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The Awakening by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham
4.0
adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Look, I know what you’re thinking. Is it going to win any literary awards? No. Is it fun and highly entertaining? Yes. Yes, it is. Think Hogwarts if CW produced it with angsty teenagers. It’s a guilty pleasure in all the right ways. (Also the professor names are killing me. Rockford for Earth, Canis for erm, you know and Washer for water…I’m dying. Professor Pyro. I’m dead. Dead.)

Do the twins do stupid shit? Yes. Because they are 18, and that is when you do stupid shit. Are the villains extra cruel? Yes, because they are also stupid teenagers. Was this fun as hell to read? Abso-fucking-lutely. Just the right thing to help break up the DNF/reading slump I was in. 

Also my library only has the first book. What kind of sick monster would do that!?!? I bet it was those Heirs…