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Az ébredés by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham

216 reviews

okanagangirl's review against another edition

1.5

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

One of my most-despised themes for teen novels (*cue whiny voice): "He's literally trying to kill me, but he's so hot I just want him."

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songbird962's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This i one of my all-time favorite fantasy series. Be warned, this is not for the feignt of heart: this is a very long series with an extended universe, full of laughter and pain, love and war, struggles and triumphs. While I would not necessarily say this series has vast, in-depth world building (this is not a classic high-fantasy book) it does have the most unique magic systems I've ever heard of. Please keep in mind that this is a romantic fantasy, so things do get spicy!!!

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kay_gann's review against another edition

4.25

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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kristanjenkins's review against another edition

2.5

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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themarginaliawriter's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Zodiac Academy: The Awakening is my first 5-star read of 2025, and it completely captivated me. This fantasy novel follows twin sisters Tory and Darcy Vega as they discover their Fae heritage and are thrown into the brutal world of Solaria, where magic, star signs, and power define everything.

Despite its darker themes—like forced vampiric feedings and heavy bullying—I was hooked. The plot, world-building, and characters felt believable, and the dual POV writing style deepened my connection with the story. I especially loved Darcy’s growth and Orion’s mysterious, morally ambiguous role.

Themes of resilience and reclaiming power resonated with me. Tory and Darcy’s struggles felt raw and inspiring—they faced adversity, felt it deeply, and I believe they will rise again. While the bullying is harsh, it made their journey toward strength even more compelling.

I was strongly concerned as a victim of bullying myself when I was a child that it would make me not enjoy this book. I personally did not feel like it was an issue or trigger for me...I thought the authors captured what it's like to have this happen to you spot on...the feelings, emotions, thoughts, actions. I also know a lot of people have said this book contains SA....it doesn't. It's forced vampiric feedings, which happen in almost ALL vampiric based stories. Caroline & Damon, Elena & Stefan when they turn off their emotions, Jasper, etc. I don't understand how people can be so harsh on this book, yet love the above mentioned shows / books.

If you love magic, academy settings, and emotionally charged stories, you’ll want to pick this one up!

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emilystack's review against another edition

3.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I enjoyed most parts of the world building but a few parts of the book gave me the ick and I had to take a few breaks.

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artisttia12's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I feel like the author is following a prescribed troope. One or both of the protagonists will, in some future book, will fall in love with the one or two of the antagonists.

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rett8's review against another edition

3.25

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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ellieelou's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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emilygasson's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is a bully romance series - didn't know I hated bully romances until now. I have already bought the whole series though so I will see this through, hoping the rest of the series gets better... Felt like this was Harry Potter plagiarism written as fanfiction but instead of wizards it is fae and every other type of magical being (including pegasus). This series was so heavily recommended to me through tiktok by people who read ACOTAR and TOG, I cannot understand why. Hoping I eat my words the further into the series I get.

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