Zodiac Academy 4: Shadow Princess
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- Author：Caroline Peckham
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Avery
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WHAT IN THE ACTUAL F JUST HAPPENED？？！！ WHAT WAS THAT ENDING？ IM SO BEYOND PISSED WITH TORY HOLY SHIT。 I LOATHE HER。 AND ORION？？！！ WHAT？！ IM SPEECHLESS。 This book could have easily been 5 stars if not for Tory’s devolution as a character and her overwhelming denial for her feelings。 She keeps taking one step forward and then two steps back。 I think I might need a break after reading this shit show。
Dallana
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Some of my random thoughts while reading: The twins kissing lance for his birthday was too cute idk why！ I wish Darcy got more of a sexual appeal that Tory gets。 It’s obvious who the authors want the audience to favor。Tory tries too hard to be hardcore… but ends up seeming like a bitch。 More like she actually is。 So， what happened the days before Christmas that made the heirs into decent people？ Magic or what。 Where’s the character development？！ Once again， why does Tory get all the attention？ N Some of my random thoughts while reading: The twins kissing lance for his birthday was too cute idk why！ I wish Darcy got more of a sexual appeal that Tory gets。 It’s obvious who the authors want the audience to favor。Tory tries too hard to be hardcore… but ends up seeming like a bitch。 More like she actually is。 So， what happened the days before Christmas that made the heirs into decent people？ Magic or what。 Where’s the character development？！ Once again， why does Tory get all the attention？ No one of importance even speaks to Darcy… like Tory is the main character and I don’t like it。 I 100% don’t like bully romance。 Lance …。。 。。。more
Lauren Voorhees
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 WTF。 Slight spoilers ahead•••I CANNOT with the fact that the fated Elysian Mates were denied。 I cannot with the ending。 I’m scared to start the next ones because I hope it gets set right！
Mantha
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Holy Hell！ These endings keep getting more and more intense。 These books keep getting better and better。 *Spoilers from here*******Darcy and Orion。。。by far my favourite parts of the series。 I love the whole forbidden romance trope but I also just want them to be happy and free to be together。 Stupid laws。 Fuck Seth Capella right in the arse。 I hate him so much for what he does to Darcy and Orion。 I love that Tory eventually finds out and the way she finds out is hilarious！ I hated Darcy and Tory Holy Hell！ These endings keep getting more and more intense。 These books keep getting better and better。 *Spoilers from here*******Darcy and Orion。。。by far my favourite parts of the series。 I love the whole forbidden romance trope but I also just want them to be happy and free to be together。 Stupid laws。 Fuck Seth Capella right in the arse。 I hate him so much for what he does to Darcy and Orion。 I love that Tory eventually finds out and the way she finds out is hilarious！ I hated Darcy and Tory not talking and so glad they made up。 They are literally one half of a whole。 I hate the shadows and that they are affected by them。 I love Gabriel and I'm glad we get to see more of him in this series （I highly recommend Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac！）。 The date between Caleb and Tory。。。aww poor boy。 What a disaster。 Darius and Tory finally give in to their feelings。。。and then fuck it up again。 I mean， I can see why she can't fully accept her feelings though。 Tory and Cheerleading。。。not something I ever thought would happen but actually love it！ And also， Lance totally put Darcy on the pitball team so he can check her out more！ Christmas at the palace。。。the snow ball fight。。。this was just a little slice of happiness （minus the parts where Lionel was involved）。 I love Xavier and we need to see more of him。 What。 The。 Fuck。。。 are these authors trying to hurt us？ The Divine Moment between Tory and Darius。 Firstly， Worst。 Timing。 Ever （But if you've read Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac you would know this isn't the first time this has happened！） Secondly - As much as I hate that they are now star crossed， I am on Tory's side here and would have made the same choice she did。 Just because her and Darius have had a few good moments， does not erase all the bad shit he has done to her。 I mean， he literally tried to drown her。 He can now use this curse to make amends and be a better person。 A person worthy of her。 I sobbed at the ending。。。。I'm so glad that I did not have to wait to start the next book because that cliffhanger killed me。 。。。more
Jackie Roberts
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Love this series more with each book。 I love and hate Tory and Darius in equal measures。 They really are the most stubborn characters ever。 I wish that things had gone a little differently but that would have made for a bad cliff hanger。。 on to the next one！
Thalia Esqueda
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This book shattered my heart。 Onto the 5th
Kylie Stewart
