A review by jessi_readss
The Awakening by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Ignore everything I said before about this book. 

I didn’t fully understand it from just reading it once. I had to re-read it and realize why everything was happening. 

This book has A LOT of bullying and at first I was like, wtf. But now I get it. So basically The Vega twins have lived on Earth, in the human world, their entire lives, or so they thought. Professor Orion comes to them and is like “hey, you’re rich and royalty, but you have to graduate Zodiac Academy in solaria to claim your title and full inheritance. No big deal right?

So they go, but there are the four “heirs”, the four men who have been trained to rule since the Vegas were no more. And they hate the Vegas for returning. And the bullying starts from there. Listen, I get why some people are freaked out by it as I was one of them. But now? I get it. The heirs were told one thing their entire lives, that they would rule together. They have trained together, went through hell together. And now these two girls who know nothing of their world threaten everything they have worked for. All of their sacrifices would have been for nothing. So they want the Vega twins to leave and bully tf out of them in hopes of that happening. It makes sense honestly, especially in a world where you have to fight for your place. 

I love all of the characters, Seth is my fave. I love him so much, idc. 😂

But yeah this is a bully, extremely slow burn series. So be aware before diving in. But it is worth it if you can make it past the darker themes of the book. This is a world filled with adventure and magic and amazing things. I adore Solaria and everybody in it, except Marguerite 🤮

Okay, happy reading, bye. 🖤