Zodiac Academy 5: Cursed Fates
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Summary
After the devastating events at Zodiac Academy， we have to deal with this darker world we're faced with。
Lionel seeks to hurt us， the Nymphs seek to hurt the entire Fae race， and between all of it， we just have to try and survive each day as it comes。
I'm afraid of everything falling apart， but it looks like it already has。
Lionel seeks to hurt us， the Nymphs seek to hurt the entire Fae race， and between all of it， we just have to try and survive each day as it comes。
I'm afraid of everything falling apart， but it looks like it already has。
Reviews
Karen
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3/5 This book was so pain and so long and for what。 The plot is barely going anywhere。 The ending made me wanna puke。 Tory’s character development seems to be backwards。 An agonizing 800+ pages。
Trami
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Love Tory and Darius but I’m tired now。
Nanjiba Noor
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THANK YOU FOR THE DEPRESSION FUCK YOU FOR EVERYTHING
Jeanice Quincey
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I’m pissed after reading this book。 I feel they just keep allowing the stars to stack against the twins and Darius。 It’s getting annoying that it happens with each book。 Genuinely， pissed。 They write so well that you want to keep reading but angers me to the point i want to stop。 Well on to book 6
Cherubimking
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Guys。 This series is really speaking my language。 Like I'm so fucking invested- but just be warned。 This series， and especially book 4 and 5 （this one）， is going to infuriate you to no end 🤦♀️ I am DYING here。 There's no book that has ever made me this mad。 My heart has been crushed and to be honest I really don't know how I'm going to recover from the ending of book 5。 I don't know if the series can win me back but alas， I am moving on to book 6 anyways 😭😭😭 help。 Guys。 This series is really speaking my language。 Like I'm so fucking invested- but just be warned。 This series， and especially book 4 and 5 （this one）， is going to infuriate you to no end 🤦♀️ I am DYING here。 There's no book that has ever made me this mad。 My heart has been crushed and to be honest I really don't know how I'm going to recover from the ending of book 5。 I don't know if the series can win me back but alas， I am moving on to book 6 anyways 😭😭😭 help。 。。。more
Nara
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not me fishing out grey hairs after reading this book
discoveringivy
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incroyable。 quelles montagnes russes。 j’ai pleuré plusieurs fois mais j’ai souri et ri également。 je les aime fort， tous。
Mantha
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Both the best and worst book of the series。 Where do I start？！？*Spoilers********Seth。 Of all people to come to Orion's help it would be Seth。 But I think he is starting to grow on me。 All of the Heirs are。 Orion！ From a night of love and happiness to his whole world crashing down the next morning。 I think I actually stopped breathing reading the scene where he gets arrested。 Reading both his and Darcy's POV after this was heart breaking。 They are so in love and just deserve to be happy。 I can un Both the best and worst book of the series。 Where do I start？！？*Spoilers********Seth。 Of all people to come to Orion's help it would be Seth。 But I think he is starting to grow on me。 All of the Heirs are。 Orion！ From a night of love and happiness to his whole world crashing down the next morning。 I think I actually stopped breathing reading the scene where he gets arrested。 Reading both his and Darcy's POV after this was heart breaking。 They are so in love and just deserve to be happy。 I can understand why he lied but it still hurts。 I hated Kylie Major anyway but now she is on my shit list and deserves a whole lot more than just being "nobody"。 Darius and Tory。。 *sigh*。 Yes， the curse is making them pine for each other but I think that this helped in them actually facing their true feelings and realising what they mean to each other。 If there is any justice in the world they will get their HEA！That ending。。。I hate Lionel。 So much。 And that shadow bitch needs to die。 。。。more
Malzy P
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Lots of twists and turns in this book。 My anger towards some of the characters’ choices was greatly alleviated， but then there was plenty of opportunity for me to get pissed at totally different characters for all new reasons- ha！ I can’t wait for so many of these loose ends to get resolved and I can’t even begin to guess as to how it’ll all ever work out！
Alexis | whatlexreads
