All stars must fall.

Bloody, lost, broken. We live to fight another day. But with so much stolen from us, can the fates ever twist in our favour again?

My sister and I have been torn apart by shadows and despair, and now we each stand alone.

Our sorrow is spun like a web, trapping us tight, and I fear our enemies will soon come to feast upon our souls.

But if I have my way, the merciless sky will have dealt us its final fortune. It’s time for us to take back the power that’s been ripped from our grasp and turn the tide of this war.

All stars must fall, and all Phoenixes must rise.

Long live the Savage Queens.

Review

I finished this book, and was just so tired. Zodiac Academy has never been a masterpiece to me; however, I was able to overlook some of the many problems, and finish the majority of some of the books entertaining. Since maybe the fourth book, my definition of entertained has been paired with a level of pain that isn’t quite describe but nevertheless, I have been entertained.

The ending of Zodiac Academy 7 broke me. And I waited months, excited to read the final book in the series. And then one random day it was announced the book would be split into two books, and my fear for reading this book increased. Because how much more pain can these characters endure? I’ll get to that question in the minute. So anyway, there would be a book 9, which would be the final book. Fast forward to December 2022, I see people reading Book 8 and their reactions are mixed, and I was a little terrified. And after reading it, again I’m just so tired. Why do these authors find joy in writing pain, and why must all the pain in the world be thrown into one book?

There were few happy moments within this book. It felt like a pain fest. A boring pain fest that has lost the plot from the original book. The series started revolving around Darcy and Tory. However, this book has 19 POVS. It felt as if any character who has been mentioned in this book got a POV. Due to that, the main characters in the series have been sidelined within their story, and torn apart. Darcy and Tory are undeniably the best characters within this series, and I continued this series for their journey. The POVS of Justin, Mildred, and Xavier don’t matter to me. And I will admit I skipped those chapters and more, and the story was still easy to follow. They don’t add anything to the story.

I wish these authors would learn that quality and quantity are not the same thing. And that a big fantasy story can still be told in a limited amount of POVs.

Final Thoughts

Sorrow and Starlight was 1000+ pages of filler with a disjointed pace and so many extra POVs.

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