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I give this 5 stars because my heart is broken and I’m reeling over this ending。 We finally have made headway in the series and it’s been amazing。 The sisters are expanding their powers and fighting back。 The boys are getting confused and unsure of their paths。 The end nearly gutted me。 Literally。 The sisters secret is out about their Order and the whole world is gonna shift in book 5， I can feel it。 I’m so ready。
Crystal Ann
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I don’t even know what to saySpoilers:: The last few stories I absolutely loved but I could tell by the beginning of this one Tory was different。 I don’t know what it is， but her constant attitude and demeanor was a complete turn off。 How can you hate someone so much and still be in the bed with them。 It was like her thoughts and actions were not in sync with each other。 The last chapter I just couldn’t even finish。 If the story was just in Darcy’s point of view， I would be ok with that。
Alicia Gee
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Omg I hate this ending！！！Can things ever get better for the Vega twins？ How is it possible for anyone to go through so much and still be sane？ This series is killing me， but I can't stop reading， not with so much invested。 Great and horrible series， and I won't stop reading until the end。 Omg I hate this ending！！！Can things ever get better for the Vega twins？ How is it possible for anyone to go through so much and still be sane？ This series is killing me， but I can't stop reading， not with so much invested。 Great and horrible series， and I won't stop reading until the end。 。。。more
Karsen Miller
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I’ve never wanted to reach into a book and shake a character as much as I did to Tory in this book。 SHE IS SO FRUSTRATING。 This book put me through so much pain， while still somehow managing to make me more obsessed with this series。
Nanjiba Noor
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I HATE TORY SO MUCH。 I'm just so disappointed and angry。 Why can't she move forward。 How much do I have to wait to see some decent decision making from her。 She's so frustrating。 Darius deserves better。 Also Orion my man 😔 I HATE TORY SO MUCH。 I'm just so disappointed and angry。 Why can't she move forward。 How much do I have to wait to see some decent decision making from her。 She's so frustrating。 Darius deserves better。 Also Orion my man 😔 。。。more
Teresa
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I'm broken！！This series， these characters， this world。。。has completely consumed me！ I've only experienced this hunger for more with very few book series！！！ I just cannot get enough！ I'm broken！！This series， these characters， this world。。。has completely consumed me！ I've only experienced this hunger for more with very few book series！！！ I just cannot get enough！ 。。。more
Rachel Greenberg
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Ohhhhhhmaaaaagodddddd Fuck that fucking ending （but I did predict one part of it early， so I was just dreading the moment knowing it was coming）。 Still， I like plots that rattle rather than placate… so I’m gonna go ahead and say， although I’m PISSED that was damn good。I don’t care if this is unpopular but I am #teamdarius and I’m fucking OVER Tory’s bullshit and any “rah rah rah feminist yay go her” crap doesn’t sit right with me in this situation。 She is not innocent in any of this。 Overall I’v Ohhhhhhmaaaaagodddddd Fuck that fucking ending （but I did predict one part of it early， so I was just dreading the moment knowing it was coming）。 Still， I like plots that rattle rather than placate… so I’m gonna go ahead and say， although I’m PISSED that was damn good。I don’t care if this is unpopular but I am #teamdarius and I’m fucking OVER Tory’s bullshit and any “rah rah rah feminist yay go her” crap doesn’t sit right with me in this situation。 She is not innocent in any of this。 Overall I’ve enjoyed her endless don’t-fuck-with me attitude， but yeah I’m beyondddddd done with it now。 Like grow the fuck up， so much misdirected immeasurable grudge-holding it’s borderline unbearable now。 Like zero empathy， I hope to see better from her going forward。 I’m sure Darius will turn into some scorned evil Darth Vader bullshit now， but yeah for now Tory can go fuck herself。 。。。more
Sarah Mankin ✨
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OmgI am soooo annoyed at this one。 Tory is so stubborn and that ending omg。 I knew something was going to happen but I wasn’t expecting that
Kayla-Ann Jones
