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Gifted Academy #4

Broken Knights

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MP3 CD Format The war between Idols and Norms has finally begun. The Neo Gods have shown their hand. They plan to vanquish every single Norm by using any means necessary, even using Fringes to do their dirty work.

My identity as the Unmaker has been revealed, which means I must go into hiding until we're ready to strike back. But fighting the Neo Gods is not our only problem. Chaos, the primordial god, wants me dead, and facing him seems impossible. He doesn't care who wins the war. He wants utter destruction.

Our only hope to defeat him, stop the Neo Gods, and save the world is to finally unveil the secret that connects me to Bryce, Rufio, Phoenix, and Morpheus. The key is in our past. We just have to stay alive long enough to discover it.

Contains mature themes.

1 pages, Audio CD

First published August 29, 2020

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2,532 reviews307 followers
February 10, 2021
3.5 Stars
I feel a bit let down by this book. Everything felt like it flew by, I blinked and everything was said and done. And sooooooo much happens, it makes the previous books seems boring in comparison.
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2,946 reviews
July 2, 2024
This ended Daisy's story arc and the conclusion of the war with the Neo God's. The conflict was good to read, but the hero worship of the guys was a little much. Reading the next one since it will give us Andromeda 's story.
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925 reviews185 followers
December 8, 2022
— 𝟏 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫 ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

◦•●◉✿ 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐊𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 ✿◉●•◦

𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐞 (h) is somewhat the leader and the figure of the war between the Idols and the Norms at the Unmaker. However, she has to go in hiding because everyone is after her and it could jeopardize the prophecy. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐮𝐟𝐢𝐨, 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐮𝐬, 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐱, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐲𝐜𝐞 (H) have split up because they each have a specific task during the war, but the ultimate goal is to protect Daisy from all harm.

◦•●◉✿𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 ✿◉●•◦

I didn’t care for them nor their love for each other because it was so cringey… I can’t explain it until you’ve read it. It was the dialogue that was so off to me and I hated how Daisy would respond to situations. This is a RH and there was this ONE sharing scene where she was like weirded out by being in an orgy (makes sense) but then all of a sudden she knew what to do when her powers kicked in. There was another scene where Bryce is telling her that he should IMPREGNATE her in the middle of them having sex 🧍🏽‍♀️ she says no and he apologizes for the joke and after the CONDOM BREAKS and she accuses him of tampering it… that’s when I had it.

Then she had a pregnancy scare in the last chapter but she wasn’t pregnant , now tell me what the point of that was if she had slept with Bryce TWO MONTHS AGO, it was irrelevant. Maybe I’m a hater but some of their interactions were so strange and they should have gone back to hating her 🫣.

◦•●◉✿ 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 ✿◉●•◦

I’m not sure what to think but I hated every second of it 😶. I’m so disappointed because the first book was interesting and I thought it would get better as the books progressed but instead the characters got so unlikeable that I wasn’t interested in their survival at all. I get that Daisy is a teenager and being the one responsible to save the world is a lot of pressure, but she was so reckless and cried over everything. The crying I get… I would be terrified too, but she would act like she was this all powerful being and then start crying again when Chaos started wreaking havoc. The plot got resolved in ONE CHAPTER, we had this random reveal that Rufio was the god killer and then he destroyed Chaos. Also, the reveal that Starlight Island was only seen by norms who were ready to go there was so odd. ROSIE got eaten by a creature and died…idk this was just weird.

We didn’t see Andy again so not sure what’s happening there but I’m not reading her books so I’ll never know. There was just too much going on for this to be the last book in their POV.

𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥, I should have DNF this book sooner if I’m being honest. I really think I forced myself to read it when I could have just stopped but I wanted to see where it would go.
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15 reviews2 followers
September 14, 2020
It mite be an unpopular opinion, but compared to the other 3 books in the series, that I absolutely adored, I was a bit underwhelmed with this last book in the series. Thats why for me this time is only 3 stars, still liked it but expected more.
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724 reviews54 followers
December 19, 2020
DNF @ 15%

This conclusion to the series just didn't grab my attention like the previous novels did and despite the numerous attempts I've given it I found myself unable to get past the first few chapters.
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1,285 reviews106 followers
November 7, 2020
Broken Knights is the stunning conclusion to this series and it was epic. For three books Broken Knights has been whispered in awe. The people who want a better future for all and now with all the pieces of the puzzle layed. It's time for the battle.

