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Drexel Academy #5
Severed by Magic
When you're saved from the absolute worst-case scenario, you're supposed to be happy, right?
At the very least, I should be grateful but we've been thrown to the wolves--literally--but I'm not the only one struggling to adjust.
When we were at Drexel Academy, we knew our enemies. Now the only people my mates and I know we can trust is each other.
Fans of Meg Xuemei X and & G. Bailey will love this slow-burn reverse harem series.Scroll up and one-click Eclipsed by Magic to continue the exciting Drexel Academy series today!
At the very least, I should be grateful but we've been thrown to the wolves--literally--but I'm not the only one struggling to adjust.
When we were at Drexel Academy, we knew our enemies. Now the only people my mates and I know we can trust is each other.
Fans of Meg Xuemei X and & G. Bailey will love this slow-burn reverse harem series.Scroll up and one-click Eclipsed by Magic to continue the exciting Drexel Academy series today!
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Published September 15, 2022
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April 10, 2024
RH MMMM/Witches-Shifters-Vampires/Academy
SYNOPSIS (of 6 Book Series): This story is set in the modern world but where humans do not know that supernaturals exist. The FC, Saige, discovers that she is a witch/shifter hybrid whose birth parents were killed when she was young and she was brought up by the human best friends. The world is governed by a Council who are anti hybrids. 17 years ago many hybrids and mixed couples were killed and that is starting up again. The FC is sent to Drexel Academy to learn to control her powers but must hide that she is a hybrid. There she meets her 4 bond mates. The story covers the development of their relationship and the rising danger of the Council seeking to kill/control supernaturals that are different or in mixed relationships. There's a HEA
Heat Level: 🌶️🥶/🍆 This is very slow burn. The FC only just kisses 2 of the 4 MCs by 75% into Book 3. No real sex happens until Book 6 although there is a bit of fooling around in Book 4. It’s as if the FC is 12 and was raised in a convent with her apparent lack of understanding of sex 🫣 The sex scenes are often one way with the MCs doing things to the FC but without her reciprocating or initiating and it is cringeworthy when they have to talk her through exactly what to do. It all feels too juvenile. Chemistry between the FC and MCs is not high. There’s a bit more with Niall but it’s not exactly steamy and the writing felt clunky not hot.
As a summary this series is too long, has a ridiculous amount of typos and editing issues, is limited in any excitement or drama, with a whiny complaining FC that really gets on your nerves and, after plowing through 6 Books, the ending is a massive let down 😡. Outside of the torture descriptions I think this series is aimed at a young audience.
As for the sex scenes, the FC makes a big issue of not being ready to bond with the MCs and not wanting to jump into sex then gets bent out of shape when none of her Bonds make a pass at her after the bonding 🙄 There’s even a whole scene where Hannah has a go at the MCs for NOT hooking up with the FC which is childish and unfair. The chemistry is weak and I never really felt any deep connection between the FC and any of the MCs. As with other books of this kind it was hard to see what the MCs saw in the FC outside of the enforced bond. The MCs themselves didn't really seem to get along and the whole Bond felt fragmented and never really seemed to come together as a cohesive group.
By Book 3 we’ve had 1 short lived dramatic/exciting scene. There is a cliffhanger of sorts at the end of Books 4 & 5 but they are low level. The last half of Book 3 & first half of Book 4 are like Groundhog Day. They’re full of the FC whining about being alone and no one focusing on the bond and about how the group is fragmented. Noone really seems to be bothered about being a unit. It’s interspersed by some cringy descriptions of the FC being introduced to sex (but not full sex). I almost gave up at the end of Book 3 and wish I had. As these were KU I decided to skim and see if things picked up much. They didn't really. There's a bit of excitement at the end of Book 5 but the story just drags interminably and the characters become progressively more annoying. Book 6 is taken up with a ridiculous merry-go-round of the FC wanting to storm in and attack the Council's stronghold and the resistance doing nothing.
The whole story is superficial. You never really get to know the villains as they are mostly just an amorphous Council. There is a brief introduction of an evil council member in Book 4 and then nothing until Book 6 which goes overboard with showing how evil the Council are.