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this book is my favorite so far in the series。 it definitely tore my heart out a thousand times， and stomped all over it。 i never imagined the events at the ending taking place。 my nerves are shot， i’m scared， and i need to know what is going to happen next NOW 😭
Kayla-Ann Jones
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If you look at my reviews for the first four books， you’ll see the many issues I have with the writing， story progression， characters etc。， but that the story itself is fascinating and has kept my interest despite the negatives。 Well， I think that’s ceasing to be true。 This is the worst book in the series yet。 What even happened in this book？ Over 650 pages on my ereader and yet I could tell you the key things that happened in this in less than 30 seconds。 The authors clearly have not planned wh If you look at my reviews for the first four books， you’ll see the many issues I have with the writing， story progression， characters etc。， but that the story itself is fascinating and has kept my interest despite the negatives。 Well， I think that’s ceasing to be true。 This is the worst book in the series yet。 What even happened in this book？ Over 650 pages on my ereader and yet I could tell you the key things that happened in this in less than 30 seconds。 The authors clearly have not planned what the story of the series is and make it up as they go， including boring and repetitive filler more than actual story progression。 It’s really disappointing to see such an amazing， well thought out story and world wasted like this。 I try to keep my reviews spoiler free， but I desperately need to discuss points in this book so beware。 I really thought it would be impossible for the characters to become worse， because how can you ruin one dimensional characters？ According to this book; quite easily。 Tory frustrated me in the fourth book with her stubbornness， inability to take responsibility and self reflect， and her incessant whining and self pitying。 Spoiler alert， that continues in this book and worsens by ten fold。 In the beginning she says that she takes responsibility for her choice with Darius and will take the consequences of her actions。 And what does she do？ Spends the whole book blaming it on him and snapping at anyone who says it was her decision。 Gabriel not taking her shit and giving it to her straight was the best part of this book but of course， Tory completely ignores it and it’s swept under the rug。 And this is where Darcy also falls short for me。 When her and Lance first start being together they both took responsibility for their choices and knew what would happen if anyone ever found out。 And yet when they’re exposed Darcy doesn’t own up to her decision and puts on the blame on Seth， then finally Kylie。 Yes Kylie was the one to expose them， but her and Lance made their choice to be together knowing what would happen and accepted the consequences。 They knew it was a possibility。 According to the twins they have no responsibility in anything that happens， and it’s everyone else who’s to blame。 It really annoyed me too when the boys blamed themselves for the things that have happened instead of acknowledging that they’re all adults who make choices and the twins are responsible as much as they are。 Examples; Caleb blaming himself for sleeping with Tory， and Darius blaming himself for Tory saying no to him。 It’s just ridiculous and I really hope that those reading this series don’t think the way the twins act is okay or healthy and try to emulate that in their own lives。 Lance taking the fall in court also felt unrealistic to me。 I do get that he was trying to save Darcy’s name but there was a way to do that without doing what he did。 It’s unrealistic because he had responsibilities to the Heirs and the twins that he couldn’t fulfil in prison。 Like taking down Lionel and trying to fix Darius and Tory。 I get the justification for his choice but he had more important reasons to stick with pleading not guilty and I just don’t see him abandoning his responsibilities like that。 The authors have no integrity to the story or their characters and just write whatever they think will be the most dramatic or traumatic storyline。 Speaking of Lance wanting to fix Darius and Tory， another great example of Tory not taking responsibility for her actions and being completely tone deaf to how her choices affect others。 The authors did the story dirty by making Tory say no， or at least making them have their divine moments when Tory doesn’t even understand what that is。 I hate that everyone in the book was like “oh we’ll drop everything and do what we can to change the stars”。 Let Tory bask in the consequences of her actions and maybe she’ll learn。 But nope， Tory and Darcy need everyone to fix their mistakes for them and take the blame for them。 I’ve never despised main characters so much so I do with the twins。 