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Zodiac Academy: Cursed Fates

by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti · Zodiac Academy #5 · 810 pages · Published August 2020
Spoiler-light guide Series order included Similar books included
4.42 / 5 across 30K ratings
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ (4/5)

A dark, devastating Adult romantasy built around war, sacrifice, multiple couples. 810 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

Best for readers who want…

Dark. Devastating. Epic.

Dark Devastating Epic

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Dark Devastating Epic
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  • You prefer completely clean, fade-to-black romance
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  • You haven't read the earlier books in the Zodiac Academy series
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Content notes

Violence Sexual Content Death
War
Sacrifice
Multiple Couples
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
70%
Fantasy
0%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
3/5
Spice
4/5
Core elements
Genre
Romantasy
Moods
Dark
Devastating
Epic
Key Tropes
War
Sacrifice
Multiple Couples
Ending
Satisfying
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How spicy is Zodiac Academy: Cursed Fates?

Spicy (4/5) — explicit content is a significant part of the story.

Do I need to read Zodiac Academy: Cursed Fates in order?

Zodiac Academy: Cursed Fates is book 5 in the Zodiac Academy series. Reading in order is recommended.

Who would enjoy Zodiac Academy: Cursed Fates?

Readers who love dark and devastating stories with war and sacrifice. Best suited for Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is Zodiac Academy: Cursed Fates?

A dark, devastating Adult romantasy built around war, sacrifice, multiple couples. 810 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for Zodiac Academy: Cursed Fates?

Content notes include: violence, sexual content, death. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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