A review by floofymoosereads
Blood and Ruin by Rumer Hale

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is the first book of the reverse harem paranormal romance trilogy, Blood & Ruin. Tropes include a strong FMC, reverse harem, supernatural beings, fated mates, touch her and die and found family. See content warnings for spice and violence. 

The Lovely: I loved the premise of the story and ultimately how it played out. The FMc has her own goals and plans that don’t involve someone else rescuing her. She’s tenacious but also protective of those she cares about. I felt like there was enough different about each of the five alphas to keep them straight and I was able to tell who was who pretty easily. 

The Mundane: I would have liked to have seen more world building in terms of the magic system and types of supernatural beings (and their structure). 

Rating: 4/5 Stars 2/5 Spicy flames 

Recommendation: This series is something I’ve had on my TBR for a while and I planned to read it in the next couple months. However, it became a mood read for me this month as I needed something easy but delicious after a long long string of ARCs (credit to Teresa for the term ARCmageddon). I’m glad I did grab this as so far it’s hit the spot. I lovereverse harem to begin with and this first book was filled with glorious angst. I’ve already started book 2 because I just couldn’t wait.