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Supernaturals of Ravenfalls #1
Ignited Soul: Part One
Getting her brother away from their abusive household and leading a peaceful existence: that's all Violet wants. Growing up powerless in a town mostly inhabited by Supernaturals made her life a living hell, but now she's ready to leave it all behind and start fresh.
But then a wounded man stumbles into her bookstore and dies in her arms, passing her a power that wasn't meant for her... and awakening her own magic, which has remained dormant for twenty-five years. Violet is now an unwilling member of the Coven's most powerful Team, Alpha Team—Kenji, Quinn, Nicholas, the best warlocks in Ravenfalls.
Too bad they don't want her there.
The struggles with her teammates aren't her biggest concern, though. No, because her powers may or may not be trying to destroy each other... and it's only a matter of time before something terrible happens to her.
But then a wounded man stumbles into her bookstore and dies in her arms, passing her a power that wasn't meant for her... and awakening her own magic, which has remained dormant for twenty-five years. Violet is now an unwilling member of the Coven's most powerful Team, Alpha Team—Kenji, Quinn, Nicholas, the best warlocks in Ravenfalls.
Too bad they don't want her there.
The struggles with her teammates aren't her biggest concern, though. No, because her powers may or may not be trying to destroy each other... and it's only a matter of time before something terrible happens to her.
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Published February 7, 2024
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February 8, 2024
DNF
On my goodness what a wet blanket of a heroine. I'm all for a background sob story but at 67% and she's still lying through her teeth out about her abuse "it's already happened" really... You still live there genius. Pride or survival, thought it would be a no brainer. The MMCs are pretty much turning a blind eye, asking but not really trying to get involved. Given their own backgrounds they should be able to blatantly see the signs.
Their flirting dynamic is so stilted it reads false, they don't seem to fit romantically. I guess I'm not a fan of the writing style, for one I can't remember the heroines name or the MMCs. It's like my brain just went yeah yeah and skimmed over. I don't even know who's who, okay maybe one is grumpy then there's smirky and the other one lol Point is it's not one of those books you find yourself devouring.
On my goodness what a wet blanket of a heroine. I'm all for a background sob story but at 67% and she's still lying through her teeth out about her abuse "it's already happened" really... You still live there genius. Pride or survival, thought it would be a no brainer. The MMCs are pretty much turning a blind eye, asking but not really trying to get involved. Given their own backgrounds they should be able to blatantly see the signs.
Their flirting dynamic is so stilted it reads false, they don't seem to fit romantically. I guess I'm not a fan of the writing style, for one I can't remember the heroines name or the MMCs. It's like my brain just went yeah yeah and skimmed over. I don't even know who's who, okay maybe one is grumpy then there's smirky and the other one lol Point is it's not one of those books you find yourself devouring.
April 8, 2024
I have never seen an author make up their own rules for punctuation until Hargrove.
The story had some merit, but the execution was awful.
Hargrove is in desperate need of a quality editor as well as some basic creative writing classes.
There is an overuse (and often incorrect use) of the following: colon, semicolon, ellipsis, and hyphens. I've never read an author who has so many comma splices, run-on sentences and incomplete thoughts coupled with an abundance of semicolons and colons. It was wild.
In addition to incorrect editing, the author also repeats many phrases, words and feelings throughout the book.
As to the actual content of the story, the author did not do a good job of making the reader feel like they were there with the FMC and her world.
The harem was predictable: Grumpy guy (for no reason), stoic guy (for no reason) and the playboy/trickster guy. The OW drama was also predictable.
FMC had no sense of self preservation, lacked any kind of confidence, and refused to stick up for herself.
Not worth reading the rest of the trilogy.
The story had some merit, but the execution was awful.
Hargrove is in desperate need of a quality editor as well as some basic creative writing classes.
There is an overuse (and often incorrect use) of the following: colon, semicolon, ellipsis, and hyphens. I've never read an author who has so many comma splices, run-on sentences and incomplete thoughts coupled with an abundance of semicolons and colons. It was wild.
In addition to incorrect editing, the author also repeats many phrases, words and feelings throughout the book.
As to the actual content of the story, the author did not do a good job of making the reader feel like they were there with the FMC and her world.
The harem was predictable: Grumpy guy (for no reason), stoic guy (for no reason) and the playboy/trickster guy. The OW drama was also predictable.
FMC had no sense of self preservation, lacked any kind of confidence, and refused to stick up for herself.
Not worth reading the rest of the trilogy.
April 16, 2024
Wet blanket FMC. Selfish. A liar. Dumb as a box of rocks. Spineless. Terrified of her own shadow.
You get the point. Violet isn’t a good person. I have never hated a character more than I have in this book. She’s 25 years old and even her 18 year old brother treats her with kid gloves.
DNF
You get the point. Violet isn’t a good person. I have never hated a character more than I have in this book. She’s 25 years old and even her 18 year old brother treats her with kid gloves.
