A review by novaturient_bibliophile
Zodiac by Romina Russell

4.25

There were a lot of times throughout reading the book that it seemed to only contain grossly overused cliches for the genre (such as the love triangle). Those cliches almost got to me. But the worldbuilding was so great, and the book had so much tension and twists and turns. It was very rarely boring and not at all predictable (the plot twists at the end got me). Also, Hysan is just such a great and lovable character, and he kept me going. I’m team Rhosan endgame.
This book made me feel whiplash for sure. I couldn’t stand it in the beginning, but now I can’t wait to see what happens next. And I may have rooted for Mathias and despised Hysan at the start. 
This reminded me a lot of the Shadow & Bone trilogy by Leigh Bardugo, the Divergent series by Veronica Roth, and the Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins.