lornaj_reads's Reviews (711)

These 2 books are quick reads in between the series. The Big A.S.S Party is a story about Geraldine and Max. I can not get enough of Geraldine, she is hilarious. I liked hearing about their start and want to know where they end up. The second book is all about Seth and his first love, the moon (you thought I was going to say something else 😉). Again another funny story because Seth is just ridiculous.

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 sure the Vegas get the big A.S.S. party they deserve for their birthday or I'll die trying. 
Succulent squids be damned!

These books were short but great. The Big A.S.S Party was 4 ⭐️ and 1 🌶️ while Seth on the Moon was 3 ⭐️ and no spice (unless 😉 if you know you know)

Happy reading everyone 📚 

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After the ending of the last book we are heartbroken now we have to hope everyone is alive and together. It was a bad cliffhanger but this kinda makes up for it and doesn’t at the same time. In this book I started hating someone but then as It went on it changed but yet again the #twistedsisters had to put in some more twists. 

Blurb:
After the devastating events at Zodiac Academy, we have to deal with this darker world we're faced with.

Lionel seeks to hurt us, the Nymphs seek to hurt the entire Fae race, and between all of it, we just have to try and survive each day as it comes.

I'm afraid of everything falling apart, but it looks like it already has. 

Another great book with another cliffhanger we were not expecting. I gave this book 4.5 ⭐️ and 3 🌶️ some scenes were great.

If you haven’t read this series I recommend it even with the heartbreak I can not put it down.

Happy Reading everyone 📚 

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I am back with everyone at Zodiac Academy. This book picks up after the lunar eclipse where the Vegas figured out their order. There was some parts in the book I wanted to kick my feet because it made me happy and other points I wanted to throw across the room but I persevered. I am not happy with the cliffhanger but I will continue. @carolinepeckham and @susannevalenti I can honestly say I have never wanted to punch a character so much. I am looking forward to where the next book takes me.

Blurb-
After the events of the Lunar Eclipse, Tory and Darcy must learn to deal with the darkness which shadows their lives.

With a secret binding them to Darius and Orion, they must find a way to all work together for the greater good. But some things are easier said than done…

Again this is a book that I could not put down because I wanted to know what was going to happen next. I gave this 4.5 ⭐️ mainly because it made me cry and I gave it 3 🌶️ because that throne room scene.

If you have not started this series, what are you waiting for don’t worry about the heartbreak on the way. Apparently the series has a HEA that is why I am continuing. 

Happy reading everyone 📚 

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This starts right off after the ending of Vicious Fae where we are all broken. Now that Elise has a mate the others have just decided they don’t need to pursue her any more. It takes a while for her to not feel guilty for wanting the other but when she does her mate helps her bring everyone back together. Can I say Leon in this book made me laugh so much because of his one liners loved him. Thank you for that @carolinepeckham and @susannevalenti. 

Blurb -

The stars have torn us apart.

Just as we were finding a way to get past our difficulties, my kings and I have been shattered by a twist of fate.

And while we're left reeling from the wheel of destiny, our enemies are only growing more powerful.

Felix Oscura is haunting Alestria with his bloodthirsty need to steal the power of the clan he was never destined to rule over, and the illusive King is growing closer to taking control of the entire city.

With challenges around every corner, and the mysteries behind my brother's death slowly starting to unravel, I don't know if I'll be able to overcome the will of the stars before it’s too late…

This book brought so many emotions out of me and I feel for each of the guys that did not mate with her because they all felt this bond. I gave this 5 ⭐️ this is all because of Leon and the spice is 3.5 🌶️ because there is a few scenes with all the guys that are 🥵.

Happy reading everyone 📚 

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This book made me cry for both good and bad and I was not expecting that ending and cannot wait to see where the rest of the series takes me. Elise is still a badass and her guys have each found a place in my heart. I know you are known as the twisted sisters so making me cry was to be expected from @carolinepeckham and @susannevalenti. Thank you for that medallion because I am not sure I would like that.

Blurb - 

The King will fall.
While I continue my hunt for the Fae who killed my brother, I have to try to keep my heart away from the vicious boys who could be responsible for his death.
But as my investigation leads me down a dangerous road and answers seem closer than ever before, I'm whisked away to the elite school, Zodiac Academy, with the four Kings, and my heart becomes more vulnerable than ever.
There are so many secrets left to uncover, and I sense something terrible is about to come to light. But I’m in so deep to this dangerous labyrinth, what if this road only ends in blood?

I am going to give this book 5 ⭐️ because it made me cry and that ending made my heart race and the spice is so good with 2.5 🌶️ with 4 guys it is fantastic.
I loved this book. If you haven’t read this series it is worth starting.

Happy reading everyone 📚 

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This book starts just after book one and Elise is still trying to figure out who killed her brother. After learning more about the black card in the previous book Elise is trying to find out who drugged her while still wary of the 4 kings at Aurora. This book pulled me in even further and that ending was shocking. 
 
Blurb-
There's more to my brother's murder than I realised...
Shadows in the halls, mysteries lurking around every corner.
Whoever killed him is covering their tracks well.
And now I'm walking a dangerous line between getting close to the four kings for information and wanting to crawl deeper under their skin for my own desires.
I can't trust anyone.
I can't let my guard down.
And I must keep the urges of my body separate from my heart.
But I'm starting to break all of my own rules.
I just hope I'm not falling for my brother's killer.

