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rebekkaar's review
5.0
This book took me by suprise. It had a strong fairytale retelling vibe reminding me of Beauty and the beast and A court of thornes and roses series. Since the movies and the books are my favorite, i fell in love with this and cant wait for the next one.
annalissaprice's review
Just when I thought I finally figured out something happened that made me confused again. The book had some potential but the only reason I read as much as I did was that I was confused and wanted to figure out what was going on.
bookish_embers's review
5.0
Simply wonderful! I love the self growth that Rosadette goes through throughout this book. She was raised as an orphaned human only to reach the age of 18 when she discovers she is not human, but fae. During that time, she only has one person to lean on and that is her best friend, Cami. Then she has to enter the Fae Rose Academy not knowing anything about the world in which she now belongs in. She has to overcome a lot of hardships and lingering shame she feels, but she does it with a courage that she gains from within herself and by being surrounded by those who love her for who she is without wanting to change a thing about her. Her self-discovery was beautifully written.
Also, I really dislike Prince Xavier! He is such a childish and entitled male and I was extremely satisfied at the ending of the book with what happens to him.
One last thing, I absolutely LOVE Rainer!! He is absolutely perfect for Rosadette and I am beyond happy that he now has Rosadette's rose to protect from wilting. Also.....I NEED more of his POVS in the next book please and thank you!!
Also, I really dislike Prince Xavier! He is such a childish and entitled male and I was extremely satisfied at the ending of the book with what happens to him.
One last thing, I absolutely LOVE Rainer!! He is absolutely perfect for Rosadette and I am beyond happy that he now has Rosadette's rose to protect from wilting. Also.....I NEED more of his POVS in the next book please and thank you!!
heather_dowell's review
5.0
Rosadette is an orphan who was abandoned as a baby in a poor village. The villagers took pity on her, giving her a place to rest her head and odd jobs to do. She didn’t have many companions aside from her best friend, a rich fae who’s always looked after her. On her birthday, Rosadette is given a mission to meet on a hill at midnight. It’s a test she passes, but it ends in her punching a prince and being whisked away to Fae Rose Academy.
Fae are all about perfection, and Rosadette is anything but. So, when she’s invited to become a student, she has major doubts. She can’t be fae. She’s too ordinary, and she’s never used the elemental magic the other students do. But her friend Chamomile will be attending the academy, and living in a castle is appealing.
There are two academies, one for dark fae and one for light fae. Rosadette will be at the school for light fae which is run by the king and queen of the prince she knocked out. She doubts she’ll fit in, and an entrance exam debacle proves her right. But bullying won’t keep this secret fairy from learning magic and studying fae history to ascend to someone worthy of being the queen’s apprentice.
What she doesn’t know is that she’ll have to impress more than the queen. Xavier has her magical rose, and he is to date her because there’s a prophecy that she’ll heal the kingdom. But Xavier is a royal jerk, whereas Prince Rainer is a class A stud with a heart of gold, even if he has an ex-girlfriend whose jealousy of Rosadette prompts a gang of mean girls to come against Rosadette.
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I love that this book mentioned periods because women have them, so it’s weird that they rarely pop up in books. And though it did feed into the notion that PMS can make woman rude (which I’m not a fan of), it made them more powerful when they were on their period (which was awesome).
Another surprising element of this book was the fae type of arranged marriage where a rose appears to the man so he’ll know they’re a match. However, if the love is not nurtured, the rose will wilt and the chance at love will be lost. In the beginning, I was hoping Xavier was just brooding guy who Rosadette would change for the better. So, when Prince Rainer showed up and was friendly to Rosadette, I wasn’t sure what the authors were trying to do or if this was to become a love triangle.
Rosadette had enough to deal with: her new life, school, and mean girls who literally put a death curse on her. I didn’t want her to have boy trouble too. Knowing that Xavier was meant for her, I wanted to see it happen. I didn’t want to love Rainer only for fate to break my heart. But I couldn’t help it. Xavier just got worse and worse, and Rainer got sweeter and sweeter. This is a series, and authors like to trick readers by switching up relationships. I hope that doesn’t happen here because her choosing Rainer sends a powerful message that girls don’t have to settle for an abusive relationship.
