Zodiac Academy: The Awakening as Told by the Boys
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Summary
**This is a retelling of book 1 of Zodiac Academy from the perspective of Orion， Darius， Caleb， Seth and Max**
The Vega twins are alive。
Those five words circle in my mind like an oncoming storm。 They change everything about the future we thought had been set in stone。 They challenge everything we were raised to be and the stability of the entire kingdom。
They’re coming to our academy looking for the life that was stolen from them， but we can’t let them take it back。
So much hangs in the balance and we can’t risk the arrival of two naïve princesses destroying everything we worked so hard for。
I have trained in dark magic， overcome all challenges and stood in the shadow of Lionel Acrux for far too long already。 I won’t let them come between me and his downfall。
Which means they have to go before they discover how powerful they truly are。
This is a retelling of the first book in the Zodiac Academy series from the point of view of Orion and the Heirs and should be read after you have finished the original story。 It includes scenes from alternative points of view as well over 50k words of additional content and scenes which have never before been revealed。 So prepare to step into the dark minds of the Zodiac boys and watch out for the heartbreak and carnage that will ensue。
The Vega twins are alive。
Those five words circle in my mind like an oncoming storm。 They change everything about the future we thought had been set in stone。 They challenge everything we were raised to be and the stability of the entire kingdom。
They’re coming to our academy looking for the life that was stolen from them， but we can’t let them take it back。
So much hangs in the balance and we can’t risk the arrival of two naïve princesses destroying everything we worked so hard for。
I have trained in dark magic， overcome all challenges and stood in the shadow of Lionel Acrux for far too long already。 I won’t let them come between me and his downfall。
Which means they have to go before they discover how powerful they truly are。
This is a retelling of the first book in the Zodiac Academy series from the point of view of Orion and the Heirs and should be read after you have finished the original story。 It includes scenes from alternative points of view as well over 50k words of additional content and scenes which have never before been revealed。 So prepare to step into the dark minds of the Zodiac boys and watch out for the heartbreak and carnage that will ensue。
Reviews
Jennifer Lil'n Dunski
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Oh！ My！ Fae！The Heirs are truly something dark and beautiful all at once！ Reading from their perspectives is was thrilling and anxiety inducing。 And explains so much
Penny
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lance orion is the love of my fucking life。 i mean it。 😭that's it that's the review 😌 lance orion is the love of my fucking life。 i mean it。 😭that's it that's the review 😌 。。。more
Erica Nicole
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Blown awayThe Celestial Authors have done it once again。 I cannot tell you how any times I have read The Awakening， wishing I knew what was going through the guys heads。 This book was so much more than I could have hoped for。 It really put into perspective everything that happened and why while still having me scream at their ignorant stupidity！ Amazing job ladies！
Bridget L。
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This book is book one from the guys point of view and not just Orion and Darius but all of them。 It was great reading the first book but getting a bigger picture of all of it。 It also reminded me why I could not stand them in the first book too， lol。 But it definitely gives more depth to the guys and their inner workings are fun to see。 Pick it up and read it， you will not be disappointed！
twogoudagirls
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I really enjoyed the beginning of this series and so knew I would like this too。 It was interesting seeing the same set of events from the boys’ perspective although I did find myself missing the twins’ snark。 Gabriel is a gem as always and am glad he played a role here。 Also that last chapter was unexpected！Maybe a tandem read next time？
Milena Brumac
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Loved it Loved this book！ It was amazing to see things from the Heirs perspective as well！ I thought that i couldn't love Orio more， but damnnnn！！！ Can't wait to see what comes next ❤ Loved it Loved this book！ It was amazing to see things from the Heirs perspective as well！ I thought that i couldn't love Orio more， but damnnnn！！！ Can't wait to see what comes next ❤ 。。。more
Susanna Barnard
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Loved itI've devoured the first 3 books in the Zodiac series， hardly slept， just read。 It gripped me right from the start。 I'm not a huge bully book fan， but I absolutely love the Vega twins and seeing the mystery/plot unfurl。 So， when I saw this book （boys pov， listed as book 1。5 in the series） I had to read it。 And I'm glad I did。 I loved it。 I'm starting book 4 now because I cannot get enough of this series。 Wonderful writing， amazing world building， intrigue， romance and so much more。 Loved itI've devoured the first 3 books in the Zodiac series， hardly slept， just read。 It gripped me right from the start。 I'm not a huge bully book fan， but I absolutely love the Vega twins and seeing the mystery/plot unfurl。 So， when I saw this book （boys pov， listed as book 1。5 in the series） I had to read it。 And I'm glad I did。 I loved it。 I'm starting book 4 now because I cannot get enough of this series。 Wonderful writing， amazing world building， intrigue， romance and so much more。 。。。more
Melissa
