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Claimed by Shadows: A Reverse Harem Paranormal Academy Romance (The Ravenwood Legacy Book 1)
They were supposed to kill me.
Instead, they're claiming me.
I'm Aria Winters—nobody, foster kid, the girl who kept her head down and survived. Until a mysterious letter drags me to Ravenwood Academy, an elite school for supernaturals I didn't know existed.
Four impossibly powerful heirs rule this
DANTE—Fire heir with a temper to match. Arrogant, dangerous, and determined to make me his.
KADE—Shadow heir who's been watching me for years. Patient, possessive, and he knows me better than I know myself.
RYDER—Chaos heir who makes me laugh while lightning dances in his eyes. Wild, playful, and hiding pain behind his grin.
THORNE—Death heir with a kill count he's proud of. Dark, obsessive, and he's been eliminating threats to me since I was born.
They swore a blood oath as Find the Fifth bloodline. Kill her. Save the magical world from destruction.
But I'm the Fifth. And they can't kill me.
Because the magic binding us won't allow it. Because the ancient prophecy was wrong. Because I'm not here to destroy the world—I'm here to unite it.
And uniting it means claiming all four of them.
Not choosing one. Not picking favorites.
ALL. FOUR.
The Covenant is hunting me. The academy wants me dead. And the four heirs who should be my enemies are becoming something else entirely.
Something possessive.
Something permanent.
Something that will burn the world to ash before letting me go.
I don't know how to be with four people at once.
But the Unity magic flowing through me doesn't care.
It wants them. All of them.
And what the Unity wants, it takes.
This is book one. This is where it begins.
Four heirs. One prophecy. Zero chance I'm choosing between them.
Welcome to Ravenwood Academy.
Class is in session.
Instead, they're claiming me.
I'm Aria Winters—nobody, foster kid, the girl who kept her head down and survived. Until a mysterious letter drags me to Ravenwood Academy, an elite school for supernaturals I didn't know existed.
Four impossibly powerful heirs rule this
DANTE—Fire heir with a temper to match. Arrogant, dangerous, and determined to make me his.
KADE—Shadow heir who's been watching me for years. Patient, possessive, and he knows me better than I know myself.
RYDER—Chaos heir who makes me laugh while lightning dances in his eyes. Wild, playful, and hiding pain behind his grin.
THORNE—Death heir with a kill count he's proud of. Dark, obsessive, and he's been eliminating threats to me since I was born.
They swore a blood oath as Find the Fifth bloodline. Kill her. Save the magical world from destruction.
But I'm the Fifth. And they can't kill me.
Because the magic binding us won't allow it. Because the ancient prophecy was wrong. Because I'm not here to destroy the world—I'm here to unite it.
And uniting it means claiming all four of them.
Not choosing one. Not picking favorites.
ALL. FOUR.
The Covenant is hunting me. The academy wants me dead. And the four heirs who should be my enemies are becoming something else entirely.
Something possessive.
Something permanent.
Something that will burn the world to ash before letting me go.
I don't know how to be with four people at once.
But the Unity magic flowing through me doesn't care.
It wants them. All of them.
And what the Unity wants, it takes.
This is book one. This is where it begins.
Four heirs. One prophecy. Zero chance I'm choosing between them.
Welcome to Ravenwood Academy.
Class is in session.
