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phoenix_rising_4682's review
3.0
She couldn't read or write and they sent her to school as a senior, yeah I'm sorry but you lost me after that.
deesnotesediting's review
4.0
Author’s Book Baby
This is Anne Hall’s first book and I really enjoy where the story is going. There’s some dark elements to the story but also lots of love and kindness shown to Mia throughout. I look forward to reading the next book in the series. Congrats on your first book!
This is Anne Hall’s first book and I really enjoy where the story is going. There’s some dark elements to the story but also lots of love and kindness shown to Mia throughout. I look forward to reading the next book in the series. Congrats on your first book!
alliemiller's review against another edition
4.0
Loved this book from start to finish! I love the mythical pack storyline and how she’s finding out who she is and how strong she is. Triggers for people though due to the extreme torture she goes through. Read in one day and can’t wait to start the second book straight away!
4⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
areniamar's review against another edition
2.0
Horrible writing style and grammar, everything else is just “meh”
First of all, this book is in serious need of editing. There are a multitude of issues with verb tense consistency, sentence fragments, and punctuation. With regards to writing style, the author commonly starts back to back sentences with “I [verb]” and the repetitive sentences and phrasing is tedious and boring to read. The book is also heavy on info dumps and features overly long paragraphs. If you told me this book had an editor then I wouldn’t believe you; I’ve seen fan fiction with better grammar and writing style than this.
Story-wise, I don’t mind the plot and found it interesting enough even if it’s not very unique. Character-wise, everyone just seems “fine”. The relationship between Mia and her mates is pretty insta-love and although it is possible to do that trope well, it really didn’t work for me here. Mia has been abused for 15 years and while the author does have a few instances of Mia being wary around her new mates, it felt really jarring to suddenly have her getting it on with her men. As a side note, the MC is 17 in the book and her mates are 20-21 so that made it weirder for me. They’re only fooling around in this first book but, still.
Overall, the idea is there but the execution was terrible. Will not be reading the second/final book.
Possible triggers: physical abuse/torture, sexual abuse, child abuse, PTSD
Key things to note: omegaverse, shifter/paranormal, reverse harem, MM within harem
First of all, this book is in serious need of editing. There are a multitude of issues with verb tense consistency, sentence fragments, and punctuation. With regards to writing style, the author commonly starts back to back sentences with “I [verb]” and the repetitive sentences and phrasing is tedious and boring to read. The book is also heavy on info dumps and features overly long paragraphs. If you told me this book had an editor then I wouldn’t believe you; I’ve seen fan fiction with better grammar and writing style than this.
Story-wise, I don’t mind the plot and found it interesting enough even if it’s not very unique. Character-wise, everyone just seems “fine”. The relationship between Mia and her mates is pretty insta-love and although it is possible to do that trope well, it really didn’t work for me here. Mia has been abused for 15 years and while the author does have a few instances of Mia being wary around her new mates, it felt really jarring to suddenly have her getting it on with her men. As a side note, the MC is 17 in the book and her mates are 20-21 so that made it weirder for me. They’re only fooling around in this first book but, still.
Overall, the idea is there but the execution was terrible. Will not be reading the second/final book.
Possible triggers: physical abuse/torture, sexual abuse, child abuse, PTSD
Key things to note: omegaverse, shifter/paranormal, reverse harem, MM within harem
cassie12_21's review
fast-paced
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture and Kidnapping
Moderate: Vomit, Child abuse, Sexual content, Mental illness, Violence, and Confinement
PTSD, Panic Attacksnarmaeth's review
3.0
It's a solid 'ok'.
So I loved, loved, loved the communication between her and her guys. They straight up tell her what's going on and don't purposefully keep information from her. They give her space and help her when she spirals. They help her learn to be a person.
This is neither good nor bad but the book very much reminded me of the kind of fanfics I'd read as a teenager, beautiful but tortured heroine with guys fawning over her who is rescued from her terrible situation and is perfect at everything she does. Even her animal, a demonic kitsune, sounds like someone's oc off of deviantART.
It hit the nostalgic part of me well enough to enjoy it but I know people might not appreciate this.
Obviously there are issues with the book.
The book is in dire need of editing. Sometimes you'll see different people speaking dialogue in the same paragraph which is very confusing. Sentences would repeat the same words, a minor thing but I felt this could have easily been prevented with a little work.
Heroine has been through extreme abuse and torture, yet somehow is completely fine climbing all over the boys because they're her ~fated mates~. It just made her trauma feel... shallow? I'm unsure what word to use here but I would have liked to have seen them work with her towards feeling comfortable with touching them.
It's mentioned once or twice that she's emaciated and underweight, yet somehow the boys are talking about how sexy she is? It felt very uncomfortable and harmful. Save the 'she's so sexy' for when she's a normal, healthy weight.
The plot is pretty all over the place.
I don't know why she had to meet the boys in highschool because there are just so many flaws to this idea. How did her abuser even get her in there when she can't read or write? You'd think after having the forethought to hide the heroine for this long that they'd think of how to prevent her from outing herself as illiterate and there being something wrong.
The highschool aspect of the plot is forgotten almost immediately, is the school not concerned that she was there for a few days and then just... what?
Two of the biggest problems I had were that
1. she's a white girl and yet somehow a kitsune? A mythological creature of Japanese folklore? We have enough interesting mythological creatures in western cultures, there's no need to go appropriating.
2. She can somehow learn fighting techniques by watching someone a few times and then execute the moves perfectly. Come on, make her work for it.
So I loved, loved, loved the communication between her and her guys. They straight up tell her what's going on and don't purposefully keep information from her. They give her space and help her when she spirals. They help her learn to be a person.
This is neither good nor bad but the book very much reminded me of the kind of fanfics I'd read as a teenager, beautiful but tortured heroine with guys fawning over her who is rescued from her terrible situation and is perfect at everything she does. Even her animal, a demonic kitsune, sounds like someone's oc off of deviantART.
It hit the nostalgic part of me well enough to enjoy it but I know people might not appreciate this.
Obviously there are issues with the book.
The book is in dire need of editing. Sometimes you'll see different people speaking dialogue in the same paragraph which is very confusing. Sentences would repeat the same words, a minor thing but I felt this could have easily been prevented with a little work.
Heroine has been through extreme abuse and torture, yet somehow is completely fine climbing all over the boys because they're her ~fated mates~. It just made her trauma feel... shallow? I'm unsure what word to use here but I would have liked to have seen them work with her towards feeling comfortable with touching them.
It's mentioned once or twice that she's emaciated and underweight, yet somehow the boys are talking about how sexy she is? It felt very uncomfortable and harmful. Save the 'she's so sexy' for when she's a normal, healthy weight.
The plot is pretty all over the place.
I don't know why she had to meet the boys in highschool because there are just so many flaws to this idea. How did her abuser even get her in there when she can't read or write? You'd think after having the forethought to hide the heroine for this long that they'd think of how to prevent her from outing herself as illiterate and there being something wrong.
The highschool aspect of the plot is forgotten almost immediately, is the school not concerned that she was there for a few days and then just... what?
Two of the biggest problems I had were that
1. she's a white girl and yet somehow a kitsune? A mythological creature of Japanese folklore? We have enough interesting mythological creatures in western cultures, there's no need to go appropriating.
2. She can somehow learn fighting techniques by watching someone a few times and then execute the moves perfectly. Come on, make her work for it.
kayleereads's review
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
mightymaite's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5