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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was an okay introduction to a bunch of characters, kind of repetitive of the girl playing with all the boys but fine nonetheless. Nice plot setting.
«Every break, every scar and burn and fissure in your soul only makes it more beautiful.»
Glad I stuck with it!
I had tried a few times to get into this book the past few months and I just couldnt! I was struggling to get absorbed into the story and then I tried again. I am so glad I did because I finally broke through whatever barrier was stopping me. Now I am invested and can't wait to five into the next one!
I had tried a few times to get into this book the past few months and I just couldnt! I was struggling to get absorbed into the story and then I tried again. I am so glad I did because I finally broke through whatever barrier was stopping me. Now I am invested and can't wait to five into the next one!
I am very interested in this plot and I like that it’s different from Zodiac Academy. Elise, who already knows all her powers, sneaks into Aurora academy to avenge the death of her brother. She is extremely cocky and knows she is pushing boundaries with the other students.
The boys in this book seem a bit less annoying than the ZA boys. I like Leon the best so far. He seems like he actually cares about Elise and isn’t just wanting her to side with him. Ryder is intense, but I love learning about his Basilisk order. I mean being able to transform into a giant snake is pretty awesome. Gabriel is mysterious, sexy, and also a jerk. He can’t seem to pick a side. He either likes Elise or he doesn’t.
I am interested in seeing how the relationships turn out. I can definitely tell Elise is going to get with multiple men in this series.
Read if you like:
The boys in this book seem a bit less annoying than the ZA boys. I like Leon the best so far. He seems like he actually cares about Elise and isn’t just wanting her to side with him. Ryder is intense, but I love learning about his Basilisk order. I mean being able to transform into a giant snake is pretty awesome. Gabriel is mysterious, sexy, and also a jerk. He can’t seem to pick a side. He either likes Elise or he doesn’t.
I am interested in seeing how the relationships turn out. I can definitely tell Elise is going to get with multiple men in this series.
Read if you like:
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Terrible writing, slow plot, but hella entertaining
Definitely a 4* read! I think it would have been a 5* for me but some parts of it just kind of felt a littleeee bit dragged out and not needed (I’m also super picky though so that’s totally on me but I want my reviews to be accurate to me lol). I was still absolutely loving the story and I read the majority of it all within a day. I really do like the characters and the fact that Elise has quite a strong relationship with each one but with massive differences in how they connect is interesting. I don’t yet know who I’m rooting for but I think it might be between Gabriel and Dante…. Immediately starting book 2!
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It’s cute, but wayyy too long. As I neared the end of the book, I kept wondering how they were going to wrap up this storyline - and they literally didn’t. The pages are cluttered with too many of her inner thoughts (the same ones on repeat) as well as the boys. Plus, publishers didn’t focus on maintaining grammar, which is distracting. On the plus side, the steamy bits were great and kept me going. I’m not reading the next book in the series because if it’s anything like this one, I’ll get half a story and boring thoughts on repeat.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
This was slow and rough to get into, I found the boys POV pretty one note and not adding that much. And Elise was not super engaging as a heroine, the last 20% was interesting because we starting puzzling things out but otherwise this was a slog to get through.