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The Evelyn Maynard Trilogy #3
Vivid Avowed – Die Verbundenen: Eine paranormale Liebesgeschichte (Die Evelyn-Maynard-Trilogie 3)
Evelyn Maynards Geheimnisse sind gelüftet, und selbst auf Fragen, die sie nie zu stellen gedachte, gibt es Antworten. Trotz des Durcheinanders, das ihre Vergangenheit und Gegenwart umgibt, weiß Eve eines ganz Sie gehört zu ihren ergebenen Variant-Vertrauten, denn Ethan, Josh, Tyler und Alec sind ihre Zukunft.
Aber die Wahrheit ist nicht so befreiend, wie sie es sich erhoffte.
Die Kluft zwischen den Variants und den Menschen wird immer größer; nirgendwo ist man sicher. Hinter all dem Chaos steckt ein schwer fassbarer Mann. Eve hat ihr Leben lang versucht, das Geheimnis um ihn zu verstehen, und jetzt ist er der Einzige, der in der Lage ist, alles zu zerstören, was sie sich in Bradford Hills aufgebaut hat.
Er wird vor nichts zurückschrecken, um an sie heranzukommen.
Ihre Verbundenen werden vor nichts zurückschrecken, um sie zu beschützen.
Kann Eve einen Weg finden, sich ihre immense Macht zu eigen zu machen? Oder wird sie alles verlieren, wofür sie gekämpft hat?
Aber die Wahrheit ist nicht so befreiend, wie sie es sich erhoffte.
Die Kluft zwischen den Variants und den Menschen wird immer größer; nirgendwo ist man sicher. Hinter all dem Chaos steckt ein schwer fassbarer Mann. Eve hat ihr Leben lang versucht, das Geheimnis um ihn zu verstehen, und jetzt ist er der Einzige, der in der Lage ist, alles zu zerstören, was sie sich in Bradford Hills aufgebaut hat.
Er wird vor nichts zurückschrecken, um an sie heranzukommen.
Ihre Verbundenen werden vor nichts zurückschrecken, um sie zu beschützen.
Kann Eve einen Weg finden, sich ihre immense Macht zu eigen zu machen? Oder wird sie alles verlieren, wofür sie gekämpft hat?
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April 4, 2021
Vivid Avowed
The following ratings are out of 5:
Narration: 🎧🎧🎧🎧
Romance: ❤️💙💜💛❤️
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📙📕📗📙📘
World building: 🌎🌏🌍🌎🌍
Character development: 🤨☺️🙃😎🥰
The heroine: Eve (a.k.a. Evelyn) - She is bonded to all 4 of the Heroes.
The Hero(es): Tyler (a.k.a. Gabe) – a Variant with the ability to read minds/detect lies.
Ethan (a.k.a. Kid) - a Variant with a fire ability.
Josh - A Variant with the power of Telekinesis.
Alec (a.k.a. Master of Pain) – A Variant with the ability to cause pain.
The Love Story: Eve has solidified the bond between her and Tyler, Ethan and Josh, but Alec is a different story.
This book had the most action and was definitely the best of the three. Like the last books I really enjoyed the narration from the female voice, but the male voice just didn’t fit her four guys. Though I must say that this guy is good at using different voices and inflections for the different male characters. The woman is the same. I could definitely tell when each of the different characters was speaking.
The storyline about Eve glowing was terrific. There were also some terrific villains in this series. Eve’s biological father trying to use her (and other Vitals) to transfer abilities from one person to another was extremely interesting. This book was definitely the steamiest of the series. There were quite a few intimate scenes between Eve and her Variants.
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The following ratings are out of 5:
Narration: 🎧🎧🎧🎧
Romance: ❤️💙💜💛❤️
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📙📕📗📙📘
World building: 🌎🌏🌍🌎🌍
Character development: 🤨☺️🙃😎🥰
The heroine: Eve (a.k.a. Evelyn) - She is bonded to all 4 of the Heroes.
The Hero(es): Tyler (a.k.a. Gabe) – a Variant with the ability to read minds/detect lies.
Ethan (a.k.a. Kid) - a Variant with a fire ability.
Josh - A Variant with the power of Telekinesis.
Alec (a.k.a. Master of Pain) – A Variant with the ability to cause pain.
The Love Story: Eve has solidified the bond between her and Tyler, Ethan and Josh, but Alec is a different story.
This book had the most action and was definitely the best of the three. Like the last books I really enjoyed the narration from the female voice, but the male voice just didn’t fit her four guys. Though I must say that this guy is good at using different voices and inflections for the different male characters. The woman is the same. I could definitely tell when each of the different characters was speaking.
The storyline about Eve glowing was terrific. There were also some terrific villains in this series. Eve’s biological father trying to use her (and other Vitals) to transfer abilities from one person to another was extremely interesting. This book was definitely the steamiest of the series. There were quite a few intimate scenes between Eve and her Variants.
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March 9, 2021
I knocked a star off because I’m salty. I’d been looking forward to a very particular scene and it happened OFF PAGE. I’m big mad.
But if you’re into shatter me vibes if Juliet (was that her name? I forget) had multiple boyfriends and there were explicit scenes, this is the series for you. It’s very fun, but leave your critical eye behind you.
But if you’re into shatter me vibes if Juliet (was that her name? I forget) had multiple boyfriends and there were explicit scenes, this is the series for you. It’s very fun, but leave your critical eye behind you.
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did-not-finish
August 8, 2019
Guys, I am REALLY struggling with this book.
The chief reason: Alec. Bloody Alec. As another reviewer has said, he seems to be the author's favourite because he gets the most emotional scenes. This is a problem because he is not my favourite. In fact, I consider him utterly superfluous to the story.
It makes no sense that the author, after doing her best to ensure that we all hate Alec, would lavish the most time and attention on him. It's a wasted effort now.
The book begins with yet another Alec issue: he's refusing to have sex with Evelyn. Evelyn apparently considers this a bad thing. Why, I don't know, since he reacted like a huge arsehole the first and only time they did have sex. But she does, so we have to read excruciating pages of Evelyn's attempts to tease Alec and seduce him into a relationship.
She also tries to befriend Dana. Yeah. Dana, the OW with whom Alec cheated on her. (I consider it cheating since he knew they were destined to be in a relationship and it happened after Evelyn had actually entered his life, not just before it).
I also couldn't stand it every time Alec is called the Master of Pain. That name just reminds me of Coen from Curse of the Gods, which is a horrible comparison because Coen is 24392481249 times a better hero. So that irritated me all over again.
When I realised that reading about Alec kissing Evelyn was making me feel physically ill and wanting to throw my device across the room, I decided it was time to call it a day. A shame for one of the better-written RH books to have to end this way, but hopefully next time Snow will be more discerning in writing her characters.
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The chief reason: Alec. Bloody Alec. As another reviewer has said, he seems to be the author's favourite because he gets the most emotional scenes. This is a problem because he is not my favourite. In fact, I consider him utterly superfluous to the story.
It makes no sense that the author, after doing her best to ensure that we all hate Alec, would lavish the most time and attention on him. It's a wasted effort now.
The book begins with yet another Alec issue: he's refusing to have sex with Evelyn. Evelyn apparently considers this a bad thing. Why, I don't know, since he reacted like a huge arsehole the first and only time they did have sex. But she does, so we have to read excruciating pages of Evelyn's attempts to tease Alec and seduce him into a relationship.
