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The Awakening
by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham
3 ⭐️ If Harry Potter / Vampire Academy / The House of Night Series and Gossip Girl had a child, Zodiac Academy would be it
This story is super interesting and addicting, I could not put it down. Just because I don’t think it’s a 5-star doesn’t mean it isn’t hella entertaining.
However, the writing is not great. It’s like your average Wattpad story when it comes to the level of writing. Not bad enough to stop me from reading the rest of the series but I accept it for what it is and will move forward.
When it comes to the actual story, I’m annoyed AF that no one explains anything to the twins or helps them get acclimated to this new world. Like why the fuck aren’t teachers helping? Because it’s the way of the fae? What kind of cop out/lazy writing is that?
I have a love/hate relationship with stories where drama is created because the characters act instead of listen, and this happens on every page of this story. Can the twins just once again reiterate how they don’t want the throne and then the fae actually listen? Or explain to them the process of denying the throne and their birthright?
The bullying annoyed the fuck out of me. Yeah, I know, this is a bully romance. But it is constant and never ending. Like, give these girls a fucking break, I can’t handle this much psychological trauma and tension. Damn. And again, why the fuck aren’t the teachers stepping in?
And after all this, I’m still going to read the next one because it’s free on KU. Sue me.
This story is super interesting and addicting, I could not put it down. Just because I don’t think it’s a 5-star doesn’t mean it isn’t hella entertaining.
However, the writing is not great. It’s like your average Wattpad story when it comes to the level of writing. Not bad enough to stop me from reading the rest of the series but I accept it for what it is and will move forward.
When it comes to the actual story, I’m annoyed AF that no one explains anything to the twins or helps them get acclimated to this new world. Like why the fuck aren’t teachers helping? Because it’s the way of the fae? What kind of cop out/lazy writing is that?
I have a love/hate relationship with stories where drama is created because the characters act instead of listen, and this happens on every page of this story. Can the twins just once again reiterate how they don’t want the throne and then the fae actually listen? Or explain to them the process of denying the throne and their birthright?
The bullying annoyed the fuck out of me. Yeah, I know, this is a bully romance. But it is constant and never ending. Like, give these girls a fucking break, I can’t handle this much psychological trauma and tension. Damn. And again, why the fuck aren’t the teachers stepping in?
And after all this, I’m still going to read the next one because it’s free on KU. Sue me.