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3.25 Stars

➞ SPOILERS! YOU SHOULD READ THIS REVIEW AFTER FINISHING THE BOOK
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☞ My least favorite so far because ugh, everything went downhill for me after Orion went to prison.

First half ➞ 4.5 Stars
Last 15% which actually counts for the whole second half ➞ 2 Stars

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➤ DARCY & ORION

➞ My ship was sailing and flourishing…

“I won,” I sang and he smirked, his eyes becoming hooded. “I’m okay with you being my weakness, Blue. Because that means my weakness is a bada$$, hot as f- Phoenix with enough fire in her veins to rival the sun. So come at me stars, I’m invincible!”

☞ Orion, I will never get over you. Why are these two so cute tho?

I usually get bored with the couple after they get together but this was so not the case here. Must be my undying love for Orion.

And the way they flirt? Can someone please just kill me? I’m dying from the cheesy cuteness that is these two but hell, I’m here for it.

➞ …until it started sinking…

I think we all knew it was coming but a small part of me hoped they’d make it until graduation and get away unscathed but I guess that was just wishful thinking. Of course, it wouldn’t be that easy and every couple has to go through some conflict before getting their HEA, right? Right? After all, this is romance 101. 🙃

It was heartbreaking though… especially for me who’s basically reading this series just for Darcy and Orion. I’m so angry that he broke their promise because I really believed him when he said it and thought he would do anything and everything he could to fight for them… 😪

The worst thing however was that he was missing during all the crucial scenes… and Darcy? Poor her 😭 Also, the fact that we will probably never get to see a$$h*le Professor Orion in action anymore…? This second half was horrible 😩😩

➤ TORY & DARIUS

➞ The consequences

This is so freaking sad, poor Darius. I don’t know what I should think, he kinda deserved it but does he really? Everything feels even worse with all these reactions to his eyes, it just makes me want to bawl my eyes out.

I said I’d be fine if Tory could live with the consequences of her choice. Well she didn’t, not really, but I was still fine. Why? Because at this point, I’m so fed up with their romance that I don’t have a flying fudge to give anymore because it’s too little and too late for me to root for them. Their prior relationship didn’t give me anything tangible that made me want to hold on to them and wish for them to be together. Sure, I still wanted to know how the authors would turn this whole situation around but I simply had nothing else left to give anymore…

Other than their relationship, I do think Darius deserves a round of applause though because – can you say character growth? Heck yeah!

➞ The threesome

A teeny tiny part of me is impressed by the idea but I don’t find anything romantic about them coming together like this. Skip, skip, skip, I don’t wanna read about Tory and Darius’ budding relationship if this is the only way for them to be together because seriously? No. Just no.

➤ XAVIER

– What should we do about Xavier’s crush on Sofia?? I actually like her with Tyler but now I want Xavier to have everything he desires… Is this going to be some unrequited love-triangle? Hopefully not 🙈

– One of the most beautiful moments I’ve ever read has to be the scene where Xavier and Darius fly together in their Order form with the other heirs chasing them 😭 Xavier is finally free 😭 not to forget Catalina 😭

➤ SETH & CALEB

Seth and Caleb, who would have thought?? You might have seen it coming but not me lol

➤ FRIENDSHIPS ARE FORMING

– Awww, the hug Darcy gave Darius after he said “eff the law for saying you can’t be together” and she responds with “eff the stars”.

I can’t believe they’re all bonding after disaster struck because greeeeat, it took a freaking tragedy for them to finally bond 😪 but who am I to turn down awesome friendships:

– Orion wearing the friendship bracelet made by Tory religiously every day without comment 🥺

– The scene where the twins and the heirs stood together to punish Kylie 👏👏👏 everybody can see how powerful they can be if they’d just work together. I mean, “everybody” except Darius (and the other heirs) I guess 😪

➤ THE ENDING

No one: How much more complicated can this get?
The sister authors: Challenge accepted.

That ending gave me a headache because seriously?? Binding Tory to Lionel??

Everything has to go to *poop* first before it can get better, right? 🙃
And thinking that the whole situation is *poop* already but then the authors make it even more *poopy*… 🙃 I’m absolutely speechless.
If Tory starts making out with Lionel in book six, I’m out .

Seriously though, that ending was too much and the author sisters totally pulled a Cassandra Clare here if you know what I mean: one step forward, two steps back. This is how I feel about these books when it comes to Tory and Darius. Guess I still kinda care if it frustrates me that much, huh? Or maybe I just don’t want to go through this whole thing AGAIN 🙄.

I demand an epic ending in book seven as compensation for this emotional hell I’ve been through.

Other things:

➤ Darcy finally defeating Seth. I’ve been waiting for this moment since book one and it finally happened. It still left a bitter taste in my mouth though because of the reason she fought him…

➤ Someone slap Clara to death, please. Same with Lionel. These two 🤮

➤ I’m rooting for Max and Geraldine 😂 Who knew Geraldine would become such an integral part of this group one day?