DNF
April 7, 2024
This had potential but the mass amount of errors made it nearly impossible to read. I’m guessing that English is not the authors first language as there are so many words use incorrectly. Or maybe it was written with AI? Idk, something is majorly off with the execution here either way the author needs to hire a really good editor. Even if the writing and editing got better I wasn’t feeling any connection between the harem and the h and the h was on my last nerves so I won’t be reading anymore in this series anyways.
June 2, 2024
DNF
I’m really having a hard time with the book. The FMC is a 25 year old who is physically abused by her mom and mom’s boyfriend and she just takes it. She apologizes all the time for everything. She NEVER fights back and takes verbal abuse from ANYONE who throws it out. And when her savings that she has worked on her entire life is taken, she just screams and calls it a day. She is weak.
She blames this on wanting to protect her brother. I can’t see it. All I see is a poor, weak, girl who can not even afford to eat letting someone call her a princess. A doormat.
Then on top of this, there is this guy constantly flirting with her. Which is annoying because her life is crap and she does not need that. Then the other guy who verbally abuses her, when she is already in the dirt, is going to be a love interest. No. Could not finish.
I’m really having a hard time with the book. The FMC is a 25 year old who is physically abused by her mom and mom’s boyfriend and she just takes it. She apologizes all the time for everything. She NEVER fights back and takes verbal abuse from ANYONE who throws it out. And when her savings that she has worked on her entire life is taken, she just screams and calls it a day. She is weak.
She blames this on wanting to protect her brother. I can’t see it. All I see is a poor, weak, girl who can not even afford to eat letting someone call her a princess. A doormat.
Then on top of this, there is this guy constantly flirting with her. Which is annoying because her life is crap and she does not need that. Then the other guy who verbally abuses her, when she is already in the dirt, is going to be a love interest. No. Could not finish.
November 30, 2024
This book was a chore to get through. Constant grammatical errors, shuffled sentences, improper tenses, and typos/misfitting word choice abound in this train wreck of a book. It's like if a 'Sorry, English isn't my first language" fanfic author ACTUALLY wrote like English was not their first language. It is in desperate need of another round (or three) of editing. The writing grew sloppier the longer the book dragged on, and by the last few chapters, these errors were popping up in practically every other paragraph.
In my personal ranking system, bad writing is an automatic one or two star rating, but the plot was decent enough to warrant the higher of the two. It was by no means anything to write home about, but it was coherent enough to follow and I did enjoy certain aspects. The setting was rather unique, which I appreciated. The three guys were pretty standard for an RH series: Mr. Stoic, Mr. Grumpy, and Mr. Charmer. However, the author did throw a little twist in with the order in which the guys fell for her, which was a refreshing change for these copy/paste personalities. The FMC was also pretty basic and ticked most of the Mary-Sue boxes, making her a relatively boring character. Oh, it's impossible to have a magical gift and also host this other power because the magics will go to war with each other, and the only other person to host both ended up being killed by this combo magic that he couldn't contain, yet somehow the FMC barely struggles with housing both magics because she was willing to embrace them and actually learn how to use her new found skills? Okay, seems plausible.
TL;DR
If a myriad of editing errors isn't something that bothers you, the plot is decent enough that you might want to try giving it a read. Although the characters were pretty one dimensional, there were some interesting world building aspects and character interactions that kept me at least partly engaged.
In my personal ranking system, bad writing is an automatic one or two star rating, but the plot was decent enough to warrant the higher of the two. It was by no means anything to write home about, but it was coherent enough to follow and I did enjoy certain aspects. The setting was rather unique, which I appreciated. The three guys were pretty standard for an RH series: Mr. Stoic, Mr. Grumpy, and Mr. Charmer. However, the author did throw a little twist in with the order in which the guys fell for her, which was a refreshing change for these copy/paste personalities. The FMC was also pretty basic and ticked most of the Mary-Sue boxes, making her a relatively boring character. Oh, it's impossible to have a magical gift and also host this other power because the magics will go to war with each other, and the only other person to host both ended up being killed by this combo magic that he couldn't contain, yet somehow the FMC barely struggles with housing both magics because she was willing to embrace them and actually learn how to use her new found skills? Okay, seems plausible.
TL;DR
If a myriad of editing errors isn't something that bothers you, the plot is decent enough that you might want to try giving it a read. Although the characters were pretty one dimensional, there were some interesting world building aspects and character interactions that kept me at least partly engaged.
February 9, 2024
Soooo many grammatical errors, so many words missing in sentences. This book needed to be edited more. At one point the mom’s boyfriend is named Reggie and then it’s switched to Randy for a chapter.
I didn’t really feel a connection between the FMC and the MMCs. The FMC is constantly insecure and sometimes just unlikable. It felt like the author just found 3 stereotypes for MMCs and ran with that- one was silent/stoic, the next perpetually angry, and the last golden haired and lighthearted. The blonde MMC’s smile was constantly described as “mischievous”.