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This book hit differently for me especially towards the end with how it actually ended and it was nice getting the boys povs on certain things it shows that the guys aren't all actually monsters。。。 I can't give this book 4 stars as some of it really wasn't needed glad I've read this book though not in a hurry to re-read it through but that being said if you're a fan of the zodiac academy series then read it but honestly not missing much if you don't as its pretty obvious as the series goes on th This book hit differently for me especially towards the end with how it actually ended and it was nice getting the boys povs on certain things it shows that the guys aren't all actually monsters。。。 I can't give this book 4 stars as some of it really wasn't needed glad I've read this book though not in a hurry to re-read it through but that being said if you're a fan of the zodiac academy series then read it but honestly not missing much if you don't as its pretty obvious as the series goes on that the guys regret their actions so 🤷🏼♀️ 。。。more
Arihenry
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Oh boysSeeing a whole new POV of The Awakening from the guys， makes me see the original book in a whole new light。 So good and much needed though， since it now makes me not as angry with the guys for their actions in book 1。
Kayla Moreau
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ZA The Awakening As Told By The Boys ReviewI was one of the lucky ones to receive an ARC of Zodiac Academy The Awakening As Told By The Boys on ARC Shark Day。 This is my review。 5 STARS。 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I loved being able to go back to the beginning and to read from the boys perspective。 Brings a whole new light of understanding to why they did what they did even when there hearts weren’t fully in it（UGH LIONEL）。 If Lionel could just die then that would be great。 The pull， the tattoo， the claiming， th ZA The Awakening As Told By The Boys ReviewI was one of the lucky ones to receive an ARC of Zodiac Academy The Awakening As Told By The Boys on ARC Shark Day。 This is my review。 5 STARS。 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I loved being able to go back to the beginning and to read from the boys perspective。 Brings a whole new light of understanding to why they did what they did even when there hearts weren’t fully in it（UGH LIONEL）。 If Lionel could just die then that would be great。 The pull， the tattoo， the claiming， this whole book was amazing！Ill be praying to the stars for some more chapters of our favorite scenes from the boys perspective， and can’t wait for the final two books in the ZA series ❤️ 。。。more
Jess
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Gah！Even reading this from the guys' POV I still can't stand Seth。 Max I feel a little empathy for， Caleb he's still top three。 Darius ohh boy I love you but come on dude don't be your monster father！ Lance。。。。 well not all heroes wear capes！ Gah！Even reading this from the guys' POV I still can't stand Seth。 Max I feel a little empathy for， Caleb he's still top three。 Darius ohh boy I love you but come on dude don't be your monster father！ Lance。。。。 well not all heroes wear capes！ 。。。more
Kimberly Greene
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A different view of the storyLoved seeing this from a different view point。 You get to see what the Heirs were thinking。 Can't wait to see what happens in the next book。 A different view of the storyLoved seeing this from a different view point。 You get to see what the Heirs were thinking。 Can't wait to see what happens in the next book。 。。。more
Victoria
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I think I've always needed this book。 It's like that feeling that you need to know what exactly is going on in your crushes mind。 Like。。。-why doesn't he just tell you how he feels-when did he know he liked you-why is he such an idiot？You know the usual questionsI digress。。。。 but this book is exactly that。 You get to see exactly when Orion and Darius fell in love with the girls。。。 and I AM all for it。 It gives me chills to figure out that both Darius and Orion had those initial feelings and had a I think I've always needed this book。 It's like that feeling that you need to know what exactly is going on in your crushes mind。 Like。。。-why doesn't he just tell you how he feels-when did he know he liked you-why is he such an idiot？You know the usual questionsI digress。。。。 but this book is exactly that。 You get to see exactly when Orion and Darius fell in love with the girls。。。 and I AM all for it。 It gives me chills to figure out that both Darius and Orion had those initial feelings and had a knowing that those girls were it for them。This book for me totally gives me the HOPE AND KNOWING that him and Darcy are meant for one another。 I never knew I needed this until i was screaming for joy at every five seconds。。。 because I just knew what was coming next， and I needed to know what they feltI cracked up everytime those boys got all murdery thinking about all the other guys who were competition。 Their love was there in every action and feeling。。 Thank you Susanne and Caroline for giving us this gem。。。 I wouldnt say no to another one of these snippets into their brains。。。。 。。。more
Heather Faulborn
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A retelling of the first book of the Zodiac Academy series， but from the bullies' POV。 This book was awesome！ It showed the thoughts and reasoning for why the boys act in a certain way， and why the twins had to suffer their humiliation when they arrive at Zodiac Academy。 I would highly recommend reading the first 5 books of Zodiac Academy before reading this book。 There are one-liners and events spoken about that readers will enjoy more fully if they know the events occuring in Solaria。 A retelling of the first book of the Zodiac Academy series， but from the bullies' POV。 This book was awesome！ It showed the thoughts and reasoning for why the boys act in a certain way， and why the twins had to suffer their humiliation when they arrive at Zodiac Academy。 I would highly recommend reading the first 5 books of Zodiac Academy before reading this book。 There are one-liners and events spoken about that readers will enjoy more fully if they know the events occuring in Solaria。 。。。more
