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Best book so far! Not just in Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac but to include the first three books in Zodiac Acedemy. This book was a whirlwind of emotions. The book just kept getting better. It was the largest book so far at 633 pages but it's so worth it. So many things happening and the end WOW.  None of what I was expecting happened. It was so much better. Leon is my favorite character. He's so funny and clever. I crack up at him and he's got these wonderful swoon worthy moments. I'm nervous for the next book. Hard to follow that one. 

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This book was more spicy moments than plot in my opinion. Though the plot moments delivered when they came out. I don't mind the spice and she's definitely dealing with everything in her own way. I just find it a little funny that the FMC seems small and average though she's immune to certain magical gifts and she is breaking down not only one Alpha, but four. Is it just sheer determination or is there more lurking under her skin....The ending if this book had me a little taken aback; though I'm curious how the next book will play out now there are two possibly three wars on the horizon. 

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I am definitely intrigued by this series. I wanna know..... who killed him? Were any of them involved? Which one does she choose?

I liked this book, the use of magic and its intensity was more than what you got in the first three Zodiac Academy books. Though this academy isn’t has structured as ZA so it makes sense it wouldn’t be as controlled. I liked it though, gave us more interesting scenes. But I will say that I am glad I read those three first. Zodiac Academy and a couple names are mentioned in this book that I was grateful for being able to tie them to a person or a place... The world building is more intricate in ZA so I am also grateful for having that also going into this series. That being said the suspense in this series is stronger. I am slightly curious how we were getting a specific point of view based on the situation but I'm more curious to find out if it gets explained in the next book or by the end of series. 

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This is a long series so I can't expect each book to be a 5. This one fell short for me. I'm struggling with what everyone defines as "enemies to lovers". These guys have been pining after one another since book one. I definitely get a you don't want me but I fall in love with you vibe for some but again yes what they are doing is not based on their own hate at least for the Heirs. I definitely laughed. I had a couple of WHAT moments and the ending was a bit of a twist. But I didn't like the ending for two of the MCs. As I believe the blame is completely misplaced and the way he fights says that he doesn't deserve her anger.

I'm reading in the spoiler free version recommended by @That Girl Reads.  So off to Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac. 

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Book two much better than book one. This had me cracking up. I was shocked. I was worried about the outcome. I was excited. It had an epic battle. I am so ready to start book three after work tomorrow. If it's half as good as book two this is going to be a great series. Out of the six main characters I can't even say who my favorite is yet. I like all for different reasons. Trying to put some of the pieces together between book 1 & 2 is not easy. I'm still on the fence about a couple characters based on the clues but who does Tory really wanna be with?  I think I know. And after this book how forbidden is it really?

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Ive been wondering if I should rate these books individually or as an entire series due to its sheer size. As I find it hilarious when someone recommends the sixth but not third in a series.🤣 Not sure I know anyone that is just going to skip over books. Good, bad, or indifferent there is always information you need for the rest of them. But I decided to at least start this one off. 

I have seen a lot of reviews on this series and how some DNFd it due to how cruel they were. Minus the end I didn't get that vibe. Yes they were mean but it wasn't really over the top and a hell of a lot more tame than other books I've read or movies Ive seen. That being said; It was a good book. What kept this from being a 5⭐️ read for me is I thought the banter could have been better. The fact that they were bullies im not sure how and anyone would constantly second guess their intentions. But being more new adult makes it a bit more believable. The ending did shock me though leaving eager to start book two. 

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I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN…….

THIS BOOK HAD ME SO CONFUSED. THE BACK TALKS ABOUT A WOMAN AND A HOMICIDE DETECTIVE AND HOW THE FMC IS STUCK IN A MARRIAGE AND SHE RECEIVES A MYSTERY INVITATION TO JOIN A SECRET SOCIETY AND FATE PUT THE MMC IN HER PATH….. SOUNDS LIKE A MYSTERY LOVE STORY RIGHT? WEEEEEEELLL, THE PROLOGUE TALKED ABOUT DIFFERENT CHARACTERS AND MAGIC AND GYPSYS AND SHE WAS MOVING TO TAKE ON WHAT HER AUNT HAD STARTED BEFORE SHE DIED. I WENT INTO THIS BOOK NOT READING THE BACK SO I ASSUMED THE PROLOGUE WAS THE BEGINNING OR INSIGHT INTO THE STORY…. NOPE NOT AT ALL. THAT PROLOGUE HAD ME WONDERING IF I LOST MY MIND AND MADE IT UP. I HAD TO GO BACK AND REREAD THE PROLOGUE AFTER I 