I found the story to drag somewhat and I felt like the magical elements and the world weren’t very fleshed out. While I had some issues with the book, I was entertained.
I didn’t really feel a connection between the FMC and the MMCs. The FMC is constantly insecure and sometimes just unlikable. It felt like the author just found 3 stereotypes for MMCs and ran with that- one was silent/stoic, the next perpetually angry, and the last golden haired and lighthearted. The blonde MMC’s smile was constantly described as “mischievous”.
I found the story to drag somewhat and I felt like the magical elements and the world weren’t very fleshed out. While I had some issues with the book, I was entertained.
February 18, 2024
it had so much potential
I really enjoyed the beginning of this book, but about half way if started to get repetitive and I started to really not like out FMC.
Willow has been abused by her mother and her mother’s boyfriend for years. But she has a plan. She has been saving up and waiting until her brother turns 18 so they can run away together and start their new life. But one fateful night all of her plans go out the drain and she gains powers and must become the nucleus for the Coven’s alpha team.
Like I said earlier, I really enjoyed the beginning and it had a lot of elements that would have me loving this book but it got real competitive. How many times can the over bearing men ask who hurt you? I love that trope and it was wasted over and over again. Not to mention alpha team is supposed to be so astute at everything and they even figured out what she was doing when she first started at the academy but they couldn’t figure out that she was being beat at home?
I really hope this author continues to write and that future books get a little more editing and some feedback from readers because she was really onto something here.
I really enjoyed the beginning of this book, but about half way if started to get repetitive and I started to really not like out FMC.
Willow has been abused by her mother and her mother’s boyfriend for years. But she has a plan. She has been saving up and waiting until her brother turns 18 so they can run away together and start their new life. But one fateful night all of her plans go out the drain and she gains powers and must become the nucleus for the Coven’s alpha team.
Like I said earlier, I really enjoyed the beginning and it had a lot of elements that would have me loving this book but it got real competitive. How many times can the over bearing men ask who hurt you? I love that trope and it was wasted over and over again. Not to mention alpha team is supposed to be so astute at everything and they even figured out what she was doing when she first started at the academy but they couldn’t figure out that she was being beat at home?
I really hope this author continues to write and that future books get a little more editing and some feedback from readers because she was really onto something here.
February 18, 2024
I disagree with a lot of the reviews on this book. The grammar issues, and missing words do not take away from the story. I’m a person who consistently reads 2 Star books so I’ve read a lot of bad ones. This is not one of them.
I thoroughly enjoyed the story and was very disappointed at the abrupt ending. I can’t wait to get the next one! There is a review that I thought was way off. They said the hero is 25 acting like she’s 15. I disagree. The hero spent 20 years in an abusive household trying to protect her brother. While she does constantly apologize, I think that is typical of someone that lives in abuse. Her character was not whiny nor was she a brat.
Give this book a try, don’t let the low stars scare you off.
I thoroughly enjoyed the story and was very disappointed at the abrupt ending. I can’t wait to get the next one! There is a review that I thought was way off. They said the hero is 25 acting like she’s 15. I disagree. The hero spent 20 years in an abusive household trying to protect her brother. While she does constantly apologize, I think that is typical of someone that lives in abuse. Her character was not whiny nor was she a brat.
Give this book a try, don’t let the low stars scare you off.
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September 16, 2024
I try not to read reviews before reading but that may need to change if I stay reading KU books. Honestly I'd say spoilers but more may happen in my limited review than in this whole book.
The writing was not great. A ton of issues with errors and words not being used correctly which continued to make this a difficult read even with basic subject matter.
The next major issue I had was the female main character. Read any review on this book and you will learn that she is not a strong lead that continues to make poor decisions that affect those around her. Her decisions also bring those around her down. Her brother got a scholarship to Harvard and instead of demanding he leave as soon as he could and better himself she just asked him to think about it? Absolutely not mam. If you truly care and want him out of the abusive home you make him leave, end of story.
Honestly I can't even say it's a bop with potential because as an avid paranormal romance fan this trope has been done. The academy and being unwanted and not fitting in has been done. We've seen this a million times and it probably didn't need to be done this way.
The writing was not great. A ton of issues with errors and words not being used correctly which continued to make this a difficult read even with basic subject matter.
The next major issue I had was the female main character. Read any review on this book and you will learn that she is not a strong lead that continues to make poor decisions that affect those around her. Her decisions also bring those around her down. Her brother got a scholarship to Harvard and instead of demanding he leave as soon as he could and better himself she just asked him to think about it? Absolutely not mam. If you truly care and want him out of the abusive home you make him leave, end of story.
Honestly I can't even say it's a bop with potential because as an avid paranormal romance fan this trope has been done. The academy and being unwanted and not fitting in has been done. We've seen this a million times and it probably didn't need to be done this way.
