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Caroline Peckham (Author), Susanne Valenti (Author), Keira Stevens (Narrator),

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What do a heartless Dragon Shifter, a cold-blooded Basilisk, an arrogant Lion Shifter, and a brooding, tattooed Harpy have in common…?

Me.

Elise Callisto. Vampire. Angel of vengeance. And a girl on a mission to destroy one of them for murdering my brother. I just don’t know which one did it yet.

When I kicked the ass of a Werewolf who was high on a new and dangerous drug called Killblaze, his final words painted a dark reality for me. The King of Aurora Academy killed my brother. The trouble is, there’s four kings at that school, and each of them have motive and cutthroat natures.

Aurora Academy isn’t a place for the faint of heart. To put it lightly, my town is the asshole of Solaria where the dodgiest Fae in the kingdom reside. The school itself is divided by the two gangs who run this town, The Lunar Brotherhood and the Oscura Clan. And guess what? Two of the kings run the gangs at the school, their hatred for each other so fierce I hear a day doesn’t go by without blood being spilled in the halls.

I might be a petite, lilac-haired girl who looks like a fragile doll, but they haven’t been introduced to my fangs yet. And they don’t know why I’m really here. Or that I’ll do whatever it takes to bring down the Fae who took my flesh and blood from me.

I don’t believe in fate, but I do know this…the King who killed my brother is a dead man walking. And I’m prepared to sacrifice my heart, body and soul to ensure I get my revenge.

This is a reverse harem series set in the world of Zodiac Academy four years before the Vega Twins were awakened. Expect some character cross-over, dark and hot romance, and a twisted murder mystery which will leave your head spinning.

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14 hours and 13 minutes
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Dec 24 2020
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Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
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Listening Length	14 hours and 13 minutes
Author	Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Narrator	Keira Stevens, Troy Duran
Audible.ca Release Date	December 24 2020
Publisher	Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B08R7Z8Z2R
Best Sellers Rank	#8,002 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #191 in Science Fiction & Fantasy for Teens #309 in Fantasy for Young Adults #790 in Literature & Fiction for Young Adults

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Janelle

Wow!!!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 10, 2023

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Wow..ok…I really didn’t know what to expect when it came to this book. I’d been assured by trusted individuals that it wasn’t teen/college angst and I feel I was not mislead. I’m not gonna lie, reading the first several chapters had me worried but then the characters really started showing themselves and I was pulled in to every POV. Also, the fact that there are also so many POV’s is a form of wizardry in my mind. It adds so much to the (best kind of) madness and layers of the story.

5 easy stars for me ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Hope Gilpo

so much potential

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 9, 2022

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The world-building has SO MUCH potential. I like the idea of Fae and Order forms, and celestial elemental magic. There’s so much opportunity there. And the spice is actually really well written. I felt the steam.
But everything in-between is so unfortunately trite. I had a very difficult time liking the main character; we don’t actually see her grieve, it’s just her being angry and condescending for a good 80% of the book. When she DOES let herself be vulnerable, it’s so different from what she’s already shown us that it feels out of character.
The love interests have a tendency to be entitled. True to character? Sure. But attractive? Not to me. Their attraction to the MC is clearly just lust and interest in the hot new girl. Soulless. (With the possible exception of the one who might be her Mate, but it might just from be the force of Fate.)
Any moment where the characters show tenderness, it seems out of character. A complete 180 from what they are normally. There’s no hinting at hidden depths, or foreshadowing that someone is more than they appear. Instead, it’s a lot of tell, with very little show.
There is room for character development, which is good, and lines up really strong potential for where all the romance goes. (I will say that Leon really grew on me. I believe his story arc). But it’s so FRUSTRATING that we get this interesting world, and the character that I cared the most about is the brother that died.

This book did a really good job setting up its world and the mystery the main character is working through. But it did not set up the tension between its love interests very successfully (there is no tension. It’s just heat.), and the characters feel empty. The series clearly wants to be both a fantasy reverse harem PLUS a fantasy murder mystery, but rather than finding a balance between the two, they just seem equally lacking.
Maybe things will improve in the next book, but I’m not sure I care enough about the female lead to read it.

