RH (Reverse Harem) Is Taking Over My Life

...Again...

I used to read SO MANY Reverse Harem books. Like, I consumed them at an alarming rate (I mean, I read just as many other books as well, but that's not the point of this post.)

I think the one that really started me out was... Curse Of The Gods...? I picked it up on a whim not actually knowing what it was about, and it was SO FUNNY. And surprisingly amazing. So I just kept looking for them and reading more and more.

And then I just kind of stopped.

No real reason, it's just something that happens to me as a reader. I read so much of something and get burnt out, so I have to walk away from it for a while. Sometimes I go back to it and other times I don't.

But in the last month, I've read several, and have been looking for more to read. I tweeted about it and said that I was regressing back to the days where all I wanted was to read RH books. And I don't think that's actually the right word, because that word brings about a negative connotation...

I know WHY this sudden urge to read RH has hit me again. I'm not going to get into the reason WHY, because that would take far too long and literally no one would read through the whole post. Instead, I think I'll share some of my favorites. 

As always, you can click on the cover of the book to be redirected to Goodreads in case you want to read up about them

 

 

Review: The Lost Elemental ~ Tessa Hale

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Format I Used: Ebook
Pages: 282
My Rating: 3 stars
Publication Date: July 20, 2022

Oh HI!

It's me, Kaitlynne.

I seem to be regressing back to the days when the only thing I wanted to read was RH books.

After some soul searching, I think I've figured out why.

Will I tell you? Absolutely not. I just thought you should know that I know why.

Moving on.

This was okay. It wasn't my favorite RH book that I've ever read, but it was pretty solid. A little predictable, but predictability is not a bad thing. It's comfortable. Atlas is my favorite!

It ended in a bit of a cliffhanger, so now I'm curious to see what's going to happen next, especially since things were starting to get a little crazy.

Did It Make Me Cry? No

Review: Claimed by the Assassins by Stacey Brutger

Claimed by the Assassins

By Stacey Brutger

My Rating: 5 Stars

Paperback, 296 pages

Published February 7th 2019

Summary From Goodreads:

The assassins have their hands full chasing down the creatures who've fled to the human world. Too bad Morgan has been consigned to the schoolroom, too valuable as the future heir to the crown to be risked. Not one to kick up her heels and do nothing, Morgan is determined to find out how to control her powers so she can protect what is hers...even if she has to sneak behind her team's backs to do so.

But what should've been a time to settle down with her mates turns deadly when secrets are exposed. Morgan is furious, but determined to fight for the chance to have a future with her men...even if she must challenge the sea queen to prove her claim on Draven.

The sea queen is vicious and will do whatever is necessary to get what she wants...and she wants Draven. There is always a price to pay for defying the queen, but her mates refuse to let Morgan pay the price alone.

When a deal is struck, Morgan and her team must survive the next three days of being hunted by the queen's mightiest champions. If she fails, she and her mates will die, and Draven will be forced into a life of slavery for all eternity.

My Review:

I am SO glad that there is going to be one more book in this series. There are so many things that I still need answers to! 

The character and world-building in this series never fails to amaze me, and this one gave me just as many feels as the other two.

If you're looking for a hot and fast romance book, then this one isn't what you should be reading. The Academy of Assassins books are very much a slow burn series. And I love them all the more for it. Instead of hopping right into, well, you know... Character development happens, and we get to see the friendships build among the characters. 

Review: Coveted By Grace White

Coveted
By Grace White
My Rating: 4 Stars
Publication Date: April 23rd, 2018
Date Read: April 2018
Kindle 111 Pages

Summary From Goodreads:

Terra Materson knew moving to Atchison College would take some getting used to. But she didn’t expect to discover she had the spirit of an ancient goddess inside her. 

It’s a lot to process. Not to mention the four overprotective guys who have made it their mission to take Terra under their wing. But as her connection to Ross, Cael, Endo, and Sol intensifies, so too does her need for the truth.