I gave this book 4.5 ⭐️ and 2.5 🌶️ even though 2 of the guys had to come up with ways to be with Elise and not have 7 years of bad luck.

If you haven’t started this series I recommend it, these characters have pulled in and I can not wait to see where they go.
Happy reading everyone 📚 

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You were thinking I was going to continue with Zodiac Academy. I am following a reading order and have started the Ruthless Boys series. The first book was fantastic. It drew me in instantly and I can not wait to see where the series goes. The audio is great @troyduran and @kierastevens do the character justice.

Blurb:
What do a heartless Dragon Shifter, a cold-blooded Basilisk, an arrogant Lion Shifter and a brooding, tattooed Harpy have in common…?

Me.

Elise Callisto. Vampire. Angel of vengeance. And a girl on a mission to destroy one of them for murdering my brother. I just don’t know which one did it yet.

When I interrogated/accidentally killed a Werewolf who was high on a new and dangerous drug called Killblaze, his final words painted a dark reality for me. The King of Aurora Academy killed my brother. The trouble is, there’s four kings at the academy and each of them have motive and bloodthirsty natures.

Aurora Academy isn’t a place for the faint of heart. To put it lightly, my town is the cesspit of Solaria where the most cutthroat Fae in the kingdom reside. The school itself is divided by the two gangs who run this city. The Lunar Brotherhood and the Oscura Clan. And guess what? Two of the kings run the gangs at the academy, their hatred for each other so fierce I hear a day doesn’t go by without blood being spilled in the halls.

I might be a petite, lilac-haired girl who looks like I couldn’t hurt a fly, but they haven’t been introduced to my fangs yet. And they don’t know why I’m really here. Or that I’ll do whatever it takes to bring down the Fae who took my flesh and blood from me.

I don’t believe in fate, but I do know this… the King who killed my brother is a dead man walking. And I’m prepared to sacrifice my heart, body and soul to ensure I get my revenge.

Elise is a badass and is out for blood and I love her but I also love the guys. I gave this book 4.5 ⭐️ and 2 🌶️ loving the #whychoose aspect of this book because who could choose between these 4 men. Can not wait for more 😊 

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This book starts after the events from book 2 and we had learned more about the Vega twins. There is so much that happens from things I was kicking my feet and giggling to part where I was mad at certain characters. 

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...

I have never smiled so much in one chapter then shouted in the next only @carolinepeckham and @susannevalenti can do that. I gave this book 4.5 ⭐️ and 1.5 🌶️ some of the tension was released in this book but I feel like the next there is going to be some groveling.

Again if you haven’t started this series I recommend it as they get better with each book.
Happy reading everyone 📚

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This book picks up after book one where we see Tory and Darcy decide whether to leave or fight for their place at Zodiac Academy. In book 2 we have POVs from all of the main characters which means @jakebordeax and @bridgetbordeaux are dual narrating this book and I love it. Another great book @carolinepeckham and @susannevalenti. The girls are introduced to the council and Pitball while getting their revenge and saving the school.

Blurb:
They tried to break us.
They almost did.
But we're not going anywhere.

The Celestial Heirs think the stars are on their side. But they don't know what's coming. Fighting them one on one isn't an option so we have to be stealthy. Remaining under the radar won't be easy, but if we pull it off, they'll never suspect our involvement when their lives start falling apart.

Besides, they've already taken us to the brink of hell, what more can they really do?

Again another great book can not wait to see where some of these characters go as some are very suspicious in my eyes. Geraldine is a shining star to this whole series and I would crown her queen any day. For this book I gave it 4.25 ⭐️ and 1 🌶️ the heat is amping up slowly.

If you have not read this series I recommend it.
Happy reading everyone 📚 

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I usually don’t like reading a retelling of the previous book in another POV but I loved this one because of the boys. I was not a fan of them in the twins version. This book gives so much more and I understand the boys more. I am happy you wrote the boys POV @carolinepeckham and @susannevalenti. This is the first time we get to hear @jakebordeaux and the voices he has for the guys are awesome.

Blurb:
The Vega twins are alive.
Those five words circle in my mind like an oncoming storm. They change everything about the future we thought had been set in stone. They challenge everything we were raised to be and the stability of the entire kingdom.
They’re coming to our academy looking for the life that was stolen from them, but we can’t let them take it back.
So much hangs in the balance and we can’t risk the arrival of two naïve princesses destroying everything we worked so hard for.
I have trained in dark magic, overcome all challenges and stood in the shadow of Lionel Acrux for far too long already. I won’t let them come between me and his downfall.
Which means they have to go before they discover how powerful they truly are.
This is a retelling of the first book in the Zodiac Academy series from the point of view of Orion and the Heirs and should be read after you have finished the original story. It includes scenes from alternative points of view as well over 50k words of additional content and scenes which have never before been revealed. So prepare to step into the dark minds of the Zodiac boys and watch out for the heartbreak and carnage that will ensue.
So now it’s time to tell you my rating I gave this 4 ⭐️ and .5 🌶️ very similar to the first book. I understand some things about the guys now that helps me see them differently. Can not wait to see where this series brings us.

I recommend this series if you like academy romance and bully romances.
Happy reading everyone 📚 

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