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Blood & Betrayals (Avalon University #1) Book Review

My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice Rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️.5
Audience: Dark Academia Romance
Length: 712 pages
Author: Alexis Rune, Jeanette Rose
Series/Stand Alone: Book 1 of Avalon University #1
Publisher: Rose and Star Publishing
Release Date:  March 23, 2025

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Blood & Betrayals (Avalon University #1) Book Summary From Goodreads

Fear, Fury and Fire.

To Know is Not Enough.

Power flows through the ancient halls of Avalon University like a neverending flood. Admission to the elite institution enables students to hone their magic under the watchful eye of their icy headmaster.

Summer Tuatha De Daanan planned to slide through her tenure at Avalon, unnoticed and inconspicuous. She has no interest in learning more about her past or why someone applied to the school on her behalf. Her emotional walls keep everyone at bay, and her sharp tongue makes people give her a wide berth. Yet, despite her best attempts, her emotional armor begins to melt from her feral vampire roommate to the angelic senior who is never dissuaded by her feigning disinterest. Maybe this could be good for her, a new life. Yet, dark secrets lurk in the halls of Avalon, and soon those same halls are drenched in blood.

Summer finds herself as the obsession of the sadistic stalker with the Seven lessons to learn. With the help of her new friends, she races against the clock to solve the mystery, hoping to save lives and catch the killer before it’s too late.

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About the Book and Where to Buy Blood & Betrayals (Avalon University #1)

Blood & Betrayals is the dark academia romantasy you didn’t know you needed. Dropped on March 25, 2025, this chunky 712-page read follows Summer—a fae girl just trying to survive her first year at Avalon University, where the vibes are magical, the secrets are deadly, and the romance? Dangerously addictive. If you’re into fae drama, mysterious hallways, and slow-burn tension with a side of betrayal, welcome to your next obsession.

You can purchase a paperback copy of this book through my Amazon affiliate link if you want to support this review. It’s also available on Kindle Unlimited.

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My Thoughts on Blood & Betrayals (Avalon University #1)

Hurry over to Kindle Unlimited and download Blood & Betrayal, Book one of Avalon University. I absolutely DEVOURED this book in under 2 days, and I can’t stop thinking about it and this is a THICK BOOK! I immediately ordered my physical copy and I’m already ready for my re-read 🤣

Y’all, this book has everything I could ask for in a book. Dark academia, amazing world building, magical creatures, some of the most descriptive characters I’ve met, love, spice, mystery, trauma, and the cliff hanger 😭😭

This book, dare I say it, has been my favorite book I’ve read so far this year, and I read ZA books 1-9 🙈, Metal Slinger, Dire Bound, and Firebird. This book is probably a 3-3.5 on the 🌶️ because of the frequency, not really the content itself. I’m hoping the next book is a 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ I have a feeling with the way it ended that it might 😜

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