Thrust into the Light: A dark paranormal reverse harem.

by S.B Hopkins

In the darkness I am safe. The seven sets of eyes are always here, bringing me comfort and making me feel less lonely. When the light is on though, I am beaten, tortured, and other unspeakable things are done to my body. Each time I sleep, it takes my body longer to wake up. What do I do though, when I find myself free from my chains, and thrust into a world of light?

The seven sets of eyes I've always dreamt of, end up being real. What do the men who possess those eyes want with me? Will they torture me just as the male before did? Or do they have other plans for my body? Each touch chases away some of the darkness.

Is it enough to keep away what is coming? Especially because it is coming from within me.

This is a slow-burn RH. The FMC will find herself with multiple love interests, and not have to choose between them. CW/TW are found in the front of the book.

Genres: Paranormal

283 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 4, 2024

Reviews

[Bookishly Obsessed]

Not as good as I was expecting...

So first thing first. The writing was very rudimentary. I felt like I was reading something from Wattpad. Also, there was no spacing, it was just blocks of text which made me dread reading it. It took me like 3 days to read this when it would normally take me 1, I wanted to quit reading several times however there is a decent plot and I am curious about what type of shifter she is.
The author left it on a cliffhanger and I will admit I am intrigued about book 2. I'm still undecided on whether I will read it or not though...
All in all, this felt like the author's first book and if it is they did a decent job :)

[B0ok._.0bsessed]

*very light spoilers are marked at the end* I throughly enjoyed the plot, especially as things haven’t always been completely predictable, which gets more difficult to find the more books you’ve read. Enough world building to give her perspective, but personally would’ve appreciated it being more in depth. I’ve read a good 20+ paranormal romances & thanks to that I was able to make assumptions to fill in any gaps, but I wouldn’t recommend this as someone’s first book of the genre. Definitely needed more editing polish & proofreading before publishing, but it was coherent & captivating enough that I ruined my sleep schedule for it lol

Another review mentioned it reading like a wattpad book & I partially agree, but would place it as like a 6.5-7/10 in terms of how bad wattpad books can be (0 being the worst, which I’ve definitely seen before lol)

A lot of this is just critique feedback/constructive criticism, so it has some spoilers
*⚠️I appreciated the effort to not fully infantilize her, even though it’s been necessary to some degree for her characters mindset, it wasn’t like “let’s give her some crayons to draw with while she waits” (though she’d probably enjoy that lol, maybe an adult coloring book?) But with certain things, they helped teach her once, then allowed her to do them herself like an adult rather than becoming a full blown caretaker. (Ex: showering)

It’s also hard to tell at certain points what thoughts are just for our context/in her mind vs being heard by match #1. It would’ve been nice to understand more of how match #1’s abilities work (ex: we don’t find out until later that people’s thoughts have “volume” to him & he can otherwise tune them out)

I do wish a bit more research had been put into her hospital stay. For instance, she never meets with a psychiatrist or therapist, even for an evaluation, & in a case like this, especially of her severity, she definitely would have. (Poor bb needs therapy big time) Also, with how she left the hospital, there’s like no way I can see that she wouldn’t have been sought out be higher ups/some sort of governing body as an anomaly, too many people knew for them to have just kept it secret. It’s also confusing how they say her blood labs are fine other than iron. Like, at the very least, she’d 100% have vitamin d deficiency. With the level of atrophy they mention/she’d have in her situation, she’d be unable to even stand by herself, much less walk. I like the mention of PT for it, but she progressed waaayyyy too quickly, but I guess the author just didn’t want her to have a huge hospital arc ⚠️*

[Alice Wanjiru]

I really loved the book and I was eager to finish it. The plot was captivating, but it at times felt like reading a biology documentary rather than a fantasy RH novel. The author explains the rules of magic and vocabulary through other characters instead of allowing the FMC learn them actively. It consequently feels like other characters speak to serve the FMC, rather than sounding like real people. Instead of the immersing us in a story, the book turns into one big lecture.
Despite the inclusion of the visible scars and the presentation of the physical trauma the FMC went through, the author is trying to explain the effects of her up bringing to me like i am five.

The author uses too much imagery. "Parents with their younglings getting their things, one group looks particularly at a loss. As their triplets run around the store, two of the Dads are busy chasing them while the mother and another dad stand there looking exasperated." Use of words such as "stands there" sounds so immature. Using the word "younglings" like the author was trying to sound cute but it just falls FLAT!

Need i continue. Good story, TERRIBLE execution!

[ReverseHaremMuse]

I’ve read both books in the Saved by Darkness series and have really enjoyed the ride so far! The story is compelling, the worldbuilding is intriguing, and the harem? Chef’s kiss. I’m always here for a low-key badass FMC surrounded by a pack of monster peen—yes, please! With a bit more editing polish, I truly think this series could shine even brighter. Can’t wait to see what’s next—do we have a release date for book 3 yet? And how many books are planned? I’m fully hooked and ready for more!

[Chele]

I found this book through a recommendation. I really enjoyed it. This is the author's debut and it sucked me in. This is a paranormal world. Farlen goes through awful things - so check an trigger warnings you may have. Most of what occurs so far is off page and relaying what occurred or flashbacks. This is a paranormal reverse harem. It is also a very slow burn dud to the FMC trauma. Dive in, give it a chance!

[Lily]

AMAZING!

This came recommended to me and I couldn’t put this book down! I cannot wait for the next one to come out!

[Leenkie]

I loved the idea and liked most of the characters but the writing spoiled it. There were so many errors and run-on sentences.

[Tara♥]

So this has a lot of potential. Farlen's story is SUPER dark and I really appreciated that even though this is a reverse harem, she wasn't 'cured' by magic peen, instead this really goes into her need for healing and how those around her go about with helping that. I'm looking forward to seeing her get her HEA, goddess knows she deserves it!

Unfortunately the editing let this book down, this is a debut and self published so editing issues are to be expected but they did take me out of the story an awful lot which was a pity.

I honestly think that should this have a good edit and be republished it could be great, this is an author I'll be keeping an eye on!

[Sara]

It really shows that this is this authors first book. I like the potential and what it's about. The execution is very much a wattpad story and could really be improved upon. Every other page I found myself skipping text.

I have a really hard time with how her guys are infantilizing her every step of the way.

She was abducted at age six but calls a pillow a head bed? She would have known about pillows.

Everything is too fast. She can't walk because she don't have muscles for it. After 3 days of physiotherapy she can walk? Her match gets told she can lift milkcartons for physiotherapy? Sure that's a thing but someone that's been in a cage for 18years needs months of help doing the work and only working with their own body for weight.

She is carried sleeping in to a meeting with the dean and is just left sleeping since her match can answer questions for her?!



I hope the author reworks this whole book, I think it could be so freaking good but as of right now it's just not.