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Ness

Addicted and Loving It

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on September 27, 2022

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After reading Zodiac Academy I was hungry for more, but didn’t think a side series would satisfy me… Boy, was I ever WRONG. This book and the four men that surround the heroine are absolute PERFECTION. You will be gobbling up every single page and won’t be able to put it down. Delightfully spicy, more so than ZA, which I LOVED. READ THIS AND THANK ME LATER.

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Andrea @lacedindarkness

yes yes yes

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 7, 2022

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This is so freaking good. I love Elise she’s such a badass!! i love how she’s dealing with the kings. I’m also adoring the guys but I think Ryder is my fave so far but i love them all 😍 I love Solaria 🥹🖤 off to read book 2!

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Michelle

Sooo..Freaking…Good!!!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 11, 2021

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This review comes as I read this a second time 🙌🏻

Easily one of my favourite series, this first book sucks you into this world and these characters. So much mystery and intrigue and can we all take a moment to cheer how bad ass Elise is!

Ryder was quickly my fav, along with Gabriel, but I love Dante and sweet sweet Leo is just hilarious AF.

I appreciate so much how the relationships are slowly building, and although it is a RH, it’s taking time to build up to it and each and every connection. My stars, the sexual tension and anticipation is freaking gold!

Things are happening, wheels are in motion - what is happening and how will it all unfold? Can’t wait to re-read Book 2!

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Amazing read.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on July 8, 2022

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Leon is the cocky, charming and sweet Lion.
Gabriel is the quiet,passionate one.
Dante and Ryder are the Alphas of their own gang. Alpha in every sense of the word- Hot with a temper but a weakness for a certain someone.

They all have secrets but are they all connected in some way by someone?

Shocked and intrigued by that ending!

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Tre

More than I expected

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 27, 2022

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I wasn't expecting much from this book. However the characters and story was very well done. Keeps you hooked. Looking forward to book 2

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Steph

Good filler

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on December 1, 2021

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Reading these as a filler until book 7 of Zodiac Academy comes out. These are good but not as good as the Zodiac Academy series. Gives some good background info on some of the characters that was kinda distracting trying to put it all together.

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My gateway into the Solaria world...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 24, 2021

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This is the first book that I have read by the dynamic due Caroline and Susanne. I immediately fell down the rabbit hole and read everything that I could get my hands on.

It is set in the same universe as the Zodiac Academy series (Solaria), but this series can be read first. A suggested reading order is in publication order across the 3 interconnected series (Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac, Zodiac Academy and Darkmore Penitentiary).

This series, takes place five years before Zodiac Academy book one and features a FMC called Elise who is is a vampire.
It is a murder mystery RH as Elise tries to find out who killed her brother. Elise is a fantastic FMC who is strong and not afraid to go after what she wants, including the 4 Kings of Aurora Academy.

Introducing: Leon the lion shifter, Dante the storm dragon, Ryder the basilisk, and Gabriel the harpy. Only two of the guys in the harem are friends in this book which makes for some fun when Elise plays them off against each other.

Overall a fantastic start to a great series. The relationships start to build, there is sexy times from the start and it pulls you into wanting to know who killed Elisa's brother.

It wouldn't be a Caroline and Susanne book without a cliffhanger at the end, but it just sucks you in and makes you want to read more, which is what we all want in a book right!?

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Daveena Fucile

Five Stronzo Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 18, 2022

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Well the Peckham sisters have written my new favourite book. They've created a compelling storyline with dark mysteries, family secrets, a kick-ass heroine, and of course a group of hot rich guys.
So I sometimes find in RH that the dynamics between the group are hard to get down, resulting in cringy or cliché relationships. This was not the case with Dark Fae. The multiple POV's between the female protagonist and the guys kept them all engaged in the storyline, afforded multiple perspectives, and also gave ample backstory to allow each one their own unique personality to shine through.

After Elise's brother, Gareth dies she has 3 goals in life:
1) find out who killed Gareth
2) kill that motherf**ker. Slowly.
3) figure out the rest of my life (presuming said murderer doesn't kill me first and I don't get caught.

The one clue she has about the person responsible is that they're a King. The only problem is, Aurora Academy has more than one and they are some of the underground's most powerful heirs.

