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Dark Falls Academy: Forbidden Magic: A Paranormal Academy Romance (Completed Series) Kindle Edition

by Anya J Cosgrove (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 702 ratings
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Never make a deal with a Fae. You’ll end up on your knees, begging for your life.

Dark Falls—the most prestigious school in the three realms—is in session. Brooding vampires, snarky mermaids, and vicious Fae all want a piece of me...and they're not willing to ask permission.

Flynn, the cruel bully.

Trent, the thirsty vampire.

And Cole, the dark Fae prince. I hate him most of all.

How am I supposed to kick their asses in the arena and the classroom with all the mysteries and dangers lurking in the stony halls? And why is my sister keeping so many secrets—including the identity of the man she's seeing?

They want me out of the academy. They’re beautiful. Devious. Relentless.

I'm worse.
I'm a Winslow witch, and I've got enough fire to burn them all.

***Brand-new edition dated November 2022.***

Forbidden Magic is the first book in an ennemies-to-lovers fantasy series where the heroine likes to set things on fire and the dark hero loves to fight—and share when the mood is right. Expect the steaminess to increase with each book and scandalous secrets to come to light. Dark curses, pointy fangs, and a wicked prince, oh my!

If you love K.F. Breene, Kelly St. Claire, Annette Marie, Megan Montero, Shannon Mayer, Leia Stone, Jaymin Eve, Jen L. Grey, and Laura Thalassa, you'll love this series.

Pick up your copy now and fall under the spell of Dark Falls’ gorgeous beasts.

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    9 Jan. 2020
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07XC44TP5
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Anya J Cosgrove; 2nd edition (9 Jan. 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1798 KB
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 230 pages
  • Customer reviews:
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Anya J Cosgrove

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Anya J Cosgrove writes heart-pounding paranormal and fantasy romance novels. She lives in Québec with her husband, her beautiful son, and two mischievous cats. When she's not slaying monsters and dreaming up dark, mysterious heroes in front of her keyboard, she's working as a veterinarian and planning her next Disney trip.

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Judith
5.0 out of 5 stars Jules for the win
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 March 2023
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Can't wait to read book 2, lots of ins and outs and twists and lies and truths, the plot thickens. Recommend.
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Julian
4.0 out of 5 stars Eventually
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 February 2020
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Eventually I became bored and started skipping pages. I'll read the next in the hopes that it will be a lot more engaging.
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Kylie
5.0 out of 5 stars Awsome read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 January 2020
Forbidden Magic is a college-age academy romance with bully and reverse harem themes. Be warned that the steaminess increases with each book. Loved it, couldnt put it down, cant wait till next one

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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Alex Stargazer
3.0 out of 5 stars Lots of potential, but not what it says on the tin. You might be disappointed.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 January 2020
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This book has the potential to be something really interesting—it certainly has the DNA of a page-turner. But it’s not there yet; far from it.

Before I get into the problems (and there are many) I’ll list what I enjoyed about Dark Falls Academy. Firstly, I’m a sucker for good urban fantasy, and the author has done a lot of interesting world building here. The setting—a school for supernaturals—is cliché, but she makes up for it with realistic politics (I love politics!), unconventional supernatural creatures, and a truckload of mystery. This is a world that compels you to discover more.

I also enjoyed the fast-paced plot, which made it easy for me to finish this book. The fast pacing was also the undoing of this story, however. The narrative is disjointed: there were several instances where, as a reader, I was totally confused. Did this happen in the past, or is this happening now? What time of day is it? Wasn’t Jules, the main character, doing this exact same thing earlier in the story?

Lots of interesting world building elements got left by the wayside in the rush. For example, Jules doesn’t seem to have learned a lot of new witchery after she completes the semester, even though that’s the whole point of being there. Her fire powers seem totally laughable—everyone treats it as an empty threat, because it is. She can barely toast an eyebrow, let alone kill someone. This really impairs the world building, her character, and the plot resolutions.

Speaking of plot resolutions: the ending was a mess. Cole, the antagonist, gains new powers that aren’t explained properly, and don’t really make sense. It would have made far more sense if Jules had done it subconsciously (if you read the book you’ll know what I mean). Many important parts of the book are left dangling without explanation.