They are just so toxic and unhealthy， and again， you have to worry about the example they’re setting for readers。 And the ending， Jesus Christ was it cheap。 Everything about this series is cheap。 The authors take the easy way out with everything and spend very little time creating intentional storyline’s that have meaning。 No wonder why they have produced so many books in so little time。 And what was with all of the ending chapters being so short？ Again， cheap。 The authors switch povs instead of dedicating time to each character and drag the story on even more。 That whole ending could have been just two chapters。 One perspective outside the house and one in if that’s what they were going for。 I love drama and plot twists as much as every reader but these authors are so uncreative and it’s too much but not enough at the same time。 How about you solve the drama you have already created before introducing more？ The authors have bitten off more than they can chew and that’s why the series is so long。 They have no idea what they’re doing and can’t find a way to finish it。 Let alone make in between well written and interesting。 I so desperately wanted to love this series like I’ve seen everyone else do， but I just don’t understand the hype。 The characters are awful。 The storyline gets so lost and we are still tying up things from the first book。 The books are unnecessarily long for how little that happens。 The writing and （lack of） editing is so bad， I feel like I’m actually becoming dumber just reading this series。 But of course because I’m curious and need to finish things， I’ll continue reading the rest for as long as I can stand。 I don’t seek to hate this series， there is so much potential for it if it was just written differently and at the end of the day I do love the story and world that has been built。 I really hope there’s a miracle and things improve！ 。。。more
Jewels Littlefield
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This back and forth is driving me nuts。。。。im here for it though！
Jaz Garner
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i love these books so much but omg if the next book doesn’t have some sort of solution to all the bullshit going on i’ll cry。 over the last couple books i love the different povs of the characters which makes us also feel for the heirs and what they’re going through。
Paulina Sinder
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I CANNOT COPE
Goheli
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It is fascinating to know more about astrology
Bianca
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3。5 stars It could have been 4 stars but I was grossed out enough by a certain nickname to take off 0。5 stars。 Also the book should have been separated into 2 books。
Literay Mumma
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Spectacular！This series is by far the most complex， developed and intriguing I've ever read。 No one does world building as thoroughly as the Sisters。 Another nail biting installment to the Vega twins saga。 Loads of plot and character development and redemption too。 MASSIVE cliffhanger， but it's to be expected now！ Spectacular！This series is by far the most complex， developed and intriguing I've ever read。 No one does world building as thoroughly as the Sisters。 Another nail biting installment to the Vega twins saga。 Loads of plot and character development and redemption too。 MASSIVE cliffhanger， but it's to be expected now！ 。。。more
Alivia Simonich
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pain
Marie
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i still want to fight caroline and susanne
Brenda
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This one has the slowest pace of them all。A LOT of things happen。
Berenice
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Way too long。 I skimmed through lots of chapters。 The threesome cost one star down because wtf was that？？？ Without any surprise Tory was bare annoying all along。 And what happened to Orion and Darcy I mean… can’t feel sorry for them they should’ve been more careful *shrug* Their love story is more sexual than anything else。 Where is the love？ The ending was endless but it’s finally reaching the end of the series。 （I hope）
Amiyaa
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Just NO。I CAN'T。 Honestly， why is it so fucking long？？？？？？？It's just unnecessary drama。I only gave a shit about Tory and Darius and I can't even bring myself to do THAT ANYMORE。DNF Just NO。I CAN'T。 Honestly， why is it so fucking long？？？？？？？It's just unnecessary drama。I only gave a shit about Tory and Darius and I can't even bring myself to do THAT ANYMORE。DNF 。。。more
Amber
