The Zodiac Academy Series in Order

About the Zodiac Academy series

Series Premise

Twin sisters Tory and Darcy Vega, raised in the mortal world believing they were ordinary humans, discover on their 18th birthday that they are the long-lost royal heirs to the Solaria throne — powerful fae twins with immense elemental magic. They are thrust into Zodiac Academy (Zodiac Academy), an elite, brutal magical college where students are sorted into elemental houses based on their star sign and must survive ruthless trials, cutthroat competitions, and deadly hazing to prove their worth. The academy is ruled by the four arrogant, powerful Heirs (the princes of the four Elemental Orders), who see the Vega twins as threats to their claim on the throne and immediately target them with cruel bullying, public humiliation, and magical torment. What begins as a dark, enemies-to-lovers bully romance between the twins and the Heirs evolves into a sprawling epic involving: > A tyrannical king (the twins’ uncle) who stole the throne. > Ancient prophecies about the return of the true queens. > A rising rebellion. > Forbidden magic, blood rites, and war between fae orders. > The twins’ own awakening powers and moral choices between revenge and ruling justly. The series is a slow-burn, multi-POV (including the Heirs) dark academy romance with high-stakes action, betrayal, and eventual redemption arcs.

Main Characters

> Tory Vega — One of the twin protagonists; fiery, rebellious, and fiercely independent. Becomes a powerful fire magic user; refuses to bow to anyone.
> Darcy Vega — Tory’s twin sister; more introspective, kind-hearted, and emotionally driven. Develops strong air magic and a deep bond with her sister.
> Darius Acrux — Dragon shifter, Heir of the Fire House; arrogant, possessive, and cruel (especially to Tory in early books). One of the four main love interests.
> Caleb Altair — Vampire, Heir of the Water House; charming, seductive, and predatory; fixated on Darcy.
> Seth Capella — Werewolf, Heir of the Earth House; playful, dominant, and pack-oriented; drawn to both twins in complex ways.
> Max Rigel — Siren (mind-control magic), Heir of the Air House; manipulative and seductive; completes the reverse-harem dynamic.
> Orion — Professor and Vampire; dark, brooding, and deeply tied to the twins’ story (major love interest arc).
> Geraldine — Loyal, eccentric friend of the twins; comic relief and fierce supporter.

Setting

A modern-but-magical fae world called Solaria:
> Zodiac Academy — the central setting; a massive, brutal magical college divided into 12 Elemental Houses (based on zodiac signs) with deadly initiation rituals, magical duels, and a “kill or be killed” hierarchy.
> Fae society ruled by the four Elemental Orders (Fire, Water, Earth, Air) and their Heirs.
> The Palace of Solaria, hidden magical realms, forbidden forests, and war-torn battlefields (later books).
The world is hierarchical, cruel, and sensual — opulent fae courts, magical power struggles, and a constant undercurrent of danger and desire.

Tone & Themes

Dark, addictive, and extremely intense — bully romance with heavy RH (reverse harem) elements, morally gray/psychopathic heroes, explicit sex (very high heat, group scenes in later books), graphic violence, torture, humiliation, and emotional trauma. The tone is raw, angsty, and obsessive, with toxic power dynamics, enemies-to-lovers, “hate-to-love” tension, and a constant push-pull between cruelty and devotion. It includes significant triggers (dub-con/non-con, bullying, violence, abuse, trauma, degradation). Later books shift toward epic fantasy with war, rebellion, and deeper lore, but the core remains dark, spicy, and polarizing — hugely popular on BookTok despite (or because of) its controversial content.

The series is massively popular on BookTok for its extreme spice, reverse-harem dynamics, morally gray alpha heroes, enemies-to-lovers torture-to-love arc, and epic scope — ideal for fans of dark academy romance like Zodiac Academy itself, Rina Kent, or Caroline Peckham/Susanne Valenti. It has very heavy content warnings (dub-con/non-con, bullying, violence, trauma, explicit group scenes).