The whole concept from star to finish has been intriguing and this fourth book did justice to wrap everything. We saw Daisy become a person who had an identity. Not run away from her past and embraced the chances she was given. It was time to make her final stand and this book delivered. Gifted Academy isn't going to live down it's reputation after this book.
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719 reviews39 followers
February 20, 2021
You know, this series started out so strong. I loved the first two books. But the last one was kinda meh, and this was was just plain disappointing.

I feel like not a lot happened? I mean it was basically just a bunch of getting their asses kicked, running away, getting their asses kicked again, so running away again. It just got repetitive, and it was kind of boring.

Because nothing was happening for most of the book, the climax ending all happened in like the last 15%, so it came off rushed and just overall wasn't a very satisfying end. I also found Daisy to be annoying a lot of the time. I just wish this would have gone differently
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267 reviews1 follower
August 28, 2020
This story picks up where it left off from hateful heroes.

What an amazing ride . Daisy and her four guys finally figure out that they're apart of a prophecy that was millennia in the making .


You get an action packed steamy story where Norms idols and fringes collide . Some apart of the cause an some against . Mixed with betrayal growth an loss , you end up with a great ending to a story .

I loved the characters main and secondary . How much love each character had for one another was beautiful . This was a great ending to an awesome series .


5 star read
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822 reviews29 followers
October 10, 2020
4.5 stars

It’s actually a very good series!! I binged on all four books one after another. Loose ends were tied, evil was vanquished, however, there were a couple things at the end that I wished had a different outcome but I really still like this series and was sad to say goodbye to the characters!!
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530 reviews
August 16, 2020
wow! What an ending to the series!
This book had me on the edge of seat the whole time. We see a massive bomb be dropped which I was not expecting!
I loved every single second of this book and series, I am am sad to see it end.
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1,513 reviews88 followers
February 7, 2021
Well there it is it's over. I did enjoy the story. It had action, humor and romance. I liked how Morpheus had to give up his human ties to become a demi god and how in the end everyone ended up equal apart from them. The family unit they all made in the end was cute too. I'm sad that we lost Rosie but it was nice that not everyone survived. You need deaths on both sides to feel the full force of the battle.
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442 reviews91 followers
January 22, 2025
Why did Michelle Hercules have to kill of Rosie??!! 😭 I'm not okay with that at alllllllll. But other than that devastating blow, this series was AMAZING
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2,796 reviews116 followers
August 29, 2020
When I started this series I wasn’t sure what to expect but from chapter 1 I was hooked! 4 books later and my heart is crying because I want more!

Hercules did an amazing job creating a whole new world! This world wasn’t your normal take on the Gods! There was an added layer of mystery! A world that ran by its own rules and Hercules made them and executed them flawlessly!

I also have to add that RH isn’t my normal comfortable Friday night read but this group had me addicted! The heat factor of this whole series is off the charts and worth every second of reading! I also love that it’s not just erotic words filling the pages but a story of 5 people hopelessly in love and trying to find where they fit in the world! It’s about a young girl finding the “family” and love she deserves! It’s about the pain rejection and how to heal after the evil from loved ones hurt us!

The whole series is fascinating and breathtaking! It’s a series that I have come to love and will always have a special place in my heart! If you haven’t started the series take a chance now and enjoy this beautiful series and all the amazing things it has to offer!
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703 reviews29 followers
August 18, 2020
I received an arc for this book so naturally I had to binge the entire series. I’ve never read anything by this author before but I was enthralled from book 1. The character development was awesome and damn if all the guys aren’t hella sexy. Phoenix, though, damn. I need him in my life. Book 4 continues on with the war and damn does it get thrilling and exciting! Loved every minute of this series!
246 reviews1 follower
June 28, 2024
I’m glad to be done with this book lmao. I liked the first book the most (even while hating all the guys bc they were bullies lol) and my enjoyment of the books has just gone down from there. I was super interested in finding out how the plot was going to progress, from learning all the players in the game of the gods to their motives and just getting more details. Unfortunately, I was disappointed. It started out strong and interesting, and then it somehow devolved into a chaotic (pun intended) mess that rushed into an ending. I laughed a bunch at the ridiculousness of how quickly things happened and were wrapped up or glossed over. The emotional depth to the romance wasn’t there. I liked that the guys became total simps, but Daisy got more unlikable, and she and the guys (and Rosie) all took turns doing stupid things and saying stupid things. There was so much potential for a complex strategy and outmaneuvering of the villains, and then… (spoilers ahead)