FINISHED THE BOOK CAUSE IT WAS SO DIFFERENT. THE BOOK WAS GOOD AND WORTH THE READ BUT THAT CAUSED ME TO NOT GET AS INVESTED IN THE BOOK CAUSE I KEPT WONDERING WHEN THE MAGIC AND OTHER STUFF WAS COMING. THE ROMANCE IN THE BOOK WAS FASTIN THE BEGINNING BUT I ENDED UP REALLY ENJOYING IT. THOUGHT IT JUST MADE ME WHAT TO READ WHATEVER STORY WAS BREWING IN THAT PROLOGUE. 

sorry for the caps. I was 😡 

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Rating this book was rather difficult for me. This is definitely not a YA book but due to the age of the FMC it has some YA moments. That being said the writing for this book was impeccable. The banter between well everyone is hilarious and had me cracking up at times. I went with a 4.5 star rating because I do not agree that this is an enimies to lovers trope. They were caught in a compromising situation at the beginning and then were inconvenienced with each other by their own doing. They may have hated the situation but never was there true hate between these characters. The romance was believable; happened overtime and wasn't forced. There was betrayal and twists and shocks throughout. And the ending was exactly perfect. 

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I want to start off by saying I don't think it's completely the books fault my review isn't higher. I chose this book to complete my book bingo card and give me a laugh right after being devastated by Onyx Storm.

The FMC and MMC are co-worker rivals after a merger. They spend the first part of the book hating each other though when it shifted to more it wasn't a gradual shift. This book was funny and it had some great moments but for a RomCom it was more cheesy Hallmark romance than comedy. I love Hallmark but when reading a book I expect things to be more gradual as there's time as opposed to a movie which is limited. I am in no way saying it's not worth the read. I am actually still very intrigued for movie that is being made based on this book. 

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This is going to be the hardest spoiler free review I think Ive ever written.  What can I say...... I WAS NOT PREPARED. I had my thoughts and my theories and yep I was 98% wrong, but I think what really got me was when I turned the page so engrossed that I didn't realize I was at the end until I saw a blank page and at midnight I wanted to throw my book across the room cause I just needed MORE. This series has made be vow to myself that I will not read another series that is not complete. My mind, body, and soul cannot take the stress. This book builds from chapter one all the way to the end.  It's a constant uphill momentum and I LOVED IT! As much as I love Xaden and Violet; I have to say that Ridoc and Andarnas sarcastic smart ass comments had me literally laughing out loud. This book took me through every emotion and then left me staring at a blank page internally screaming that it was over. 

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I downloaded the sample to this book last night and was immediately hooked and bought the book for my kindle so I could read it. It started off with trauma and sacrafice winding this up to be another great book by Anne-Marie Meyer. Imagine my disappointment when half way through the book the characters got repetitive and kept saying the same things not only as the other MC but themselves for pages. The FMC talks about getting answers but the end they never have the conversation but it's a romance book so they are in love and together. I did finish it but the second half of the book just fell short for me. 

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This book caught my attention from a commercial advertising the movie coming out in a few months. It looked intriguing and the books are always better so I grabbed a digital copy on my Kindle app and was glad I did. 

This story follows a girl from Canada that is uprooted and moved to California after her mom re-married. Her new stepdad is a millionaire and his 21 almost 22 year old son lives there. It starts off very classic. She doesn't want to be there. Stepbrother and her don't get along. But then she intangles her life in his and things start to change. The author pretty much laid out Nicks story but she did an amazing job of holding in Noah's. There were signs and I think for someone whose lived through similar you could spot them but I was not expecting what was brought to light. I would consider this book more new adult than young adult and there is some vanilla spice but that's it. The only thing that held this back from being a 5 ⭐️ read was how quickly Nicks "bad boy" life ended. I there was enough there they shared that could have kept some of the thrill that was in the beginning. That being said there are two more books so maybe she does.