February 22, 2024
Enjoyable
This is a new author to me. And I've got to say the book is pretty good. I wasn't so sure when I chose it. But it has done a good job at captivating me for the afternoon. Am looking forward to next in series
This is a new author to me. And I've got to say the book is pretty good. I wasn't so sure when I chose it. But it has done a good job at captivating me for the afternoon. Am looking forward to next in series
June 22, 2025
I don’t know why I kept reading this 😑 There we so many inconsistencies and loose ends that made zero sense. And don’t even get me started on Violet.
February 19, 2024
DNF … the writing feels juvenile
August 16, 2024
Violet needs a good smack in the face. I don’t understand her. I’m tired of these doormat heroines who makes dumb af decisions and knows it could put them in danger. Why would you do something super dangerous that could possibly kill you when TWO people told you not to? You decide to do it anyways to ‘prove’ yourself?? I’m sorry honey but thats not how you do it. And then you go off with someone you don’t know, when you KNOW you’re suppose to stay with the guys, when you KNOW someone’s out to kill you. But nooo, no one wants to kill me because I’m a nobody. Clearly you are with the sad girl, abused, and docile act you have. I thought this girl was 18 or something. No shes like 20 something. 6 years out of high school! Wtf are you doing still living at home, not having a good job, and allowing your mom and pos boyfriend steal money from you?? All for your underage brother?? Excuse me but theres better ways to do that. Literally the weakest and dumb af heroine I’ve read. I’m sorry for the rant but I just don’t understand.
May 1, 2024
2.5⭐️1.5🌶️
TikTok gave me false expectations for this book.
This wasn’t bad, it was just average.
I like the way things are going and I think this has potential, there are just some things I would change.
I was expecting more fuming from the MMC’s about the abuse Violet went through and although the avoidance of the topic is logical, Im expecting her to really open up about what happen to her and to see the reactions Nicholas, Kenji and Quinn have.
I don’t dislike Violet, but I wouldn’t go as far as to say I like her, she’s a little too submissive for my liking and naive in the stupid way, with her upbringing you would think she would trust her instincts no? Well, the three times her instincts were screaming at her that something wasn’t right she just brushed it off and that’s just plain stupid.
Tbh she needs to grow a backbone and build a personality not based on the abuse, definitely room for improvement with her character.
The MMC’s were also meh, a little generic and predictable so more depth to each of them would be good.
The relationship was also meh, I didn’t feel a connection nor chemistry between the characters so Im also hoping the relationships develops not only one on one but as a harem and for them to be based on real attraction and not they need to protect her are her need to be cared for.
The world building and magic system felt superficial so I think there could be a more thorough explanation as well as to see more of it during the books, so more political explanation, the hierarchy, more magical training, a little history in the world maybe.
Lots to improve but also lots of opportunities to make this good.
TikTok gave me false expectations for this book.
This wasn’t bad, it was just average.
I like the way things are going and I think this has potential, there are just some things I would change.
I was expecting more fuming from the MMC’s about the abuse Violet went through and although the avoidance of the topic is logical, Im expecting her to really open up about what happen to her and to see the reactions Nicholas, Kenji and Quinn have.
I don’t dislike Violet, but I wouldn’t go as far as to say I like her, she’s a little too submissive for my liking and naive in the stupid way, with her upbringing you would think she would trust her instincts no? Well, the three times her instincts were screaming at her that something wasn’t right she just brushed it off and that’s just plain stupid.
Tbh she needs to grow a backbone and build a personality not based on the abuse, definitely room for improvement with her character.
The MMC’s were also meh, a little generic and predictable so more depth to each of them would be good.
The relationship was also meh, I didn’t feel a connection nor chemistry between the characters so Im also hoping the relationships develops not only one on one but as a harem and for them to be based on real attraction and not they need to protect her are her need to be cared for.
The world building and magic system felt superficial so I think there could be a more thorough explanation as well as to see more of it during the books, so more political explanation, the hierarchy, more magical training, a little history in the world maybe.
Lots to improve but also lots of opportunities to make this good.
March 4, 2024
DNF at 22%
I started out really liking the book but I didn’t really like the guys. I couldn’t really tell them apart but when I started to really not like them was during the council meeting. Asking her all of those questions?? In front of the council?? That was just gross and there was no need for it. Also him getting turned on by her taking a drink?? It came off as gross and like he was a perv.
The writing was okay until she could hear peoples thoughts. The author should have made it obvious what the thoughts were by italicizing them or something. The writing would just go from first to third person randomly and we had to guy what she heard versus said out loud.
Lastly, why does everything think she killed him?? Why?? What is the reasoning behind it?? She had no knowledge of her powers and he could obviously defend himself. There was no reasonable explanation for it.
I started out really liking the book but I didn’t really like the guys. I couldn’t really tell them apart but when I started to really not like them was during the council meeting. Asking her all of those questions?? In front of the council?? That was just gross and there was no need for it. Also him getting turned on by her taking a drink?? It came off as gross and like he was a perv.