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I'm living and breathing this series。 It makes me feel alive， so many emotions rush forward in each chapter。Its fkin funny （I don't laugh out loud much reading books but each book in this series has so many hilarious moments and dialogue filled with banter） down right sexy， painful and exciting。The end of this book hurt a fair amount to read and I can only hope the characters I care about get their happy ending。 I'm living and breathing this series。 It makes me feel alive， so many emotions rush forward in each chapter。Its fkin funny （I don't laugh out loud much reading books but each book in this series has so many hilarious moments and dialogue filled with banter） down right sexy， painful and exciting。The end of this book hurt a fair amount to read and I can only hope the characters I care about get their happy ending。 。。。more
Akshita
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I never imagined that I would one day love this series the way I do now。 But this book surpassed every book before it in the best way possible。 I have been rooting for Tory and Darius since the first book， having prepared myself for a bullymance， and in this book， from the very first page， there was just an endless journey filled with angst， forgiveness， love and more。 After the cliff-hanger of the last book， I was glad to have this book within reach because I could not have survived otherwise。 I never imagined that I would one day love this series the way I do now。 But this book surpassed every book before it in the best way possible。 I have been rooting for Tory and Darius since the first book， having prepared myself for a bullymance， and in this book， from the very first page， there was just an endless journey filled with angst， forgiveness， love and more。 After the cliff-hanger of the last book， I was glad to have this book within reach because I could not have survived otherwise。 Orion and Darcy continue to be the sweethearts of this series and their love is a force of its own。 The rivalry between the Vegas and the Heirs simmers down and turns a little more friendly in this book， but not all the way。Lance is dying。 Tory and Darius are Star-Crossed， the black rings around their iris a clear sign of their new status。 When news of this spreads around Zodiac Academy， there is finally one goal uniting all the people close to Tory and Darius， finding a way for them to defy the stars if being together is what they both wish for。 Lance and Darcy's journey hasn't been easy， but things take a turn for the worse when the strength of their love for each other is challenged。 Once again， the book ends on a cliffhanger that makes you want to pull out your hair。 The rest of this review contains spoilers and quotes from 'ZA: Cursed Fates'。“Please，” I begged， turning my head toward the cave roof and imploring the stars to listen。 “Don’t take him from me。 I’ll give you anything you want。 Anything。”We start where the previous book ended， with Lance on the verge of death。 Darcy's magic is depleted and just as she's losing hope， help comes in the form of Seth Capella， the very man who was using Darcy and Orion's relationship to control her。 And don't even get me started on Clara coming back to life。 “The stars are going to use anything and anyone they can to keep them apart now。 You were just the first of many things they’ll use to drive the wedge between them…”“It’s not right。”“I know。 But what can we do？”“Something。 Anything。 I don’t even know what yet。 But I’m going to make up for this，” I swore。 “I’m going to find some way to fix it。”In the one day gap I had between reading the 4th book and starting this， the fact that Tory and Darius were Star-Crossed was eating away at me。 When this book started with Tory running away and calling Caleb to her room， I was already ready to howl in pain like Seth often does。 The stars used Caleb to drive a wedge between the both of them and inadvertently， he hurt Darius by going to Tory's room that night， even though he didn't know the truth until it was too late。 “Don’t ever let go of her， Lance。 You fucking fight for her until your last breath， you hear me？”Everything in me had driven me at her for love， but I’d let his poison twist it into hate。 For what？Power。What was the point in power if I was alone with it？Every time anyone saw the black rings， there was this heaviness in the bottom of my chest。 I totally understood why Tory had said no。 She had seen a different version of Darius occasionally， but not enough to know the real him yet。 And she couldn't say yes to forever with someone who she mostly had bad memories of。 Darius felt the love but hadn't done a good job expressing it， so I understand her decision， but can't help but feel Darius' hurt too。 Simultaneously， even Tory starts to hurt。“What’s this？” he asked， raising his hand to inspect it and I had to say I’d done a damn good job too。“I promised you a friendship bracelet，” I teased。 “We can get together for a slumber party another time though。”He snorted a laugh at me as he backed up。 “I’ll treasure it always。 Goodnight， Tory。”“Goodnight。”“Do not eat in my classroom！” Orion barked， his harsh tone sending an injection of adrenaline into my veins。Tyler gaped at him， swivelling in his seat to point at Tory who was still munching on her pastry。 “But Tory Vega’s eating！” he complained。“I don’t care if Tory Vega is starting her own bakery back there and using Polaris as a rolling pin， I’m talking to you， Corbin，” Orion snapped and I suppressed a laugh， sharing a look with Tory as she smirked。As Darcy later mentions， he wears the friendship bracelet religiously and I just love this dynamic very much。 “After you were together in the Shimmering Springs， you told him it didn’t matter to you， you made little of it， told him it didn’t change anything。”“I assumed it meant nothing to him。 That I was just some conquest，” I muttered。“He was falling in love with you and you ripped his heart out，” Gabriel said quietly。 “There is no greater pain in this world than that。 Believe me。 I know。 I’ve lived it。”Gabriel needed to say this and I am glad he did。 Tory had her own reasons， but most of all， she didn't think anyone would actually love her forever intrinsically。 And honestly， Noxy seeing all of this with his Seer powers is sometimes just too hilarious。 “I want us all to swear we will do everything in our power to overcome the odds for the sake of our brother。 So what do you say？” Orion asked。“Hell yes，” Cal agreed， slapping his palm into Orion’s fist before I clasped mine over the top of it with a grin。Seth and Orion exchanged a loaded look before he laid his hand on top and we all swore to it at the same time。“You mean…that for no reason other than the pursuit of true and honest love， you wish to fix what cannot be fixed and defy the stars themselves？” she breathed， her eyes widening as she looked at me in a way that I couldn’t quite describe。 It was like， she was seeing something in me that she hadn’t thought was there before and I kinda liked the way her deep blue eyes were shining。“Well…yeah， I guess so。” I shrugged。It is so amazing and adorable and wonderful that these guys all band together for Mission: Defy the Stars， because they see the way Darius is pining for Tory and the way she's hurting too， even if she won't admit it。 I love how this is the first step to unite them all。 And since the night of the Reckoning， there have been undertones of Max and Gerry and watching their slow evolution is always a pleasure。“You’ve seen us get beaten time and again，” I called and the Heirs laughed， smirking at us like we were about to embarrass ourselves。 “But one day soon， we won’t be beat。”“We’re the most powerful Fae in this kingdom！” Tory shouted， her voice filled with power as it was amplified by Orion’s magic and her hair swirling around her in a wild breeze， making her look fierce as hell。 “And we may have been hurt， beaten， bruised， drowned。” She glared down at the Heirs。 “But we’re never going to stay down。”The Heirs shared anxious looks and my heart swelled as I met Orion’s gaze， his eyes brimming with pride。“So we intend to claim our rightful place in the kingdom！” I announced。 “Bring on the press， the photoshoots， the interviews， we’re ready to step out and be the real princesses that we are。”Tory caught my hand and I lifted her arm into the air on instinct。 “We’re going to fight for our throne！” she cried。“And we’re going to win it！” I finished。I expected hatred， animosity and outright hostility when I met the Heirs’ gazes， but that wasn’t what I found。 Instead， they were all looking at us with a challenge in their eyes and a hint of anticipation too。 Like this was what they’d been waiting for。 And they were ready to give as good as they got。Bring it on then， assholes。The Heirs spent an entire year doing everything in their power to scare the Vegas into leaving， but they only succeeded in making them stronger and making them Fae。 Now， they are ready to reclaim their throne and fight the Heirs and the Councillors for it。 And I admire them for finally doing this， even though they have been fighting back since day one。 No， Darius wasn’t going to be here this morning。 And that was just fine by me。 We’d always been destined to fight on different sides of this war anyway。I bit my bottom lip， raised my chin and stepped outside。Darius was leaning against the wall in his running gear like usual， his eyes brightening as I stepped out and my gaze locked on his。“You’re here，” I breathed before I could stop myself and his eyebrows rose in surprise。I reached out hesitantly and pressed my hand to the wood before my face。I gasped as heat washed against my palm， a fierce and hungry magic licking the other side of the door as its owner stood so close that I could feel the deep well of their power。 “Darius？” I breathed and the magic flared as if in surprise， but no answer came to me。 My heart pounded with an ache so pure that it burned me right down to the depths of my soul。 I leaned forward until my forehead pressed against the wood， exhaling deeply as I dropped the walls surrounding my own power。 “You know what’s a shame？ Tory loves those little chocolate wafers in the dessert section at lunchtime。 She especially likes them with her coffee， but they don’t provide them at breakfast。”His eyes brightened and his lips hooked up into a grin。 “That is a shame。”I love how every morning， when Tory comes down for a jog， Darius is there waiting for her。 They never say a word to each other。 They maintain the necessary distance so as to not anger the stars。 The day after announcing her claim on the throne， Tory thinks he will not be there but he comes， and my heart was so full with joy because he was finally choosing her over power or some throne。 I love how he comes outside her door at night and uses his fire to keep her shadows at bay， and this one night she even recognises his magic， and somehow， them merging their magic from opposite sides of the door is better than any words they could have shared then。 I also love how Darcy helped Darius out with the morning coffee ritual。 “He’ll kill you for exposing this，” she breathed， her eyes wide with fear。“I’m pretty sure he plans on killing me anyway，” I said with a shrug。 “At least if he kills me for this， it was for something that matters。”It's a highly risky move on her part， but this way Lionel can't keep Xavier's Order Form hidden anymore and I thank Tory for that。 He is just so precious， even if technically， he is a seventeen-year old character and not a ten-year old boy。“I’ve been buying that many every year since you lamented on your sixteenth birthday that you’ll never get to stick your dick in a moon crater。 Figured it had to pay off eventually。”“You did this for me？” I choked out the words and he shrugged again。“The moon’s your favourite thing in the world， man。 And I never know what to buy you。”“Alpha，” he growled to no one in particular and I snorted a laugh。“You know you’re talking out loud right？” I muttered and he blinked， turning to me in surprise。“Werewolf，” he breathed and I couldn’t help but laugh again。 “Pretty。”“You’ve been reduced to single words，” I pointed out。 Yep， it’s official。 I’m into my straight best friend。 Thanks for the headfuck stars。The evolution of Seth's feelings for Caleb itself is so slow going that waiting for this love to be requited will take the rest of the series for sure。 But their friendship is as strong as ever， and that's something to admire。“I know I don’t deserve you， Roxy。 But I don’t think I can give you up even though I know that’s true。”“The stars might have decided that you can never be mine，” Darius said roughly， refusing to move away from me。 “But I am yours。 No matter what。 I don’t care where we end up or who we’re with， I’ll always be yours。 And I’m going to fix the damage I did to us even if the stars don’t care。 I’m going to prove to you that I could have been worthy of you if I’d just listened to my heart sooner。She glanced back once and my heart leapt as she offered me the smallest of smiles。Roxy Vega might never be mine， but sometimes I found I didn’t mind pining for her as much as I should have。“If you love someone， truly love them， you’ll bear your soul to them and let them be the keeper of your heart no matter how fragile or damaged it might be。 And if they love you then they’ll do everything in their power to keep it safe， to nurture and protect it and heal over all the old wounds。 So when you said no to him in that snow storm， you weren’t even hurting him。 You were hurting yourself。 And that’s what kills me the most about all of it。”My gaze was still hooked on his eyes。 Our foreheads still pressed together and his lips so close to mine that I could almost feel the movement of them as he spoke。“I love you， Roxy，” he said in a rough， dark voice which held no room for lies or falsehood， no space for tricks of cruelty。 Only the truth。 I could feel it just as keenly as I could feel the rush of his magic beneath my skin。A tear slipped from my eye， searing a burning trail along my cheek as it spilled from my flesh and fell between us。“And I know it doesn’t change anything。 That it can’t change anything，” he growled。 “But I’m going to prove it to you。 I’m going to do everything I can to make it up to you， for the rest of my life if that’s what it takes。 I’ll never forgive myself for bringing this curse on us。 And I’m never going to stop loving you either。”“The worst thing about being Star Crossed isn’t even knowing that I’m never going to have love or happiness in my life like that。 It’s about knowing that she isn’t。 So I guess what I’m asking is， if I wasn’t in the picture， if she didn’t have black rings in her eyes…would it be you and her？”