Zodiac Academy: The Awakening

Twin sisters discover they are fae heirs and are enrolled in an academy where four heirs to the throne intend to break them. Genuinely brutal bullying-to-lovers across a very long completed series, with a reverse-harem structure. On the House's scale it rates 4 for spice (explicit), 4 for how much of the book is the romance, and 3 for craft. Fourth Wing readers who want the academy structure and a series they can finish.

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How it rates

Author
Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
Series
Zodiac Academy, book 1 of 9 · series complete
Spice
Spice 4 out of 5, Explicit4/5 · Explicit
Romance
4/5
Plot
3/5
Worldbuilding
3/5
Darkness
5/5
Writing craft
3/5
Burn
Slow burn
Point of view
first person, dual
Ending
Happy ever after · cliffhanger
Setting
Zodiac Academy, a fae school ordered by star sign
Audience
Adult

On the spice rating Escalates sharply across the series; the first book is milder than what follows. How the scale works.

Content warnings bullying, assault, torture, graphic violence, explicit content.

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