She also tries to befriend Dana. Yeah. Dana, the OW with whom Alec cheated on her. (I consider it cheating since he knew they were destined to be in a relationship and it happened after Evelyn had actually entered his life, not just before it).
I also couldn't stand it every time Alec is called the Master of Pain. That name just reminds me of Coen from Curse of the Gods, which is a horrible comparison because Coen is 24392481249 times a better hero. So that irritated me all over again.
When I realised that reading about Alec kissing Evelyn was making me feel physically ill and wanting to throw my device across the room, I decided it was time to call it a day. A shame for one of the better-written RH books to have to end this way, but hopefully next time Snow will be more discerning in writing her characters.
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September 26, 2019
For me this series just missed something. Each book I finished I just felt unsatisfied.
Storyline was interesting. The continuing issue for me was the filler/unnecessary information. Books 2 and 3 had less filler in them but I still felt many areas I read were not needed. Flow was an issue. At times there was a nice steady stream of information and then bam you hit a dam and the story just trickled along.
Secondary characters were interesting and there was a couple of twists I enjoyed. Evie's relationship with Ethan and Josh became more endearing to me. These aspects brought this up to a 3 star for me.
As I have thought about ways this could have been better for me (yeah I'm selfish like that) here is what I came up with:
-Less filler (obvi)
-Evie needed to be a more mature character; her age ranged from 17-19 which could be why Snow went with certain decisions
-Alec was too much of an asshole; it was hard to like him after he created so much drama
-The relationships/bonds were underdeveloped; the intimate connection took far to long, but once it was there it was just poof there no lead up to it
On to the next read!
Happy Reading! DD
Storyline was interesting. The continuing issue for me was the filler/unnecessary information. Books 2 and 3 had less filler in them but I still felt many areas I read were not needed. Flow was an issue. At times there was a nice steady stream of information and then bam you hit a dam and the story just trickled along.
Secondary characters were interesting and there was a couple of twists I enjoyed. Evie's relationship with Ethan and Josh became more endearing to me. These aspects brought this up to a 3 star for me.
As I have thought about ways this could have been better for me (yeah I'm selfish like that) here is what I came up with:
-Less filler (obvi)
-Evie needed to be a more mature character; her age ranged from 17-19 which could be why Snow went with certain decisions
-Alec was too much of an asshole; it was hard to like him after he created so much drama
-The relationships/bonds were underdeveloped; the intimate connection took far to long, but once it was there it was just poof there no lead up to it
On to the next read!
Happy Reading! DD
August 23, 2024
PLEASE!!!! STOP!!! KISSING!!!! god!!!!!
good morning baby *kiss*
i gotta go *kiss*
i made you breakfast *kiss*
good night baby *kiss*
see you later *kiss*
and have I mentioned there are FOUR men in this relationship so when one of them kisses her the others are very likely to follow so read all of that again but multiply it by 4
AND PLEASE STOP PASSIONATELY MAKING OUT WITH EACH OTHER IN FRONT OF OTHER PEOPLE!!!! they just LOVE making out all kinky and dirty in the middle of a group discussion with other people WATCHING THEM and sometimes they be employees and shit or people in power who def do NOT need to see them make out PLEASE STOP NO ONE WANTS TO WATCH YOU TONGUE FUCKING in the middle of AN IMPORTANT MEETING
does the author have a PDA kink or something because the number of times that this scenario happened in this book alone is too much for it not to be fueled by some kind of a fetish. I'm not one to kink shame but
also JUSTICE FOR DANA im sorry for what I said about you in book 1 I wasn't expecting the author to pull the cliche *bitch turns into a badass bitch* arc. You didn't deserve to be the other woman babygirl you were born to be the main girl and definitely had more chemistry with Alec than the actual main girl
good morning baby *kiss*
i gotta go *kiss*
i made you breakfast *kiss*
good night baby *kiss*
see you later *kiss*
and have I mentioned there are FOUR men in this relationship so when one of them kisses her the others are very likely to follow so read all of that again but multiply it by 4
AND PLEASE STOP PASSIONATELY MAKING OUT WITH EACH OTHER IN FRONT OF OTHER PEOPLE!!!! they just LOVE making out all kinky and dirty in the middle of a group discussion with other people WATCHING THEM and sometimes they be employees and shit or people in power who def do NOT need to see them make out PLEASE STOP NO ONE WANTS TO WATCH YOU TONGUE FUCKING in the middle of AN IMPORTANT MEETING
does the author have a PDA kink or something because the number of times that this scenario happened in this book alone is too much for it not to be fueled by some kind of a fetish. I'm not one to kink shame but
also JUSTICE FOR DANA im sorry for what I said about you in book 1 I wasn't expecting the author to pull the cliche *bitch turns into a badass bitch* arc. You didn't deserve to be the other woman babygirl you were born to be the main girl and definitely had more chemistry with Alec than the actual main girl
August 4, 2019
10% lame biscuit, 90% nonsensical filling. 40% annoying, 60% boring.
August 27, 2019
I enjoyed it, but the second one was definitely the best of this trilogy. Here were the snags that led to me knocking it down a star:
1. The lead characters did some shockingly stupid stuff in order to serve the plot.
I'm never a fan of TSTL, but it particularly irritates me when otherwise sharp, smart characters miss obvious stuff in an out-of-character way in order to further the story. There were a couple of cases of this, but the most egregious, to me, was
2. Eve became really melodramatic in this book.
Other books have been blessedly short on martyr-ish declarations that all of this is her fault, and they'd all be better off without her. This book, sadly, is not so short on that shit.
The thing about that crap is that authors always seem to feel it makes the heroine compassionate, but really, it just makes them look like narcissists. Taking on responsibility for actions you had no part of and no input on doesn't make you look sweet, folks. It makes you look egotistical, as if you imagine the entire world revolves around you. For example, in this book, we're told that X character was followed to this super secret location where they are meeting. Not even a page later, Eve is angsting that everyone in this place is being exposed to danger because of her. Hey. Were YOU followed, dumbass? No. Like 10 seconds ago, it was made clear who was followed her. So how about you back the fuck up, okay?
She also became a bit of a liability in bad situations, which was odd. This is a woman who stormed a base in Thailand with the backup team in book 2, and didn't flinch about it. Here, there are a couple of times where things are going down and she becomes a ball of shock and panic and quivering legs. It was odd, because she's been in some serious shit in the other books but we've never seen her react that way.
3. Oddly, some big stuff happened off page.
I say oddly because this didn't happen in any other book, and I'm not sure why it happened here. I think to give more room for the sex scenes - there were much more of them than in previous books, and while that's to be expected (because the slow burn has finally fully caught fire), I'm not a fan of sacrificing plot to make room. I can only think of one example off the top of my head: But I know it was more than once, because at least 3 times I thought I mis-clicked my kindle and skipped a chapter or something, and flipped backwards only to find that I didn't. It made for an oddly choppy narrative.
That all said, things resolved nicely, and I really enjoyed the story as a whole. The wrap-up and epilogue were a bit fast, and I'd love more detail, but it did feel like it covered all the bases and I wasn't left wondering about anything major.
I'd definitely recommend the series.
1. The lead characters did some shockingly stupid stuff in order to serve the plot.
I'm never a fan of TSTL, but it particularly irritates me when otherwise sharp, smart characters miss obvious stuff in an out-of-character way in order to further the story. There were a couple of cases of this, but the most egregious, to me, was
2. Eve became really melodramatic in this book.
Other books have been blessedly short on martyr-ish declarations that all of this is her fault, and they'd all be better off without her. This book, sadly, is not so short on that shit.