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2。5 starsAs much as I like that this series is easy to read， I’ve worked out it’s so easy because nothing。 Happens。 This is book 4 and while they’ve been decently sized novels， there is no story progression。 It sucks because this series is such a fantastic idea but the execution is so poor。 The authors just have no idea what they’re doing and have no goal in mind。 I really love the fae concept and the story with the twins’ parents， etc。， but it’s not at all a priority to the authors and it all g 2。5 starsAs much as I like that this series is easy to read， I’ve worked out it’s so easy because nothing。 Happens。 This is book 4 and while they’ve been decently sized novels， there is no story progression。 It sucks because this series is such a fantastic idea but the execution is so poor。 The authors just have no idea what they’re doing and have no goal in mind。 I really love the fae concept and the story with the twins’ parents， etc。， but it’s not at all a priority to the authors and it all gets lost in the series， only being mentioned at random times。 The characters are starting to all read the same。 It’s hard to differentiate between all of the boys’ povs because the authors have created such one dimensional characters that it’s impossible to tell them apart。 Because they have nothing going for them。 I respect and acknowledge that Tory and Darius have had awful lives， and I understand why they self sabotage and punish themselves because they feel they deserve it。 But the authors are beating a dead horse at this point。 We get it。 They hate each other but like each other and think the other doesn’t feel the same and won’t voice their true feelings so they stay stuck in this cycle。 We don’t need four books of this shit。 And while the Heirs have been awful to the girls， Tory’s anger towards Darius for the events of the ending in the third book are ridiculous and unjustified。 But the authors clearly don’t believe in character development and story progression so made Tory hate him for something that was out of his control。 Tory was kind of unbearable this whole book actually。 Also the plots with Seth make no sense and the authors keep shoving him in for the drama。 I guess？ It’s just pointless。 The authors continue to ignore the basic writing concept of “show don’t tell”。 And editing！ And god the ending。 Tory needs to get over herself。 I hate how naive she was in her decision and how spiteful she was。 I understand the hurt she’s been through， but at this point she’s just feeling sorry for herself and punishing herself and anyone around her。 The series just needs to move along more。 I’m so sick of the plots from book one still ever present in book four， or main storyline’s being abandoned for most of the book and then only focused on in a couple chapters。 。。。more
Jennifer
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I just finished and am both incredibly pissed off and incredibly heartbroken。 The next book is ready to go but idk if I can keep slogging through at this point。I HATED Tory for this book。 What is character growth？ One step forward， two steps back？ That's our girl。 And how are we 4 books in and the heirs are still pulling the same shit？ Yawn。 I just finished and am both incredibly pissed off and incredibly heartbroken。 The next book is ready to go but idk if I can keep slogging through at this point。I HATED Tory for this book。 What is character growth？ One step forward， two steps back？ That's our girl。 And how are we 4 books in and the heirs are still pulling the same shit？ Yawn。 。。。more
Mar J
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I wouldn’t discourage anyone from wanting to continue and read this series。 But personally this was my last。 As much as I loved the dark elements and how it moved the first three books， it’s just the same song and dance。 I gave four stars because it’s still a good book， but I can’t take the same thing happening personally。 The characters one minute are mixing well and developing and then they are oil and water again。 The background story is what got me through。
Robyn Brown
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Tory sucks
Marti⁷♡
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This got so wild at the ending like WHAT THE F@CK（Orion best character argue with the wall）
Amber Long
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OuchThe ending has me shook。 Won't give anything away but yikes。 Also who doesn't want their Elysian Mate？！？ The audacity of that girl。 😂 OuchThe ending has me shook。 Won't give anything away but yikes。 Also who doesn't want their Elysian Mate？！？ The audacity of that girl。 😂 。。。more
Amanda Moore
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I am giving this 2 stars because I am absolutely FURIOUS over the end of this book。 I have waited through FOUR BOOKS for this moment between Darius and Tori and this is what I get？！？？ I never， and I do mean never， look up spoilers for series。 The end of this book had me searching the internet for spoilers because I straight up refuse to read this shit if the ending of this is not rectified。 My guts have been ripped from me。 I am so pissed。 SO。PISSED。
Renee
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Love the entire zodiac series！
Halima （Starlight_and_blooms）
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This series is everything！ But this book has totally broken me。 It hurts so much… I just can’t :-（
Trista Victoria
