I recommend the series if you want something spicy with likable characters and an interesting world building. Ruthless boys of the Zodiac, although has an interesting premise but the execution is slightly weaker which is why Zodiac Academy is always going to be the superior series. Once again, it was bit of a let down how the authors handled the Gareth situation but I'm overlooking that cause honestly I expected it. The Reverse Harem was done well in this series and the spice was amazingly done.

'King' wasn't as lethal as I was expecting him to be. I had predicated the identity of King early on and the Elysian mates thing as well. Is it something to do with the bond she shares with the four men or are female vampires built different? One thing I noticed, (just comparing Vampires) Lance and Caleb don't have such extreme blood craving. Dante and Leon didn't do much for me sadly. The Elise we saw in Dark Fae prologue was never seen again and that was disappointing for me. Elise was impressive but I wished she would've been more empowered. Gabriel and Ryder easily carried this book for me. I definitely loved the character growth of Gabriel (obviously) and Ryder (also obviously). I liked how it was more action packed compared to Broken Fae.

That would've been chef's kiss in my opinion but it was extremely loaded up with nothing. I would've preferred if the epilogue had ended with just a simple briefing and with Gabriel's vision of the Vega twins. The epilogue just stretched on and on and on and on for nothing. It was a 4.5 star (despite the predictable nature of the book) read up till that never ending epilogue. A predictable end to an enjoyable series.

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