This book is dominated by two things: bullying and sex. Speaking of sex, this was a huge disappointment. This main character constantly thinks about sex, and sex is insinuated everywhere. But that’s a lie: THERE IS NO SEX. I was anxiously waiting for some awesome guy-on-guy action (it’s there in the keywords people!) but there was nada. There is no hetero sex either; Jules remains a virgin.

If I could compare this book to a girl, I’d say she’s pretty, coy, and leaves you with a deflated dick. If I could treat the reader as a guy (please indulge my metaphor here) I’d tell him to find another guy who can give him what he deserves.

In terms of character and emotion, it’s all over the place. I love Jules because she’s strong and incredibly (obsessively?) determined. I like her dad very much as well. But nearly everyone else is vain, cruel, and tries to bully her. Cole is genuinely toxic. He has too few redeeming qualities to make me love him; I simply despise him.

Overall, I rate this book 3 stars because the story has a lot of potential, and the author clearly has talent. But I came looking for paranormal romance with a hot MMF relationship, and I didn’t find it.
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Pat W
5.0 out of 5 stars Fab read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 January 2020
What a thrilling read, fantastic start to a new series. Characters were great and super and totally captivating throughout. I recieved a free copy and this is my honest review
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Fred Jones
4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining YA paranormal romance
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 June 2022
An entertaining paranormal YA romance. The characters are good, Jules the fire witch. Cole is a interesting dark character that she is drawn to. There is the typical High school cliques, romances and friendships but with immortals, Fae, vampires, shifters and witches thrown in, and a big overall conspiracy. The writing is excellent, the story is suitably dark and complex. Anya Cosgrove as created an involving and entertaining start to a series. Addison Barnes gives an excellent performance. I received a complimentary copy from the Author and am leaving a honest voluntary review
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Rosie
2.0 out of 5 stars Labelled incorrectly and massively disappointed 😔
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 March 2021
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I had high hopes as the plot sounded good and the world the author created is very clear a well thought out.
However the book feels really jumbled and things seem to just randomly happen with no rhyme or reason, which is totally confusing.
The book is labelled as reverse harem but it is NOT! It is enemies to lovers at best but by the end they are just more enemies then when they started.
By the time I got to the end of the book there wasn't one character that I actually liked, including Jules.
The whole books is just everyone bullying and backstabbing each other, which means you don't really get invested in any of the characters as none of them have any redeeming qualities.
Even Jules doesn't seem to care about her boyfriend (Trent) at all and doesn't seem bothered that she basically keeps cheating on him with Cole. The whole book Jules is fantasising about Cole and thinking about sex but nothing ever happens, meanwhile stringing Trent along.
Jules also pretends to be powerful and basically thinks she knows everything but really I just found her annoying and whiny 👎
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Zoe
5.0 out of 5 stars A hot slow-burn romance
Reviewed in the United States on 1 February 2020
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This book, aah! I read it so fast, it was a wonder my e-reader didn't catch on fire. It's a slow-burn story that packs *a lot* of heat. I loved Cosgrove's take on an academy story, and I can't wait for more.
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belinda
5.0 out of 5 stars Great world building, interesting characters, each book leaves you wanting to know more
Reviewed in Australia on 28 April 2023
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Read this book very quickly and started the next, read through the 3 available and went for no 4 only to find not out til mid may, thankfully not long to wait. Slow burn series through to book 2 and sizzles in book 3. Lots of bullying. Loved it all.
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Ashley Allen
4.0 out of 5 stars so many things left unanswered
Reviewed in the United States on 2 July 2024
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I enjoyed this book the characters and storyline are interesting. It definitely ends with so many unanswered questions. This book builds you up for what’s to come in the next book.
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Jaz
4.0 out of 5 stars Slow burn 🔥
Reviewed in Australia on 10 April 2023
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Starts off as slow slow burn but heats up quickly. A bit repeating in areas but ❤️❤️❤️ the chemistry. Can't wait for the next book
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JerJen
5.0 out of 5 stars Holy hell!!
Reviewed in the United States on 22 January 2020
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What an awesome first book in this series!! I wish the next one was out now. It’s all kinds of hot and mysterious. Can’t wait to find out how this plays out with Cole and Jules.
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