This trilogy is a-fantastic! The world-building was amazing, the progress was very smooth and the suspense— I tell you, it’s worth it! In the first part I was like “COME ON WE NEED ANSWERS” in a good way. Some books really drag on with the mystery and suspense to the point that readers lose patience and skip things, but this book? Nope.
I already loved the book from the beginning, with all these questions and mysterious incidents and POVs (multiple POVs, but Raven dominates the others because she’s the main character, duh), I was HOOKED! The suspense was killing me but damn it it was a good feeling.
I read it at midnight and got chills (Raven could talk to spirits and ghosts etc) because of the Academy. The setting for the Academy was superb, too! Basically, we were treated to a Hogwarts kinda atmosphere, only to find out that… it wasn’t. SO. FASCINATING!
The dynamic between Raven and her men was smooth and not at all cringey! Everyone had their role to play and I super duper love the way Raven eased up to them slowly, not instantly “YES GIVE ME ALL THE DICKS!!!!!” —okay, I think that could be Joan (Raven’s wolf)— but she took time to think things through (even if she was only 18, ugh, who made wise decisions at 18, not me).
OHHHHHH JOAN. Joan was THE IT. She was the one who made this trilogy fun! I love all the interactions between her and Raven. She was a horny bitch but not to the point that it was annoying.
As for the men, I realised their initials are ABCDE.
Adler
Brayden
Carter
Draco
Everett
Adler: my favourite guy. He’s big and bulky, a changeling (lower Fae) who’s soft and the nurturer of the group. Brayden calls him Daddy for the fun of it (no M/M in this book).
Brayden: second favourite. He’s a psychotic bitch but a smartass through and through. He has this darkness around him that Raven could compete well with. He’s so annoying but ugh I like him. I think he’s bi and um, there’s this undertone that he might be attracted to his own twin IDK I JUST GOT THAT VIBE FROM HIM 😭
Carter: the scholar of the group. Soft-hearted and you know what they say… it’s always the quiet ones. He’s portrayed as kinky but there was something rushed and forced from that particular scene, although it was good. Okay he could be second or third favourite.
Draco: Brayden’s twin. He’s the enemies-to-lovers one with Raven. He was very sus and annoying in the beginning but he turned out to be… psycho as well. He’s so similar to Brayden. They’re identical in more ways than one it’s creepy. Also got the vibe he’s attracted to Brayden pls 😩
Everett: HMMMMMMMMMM. I don’t know what he’s supposed to contribute in this group of harem. We have Adler the nurturer, Brayden the mysterious psycho, Carter the scholar, Draco the dramatic emo boi… but Everett? He’s kind of a redundant. He’s also plain boring. It would be nice if he were an asshole who made his way up to Raven’s circle. He’s my least favourite, and… boring.
There are some characters at the end from the Blood Mafia series (haven’t read them, on my way though) that I’m curious about! I think there’s no book yet on these two characters and PLEASE, MA’AM RORY MILES I NEED BLAZE AND EVELYN’S BOOK 🥺