Ultimately Book 6 did not really make sense to me. The resistance seemed to do nothing to fight back and even invited one of the Council to their uber secret hideout. By the time the climax came I really did not see the point of the FC and her Bonds. With the training that they did I expected them to do something to save people and take down the Council. It turns out that they were completely redundant and actually just got themselves into trouble. ***SPOILER***The author appears to try to create real drama by having the FC & her Bonds walk into an obvious trap where, despite all their training and strength they are easily captured and then the Book goes into detail about how each is then tortured horribly. There is a big scene where we can see how evil the Council Members are (its all very Mwah-ha-ha and OTT) when they come to look at their handywork. The Council is then taken down by an attack by the shifter pack and some of the resistance although it is unclear who exactly it was and how they took down the stronghold which appeared to not be very strong. Neither the FC nor her Bonds help to take down the stronghold and in fact have to be rescued. There was no reference to the FC being betrayed or to what happened to the evil doctors undertaking the experiments or why the resistance was so ineffectual. As I mention above, you only get a brief reference to the fact that the Council Members are put on trial and executed a while after the fact. Its ridiculously anti climactic despite there being a long epilogue which, to me, again made no sense as it tells us how the FC and her Bonds go to Alaska and build cabins. Really? What's that about??
SYNOPSIS (of 6 Book Series): This story is set in the modern world but where humans do not know that supernaturals exist. The FC, Saige, discovers that she is a witch/shifter hybrid whose birth parents were killed when she was young and she was brought up by the human best friends. The world is governed by a Council who are anti hybrids. 17 years ago many hybrids and mixed couples were killed and that is starting up again. The FC is sent to Drexel Academy to learn to control her powers but must hide that she is a hybrid. There she meets her 4 bond mates. The story covers the development of their relationship and the rising danger of the Council seeking to kill/control supernaturals that are different or in mixed relationships. There's a HEA
Heat Level: 🌶️🥶/🍆 This is very slow burn. The FC only just kisses 2 of the 4 MCs by 75% into Book 3. No real sex happens until Book 6 although there is a bit of fooling around in Book 4. It’s as if the FC is 12 and was raised in a convent with her apparent lack of understanding of sex 🫣 The sex scenes are often one way with the MCs doing things to the FC but without her reciprocating or initiating and it is cringeworthy when they have to talk her through exactly what to do. It all feels too juvenile. Chemistry between the FC and MCs is not high. There’s a bit more with Niall but it’s not exactly steamy and the writing felt clunky not hot.
As a summary this series is too long, has a ridiculous amount of typos and editing issues, is limited in any excitement or drama, with a whiny complaining FC that really gets on your nerves and, after plowing through 6 Books, the ending is a massive let down 😡. Outside of the torture descriptions I think this series is aimed at a young audience.
As for the sex scenes, the FC makes a big issue of not being ready to bond with the MCs and not wanting to jump into sex then gets bent out of shape when none of her Bonds make a pass at her after the bonding 🙄 There’s even a whole scene where Hannah has a go at the MCs for NOT hooking up with the FC which is childish and unfair. The chemistry is weak and I never really felt any deep connection between the FC and any of the MCs. As with other books of this kind it was hard to see what the MCs saw in the FC outside of the enforced bond. The MCs themselves didn't really seem to get along and the whole Bond felt fragmented and never really seemed to come together as a cohesive group.
By Book 3 we’ve had 1 short lived dramatic/exciting scene. There is a cliffhanger of sorts at the end of Books 4 & 5 but they are low level. The last half of Book 3 & first half of Book 4 are like Groundhog Day. They’re full of the FC whining about being alone and no one focusing on the bond and about how the group is fragmented. Noone really seems to be bothered about being a unit. It’s interspersed by some cringy descriptions of the FC being introduced to sex (but not full sex). I almost gave up at the end of Book 3 and wish I had. As these were KU I decided to skim and see if things picked up much. They didn't really. There's a bit of excitement at the end of Book 5 but the story just drags interminably and the characters become progressively more annoying. Book 6 is taken up with a ridiculous merry-go-round of the FC wanting to storm in and attack the Council's stronghold and the resistance doing nothing.
The whole story is superficial. You never really get to know the villains as they are mostly just an amorphous Council. There is a brief introduction of an evil council member in Book 4 and then nothing until Book 6 which goes overboard with showing how evil the Council are.