The thing about that crap is that authors always seem to feel it makes the heroine compassionate, but really, it just makes them look like narcissists. Taking on responsibility for actions you had no part of and no input on doesn't make you look sweet, folks. It makes you look egotistical, as if you imagine the entire world revolves around you. For example, in this book, we're told that X character was followed to this super secret location where they are meeting. Not even a page later, Eve is angsting that everyone in this place is being exposed to danger because of her. Hey. Were YOU followed, dumbass? No. Like 10 seconds ago, it was made clear who was followed her. So how about you back the fuck up, okay?
She also became a bit of a liability in bad situations, which was odd. This is a woman who stormed a base in Thailand with the backup team in book 2, and didn't flinch about it. Here, there are a couple of times where things are going down and she becomes a ball of shock and panic and quivering legs. It was odd, because she's been in some serious shit in the other books but we've never seen her react that way.
3. Oddly, some big stuff happened off page.
I say oddly because this didn't happen in any other book, and I'm not sure why it happened here. I think to give more room for the sex scenes - there were much more of them than in previous books, and while that's to be expected (because the slow burn has finally fully caught fire), I'm not a fan of sacrificing plot to make room. I can only think of one example off the top of my head: But I know it was more than once, because at least 3 times I thought I mis-clicked my kindle and skipped a chapter or something, and flipped backwards only to find that I didn't. It made for an oddly choppy narrative.
That all said, things resolved nicely, and I really enjoyed the story as a whole. The wrap-up and epilogue were a bit fast, and I'd love more detail, but it did feel like it covered all the bases and I wasn't left wondering about anything major.
I'd definitely recommend the series.
March 6, 2020
All in all, this was a fun trilogy. It was high energy and captivating. I give the entire trilogy a solid 3 - which in my book is okay/enjoyable - not great but not bad.
The first two books were the best, by far. This third book drags down my rating for the whole series. It was dragging on.
First, At this point in the storyline, we were beyond the “falling in love stage” and yet the author spent too much time focusing on just that for much of the book. She created drama over the decision for Eve to say I love you to each of the guys. It was petty and boring.
As for the romance aspect itself, the reverse harem bit started to frustrate me. I preferred one guy (Alec) over the others and he seemed to struggle with sharing. I wish the author spent some more time smoothing the tension between these two instead of prolonging it.
Many of the sex scenes were teasing a ménage-à-trois and then got interrupted and the scene pivoted to something else completely. Some of the teasing was very hot - frustratingly so.... Of course this got me hoping she would definitely write an epic scene with all of them.... she does finally include a scene with all of them but it was somewhat tame and boring.
As for the “action” portion of the plot... I found myself not that invested. I felt the bulk of the story was settled in book 2 and I didn’t care as much about the turn of events...
Really what I’m trying to say is that I wish the author had made this series a duet. Adding some more to the stories in book one and two could have eliminated a need for this third book. But again, fun series and as far as reverse harems go, this series is the best I’ve read so far.
The first two books were the best, by far. This third book drags down my rating for the whole series. It was dragging on.
First, At this point in the storyline, we were beyond the “falling in love stage” and yet the author spent too much time focusing on just that for much of the book. She created drama over the decision for Eve to say I love you to each of the guys. It was petty and boring.
As for the romance aspect itself, the reverse harem bit started to frustrate me. I preferred one guy (Alec) over the others and he seemed to struggle with sharing. I wish the author spent some more time smoothing the tension between these two instead of prolonging it.
Many of the sex scenes were teasing a ménage-à-trois and then got interrupted and the scene pivoted to something else completely. Some of the teasing was very hot - frustratingly so.... Of course this got me hoping she would definitely write an epic scene with all of them.... she does finally include a scene with all of them but it was somewhat tame and boring.
As for the “action” portion of the plot... I found myself not that invested. I felt the bulk of the story was settled in book 2 and I didn’t care as much about the turn of events...
Really what I’m trying to say is that I wish the author had made this series a duet. Adding some more to the stories in book one and two could have eliminated a need for this third book. But again, fun series and as far as reverse harems go, this series is the best I’ve read so far.
February 6, 2022
Pages: 460
My rating (stars): 4
Read other books from this author in the future: yes
The final book in this series came out on 1/08/2019. I really like this series and I was looking forward to this release. On the one hand I am happy to know the conclusion on the other hand I really got attached to Eve, Alec, Tylor, Josh and Ethan as well as other characters, so I am a little sad that it is over now.
So I will state my likes and dislike in spoiler Tags:
I enjoyed reading this book but I had to take my time because I needed my goodbye and also it was quite long.
I am also looking forward, what Kaydence will write next and if she will stay in this universe.
My rating (stars): 4
Read other books from this author in the future: yes
The final book in this series came out on 1/08/2019. I really like this series and I was looking forward to this release. On the one hand I am happy to know the conclusion on the other hand I really got attached to Eve, Alec, Tylor, Josh and Ethan as well as other characters, so I am a little sad that it is over now.
So I will state my likes and dislike in spoiler Tags:
I enjoyed reading this book but I had to take my time because I needed my goodbye and also it was quite long.
I am also looking forward, what Kaydence will write next and if she will stay in this universe.
January 4, 2020
Enjoyed this shit out of this series. Bonding trope done right! I wish we had a book 4. Hate to let go of Eve and her guys...
#studygate
#steamroom
#studygate
#steamroom
September 10, 2021
1 ★☆☆☆☆ // DNF
(Spoiler if you haven’t read the previous book.)
⚝ Traits ⚝
❥ Reverse harem [Polyamorous romance]
❥ Sexual content & curses
❥ New adult [College setting]
❥ People with magic living in human world
《 Personal 》
*Taking a very very very BIG breath*
Okay, I usually put this at the very bottom of my review but I’ll put this here for this review because I actually dropped this series a long time ago. I didn’t want to start writing a review right away because it’s just so frustrating thinking back on how Evelyn acts in this last book. I only managed to read about 60% before I decided to officially drop it because it’s way too much for me to handle.
This is why I stopped reading. I couldn’t continue when she keeps wallowing in self pity, then being comforted by her so called ‘bonds’ and then proceed in making it all about her all over AGAIN.PLEASE IT’S ANNOYING.
I continued reading because of Alec but I couldn’t do it anymore. She just keeps getting worse. I thought she’d be less annoying compared to when she’s in the previous book but nope. A BIG DOUBLE NOPE. It just get worse so if you already strongly dislike Evelyn from the second book, just stop. It’s the last book and there’s not much character growth in Evelyn. It’s disappointing honestly.
I honestly thought it’s the reverse harem/polyamorous romance that bothered me most about this book at first (since I never read any before). So I tried reading another book with this same genre. Guess what? I didn’t even get annoyed. So I know it’s only because of Evelyn’s character.
I’m honestly sad because I really like the story in the first book. The story started out great but it started to go down the hill in the second book with Evelyn throwing tantrum about having sex with all of her Bonds (as if she’ll die if she didn’t get any ugh). Third book is ruined when Evelyn is being utterly selfish and weak. I bet she will suddenly become strong and powerful in an unexpected moment to put a spotlight on her ‘special’ power. Ugh, that will not work on me when all she did from the very beginning was WHINING.
I rarely get annoyed with main character and she’s the FIRST.
《 Story 》
◆ Type? Series.
◆ POV? Evelyn’s.
◆ Pace? Slow.