The writing was okay until she could hear peoples thoughts. The author should have made it obvious what the thoughts were by italicizing them or something. The writing would just go from first to third person randomly and we had to guy what she heard versus said out loud.
Lastly, why does everything think she killed him?? Why?? What is the reasoning behind it?? She had no knowledge of her powers and he could obviously defend himself. There was no reasonable explanation for it.
March 20, 2024
The starting few chapters were promising and I was looking forward to read about an FMC who got stronger as the story went on but sadly she just seemed to loose brains cells as the story progressed. She’s constantly in danger but does nothing to protect herself and apologizes for everything and anything. I’m not kidding she says “sorry” 96 times, at lest 2 times per chapter. Never read about a more annoying character than this FMC. At the end she takes random pills because of peer pressure , willingly goes along with a stranger knowing that she’s in danger. It’s like asking a character how stupid she wants to be and she said 100%
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May 4, 2024
Disappointing. Just one of the words I'd use to describe this book. The plot focuses so much on Violet's relationships with the Alpha Team and very little on anything else. I understand that with romance novels, the romance will be the main focus of the book. However, I've read books similar to this one that blend the background story and romance seamlessly.
Violet is a victim of abuse. Survivors of abusive environments often have triggers and exhibit certain behaviors and actions. I can't quite place my finger on what it was, but her behavior when faced with her triggers felt wishy-washy and disingenuous. Additionally, she was attacked twice after classes, but states they were probably pranks. Despite the fact that the council had a meeting to determine whether or not they would kill her in order to transfer her Nucleus power and the father of the Nucleus whose power she inherited wants her dead. I can understand minimizing the extent of the situation or emotions she has to these events, but the way she discusses these attacks don't follow that behavior. She acts as though it's impossible that someone would try to kill her.
As for the boys and Team Alpha - Kenji, Nicholas, and Quinn - they all seem to like Violet however, none of them are direct and explicit about their feelings for her. She also acts incredibly naive about their feelings towards her, in a way that gets super annoying. When Nick kisses her then is rude to her, she immediately concludes that he doesn't like her. For an example of the boy's vagueness about their feelings, Violet asks Nick if it's okay that she moves in with them because she knows he doesn't like her, he tells her he's not even going to respond to that. Like what??!?! If I'm romantically interested in someone and they state point blank that I dislike them, I'm going to very enthusiastically explain how much the opposite is true.
I was unsure if this book was a two or three star rating, but I decided on a two because some of the grammar and prose was awkward and off in some places. I usually reserve three for the books that are just okay, this was a bit off so 2.5 would be more accurate. If you plan on reading this, let me know what you thought of it!
Violet is a victim of abuse. Survivors of abusive environments often have triggers and exhibit certain behaviors and actions. I can't quite place my finger on what it was, but her behavior when faced with her triggers felt wishy-washy and disingenuous. Additionally, she was attacked twice after classes, but states they were probably pranks. Despite the fact that the council had a meeting to determine whether or not they would kill her in order to transfer her Nucleus power and the father of the Nucleus whose power she inherited wants her dead. I can understand minimizing the extent of the situation or emotions she has to these events, but the way she discusses these attacks don't follow that behavior. She acts as though it's impossible that someone would try to kill her.
As for the boys and Team Alpha - Kenji, Nicholas, and Quinn - they all seem to like Violet however, none of them are direct and explicit about their feelings for her. She also acts incredibly naive about their feelings towards her, in a way that gets super annoying. When Nick kisses her then is rude to her, she immediately concludes that he doesn't like her. For an example of the boy's vagueness about their feelings, Violet asks Nick if it's okay that she moves in with them because she knows he doesn't like her, he tells her he's not even going to respond to that. Like what??!?! If I'm romantically interested in someone and they state point blank that I dislike them, I'm going to very enthusiastically explain how much the opposite is true.
I was unsure if this book was a two or three star rating, but I decided on a two because some of the grammar and prose was awkward and off in some places. I usually reserve three for the books that are just okay, this was a bit off so 2.5 would be more accurate. If you plan on reading this, let me know what you thought of it!
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April 3, 2024
I honestly need a gold star for every time I start a series, thinking it's a standalone or a completed series, then finish the book and find out how wrong I am. It's actually impressive how many times this has happened to me. And this one with a literal cliffhanger to boot.
One tiny insignificant detail was some typos and maybe a few sentences that needed editing, but I loved the writing style, and the story had me guessing.
What didn't surprise me was Quinn dressing up at Cupid for Halloween. I totally guessed that and made a happy squeak when I got it right. And speaking of costumes, damn I want to draw K in that cat costume with a harness. I hope that means he's got a thing for rope.
