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3.46 AVERAGE
3.46 AVERAGE
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The first book of the Oberon Academy series, The Orphan, recounts the story of December Thorne and her abrupt change of life. Our girl December is really going through it at the beginning of this book. Honestly, it was giving a One Direction fic circa 2013 where your abusive mom sells you to the group. However, in this case, she ends up going to a fancy private school to escape her foster dad who attempts to assault her. This world is a futuristic view of our current world, where the humans basically fucked up the planet. Another race, the Zephyrs, came to the rescue and revived the crops, cattle, and water supply. Of course, they took advantage and now control everything, although the humans are very grateful.
When she starts at Oberon Academy, she immediately catches the attention of Easton Oberon, the headmaster Finn's grandson, and of course he has a reputation for trouble.She learns that everyone is a sylphid and she is at least part Zephyr, so basically she is in enemy territory (and the enemy is right). She ends up with him because she actually has feelings for him (Easton can read emotions and can tell when someone is using him). She also makes her first friend, Shaela, and I love to see a strong female friendship in a YA fantasy book. While she is training her powers with Easton and her mentor Rowan, Rowan dies and December learns that she is immune to Finn's powers.
This book is very reminiscent of the content I was consuming for fun in middle/high school, and I did have a fun time consuming this, even though it wasn't sophisticated or life changing.
When she starts at Oberon Academy, she immediately catches the attention of Easton Oberon, the headmaster Finn's grandson, and of course he has a reputation for trouble.
This book is very reminiscent of the content I was consuming for fun in middle/high school, and I did have a fun time consuming this, even though it wasn't sophisticated or life changing.
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
this series is entirely too spicy for a YA book and creeps me out as an adult. Gets worse as the books progress. I enjoyed the story so I tried to continue, but stopped the next book after a few chapters due to this reason.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I think this book was slightly too cliche YA for me but I would reccomend to young tweens who are starting their deep dove into bigger books
funny
hopeful
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
I really enjoyed this book and I’m a sucker for Academy books. This book is predictable with all the tropes but I still enjoyed it. Knocked off some stars because it goes from 10% to 100% with really no official or plausible buildup at all. I feel like there should have been another short book in between the beginning and end of this book. I’m still going to read the series though!
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment
Moderate: War
emotional
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
Great storyline but the timeliness is EXTREMELY rushed. What could have been spanned over weeks or months was just a few days. Shes making out with the mysterious boy turned prince after literally one day at this school?! The professor gets killed 3 days in and she's breaking down like he was her greatest friend. The timeline kills the emotions. And her character change happening over one paragraph in a single chapter after an argument is ridiculous. As I said, great storyline. But the story is extremely rushed. If the book was rewritten and expanded it could be so much more. It had so much potential until like ch 25ish, that's when the timeline went haywire.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
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:
Complicated
I am really enjoying this series so far and can't wait to continue and fund out how December gets on in her new school with her new friends