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The Venom in our Vows
The pack wanted me dead.
Instead, they’ll kneel—or bleed for the monsters who claim me.I was the runt. The outcast. The weak little wolf born to be broken.
Then they tossed me in a dungeon with a starving vampire chained to the wall.
Death by suffering, or strike a bargain with the devil in the dark?
I chose the bargain. My blood for his freedom... and his vengeance.
He should have killed me.
Instead, he kissed salvation into my veins.
My blood bound us in ways I never expected, and awakened a power I never knew I had.
Now four exiled immortals—dangerous, devoted, and utterly mine—crave me. My blood. My magic. My heart.
The pack that broke me thought I was prey.
They were so wrong.
I’m the venom in the vows that bind monsters.
Instead, they’ll kneel—or bleed for the monsters who claim me.I was the runt. The outcast. The weak little wolf born to be broken.
Then they tossed me in a dungeon with a starving vampire chained to the wall.
Death by suffering, or strike a bargain with the devil in the dark?
I chose the bargain. My blood for his freedom... and his vengeance.
He should have killed me.
Instead, he kissed salvation into my veins.
My blood bound us in ways I never expected, and awakened a power I never knew I had.
Now four exiled immortals—dangerous, devoted, and utterly mine—crave me. My blood. My magic. My heart.
The pack that broke me thought I was prey.
They were so wrong.
I’m the venom in the vows that bind monsters.
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Published October 9, 2025
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November 29, 2025
DNF 60%
I could not get into this book. Absolutely everything else was distracting me. I even found myself fascinated by the shape of a grape....
Brynn was very much a mehhh heroine to me. I didn't feel sympathy for her at all because it wasn't written in. What I did feel though was annoyance. If these vampires are centuries older than her and have through waaaayyyyy more than her, what the heck is she angry about that they are protecting her. Being "controlled" is laughable she could barely hold her own against just one of the MMCs but she wanted to take on a whole pack.
I have no energy for TSTL behaviour.
The MMCs were there yes, did I actually see romantic connections no.
Let's talk about the castle does it or doesn't it have magic??? One minute it does next someone is leaving drones left right and centre and they don't know about it......... A world build is desperately needed.
I'm just underwhelmed.
I could not get into this book. Absolutely everything else was distracting me. I even found myself fascinated by the shape of a grape....
Brynn was very much a mehhh heroine to me. I didn't feel sympathy for her at all because it wasn't written in. What I did feel though was annoyance. If these vampires are centuries older than her and have through waaaayyyyy more than her, what the heck is she angry about that they are protecting her. Being "controlled" is laughable she could barely hold her own against just one of the MMCs but she wanted to take on a whole pack.
I have no energy for TSTL behaviour.
The MMCs were there yes, did I actually see romantic connections no.
Let's talk about the castle does it or doesn't it have magic??? One minute it does next someone is leaving drones left right and centre and they don't know about it......... A world build is desperately needed.
I'm just underwhelmed.
December 6, 2025
Got boring at some point
December 23, 2025
4/5 ⭐️
I’m actually surprised I enjoyed this as much as I did.
It had a lot of PNR and sci-fi elements. The world building and magic system were unique, and the characters were well written. I wish the last 20 percent weren't rushed and that we only got to witness her relationship with Qu' Blossom towards the end. It had me worried for a minute that he wasn't going to be part of the harem.
I'm glad Brynn got her revenge, her men, and an ending she deserves. Though it felt more opening for a sequel, maybe with one of her kids? 🤞🏻
I’m actually surprised I enjoyed this as much as I did.
It had a lot of PNR and sci-fi elements. The world building and magic system were unique, and the characters were well written. I wish the last 20 percent weren't rushed and that we only got to witness her relationship with Qu' Blossom towards the end. It had me worried for a minute that he wasn't going to be part of the harem.
I'm glad Brynn got her revenge, her men, and an ending she deserves. Though it felt more opening for a sequel, maybe with one of her kids? 🤞🏻
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January 19, 2026Repetitive and unfortunately boring
February 4, 2026
I wanted to like this so bad but I was so bored
Genuinely
It’s a lot a lot a lot of internal monologue
There is no emotion there is no romance. There’s not really much depth at all.
The FMC uses trauma as her entire personality
The MMC’s are one singular note
I understand what the author was trying to accomplish, but it was incredibly drawn out
By 125 pages in nothing has happened
You don’t have any actual answers they keep talking around in circles
The FMC trust no one doesn’t want anything to do with anyone
The MMC’s don’t really even like her
It would work if you had a resistant FMC that that’s been traumatized, and then you had men that wanted to heal and protect her and make her better and came from maybe even an obsessive point of view because at least then I would feel something
But they’re all clinical and they talk about her and the way they see her they are constantly talking about how weak she is they see how traumatized she is and just sleeping under the rug
Honestly, this book was not great and it is over 500 pages
Why?
Genuinely
It’s a lot a lot a lot of internal monologue
There is no emotion there is no romance. There’s not really much depth at all.