I get frustrated with FMC's who straight up lie over and over again. When the truth comes out almost immediately after, the secondhand embarrassment gets me. I'm all for keeping her story to herself, but outright lying makes her seem untrustworthy, so why would the guys ever trust her word in the future. I'm angry there is no book 2 yet because I'm dying to know who killed Martin. And what the heck is going to come from Fia definitely attempting to drug her and Zane very seriously attempting to murder her. Him and Fia have to be in cahoots. There's no way it's a coincidence that she was at the almost drowning and he has teleportation. Fia must be a trickster from the rooftop, too.
Anywho. I definitely think she needs to self reflect and talk to a therapist about her lack of self-preservation. And that mind reading power needs to come back into play for so many reasons. (One being seeing what the guys are thinking every time they crowd her, Lord knows I want to hear those thoughts). And preferably with italicized font when it's mind reading. It got really confusing as a reader to have the regular speech and mind speech all jumbled together. Even if that was done to show, she couldn't tell the difference. I couldn't tell what questions or statements she was replying to, the mind ones or the vocal ones. It took me out of the book. BUT she didn't mind read much after that, so it was fine.
I'm ready for 2. Hopefully, the wait won't be long.
One tiny insignificant detail was some typos and maybe a few sentences that needed editing, but I loved the writing style, and the story had me guessing.
What didn't surprise me was Quinn dressing up at Cupid for Halloween. I totally guessed that and made a happy squeak when I got it right. And speaking of costumes, damn I want to draw K in that cat costume with a harness. I hope that means he's got a thing for rope.
I get frustrated with FMC's who straight up lie over and over again. When the truth comes out almost immediately after, the secondhand embarrassment gets me. I'm all for keeping her story to herself, but outright lying makes her seem untrustworthy, so why would the guys ever trust her word in the future. I'm angry there is no book 2 yet because I'm dying to know who killed Martin. And what the heck is going to come from Fia definitely attempting to drug her and Zane very seriously attempting to murder her. Him and Fia have to be in cahoots. There's no way it's a coincidence that she was at the almost drowning and he has teleportation. Fia must be a trickster from the rooftop, too.
Anywho. I definitely think she needs to self reflect and talk to a therapist about her lack of self-preservation. And that mind reading power needs to come back into play for so many reasons. (One being seeing what the guys are thinking every time they crowd her, Lord knows I want to hear those thoughts). And preferably with italicized font when it's mind reading. It got really confusing as a reader to have the regular speech and mind speech all jumbled together. Even if that was done to show, she couldn't tell the difference. I couldn't tell what questions or statements she was replying to, the mind ones or the vocal ones. It took me out of the book. BUT she didn't mind read much after that, so it was fine.
I'm ready for 2. Hopefully, the wait won't be long.
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October 10, 2024
This book reads as misery porn.
I will definitely not be picking up the next book in the series or any other by this author. But the book will forever stay with me as the only time I’ve seen a grown woman try to pass domestic abuse bruises as self-inflicted by autoerotic asphyxiation, because somehow that was ‘less embarrassing’ than almost being choked to death by a junkie. Worse yet, it worked, because everyone in this book is a moron.
I will definitely not be picking up the next book in the series or any other by this author. But the book will forever stay with me as the only time I’ve seen a grown woman try to pass domestic abuse bruises as self-inflicted by autoerotic asphyxiation, because somehow that was ‘less embarrassing’ than almost being choked to death by a junkie. Worse yet, it worked, because everyone in this book is a moron.
November 4, 2025
I really enjoyed this - 5 star for e book, 3 for audio
This was really enjoyable - I’ve liked the MMC’s a lot and the plot has been easy but interesting.
There are a few triggers but this isn’t a dark romance in the slightest and has an almost cozy feel to it - it just rolls along effortlessly.
My only real issue is with the FMC. She is a bit inconsistent, one minute trusting her gut and saying that she always trusts her intuition, but her instincts suck quite frankly. She walks head first into trouble even when she knows something is a bad idea. She lacks patience, insight and is honestly a bit stupid, but then other times she seemed switched on and bright. In saying this she wasn’t unlikeable - I feel like a disappointed parent, like, I really like her but I am just super disappointed with her lack of any sense of safety or self and the inability to learn from any mistakes or actually gain any positive skills from any of her lessons or experiences.
The audiobook was average - the Female narrator was pretty good but oh my no thank you was the male narrator terrible! He just didn’t match the characters, weird accent and super hard to listen to. After a while I got used to it to the point it was bearable, but every now again when I’d switch from ebook to audio, I would cringe as if hearing nails on a chalk board for a good chapter or two before getting used to it again.
Overall good read, I’d probably rate a 4/5 in a brutally honest review, but that was for preference only and no other reason - would recommend
This was really enjoyable - I’ve liked the MMC’s a lot and the plot has been easy but interesting.
There are a few triggers but this isn’t a dark romance in the slightest and has an almost cozy feel to it - it just rolls along effortlessly.