Her protectors want to keep her safe. The witches need her power. And her new friends just want her to live a little. But as her hidden memories slowly return, Terra is left questioning who she can trust. Because with magic in the air, anyone could be an enemy and nothing may be as it seems...

Coveted is the second book in The Gaia Chronicles, an urban fantasy reverse harem series, and must be read after book #1: Cursed. Recommended for readers 17+

My Review:

Terra does a lot more growing up in this book. But she also struggles a lot with who she is. She's having a hard time trying to sort out how she feels about everything that is happening. And she also is having kind of an existential crisis because she doesn't know if the guys like her for her, or if they like her because she's Gaia's reincarnation.

So she's trying to figure that out. But on the other hand, I feel like she's dealing with things much better than I would have. Honestly, I'd be freaking out. She's such a strong character. And I find the fact that she does things after the guys tell her not to extremely amusing. I'm like HA! You go Terra!

I think the author does a good job at throwing in an element of mystery with everything else that is going on. What is the mysterious force that Terra keeps sensing? Who is it that is always after her? What are the guys still hiding from her? It's fun to try and figure those things out with Terra and the others.

I liked getting to see her relationship with the boys grow. And watching her create a connection with each of them. Even the douche bag Sol (JK, I kinda love him). Though I think I would have been a bit more forceful and demand to know answers, because I HATE being kept in the dark about things, because I hate being taken off guard.

There were a few plot twists that I did not see coming, and I'm torn between being in denial about who the culprit is and going AH HA! I knew there was something sketchy about *Spoiler Removed*!

I have a love/hate relationship with the way this book and the last one ended. I love it, because it builds up to a big ending, and then leaves you with a million questions, and makes you definitely want the next book ASAP. But I also kind of hate it, because then WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WHILE I WAIT FOR THE NEXT BOOK?! Ha ha, anyways.

I'm so glad I got a chance to read this book, and I can't wait for the next one!

* I am voluntarily reviewing complimentary Advance Readers Copy of this book. All of the thoughts and opinions that are expressed are completely and totally %100 percent mine, and I have not been compensated in any way for this review.*

Review: The Secret Heir by Siobhan Davis

The Secret Heir
By Siobhan Davis
My Rating: 4 Stars
Publication Date: March 31, 2018
Date Read: March 2018
Kindle Edition

Summary From Goodreads:

Is it her destiny to save them … or destroy them?

Now that Tori finally understands who she is and what’s expected of her, she’s in full-on freak-out mode. How will she save the galaxy from General Arantu’s clutches when she can’t even control her powers?

Add that to the lack of retaliation by enemy alien forces, and everyone is on edge. Especially when they uncover evidence of a strange alien symbol with possible links to humans, and the mystery deepens, along with their frustration.

But that’s not the only thing keeping Tori awake at night.

Confused over the horrific vision she experienced the night of the Herassan attack, Tori is terrified of revealing details of her protectors’ supposed fate, so she says nothing. Keeping stuff hidden never ends well, and as evil forces conspire against Tori and her four protectors, secrets and lies threaten to destroy everything they hope to achieve. While Tori grows closer to Coop, Maddox, and Beck, Dane remains distant, creating more tension and jeopardizing their bond.

Then an unexpected newcomer arrives, casting suspicion over everything they believe they know.

When Tori finally figures out what’s going on, will she have time to warn the guys? Or is their fate already sealed? 
  

My Review:

I was super stoked when I was able to get my hands on a copy of this book, especially with the way that the last one ended. Like, I've been really anxious to find out what was going to happen next!

And I just...

Umm...

I think I'm still processing my feelings!

I read through this one at lightning speed, because that's how excited I was to be able to read this.

This book starts up literally right after where the second one left off, and Tori is feeling sorry for herself, and blaming herself for what happened to you know who. And right away, I just wanted to shake her and say "GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF!!" which she did, eventually.

There was so much world building and character building in this book, which I absolutely love. I like getting to see book characters grow up and progress from being unsure and insecure about who they are, to kick @$$ characters who won't take crap from anyone.

