn’t end on such a depressing note as the last one. This ending was a PERFECT way to prepare us for the last book. I’m scared, but so damn excited.
Y’all, you need to read this series, it’s really fcking good. It’s painful. REALLY painful and cruel at times.(you’re warned) BUT, imo it’s worth it. I fcking hope the conclusion is worth all of it. I kinda think it will be. These authors know what their doing.
p.s. Even though I DESPISE Lionel, you have to agree he’s a really good villain. When we found out about Hail Vega, I was like: “he’s a smart motherfcker”. Those are the most dangerous villains.
p.s #2 With that said, I can’t wait to see Lionel and Lavinia ROT IN HELL. Throw Stella there, too. I want to see slow and painful deaths. I CRAVE IT. I’ll settle with only torturing Lionel, but if y’all authors want to throw someone else there, you won’t hear complaints from me.
SONG:
i love you - Billie Eilish
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• Zodiac Academy Series •
Origins of an Academy Bully #0.5 — 4 stars
The Awakening #1 — 4.25 stars
The Awakening as Told by the Boys #1.5 — 3.75 stars
Ruthless Fae #2 — 4.25 stars
The Reckoning #3 — 3.5 stars
Shadow Princess #4 — 3.15 stars
Cursed Fates #5 — 4.45 stars
The Big A.S.S. Party #5.5 — 3 stars
Fated Throne #6 — 4.25 stars
Heartless Sky #7 — 3.95 stars
Sorrow and Starlight #8 — 3.5 stars
Zodiac Academy 9 — tbr
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Putting this back on the shelf for now because I'm not in the mood for Lionel's bullshit right now
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this book literally chewed me up and spit me back out. i honestly don’t know why i like torturing myself so much, but i’ll continuing doing it in the name of bluelance and the vega twins 😭
4.5⭐️ -
As usual this had lots of drama, spice, & scheming. Surprisingly though, it wasn’t too painful so I’m sure my heart will get obliterated in the next one :)
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Great book but....
I don’t do well with cliffhangers. This one wasn’t as bad as some of the others but it’s getting a bit old. This book felt original sometimes but a bit repetitive as well which is what happens when authors start to drag out a series beyond where it should end. There used to be a time where I didn’t want the series to end but after this book I am feeling a bit fatigued with characters and the repetitive situations they find themselves in. Also the use of cryptic riddles has been done in a few of these authors books so that also felt a bit tired. There appears to be too much angst coming in book 7 but I’ll deal with it if it is the last book in the series as these cliffhanger endings are getting exhausting. I took off two stars for the above reasons but I am waiting to read the last/next book in the series (I hope). -
"You're going to be a queen," he growled. (...) "I've known since I crowned you in my car. Just don't ever forget you were my queen first."
i've been reading these books for the past two weeks and now i'm LOST. i never expected to like them as much as i did but nothing could have prepared me for Darcy and Orion. i'm so obsessed with this couple it's unreal, and i recommend everyone to read this series just to meet these two. they are so, so worth it 🥺❤️ and they better get their HEA or i will riot
maybe one day i'll be in the mood to write proper reviews but right now i just feel like sleeping until book 7 comes out 😭
p.s. remember when i hated seth? nope me neither!
