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Never Keep

Sins of the Zodiac, Book 1

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By: Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Narrated by: Bridget Bordeaux, Jake Bordeaux
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From the Amazon.com and Wall Street Journal #1 bestselling authors of the Zodiac Academy series Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti.

The dragons are lost.

The elements are at war. Enlisting isn’t optional.

And I’m falling for a man who wants me dead.

I’m a wielder of hearts and summoner of corruption. Heir to nothing and born to a fool in the wrong damn month.

But I’m also one of only two Fae in this divided land of hellions who might be starting to see through the lies we’ve swallowed for so long.

In the year we turn twenty-one, conscripts from across the warring nations of air, fire, earth and water are sent to Never Keep – the only place in our besieged continent where our magic can be Awakened.

But something is wrong inside Never Keep. Something which might extend far beyond the reaches of this desolate fortress. Within the gothic walls of this frigid castle in the snow, we’re left to hold our own against the brutal Fae from the opposing lands.

The Reapers are merciless. The Royals are lying. The Werewolves run rampant and Vampires roam the wastelands in bloodthirsty covens. But even though death lurks in every shadow of the Keep, it’s the least of my worries.

I’m delving into secrets the stars don’t want me uncovering, making alliances with Fae born to be my enemy, falling for a sinner while promising my heart to a different heathen and somewhere amid it all, I’m supposed to win a war.

I thought the only thing I had to do was survive my magical instruction.

Turns out, fate doesn’t favour the wicked.

***This is an enemies-to-lovers romantasy series set in the same world as Zodiac Academy, but it's a dark and villainous tale of its own. You haven't met tainted souls like these before or enemies that hate each other as deeply as these characters do. Book 1 in the series will leave your heart raw and bloody. You'll be left gasping for breath and aching for more of the twisted Fae and they might just be irredeemable... ***

©2024 Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti (P)2025 Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
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!The end of chapter 21 is cut off!

It was ok but it took me a long time to get into it, I’ve read pretty much everything else from the authors and this definitely wasn’t my favourite. I had to listen to it sped up because it was so slow at some parts

It’s ok but not as good as their other books

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I need number two like now !! took me a few chapters to get a hang of what was going on then I was hooked, and that ending!

oh my gosh that ending !!

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Ok so not zodiac academy, but set in the same world. Which helps understanding the magic system and elements / star signs and fae creatures, but that’s where the similarities end.
The elements are at war with each other, they don’t get awakened till later , there are some creepy as f**k religious cult leaders that are suppose to be Switzerland between the elements. And somehow the waring elements trust these people to send all their 21 year olds to a train academy to, chaos , fighting … murder lots happens and the twist and turns along the way are amazing. I love this book and I’m desperate for book 2
Oh and I’m totally team Sky witch …❤️❤️

To the Europe version of soleria we go…..

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I did like the plot, but felt it was really stretched out. There were a few times I was thinking of giving up. I’m all for slow starts and long books, but this could have been shorter, far too much internal monologue which was very repetitive.

The ending though was great and the only reason I’ll give the next book a chance.

Could have been shorter

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I couldn’t get fully into this book at first. I persisted since I enjoy the authors other works but I didn’t feel invested in the characters or the world. The narrators were amazing though and still brought the characters to life, even if I didn’t feel much for them. However as the story went on and I got to know the characters better they’ve become some of my favourites. I feel such emotion for Vesper and all she’s been through and curious about Everest and her abilities. I can’t wait for the next!

Took a while but when it hits…

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