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alananm613's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
xhunisss's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
dmpix's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
dariastrilets's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
fiex1416's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
lornaj_reads's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I usually don’t like reading a retelling of the previous book in another POV but I loved this one because of the boys. I was not a fan of them in the twins version. This book gives so much more and I understand the boys more. I am happy you wrote the boys POV @carolinepeckham and @susannevalenti. This is the first time we get to hear @jakebordeaux and the voices he has for the guys are awesome.
Blurb:
The Vega twins are alive.
Those five words circle in my mind like an oncoming storm. They change everything about the future we thought had been set in stone. They challenge everything we were raised to be and the stability of the entire kingdom.
They’re coming to our academy looking for the life that was stolen from them, but we can’t let them take it back.
So much hangs in the balance and we can’t risk the arrival of two naïve princesses destroying everything we worked so hard for.
I have trained in dark magic, overcome all challenges and stood in the shadow of Lionel Acrux for far too long already. I won’t let them come between me and his downfall.
Which means they have to go before they discover how powerful they truly are.
This is a retelling of the first book in the Zodiac Academy series from the point of view of Orion and the Heirs and should be read after you have finished the original story. It includes scenes from alternative points of view as well over 50k words of additional content and scenes which have never before been revealed. So prepare to step into the dark minds of the Zodiac boys and watch out for the heartbreak and carnage that will ensue.
So now it’s time to tell you my rating I gave this 4 ⭐️ and .5 🌶️ very similar to the first book. I understand some things about the guys now that helps me see them differently. Can not wait to see where this series brings us.
I recommend this series if you like academy romance and bully romances.
Happy reading everyone 📚
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Blurb:
The Vega twins are alive.
Those five words circle in my mind like an oncoming storm. They change everything about the future we thought had been set in stone. They challenge everything we were raised to be and the stability of the entire kingdom.
They’re coming to our academy looking for the life that was stolen from them, but we can’t let them take it back.
So much hangs in the balance and we can’t risk the arrival of two naïve princesses destroying everything we worked so hard for.
I have trained in dark magic, overcome all challenges and stood in the shadow of Lionel Acrux for far too long already. I won’t let them come between me and his downfall.
Which means they have to go before they discover how powerful they truly are.
This is a retelling of the first book in the Zodiac Academy series from the point of view of Orion and the Heirs and should be read after you have finished the original story. It includes scenes from alternative points of view as well over 50k words of additional content and scenes which have never before been revealed. So prepare to step into the dark minds of the Zodiac boys and watch out for the heartbreak and carnage that will ensue.
So now it’s time to tell you my rating I gave this 4 ⭐️ and .5 🌶️ very similar to the first book. I understand some things about the guys now that helps me see them differently. Can not wait to see where this series brings us.
I recommend this series if you like academy romance and bully romances.
Happy reading everyone 📚
#zodiacacademy #theawakeningastoldbytheboys #celestialheirs #academyromances #bullyromance #bookstagram #booktok #audiobookstagram #audiotiktok #spicybooksofinstagram #spicybooksrecs #spicybooktok #spicyromancebooks
biaaaa's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Books about the same story but in different povs are usually a hit or miss for me. This one was definitely a hit.
I know most people read this one in publication order, but i decided to read it after the first book because I read The Awakening a month ago and wanted to refresh my memory before continuing with the series. And I actually really enjoyed reading it now, I don't think that it had any major spoilers and allows me to go into the next book with a new prespective on the boys.
In the first book the only Heir that I genuinely liked was Seth, and now Seth is probably the one I'm most mad at, I really thought that he cared about Darcy in the first book! But I did fell in love with Darius and really like Caleb, I felt so bad in the end for him, like he was the only one that was against that whole plan from the begining, and I loved that he still tried to protect Tory even if it went against his friends, that was the energy I was expecting from Seth, tbh!! Max, I still don't really care about him.
That beeing said, I'm still really angry at all of the Heirs and hoping that the twins make them suffer in the next book. I would also enjoyed if Orion gave Darius a bit of a hard time after everything he did, but considering their bond I don't really think that will happen. But, for me, it'll be easier to forgive them now, once they grovel a little.
I also loved reading about the guys prespective and realizing how different it was from the twins. Like in the first book we see how the twins struggle with their powers and being so behind everyone in the academy, but in this one we saw how strong they actually already are considering they don't know much about their powers and the heirs were always impressed with them even if they didn't show!
Also the difference between Darcy and Tory's povs and Orion and Daius's was everything!!!!! I didn't really care about Tory and Darius in the first book, but now!!!!! He was literally calling her his girl the first time that they met!!!!! And Orion thinking that Darcy was a Siren because there could be no other explanation for how obssessed he was with her!!!!!! Ugh I loved it and I love both of these ships! I'm so exited to see were their story is going!!!
I know most people read this one in publication order, but i decided to read it after the first book because I read The Awakening a month ago and wanted to refresh my memory before continuing with the series. And I actually really enjoyed reading it now, I don't think that it had any major spoilers and allows me to go into the next book with a new prespective on the boys.
In the first book the only Heir that I genuinely liked was Seth, and now Seth is probably the one I'm most mad at, I really thought that he cared about Darcy in the first book! But I did fell in love with Darius and really like Caleb, I felt so bad in the end for him, like he was the only one that was against that whole plan from the begining, and I loved that he still tried to protect Tory even if it went against his friends, that was the energy I was expecting from Seth, tbh!! Max, I still don't really care about him.
That beeing said, I'm still really angry at all of the Heirs and hoping that the twins make them suffer in the next book. I would also enjoyed if Orion gave Darius a bit of a hard time after everything he did, but considering their bond I don't really think that will happen. But, for me, it'll be easier to forgive them now, once they grovel a little.
I also loved reading about the guys prespective and realizing how different it was from the twins. Like in the first book we see how the twins struggle with their powers and being so behind everyone in the academy, but in this one we saw how strong they actually already are considering they don't know much about their powers and the heirs were always impressed with them even if they didn't show!
Also the difference between Darcy and Tory's povs and Orion and Daius's was everything!!!!! I didn't really care about Tory and Darius in the first book, but now!!!!! He was literally calling her his girl the first time that they met!!!!! And Orion thinking that Darcy was a Siren because there could be no other explanation for how obssessed he was with her!!!!!! Ugh I loved it and I love both of these ships! I'm so exited to see were their story is going!!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Child abuse
Moderate: Alcoholism
erina13's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
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
3.0
This book was interesting because you got to see the beginning of the series in a different light but overall, this book in the series isn't one of my favourites.