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Zodiac Academy 7: Heartless Sky by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham
30 reviews
firequeen_ash23's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Heartless Sky was such a great book from the very beginning. Once you get to Heartless Sky, you've already read the first six books I'm hoping and you know how these books give you so much happiness and love only to rip your heart from your chest later on.
Heartless Sky follows the Vega twins and Heirs as they decided to stand against the false king, hoping to end him once and for all. The book also gives you a look into what everyone's lives would have been if the false king hadn't done so many awful things to everyone from the very beginning all in the name for power and evilness. The false king wants nothing more than to rule Solaria with an iron fist and have everyone bend to his every whim, but there is a rebellion growing bigger and bigger everyday unwilling to bend the knee for anyone other than the rightful Queens. Every single fae in this book ends up going through a ton of character growth, knowing they have to face and fight if they want to save Solaria and every fae in the kingdom especially their loved ones. I really enjoyed seeing Tory and Darcy learning more about their order form and training together with someone who knew how to make them ready for the war, but will it be enough? So many people suffer pain and loss in this book that I couldn't do anything other than cry for my favorite characters. By book 7, you've come to love each and every character and what they offer to this amazing story and series. I do believe that the stars love seeing the Vega twins and heirs suffering. This book along with the 6 before it have done nothing but give me emotional whiplash and yet I can't stop myself from continuing forward in my journey to see this series to the very end. If you can't handle emotional distress or trauma, I don't advise you to read this book because you would probably be scarred for the rest of your life. 🤣
Now while I'm still in shock with how Heartless Sky ended, I can't help but think that the authors did a play on words with this title by using the word Heartless. I mean come on, I'm beginning to wonder if these twisted sisters are Heartless or if they just get giddy AF while writing these stories laughin with one another while saying, "We have to give our readers hope every so many chapters to keep them reading, but we will still continue to rip that hope right out of their hearts just before they get comfortable and believe that they will get a HEA!!" Don't worry ladies I have you both figured out. In case either of the authors were wondering, yes you destroyed me with this ending. I'm not sure if I'm brave enough to pick up book 8, but because I'm a glutton for punishment, I'm always setting myself up for pain and suffering. 🤣🤣
Heartless Sky is dark academia paranormal fantasy filled with all different types of fae and magic both elemental and order magic. The attention to detail of each character, each order and their powers are **chef's kiss** perfection. You can't help but feel like you've been fully immersed within the city of Solaria and Zodiac Academy. The characters will piss you off to no end, you'll be ready to scream and throw your kindle but just as quickly be so in love and feel like you're apart of the family of fae. I literally give this whole series 5 stars thus far. It's going to be one of my all time favorite series ever!!!
Heartless Sky follows the Vega twins and Heirs as they decided to stand against the false king, hoping to end him once and for all. The book also gives you a look into what everyone's lives would have been if the false king hadn't done so many awful things to everyone from the very beginning all in the name for power and evilness. The false king wants nothing more than to rule Solaria with an iron fist and have everyone bend to his every whim, but there is a rebellion growing bigger and bigger everyday unwilling to bend the knee for anyone other than the rightful Queens. Every single fae in this book ends up going through a ton of character growth, knowing they have to face and fight if they want to save Solaria and every fae in the kingdom especially their loved ones. I really enjoyed seeing Tory and Darcy learning more about their order form and training together with someone who knew how to make them ready for the war, but will it be enough? So many people suffer pain and loss in this book that I couldn't do anything other than cry for my favorite characters. By book 7, you've come to love each and every character and what they offer to this amazing story and series. I do believe that the stars love seeing the Vega twins and heirs suffering. This book along with the 6 before it have done nothing but give me emotional whiplash and yet I can't stop myself from continuing forward in my journey to see this series to the very end. If you can't handle emotional distress or trauma, I don't advise you to read this book because you would probably be scarred for the rest of your life. 🤣
Now while I'm still in shock with how Heartless Sky ended, I can't help but think that the authors did a play on words with this title by using the word Heartless. I mean come on, I'm beginning to wonder if these twisted sisters are Heartless or if they just get giddy AF while writing these stories laughin with one another while saying, "We have to give our readers hope every so many chapters to keep them reading, but we will still continue to rip that hope right out of their hearts just before they get comfortable and believe that they will get a HEA!!" Don't worry ladies I have you both figured out. In case either of the authors were wondering, yes you destroyed me with this ending. I'm not sure if I'm brave enough to pick up book 8, but because I'm a glutton for punishment, I'm always setting myself up for pain and suffering. 🤣🤣
Heartless Sky is dark academia paranormal fantasy filled with all different types of fae and magic both elemental and order magic. The attention to detail of each character, each order and their powers are **chef's kiss** perfection. You can't help but feel like you've been fully immersed within the city of Solaria and Zodiac Academy. The characters will piss you off to no end, you'll be ready to scream and throw your kindle but just as quickly be so in love and feel like you're apart of the family of fae. I literally give this whole series 5 stars thus far. It's going to be one of my all time favorite series ever!!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Sexual content, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, Bullying, Misogyny, Torture, and Gore
_alyssar_'s review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, War, Death, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse
booknerderika's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Cursing, and Violence
honey_s's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse
love3v07's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
dkgreads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
I’m tired, you guys. My heart can’t take the abuse any more. It’s. Not. F*cking. Fair. ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
UPDATE: Re-read to finish the series. It’s worse than I remember, and I remember it being really f*cking brutal 😠I’m kinda terrified to start Book 8….
UPDATE: Re-read to finish the series. It’s worse than I remember, and I remember it being really f*cking brutal 😠I’m kinda terrified to start Book 8….
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, War, Death, Sexual content, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
hbae's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Death
jackeline_cruz_'s review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Violence, War, and Death
Minor: Murder, Sexual content, and Torture
morgrennacki's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Moderate: Suicide
kingrosereads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Did this book chew up my heart and spit it out? Yes. Did it tear my soul into tiny pieces? Also yes. But it had my thanking it and asking for more. I love these characters so much and we’ve come such a long way from the villainous Heirs and ignorant Vegas. I am at the edge of my seat waiting for the finale of this series. Though I’m very upset I have to way until December 2022 for the final book. I waited nearly 4 months to start reading this book trying to close the gap between the two of them since I was able to consecutively consume books 1-6. Alas, I was weak and NEEDED to know what happened, and even still I tried to make this book last. Luckily it is super long (but super good and it does not drone on like some long fantasy books do) and so heavy that I couldn’t read the book in a night or two like I’d done with the previous books. I think I’ll just have to read the boys’ POV and the other short stories (and possibly Ruthless Fae) to get my Zodiac fix for the next 8 months. Peckham and Valenti need to stop trying to kill us!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and War
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexism, Murder, Grief, Death, and Xenophobia
Minor: Suicide