8.4Our score
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Ranked #99 in Books & Media

Quick answer The Zodiac Academy: The Awakening by Caroline Peckham (Author), Susanne Valenti (Author), Bridget Bordeaux (Narrator), Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti (Publisher) & 1 more Format: Audible Audiobook scores 8.4/10 with us. Amazon owners rate it 4.2 out of 5 across 123,546 reviews, below the 4.5 average of the 347 products we track in Books & Media.

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Product information

9 specifications
Book 1 of 12‎ Zodiac Academy
Listening Length‎ 12 hours and 10 minutes
Author‎ Caroline Peckham, see all
Narrator‎ Bridget Bordeaux
Publication date‎ May 10, 2021
Language‎ English
Publisher‎ Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Version‎ Unabridged
Program Type‎ Audiobook

Customer reviews

All reviews on Amazon
4.2123,546 global ratings
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4 star30%
3 star10%
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Breakdown from the 10 most helpful reviews we imported.

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Ashley Mulvaney
Verified purchaseSeptember 10, 2026
Pure Obsession & Unbridled Rage

This is a great series! The authors do a wonderful job of making you laugh, cry, and want to throw the book across the room then set it on fire. I have personally never felt so much hatred towards book characters as I have throughout this series (currently on book 8/9). But the anger lets you enjoy the good stuff so much more. The plot twists continue to surprise me in the most infuriating ways and I can’t help but wonder if I hate the authors or desperately want to be friends with them.

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softball and books
Verified purchaseJune 17, 2026
Too much bullying but otherwise really great read

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I genuinely enjoyed The Awakening and found it hard to put down. The world-building was unique, the magic system was interesting, and Tory and Darcy were easy characters to root for. I loved watching them get thrown into a world they never knew existed and fight to find their place in it.That said, I am already exhausted by the bullying. I understand it's a major part of the story and is meant to establish the power dynamics at Zodiac Academy, but it felt relentless at times. Every time the sisters seemed to catch a break, another humiliation was waiting around the corner. It became fr

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AF
Verified purchaseNovember 13, 2025
An excellent unintended potential

The novel is a kind of Harry Potter for young adults – except here, vampires prowl, werewolves indulge in orgies under the full moon, and sirens manipulate emotions with their dark allure. It is certainly not a book for children, there are explicit erotic scenes.The narrative follows Tory and Darcy Vega, lost twin heirs of Solaria, a realm on the brink of collapse after the assassination of the Savage King. The Zodiac Academy they attend is less a place of learning than an arena of ruthless competition, where the law of survival eclipses both morality and intellect. Strength, cruelty, and mani

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Destiny
Verified purchaseJuly 16, 2026
Couldn't put it down!

I started this one mainly because it just kept popping up and I was finally like okay I'll see what it's about and after reading the summary was like this might be good but it wasn't like what I've been into lately so I was like meh I'll just start it and see. Boy was I completely blown away! I was hooked. I haven't felt this emotionally attached to a book since the first time I read Twighlight. This one doesn't even compare. I couldn't wait to be able to read more and couldn't put it down. I felt so hopeful that the Heirs were going to change their minds and their ways and the hurt and betray

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Tori
Verified purchaseDecember 18, 2025
A Dark, Addictive Start to Zodiac Academy.

The Awakening introduces readers to Solaria, a world where power determines status, survival, and worth. The story centres on Darcy and Tory Vega, twins raised in the human world who are abruptly pulled into a fae society they never knew existed. Their arrival at Zodiac Academy immediately places them at the bottom of a rigid and unforgiving hierarchy.The Academy is dominated by four Celestial heirs who act as enforcers of the existing power structure. These characters are intentionally harsh and controlling, serving as clear antagonists rather than misunderstood rivals. Their presence establi

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Jade Koenig
Verified purchaseSeptember 17, 2026
soooo good

As soon as I started reading this book I got hooked I loved the bullying but hated the betrayal overall a very good book and couldn’t put it down :)

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Nye
Verified purchaseJune 8, 2026
Exceeded Expectations

Everything I’ve heard leading up to starting this series was spot on. It reads like a very entertaining CW tv show. Book 1 gave HP & the chamber of secrets heavily for me but in an inspired and refreshing way. The Vega twins were getting bullies so hard that I almost put it down because I felt so bad for them but I’m glad that I continued. The awakening is an easy read that is action packed, and full of emotion ranging moments. Twins get thrust into the fae world of Solaria where they find out they’re the lost twins of the murdered Savage King and his Queen. They must graduate from the Zodiac

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inkdrinker_777
Verified purchaseAugust 7, 2026
True Bully fantasy

My jaw dropped one to many times.I couldn't fathom the AUDACITY of what the Vega girls were put through going to Zodiac Academy.I trust NO ONE.I was cringing from everything they were going through. I was going through the pages quickly. Needing to see what happened next.This is a true Bully Fantasy read. Read trigger warnings before attempting to read.I'm happy to be able to read the next book.Currently now I dispise the Heirs.

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