Ultimately Book 6 did not really make sense to me. The resistance seemed to do nothing to fight back and even invited one of the Council to their uber secret hideout. By the time the climax came I really did not see the point of the FC and her Bonds. With the training that they did I expected them to do something to save people and take down the Council. It turns out that they were completely redundant and actually just got themselves into trouble. ***SPOILER***The author appears to try to create real drama by having the FC & her Bonds walk into an obvious trap where, despite all their training and strength they are easily captured and then the Book goes into detail about how each is then tortured horribly. There is a big scene where we can see how evil the Council Members are (its all very Mwah-ha-ha and OTT) when they come to look at their handywork. The Council is then taken down by an attack by the shifter pack and some of the resistance although it is unclear who exactly it was and how they took down the stronghold which appeared to not be very strong. Neither the FC nor her Bonds help to take down the stronghold and in fact have to be rescued. There was no reference to the FC being betrayed or to what happened to the evil doctors undertaking the experiments or why the resistance was so ineffectual. As I mention above, you only get a brief reference to the fact that the Council Members are put on trial and executed a while after the fact. Its ridiculously anti climactic despite there being a long epilogue which, to me, again made no sense as it tells us how the FC and her Bonds go to Alaska and build cabins. Really? What's that about??
February 7, 2025
I really want to like this series, but it just feels very disjointed and juvenile. The characters are in the supernatural equivalent of high school, and it just feels like the maturity level is more on the middle school level.
I wouldn't say Saige is a strong FMC. She comes off as kind, but extremely whiney at times and her understanding of intercourse and all that entails is very off-putting. The MMCs all lack depth and I really don't have a great understanding of what each guy is like. I'd say Niall has the strongest personality in the fact that it's obvious knowledge drives him, but the other three all just seem to be there. There is no depth to them, so I have struggled to have a connection with them.
This book specifically focused on Saige's paternal grandfather and the wolf pack. It picks up where he rescued the group from the council and brought them back to the pack. Besides the magical growth, this book almost feels like filler as not much happens. They all have jobs to do in the pack and they also train together as a bond, but the story isn't progressing beyond that. We don't really know what is happening in the larger supernatural community beyond people going missing.
Overall, I think this book and series has potential, but the execution has left me doubting whether I want to finish the series.
I wouldn't say Saige is a strong FMC. She comes off as kind, but extremely whiney at times and her understanding of intercourse and all that entails is very off-putting. The MMCs all lack depth and I really don't have a great understanding of what each guy is like. I'd say Niall has the strongest personality in the fact that it's obvious knowledge drives him, but the other three all just seem to be there. There is no depth to them, so I have struggled to have a connection with them.
This book specifically focused on Saige's paternal grandfather and the wolf pack. It picks up where he rescued the group from the council and brought them back to the pack. Besides the magical growth, this book almost feels like filler as not much happens. They all have jobs to do in the pack and they also train together as a bond, but the story isn't progressing beyond that. We don't really know what is happening in the larger supernatural community beyond people going missing.
Overall, I think this book and series has potential, but the execution has left me doubting whether I want to finish the series.
June 9, 2023
Getting better…
The story is still great, still love the characters. But… if someone says “we have to communicate” one more time…
I wish the inner monologue for each character were shorter during conversations also. Sometimes, we get two or three pages of inner thought before we pop back to the middle of a conversation, as if ten minutes of inner thought happened in the blink of an eye. Sometimes I have to back up and see what was even being spoken about again.
So, my review on this book…
1. Way too much inner thought during conversations.
2. Saige is still a whiny little baby, but she is getting better
3. All five of them can’t be that “dense” to have zero clues on what to do with their large bond. They can’t be that blind, clueless and dumb after growing up in the culture. Meeting a large bond who “knows” how to bond was a bit annoying when they came out said said they were flying completely blind. It made them seem dumb. Not like 18 year old should-be-adults. Saige yes, Niall, no.
The story is still great, still love the characters. But… if someone says “we have to communicate” one more time…
I wish the inner monologue for each character were shorter during conversations also. Sometimes, we get two or three pages of inner thought before we pop back to the middle of a conversation, as if ten minutes of inner thought happened in the blink of an eye. Sometimes I have to back up and see what was even being spoken about again.
