Never Keep

Sins of the Zodiac, Book 1

By: Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

Narrated by: Bridget Bordeaux, Jake Bordeaux

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.

And fate doesn't favour the wicked.

Cover and blurb coming soon.

***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 dark and twisted Fae who lurk between the pages and they might just be irredeemable...***

©2024 Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti (P)2024 Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

Glad I saw it thru...

This romantasy took at least half the book to grab me. Not sure if it was the actual story or if it was the distractingly over dramatic narration of the female narrator. Almost dnf, but about halfway thru either the story improved or I became used to the annoying narration ... either way I am glad I finished.

I Loved This Book

Where is the second book?!?! I loved this book so much. The beginning went by so quickly, it slowed down, then it ramped up so quickly it gave me whiplash but it was such a good finale. This reminded me of a tv show with episodes that have individual plots feeding in to a bigger main plot.

Two more badasses!

It took me a little bit to get drawn in on this one but once I was snagged I couldn’t stop listening. Everest and Vesper are two badass girls and I can’t wait to see what happens next.

Great story after getting through a long build up

I’m excited to read the next books! This one took a while to get going but the last few chapters really pulled it all together

Long story but short on impact

Something about this felt formulaic. I kept wanting to know about this world and the politics that drive it but kept being fed tiny bits while the book went on and on about one mc bullying and subsequent anger issues and the other one’s supposed ruthelessness. Meanwhile neither are particularly likable. In the end the story relies on the death and sacrifice of women in the pursuit of a connection with these awful men I guess they’re suppose to end up with. The kind of book people who think politics should be left out of books would probably enjoy. Lacks substance. Oh And the voice for Vespers character is grating.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀: Fantasy Romance, MF, Academy, Dark, Shifters, Enemies to Lovers - My Guess at least
𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ 
𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: 💜💜💜💜 
𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘁: 💧 
𝗣𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: 🖊️🖊️🖊️🖊️ 
𝗣𝗢𝗩: Dual FMC
𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁: Audiobook

Welcome to the next epic fantasy by the authors of Zodiac Academy, set in a different country as Solaria, we get to see a whole new side of the Fae. The Endless War has raged between the 4 nations of this land, one nation for each element, and everyone is divided by element you hold, if you have more than one you become a Reaper, the keepers of the stars commands. This is a land torn apart by war, mistrust, and hatred of anyone who is not like you. At 21 all fae go to have their power awakened and for a chance to train at Never Keep for a year. This is no Zodiac Academy, but a whole new academy experience.

Our two main characters are Everest, of Raincarvers (Water) & Vesper, aka the Sky Witch, of Stormfell (Air). These two from two sides of the war, but sometimes when a secret runs too deep, even enemies band together.

This book is a good amount of world building since there are some very big differences in the culture from the Solaria World books to here. We even get to see a number of new order forms which I absolutely loved! I was hooked from the very beginning on this book & could not put it down. The new characters are amazing, the world is amazing, the enemies are amazing. Some I want to hate and others I am not sure if I actually do. This book was everything I needed from my Zodiac Academy withdrawal.

The audiobook, as always, was so well done! Bridget & Jake Bordeaux did a phenomenal job on this one. I loved listneing to it.

back to Solaria we go ❤️❤️❤️❤️

I'm so happy to be back on another adventure in Solaria even if it's with different characters. I love that one of the main characters is a Pisces like me and she's so creative, colorful, and awesome. I'm unsure who my favorite character is yet and the betrayal of the little dragon 💔😭 I will say no more 😭. I really can't wait for the next book.

Waiting on the next book is always the hardest part

So just to start, the familiarity of the same narrators is a blessing and a curse. Reminding me of Zodiac Academy with every chapter. The story starts off in an unconventional way but slowly and surely turns into the kind of story the two authors are known for. Both MC's have complex backgrounds but the only one I can stomach is Vesper. The other lets her vengeance cloud her judgment. And leads to so much whining and complaining. Not sure why you can't be likable and fierce. Thus far, the most intriguing characters are Kaiser and Bastian. Hell, even Caden. I'm really looking forward to their stories.

Book of the year

I literally have no words, from the story writing, enemies to lovers, voice narrators. 5 stars through and through!!!

So fun

Such a fun and captivating book! Starts off a bit slow but really picks up steam