Melanie
The 180 of the male character was too much. I do enjoy a playboy turned serious lover when meeting the one trope but this wasn't just really well done. I like that Olivia had her hang ups but I don't think the progression between the characters was too natural because of how Carter's character was handled.
First, let me start by saying two things : Penelope Ward is hit or miss for me so I'm not prejudiced against her work at all. When she's great, she's great. Other times....
Second of all, I have no issues with the stepsibling kink, which I actually enjoy a lot.
That said, this was all over the place with barely endearing characters. I get that we're not supposed to root for Elec at first and that things are supposed to unravel but he was such a little piece of shit, and Greta just lapped it all up. Which, even he, the devil, says that she ought to have more self respect. There's nothing cute or beautiful about the way she lets herself go every time he's around. It's one of the worst “making him change because you love him” story I've ever seen. Also, how old are these kids supposed to be? They smoke, they drink, they talk about sex like they've been going at it for the past hundred years. NOPE NOPE NOPE.
I'll give Amy Daws another try but I had a lot of second hand embarassement trying to read this which is wild considering everything I read...
Can't believe I stopped so close to the end. I'm not sure how I managed to pull through 90% of this book but I did and I'm firmly convinced that
1. the author's writing style is not for me. It's internal monologue followed by bland dialogues, there's no finesse to the tone, no atmosphere. It's just plain honestly.
2. This was dirty in a way that had me barfing a little so you know if swallowing pee is your thing... go for it I guess.
I know I almost went to the end of the book but.... I knew I wasn't going to stick with +6 books of this.
First of all, most girls, apart from the main character, are “whores or bitches”. How can a woman write so much hatred towards her own gender? I don't mind female villains or layered female characters because for fuck's sake, women are not either snow white or the evil witch but when 80% of female characters are as quoted above, something's seriously wrong with your capacity to create a compelling story without resorting to ridiculous schemes.
Second of all, the sharing is like crazy. How many guys can one woman actually satisfy? How can she not be sore like all the time? That???s stupid. All around, there's just too much anger between characters and weird shit going on for me to enjoy.
I did manage to read that much. And I'm not sure how or why. I think I was going to like this because I was in that dark and twisted mood. But this was just a little unclear to me. I can't say that the writing was bad or that the sex was too much. I think overall it lacked heart and depth and I couldn't care much about the characters.
Honestly, I like a slow motion story but this is getting ridiculous. I wonder if I wouldn't have liked this better if it had been a two books deal with some heavy editing. Also, I feel like I already know what's going to happen in the next book and a half and I'm just not digging it.
I normally enjoy my reverse harem with a supernatural element (at least, an omegaverse one) because I can never quite buy it in a ‘real life' setting SO I'm having trouble with the idea of four brothers being in love with the same girl, even (or especially because) they're special snowflakes that will do anything for one woman they barely know.
It took me 30 pages to dnf this. I was looking for a reverse harem college no supernatural romance but the writing in this and the “omg I'm so badass, I don't care” or “I'm awesome and I know it” narration is just not my thing. Also “woe is me, look at how incredible I am after you”ve met me for like ten seconds”.
I don't want to be an ass because different strokes for different folks so I hope others will find their happiness in this series even if I didn't....
Honestly, I was pumped for this and was disappoitned. This is not a testimony to the author's qualities since it's my first time reading one of her novels. I will definitely go back to read another one. But this didn't grab my attention like I wanted it to. I couldn't get invested in the characters individually nor together.
WHY ? Just help me understand (actually don't, I don't need to).
On a very PERSONAL opinion, this was quite rubbish. I think I hated it even more than Sylvia Day's Crossfire which is saying a lot. The dramatic contrast of the virgin almost saintlike heroine and the badboy billionaire that doesn't take no for an answer was just.... too much, especially with a naive writing that added no depth to these characters.
Hard pass.
This honestly read like a fifteen year old wrote it. I don't know, I could not get behind the interactions between the characters and the relationships. Everything was ridiculously sweet and over the top.
Stopped at book 3. Way too much disappointment with the last two books to continue with the series.
Considering the summary, I was expecting out of this world sexy but I honestly have my doubts about Sylvia Day writing sexy. I have liked none of her books so far, her characters are insipid and her writing, especially sex scenes, leave a lot to be desired. It's a lot of grunting and swooning and a pattern repeated about ten times before anything seems to change.
I think I'm just going to put her in the “do not go there” list.
This whole series is just weird. I like the concept but there are too many genres crammed into one. It's like the author is trying to sell me a romance but all I read is “unhinged, unhinged, unhinged”.
I wished I had cared more for this. I think it was a little too teenage-ish in writing while trying to be very adult-y in content and I always have trouble with these books that toe the line.
Like I thought, I liked the idea but I think I just wasn't in the mood for this. Maybe I'll revisit this series later on when I'm in the mood for unadjusted characters.
I feel terrible saying this but I kinda hoped the tentacles would get to come and play way earlier... hides
So much wrongness. I have no issues with doormat/brainwashed FMC that go on a journey of self discovery but that was seriously “bleh” on a lot of levels.