My only real issue is with the FMC. She is a bit inconsistent, one minute trusting her gut and saying that she always trusts her intuition, but her instincts suck quite frankly. She walks head first into trouble even when she knows something is a bad idea. She lacks patience, insight and is honestly a bit stupid, but then other times she seemed switched on and bright. In saying this she wasn’t unlikeable - I feel like a disappointed parent, like, I really like her but I am just super disappointed with her lack of any sense of safety or self and the inability to learn from any mistakes or actually gain any positive skills from any of her lessons or experiences.
The audiobook was average - the Female narrator was pretty good but oh my no thank you was the male narrator terrible! He just didn’t match the characters, weird accent and super hard to listen to. After a while I got used to it to the point it was bearable, but every now again when I’d switch from ebook to audio, I would cringe as if hearing nails on a chalk board for a good chapter or two before getting used to it again.
Overall good read, I’d probably rate a 4/5 in a brutally honest review, but that was for preference only and no other reason - would recommend
March 2, 2025
it was entertaining
I enjoyed the multiple point of views. Even if it focused heavily on Violet. I enjoyed how the guys didn’t just fall at her feet immediately, they got to know her.
I didn’t really like Violet as a main female character. I thought she was an idiot. Clearly, someone is out to get her, whether it’s her mother and her bf, or someone from the magical world, but Violet walks into dangers without blinking. Keeps telling the guys absolutely nothing about how her mom n bf beat the crap out of her daily. How they stole all of Violets and Griffens savings, and Violet did nothing to get it back, refused to tell the guys who stole their money and continuously let her mom n bf physically abuse her. This doesn’t really take into account that someone has been trying to kill her at school too. The guys warn her, in every chapter they warn her. Be careful. Take one of us with you. Someone is trying to take her nucleuous power. She keeps poo pooing them away, thinking it’s all in her head. She would rather it that way, as she thinks no one is out to get her. It’s like she would rather be clue less, and stupid. I couldn’t connect with Violet after about half way through. Her continuous act of playing dumb, not letting ppl in to help her, just got old. She’s 25 for f sake.
I enjoyed the multiple point of views. Even if it focused heavily on Violet. I enjoyed how the guys didn’t just fall at her feet immediately, they got to know her.
I didn’t really like Violet as a main female character. I thought she was an idiot. Clearly, someone is out to get her, whether it’s her mother and her bf, or someone from the magical world, but Violet walks into dangers without blinking. Keeps telling the guys absolutely nothing about how her mom n bf beat the crap out of her daily. How they stole all of Violets and Griffens savings, and Violet did nothing to get it back, refused to tell the guys who stole their money and continuously let her mom n bf physically abuse her. This doesn’t really take into account that someone has been trying to kill her at school too. The guys warn her, in every chapter they warn her. Be careful. Take one of us with you. Someone is trying to take her nucleuous power. She keeps poo pooing them away, thinking it’s all in her head. She would rather it that way, as she thinks no one is out to get her. It’s like she would rather be clue less, and stupid. I couldn’t connect with Violet after about half way through. Her continuous act of playing dumb, not letting ppl in to help her, just got old. She’s 25 for f sake.
February 28, 2024
Was really looking forward to this one. Saw a TikTok about it and it looked interesting.
Could not stand the FMC it’s like she was going out of her way to put herself in danger. Like WTF?! She does all she can to get away with her brother and when the day finally comes she gets her ass beat and STILL does not even try to fight back. This could have 100% been easily avoided. I seriously don’t know why she just didn’t haul ass the moment her mom came out. She still tried to talk to her?? Someone explain!!
And why the heck is she apologizing for literally every thing she does or says. Even doesn’t know half the time what she’s apologizing for.
The ending had me wanting to slap the hell out of her. She’s WELL aware that someone is trying to KILL HER and yet she does the idiotic thing and separates from the ONLY people wanting to keep her safe. I just cannot.
I thought she would gain at least a little bit of confidence when she got her powers but there was absolutely no character development. The guys were Eh, the typical trio.
Don’t think I’ll continue with the series. ✌️
Could not stand the FMC it’s like she was going out of her way to put herself in danger. Like WTF?! She does all she can to get away with her brother and when the day finally comes she gets her ass beat and STILL does not even try to fight back. This could have 100% been easily avoided. I seriously don’t know why she just didn’t haul ass the moment her mom came out. She still tried to talk to her?? Someone explain!!
And why the heck is she apologizing for literally every thing she does or says. Even doesn’t know half the time what she’s apologizing for.
The ending had me wanting to slap the hell out of her. She’s WELL aware that someone is trying to KILL HER and yet she does the idiotic thing and separates from the ONLY people wanting to keep her safe. I just cannot.
I thought she would gain at least a little bit of confidence when she got her powers but there was absolutely no character development. The guys were Eh, the typical trio.
Don’t think I’ll continue with the series. ✌️
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March 2, 2024
The FMC is 25 and still choses to live at home, where she is physically, mentally, emotionally, and financially abused all the time. Supposedly it's so she can protect her soon to be 18 year old brother. The brother she shares a small bedroom with. The brother who is ignored by the abusers. So, I'm not sure why she needs to be there or why he needs to be there.