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*Spoiler-free review*Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5Steam: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5Age: New Adult Genre: Urban fantasy/ RomanceThis was book four in my Zodiac Academy reread and it was so incredible！ I remembered books four， five， and six as being my favorites in the series but had forgotten just how amazing it gets at this point。 I seem to say in every ZA review that the character development is outstanding and this book was no different。 The characters， in my opinion， are really what make these books so addictive。 They *Spoiler-free review*Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5Steam: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5Age: New Adult Genre: Urban fantasy/ RomanceThis was book four in my Zodiac Academy reread and it was so incredible！ I remembered books four， five， and six as being my favorites in the series but had forgotten just how amazing it gets at this point。 I seem to say in every ZA review that the character development is outstanding and this book was no different。 The characters， in my opinion， are really what make these books so addictive。 They're just so realistic in the thoughts they have， decisions they make， and things they say。 Each one has a personality unique to them so they truly feel like real people。 With such realistic characters， it's easy to become invested in their lives and truly care for how the plot carries them。 And on the topic of plot， it too was so incredible in this fourth book。 Those characters that I came to love so much were put through so many trials and escapades that I was constantly on the edge of my seat。 Some of their adventures were downright fun and entertaining while others had me terrified and heartbroken。 And the cliffhanger on this book was one of the most suspenseful of any I've come across。 Of course， the relationships and steam also reached all new levels。 So many books with great romances end up lacking in plot， but this series really manages to combine heart warming romance with epic plots， and tons of twists and turns。 It's one of the many reasons I continually try to convince all my fellow readers to dive into this series。Overall， I will once again highly recommend these books。 If you love romantasy， great characters， suspenseful plots， twists you don't see coming， and complex world building， you will adore this series！ 。。。more
sher
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4。5 ⭐️
Rachel
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I’m glad I stuck with this series。 This one was really good！ The storyline keeps getting levels better。 The romance too。
discoveringivy
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Malzy P
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I can’t even appropriately verbalize how finishing this book has me shook right now。 I almost threw my Kindle across the room at how stubborn Tory & Darius are！ Star crossed？！ Of course they are， why am I surprised。 And I refuse to accept Orion’s fate ends in a musty ass sea cave。 Nope。 Can’t happen！ But I could have told you Clara was BAD NEWS from the jump… All the bad mama jamba vibes。 I’m very concerned that there aren’t a lot more books left to go in this series… So much to resolve！ I hate I can’t even appropriately verbalize how finishing this book has me shook right now。 I almost threw my Kindle across the room at how stubborn Tory & Darius are！ Star crossed？！ Of course they are， why am I surprised。 And I refuse to accept Orion’s fate ends in a musty ass sea cave。 Nope。 Can’t happen！ But I could have told you Clara was BAD NEWS from the jump… All the bad mama jamba vibes。 I’m very concerned that there aren’t a lot more books left to go in this series… So much to resolve！ I hate it！ I love it！ 。。。more
Banshee666
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Oh my god！ I loved it soooo much！ If you haven't read it。 Please don't read this review it may or may not SPOIL your fun during my now stated reaction the ending: （view spoiler）[So the ending destroyed me emotionally！ The whole book was a rollercoaster of emotions on my part and I love that so much， but it's also kind of exhausting at times if your as emotionally invested as I was into this book and its characters。 So at the end when all went to hell。。。 >>No I am not going into detail because so Oh my god！ I loved it soooo much！ If you haven't read it。 Please don't read this review it may or may not SPOIL your fun during my now stated reaction the ending: （view spoiler）[So the ending destroyed me emotionally！ The whole book was a rollercoaster of emotions on my part and I love that so much， but it's also kind of exhausting at times if your as emotionally invested as I was into this book and its characters。 So at the end when all went to hell。。。 >>No I am not going into detail because sometimes people still read this stuff while not having read the book and it would ruin their experience completly<< 。。。safe to say I was completly shattered and needed to start with the fifth book just to now if a certain someone survives and what the hell happens after one fatefull decision。。。 （hide spoiler）]So now I am currently reading the fifth book which just has to keep up to this enormous high standard which it is bound to fail （ I am not that far in and its still great， but the fourth just left me a bit emotionally drained and I might have to pause with reading the fifth just to give it a proper chance to wow me。。。） OH！ Almost forgot: This one isn't available as an audiobook yet， so I kind of miss Geraldine's voice and stuff like that:DSo thats it for now。 Lots of love to you guys and enjoy your books！ <3 。。。more
Elizabeth | BlakeIsBooked
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