Zodiac Academt book 1- the awakening by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti reviewed by Natalie Jayne Peeke West Country Correspondent

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I’m a Gemini. Impulsive. Curious. Headstrong. A twin. Heir to a throne I know nothing about. And it turns out, I’m Fae.

 But of course there’s a catch – all I have to do to claim my birth right is prove that I’m the most powerful supernatural in the whole of Solaria. And sure, technically that’s true as I’m the daughter of the Savage King. But the bit they didn’t put in the brochure was that every single Fae in this Kingdom would claim my throne if they could.

 The school they’ve sent me to is both dangerous as sh*t and one helluva party. Vampires bite weaker students in the corridors, the Werewolf pack has orgies in the Wailing Wood at every full moon and don’t even get me started on the dark and twisted ways the Sirens use their powers on people’s emotions, or how my sinfully tempting Cardinal Magic teacher hosts detentions that leave people needing therapy.

 Classes are totally interesting if you manage to live through them. And that Gemini star sign I mentioned? It now determines my elemental magic and affects my destiny, so learning astrology is essential if I’m going to beat down my classmates – which is actively encouraged by the way.My biggest problem is the drool worthy Dragon shifter who has his eyes on my throne. He and his three psycho friends are determined to make my time here hell.

 All I’ve got to do is survive. But fate might have other ideas.

 Dammit, why couldn’t I have gotten a letter to Hogwarts?

So says the blurb of this fascinating novel. It is no secret that I lack imagination, I tend to struggle when reading Fantasy books as I can not picture the characters, creatures and worlds. I was completely prepared for the Zodiac Academy to pose the same problem: writing to complex that I could not follow it. I am so glad to say that i was so very wrong about this. The characers are completely relateable, I could easily envision the world of Soloria, the dragon, the Nymph’s and the magic  it all revolves around.

I read this book in record time, it was such a breeze to read but full of suspense, plot twists and just a pinch of spice. It is like Harry Potter but for grown ups (though as I write this I realise that Harry Potter is for grown ups as well as children) .

I really enjoyed the fact that the book is pacey and told from multiple perspectives without it becoming hard to follow. Upon completion of Book 1 I was so hooked, I read book 2 and am currently reading book 3, happy in the knowledge that there are so far 6 books in the series with a seventh book being released later this year.

It has been a long time since i have been so excited about a series and i know full well that i will read them again and again and again and never ever tire of them.

So if you want to escape to a magical world then tuck into Zodiac Academy. I would 100% reccomend this sensational series to those who are 18+ and are Harry Potter fans, I promise you that you will not regret it, the world of Solaria awaits you.