We got the Neo Gods eliminated in the blink of an eye by Morpheus, who played into Chaos’s hands of just getting trapped on that island, and… Erebus fed them all the answers? Rosie got eaten by a giant worm? I didn’t even care?? Lol Rosie was so annoying and useless that I was like wow that was an anticlimactic way to die. And Daisy said she was sad but I didn’t feel it. I felt the most from Toby being sad tbh. It was just a really strange and rushed ending. I kept wondering how with the last third of the book to go, everything would be wrapped up, and well, I guess that’s how. I’d still try other books by Michelle Hercules, but this series kind of let me down because I was surprised I liked the first book as much as I did and got intrigued by this world.
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1,140 reviews23 followers
August 21, 2020
I have been looking forward to this book for a while. With mixed feelings however, because I am completely smitten by Daisy, Bryce, Rufio, Phoenix and Morpheus and I'll have a hard time saying goodbye to them. It doesn't happen often that I am this invested in a series, but this one had me hooked from the start, which is quite special, since it's pnr. But the world this author has built throughout this series is vastly different from others I've read before and it's the less predictable plot that grabbed my attention.

In Broken Knights we finally face the true enemies. I remember that I was left guessing in the first book as to who were the ones to trust and who weren't and the dynamic is really well developed in this story. I'm not going to spill the beans or anything, but it's clear the idea of power corrupts people.

I absolutely love how Xavier steps up in this book and how more about the 'Gods' comes to light. And the happy ending was not what I expected it to be, but definitely one that I was completely on board with.
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1,015 reviews8 followers
August 29, 2020
I didn't want this book to end, this series has pulled me in from the start and I have never been disappointed. Michelle Hercules put a lot of effort into building this world of the Norms, Fringes, and Idols as well as the characters that inhabit it and she did it so perfectly. We have spent three books learning about these characters and watching them grow and it's been one hell of a journey. Now in book four we finally get to see who is the real big bad, as well as discover things about some characters we didn't know.

I think by the end of this book Hercules officially broke me, I laughed, I cried, and I rooted for Daisy and the guys, but I also found there were a few characters I still want to know more about. I'm hoping at some point we will get some more in the Paragon Society spin-off series so we can get more of Andromeda and another someone who turned up in this book.
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1,738 reviews30 followers
August 31, 2020
What an amazing ending to this addicting series. I have read this series from the start, and I can tell you every bit of it was a can not put down read. Well done Michelle and I cannot wait to see what you come up with next.

So this series has been a non stop ride of Michelle's take on gods with angst, mystery, and lots of hot times. This is not your every day romance there is a lot of depth to these characters and what their journey is. There is heartbreak as well, but also some happy times. Michelle has done a great job of keeping the readers interest throughout the series. There are some that start out great but slowly loose that spark. This series did not slow down what so ever.

Overall the Gifted Academy series is one hell of a ride that I would highly recommend to the paranormal fan, and really just anyone looking for a good story.
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1,526 reviews
August 15, 2020
It is fight for all their lives. This is the big ending. The war between Neo Gods and everyone else. Also the war with Chaos. We learn a lot about who Morpheus's father and that side of the family. There is a lot of emotions mixed in this book. Fate can be a funny character when she wants to be. You will get all the steamy scenes and heartfelt emotions just like the other books. War does come but not like everyone expects. The biggest war is between Chaos and pretty much everyone else. The ending of this series was very satisfying to me. If you have enjoyed this series than you will love this book.


*I received a free copy of this book from the author and am voluntarily giving my honest opinion*
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118 reviews
August 30, 2020
I loved this series! Seriously needed a paranormal RH that had a good plot and some steamy characters. Broken Knights is just that! Sad to see a series ending but still so good! Like the past books we get the steam and medium-fast burn with our fateful 4 and Daisy. Phoenix, Morpheus, Bryce, and Rufio are still hot and heave with each other. The war is upon us and how will the 5 stay together? Will Rufio get his powers back? I think this was my biggest question! And the Island! About time for this to happen. So much action, amazing plot development throughout the whole book. Questions are finally answered and mysterys are solved! So good! And what an ending! Really wasn't expecting that but made it worth it!
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1,241 reviews26 followers
August 20, 2024
This rapped up Daisy and the guys story really well! This one I really liked because it didn’t focus 100% on the “war” but then working together to try and figure it all out. They encounter so many obstacles, but really came at everything as a team, even with Morpheus he made a bad call. But he never went off the rails. I liked that it wasn’t high angst.