I loved getting to see Tori spend more time with her guys, and seeing their relationships grow closer, it totally made me smile. I love all the guys, but my favorite is still Beckett (because I usually go for the cute nerdy ones, lol)

There were surprises in this book, some that I expected and others that I absolutely did not.

This was a fantastic continuation to the Alinthia series, and I'm very very very much looking forward to the next book, especially since this one ended with a cliffhanger *SIGHS* authors are trying to kill me with cliffhangers, I swear.

If you've read and enjoyed the first one, then you should definitely continue on with the series. Or if you love a good SciFi book packed with action, romance, and mystery, then this is the series for you!

*I am voluntarily reviewing complimentary Advance Readers Copy of this book. All of the thoughts and opinions that are expressed above are completely and totally %100 percent mine, and I have not been compensated in any way for this review.

Review: The Lost Savior by Siobhan Davis

The Lost Savior
By Siobhan Davis
My Rating: 4 Stars
Publication Date: February 1, 2018
Date Read: January 2018
Kindle Edition, 344 Pages

 Summary From Goodreads:

They came from another world to protect her. Now it’s her destiny to save them …

Tori King is a normal senior in high school. Head over heels in love with her childhood sweetheart, she is busy making plans for college when a chance encounter with an alien bounty hunter turns her world upside down. Now, she’s experiencing terrifying changes and developing supernatural abilities that leave her questioning her entire existence.

Then the arrival of four hot new guys at school has everyone talking—especially when they become fixated on Tori, following her wherever she goes. She can’t shake them off, and as they grow closer, she finds herself drawn to all four of them in ways she cannot explain.

When they finally reveal their true identity, and why they’re here for her, she discovers everything she thought she knew about herself is a lie.

Because there is nothing normal about Tori King.

And she’s about to discover exactly how underrated normal is.

This mind-bending alien reverse harem series is only suitable for readers aged seventeen and older due to language and mature content.

My Review:

First, let me start off by saying that I am voluntarily reviewing complimentary Advance Readers Copy of this book. All of the thoughts and opinions that are expressed below are completely and totally %100 percent mine, and I have not been compensated in any way for this review.

Second:

I’m not normally a big fan of sci-fi/alien books, because they tend to keep my attention for a very before I move onto something else. There’s only one book series with alien characters that I’ve finished, and that’s the Lux series by Jennifer Armentrout, because *SWOONS* But I still signed up to be an ARC reader because something was telling me that I should… 

And boy am I ever so glad that I did.

This book jumps right into the action. Only a few pages in and our heroine is fighting off a bad guy to save not only herself, but her best friends as well.

It was nice watching Tori, and how hew character grew throughout the book. I feel like she handled all of the things that were thrown at her very well, and she stayed pretty composed, even when she had absolutely no idea what was going on.

I liked the guys, and their relationship with Tori (yes, even though Dane when he was being a jerk), although everything in me screamed in protest, because I didn’t like the way their bond made her so weak in the knees and dependent on the boys. But I liked how she tried to not let it stop her from telling them off when she didn’t like what they said/did. I also liked the way they were so supportive of her, and how they didn’t make her feel bad or rush her into anything that she wasn’t ready for.

And though this book is not all sex, drugs, and rock and roll, it’s definitely got its steamy moments, so even though the characters are 17 and in high school still, I would say that it’s definitely a NA book over YA. And that’s something that’s clearly stated when you read the summary on Goodreads, but this is me reiterating that, just because.

They (the boys) all had qualities that made me fall in love with them, but I think Beckett is my favorite (for the time being at least) or maybe Cooper... Hmmmmm. This is harder than I thought it would be.

I loved Tori’s relationship with her parents, and how supportive and caring they were. That’s hard to find sometimes in books, so I always appreciate the times when it’s able to be pulled off so well.

There were several plot twists that I didn't see coming, and holy moly that ending especially. I wasn't ready for it to end the way it did, and now I have to wait forever for the next one to come out *sad face*

All in all, this book had me sitting on the edge of my seat, biting my nails and wondering what was going to happen next, and it also had me swooning from the sexylicious boys. This is definitely a book that I would recommend to fans of the Lux series, or fans of the Reverse Harem Genre in general.