So what’s the story is all about? Briefly, Davis somehow reveals to the whole world that Evelyn is his daughter and he needs her for a project that will help them in discovering something BIG. The whole world believe in that and target Evelyn to give to Davis. Blablabla, the whole world is on the verge of war between humans and vitals.
Pace is so bad. The world is on crisis and Evelyn is just too busy in making it all about her and having sex here and there. PLEASE. The pace in the first one is definitelybetter the best.
《 Characters 》
❐ Evelyn, the Vital
Just going straight to the point on why I completely detest Evelyn in this book that I didn’t even bother finishing the book.
《 Cons 》
☒ Weak main character
↳ I can’t stand Evelyn. I already explained why. Her relationship with Tyler, Ethan and Josh felt superficial. I’m staying because of Alec because at least I can see he really loves and cares about her. But nope, she just had to ruin all of that.
☒ Dragged plot story
↳ Too many unnecessary stuffs. So many sexual scenes when the world is going on rampage. Scene of Evelyn making it all about her. Scene of Evelyn trying to say I love you to each of her Bond in different way. Of course, Alec is the last one. I haven’t reached that part yet but I'm sure that's the case. So yeah…
(Spoiler if you haven’t read the previous book.)
⚝ Traits ⚝
❥ Reverse harem [Polyamorous romance]
❥ Sexual content & curses
❥ New adult [College setting]
❥ People with magic living in human world
《 Personal 》
*Taking a very very very BIG breath*
Okay, I usually put this at the very bottom of my review but I’ll put this here for this review because I actually dropped this series a long time ago. I didn’t want to start writing a review right away because it’s just so frustrating thinking back on how Evelyn acts in this last book. I only managed to read about 60% before I decided to officially drop it because it’s way too much for me to handle.
This is why I stopped reading. I couldn’t continue when she keeps wallowing in self pity, then being comforted by her so called ‘bonds’ and then proceed in making it all about her all over AGAIN.
I continued reading because of Alec but I couldn’t do it anymore. She just keeps getting worse. I thought she’d be less annoying compared to when she’s in the previous book but nope. A BIG DOUBLE NOPE. It just get worse so if you already strongly dislike Evelyn from the second book, just stop. It’s the last book and there’s not much character growth in Evelyn. It’s disappointing honestly.
I honestly thought it’s the reverse harem/polyamorous romance that bothered me most about this book at first (since I never read any before). So I tried reading another book with this same genre. Guess what? I didn’t even get annoyed. So I know it’s only because of Evelyn’s character.
I’m honestly sad because I really like the story in the first book. The story started out great but it started to go down the hill in the second book with Evelyn throwing tantrum about having sex with all of her Bonds (as if she’ll die if she didn’t get any ugh). Third book is ruined when Evelyn is being utterly selfish and weak. I bet she will suddenly become strong and powerful in an unexpected moment to put a spotlight on her ‘special’ power. Ugh, that will not work on me when all she did from the very beginning was WHINING.
I rarely get annoyed with main character and she’s the FIRST.
《 Story 》
◆ Type? Series.
◆ POV? Evelyn’s.
◆ Pace? Slow.
So what’s the story is all about? Briefly, Davis somehow reveals to the whole world that Evelyn is his daughter and he needs her for a project that will help them in discovering something BIG. The whole world believe in that and target Evelyn to give to Davis. Blablabla, the whole world is on the verge of war between humans and vitals.
Pace is so bad. The world is on crisis and Evelyn is just too busy in making it all about her and having sex here and there. PLEASE. The pace in the first one is definitely
《 Characters 》
❐ Evelyn, the Vital
Just going straight to the point on why I completely detest Evelyn in this book that I didn’t even bother finishing the book.
Alec had told me he loved me, but I hadn’t said it back, and none of the others had broached the subject.This is a very delicate subject to me because I’ve been mad at Evelyn on this matter since the previous book. She PUSHED Alec on having sexual relationship WITH HER but she herself CAN’T RECIPROCATE his feeling. Like what the-? Are you playing with his feeling, Miss Evelyn who-gets-flustered-when-Alec-refused-her-sexual-advance-but-she-cowards-away-when-he-confessed?
Add that to the fact that any time I tried, he found a way to avoid sex with me, and I knew something more was festering in that complicated, broody mind of his.Oh my goodness. Is it really a mystery? Really, Miss Evelyn who-claims-Alec-as-hers-but-runs-away-when-he-says-the-three-big-words? What is so hard to understand about that? He loves you and finds it hard to share? Honestly, he’s the only one who seems truly in love with Evelyn. How can others be so easily “Oh, it’s okay I can just share you because they’re my family too”? That’s even more messed up because family don’t get involved sexually.
I knew Alec wasn’t interested in her anymore. He’d told me so himself. He loved me. He’d told me that too. But he hadn’t said it since, and he was once again keeping his distance. My insecurities were getting to me. I hadn’t said it back to him—I wasn’t sure I felt it yet—but I still didn’t like the idea of him being with another woman. Especially her.Oh wow, you’re saying you’re being insecure when Alec is the one who should feel that? He literally confessed to you and you didn’t even say it ONCE even after you slept with him. Then, you expect him to say it again when you’ve been sleeping with OTHERS!? PLEASE. You told him you want him but can’t even say I love you to him. Alec’s right. She’s literally just acting purely because of ‘Light pushing her to do it’. If I were Alec, I’d be hurt too. TOO DAMN HURT.
I’d lit a spark with Alec that I hadn’t allowed to ignite fully, but the music was pulsing and so was my desire. Someone was getting lucky tonight... maybe a few someones.I guess Alec will be hurt with this. This is what he meant. If you can control it, you won't have sex with others. It's just another proof that it's not really Alec that you want. Just to satisfy the Light. So basically any guy in the Bond will do. That's precisely what Alec hates most. But she keeps denying that’s not it.
He smiled back, a rare genuine smile that almost made his eyes sparkle. Happiness shone in his gaze too, and... love. He had that same look on his face as when he’d first declared his love to me.I can't stop thinking how selfish this is. I don’t know what to say. If the setting is a normal world without some weird Light ‘insisting’ them to have sex for a balance power or something, people would literally hate Evelyn for treating Alec like this. Because she knows exactly how he feels but she pretends as if nothing big happens.
To stop him from voicing it again, I tilted my head up and kissed him. I wasn’t ready to hear him say those words again. I wasn’t ready to say them back. Alec and I were moving forward in our own stunted, fucked-up way, but I couldn’t go that far yet.
“Evie.” He spoke just loud enough to be heard over the rush of the wind. “We’re trying to get out undetected here. This is a stealth mission. I need you to keep your mouth shut.”Aren’t you being purely stupid, Miss Evelyn who-thought-fighting-with-Alec-even-in-the-midst-of-a-dangerous-mission-is-appealing-to-him? Her so called ‘lady boss’ attitude is not lady boss anymore. It’s like she felt the need to be above her Bonds especially with Alec. It’s her own personal issue and she’s trying to drag Alec along with her. I mean what is her deal in just shutting up her mouth when danger is just behind them? Childish.
I was about to snap back at him—even if we were flying down the side of a building in a life-and-death situation, I was not about to let him get away with telling me to keep my mouth shut—but without waiting for a response, he pushed off again.
Maybe it was fucked up that I wanted sex after the horrific shit I’d just been through, but it was never just sex with them. It was healing and comfort and connections and coming home all at once.I AM SOOOOO PISSED OFF AT THIS. ALEC IS LITERALLY DYING AND BATTLING HIS LIFE IN THE HOSPITAL. LIKE HIS LIFE IS ON THE LINE! AND WHAT THE HECK IS SHE ACTUALLY DOING WHEN ALEC IS IN THAT KIND OF CONDITION BECAUSE HE TRIES TO PROTECT HER!? WHAT IS ACTUALLY WRONG HER!? IS SEX THE ONLY THING IN HER PETTY MIND?!