“You seem to want to fight for her， you want to prove to her you’re more than the monster she thought you were。 What’s the point of that if you don’t believe there’s any hope for you？”“Because that’s what love is，” I said in a low voice， running my finger over a bare patch of skin on my right forearm thoughtfully。 “It’s giving everything without expecting anything in return。 It’s sacrificing your heart and happiness for someone else and it’s owning all of your mistakes and trying to make them right。 Not because you expect to get something in return for it。 But because the person you love needs to know how you feel。”“Is it worth it？”Did I want to fight with every goddamn fibre of my being for Roxy Vega to be mine？“Yes， it is。” “No one gets to pick my future for me。 I choose what I want and I want you。”I glanced at the others， but I didn’t really care that they were here to listen to this。 They already knew how I felt about her， so why shouldn’t I just say it in front of all of them？“I already told you I love you， Roxy，” I growled and her eyes widened as she looked up at me in surprise。 “But now I’m telling you I want you too。 Only you。 No matter what it takes to make that happen。”As crazy as it seems to defy the stars to be together， I am glad that Caleb and the others are there to motivate him when he gets down。 Darius is falling for Tory with each passing day， if he hadn't in the previous book already。 And to see him grow into the person he now is has just been so wonderful， because he's not hiding his feelings anymore and it is glorious。 Shipping them across the books has been so painful at times but I am finally reaping the rewards？ “One more word， Seth Capella， and I shall not only castrate you， but I will castrate your sons and your sons’ sons。 There will never be another Grus in all of existence who will not proudly display a pair of Capella balls on her nightstand！”Just 'cause I can't resist Geraldine and her sweet words。 “Lance has never spoken about any girl the way he speaks about you。 It was inevitable that you’d end up together。”I pulled back as he released me， hunting his eyes for the truth。 “Do you really believe that？”He nodded firmly， his jaw set， his mind made up and an inch of my heart was given to him in that moment。 I could have said a thousand bad things about Darius Acrux， but the best ones shone brighter， outweighing them so they were all I could see。Goodness， this brings me to the darker aspects of this book。 I took two weeks to read this book because I had to stop before the trial began。 It was horrible enough that the truth about Darcy and Orion had come out， but I didn't want Orion to be Power Shamed or thrown in prison or whatever other punishments would accompany him。 I just didn't want to see their perfect heaven ruined and so postponed reading for as long as I could。 This helped cement the bond between Darius and Darcy and it is sweet， even if he calls her Gwen。 I felt a cracking in my soul that spoke of the promise we’d made on the stars together。 To always fight to be together。 He’d broken it。 And he’d broken me in the process。“I don’t think I’ll ever be able to forgive myself for what I did to you， and I’d never ask you for your forgiveness because I don’t deserve a drop of it。 But for what it’s worth， I am so fucking sorry， Darcy。”“Get out of here and forget this place。 Forget me。 It’s over。 Done。 So move on。”I could cope with anything in this world but this。 Not her。 If anything happened to Darcy then all the light in the world would be stolen from me。She was the light to my dark， the joy to my pain。 I loved her more than life itself and there was no life to be had at all if I didn’t have her by my side。I know Orion's intentions were good and I admire him for it。 He wanted her to be able to claim the throne， but Dark Coercion？ He admitted to his guilt and went to Darkmore and I was so heartbroken for Darcy because she thought he's given up on their love。 Even so， the love between them never died and it only strengthened my belief that they will be Elysian Mates。 “Tell me who you love。” He walked away from me as I frowned at the question， the shadows wild and seething beneath my skin。I closed my eyes as I tried to answer， searching the deep chasm of nothing within me until I caught a glimmer of something which I’d lost。“A girl with blue hair，” I breathed as the echoes of memories stirred within my heart。 “And a man with a dark soul。”I curse Lionel with all my heart and wish him a gruesome death。 Tory's answer made me want to sob a river and it wasn't fair that Lionel was using Tory to hurt Darius even more。 And he bound her to him as his Guardian！ And every second that she remembers the live she's lived， Lionel seeks to torture her into forgetting it and I want him dead at this point。 。。。more
Jessica Swan
