A review by abundance_of_fiction
The Awakening by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

A good start to a hopefully great series. There are a not of *triggers* for non-con, abuse, and bullying. Buttttt, the author does try and emphasize how this is “culturally” the norm, so it’s built into the world from the second chapter. Also, I’m a sucker for rivals to lovers, dark academia, and magic.
This might not be a compelling series for everyone, but I enjoyed it so far. 

Also, we have a good series plot that is developing and also a book level plot. The authors did a great job of starting a series and world with a lot of surface level information BUT you can tell it is already developed and going to be revealed later, too.
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