Katy King
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#lionelneedstodieThis book gives you a greater understanding of what pushed the heirs to do what they did to the twins。 Another addictive read。 Looking forward to the next 2 books。
Aelin Lila
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Still obsessed with Orion。 Also， this book made me love Caleb？？？？ Like he is my favourite Heir currently。 Was not expecting that， he was always just whatever to me， I mean I didn't LOVE him but I also didn't HATE him。 But yeah， can't wait to read more from the evil sisters！！！Tropes: PNR， fated mates， enemies to lovers， bully， college/academy， student/teacherWriting style: 5/5Plot: 5/5Hero（s）: 3/5 （I mean， I LOVE them in the newer books， but I will always hate them in the beginning。 Never going t Still obsessed with Orion。 Also， this book made me love Caleb？？？？ Like he is my favourite Heir currently。 Was not expecting that， he was always just whatever to me， I mean I didn't LOVE him but I also didn't HATE him。 But yeah， can't wait to read more from the evil sisters！！！Tropes: PNR， fated mates， enemies to lovers， bully， college/academy， student/teacherWriting style: 5/5Plot: 5/5Hero（s）: 3/5 （I mean， I LOVE them in the newer books， but I will always hate them in the beginning。 Never going to forget or forgive）Heroine: 5/5Side characters: 5/5Steam level: 1/5 （slow burn）Romance: 5/5Angst: 5/5Darkness level: 2。5/5Humor: 5/5Overall enjoyment: 5/5 。。。more
bek_lovestoread
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This is the story we didn’t know we needed。 Another great story by the celestial sisters。 I’m still mad as hell about what the boys do to the twins but now we know what really drive them to act the way the did。 I didn’t want it to end。 Looking forward to more in the world of Solaria
Krys
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I cannot believe this book！ It pulled me even further into the world of Solaria， making me never wanting to leave it！ When reading book 1 of Zodiac Academy I’ve often wondered what was passing through the minds of the Heirs and Orion。 This book didn’t disappoint in giving us exactly that by delving us right in with amazing details。 Page by page I was glued getting to know each of the boys a little more。 We get to see the inner workings and learn exactly the motives behind their behavior。 While s I cannot believe this book！ It pulled me even further into the world of Solaria， making me never wanting to leave it！ When reading book 1 of Zodiac Academy I’ve often wondered what was passing through the minds of the Heirs and Orion。 This book didn’t disappoint in giving us exactly that by delving us right in with amazing details。 Page by page I was glued getting to know each of the boys a little more。 We get to see the inner workings and learn exactly the motives behind their behavior。 While some things I felt I was spot on assuming in book 1， there were still other parts that surprised me。 And above everything， somehow I fell even more in love with Orion and Darius。 I’m hopeful that we will see even more scenes from book 2 played out from the boys’ POV。 In the mean time， my feelings are still all over the place needing to reread all the books out so far。 This telling from the boys POV was simply everything I didn’t even realize I needed。 。。。more
Maria Rojas
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MORE PLEASE！！！I am already going through withdrawal。 These books are amazing。 I don't remember the last time I've felt so strongly about story characters （ maybe Game Of Thrones）。 I've cried and raged ，and my heart has broken for them。 I HATE Lionel ！ If you let me I would kill him myself。 Can we have more of the Boys POV ？ I highly recommend all of the Solraria books！ MORE PLEASE！！！I am already going through withdrawal。 These books are amazing。 I don't remember the last time I've felt so strongly about story characters （ maybe Game Of Thrones）。 I've cried and raged ，and my heart has broken for them。 I HATE Lionel ！ If you let me I would kill him myself。 Can we have more of the Boys POV ？ I highly recommend all of the Solraria books！ 。。。more
Adrienne Sperla
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WOW！！ Get ready for all the emotions you felt the first time！！ We go all the way back to the beginning but this time we get multiple POV from the guys。 If you thought you went through an emotional ringer the first time buckle up and get ready because these guys are going to blow you away。 Knowing how far they’ve all come makes it a little easier while reading。 Orion is still my absolute favorite。 I think I loved his POV the most and made me understand his thought process。 It was almost harder on WOW！！ Get ready for all the emotions you felt the first time！！ We go all the way back to the beginning but this time we get multiple POV from the guys。 If you thought you went through an emotional ringer the first time buckle up and get ready because these guys are going to blow you away。 Knowing how far they’ve all come makes it a little easier while reading。 Orion is still my absolute favorite。 I think I loved his POV the most and made me understand his thought process。 It was almost harder on my heart the second time around。 Even if you haven’t started this phenomenal series you could start it with the boys POV。 This book made me look at things differently so it might be time to do a reread of the series。 Oh and the water scene through the guys eyes was almost worse but ORION is everything！！ 。。。more
Tania J
