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A review by darling_book_mage
The Awakening by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
โ ๏ธ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ข๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ฃ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ง๐ช ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ง๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ โ ๏ธ
โ๐๐ช๐ง๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ค๐ณ๐ข๐ฑ ๐ข๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆโ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ต.โ
โถ I wouldnโt technically describe it as bully romance because that wasnโt entirely what I was expecting with bully romance. ๐ช๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐๐น๐น๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด? ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง but there wasnโt really romance either more like a fling? I donโt think they really fell for them YET. Maybe it does eventually turn into bully romance though.
โถ The celestial heirs are a**holes and so are the majority of the supernatural attending ZA. ๐ญ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐: ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด reminded me of an adult version of HP but with ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง of ๐ฏ๐๐น๐น๐ ๐ฎ**๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐. Thereโs also the fact that it involves Fae who can shift to different animals/beast/siren/supernatural creatures. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ญ๐: ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ต, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ. You make a mistake and points are taken from the house you belong to (depending on your elemental power) or given if you answered correctly in class. Plus thereโs the element of Zodiac signs and how each of their personalities stay true to the signs.
โถ It just so happens ๐ง๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ (๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ, ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐) holds all four elemental power therefore they face the wrath of the four celestial heirs, which is actually really uncalled for. The Vega twins have been through so much shit while growing up YET they still go through so much shit to this world that they barely knew. Tory and Darcy are one hell of a strong FMC with a strong sibling bond. Although both are identical twins, I could distinguish which one is who because their personality differs just a tad bit. The bullying they go through is extreme. I can honestly say I hope they get retribution.
โพ ๐.๐. ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐จ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข!
โ๐๐ช๐ง๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ค๐ณ๐ข๐ฑ ๐ข๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆโ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ต.โ
โถ I wouldnโt technically describe it as bully romance because that wasnโt entirely what I was expecting with bully romance. ๐ช๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐๐น๐น๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด? ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง but there wasnโt really romance either more like a fling? I donโt think they really fell for them YET. Maybe it does eventually turn into bully romance though.
โถ The celestial heirs are a**holes and so are the majority of the supernatural attending ZA. ๐ญ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐: ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด reminded me of an adult version of HP but with ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง of ๐ฏ๐๐น๐น๐ ๐ฎ**๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐. Thereโs also the fact that it involves Fae who can shift to different animals/beast/siren/supernatural creatures. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ญ๐: ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ต, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ. You make a mistake and points are taken from the house you belong to (depending on your elemental power) or given if you answered correctly in class. Plus thereโs the element of Zodiac signs and how each of their personalities stay true to the signs.
โถ It just so happens ๐ง๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ (๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ, ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐) holds all four elemental power therefore they face the wrath of the four celestial heirs, which is actually really uncalled for. The Vega twins have been through so much shit while growing up YET they still go through so much shit to this world that they barely knew. Tory and Darcy are one hell of a strong FMC with a strong sibling bond. Although both are identical twins, I could distinguish which one is who because their personality differs just a tad bit. The bullying they go through is extreme. I can honestly say I hope they get retribution.
โพ ๐.๐. ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐จ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Violence, Torture, Sexual harassment, and Murder