Aureate Disaster

by Christine Beverly

I was homeless...
Now I have mates.
Not one, not two, but more than one woman can handle.

For years I was alone, afraid, and being hunted. I ran from my family to protect them. I ran from the devastation I caused because I was a coward. Lastly, I ran from my inevitable future because I was weak. But there is nowhere else to run. Not if I want to protect the people I've grown to love and care for. To do that, I have to be stronger and face my demons. I will save everyone even though I know it'll cost me my life.

Genres: Paranormal

386 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 16, 2024

About the author

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Reviews

[Emily Pennington · Rating 1 out of 5]

A Living Nightmare . . .

Shilo Meadows is a young girl who has “something” living within her, resulting with a problem Shilo has to deal with somehow… and may not be able to “fix” regardless. As dusk is coming, she finds an abandoned building used by the homeless. It seems there are always many such choices as the wealthy city officials don’t want to bother leveling those businesses that don’t work out. The smell of mold, rot, and other nameless things make her want to gag. And she also smells bad, so there is nothing to be done about it. A fire on the first floor is warmer, so most people are gathered there and she goes to the second floor. One other person is passed out. She finds a room blocked by a collapsed pile of rubble and uses power from the “Being” inside of her to get into the room where the barricade will keep her safer.

Shilo has been on the run for 6 years now while hideous monsters hunt her and they barely give her time to rest before they find her again. She should sleep, but she has felt a sense of anxiety and dread all day. She starts to doze off until someone screams downstairs and all the sounds she heard coming in here have disappeared. She creeps slowly down the stairs and now hears moaning, slurping, and snarls. Her muscles won’t let her move as she stares at the carnage below. Finally taking a step backward, she slips on a huge puddle of blood… and one of the creatures turns to look at her, preparing to leap! Teeth and claws start to tear at her, her bones snap, her lung is punctured, she coughs up blood, when suddenly she hears, “Girl, I will not let your foolishness destroy this body,” and the Being inside takes over!

There is much more left to read, but I wasn’t enjoying any part of this story line and decided to bail out.

[Melo · Rating 3 out of 5]

DNF

I tried to like this book but I just couldn't engage with the heroines character. Almost 70% and she's only decided to share her past with Reapim...???? Really? not her mates. I don't get it, they are all powerful yet she's treating them like they are disposable and weak.

Considering she doesn't know much about supernatural beings, my thoughts would be that she actually described the evil one chasing her. Properly described what the missing beings turned into... Know what, honestly just shared actual useful information. Surely that information would be more helpful than "check the surveillance" The teams would probably narrow down what kind of Sup they are dealing with. But noooooo let everyone fumble in the dark but take the high road about everyone's training. I just couldn't.

My pet hate is a heroine spending the whole book lying when some things could be hashed out in a chapter. Talk about not utilizing resources when she really knows nothing but acts like she has all the answers. Also the book could use a re-edit.

There is a plot here, the delivery let it down for me.

[Nadine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the book. The story was engaging, and the concept of magic was particularly fascinating. Shilo is a young girl who harbors a being within her, which inadvertently caused a catastrophe. She must cope with the consequences and spends years living on the streets. Exhausted and seeking help, she encounters five men.

The plot moved at a fast pace, and at times, the story felt rushed. I would have liked the author to spend more time on certain situations. Additionally, the relationship between Shilo and Goldie, the being within her, could have benefitted from more communication. I wished for more interaction between them.

Furthermore, the concept of "mates" needed more development, as many aspects felt hurried. Nonetheless, overall, I really liked the story.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Kristin Jensen · Rating 2 out of 5]

The premise of this book sounds interesting, but the delivery is lacking. There are a lot of comments that don't make sense in light of what has been said before, and the writing doesn't look edited (i.e., there are sentences that are not complete, a dot that should not be there, a verb missing...). The main female character is not attaching, and the main male characters are not fleshy enough, and some of the side characters are just disappointingly black and white. My take is that the story is not mature enough for publication, but a good editing would do marvel on it.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Dezi Saloń · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book really caught my attention it was definitely a page turner and had me on the edge of my seat at times, I thought at first the whole 5 mates was a little much but it wasn’t bad at all better than I thought it would be. The spice level is a little on the lower side but the plot is great! Overall I give this book 4 stars.

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[Dominique - · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't know what to expect from Aureate Disaster but I was really pleasantly surprised. Christine Beverly did a great job of world building and that gave this book an incredible foundation. The characters were fun and had good depth, the FMC of course shining above the rest. There was a lot I still wanted to see about this world and I hope there are more books in this series.

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[Nadine Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Completely Unique

Not very often does a story come along that completely surprises me. The Happy Ending is not sappy/happy and completely realistic emotionally. This is a story that exposes humanities true weakness... when we lack unity and empathy for each other. The story shows which that fighting for each other is strength and along all forms of love which includes friendship.

[Mrs A · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an interesting read, the blurb totally caught my attention. The plot flows well with plenty of action, tension and drama, i feel it could have had a bit more world building to provide more context. Overall fated mates is one of my favourite tropes and I enjoyed the story.

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[Kat M · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was a really well done scifi novel, it uses aliens in a unique way and I was engaged with the characters in this world. Christine Beverly creates a wonderful read and I enjoyed getting to go on this adventure. The story was what I was looking for and enjoyed getting to read this.

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[Joan Rubino · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story was a refreshing look on the fated mate bond. Quite a page turner! I thoroughly enjoyed Shilo's story. And enjoyed every little twist and turn the author threw at the reader.

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[Tamra · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this book. It kept me interested at times & a little frustrated because the fmc isn’t entirely trusting of her mates to share everything. But I would reread this book bc overall it’s soo good.

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[Bead19 · Rating 3 out of 5]

The beginning isn't very interesting but as the plot goes forward it's getting better. I like banter between characters.

It was quick read.