Review: Trying to Live With the Dead by B.L Brunnemer

Trying to Live With The Dead
By B.L. Brunnemer
My Rating: 4.5 Stars
Publication Date: December 6, 2016
Date Read: January 2018
Kindle Edition, 351 Pages

Summary From Goodreads:

Hi, I’m Alexis Delaney. I’m your average 17-year-old girl. Except I can see the dead. And talk to the dead. And push them away and, well, help them move on. So..okay, I’m not your average 17-year-old girl. For years I’ve been struggling to survive the souls still roaming around. The shitheads always seem to find me. Moving from town to town every few months never helped either. More dead just always find me. But things are changing for me now. I’m moving in with my uncle Rory and cousin Tara. I’m finally going to be able to do normal teenage stuff I’ve been missing out on. Right?

Well, if this one bitch of a ghost could leave me alone on campus that would be great. Especially since I haven’t told my new friends about my abilities. Can you believe this? Five good looking guys practically adopt me on my first day of school, and I still think they’re a bit nuts for it. Now if I can only just keep my life with the dead from mixing with my normal life, everything would be great. Yeah...I don’t see that happening either. But I’m going to give it a shot. Who knows? It might work.

My Review:

So let's just talk about this book for a minute. I found it awhile ago while searching Amazon's Kindle store (which I really need to stay away from because I have about a million other things to be doing {like reading my library books}) and I resisted the urge to buy it for quite awhile (yay me!) but with my weakness for RH books right now, I finally caved and bought the book, because it sounded superb.

And it is.

There's lots of character building, and I love how blunt and no nonsense Alexis is. She's got one heck of a sailor's mouth and she'll tell you exactly what she thinks if you're being stupid. It's actually very refreshing, because you'll always know where you stand with her.

But at the same time, the thing that stops her from seeming like a total B***h, is the fact that she cares. She's been hurt before (big time hurt) and yet, it hasn't hardened her heart. Yeah she's skeptical of the boys and other people at first, because she is trying to save herself the pain of them leaving when things get too real/weird. But she doesn't let that stop her from being protective of others that are being bullied.

I like the guys and their relationship with her. They're obnoxious and protective, and they'll do anything to keep her safe. She also has a really great relationship with her uncle Rory, which I really enjoyed reading. It's hard with some books when the main character is keeping this giant secret from her family and things just go bad at every turn because she has to lie to her family about why weird things happen. So this was a nice change of pace. Everyone is so supportive.

I'm not sure where the book is going as far as romance is concerned. As I am typing this, I am a good part into book 2 and it doesn't look like she's going to "be" with any of her original gang. In fact even though she comments about how good looking they are and what not, there isn't any jealousy on her part or theirs (at least as far as outward appearances go) when the guys are hitting on other girls or dating someone, or vice versa. In fact, one of them set Lexie up with Dylan... But I guess that's okay too, as long as everyone is happy. And since I still have two and a half books to go, who knows what's going to happen.

However, I don't like the way she calls the guys honey and sweetie. That's more of a term of endearment for a little kid or someone you're dating, and it just doesn't sound right when I read it. Also there are some grammatical errors that jumped out at me throughout the story, but it's not enough to make me stop reading it. Also, I really don't like the way she keeps saying sweet. Like, "I said sweetly" or "I asked still using my sweet voice" occasionally that wouldn't bother me, but it's very repetitive. But those are just my opinions and pet peeves, and it probably doesn't bother most people.

Overall, this was a great start to the series, and I can't wait to see what happens next.

Review: Academy of Assassins by Stacey Brutger

 Academy of Assassins
By Stacey Brutger
My Rating: 5 Stars
Publication Date: October 29, 2017
Paperback, 310 Pages

Summary From Goodreads: 

 

 ONLY ONE THING STANDS BETWEEN HUMANS AND THE DEADLY SUPERNATURAL WORLD…THE ACADEMY OF ASSASSINS.

