All's Fair in Love and Blood
Jennifer Peel
5.0
Zodiac Academy 8
by Caroline Peckham
About this book
The stars have aligned for a war that threatens to consume the Fae world, and the Vega twins are running out of time. After the devastating events of the previous installment, the sisters find themselves fractured, isolated, and hunted by the ruthless Lionel Acrux. Sorrow and Starlight pushes the boundaries of this dark paranormal romance, forcing our protagonists into their lowest points as the weight of their grief threatens to extinguish their inner fire.
This is not a story for those seeking a whimsical school for magic. As the eighth entry in this addictive saga, the stakes have never been more cutthroat. The enemies-to-lovers tension reaches a boiling point, blending high-stakes political maneuvering with the kind of brutal, bully-romance intensity that defines the series. You will be tested alongside the characters, experiencing the raw, emotional fallout of a battle where no one is safe and every alliance is fragile.
If you crave a narrative that is as heart-wrenching as it is adrenaline-fueled, this is your next obsession. It is a masterclass in character-driven suffering and triumphant resilience. Prepare to have your loyalties challenged and your nerves frayed as the Savage Queens fight to reclaim their stolen power and reshape their destiny.
- Publication Date
- May 25, 2026
- ASIN
- B0BRL74GH8
Reader Reviews
January 9, 2023
I don't know how to create words right now. I feel so many things...I feel SO happy and also REALLY scared. I feel irritated but also fulfilled. I feel like we came so far but also didn't go anywhere. I'm thoroughly enamored with this series, these characters and this world. This book is the kind of read where you specifically take your time and read slow so that it doesn't end. You know its a good story if you're doing that to keep these people around for as long as possible. A triumph in the...
December 31, 2022
This book was both exactly & nothing like I expected. I figured it would be emotionally heavy & would take the main cast of characters to new lows, but never expected how thoroughly grief would be explored. The theme was smartly, devastatingly, effectively managed through the (many) character POVs offered by the sister writing duo as they showed the different ways people cope with grief and trauma, from the graceful acceptance to ragged guilt and rage-induced toxicity to attempts at normality...
October 4, 2024
Zodiac Academy Sorrow and Starlight is the eight book in the Beasts and Bullies series by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti. I really enjoyed this book, in fact, I binge read it in one day. ZA7 left us with quite the cliffhanger. I really enjoyed ZA8 and can appreciate the pacing and build up to arc resolution. I think that the Twisted Sisters concluded several of the prophecies brilliantly and in ways that I did not anticipate. I adore the characters in the Zodiac Academy series and enjoyed...
January 1, 2026
Trigger Warning : torture, death, violence//war violence, confinement, sexual assault, grief, abuse, hate crimes, self harm, suicidal thoughts, bullying, classism, toxic relationship, animal cruelty, abandonment, gaslighting, misogyny This is the first book in the series that was hard for me to get through. I enjoy the multiple POVs, but this was pushing me to my limit. Some of the points of view really take you out of the main story lines, and don’t add anything to the overall plot. That...
April 21, 2025
This has been a journey reading and listening to this series. I was not prepared for the rollercoaster this story has been taking me on since I started this series a month ago. But here I am, clinging onto hope and praying to the stars that Lionel gets the vicious ending he has earned. I feel so connected to these characters, that I simply cannot get enough of them. I highly recommend reading this book in tandem with Zodiac Academy book 8.5 Beyond the Veil. It gave me a little more reassurance...
