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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
This was really gross. Not sure how I finished it. Felt super yucky throughout especially because of the callous treatment of rape.
Are you allowed to mention Rory Gilmore in the dedication and then write this ish??
Oh and the grammar was awful. I don’t even know how many times I read “your ours”. Come on, now.
Are you allowed to mention Rory Gilmore in the dedication and then write this ish??
Oh and the grammar was awful. I don’t even know how many times I read “your ours”. Come on, now.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Suicide
It was an interesting romance that confirmed that I don't really enjoy bully romance. But hopefully, the bullying part didn't last too long...
But I liked it enough to read the sequel and find out what happened with Briar and her harem...
Detailed review coming soon to HerSerialLife.com
But I liked it enough to read the sequel and find out what happened with Briar and her harem...
Detailed review coming soon to HerSerialLife.com
Great story but character ages are all wrong
A young adult romance thrown in with a loose interpretation of a reverse harem. All the characters are 18, still in high school but their stories would be more believable if they were in college. The actions aren’t that of fumbling teenagers with some life lessons. These characters have lived through hardships that would paralyze most adults and relegate them to therapy or jail.
I really like the premise of this story and the characters but not when they’re only 18. Perhaps book 2 of this duet sheds better light on the ages, but as is, it’s not believable enough, even for fiction.
A young adult romance thrown in with a loose interpretation of a reverse harem. All the characters are 18, still in high school but their stories would be more believable if they were in college. The actions aren’t that of fumbling teenagers with some life lessons. These characters have lived through hardships that would paralyze most adults and relegate them to therapy or jail.
I really like the premise of this story and the characters but not when they’re only 18. Perhaps book 2 of this duet sheds better light on the ages, but as is, it’s not believable enough, even for fiction.
This book drew me in
This book drew me in, the characters relatable. I never would have anticipated the RH if it wasn't in the title.
I couldn't put it down and read cover to cover. I already have the second book preordered, and cannot wait to see what happens with Briar and her Kings.
This book drew me in, the characters relatable. I never would have anticipated the RH if it wasn't in the title.
I couldn't put it down and read cover to cover. I already have the second book preordered, and cannot wait to see what happens with Briar and her Kings.
hmm beginning was decent but then it moved so goddamn fast. and then later we find out everything took place in the span of TEN DAYS. TEN. this is j moved wayyy too fast for me. but if it’s a short book for a reason. the romance is ehh. i’m finishing the series bc i wanna know if they get revenge for briar.
Briar was glad to have a fresh start away from all the pain and turmoil of her previous home. Her mom is freshly married and Briar finally gets to meet her new stepbrother. Too bad that he seems to have a major chip on his shoulder as do the rest of his motley crew of friends. She is content to just make her way through her school year and go off to college without looking back. Her life was put on hold for so long with her trauma that she needed to move forward. But Hunter and his friends are determined to make Briar's life a living hell simply for existing near them. But Briar is not a roll over and take it sort of girl. She lashes back at them and brings the Kings of Ravenhood to heel. However, her victory and power stance is short lived with a ghost from her past comes back to haunt her. Can she escape his clutches again alone or will she be able to enlist the help of her new stepbrother and his three friends?
Briar as a character was not it for me. She talked a big game about making people pay and holding her head up and the like but she had very little follow through that I saw. She had one quote where she was the Queen and they were gonna see her attack... I waited for the attack. There wasn't much that could backup that statement... She was portrayed as this strong woman in the face of her bullies but I felt it was all bravado.
I know that a lot of reverse harem books have MM relationships in the dynamics. This is fine and love is love and all but for me, it just feels like that makes it more polyamorous and less reverse harem in my opinion. I am not a huge fan of the polyamory in books. Nothing against it, just not my cup of tea. Reverse harems for me is one girl being worshipped and shared between a group of friends. Not relationships within that dynamic as well. But, anyway, this book had a lot of MM romances referenced. Samson in a guy who committed suicide, Samson and another boy in the harem, Ash with another guy from school, and references to Hunter wishing he wasn't straight at some points so he could join in the MM scenes. It was very... MM centric which I would have thought that it'd be more focused on the female protagonist. But if that's your jam then, this is it for you.
The plot was choppy and felt like it was all over the place. It started as a bully romance that fizzled out very quickly so another antagonist had to be added into the mix to keep the story going. Just, not very well structured in my opinion. Maybe if the bully romance had been stretched through the one book and the secondary antagonist introduced and defeated in the second it would have felt more concise.
Overall, this book wasn't really it for me. The subject matter wasn't comfortable for me, the romances were all over the place and the plot was stuttered.
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so bad but in a good way. very enjoyable yet very trashy. it gets 2 stars bc i was intrigued.
I loved this book, the twist was great and the ending was everything I wanted for the characters.