#zodiac book series

[chelsea-lat3ly]

[calming-chaos]

[adrianvokov]

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[deanswins]

It's been less than 24 hours since i finished zodiac academy and my mind is still stuck in a loop, constantly reminiscing and thinking about the characters, the found family, the love, the angst

By no means this was the perfect series or an incredible piece of literature, but it delivered what i wanted. I wanted to get lost in a series, i wanted to completely let go of my reality and to have something to look forward to. My best friend asked me where i am because i havent been as interactive or communicative in the gc and i simply replied: zodiac academy.

This series consumed me. It completely blew me away. I knew from the start that darius and tory would be my favorite couple, i knew i'd love them the most. That is not to say i didn't enjoy darcy and lance, but there was just something about darius and tory, the enemies to lovers, the angst between them, the pain. The last thing i expected was for this series to make me cry, but sob I did.

Safe to say, my favorite books were book 4 and 5.

With that being said, this is not going to be for everyone. People who look for perfection will hate this so i wouldnt recommend it to anyone.

I've come to love this series in the sense that i dont care if other people hated it, their negative reviews wont change my feelings and that is very rare. I am just...complaining in love with this world and series man. I cant believe i put it off but i guess in a way fate had it that i read it at this point in my life

[arenabreadandbiscuits]

INCOMING COMIC?! - ZODIAN

So, kinda working on a comic. I say kinda because constant support is gonna be a great way to push me to actually do it but my posts don't get much attention so it depends ^^''

Anyway the comic is based around Zodiac signs and considering I'm an Aries I drew them first. He/them pronouns for my boy because yes he's pretty like a girl but he's not one. (Though...I'm so totally down to make a female version for the comic as well. Which I'll probably do for everyone is this blows up like I'm begging to the Gods for it to do lol)

Arian - The Ram, The Shepherd.

I have many ideas for this comic since I've been thinking about it on and off for years so PLEASE interact guys!

Here he is, as well as his time lapse. Also VOTE IN THE POLL TO CHOOSE WHO I DRAW NEXT! Of course whoever has the highest votes wins.

I'm happy to share info on the story to come and share my thoughts on what may or may not happen. Ask in my askbox if curious about the possible lore!

For context I think I want it to be a rather interesting depth story in a world of competitions and battling over space and territory. Please ask me so I can brainstorm ÙwÚ

Honestly this is a project to keep my mental safe as I continue to heal from my GBS, I just want an audience and one that pushes me just a little to get these things done so I feel better about my situation. Please vote, whoever wins this vote I'll draw next for sure. And I'll draw both 'male' and 'female' though I enjoy making my characters look androgynous at times hahah

I look forward to seeing the results!

[alysmondstuff]

Holy moly dude. People on Pintrest are so talented. I'm addicted, and with no shame.

[bookishbethanyerin]

• post-zodiac academy book recs •

The post-Zodiac Academy book slump is extremely, outrageously real.

Though I definitely think it’s worth taking some time to absorb everything in Restless Stars and let yourself bask a little bit in the bittersweet afterglow of finishing a long-running series, eventually, you’ll want to pick up something new. So here are a few book recommendations of addicting and fun stories!

These are largely romantasy and fantasy, but I’ve also thrown in some magical realism and contemporary romance if you’re looking to switch things up a little more.

And if you, just, generally want to scream about Zodiac Academy, please know I am always available for that!💙✨

[kiestrokes]

Reblog to gather a larger sample size. Feel free with explain your answer in the tag! Just for fun 📖

Bonus: mine & @chans-room thoughts 😂

[iambecomeyourvillain]

and they were ✨best friends✨

[lilvcalloway]

Shadow Princess (2020)

[gracefolly-unnamed]

Why is no one talking about all the SA and abuse in Zodiac Academy?

Enemies to lovers is one thing but these characters are insane? I can deal with the males being feral and ridiculous but the twins liking it? that's where I draw the line.

It just gets boring after a while seeing FMCs going along with abuse and encouraging it for, what? male validation?

[chelsea-lat3ly]

[badbookworm]

Small Cursed Fates rant/appreciation? (overall ZA book 5 thoughts)

For a dark romance/fantasy, the best parts of Zodiac Academy rly are when nothing dark is happening, huh.

Just finished book 5. And like. Within 5 books, they have undoubtly build very solid and detailed characters, and all who have interesting and different dynamics with each other. I love seeing them interact and hang out since book 1.

