[ 480 ]

[katara]

The Reckoning by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

Series:
Zodiac Academy #3

Genre:
Magic, Astrology, the Fae, Romance, Paranormal, Supernatural, Academia, Fantasy, Dragons, Vampires, New Adult, Enemies to Lovers, Book Series, Bully Romance, Urban Fantasy, BookTok, Dark, Werewolves, Spicy Romance


Publication Date:
October 4, 2019

Read Date:
June 4th, 2023

Date Finished:
June 5th, 2023

Rating:
4/5

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...

Review:

Before I even dare begin this review, I want to say that I loved Tyler Corbin in this. He had some of the best zingers.

Tyler started laughing. "Kylie's got a glitter muff!" He shouted across at her and Orion smacked him over the head with a slap of air.

Those that weren't helped by Tyler who hollered, "Is that your girlfriend, sir? I hope she knows her way around your banana."

Orion folded his arms, moving to stand in front of the fruit selection, looking thoroughly amused, "With the coming Lunar Eclipse -"

"It's coming so hard!" Tyler cried out and Orion shot a blast of water at him that sent him crashing to the floor, his seat flipping over on him.

And though I do find Tyler amusing, I also think a lot of attention should go to Geraldine when she is around because that girl has become one of my favorite side characters. I love the way she talks and I love how she is able to put Max in his place several times over. She does not show any interest in him nor does she take kindly to his interest in her. She is just so badass and I am glad the twins have added her to their group.

This is book three in the Zodiac Academy series and in the final pages, we finally see exactly what Order the twins belong to. Now, I am not going to say I was surprised because really I wasn't. I was not surprised to find out what they were because honestly, I was expecting something like this. They had made mention of several extinct orders and I knew they would have to belong to at least one of them - and why not THAT one?

I will say that I am having a love/hate relationship with this series. Mainly because of how slow the storyline is moving and the whole relationship Tory has with Darius. There have been moments within the story that I think they are moving forward only to find that something has either halted progress or sent it back to the start. This can be a bit annoying but at the same time, I can also see why Tory is so distrusting of Darius. He did try to harm her in the first book and he has made no attempt to fix anything he or the others have done to them. So, this is understandable.

HOWEVER, I am not a fan of Caleb. I do not care for him. He is clingy. Doesn't seem to understand boundaries. Doesn't take into consideration that Tory has no fallible interest in him. I can't even really call them "fuck buddies". Yes, they have had sex here and there but that has been pretty much it. She has not initiated any of their interactions. Most of it has been from him. The only thing I liked is that Darius pisses him off whenever he is with Tory.

Personally, not my favorite series but I will finish it up.