In my opinion, these small wins total up to more than one big win at the end after pages of abuse.

The power imbalance is difficult to overcome at times, however, as opposed to other bully romances, Tory and Darcy get their comeuppance throughout the novel rather than once at the ending. The antagonists’ actions work to push Tory and Darcy to develop their powers.

Zodiac Academy: The Awakening uses the bully romance effectively. If you’re not a fan of bully romances, hear me out because I dislike them too. Tory is the more adventurous and dangerous twin while Darcy is the opposite. Tory and Darcy are twins, however their personalities and magic use couldn’t be more different. They’re thrust into Zodiac Academy where they’re expected to learn to wield their magic and take their place in this world. Zodiac Academy: The Awakening follows Tory and Darcy as they discover they’re part of a supernatural world able to wield elemental magic. I couldn’t get enough of the world, characters, and magic system. Despite my dislike of bully romances, Zodiac Academy: The Awakening kept me glued to the pages. For whatever reason I decided to pick it up and I’m glad I did. After doing a little research, I discovered it was a bully romance so I lost interest. I reluctantly picked up Zodiac Academy: The Awakening after seeing it on BookTok described as an adult Harry Potter. But we’ve been looking after each other for a long time and fighting back is in our blood. So if the dragon shifters want some target practice, the werewolves want someone to hunt or the vampiresfancy a snack then we have to be ready. We can’t expect any help from the faculty when it comes to defending ourselves. We never knew we had a birthright to live up to but now that we do, we intend to claim our throne. They’ve only got until the lunar eclipse to force us out and they’ll stop at nothing to succeed. Our fates are intertwined, but they want us gone. It doesn’t help that they’re the most dangerous beasts in the Academy. And it hasn’t made us any friends so far.Īs the rarest Elementals ever known, we’re already a threat to the four celestial heirs the popular, vindictive bullies who happen to be some of the hottest guys we’ve ever seen. No one has ever harnessed all four of them, until we arrived. Which means we’re totally unprepared for the ruthless world of Fae. As twins born in the month of Gemini, we’re a rare breed even in this academy of supernatural a-holes.Ĭhangelings were outlawed hundreds of years ago but I guess our birth parents didn’t get the memo. If you’re one of the Fae, elemental magic is in your blood.

You have been selected to attend Zodiac Academy, where your star sign defines your destiny.

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