It would take a crap ton of change for me to pick Xavier over Rainer at this point. Avery Song and Quinn Ashwood do such a great job of establishing Xavier as a villain by the end of the book. As always with these authors, the endings are the best. Book one is all about Rosadette finding self-worth and standing up for herself. But the end sets the stage for a wicked adventure I can’t wait to go on.
I’m especially excited because I haven’t read a book set in a fae society in years, and I want to see the world beyond the academy and if Rosadette will learn her destiny and fall even deeper in love with Rainer. If you like coming of age paranormal fantasy with a hot love interest and Beauty and the Beast vibes, you’ll love this. You may also enjoy the Wings series by Aprilynne Pike.
Fae are all about perfection, and Rosadette is anything but. So, when she’s invited to become a student, she has major doubts. She can’t be fae. She’s too ordinary, and she’s never used the elemental magic the other students do. But her friend Chamomile will be attending the academy, and living in a castle is appealing.
There are two academies, one for dark fae and one for light fae. Rosadette will be at the school for light fae which is run by the king and queen of the prince she knocked out. She doubts she’ll fit in, and an entrance exam debacle proves her right. But bullying won’t keep this secret fairy from learning magic and studying fae history to ascend to someone worthy of being the queen’s apprentice.
What she doesn’t know is that she’ll have to impress more than the queen. Xavier has her magical rose, and he is to date her because there’s a prophecy that she’ll heal the kingdom. But Xavier is a royal jerk, whereas Prince Rainer is a class A stud with a heart of gold, even if he has an ex-girlfriend whose jealousy of Rosadette prompts a gang of mean girls to come against Rosadette.
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I love that this book mentioned periods because women have them, so it’s weird that they rarely pop up in books. And though it did feed into the notion that PMS can make woman rude (which I’m not a fan of), it made them more powerful when they were on their period (which was awesome).
Another surprising element of this book was the fae type of arranged marriage where a rose appears to the man so he’ll know they’re a match. However, if the love is not nurtured, the rose will wilt and the chance at love will be lost. In the beginning, I was hoping Xavier was just brooding guy who Rosadette would change for the better. So, when Prince Rainer showed up and was friendly to Rosadette, I wasn’t sure what the authors were trying to do or if this was to become a love triangle.
Rosadette had enough to deal with: her new life, school, and mean girls who literally put a death curse on her. I didn’t want her to have boy trouble too. Knowing that Xavier was meant for her, I wanted to see it happen. I didn’t want to love Rainer only for fate to break my heart. But I couldn’t help it. Xavier just got worse and worse, and Rainer got sweeter and sweeter. This is a series, and authors like to trick readers by switching up relationships. I hope that doesn’t happen here because her choosing Rainer sends a powerful message that girls don’t have to settle for an abusive relationship.
It would take a crap ton of change for me to pick Xavier over Rainer at this point. Avery Song and Quinn Ashwood do such a great job of establishing Xavier as a villain by the end of the book. As always with these authors, the endings are the best. Book one is all about Rosadette finding self-worth and standing up for herself. But the end sets the stage for a wicked adventure I can’t wait to go on.
I’m especially excited because I haven’t read a book set in a fae society in years, and I want to see the world beyond the academy and if Rosadette will learn her destiny and fall even deeper in love with Rainer. If you like coming of age paranormal fantasy with a hot love interest and Beauty and the Beast vibes, you’ll love this. You may also enjoy the Wings series by Aprilynne Pike.
bookwormbunny's review
5.0
Fae Rose Academy: Year One (For the Purely Divine) is book one in Avery Song and Quinn Ashwood series. We get introduced to a new character who has a past that has been hidden from her. She has been raised an orphan, and taken in, by the bare minimum, of the people of the small town/village she lives in. Everything is going to change for her when she turns 18 though, so get ready for change and some fun!
