Upon arriving at Zodiac, Darcy and Tory quickly realize that they won’t be permitted to simply claim what’s theirs. As the twins have been struggling to survive their entire lives, they jump at the opportunity to come into a mysterious inheritance and leave immediately with Orion. Orion has arrived to bring them back to Solaria, where they will need to complete their education and training at a school called The Zodiac Academy if they want to claim their inheritance and their thrones. As it turns out, they’re the long-lost daughters of the last reigning monarchs in the fae mirror world of Solaria, making them princesses and heirs to the Solaria throne. Each twin manages to successfully avoid the cops only to run into a man name Professor Orion, who informs them both that they’re Changelings, or Fae, whose magic began to bloom when they turned 18. Having been bounced around the foster system in Chicago their entire lives, they’ve had to be creative about how to survive.
The Zodiac Academy: The Awakening opens with 18 year old twins Darcy and Tory respectively running from law enforcement. I’d review trigger warnings before diving in, but for me, just based on enjoyment of the reading experience alone, this book was a 5-star read.įair warning: spoilers ahead for anyone who hasn’t read this book.īook Review: The Zodiac Academy: The Awakening by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti The story is a little soapy, but in a thoroughly entertaining way, and I loved the focus on the dynamics between characters.
Add in the unique tie-in with astrology and the contemporary feel and I was hooked.īecause the writing was so fluid and the world-building so understandable, I found myself completely immersed in this book from the very first chapter and devoured it more quickly than any of the other books I’ve read this year. The Zodiac Academy has all the things that I love in a fantasy series: a well-designed magic system, a magic school, magical creatures, and some romance.
Every interaction must play out within the context of the world you’re creating for it to make sense, and I can’t imagine the time, effort, and imagination it takes to ensure that everything flows in a logical and exciting way. I have so much respect for fantasy authors because it’s not just a good story that you’re building it’s an entire universe.
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