She never tells anyone about the abuse, in fact she actively hides it. She is an adult. She can get an apartment. She can get custody of her brother especially if she told people about the abuse. It's like the abuse is something she doesn't have any choice about. Which would be the case if she was a child and no one believed her. None of which is the case for this story.
The abuse seemed to only exist for there to be some sort of plot. But the abuse of a 25 year old that is paying all the household bills along with the booze for the abusers is unrealistic. She can and should be living somewhere else. She should be reporting the abuse to someone. She doesn't even give any reasons for why she hides the abuse.
She never tells anyone about the abuse, in fact she actively hides it. She is an adult. She can get an apartment. She can get custody of her brother especially if she told people about the abuse. It's like the abuse is something she doesn't have any choice about. Which would be the case if she was a child and no one believed her. None of which is the case for this story.
The abuse seemed to only exist for there to be some sort of plot. But the abuse of a 25 year old that is paying all the household bills along with the booze for the abusers is unrealistic. She can and should be living somewhere else. She should be reporting the abuse to someone. She doesn't even give any reasons for why she hides the abuse.
August 8, 2024
7/10stars - estoy haciendo la reseña una semana despues y no me acuerdo mucho pero, es un si. no se si leería los demás, pero termina muy lindo. l. reverse harem recooooontra cliche y fluff pero los mmc son toooodo. Kenji el lider que la hizo acabarr (que escena mas hot, el todo dommmm #goodgirllll), Nicholas el garca recooontra possesive aue le dice princess😍 y quinn FKING QUINN LE DICE LOVE🥰🥰🥰💕 and yocon mi adoración a aaron warner leer todo lo que decia era un placer, el king del chamuyo y es un diiviiino, todos la quieren a violet y se lo hacen saber, baaanco. El world building y el plot en si es bastante medio pelo pero me re gusto el libro por el simple hecho de las interacciones de violet con el alfa team, como la protejen, la siguen a todos lados, la escena donde la sandwichean todos juntos !!!!!! no hay segundo libro y todavia no se chapo al king de Quinn!!! LA SALVARON Y QUEDO EN CLIFFHANGERR, quiero dramaaaaaa. las veces que sonrei a la nada corte giggling no tiene explicación 😩😩☺️☺️ mato y vivo por el romance posesivoooo y flufffffff
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February 10, 2024
Loved this book and the characters! It's what I like to refer to as an "easy" supernatural book. Good characters, a fun and new magic system with enough story to suck you in and keep you wanting more but it's not so dense and full of intense mysteries and clues that it's a labor to read.
Very excited for the next book and to see what happens! I need more of the Maggie/Mei/Violet trio, Violet finally coming into her own and being a fierce badass and deeeefinitely some more steamy stuff especially with my favorite baby Kenji 🥵🥰🥰.
I do think this book would have greatly improved with just a bit more editing and fixing of grammar and errors, but it wasn't hard to skim past them to get to the story.
Hoping to get more background on the guys and why they are the way they are, see the team go on more missions and Violet to rule the world!
Very excited for the next book and to see what happens! I need more of the Maggie/Mei/Violet trio, Violet finally coming into her own and being a fierce badass and deeeefinitely some more steamy stuff especially with my favorite baby Kenji 🥵🥰🥰.
I do think this book would have greatly improved with just a bit more editing and fixing of grammar and errors, but it wasn't hard to skim past them to get to the story.
Hoping to get more background on the guys and why they are the way they are, see the team go on more missions and Violet to rule the world!
July 15, 2024
DNF at 80%
I was trying really hard to finish this since it was so close to being done, despite the beginning being so interesting and promising.
The fmc felt stupid to me, a 25 year old who's been beaten almost all her life, who does seem to have basic common sense, keeps lying about the abuse she's getting, not actually giving excuses to why she's lying. The bank even gave her a chance to actually do something about it but her solution was to scream and do nothing else about it.
Also, two of the male interests made no fucking sense at all? One supposedly hates her guts but still gets hard while watching her fight, but then gets a 180 turn and starts liking all of a sudden but still behaves the same way towards her? Not even denying when she audibly remarks that he hates her. The other one is just....????? Felt like a bad tsundere, make up your mind bro.
I was trying really hard to finish this since it was so close to being done, despite the beginning being so interesting and promising.
The fmc felt stupid to me, a 25 year old who's been beaten almost all her life, who does seem to have basic common sense, keeps lying about the abuse she's getting, not actually giving excuses to why she's lying. The bank even gave her a chance to actually do something about it but her solution was to scream and do nothing else about it.
Also, two of the male interests made no fucking sense at all? One supposedly hates her guts but still gets hard while watching her fight, but then gets a 180 turn and starts liking all of a sudden but still behaves the same way towards her? Not even denying when she audibly remarks that he hates her. The other one is just....????? Felt like a bad tsundere, make up your mind bro.
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