Most of book 5 is heavily character focus. The heirs and the twins started the book on a neutral ground, entered a truce, and the heirs plot is coming to terms that they actually like the twins' company, and to hangout with them. And that's cool as fuck, it was very fun to see the friendship develop, the plan to get Darius and Tory together, it was straight up good. I ate that shit up.

ALSO RANDOM NOTE, I DID NOT EXPECTED SETH AND CALEB TO ACTUALLY BE A THING?? AND IT WAS GREAT??? I made a bingo for this book with things I thought would happen, and one of them was just "Seth and Caleb do something gay". I marked that square 10 different times, it was wild 💥💥 I saw a goodreads review say that straight Caleb was his flop era, and now I GET IT. BC IT'S TRUE. Sorry Tory, but the Caleb and Seth side plot is much more engaging then Caleb being a 2° option plaything fr.

Ok, going back. With the comment at the start it might instigue a "it's a bullymance, what did you expect", but because the way the saga gone with turning the bullying into romance in taking it's time, along with all the fighting back and the leading to it is interesting, I'm hooked, genuinely interested and caring for these characters. It's all the other edgy fantasy stuff which stinks. The vibe was ruined the moment Orion was sentenced and it never picked back up. At least in this book, it was boring. I already don't love Orion character, he doesn't appeal to me in any way, and the though of him carrying a solo, brooding, plotline is the most boring thing this saga could've come up to me.

And then the ending came, it was like a cold water splash to remind me what kind of story this is, but it felt like "oh, the cool parts are over now?". I cannot give a shit about the whole thing going on with Clara, I'm sorry, I tried, it's so messy and nasty, and having to see Lionel be the villain for 5 books straight has drained him from any intrigue I had. He's just an villain shaped hole of a character. He's signifies a bad omen, not a character, you see Lionel and you know that something will go badly so the plot can progress, I cannot tell you 1 thing about Lionel besides he's evil. Oh, and the ZA finales are always chaotic and cramped with action and twists, the authors halt all the on-going plots so they can solve and drop them at the last 7 very short and fast chapters, but this one felt extra edgy and fast? I was so done with it with 4 chapters left still. And it feels like book 6 will keep on this trail of the edgyness.

I'm low-key scared of entering book 6 and being bombarded with any forced Tory and Lionel stuff, because I can't find any thorough review of book 6 to ensure there's no SA or anything like that involved with this plotline. The 1 thing that had kept me going with this saga was that, despite a lot of the nasty stuff, the sexual content has kept itself in a mostly consentual territory, sometimes vaguely consentual. But Lionel forcing Tory to say she loves him has already made me physically gag, and seeing Lionel and Clara (which also made me incredibly unfomfy and disgusted) makes me dead ass scared to see the next Tory povs. Non-con is my only big nono in taboo stuff.

Does it get the point across about Lionel being evil and all? Yes, ig.

Anyways, gotta finish what I started. BRB.

[adrianvokov]

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[readnburied]

Best Book(s) in the Zodiac series by Romina Russell

So I finished this series pretty recently and I took my time reflecting upon the series and I wanted to share with you all which book is the best in this series. And without any further ado, this is the best book(s) in the Zodiac series. 

Zodiac Series

1. Zodiac

2. Wandering Star

3. Black Moon

4. Thirteen Rising 

The best book(s) in the entire series: 

Zodiac

This is the first book and the start of this beautiful world and that’s exactly what I love about it; the world building. As a fan of astronomy and astrology, a universe with planets for the zodiac signs is something I needed in my life and I’m so glad this author gave it to me. This is also free off most of the complications that occur later on, which is a given, considering this book is the where the problem starts. 

Thirteen Rising

This is the conclusion to the series and this book was incredibly bittersweet for me. So many of my favorite people died and there was just so much pain and heartache even though the victory was incredibly sweet at the end. There was just a lot of emotion packed in this book and it made me realize just how invested I was in the characters and the storyline. The villain who is not so much as evil as misunderstood stole my heart. I mean he had my heart since the beginning of the series, oddly enough, but in this book I cried for him and he deserved better. He deserved so much better. 

And that’s it. These are the books I think are the best in the Zodiac series by Romina Russell. Though I loved the entire series, these two books definitely stood out. Have you read this series, and if not then are you planning to? Let me know if you agree with my opinion or not. I would love to know. 

[arenabreadandbiscuits]

YALL GOT FIVE MORE HOURS TO VOTE ON WHICH ZODIAC SOGN I DRAW NEXT. Id hate for it to be a 50% and I just gotta pick myself..