It couldn’t have been healthy, but that didn’t change the fact that I was so ready to go that my abdominal and vaginal muscles were clenching and relaxing in anticipation.At this point, I feel like the author just try to make things too complicated between Alec and Eve just to show how ‘special’ and different their relationship is. Honestly, it didn't have to drag until this point. What they are doing is purely toxic. Evie is trying to be this ‘feisty girl’ who’s apparently ‘brave’ enough to fight Alec back. I am sorry but at this point, I feel like every Eve's remark on Alec is just purely dumb and unnecessary.
《 Cons 》
☒ Weak main character
↳ I can’t stand Evelyn. I already explained why. Her relationship with Tyler, Ethan and Josh felt superficial. I’m staying because of Alec because at least I can see he really loves and cares about her. But nope, she just had to ruin all of that.
☒ Dragged plot story
↳ Too many unnecessary stuffs. So many sexual scenes when the world is going on rampage. Scene of Evelyn making it all about her. Scene of Evelyn trying to say I love you to each of her Bond in different way. Of course, Alec is the last one. I haven’t reached that part yet but I'm sure that's the case. So yeah…
May 20, 2022
The fight between Variants and humans who are against people with powers and variants who want to kill other Variants to give them their powers grows to a breaking point. Evelyn continues to learn what she can do while people try to kidnap and kill her left and right. And then there is the smut. Lots and lots of smut. There is even a scene towards the end with all of her guys in a hot room. It's that kind of book yall.
November 28, 2025
This is a really solid trilogy. This book was a little less interesting to me since the romance was pretty fully realized already, but I still enjoyed it. Good closure. The 13 bonus scenes that the author wrote were my favorite part.
December 27, 2019
Oh my gosh, somebody hold me!! I’m sitting here stunned as I try to process that this was the final book in one of my favorite trilogies. It was AMAZING, to say the least! It had literally everything I ever could have wanted and more! Can I give it ten stars!?!?
Davis is more power hungry than ever and he’ll do anything he can to retrieve the missing puzzle piece to his master plan, Eve. But her guys won’t go down without a fight. And what a fight they put on!! I loved watching all of them grow closer and closer in this book. I seriously can’t get enough of their bond. I love every single one of them equally, how could I possibly choose?! I will say that Alec does hold a very special place in my heart though. I do love a bad boy with a soft spot for his girl.
There is not one slow minute in this book, every page is interesting and it’s a complete page turner. The different abilities that would be used throughout the book fascinated me and were so interesting and they really added to the storyline!
As sad as I was to see this trilogy come to an end, I’ll say that Kaydence Snow ended it perfectly. I read the last words with a smile on my face and that’s the sign of a job well done! I’m so happy with where everyone is at, with the outcome of the Davis situation, and with Eve and her guys. I seriously am dying for more books with them because I’m not even kidding when I say this quickly became one of my all time favorite book series, ever. Pretty please can I have more!?!
This is definitely a series I will want to reread over, and over again. I mean how could you not?? Especially with that steam room scene. Hot. Freakin. Damn!
So long for now to this amazing trilogy!! I will be rereading you hopefully very, very soon!
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Davis is more power hungry than ever and he’ll do anything he can to retrieve the missing puzzle piece to his master plan, Eve. But her guys won’t go down without a fight. And what a fight they put on!! I loved watching all of them grow closer and closer in this book. I seriously can’t get enough of their bond. I love every single one of them equally, how could I possibly choose?! I will say that Alec does hold a very special place in my heart though. I do love a bad boy with a soft spot for his girl.
There is not one slow minute in this book, every page is interesting and it’s a complete page turner. The different abilities that would be used throughout the book fascinated me and were so interesting and they really added to the storyline!
As sad as I was to see this trilogy come to an end, I’ll say that Kaydence Snow ended it perfectly. I read the last words with a smile on my face and that’s the sign of a job well done! I’m so happy with where everyone is at, with the outcome of the Davis situation, and with Eve and her guys. I seriously am dying for more books with them because I’m not even kidding when I say this quickly became one of my all time favorite book series, ever. Pretty please can I have more!?!
This is definitely a series I will want to reread over, and over again. I mean how could you not?? Especially with that steam room scene. Hot. Freakin. Damn!
So long for now to this amazing trilogy!! I will be rereading you hopefully very, very soon!
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January 27, 2025
The fight between Variants and humans who are against people with powers and variants who want to kill other Variants to give them their powers grows to a breaking point. Evelyn continues to learn what she can do while people try to kidnap and kill her left and right. And then there is the smut. Lots and lots of smut. There is even a scene towards the end with all of her guys in a hot room. It's that kind of book yall.
July 7, 2021
Oh my god!!!! I finished this trilogy and I'm so sad!!!! I loved this series so much and I'm so happy I just randomly stumbled across it on goodreads last week. I love Eve, her guys and the whole gang so much. This story is so much more than just a reverse harem paranormal romance. You can really tell that Kaydence did her research while writing this book. There were so many layers to the story. There were diverse characters, LGBTQ rep, disability rep, human rights topics.. wow just wow. I cannot say enough good things about this series and about Kaydence Snow as a writer. This review probably isn't even making any sense.
I cant even tell you which guy was my favourite because I loved them all in difference ways!!!
I cant wait to read Kaydence's new book coming out soon!
Ok I'm done gushing now. Just read this series. You wont regret it.
CW: gun violence, physical violence, loss, grief
I cant even tell you which guy was my favourite because I loved them all in difference ways!!!
I cant wait to read Kaydence's new book coming out soon!
Ok I'm done gushing now. Just read this series. You wont regret it.
CW: gun violence, physical violence, loss, grief
October 19, 2020
Love love this series. Love Eve and all her men. The secondary characters were wonderful too. There’s so much I want to say about this series but I just finished reading this and now have a massive book hangover. This series definitely going to be one of my favs.
December 18, 2019
When Davis (aka World's Most Evil Dad) announces that Evelyn is responsible for holding up a scientific breakthrough, it causes everyone on all sides of the Variant/Human debate to hunt her down. So, she and her bondmates go on the run until they can figure out a plan to eliminate the threat Davis poses.
I liked this conclusion. I can't say that it didn't play out as I suspected in general, yet there were a couple of twists at the end and the epilogue was adorable. Evelyn has been a very strong character throughout the trilogy and each of her guys brings something different to the table. Despite being on the run through most of the book, the group managed to "strengthen their bonds" frequently if ya know what I mean (wink, wink).
I liked this conclusion. I can't say that it didn't play out as I suspected in general, yet there were a couple of twists at the end and the epilogue was adorable. Evelyn has been a very strong character throughout the trilogy and each of her guys brings something different to the table. Despite being on the run through most of the book, the group managed to "strengthen their bonds" frequently if ya know what I mean (wink, wink).
August 2, 2019
There are a lot of fiction books out there now with a lot of emphasis on LGBT themes and characters. While this isn’t the focus here the authors portrayal of such relationships in this series is so natural that I think it deserved a mention. It wasn’t dramatised or hyped to make a statement and I felt it was a much better representation of reality/what reality should be. The lack of a dramatic highlight makes the highlight, if you know what I mean.
