A review by nicoelena_lvr
Blood & Betrayals by Jeanette Rose, Alexis Rune

4.0

That ending was so foul. Miss authors I am in ur walls !!!!

No bc I fr shed a few tears over that ending. What do u mean!!!! I was expecting smth like that but not in the way it happened 😭😫 I’m devastated. Truly shattered plssss i need the next book like rfnnnn I beggggg

At first I was pretty mad that there was essentially nothing interesting happening in this book for the beginning half of the book. Genuinely was confused about the direction of the story (tbvh I still am even after I’ve finished lol) but when I got to the second half things started really kicking in. It shouldn’t have taken like 400 pages for a book to actually get interesting but I’d say it was worth it. 

The smut/sex scenes got annoying REAL fast. Like I was skipping almost every one after the first five times (and that was within the first 200 pages mind u). It felt unnecessarily repetitive and tired. 

I only cared when Stranger showed up 🫦🫦🫦 watch me find a new obsession when he fully materialises. 

The mouth on this man… 🚬  I need him on a cellular level. 

The headmaster is also 😋😋😋 he reminds me of Nanami from jujutsu kaisen (it’s pretty clear I have a type) 

Connor was too lovey dovey and there’s usually nothing wrong with that but idk their connection felt forced. As soon as we got introduced to him I was praying he wouldn’t the one lol. 

Summer pissed me off. Her character is so frustrating 😭 i only stayed for stranger, the headmaster and bc I like world. 

To address the Nocticadia and zodiac academy allegations I am saddened to inform u that it is nothing like Nocticadia — like at all. Idk why it’s even being mentioned in relation to this book tbh. There isn’t even a teacher x student relationship! I was lied to. 

And as for zodiac academy I can see the similarities, the fmc is like a chaotic blend of Tory and Darcy in one body. 

But there are no similarities with any of the male characters. The vibes of this book are different. Unique. 

𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲:

I’m low-key scared this book is gna turn out to be a reverse harem or smth bc like why is every guy wrapped around her finger lol and why is she always so bothered when they don’t find her hot even while she has a boyfriend? It’s confusing as fuck. 

ೃ⁀➷ Thank you NetGalley and Rose and Star Publishing for the ARC! ♥︎

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I saw someone said it’s Zodiac academy x Nocticadia?? I couldn’t resist so here me and manas are with our BR 🤭