The FMC uses trauma as her entire personality
The MMC’s are one singular note
I understand what the author was trying to accomplish, but it was incredibly drawn out
By 125 pages in nothing has happened
You don’t have any actual answers they keep talking around in circles
The FMC trust no one doesn’t want anything to do with anyone
The MMC’s don’t really even like her
It would work if you had a resistant FMC that that’s been traumatized, and then you had men that wanted to heal and protect her and make her better and came from maybe even an obsessive point of view because at least then I would feel something
But they’re all clinical and they talk about her and the way they see her they are constantly talking about how weak she is they see how traumatized she is and just sleeping under the rug
Honestly, this book was not great and it is over 500 pages
Why?
January 11, 2026
DNF @ 50%. Just couldn’t get into it, found myself bored and kept checking how much left I had to read as I found myself wishing it was over
November 27, 2025
This book has so much potential but I just didn’t resonate with the characters.
I feel like I barely know each character other than surface level information.
There needed to be more detail into each character and their interactions with others.
Brynns relationship with each character isn’t really explored other than they each had sex once.
For example,
How does Caius deal with sharing her ?
How does Qu feel about his dead wife ?
Etc etc
I just feel it’s all rushed to fit into one book and it needed to be more detailed and more explained.
I feel like I barely know each character other than surface level information.
There needed to be more detail into each character and their interactions with others.
Brynns relationship with each character isn’t really explored other than they each had sex once.
For example,
How does Caius deal with sharing her ?
How does Qu feel about his dead wife ?
Etc etc
I just feel it’s all rushed to fit into one book and it needed to be more detailed and more explained.
January 31, 2026
Why do I keep doing this to myself? Why do I continue searching for a decent reverse harem like it’s a mythical creature I might finally spot if I suffer enough? Haven’t I learned? Clearly not.
This was a DNF at around 20%, and the reason is simple: inexperienced writing that resulted in an FMC who makes absolutely no sense and actively works against her own survival.
Let’s begin, so you don’t have to go through what I did.
The book actually started strong. I was intrigued. I had hope. The FMC is the pack runt, constantly sabotaged by the mean girl™ and physically abused by the alpha. The story opens with her being beaten and thrown into a dungeon to die. Dark, yes, but promising.
In the dungeon, she meets one of the MMCs, a terrifying “monster” who turns out to be a starving vampire imprisoned for decades. The FMC, shockingly, starts off… good? Logical? Brave? Instead of screaming and throwing a tantrum, she shows cautious kindness. She shares her pain meds (given to her before being tossed into the dungeon) and some food. They talk. They connect. When she realizes her injuries will kill her, she offers herself as a sacrifice so the vampire can drink her blood, escape, and slaughter the village.
Honestly? Iconic. No notes. I was fully on board.
But then, surprise, she doesn’t die. The vampire saves her and takes her to his home: a palace/gladiator-arena castle in the middle of a deadly forest (as one does). The other MMCs are there. They heal her. Give her clean clothes. Feed her. Let her sleep in an actual bed.
And this is where the FMC apparently suffers a total personality transplant.
She wakes up, starts wandering the castle, meets another MMC… and immediately chooses violence. Verbal violence, mostly. She becomes aggressively sassy, rude, and confrontational for absolutely no reason. From this point on, her entire personality is just: mouth first, brain never.
She insists she wasn’t rescued…oh no, she was captured. Despite the fact that she can leave whenever she wants. Sure, the forest is lethal, she has no resources, and the MMCs clearly saved her life and are trying to protect her… but sure. Prison. Totally.
Let’s pause and think logically. You’ve been abused your entire life. You were literally left to die in a dungeon. You’re now surrounded by four extremely powerful supernatural beings who could kill you in half a second if they wanted to. Is your instinct:
A) Lie low, observe, and quietly plan an escape
or
B) Be rude, combative, and mouth off constantly
Because she picked B. Every time.
They even offer to train her so she can defend herself. She refuses. Because obviously, surviving is overrated.
Girl. You have:
• No money
• No weapons
• No warm clothes
• No allies
• No plan
The forest will kill you in five minutes flat. What exactly is the strategy here? Vibes? Spite? Pure stubbornness powered by bad decisions?
Yes, trauma exists. Yes, the MMCs are dangerous. But maybe just maybe assess the situation before acting like you’re invincible. Especially when you very much are not.
I wish I could say this was the first time I’ve encountered this FMC archetype, but unfortunately, she comes standard in too many RH books. Same model, different font.
Is it time for me to retire from reverse harem?
Because my patience is gone. And my hope is fading.
This was a DNF at around 20%, and the reason is simple: inexperienced writing that resulted in an FMC who makes absolutely no sense and actively works against her own survival.
Let’s begin, so you don’t have to go through what I did.
The book actually started strong. I was intrigued. I had hope. The FMC is the pack runt, constantly sabotaged by the mean girl™ and physically abused by the alpha. The story opens with her being beaten and thrown into a dungeon to die. Dark, yes, but promising.
