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Immortal Consequences (The Souls of Blackwood Academy, #1)

by I.V. Marie (Goodreads Author)

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Arie said: " thank you so much to netgalley and Random House Children's for an arc in exchange for an honest review ✧˚₊‧

Immortal Consequences first caught my attention probably about a year ago now? A reel from the author popped up on my Instagram feed highlighti thank you so much to netgalley and Random House Children's for an arc in exchange for an honest review ✧˚₊‧

Immortal Consequences first caught my attention probably about a year ago now? A reel from the author popped up on my Instagram feed highlighting the premise: six dead teens, deadly trials, enemies to lovers, set in a magical academy in the afterlife. It immediately caught my attention. The problem? I haven’t genuinely read a book since high school at this point in time. Nonetheless, I knew I needed this book in my life. I started reading again, and Immortal Consequences became my most anticipated read of 2025.

This book had big shoes to fill with roughly a year of me hyping it up and thinking about it, and I am happy to report I absolutely LOVED this book.

It’s angsty, it’s moody, and I really loved it. This plot had me HOOKED, even if I was able to predict some plot points and twists (not necessarily a detriment! It’s fun when you guess things and are right!)

There’s a lot going on between unprecedented deadly trials, 6 POVs where each character has their own unique internal struggles happening, and, of course, inter-character romance and conflict.

I genuinely was more invested in the romances of this book and the will they, won’t they, than some of big name romantasy I’ve read… particularly with dragons (no shade - I loved Fourth Wing and it got me back into reading) but oh my GOD. I loooooove a slow burn and this book does it well!

There were a couple aspects that didn’t completely land or overarching like, universe mechanics I had questions about (why are students who have been at Blackwood for hundreds of years also in some of the introductory classes? What is there still to learn at that point, ykno?) but none of which really impacted my reading experience.

Overall, I really loved a lot of the book and was staying up reading it until my eyes couldn’t stay open every night — it reminded me a bit of when I was a kid and would stay up past my bedtime with a flashlight reading, thinking I wouldn’t get caught (and my mom would absolutely come check on me, see the flashlight glowing under a pillow and pretend not to notice.)

Immortal Consequences is fast-paced and I.V. Marie’s prose was beautifully done, and I struggled to put it down. A fantastic debut and I am so excited for the sequel, whenever it comes out, and to watch I.V. Marie’s journey as an author.

This book, in part, helped me re-ignite my love for reading and I am so excited for this to hit shelves next month (July 29).

thank you again to to netgalley and Random House Children's for my e-arc ✧˚₊‧ ...more "

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