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Nothings going right and I’m so stressed the fuck out。
Ghalia
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 There’s so much going on in this installment of the Zodiac Academy series but I’m loving it。We have: Orion’s imprisonment， star crossed Elysian Mates， Lionel， and Clara。 Also DIEGO？ What？ Didn’t get that scene but I’m guessing he’s a nymph now。But OH。 MY。 GOD。 The Darius and Roxy （Tory） plot。 I AM LIVING FOR THE STAR CROSSED LOVERS PLOT。 TOOO GOOD。 Never been through a series as slowburn as this one， 6 books！！！ Come on！！！I have no idea what’s going to happen with Lance， and I did feel like that There’s so much going on in this installment of the Zodiac Academy series but I’m loving it。We have: Orion’s imprisonment， star crossed Elysian Mates， Lionel， and Clara。 Also DIEGO？ What？ Didn’t get that scene but I’m guessing he’s a nymph now。But OH。 MY。 GOD。 The Darius and Roxy （Tory） plot。 I AM LIVING FOR THE STAR CROSSED LOVERS PLOT。 TOOO GOOD。 Never been through a series as slowburn as this one， 6 books！！！ Come on！！！I have no idea what’s going to happen with Lance， and I did feel like that part of the plot was so unexpected。 We all knew it was going to happen， but didn’t want to aknowledge it， and the point that it happens is just so sudden。 So props to the authors for that decision。 And the fact that I don’t see a way out of it makes it even better， so I cant easily guess the future plots。 Also Cal and Seth？？ Not sure how I feel。 MAX AND GERALDINE。 Loving that。 Hating the stars for cursing Lance & Darius。 They don’t deserve it 😭😭😭😭 But cant wait to see where this plot goes。 Do we have hope for our Elysian Mates？ 。。。more
Nicole
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I AM SO UPSET I CANT EVEN GIVE THIS BOOK A RATING WHAT THE FUUUUUUU WAS THAT ENDING
Trista Victoria
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*Spoiler free book review*Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5Steam level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️5/5Age: New AdultGenre: Urban fantasy/ Romance This was a reread of the fifth Zodiac Academy book， which also happens to be my favorites in the series。 It was just as incredible reading it this time around as it was the first time and I was surprised how many details I'd actually forgotten and got to rediscover。 Like all the ZA books， the character development was beyond incredible。 Not only were the characters brought to whole ne *Spoiler free book review*Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5Steam level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️5/5Age: New AdultGenre: Urban fantasy/ Romance This was a reread of the fifth Zodiac Academy book， which also happens to be my favorites in the series。 It was just as incredible reading it this time around as it was the first time and I was surprised how many details I'd actually forgotten and got to rediscover。 Like all the ZA books， the character development was beyond incredible。 Not only were the characters brought to whole new depths， but so were the bonds between them。 We got to experience characters who'd previously judged one another learn more about each other in ways that made them （and us by proxy） reevaluate their preconceived notions。 It was so realistic and refreshing to witness the transformations that those perception changes caused as new friendships and alliances were formed。 The romance also took on a whole new light in this book as existing relationships were tested in ways only this clever set of authors could have possibly dreamed up， and new ones were forged。 I fell even more in love with some of the couples and was thrown through quite the emotional whirlwinds alongside them。 Despite this being a character-driven series （and that being my favourite part）， the plot was in no way lacking。 There were so many twists unraveled and new ones introduced that I experienced readers whiplash with my emotions were jerked in so many different directions。 It made the book impossible to put down and captivating from beginning to end。 The magic system also became even more detailed and it was incredible how the authors managed to write about such a complex world and plot in a way that I could just sit back and enjoy being along for the ride without feeling overwhelmed。 And in addition to everything else， this book still managed to be sprinkled with moments that were endearing， steamy， and even funny。 I will once again recommend this series， it's definitely not one to skip！ 。。。more
Juliane Mendes
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WowThis book ripped my heart out healed it put it all back together and then ripped my heart out again。 The rollercoaster of emotions I cannot wait to keep reading！
Katie Neidigh
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