The characters all developed so much throughout the series, but I loved the little details that stayed the same. Overall I really enjoyed this series! Also we get one scene with ALL participants.

Read: 🎧
MMC/s: Bryce Kent, Rufio Kent, Phoenix Westbrooke, and Morpheus Malic
FMC: Daisy Woods
Spice: 2🌶️
Tropes: Bully, Demi gods, PNR, Dark, Gods, Forced Proximity, Hidden Identity, Academy
Profile Image for Danah Logan.
Author 13 books363 followers
August 18, 2020

Once again, Michelle Hercules does not disappoint. After everything Daisy and the guys went through in Hateful Heroes, I couldn’t wait for Broken Knight. In the fourth and final book of the Gifted Academy Series, everything ties together. Michelle didn’t leave anything unanswered, especially Morpheus’s story, which had me guessing since book 1.
I refuse to give spoilers in reviews, no matter how hard it is not to point out everything I loved about this book, but there is one thing I can say; the reader’s emotions will run high throughout—everything from laughing out loud to having tears run down the face in a waterfall.
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127 reviews5 followers
August 31, 2020
This was a bittersweet, great and fitting ending for the Gifted Academy series. Daisy, Bryce, Morheus, Rufio and Phoenix find themselves in a middle of a war between the Neo Gods and Norms, as well as fighting the primordial god Chaos who is hell bent on destroying everyone. The story was faced paced 🚄 action packed 💥 lots of heat 🔥 and steam ♨️, unexpected and heartbreaking 💔 losses, twists and surprises 😲 that revealed the true identity of Morheus's biological father and Daisy's connection with Bryce, Morpheus, Rufio and Phoenix that could finally defeat Chaos. Well done Michelle, really enjoyed reading this book, couldn't put it down until the very end 🤩 😍
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695 reviews30 followers
October 12, 2020
This conclusion was nothing short of stunning.
How it was all perfectly woven together to create an ending that took me by surprise.
I adored every single moment of it, even the painful ones at the end. The ones that I for sure did not see coming in the slightest.
The epic battle takes place. The fight to right the two opposing sides and Daisy, her men, all stand in the middle. All of the plot lines converged in a few chapters and it left me breathless at the end.
Stunned even.
You can expect steam. feelings. a sense of awe. then sadness when it's all over.
One of my favorite PNR, RH series to date. I highly recommend!
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2,410 reviews24 followers
March 24, 2021
Oh my goodness, I knew that this series was going to be awesome when I read the first book, but MAN does Michelle Hercules give a powerful conclusion to the series with Broken Knights. It seems as if all of the pieces of the puzzle finally make sense and you cannot help but get swept up in the ride. It is exciting and intriguing and if you are like me and love paranormal new adult romances, this is a series that you need in your life. If you have not read the other books yet, do so ASAP, and if you have you need to read this conclusion to explain everything!

All in all, read the series, read this book, you will not be dissapointed!
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964 reviews28 followers
August 12, 2020
I am so excited but also so sad that this is the last book of this series!! These characters have stolen my heart and for this to be the last book😭 but Michelle Hercules did not let us down! There were some MAJOR bomb drops in this one!!! Way to go out with a BANG!!

Daisy, Phoenix, Rufio, Bryce, and Morpheus are dealing with Neo Gods, Demi Gods and the Knights!!! Holy S*** there is so much going on it’s absolutely amazing!!! The ending was OFF THE CHARTS!!!

I am going to miss. These characters this world I love Daisy and her men❤️
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61 reviews
August 16, 2020
Oh my! Such an action packed steamy amazing last book. I seriously didn’t put it down start to finish. I think my favorite is watching Morpheus and Rufio unfold into this whole other level of characters. You won’t be disappointed in this book! I really love how Michelle has so much action and suspension, but doesn’t leave out the steam or the moments that tug at your emotions. She has become one of my top favorite authors! I wouldn’t mind a little epilogue to see into the future of all of living their life though 😉🤣
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