The Reckoning Zodiac Academy Book 3 by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti | A Review

 

This is the review for book 3 named as “The Reckoning” in the Zodiac Academy series. I am re-reading this series for the sake of this review and enjoying the hell out of this story. First time when I read this series I was like at the edge of my seat trying to read as fast as possible to see what will happen next but now I am just savoring it ☕. Let’s get into review without delay…

Blurb

The answer to your question will be revealed on the Lunar Eclipse. But when finding the truth, don’t let the shadows take you.

The week of The Reckoning has begun. And senior students have been tasked with making the freshmen’s lives pure hell as they prepare to take their fateful assessment.

With the Lunar Eclipse on the horizon, Tory and Darcy have more to worry about than just passing their exams. A dark plot is unfolding and the shadows are drawing closer..

GENRE 
Dark Academia with Magical Creatures

THEME AND TONE
Simply Amazing

LANGUAGE AND WRITING STYLE
Easy to Read

CHARACTERS
Multilayered Insanely Complex Characters

TROPES

☙ Enemies to Lovers

☙ Age-Gap

☙ Forbidden Love

☙ Slow burn

☙ Found Family
☙ Fae Race with All the Creatures
☙ Magical School

☙ Bully Romance
☙ High Fantasy
☙ Mystery and Magic

MY REVIEW

The Reckoning continues from the last book and now the twins will be tested in a week of Reckoning. They will be tested in terms of their learning and resilience….what it means to be Fae. Okay so I will define somethings here that are school terms without spoilers of course. The Reckoning is the best one in terms of school and academy life.

The Hell week is mentioned to happen before the Reckoning. Hell week means the freshmen are going to be tortures by there senior counterparts relentlessly and the Reckoning is the series of exams testing elemental magic of students leading to the decision if the Fae will stay in the Academy or not. In short everything happens in this book is no short of effing amazing.

Other things also happening like the tension simmering between Caleb and Darius, Orion being pissed off all the time and docking house points from students, Tory is a force of nature in this book, Geraldine is a one big buttery bagel 😅 and the slow burn, sexual tension happening between several potential people is hilariously amazing.

On the whole this book is a 5 star from me. I enjoyed it very much. Now I want to read more books of this type But let’s finish this series first shall we..

MY RATING
Overall: ★★★★★ | 5 Stars

Plot: ★★★★★| 5 Stars

Romance: ★★★★★ | 5 Stars

Characters:★★★★★ | 5 Stars
Pacing: ★★★★★| 5 stars
Mystery: ★★★★★| 5 star

Banter: ★★★★★| 5 star
Ending: ★★★★★| 5 Stars

Spice Level: 🌶🌶| 1/5

Book Cover:★★★★★| 5 Stars 

THE BEST PART
☙ Angry Orion
☙ Tory and Darius making each other angry

☙ Caleb is an annoying sweetheart

☙ Geraldine ❤🥯

THE WORST PART:
☙ Daddy Acrux 

Best Words

“In Solaria blue means royal. And to me, blue means you.”

― Caroline Peckham, The Reckoning

“She wasn’t just a girl though. Not to me. She was the one girl I shouldn’t want, the one I couldn’t have, the one I didn’t need. And yet I did.”

― Caroline Peckham, The Reckoning

“I just want someone to make my heart beat faster,” she said in a low voice that had me drawing closer to her as I looked into her dark eyes. “To challenge me and make me laugh and push back against my bullshit. I want to be forced out of my comfort zone and I want to feel excited, exhilarated, afraid. But not just because you’re an asshole. Because I want to feel alive.”

― Caroline Peckham, The Reckoning.

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