Unicorn Shifter Academy

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I've read other books by J.R. Thorn, and although none of them are life-altering incredible, they definitely were NOT THIS AWFUL. If only life could be THAT simple. My annoying bodyguard — whose looks could kill — tags along, having received an invitation of his own. To make matters worse, I get partnered up with a nerd who's obsessed with my aura, an omega male who wants me all to himself, and the Prince of Xeons — with whom I apparently have an arranged marriage? My Biggest Gripe with this series: There are so many POV changes within this short little book that I gave up attempting to figure out who's POV I was following. Sure there's the main character Bonny and this book was clearly featuring Raze but after that there were like 4-5 other POV character views that it just felt like what's the point of keeping them all straight?

And I get it. This is a Reverse Harem Shifter Romance Why Choose kinda book: but Bonny babe... you've known Raze for like 2 hours at most before the end spice. That just felt really rushed and unbelievable to me personally. I would have liked there to be more plot and interactions between the characters and arguably a bit slower of a plot to actually make me care about the characters. I get that that's probably what Book 2 is for which I'm probably going to get just to see if any of that actually happens. The narrator did a phenomenal job, her voice is really upbeat for how I imagine the character. The only thing I’d change is maybe adding a male narrator for the male characters… Only because it does get confusing on who is who. As the future princess of MagiNa all Serafina wants to do is make her parents and her people happy. She wants to be the best Celestial Unicorn possible. Unfortunately, Sera can't shift and her parents give the term absentee new meaning. They only spend time with her as holographs and then only to criticize her existence. Kept isolated in her castle Sera has only the company, support, and love of her guard/secret boyfriend Exodus, her unusual familiar Spade, and her favorite teacher. So she decides to apply to the Unicorn Academy in hopes of becoming the unicorn she is meant to be. Her acceptance turns out to be a lifesaver when her parents unveil their plans for her future. Sera, Exodus, and Spade arrive at the University shortly before Semester Two is set to begin. There they meet their three other remaining teammates. Male unicorns that at first glance are not meant to work together or for that matter, even be near one another.

I don't want to be a princess in distress and I won't let anyone stop me from acquiring my birthright as queen. That's why I'm here to learn from the best of the best, and that starts with getting through the first year of glittering madness.

I’ve never shown a drop of magic in my life, even though I’m from a family of powerful witches. Well, my parents had the grand idea of performing an awakening ceremony courtesy of Fortune Academy’s best and brightest…and I think it worked a bit too well. Imagine their surprise when I sprouted a horn. A freaking horn. Until I hit the end, I enjoyed it and I was intrigued by the world, but the serial cliffhanger ending when nothing more than an introduction has been given has put a very bad taste in my mouth. Feeling rather spicy about this one. I’ve never shown a drop of magic in my life, even though I’m from a family of powerful witches. Well, my parents had the grand idea of performing an awakening ceremony courtesy of Fortune Academy’s best and brightest… and I think it worked a bit too well. Imagine their surprise when I sprouted a horn. A FREAKING HORN. Being a unicorn means bonding with seven other shifters for life—a life I never asked for. And since I’m the first girl in a male-only tradition, I expect this could cause some serious problems, especially because these guys hate me right off the bat.

world building - but keep it easy to follow along with and expand as the MCs experience their story developments This wasn't bad but it also wasn't a full story. The synopsis mentions a cliffhanger but it's not really one. The book just ends in the middle of a scene. Even the end of a chapter usually wraps things up more than this ending did.

By the end I still barely knew anything, I didn't care about anyone (because It's like I barely knew them) and I wasn't invested enough in the plot. It's like I was given 1/4 of a book and just when the plot might actually start to build it ends. Turns out there was some serious rainbow hanky-panky in my family history and now the unicorn shifters are pissed off I’m in on their secret community. On her journey Serafina meets characters and beings that are known to readers of Unicorn Blessed Chronicles. It's not necessary to read this series first, as it's not part of the same plot line. But the setting does overlap, which is awesome as I love that world - and not just because the legendary Momo communicates by repeating my name over and over again!! This also expands so much on the world of unicorns and all the fascinating types. This is the kind of book where the author gets to show off her strengths. Her imagination and creativity is not limited, and she uses that in the best possible way; to create and expand on my favourite world and the beings that live there. I'm especially intrigued by the many different kinds of unicorns, and see where she takes it. Unicorn Shifter Academy is a Paranormal Shifter Romance novel with mature scenes and all the rainbow glitter unicorn shifter, uh… horns… a girl could possibly want — no choosing required. Since this is a series, book one ends in a cliffhanger.

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Which brings me to the book itself. I love the idea of it, I just don’t think it was executed as well as it could’ve been… I really want to like this book. But between the rapid pace of everything, more problems popping up with more questions than answers, rapid bouncing between the main character, male characters and random characters who are just thrown in there… it leaves a lot to be desired. It seems like the author had an amazing idea but couldn’t exactly figure out how to put it all out on paper. It also feels like I wasted a credit on a full book that felt like it was only a couple chapters long… all in all, the story and the book itself just felt rushed. Turns out there was some serious rainbow hanky-panky in my family history, and now the unicorn shifters are pissed off I’m in on their secret community. The plot is really limited, there's a briefly described battle scene that wasn't fully fleshed out despite the multiple perspectives and there is no conclusion. Maybe the author was aiming for a cliff hanger, but you have to be invested for that. This book just.... stopped. Plot-wise? BITCH. There's no exposition here. We get through this entire book and yikes... No plot. The pace in this book feels just right! There's not a lot of useless downtime and it's not rushed neither. The characters are intriguing, especially her Familiar Spade, who are able to shift into anything and seems to harbour romantic feelings towards his Mistress. I hope that the author will stay focused on this series, instead of rushing out a lot of new ones, as I believe this to be some of her best work.