Abandoned as a child and unable to remember her past, Morgan was raised as a hunter, one of an elite group of fighters sworn to protect humans from the dangerous paranormal creatures who invade our world…creatures such as herself. Her life changes the day she’s summoned to the Academy of Assassins, a school that trains witches and hunters to eradicate paranormals who prey on humans. Her first assignment—find and eliminate the killer who is using the Academy as their own personal hunting ground.

As Morgan delves deeper into the investigation, she will need to dodge assassination attempts, avoid the distraction of romantic entanglements with the devilishly handsome security expert, Kincade, and his maddeningly overprotective teammates, while keeping the volatile magic in her blood concealed from those who would use it for their own purposes. When the danger increases and the school is threatened, Morgan must unearth her missing memories before someone finishes the job they started so long ago—killing her and unleashing a plague that will consume the world. 

My Review:

SO. I have been rather into Reverse Harem books lately. Uh uh... Stop right there, and get your mind out of the gutter (I know what you're thinking) Tut tut, shame on you.

As one reviewer so eloquently put it ( I don't remember who, I just remember reading it in a review somewhere) Harems are not all about the sex *insert slightly altered version of "All About That Base here* but more to do with the main character's relationship with her boys. For instance, some of my all time favorite Reverse Harem books are so PG  (some of them venture into the PG-13 Category, but oh well. For instance, I love Ouran High School Host Club, and Pretear, Classi 9... Yes, I know they're all Manga, but still. Reverse Harem. Cute. Not smutty. Also, you have the Academy by C.L. Stone,

which is super swoony and not smutty.

But I'm getting off topic.

I read Academy of Assassins, and oh my holy hot caaaaakes, it was magnificent. MAG. NI. FI. CIENT. I literally read it in one sitting, it was that good. And apparently I did not pay enough attention to the release date when I purchased the Kindle book, because I thought that there was more than one book already out. But no. Nope. Of course not. SO NOW I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SOMETIME NEXT YEAR BEFORE THE SECOND BOOK COMES OUT.

I am not okay.

I

Am

Not

Okay

Well, I mean, yes I am. But I am also very emotionally distraught as well. it was so good, and I haven't had a book that I've been so obsessed with in a while. I loved it so much that not only do I own the Kindle version, but I also went and ordered the actual paper back, because I like to underline my favorite parts in pencil, and leave little sticky notes inside, so when my friend inevitably reads the book, she'll get to see it all.

The cover is abso-freaking-lutely gorgeous. It really matched with how I pictured Morgan in my head.

I loved Morgan, and how she was so independent and kick a$$. She wasn't a damsel in distress, and she did  not need saving, thankyouverymuch. 

I loved that she could hold her own with the boys, and didn't let anyone push her around. She also stood up for people when she saw that they were being treated poorly. She sometimes was a bit too independent and that caused her more trouble than it was worth, (if she would have just communicated better to people... but she'd been through a lot, and some people didn't want to be very communicative, so I understand)


I loved her relationship with the boys, yes even Kincade, even though he was pretty much a douche bag the whole way through.

I'm not sure who my favorite guy is.. I really like Ascher, and Draven, and Ryder, and I'm still on the fence about how I feel about Kincade and Atlas.

I totally called the Hellhound being an actual person, I just had no idea how important he'd actually end up being to Morgan.

There was so much going on so many twists and turns, and I love the fact that Morgan could take care of herself (which I have mentioned before) She was kicking a$$ and taking names, and she was also very tough emotionally as well. She went through so much growing up, but she didn't let it break her, instead she used that pain to make herself stronger.

So here I sit.

Waiting

waiting

waiting...


I need the next one now.

Please?

Seduction Release Day Blitz for Jaymin Eve and Jane Washington

IT'S HERE IT'S HERE IT'S HERE IT'S HEEEEERE!!

Oh my holy hotcakes everyone.... Today is THE DAY. The long-awaited, much anticipated, I've probably talked my best friend's ear off because of it RELEASE DAY!!!!!!!!

