The winds of fate are shifting, and it finally seems like they’ve been twisted in our favour.

On the run and cast out from society, we’ve been forced to hide from the mad man who stole our throne. But as more secrets come to light and my sister and I work harder than ever before to reach our potential and claim our birth right, the end is finally drawing closer.

There is no turning from this path now. The curse chases on our heels as time rushes by and the blood drenched destiny of the man I love looms ever closer just like the monster who stole our throne.

We must prepare for the final battle, but three things are clear now.

The cards have already been dealt.

Blood will spill for a new future to rise.

And the stars themselves can’t help us.

The fight for the throne is upon us. All hail the heartless sky.-

Review

The only way to describe the second to last book in Zodiac Academy is pain. Happiness barely exists in it, and whatever is left of it is ripped out of your hands in the final 90% of the book.

In this book, Lionel Acrux has taken the throne, and the twins and the heirs must work together to stop him. The war that the books have been leading up to has finally come.

I’ve enjoyed myself thus far reading this series, and I have grown to love most of the characters--- including some of the heirs. I’m still very biased to the twins- Darcy and Tory-- since we’ve had their POVs the longest. And it’s truly amazing how powerful they have gotten. I re-read the first book a couple of weeks ago, and it’s hard not to see their character development.

Another plus of this book was the romance. Finally, we’re getting somewhere with all the couples. It’s been a long journey, and there are some big payoffs for a brief time before everyone – and I mean everyone—is put through the ringer.

Since this is the seventh book in the series, I’ve noticed a few patterns. The timeline in this series has always been over the place, and there is no exception to that in this book. I’ve stopped trying to make sense of it, because quite frankly it hurt my head. Another pattern I noticed is that sometimes moments are lost in favor of having a comedic moment that toes the line of being too cringy.

I think my biggest problem with this series is that these aren’t small books. That doesn’t bother me. However, when you have long books there becomes an increased risk of having fluff that adds nothing to the story or scenes starting to feel repetitive. There were ten POVs in this one. I think the most out of all the books, and sometimes it felt exhausting, and as if that character’s story wasn’t contributing much to the plot. And it was hard not to skip their chapters.

Final Thoughts

Heartless Sky was an emotional read in the parts where the story was focused, and in parts where all the characters shined. It does rip your heart out at the end and does leave you praying for a happy ending for all involved in the final book.

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