268 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 18, 2025
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December 27, 2025
so much potential
How do I describe this book. First I can see its potential. I just felt like the book was a condensed version of the book. I felt there was little world building, little getting to know the characters and it was extremely rushed. Whenever there was a sexy scene it was pretty much described as we did stuff but didn’t go all the way. End off scene. I found also the writer might’ve got a bit lost in the there own story telling. In one of the first chapter’s Thorne tells Aria about how many people he has killed for her and then in one of the last chapters he asks her if she would like to know how many people he has killed for her and she says yes like she has never been told before. That isn’t the only time through the whole book. Another one is they know they have to share her and then they are shocked at the end when she chooses all off them and not just one. Like they expected her to choose one.the biggest thing would have to be the way the book is laid out. You get four lines of writing then two to three line gape and another one line or two lines. I feel it was spread out like that so the author can get more pages out of the book. It was so annoying to read it like that. But overall the concept of the book and the storyline is really captivating I just wish there was more to the whole book
How do I describe this book. First I can see its potential. I just felt like the book was a condensed version of the book. I felt there was little world building, little getting to know the characters and it was extremely rushed. Whenever there was a sexy scene it was pretty much described as we did stuff but didn’t go all the way. End off scene. I found also the writer might’ve got a bit lost in the there own story telling. In one of the first chapter’s Thorne tells Aria about how many people he has killed for her and then in one of the last chapters he asks her if she would like to know how many people he has killed for her and she says yes like she has never been told before. That isn’t the only time through the whole book. Another one is they know they have to share her and then they are shocked at the end when she chooses all off them and not just one. Like they expected her to choose one.the biggest thing would have to be the way the book is laid out. You get four lines of writing then two to three line gape and another one line or two lines. I feel it was spread out like that so the author can get more pages out of the book. It was so annoying to read it like that. But overall the concept of the book and the storyline is really captivating I just wish there was more to the whole book
January 8, 2026
As others have mentioned, this book has potential... But I had to DNF at 64%. 3 times in the first half of the book the suddenly realized and asked "what if its not one but all of us" like its never been brought up before. There was so much telling instead of showing. No world building. No character development. You dont get to learn and really see the characters grow and react with each other. Your just told this happened then this happened then this happened.
There's lots of plot holes and contingency errors. At the very beginning she said she ages out of foster care in 3 months when she turns 18 but 2 days later at the acedemy, she's already 18 and has been for a bit.
I loved the concept but it clearly was not edited or reviewed by anyone after the first draft was written. So much of it didnt make a lick of sense.
It was way too painful to continue, I pushed through hoping maybe it'd get better but it only got worse. Not worth you time.
There's lots of plot holes and contingency errors. At the very beginning she said she ages out of foster care in 3 months when she turns 18 but 2 days later at the acedemy, she's already 18 and has been for a bit.
I loved the concept but it clearly was not edited or reviewed by anyone after the first draft was written. So much of it didnt make a lick of sense.
It was way too painful to continue, I pushed through hoping maybe it'd get better but it only got worse. Not worth you time.
December 19, 2025
DNF 52%
This writing is still at Wattpad level. It has no depth. There is waaay too much repetition.
The use of asterisks ** as dialogue identifiers was bizarre. It certainly made trying to read this interesting, not in a good way. An editor is sorely needed.
Aria is one dimensional, sadly that makes her even less interesting. What does she even look like? Half way through I found I didn't actually care anymore.
The MMCs are sort of there...... Considering this writing is relationship driven, one would expect better characterisation.
The basic plot is that she was prophesied to have a harem and she's basically freaking out about it.
Dull.
This writing is still at Wattpad level. It has no depth. There is waaay too much repetition.
The use of asterisks ** as dialogue identifiers was bizarre. It certainly made trying to read this interesting, not in a good way. An editor is sorely needed.
Aria is one dimensional, sadly that makes her even less interesting. What does she even look like? Half way through I found I didn't actually care anymore.
The MMCs are sort of there...... Considering this writing is relationship driven, one would expect better characterisation.
The basic plot is that she was prophesied to have a harem and she's basically freaking out about it.
Dull.
January 23, 2026
A miss. Had good initial zodiac academy vibes, but was overall very young adult, and I think the author got confused with the multi perspectives. The MMCs may as well have been the same person - the character development was weirdly surface level. Much repetition of the same thing to describe MMCs. And “we didn’t go all the way” was repeated frequently, which is a weird thing to write in a book.
January 21, 2026
Unity
She's a girl aging out of foster care. But about to be so much more. Her magic will untie all houses and change magic forever.
She's a girl aging out of foster care. But about to be so much more. Her magic will untie all houses and change magic forever.
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