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grace28's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
Quick blurb:
Elise has suffered the unimaginable loss of her brother and the worse part is that he was murdered and they ruled it an accidental death. So she set off to Aurora Academy to get the revenge she so helplessly craves. The only hitch is her clue, and it leads her to four gorgeously dangerous men who want her almost as much as she wants her brother's killer.
This book was really well done and thats exactly what I was looking for, the authors never come up short with the spice either even though it's a medium burn for most of them anyway.
I'm really excited to read the second book and I can just focus on the plot and character development instead of unrealistically hoping that the writing would get better in so many other book series I've read.
Overall I rate this book 3.5 stars only because it's the first book and we all know in complex world-building like this that world talks up space that later gets used for the best of scenes and such.
I highly recommend it if you're looking for a strong FMC that doesn't just fall at the feet of the MMCs and that isn't a bully romance for once (even tho I love bully romances).
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
kotahlotah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder
inkdrinkers's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
When Elise's brother dies mysteriously at Aurora Academy, everyone blames it on a new fae drug making its rounds called killblaze. But Elise knows her brother would never take a drug that would risk his chance at a better life for both of them, and she knows she'll have to infiltrate the academy and find out which of the four kings that reside there are the reason her family is fractured and her brother is dead.
Maybe I am just wholeheartedly sold on the Twisted Sisters, but I have to say, I really liked this. I knew absolutely nothing going into this book, only that it was a reverse harem with a NA spin and set in the same world as Zodiac Academy. The characters you get introduced to in this book are Elise, who is looking for her brother's murderer by way of investigating the four most powerful fae at Aurora Academy: Dante, Gabriel, Leon, and Ryder. This story starts out in a much darker tone than Zodiac Academy and I'm glad I delved into it without much knowledge because I just let the story ebb and tug me where it was going to go.
Are these the pinnacle of literature? Absolutely not. But I firmly believe that anyone can enjoy books, regardless of the merit of their stories as long as you root for the characters. And I did find myself rooting for Elise - I love her, I love her scrappy energy, her sometimes childish views of the world and revenge, and her moments where she gets lost in each of the men she's investigating and the things she's slowly discovering at her time at Aurora. The ending is one I've come to expect - the last 30% of all Twisted Sister's books seem to be, "let's lay a brick on the gas throttle and see where it takes us" and as an avid fan of fanfic from years past, I really love the way they don't let up and don't let too many secrets slip out in the narrative. It's fun, and I had a good time and I want to know more.
I'm eagerly about to dive into the next book in this series. Not only because I've been doing a ZA/Solaria read but because I want to know what happens to Elise and I want her to have her happy ending - and okay, maybe I want to see the giant lion lose his shit again.
Content Warnings: sexual content (starts around 30% in, continues throughout in suggestive scenarios, no RH is present in this first book), dubious consent / sexual harassment (a character can make others see visions and they're often sexual in nature, know your own limits, but it personally didn't bother me), blood, violence, gang violence (the main secondary plot is between two gangs in Aurora Academy and their ties to the greater world of Solaria, no guns are used, only knives, fangs, and claws), grief (Elise is struggling with her grief for her brother in the entirety of this book), & probably more, this isn't an exhaustive list but it's a start!
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual harassment
sienasummerrreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder
katvou's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: War
frankieclc's review against another edition
4.0
and yet i literally cant get enough
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Violence
azapolya's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
reads_all_the_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, and Violence
readwithelle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Torture and Abandonment
One of the MCs (Ryder) cuts himself on the thumb with a razor blade to help him focus/hone his powers (he feeds on pain).its_j's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content and Violence