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Origins Of An Academy Bully by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham

13 reviews

crinkledmochi's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

to start with the negatives;

i wasn’t really a fan of it the scene where orion bites darius and there’s like a sensual moment between them cause darius is literally 14 at the time,,, like we get that vampire bites can get a little risqué but that easily could’ve been left out in my opinion
 

another thing that frustrated me about this prequel was that we learned so much yet so very little. most of what i read towards the end was a big question mark. 

on to the positives: 

this was way more refreshing i guess since there wasn’t a huge romance focus and a bit more lore/backstory so i really appreciate that 

the stakes in this felt high even thou you know the characters are gonna be fine, i wish book one read more like this as it felt more of a large info dump 
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psydneigh's review

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dark sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

I read this before book 3 because book 2 was alluding to this being important in the next one. I think there or after book 1 is probably going to be the best times to read this so you know who the people are but it also adds to the story. Very interested to see what happens
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kat1105's review

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dark emotional 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

4.0

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