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fuent020's review against another edition
The characters aren't likeable at all. And it felt weird that everyone was so accepting of crappy behavior from the get go.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault
katharina90's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.0
Cringe Fest.
The writing is terrible and there's too much going on with the worldbuilding which leaves little room for a plot.
The characters are flat and painfully immature. I also just couldn't keep the twins apart.
There's so much cringey and problematic stuff in this book, including but not limited to the non-stop boundary and consent violations.
The writing is terrible and there's too much going on with the worldbuilding which leaves little room for a plot.
The characters are flat and painfully immature. I also just couldn't keep the twins apart.
There's so much cringey and problematic stuff in this book, including but not limited to the non-stop boundary and consent violations.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Bullying
Moderate: Sexual content, Infidelity, and Violence
Minor: Fatphobia and Racism
theliterarylair's review against another edition
I refuse to support a novel/author that tries to make non-con and SA sexy-so uncomfortable đŁ
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault and Bullying
earlieststar's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
im cringe but im free
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Car accident, Classism, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Sexism, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
listen: it is described as bully romance but these girls get absolutely very much abused from beginning to end. it's not schoolyard bullying, those are crimes being committed every other page.geooo's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Trash.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Violence, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment
jamby4546's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Violence, Classism, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Stalking, Abandonment, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Drowning mentionadalora's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
0.5
It had potential as a premise then quickly falls off. The storyline is a little addicting, but some of the things that happen are unnecessary and extremely off-putting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual content, Violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Drug use, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Gore, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
mhackerson's review
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
I finished the book, therefore it deserved some stars but overall the typos, lack of character development, and persistent non-consensual plot points make this one of the worst books Iâve read in recent memory.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault and Violence
kittyinatophat's review
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
As a pre-review disclaimer, I want to say that everyone is entitled to enjoy whatever books they want and I also have plenty of things I love that are very off putting to others so...my word is not absolute.
I described this book to one of my friends as âitâs like eating flourâ. Itâs becomes very unpleasant very quickly and might poison you.
Let me tell you folks something: I am a seasoned fanfiction reader and author, who loves to go looking for the weirdest content tags. Crack fics, filler plot, poor character development and general YA cringe doesnât phase me. I consider myself to be someone who thrives on the most ridiculous, poorly written and at times barely coherent material, the worse the better.
But this book? It humbled me. What I believed was a high tolerance for poor writing was actually just barely scratching the surface.
I admit the mistake is mostly on me: I did 0 research going into this series and I had no idea of the overall feelings of it. I just got sucked in by the cover and the fact that Iâm an astrology girlie â˘ď¸.
If (keeping with the flour analogy) this book is supposed to be a cake, thereâs a reason why it isnât cake and is instead literally just flour: we are missing a lot of other key ingredients to make a cake. Iâll highlight a few:
- Set in a âdog eat dogâ world where itâs âeveryone for themselvesâ. Frequent reoccurring s*xual harassment, groping, murder, really edgy stuff. ExceptâŚthe both internal and external dialogue is heavily written in a YA style. This book can truly not decide if it wants to be raw, real and uncensored or a âfreshly-turned-18-Mary-Sue-adventureâ.
- Switching between grammar and spellings of words? i.e. Favorite vs Favourite??? Where is the editor? It seems like there are two people involved with writing and no editor.
- We spend the majority of the book without a plot. We get it, everyone is an antagonist, this is a harsh world, but whatâs the overall plot? It sometimes reads like every chapter is a clean slate and we have to reestablish the entire narrative
- Thereâs way, way too many characters and none of them are well written or good people so they truly have no redeeming quality.
This book is literally missing everything else to be a complete story. The eggs, butter, sugar, everything.
My biggest issue is who this is supposed to be aimed at though. Because I found myself thinking as I read âMaybe I would like this more if I was reading this 15 years ago, when I was 15â. But with the non-con and detailed sexual descriptions this shouldnât be in the YA category at all imo. If youâre writing adults for adults, please write adult dialogue.
The only thing that changed this bookâs trajectory into my DNF pile was when one of my good writing friends jumped into the hellfire with me and it shifted from âreading for literatureâ to âreading for trashâ. I wholeheartedly recommend reading this book with someone so you have another human to process the awfulness of it with.
Once I made that switch though the book got much better to the point where I will probably continue with the series at some point, if not strictly to see what the hell becomes of this world plot that doesnât exist and all the loose ends. But I need a deep brain cleanse first.
P.S. Everyone knows the most dramatic ass people have blue hair (from someone who has had blue hair multiple times)
I described this book to one of my friends as âitâs like eating flourâ. Itâs becomes very unpleasant very quickly and might poison you.
