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The Big A.S.S. Party by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

Series:
Zodiac Academy #5.5

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:
August 2, 2020


Read Date:
June 5th, 2023

Date Finished:
June 6th, 2023

Rating:
4/5

Blurb:

Once upon a moon, the wild wind whispered in my ear that the true queens were returning to Solaria and I made it my mission to open up their path to the throne so that they could slip right in like an oily oyster.

Now, on this most special and wonderous of days, the very day of their birth – I will prove myself to be the most loyal and dependable of their followers. Though of course, Venus is in my chart and Lady Petunia has caught sight of the bothersome barracuda once more.

Max Rigel is my most sinful of temptations, the shark in the dark who wishes to lure me to his sea cave and I don’t know if I’m Fae enough to resist him for long.

But one thing is for sure, I will make certain the Vegas get the big A.S.S. party they deserve for their birthday or I’ll die trying. Succulent squids be damned


This is a 25k novella set in the world of Solaria during Book 5 of the Zodiac Academy series, Cursed Fates, featuring Geraldine and Max as they attend the party of the century and try to resist the lure of the moon as it pushes them together once more. It’s full of slippery salmons and more buttery bagels than you can shake a stick at and is best read after Cursed Fates.

Review:

I wasn't planning on reading this last night, but I was beginning to become extremely frustrated with book five and Tory's whole need to have her "woo is me" bullshit. This offered me an alternative read and something that could possibly change my mood toward these books.

And it did. It changed my mood completely. This book focuses on the relationship between Geraldine and the Water Heir, Max Rigel. This book is filled with hilarity between them. Geraldine is determined to keep Max at arm's length and Max is determined to get as close to Geraldine, especially of the mind-blowing sex they had. I think Max may even see her as his possible match for him.

We have rarely seen much of the Water Heir. His scenes are normally just short and often he is pretty much part of the scene - seen but not really heard. So, this change is a bit refreshing and watching him get turned down by Geraldine is all the more worth the watch.