So, my review on this book…
1. Way too much inner thought during conversations.
2. Saige is still a whiny little baby, but she is getting better
3. All five of them can’t be that “dense” to have zero clues on what to do with their large bond. They can’t be that blind, clueless and dumb after growing up in the culture. Meeting a large bond who “knows” how to bond was a bit annoying when they came out said said they were flying completely blind. It made them seem dumb. Not like 18 year old should-be-adults. Saige yes, Niall, no.
September 29, 2022
on one hand this story is interesting and original. On the other is pure frustration at the SLOOOOOOW speed of the action. Yes there were a few attacks and that was interesting but for the most part this felt like a filler book.
You have a chance to get to know family you never knew for WEEKS at a time and the only thing we learned was Abi was really good friends with Saige's parents, Rainer loved Saige's mom as a bff because she always included him, Saige's parents (specifically her father) were deeply loved.
I highly doubt I have it in me to read yet another "nothing-really-happens-here" book.
You have a chance to get to know family you never knew for WEEKS at a time and the only thing we learned was Abi was really good friends with Saige's parents, Rainer loved Saige's mom as a bff because she always included him, Saige's parents (specifically her father) were deeply loved.
I highly doubt I have it in me to read yet another "nothing-really-happens-here" book.
May 23, 2024
Good story, but needs editing
The editing definitely needs work in this book. At first, it was small things, but in the last third of the book, it started getting bad enough in places that I had to read the sentence a few times to be sure I understood what they meant.
Other than that, the story is great, and it's coming to a head! I love reading about Saige's family and wish we could have more of them. On to the 6th book!
The editing definitely needs work in this book. At first, it was small things, but in the last third of the book, it started getting bad enough in places that I had to read the sentence a few times to be sure I understood what they meant.
Other than that, the story is great, and it's coming to a head! I love reading about Saige's family and wish we could have more of them. On to the 6th book!
January 1, 2023
Severed by Magic, the fifth book of the Drexel Academy series, is an ebook I borrowed through Kindle Unlimited (KU). Another interesting surprise to this series. The hybrid group have taken refuge with a pack of wolves, this twist added a new injection of tension and complications to the story line. My favorite so far.
October 6, 2024
Amazing
I just don't what to say. An amazing story with many twists and turn.s. There are a few minor minor plot holes such as Ms having a power in one book but not the next, but they do not major my affect the story as they usually would. It still kept me going till the end . I read it in one day flat.
I just don't what to say. An amazing story with many twists and turn.s. There are a few minor minor plot holes such as Ms having a power in one book but not the next, but they do not major my affect the story as they usually would. It still kept me going till the end . I read it in one day flat.
October 27, 2022
Lioed it
Ok yes it's a YA and I'm a middle aged Mom and Grandmother but the series had me hooked. I can't wait for the next one in a months time.
I pray for a HEA for the gang. They surely deserve one.
Ok yes it's a YA and I'm a middle aged Mom and Grandmother but the series had me hooked. I can't wait for the next one in a months time.
I pray for a HEA for the gang. They surely deserve one.
September 19, 2022
I really enjoyed this. The growth of the characters was something I had been hoping for. Excited for the next book.
January 8, 2023
Love this series and characters however I found myself not as attached to this book as the previous.
January 23, 2024
Very little happened. Wanted it to be over. I might have read 5 out of the 6 books in the series but I’m not going to read the last one
January 25, 2024
Still great
September 6, 2024
Saige
Now living with her father pack should be safe. But is anywhere safe for hybrids running from the Council in this book. But news is not good and plans need to be made.
Now living with her father pack should be safe. But is anywhere safe for hybrids running from the Council in this book. But news is not good and plans need to be made.
October 3, 2025
yikes
Going up against the council might be a better option if they’re facing betrayal inside the pack. Saige and her bond have decisions to make. Highly recommend. 4 stars
Going up against the council might be a better option if they’re facing betrayal inside the pack. Saige and her bond have decisions to make. Highly recommend. 4 stars
October 4, 2025
Similar to the dry handjobs she was tossing out – jerking us around so much that it started to chafe.
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