guardyourhonor 's review for:

The Marked and the Broken by Ivy Asher

4.0

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Series review: Absolutely the best reverse harem series I've read. I am shocked that Asher was able to make seven heroes feel distinct and likeable, but she did. Great heroine. Cool magic. I loved how rich the world was, with so many characters in the story that were important but not romantic - it really made the whole setting feel deeper. If I had a complaint it would be

I just never came around to Enoch et al. Maybe I'm just too petty but they were awful to her so I couldn't understand the turnaround to trusting them so much. I was more relieved than Knox was when their runes weren't Chosen runes. The fighting and drama their presence created made it twice as frustrating. They mostly continued to suck right up til the end, tbh, particularly Enoch. Becket can stay, I guess.

But it's a forgivable sin in light of how much I liked everything else.