Just like the books before, this is so well written that it didn’t take me long to get sucked back into the excellently built world of Vitals and Variants. It also didn’t take me long at all to get hit with all the feels. Right in the gut. I wanted to cry at all the Joshy sweetness and at ‘fire fiend’ Ethan....and Ty and Alec... oh who am I kidding I love all these boys 😍.
The romance is so brilliantly executed that it’s amazing how good the actual plot is as well! I hate pointless romances but you can really see how important this one is to the plot! I have a feeling Alec may be Kaydence’s favourite cos he gets the most heart-wrenching scenes! Gosh I wouldn’t blame her, I love him too! I need to stop falling in love with fictional characters tbh 😂 (like whatever, they’re real in my heart OK!)
What I especially loved was the build up and escalation of events! You know that feeling when the bad guys are piling the stuff on and on and you’re just waiting for the good guys to do something so you can internally scream FINALLY!
Discrimination is a very common theme is multiple genres, but for some reason reading about it in this book was just far more jarring for me. I was almost horrified at how people were acting because I could picture some of these scenes happening so clearly in my head. Kaydence Snow painted an excellent picture throughout the book that really sparked my imagination.
After finishing this I just want to go back to the beginning and start again! However, at certain points I did feel like the sex did begin to overpower the plot as I found myself distracted. For this reason I’m m rating it a solid 4 stars!
Recommended for any RH fans that also love the X-Men vibes!
Just like the books before, this is so well written that it didn’t take me long to get sucked back into the excellently built world of Vitals and Variants. It also didn’t take me long at all to get hit with all the feels. Right in the gut. I wanted to cry at all the Joshy sweetness and at ‘fire fiend’ Ethan....and Ty and Alec... oh who am I kidding I love all these boys 😍.
The romance is so brilliantly executed that it’s amazing how good the actual plot is as well! I hate pointless romances but you can really see how important this one is to the plot! I have a feeling Alec may be Kaydence’s favourite cos he gets the most heart-wrenching scenes! Gosh I wouldn’t blame her, I love him too! I need to stop falling in love with fictional characters tbh 😂 (like whatever, they’re real in my heart OK!)
What I especially loved was the build up and escalation of events! You know that feeling when the bad guys are piling the stuff on and on and you’re just waiting for the good guys to do something so you can internally scream FINALLY!
Discrimination is a very common theme is multiple genres, but for some reason reading about it in this book was just far more jarring for me. I was almost horrified at how people were acting because I could picture some of these scenes happening so clearly in my head. Kaydence Snow painted an excellent picture throughout the book that really sparked my imagination.
After finishing this I just want to go back to the beginning and start again! However, at certain points I did feel like the sex did begin to overpower the plot as I found myself distracted. For this reason I’m m rating it a solid 4 stars!
Recommended for any RH fans that also love the X-Men vibes!
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December 19, 2022DNF at 30%
January 12, 2020
A decent end to the series.
Some spoilers ahead.
The show down at the end felt a little anticlimactic and like there were characters introduced just so you could have deaths. I wish that Davis had gotten a little more comeuppance. I wish that camera Evie had looked into had been fed to the news organizations by Charlie on a live steam and as Davis reeled from Evie making her move he would have been doubly hit seeing the news casters immediately reacting to his betrayal and the real that he was behind all of the testing, death, and both groups. It also would have added a lot of credibility to the lighthunters being able to bring about peace and start rebuilding trust so quickly.
Victor is just sort of left as a hanging story line. There is really an element of evil on him with his recruitment methods and his use of torture. I wish we had some resolution on that. On how he was taken out of power. On how they didn't blackmail young kids into joining up anymore. On how torture was no longer one of their things.
It is super odd Evie leaves Alec's side in the hospital, at all, let alone repeatedly. It just doesn't fit with her character and feels like it was an opportunity to get a few more sex scenes in and have him constantly out of the picture for a few scenes Snow couldn't figure out how to fit his expected response into. There is also never any repercussion for leaving him out.
And while we are on it, after the first time Evie is attacked in this book it doesn't make any sense that they just continue to go to the school, or walk to the diner when walking to school is unsafe, or have a rotating appearance of random guards for her even after they have figured out they have a mole in the organization.
Also, signing the contract right away in the meeting was a horrible idea. I would have put that meeting before the secret meeting. Have her say she would consider his offer with no real intention of doing so. Have the guys all discuss it with her and say no. Have the stuff go down at the meeting. Have Victor make the offer again in the hospital where Evie is standing vigil. Have Evie feel like she has to make the agreement because she could have protected Alec. Then have all of that play out. Oh but her deal should have been MUCH better. Those were HORRIBLE terms. Even her starting terms were horrible. Snow, if that reflects some sort of deal you have with someone, rework your deal, you are getting screwed.
Also, New York is not that chilly in the summer. Why was she always pulling on a cardigan? She should have been sweltering from the humidity and the guys should have revealed they had a house in the Hamptons the could run off to once things settle down so that can escape the heat, you know, the way rich New Yorkers do.
Also, they have a lot of well written sex scenes, but a number of them felt out of place and thrown in a manner that three the story off. Some times they made sense, like it made sense she would want to connect after Alec, but other times it's was like ummm, seriously? Right now? In the middle of a super secret spy party? Really? R.E.A.L.L.Y?!? Don't force the scenes. And just because there are a lot of them doesn't mean they have to go back door. It felt like Snow was throwing that and reference to or the possible mm in because other books have started to include it, but it didn't really fit with the characters she had built here. It is ok to leave things out if it doesn't fit with those characters even if it is popular elsewhere.
Some spoilers ahead.
The show down at the end felt a little anticlimactic and like there were characters introduced just so you could have deaths. I wish that Davis had gotten a little more comeuppance. I wish that camera Evie had looked into had been fed to the news organizations by Charlie on a live steam and as Davis reeled from Evie making her move he would have been doubly hit seeing the news casters immediately reacting to his betrayal and the real that he was behind all of the testing, death, and both groups. It also would have added a lot of credibility to the lighthunters being able to bring about peace and start rebuilding trust so quickly.
Victor is just sort of left as a hanging story line. There is really an element of evil on him with his recruitment methods and his use of torture. I wish we had some resolution on that. On how he was taken out of power. On how they didn't blackmail young kids into joining up anymore. On how torture was no longer one of their things.
It is super odd Evie leaves Alec's side in the hospital, at all, let alone repeatedly. It just doesn't fit with her character and feels like it was an opportunity to get a few more sex scenes in and have him constantly out of the picture for a few scenes Snow couldn't figure out how to fit his expected response into. There is also never any repercussion for leaving him out.
And while we are on it, after the first time Evie is attacked in this book it doesn't make any sense that they just continue to go to the school, or walk to the diner when walking to school is unsafe, or have a rotating appearance of random guards for her even after they have figured out they have a mole in the organization.
Also, signing the contract right away in the meeting was a horrible idea. I would have put that meeting before the secret meeting. Have her say she would consider his offer with no real intention of doing so. Have the guys all discuss it with her and say no. Have the stuff go down at the meeting. Have Victor make the offer again in the hospital where Evie is standing vigil. Have Evie feel like she has to make the agreement because she could have protected Alec. Then have all of that play out. Oh but her deal should have been MUCH better. Those were HORRIBLE terms. Even her starting terms were horrible. Snow, if that reflects some sort of deal you have with someone, rework your deal, you are getting screwed.
Also, New York is not that chilly in the summer. Why was she always pulling on a cardigan? She should have been sweltering from the humidity and the guys should have revealed they had a house in the Hamptons the could run off to once things settle down so that can escape the heat, you know, the way rich New Yorkers do.