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5 Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐It's been a while since I've stepped back into Solaria。 I read this series over a year ago and I remember being so consumed by the world and characters， to the point of obsession。 I'm happy to report that this book gave me all the same feels and I appreciate the first book being told from a new perspective。 This made me understand why and how the boys could have been so cruel to the Vegas， but it still made me furious and did not deter me from being a loyal A。S。S club member。 🤣 5 Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐It's been a while since I've stepped back into Solaria。 I read this series over a year ago and I remember being so consumed by the world and characters， to the point of obsession。 I'm happy to report that this book gave me all the same feels and I appreciate the first book being told from a new perspective。 This made me understand why and how the boys could have been so cruel to the Vegas， but it still made me furious and did not deter me from being a loyal A。S。S club member。 🤣 。。。more
Amber Palmer
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A must readI didn’t realize how much I would love this book because I HATED the heirs at the beginning， and this doesn’t excuse their behavior， but dammit if I don’t understand a bit more。 I mean， we get a taste in the other books but I feel the pain from Darius more。 The one thing I wish is that we got more of Max。 I still feel disconnected to him as a character because we don’t get him a lot。
Caddyn Mansfield
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It was not any easier reading from the boys perspective even though I knew what happened and I thought I was prepared。 Awesome read， I could happily get lost in this world。 Cannot wait for book 7 and 8。 I am not ready for this series to be over
Ayesha
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Everything I needed I didn't realise how much I needed this book in the boys point of view and being a big fan of this series I was here for every page of goodness。 This book is so much more then The Awakening because that insight is riveting， we are layered with so many Easter eggs and scenes that just make sense and take this story to levels I wasn't aware it could reach！！！ Who knew opinions could be changed because I sure as hell wasn't expecting it to take the turns it did and although we kn Everything I needed I didn't realise how much I needed this book in the boys point of view and being a big fan of this series I was here for every page of goodness。 This book is so much more then The Awakening because that insight is riveting， we are layered with so many Easter eggs and scenes that just make sense and take this story to levels I wasn't aware it could reach！！！ Who knew opinions could be changed because I sure as hell wasn't expecting it to take the turns it did and although we knew from reading the series what sort of pressure Darius and Lance where under it just made so much more sense when reading it and my heart burst with a live for him despite his dramatic ways Again Caroline and Susanne take us on a journey that is filled with so much more then the words written on a page a world I'm sure I will love and reread over and over again 。。。more
Citra
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This is just ugh。We already know what happens， way too long， and we already knew the heirs were under pressure from their parents。 Somebody not being able to come home for some dumb moon march is still not a good enough reason for you to try and drown someone。。。。。。 Darius was the only one with the pressure。 Let's not try and make the other boys on the same level of pressure that he's on k？Keep previous book retellings for after you've finished the main series k thx？ This is just ugh。We already know what happens， way too long， and we already knew the heirs were under pressure from their parents。 Somebody not being able to come home for some dumb moon march is still not a good enough reason for you to try and drown someone。。。。。。 Darius was the only one with the pressure。 Let's not try and make the other boys on the same level of pressure that he's on k？Keep previous book retellings for after you've finished the main series k thx？ 。。。more
Ashleigh
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That was absolutely incredible to read。 It gave huge insight into the reasoning for the boys and answered questions like what the hell was going through their head at the time。 It's was also crushing to read for those reasons。 I love the interactions between the boys， how well they know each other and how far they'd be willing to go。 It was an absolute phenomenal read and written incredibly。 Amazing！ That was absolutely incredible to read。 It gave huge insight into the reasoning for the boys and answered questions like what the hell was going through their head at the time。 It's was also crushing to read for those reasons。 I love the interactions between the boys， how well they know each other and how far they'd be willing to go。 It was an absolute phenomenal read and written incredibly。 Amazing！ 。。。more
Shannon
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*chefs kiss* Sooo goood
Kerry Cullen
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Yay the boys！ Loved this retelling of the awakening in the boys POV。 It felt like reading a completely new book。 Loved the insight into their minds during this whole process。 Particularly Orion， Caleb and Darius。 Cannot wait for book 7
Heather
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amazing！！Like always these ladies deliver the goods。 Just pure awesome！ Loved seeing the world from a different point of view and seeing some of the why’s behind the actions of assholes who may not be as bad as we first thought…。 Book 7 now please ❤️
Michelle Harris
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