I'm enjoying Fae Rose Academy thus far and I have to say that I like that it is a refreshing change from reverse harem novels. I enjoy that troupe as well, but I'm eager to see where things go with Rose as she finds herself in a rather peculiar situation when she begins attending this academy and learning about herself piece by piece. I was a bit conflicted about Rose at first since the first thing I got hit with was her trying to get drunk and complaining. LOL! I was a bit taken aback by that. Sorry, I really get annoyed by characters who whine and complain a lot. But I quickly loved her best friend, and as I saw more of their relationship that won me over for Rose. Haha! Xavier, on the other hand, is a complete opposite. When he's around his family he's decent, when he gets around Rose...good grief the boy gives me whiplash! I just want to smack him. Can I smack him? I'm gonna ask the authors if I can smack him. LOL! I love his mother though! She is such a fun character, boy does she have a fierceness to her! I love it!
My only complaints/issues concerning this book are some of the language used. "Tooshie" and "booty" seem a bit out of place for me. They seem like words that a pre-teen would use...someone younger not a teenager who's basically an adult. It catches me off guard and it just doesn't fit in my opinion. I'm probably nitpicking here a bit, but I was a bit disappointed in the "mirror" scene early in the book when Rose sees her "fae/true" form. Her "human" form isn't busty/curvy, but her "fae/true" form is. I found this a bit disappointing because I want her to be content with her body and for the author not to come in and change it.
All in all, I am rating this book 4.5 out of 5 stars. The storyline is really good though I did get a bit confused a times trying to place "when" this storyline would be taking place. Life is a certain way, but the technology exists and advancements have been made...but things...aren't...the same as we know it? I feel like something happened and I need some backstory to really fill it all out for me. This is really a good book and if you are a fan of Avery Song then I highly recommend you pick this book up.
I'm enjoying Fae Rose Academy thus far and I have to say that I like that it is a refreshing change from reverse harem novels. I enjoy that troupe as well, but I'm eager to see where things go with Rose as she finds herself in a rather peculiar situation when she begins attending this academy and learning about herself piece by piece. I was a bit conflicted about Rose at first since the first thing I got hit with was her trying to get drunk and complaining. LOL! I was a bit taken aback by that. Sorry, I really get annoyed by characters who whine and complain a lot. But I quickly loved her best friend, and as I saw more of their relationship that won me over for Rose. Haha! Xavier, on the other hand, is a complete opposite. When he's around his family he's decent, when he gets around Rose...good grief the boy gives me whiplash! I just want to smack him. Can I smack him? I'm gonna ask the authors if I can smack him. LOL! I love his mother though! She is such a fun character, boy does she have a fierceness to her! I love it!
My only complaints/issues concerning this book are some of the language used. "Tooshie" and "booty" seem a bit out of place for me. They seem like words that a pre-teen would use...someone younger not a teenager who's basically an adult. It catches me off guard and it just doesn't fit in my opinion. I'm probably nitpicking here a bit, but I was a bit disappointed in the "mirror" scene early in the book when Rose sees her "fae/true" form. Her "human" form isn't busty/curvy, but her "fae/true" form is. I found this a bit disappointing because I want her to be content with her body and for the author not to come in and change it.
All in all, I am rating this book 4.5 out of 5 stars. The storyline is really good though I did get a bit confused a times trying to place "when" this storyline would be taking place. Life is a certain way, but the technology exists and advancements have been made...but things...aren't...the same as we know it? I feel like something happened and I need some backstory to really fill it all out for me. This is really a good book and if you are a fan of Avery Song then I highly recommend you pick this book up.
shelovestoread81's review
5.0
This was a great book. The first guy was terrible. I'm so glad she got the nice Fae.
annagrac's review
3.0
I really like the opening scene of this book, the Queen who leaves rose petals in her wake and the palace changing colour with the Queen's moods, but somehow the overall story didn't gel with me and I wasn't taken by the characters. I will try other series by the same author and see if those speak to me more.
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