Also, they have a lot of well written sex scenes, but a number of them felt out of place and thrown in a manner that three the story off. Some times they made sense, like it made sense she would want to connect after Alec, but other times it's was like ummm, seriously? Right now? In the middle of a super secret spy party? Really? R.E.A.L.L.Y?!? Don't force the scenes. And just because there are a lot of them doesn't mean they have to go back door. It felt like Snow was throwing that and reference to or the possible mm in because other books have started to include it, but it didn't really fit with the characters she had built here. It is ok to leave things out if it doesn't fit with those characters even if it is popular elsewhere.
June 10, 2021
This is the last of the Evelyn Maynard series and a bit melancholy for me, not only because of its ending but mainly because I feel like there are a lot of unanswered questions in my mind (I have an entire rant on this at the end).
In Vivid Avowed we finally begin to truly understand Evelyn's potential as a Vital and I was ecstatic to learn about the wider community. Evelyn has progressed tremendously throughout the series, from a human to a vital, to a vital with boundless light, to a vital capable of wielding her powers as a weapon. While I understand she may become overwhelmed, especially cementing her relationship with the four guys, learning of her newfound family (both wanted and unwanted), and having her past demystified, did you really need to cry so much? I felt like every chapter she was crying for something or the other and it really grated on my nerves.
The guys also felt like there was so much more that could have been accomplished. I expected them to attain a sort of symbiotic relationship or at least cohesion with their abilities. I get that, individually they may have gotten what they career-wise, but as a family, in the end, it still felt like they were living together, but not together, if that makes sense?
This book has peeked and I am still questioning whether it is a true RH or not? I mean, we have that one moment in the sauna which was the pinnacle of the sexual relationship, but it was still disjointed.
The secondary characters each got a fair ending and for that, I was thankful as I was pretty invested in them, especially Dot with her constant shenanigans.
Things that have me unsettled:
Will Ethan and Josh ever admit their "more than friendly" feelings towards each other?
Will Evelyn ever admit that Alec is her favorite?
Are kids in the future?
Josh seems to have a mind-reading capability (at least when it comes to Evelyn) but it is never explicitly stated
What happens when Evelyn completely absorbs another Variants power and she dispurses it to her guys, do they in turn gain the powers?
Why didn't Evelyn and Alec try his healing powers on Uncle Lucian?
Dot seems to be in an RH relationship but she never finds her Vital
There was something off about Charlie's beau that I simply cannot put my hands-on
Despite these reservations, I did enjoy this series that took the RH concept to a new level of intimacy and gave us hope for smut with a plot.
In Vivid Avowed we finally begin to truly understand Evelyn's potential as a Vital and I was ecstatic to learn about the wider community. Evelyn has progressed tremendously throughout the series, from a human to a vital, to a vital with boundless light, to a vital capable of wielding her powers as a weapon. While I understand she may become overwhelmed, especially cementing her relationship with the four guys, learning of her newfound family (both wanted and unwanted), and having her past demystified, did you really need to cry so much? I felt like every chapter she was crying for something or the other and it really grated on my nerves.
The guys also felt like there was so much more that could have been accomplished. I expected them to attain a sort of symbiotic relationship or at least cohesion with their abilities. I get that, individually they may have gotten what they career-wise, but as a family, in the end, it still felt like they were living together, but not together, if that makes sense?
This book has peeked and I am still questioning whether it is a true RH or not? I mean, we have that one moment in the sauna which was the pinnacle of the sexual relationship, but it was still disjointed.
The secondary characters each got a fair ending and for that, I was thankful as I was pretty invested in them, especially Dot with her constant shenanigans.
Things that have me unsettled:
Will Ethan and Josh ever admit their "more than friendly" feelings towards each other?
Will Evelyn ever admit that Alec is her favorite?
Are kids in the future?
Josh seems to have a mind-reading capability (at least when it comes to Evelyn) but it is never explicitly stated
What happens when Evelyn completely absorbs another Variants power and she dispurses it to her guys, do they in turn gain the powers?
Why didn't Evelyn and Alec try his healing powers on Uncle Lucian?
Dot seems to be in an RH relationship but she never finds her Vital
There was something off about Charlie's beau that I simply cannot put my hands-on
Despite these reservations, I did enjoy this series that took the RH concept to a new level of intimacy and gave us hope for smut with a plot.
March 2, 2023
NOT SAFE Spoilers
-It’s and RH and most of the men are weak betas!
Most of this is about the main guy in the harem…..
-Main H in harem has known h her whole life and had a connection. He’s in love with her since they were young. Like a deep connection l.
-They got separated and years past and h is searching for H.
-H knows where h is and is keeping tabs on her. But is making sure she doesn’t find him.
-They reunite and are put together as a team with that’s has her and the harem in it. They live together as a team.
-H knows he is her bonded but keeps it a secret cause he doesn’t want to bond🤬
-H is HORRIBLE to h. He is sleeping with his fuck buddy which the h see constantly. She sees them making out. See OW coming out of his room after sex.
-At a gala H corners h and kisses her and slight make out. But right after H goes out to the limo and fucks his fuck buddy and h walks up and sees them.
-Then when things explode H tells h she has no right to tell him who he can fuck.
-It comes out that he knew they were bonded (mates) and lied. He says he loves her his whole life. She forgives him immediately and they move on.
-Knowing she was his bonded and kept fucking OW right in front of her for months and basically the whole first book is disgusting and it is DEFINITELY CHEATING 🤬😡🤬😡
-Waist of time. It’s about a group of people fighting with their brains 🧠 and it was boring but honestly after the whole cheating thing I was out anyways!
-It’s and RH and most of the men are weak betas!
Most of this is about the main guy in the harem…..
-Main H in harem has known h her whole life and had a connection. He’s in love with her since they were young. Like a deep connection l.
-They got separated and years past and h is searching for H.
-H knows where h is and is keeping tabs on her. But is making sure she doesn’t find him.
-They reunite and are put together as a team with that’s has her and the harem in it. They live together as a team.
-H knows he is her bonded but keeps it a secret cause he doesn’t want to bond🤬
-H is HORRIBLE to h. He is sleeping with his fuck buddy which the h see constantly. She sees them making out. See OW coming out of his room after sex.
-At a gala H corners h and kisses her and slight make out. But right after H goes out to the limo and fucks his fuck buddy and h walks up and sees them.
-Then when things explode H tells h she has no right to tell him who he can fuck.
-It comes out that he knew they were bonded (mates) and lied. He says he loves her his whole life. She forgives him immediately and they move on.
-Knowing she was his bonded and kept fucking OW right in front of her for months and basically the whole first book is disgusting and it is DEFINITELY CHEATING 🤬😡🤬😡
-Waist of time. It’s about a group of people fighting with their brains 🧠 and it was boring but honestly after the whole cheating thing I was out anyways!
August 27, 2020
Decent
This definitely wasn’t a bad series, but I definitely felt favoritism in the harem by the author. The relationship with 3 of the guys is sweet, whereas it has been super rocky with Alec. It honestly felt like all of the super emotional scenes, or drama, revolves around Alec. Her bond is held up with the other guys because of Alec. The guys withhold sex because of Alec. Alec is the one who has known his entire life she was meant for him, but yet chose to fight the bond and make it hard on all of them. Her relationship with Tyler felt extremely surface level, I only remember them having like two personal conversations to really get to know each other. And there was lots of filler throughout the trilogy. I ended up skimming some areas because it felt like a ton of extra nonsense that just drug the books out. The writing was actually really good, I just definitely think we need more character development in the harem. Overall it was a decent RH trilogy, but Alec might put off some readers due to the OW presence. Note that when he is with the OW he hasn’t given any commitment to Eve, and once he decides to be in her bond, he’s no longer with the OW.