Let me tell you folks something: I am a seasoned fanfiction reader and author, who loves to go looking for the weirdest content tags. Crack fics, filler plot, poor character development and general YA cringe doesnât phase me. I consider myself to be someone who thrives on the most ridiculous, poorly written and at times barely coherent material, the worse the better.
But this book? It humbled me. What I believed was a high tolerance for poor writing was actually just barely scratching the surface.
I admit the mistake is mostly on me: I did 0 research going into this series and I had no idea of the overall feelings of it. I just got sucked in by the cover and the fact that Iâm an astrology girlie â˘ď¸.
If (keeping with the flour analogy) this book is supposed to be a cake, thereâs a reason why it isnât cake and is instead literally just flour: we are missing a lot of other key ingredients to make a cake. Iâll highlight a few:
- Set in a âdog eat dogâ world where itâs âeveryone for themselvesâ. Frequent reoccurring s*xual harassment, groping, murder, really edgy stuff. ExceptâŚthe both internal and external dialogue is heavily written in a YA style. This book can truly not decide if it wants to be raw, real and uncensored or a âfreshly-turned-18-Mary-Sue-adventureâ.
- Switching between grammar and spellings of words? i.e. Favorite vs Favourite??? Where is the editor? It seems like there are two people involved with writing and no editor.
- We spend the majority of the book without a plot. We get it, everyone is an antagonist, this is a harsh world, but whatâs the overall plot? It sometimes reads like every chapter is a clean slate and we have to reestablish the entire narrative
- Thereâs way, way too many characters and none of them are well written or good people so they truly have no redeeming quality.
This book is literally missing everything else to be a complete story. The eggs, butter, sugar, everything.
My biggest issue is who this is supposed to be aimed at though. Because I found myself thinking as I read âMaybe I would like this more if I was reading this 15 years ago, when I was 15â. But with the non-con and detailed sexual descriptions this shouldnât be in the YA category at all imo. If youâre writing adults for adults, please write adult dialogue.
The only thing that changed this bookâs trajectory into my DNF pile was when one of my good writing friends jumped into the hellfire with me and it shifted from âreading for literatureâ to âreading for trashâ. I wholeheartedly recommend reading this book with someone so you have another human to process the awfulness of it with.
Once I made that switch though the book got much better to the point where I will probably continue with the series at some point, if not strictly to see what the hell becomes of this world plot that doesnât exist and all the loose ends. But I need a deep brain cleanse first.
P.S. Everyone knows the most dramatic ass people have blue hair (from someone who has had blue hair multiple times)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment
Minor: War
kaiyoung_kop's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Zodiac academy is like if every overused book trope had a baby - and I kinda love it for that
Dead parents â
Twins that are very different â
Secret heiresses â
New world â
It was⌠an experience,
It was like everything in a bad YA novel in a NA scene.
But I was here for it.
I devoured this trash up.
Like it was bad in a good way?
(I know, my standards are so low they are on the floor)
At around half way through the book, I was like, wow Seth is such a golden retriever
Well uhhh⌠we know how that worked outâŚ
*sighs saltily*
The book condones abuse (?) as in the main characters accept that they are going to be physically, emotionally (and even sexually) abused until they get stronger?
The âlove interestsâ were so fucking creepy.
Eg; Seth (love interest) was licking and sniffing one of the fmc when they first met?
Smh
Also the alpha wolf thing?
*dies in cringe*
At most points, it felt like bad fan-fiction
But in the best way possible
Itâs absolute garbage for me, but I love it.
Itâs one of those books where you have to recognise it as bad to be able to enjoy it.
Itâs just an easy, fun read.
I wouldnât recommend it for anyone with standards
But if you want a quick, bad, fun read to help you escape a reading slump, I would recommend it.
Dead parents â
Twins that are very different â
Secret heiresses â
New world â
It was⌠an experience,
It was like everything in a bad YA novel in a NA scene.
But I was here for it.
I devoured this trash up.
Like it was bad in a good way?
(I know, my standards are so low they are on the floor)
At around half way through the book, I was like, wow Seth is such a golden retriever
Well uhhh⌠we know how that worked outâŚ
*sighs saltily*
The book condones abuse (?) as in the main characters accept that they are going to be physically, emotionally (and even sexually) abused until they get stronger?
The âlove interestsâ were so fucking creepy.
Eg; Seth (love interest) was licking and sniffing one of the fmc when they first met?
Smh
Also the alpha wolf thing?
*dies in cringe*
At most points, it felt like bad fan-fiction
But in the best way possible
Itâs absolute garbage for me, but I love it.
Itâs one of those books where you have to recognise it as bad to be able to enjoy it.
Itâs just an easy, fun read.
I wouldnât recommend it for anyone with standards
But if you want a quick, bad, fun read to help you escape a reading slump, I would recommend it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Murder, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Blood, Pedophilia, Cursing, Bullying, Alcohol, Abandonment, Car accident, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Death