Character:
From page 1, we know that Elise is strong and not just because she's a Vampire. She's suffered, she's grieving, and yet she also remembers the best of her brother and finds laughter with the guys. And this is worth the read just to see her run circles around them. The beginning is hilarious, as they all assume that she'll just fall into bed with them and their honest shock that she doesn't had me laughing. But I liked that she stayed true to herself and remained neutral in the cutthroat politics of the gang warfare at school. She meets every challenge thrown at her and offers more than a few of her own.
She's easy to respect and admire. She does toy with the guys, but she doesn't play with their hearts as we see her genuine care for them as she gets to know each one for who they are, past their gangs and family reps.

Gabriel:
Was an enigma wrapped in shadows and wings. And my favorite out of the bunch. His dark and broody nature had me swooning. Without his POV, we probably wouldn't have a clue what was going on in his head but his special relationship with Elise had those warm tingly feelings going.

Dante:
Was the storm dragon, heir to the Oscura clan and one of the most powerful King's at the Academy. It was hilarious to see the dance between him, Elise, Ryder, Gareth & Leon. The grudging respect and connection that he begins to form with Elise is worth reading as the story continues.

Ryder:
If we are going for the most dark and tortured character, Ryder would definitely take the cake. I mean, the guy literally has the word 'pain' tattooed on his hand. Really though, as we get glimpses of his past, all that bottled up rage kinda begins to make sense. The way Elise starts to crack his stony exterior though is captivating to see.

Leon:
Definitely deserves the Golden Boy award. Right down to his surfer style looks, he's easily the most funny and charming out of the group. And his relationship with Elise is hilarious to watch as he finds himself, for the first time, on the receiving end of rejection.

Final thoughts:
This book had me hooked from chapter 1. The setting, the characters. This was an easy 5⭐️. My two favourite scenes in the book were the breakfast eggs and ketchup moment, and that very crowded time that Leon asked Elise to the spring formal. 🤣

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Julia B

What do a dragon, basilisk, lion and harpy have in common? Who'd have guessed a vampire!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 19, 2022

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I've heard a lot of good things about these authors so thought it was time to give this series a go. I really enjoyed it! There is a hell of a lot going on, but then there are five lead characters and we got multiple chapters from all of them, plus glimpses from the past, so its not surprising.

I loved Elise, she was fiery, sassy, determined and was the only one to stand up to all four Kings of the Academy. The four guys.....Ryder, Dante, Gabriel and Leon..... what can I say about them. Most of them were a-holes a lot of the time, but the further the book progressed, we started to see the other side, the one they keep hidden from the world. I hated and loved them all at times (apart from Leon, he and his Mindys cracked me up. It was mad but he just made me smile!) they were all different, maddening, stubborn and powerful, but it's clear they all bring something unique that Elise is drawn to.

With a murder to solve and four suspects, with danger all around her, can Elise stay on track or will the four make her crack.....

Fantastic ending to a long book which had depth, detail and very good world building with a dash of humour, suspense and chemistry waiting to ignire. Am looking forward to what comes next.
4.25 elemental stars

Vikki Wilson

Loved it!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 6, 2020

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Wow, wow, wow! I had the honour of reading an ARC of Dark Fae and finished it in less than a day as I just couldn’t put it down. As usual, Caroline & Susanne do not disappoint with their quick paced, detailed, witty writing while immersing the reader into the dark world of Solaria, a world I don’t think I’ll ever escape from. Both the feelings of grief and lust were truly breathtaking at parts. Not usually being one for reverse harem stories, I wasn’t sure how I’d take to Dark Fae but I absolutely loved every page. I can’t say I have any idea what’s to come but I can say I simply cannot wait for the next in the series. Thank you for another fantastic read and thank you for the ARC opportunity, I have voluntarily reviewed.

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jacq

Oh I am looking forward to book 2

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 28, 2022

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Dark Fae (Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac 1) - Caroline Peckham and Suzanne Valenti

Elise - vampire shifter
Gareth - Elise’s dead brother Pegasus shifter
Ryder - basilisk shifter👑
Dante - Wolf alpha/dragon shifter 👑
Leon - lion shifter 👑
Cindy Lou - Cnut
Gabriel - Harpy 👑

Okay so it took me a while to get everyone sorted out in this one. As you can tell from my notes above.

Once I did get everyone sorted out into their gangs etc it was a good read, I’m loving the mystery factor that’s at play all throughout the book.

Looking forward to book 2

4⭐️

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