This definitely wasn’t a bad series, but I definitely felt favoritism in the harem by the author. The relationship with 3 of the guys is sweet, whereas it has been super rocky with Alec. It honestly felt like all of the super emotional scenes, or drama, revolves around Alec. Her bond is held up with the other guys because of Alec. The guys withhold sex because of Alec. Alec is the one who has known his entire life she was meant for him, but yet chose to fight the bond and make it hard on all of them. Her relationship with Tyler felt extremely surface level, I only remember them having like two personal conversations to really get to know each other. And there was lots of filler throughout the trilogy. I ended up skimming some areas because it felt like a ton of extra nonsense that just drug the books out. The writing was actually really good, I just definitely think we need more character development in the harem. Overall it was a decent RH trilogy, but Alec might put off some readers due to the OW presence. Note that when he is with the OW he hasn’t given any commitment to Eve, and once he decides to be in her bond, he’s no longer with the OW.
August 18, 2019
I felt that this series could’ve been edited a little better and been a super strong duet rather then a trilogy. I felt that was a LOT of filler in this book and it got repetitive. I’m also not normally a fan of RH so I didn’t love the ending, it wasn’t wrapped up in a HEA bow like normal romances are. And I just can’t get behind the sharing thing forever, like what does that future (with kids and shit) look like? Like the sharing thing is awesome and super hot- but what is that like long term? Is the magic of the light strong enough for people eventually getting on your nerves? And maybe I wanted more of the dynamics of that- rather than the repetitive and underwhelming plot. I felt like a lot of the relationship dynamics seems to start happening behind the scenes then mentioned quickly in the moment to help certain behaviors make sense- and I feel like that’s weird. Oh well, the first book was great, second was good, and this was just tough to get through.
January 15, 2020
Cute ending but a little bit predictable.
Vivid Avowed was interesting to say the least. I have been freaking out about how this was going to end since I finished the previous book. Yet, I took my sweet ass time diving into this book. Maybe it was because I didn't want to be disappointed by anything - because trust me, it happens all the time with the last book of a series. For example, the red queen series - war storm.. absolutely hated that book. Oh lord, it made me mad.
Back to this book, well Evelyn and her boys face a new threat - thanks to Davis. Man, he is a great dad.. really. Even though I said this book was a bit predictable, it did have some twists that I wasn't expecting. Again, it was interesting but I just wanted to see how everything was going to end. I was definitely hoping for an adorable ending between her and the guys - which I thankfully got.
Overall, it was a nice ending to the trilogy.
Vivid Avowed was interesting to say the least. I have been freaking out about how this was going to end since I finished the previous book. Yet, I took my sweet ass time diving into this book. Maybe it was because I didn't want to be disappointed by anything - because trust me, it happens all the time with the last book of a series. For example, the red queen series - war storm.. absolutely hated that book. Oh lord, it made me mad.
Back to this book, well Evelyn and her boys face a new threat - thanks to Davis. Man, he is a great dad.. really. Even though I said this book was a bit predictable, it did have some twists that I wasn't expecting. Again, it was interesting but I just wanted to see how everything was going to end. I was definitely hoping for an adorable ending between her and the guys - which I thankfully got.
Overall, it was a nice ending to the trilogy.
December 21, 2021
I liked this series, I enjoyed reading them and exploring this world of evelyn.
✔ original story
✔ cool characters
✔ lots of adventures
✔ suspense and action
✔ right balance of action and the good stuff ;)
However, I felt like there were scenes that were cort short. There were parts that were summarized. There were parts that felt simply cut because we jumped from one scene in suspense to another completely different and normal that left me wondering if I accidentally skipped something or if I suddenly lost concentrstion and didn't catch the continuation...
The ending felt a little rushed to me. It felt too simple in comparison to how long everything took to build up. It also felt inconclusive with the guys. As we were nearing the end and we were having scenes with the side characters instead I was like "hey the book is about to end shooo and give me more scenes with the guys!" And that very last part was simply cruel. And if you read it you know what I am talking about.
✔ original story
✔ cool characters
✔ lots of adventures
✔ suspense and action
✔ right balance of action and the good stuff ;)
However, I felt like there were scenes that were cort short. There were parts that were summarized. There were parts that felt simply cut because we jumped from one scene in suspense to another completely different and normal that left me wondering if I accidentally skipped something or if I suddenly lost concentrstion and didn't catch the continuation...
The ending felt a little rushed to me. It felt too simple in comparison to how long everything took to build up. It also felt inconclusive with the guys. As we were nearing the end and we were having scenes with the side characters instead I was like "hey the book is about to end shooo and give me more scenes with the guys!" And that very last part was simply cruel. And if you read it you know what I am talking about.
August 1, 2019
As usual Kaydence wrote a fantastic story about Evie and my four favourite guys.
The story picks up shortly after the ending to Vital Found. I really enjoyed this book, her deepening bond with all four of her guys was really satisfying to read, I especially liked the Alec/Evie parts. Because underneath that Master of Pain exterior, he needs her just as much as the others do.
The book was fairly even for its chilled moments and was still action packed enough to keep me hooked - perfect pacing. Loved the way that the series was wrapped up, and that epilogue was just perfect. I for one will miss Evie and her bond.
Thanks, once again, to Kaydence Snow for providing me with an advanced copy of her book to read in exchange for an honest review.
The story picks up shortly after the ending to Vital Found. I really enjoyed this book, her deepening bond with all four of her guys was really satisfying to read, I especially liked the Alec/Evie parts. Because underneath that Master of Pain exterior, he needs her just as much as the others do.
The book was fairly even for its chilled moments and was still action packed enough to keep me hooked - perfect pacing. Loved the way that the series was wrapped up, and that epilogue was just perfect. I for one will miss Evie and her bond.
Thanks, once again, to Kaydence Snow for providing me with an advanced copy of her book to read in exchange for an honest review.
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August 3, 2019
I found with this one that the plot took a backseat to having sex scenes. I know it’s RH, but it didn’t start out centred around their relationships so I found it a little disappointing. Plus the whole “we can’t say anything conflict” didn’t make sense.
September 13, 2023
*3.5 Stars*
This was a good series, I think it started very strong and then lost some of its momentum half way through but it was still very enjoyable. All the characters were very developed, even the side ones. And this one has a bit of action. Not enough imo but it has some so that was nice, I just wish as a whole that the series had more. And I don’t know why it took me 3 books to realize that the reason I was probably liking this so much is because it pretty similar to The Bonds That Tie series. If you liked that one, you’d probably like this one, it’s a less action packed and a little less angsty version. Also I recommend getting the box set with all 3 books cause it had some really cute bonus scenes at the end.
This was a good series, I think it started very strong and then lost some of its momentum half way through but it was still very enjoyable. All the characters were very developed, even the side ones. And this one has a bit of action. Not enough imo but it has some so that was nice, I just wish as a whole that the series had more. And I don’t know why it took me 3 books to realize that the reason I was probably liking this so much is because it pretty similar to The Bonds That Tie series. If you liked that one, you’d probably like this one, it’s a less action packed and a little less angsty version. Also I recommend getting the box set with all 3 books cause it had some really cute bonus scenes at the end.
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