The Awakening

"Reading this after watching the show changes things. This is a short book so obviously much faster pace than the show. I like some things better in the book like a bit of delay of main characters meeting. Book is just okay."

"Dnf<br/><br/>How to explain my feelings on this book. It had no gumption, spirit, heart maybe. The same story you've heard time and time again. Special one of a kind protagonist, royalty, strong, gorgeous, meh. I was just bored from the very beginning. The character build felt a bit shallow and the world building didn't feel organic. Just honestly not in the mood for this, sorry for the spiteful review but it's how I perceived it."

"Dark fantasy academia with some hardcoreeeee bully romance.<br/><br/>Parentless twin girls from the slums of Chicago randomly meet a handsome stranger who tells them they are actually powerful fae and their real parents (also dead) are rich AF. In order to gain access to their inheritance they must attend Zodiac Academy and graduate. Problem is..their real parents weren’t just rich af, they were the king and queen. And with them being MIA in the mortal world, new heirs to the throne have already been lined up. Four to be precise, and they are all drop dead gorgeous men. And they aren’t thrilled about the twins coming back into their world and will fight to push them out.<br/><br/>This book is like Harry Potter with a bully romance. And I have a feeling this is going to be a longggggg slow burn.<br/><br/><br/>I couldn’t put it down. Please tell me these sisters kick everyone’s ass in the next book?!<br/><br/>Edit:<br/>Currently on book 6 in the series. So like.. this series is legit enemies to lovers in its rawest form. <br/><br/>The tension is out of this world. <br/><br/>I would caution people about to start this series IF:<br/>You don’t like dark/bully romance<br/>You can’t handle the tension and lack of a conclusion on who ends up with who for at least six books.. maybe more.<br/><br/>Now if you loved the vampire diaries show and loved how it took Delena a year and a day to legit uncomplicated be together.. THEN THIS SERIES IS FOR YOU. Enjoy❤️"

"Immediately starting book 2!!! This was so fun!"

"⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 <br/><br/>“The most important thing I’d learned in life? You can’t trust people. And you especially can’t trust boys with wicked smiles and equally wicked intentions.”"

"<strong>Pretty good</strong><br/><br/>This book is pretty good but I'm hoping they don't drag it out too much. I was hoping Darius was a decent person. <br/><br/>I just wasnt fond over the whole "we take from people by force in this world to gain power" type thing seeing as most of the people being overpowered were men overpowering the girls."

"Meh, kinda cheesy and pedestrian, but still engaging."

"It's a build-up, but the ending has me hooked"

"Based on the hype around this series, this book was not at all what I was expecting. There was absolutely no character growth or plot advancement. In the end, the main characters are in the exact same position and mentality as they were in the first 25% of the book. Forced finished and will not continue the series."

"This book is pure chaos in the most unhinged, addictive way possible—and I loved every second of it. It’s like someone threw magical boarding school, fae bullies, elemental powers, and just the right amount of unhinged sexual tension into a blender and hit feral.<br/><br/>Does it have flaws? Absolutely. Do I care? Not even a little. The drama is messy, the boys are downright evil at times (but, in a hot way), and the plot moves like a roller coaster of emotions and ’WTF?’ moments.<br/><br/>Tory and Darcy are the kind of protagonists you root for, even when the world (and the authors) keeps punching them in the face. It’s not high art, it’s high stakes, high drama, and highly entertaining. A guilty pleasure? If that’s what you want to call it. But I’m not even pretending to feel guilty. Bring on book two."