I am beyond excited. I love my Reverse Harem books, I don't know exactly why (no it's not because of the smutty things that can happen, thank you very much. My first real Reverse Harem was Ouran Highschool Host Club, thank you very much... oops, getting off topic sorry)


I happened across the first book in the series by chance, and I absolutely loved it!  Then the second one came out almost right after (not really, but you know it felt like it.) Then the wait for Seduction has about killed me and my best friend who I managed to convince she needed to read it, and now she's as obsessed as I am (ha ha!)

But really I am so glad that this book is finally available, and that I am able to read it.

I am writing this post the day before it releases, but I can guarantee you that as soon as my preorder is available to read, I'll be up reading it. So I'll probably be a little slap happy at work.

Any ways.... Here is all the lovely information that you need to know to be able to get this book for yourself, plus the back of the book blurb, plus the teasers that are available... *SIGH*

Seduction

Curse of the Gods: Book Three

By: Jaymin Eve and Jane Washington

Release Date: November 30th, 2017

Genre: Upper YA Fantasy (Reverse Harem)

Back Cover Copy

Willa Knight: Dweller? Sol? Accidental evolutionary hiccup?

Willa has never been a particularly useful dweller: she isn’t very good at chores, she isn’t very good at worshipping, she isn’t very good at not having opinions, and she isn’t very good with rules—but none of that matters anymore.
The rules are changing.
The dwellers are trying to make their own way in the world, and Willa can’t seem to help getting tangled up in their plans.
Luckily, she has the Abcurse brothers to help her out—until she doesn’t, and suddenly she’s alone again in a world on the brink of chaos. With the Abcurses gone, she’ll have to rely on her wits, and her sister Emmy, to stay under the radar and survive.
Because someone wants her dead.

But, really, what else is new?.

This is a full novel, 90,000 words. Book 3 of 5 in the Curse of the Gods Series

Buy Link:

Available exclusively on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited
Amazon US $3.99:  https://www.amazon.com/Seduction-Curse-Gods-Book-3-ebook/dp/B0759S4XJ7

Amazon UK £3.09:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Seduction-Curse-Gods-Book-3-ebook/dp/B0759S4XJ7

Amazon AU $5.05:  https://www.amazon.com.au/Seduction-Curse-Gods-Book-3-ebook/dp/B0759S4XJ7

Author Bios:

Jaymin Eve:

Jaymin Eve is the USA Today Bestselling author of Young Adult and New Adult romance novels (both urban fantasy and contemporary). She loves surrounding herself with the best things in life: her two girls, a good book and chocolate.

Living on the beautiful Gold Coast in Australia, the family loves spending lots of time on the beach. And traveling as frequently as possible.

When Jaymin isn’t trying to wrangle two daughters, a puppy and her husband, you will find her hiding in a corner trying desperately to write her stories (without little fingers pressing random keys). She asks for forgiveness if you notice the occasional sskkkkssis appearing in her book, her children are proud of their contribution.

She’d love it if you contacted her, giving feedback or just to have a chat.

Author Links:

Mailing list – Website – Amazon

Instagram – Facebook Author Page – Facebook Fan Group – Twitter

Jane Washington:

Jane Washington is a 'Literary Awards off the Internet' bestselling author and ‘self-awarded’ award-winner with a professional capacity to take herself seriously and a steely determination to seduce the entire book world… or at least to have someone walk up to her in Kmart and tell her that they loved one of her books--even if they're mistaking it for another book. She holds herself responsible for the Beatrice Harrow young adult series, and the Seraph Black slightly-older-young-adult series.

If you want to know more about her, you’d better hire a private investigator because she’s proven to be a terrible online communicator. On the other hand, if you’re one of those people that gets off on terrible online communication, you can contact her at inquiries@janewashington.com.

That sounded wrong.

Is it too late to take that back?

Author Links:

Mailing list – Website – Amazon

Instagram – Facebook Author Page – Facebook Fan Group – Twitter

Lovely Teasers *Heart Eyes* *Drools* *Swoons*

 

 

 

 

Oh gosh how I've missed Willa and the swoon worthy Abcurse Brothers