In the dungeon, she meets one of the MMCs, a terrifying “monster” who turns out to be a starving vampire imprisoned for decades. The FMC, shockingly, starts off… good? Logical? Brave? Instead of screaming and throwing a tantrum, she shows cautious kindness. She shares her pain meds (given to her before being tossed into the dungeon) and some food. They talk. They connect. When she realizes her injuries will kill her, she offers herself as a sacrifice so the vampire can drink her blood, escape, and slaughter the village.
Honestly? Iconic. No notes. I was fully on board.
But then, surprise, she doesn’t die. The vampire saves her and takes her to his home: a palace/gladiator-arena castle in the middle of a deadly forest (as one does). The other MMCs are there. They heal her. Give her clean clothes. Feed her. Let her sleep in an actual bed.
And this is where the FMC apparently suffers a total personality transplant.
She wakes up, starts wandering the castle, meets another MMC… and immediately chooses violence. Verbal violence, mostly. She becomes aggressively sassy, rude, and confrontational for absolutely no reason. From this point on, her entire personality is just: mouth first, brain never.
She insists she wasn’t rescued…oh no, she was captured. Despite the fact that she can leave whenever she wants. Sure, the forest is lethal, she has no resources, and the MMCs clearly saved her life and are trying to protect her… but sure. Prison. Totally.
Let’s pause and think logically. You’ve been abused your entire life. You were literally left to die in a dungeon. You’re now surrounded by four extremely powerful supernatural beings who could kill you in half a second if they wanted to. Is your instinct:
A) Lie low, observe, and quietly plan an escape
or
B) Be rude, combative, and mouth off constantly
Because she picked B. Every time.
They even offer to train her so she can defend herself. She refuses. Because obviously, surviving is overrated.
Girl. You have:
• No money
• No weapons
• No warm clothes
• No allies
• No plan
The forest will kill you in five minutes flat. What exactly is the strategy here? Vibes? Spite? Pure stubbornness powered by bad decisions?
Yes, trauma exists. Yes, the MMCs are dangerous. But maybe just maybe assess the situation before acting like you’re invincible. Especially when you very much are not.
I wish I could say this was the first time I’ve encountered this FMC archetype, but unfortunately, she comes standard in too many RH books. Same model, different font.
Is it time for me to retire from reverse harem?
Because my patience is gone. And my hope is fading.
January 29, 2026
DNF
This book needs an editor, big time. While grammatically it is correct, it suffers from standard continuity issues. We went from “after I clean up, I need to confront Isael” immediately next to “time to face the isael”. I’m not saying we need a play by play of her cleaning, but in the span of 3 seconds - she ponders the danger of her gifts and abandons cleaning despite openly declaring that her next step would be to clean up.
Another example is earlier in the book, during the beast meets our girl.
“Once the site of Nova Roma’s most vicious gladiatorial games, now home to creatures society would rather forget.
“We’re not in Nova Roma,” I said flatly. “That’s thousands of miles from the pack lands.”
Tomon raised an eyebrow. “Who said anything about Nova Roma?
My guy, you did????? You said “once the site of this place’s most vicious games” and you’re confused as to why she asked about THE PLACE???
“Hmm yes I love Italian ice cream! Gelato is great”
“But we’re not in Italy”
“Who said anything about Italy”
Like??????????? I ignored it at the time cause I figured it was a one off error. Nope. Get a lot of that.
Later we get a whole scene of FMC confronting Isael to teach her magic, and it’s a good character development scene on establishing that Isael sucks. Idc how he progresses, he’s a bad character but I digress. We get
“This is pointless,” I muttered after several minutes. “Your frustration is counterproductive.” Isael’s voice was cold. “Emotion is the catalyst, not the fuel. Your anger is useless without focus. Try again.” I tried again. And again. And again. Days blurred together. My new routine exhausted me completely”
Wait so that’s that? He just…lets her train? She doesn’t get it and then we time skip??? It’s so abrupt and stilted. Why did it cut there?? We literally were mid conversation and suddenly time skip wherein she’s training montage and just…chill I guess?? And the skip immediately goes to fighting with Tomon which is whiplash inducing given we were just developing Isabel’s weird transactional relationship with FMC.
Basically, book needs an editor. A good one. Better than what happened here.
Also, other readers mentioned it but this feels AI supplemented. We get SO much “it’s not just this, it’s this” or “this not this, it’s that”. Or just repetitive list-like descriptions. Could be an author on a crutch. But given the bumbling story beats, I’m skeptical.
Final gripe taking this from 2 to 1 star: oh my lord everyone is so boring. Isael is a dick, but he’s the only one with a character at all. Everyone else is cardboard. Romance isn’t a thing here. And it’s not like “oh this is a romance 2nd and a fantasy 1st” cause 1) tomon and FMC get their tongues acquainted real quick and 2) the fantasy bit sucks. The world building is poor, and FMC only exists with these men. It’s a reverse harem book, and advertises itself as that. I’m not saying it needs to be erotica, but these people have NO CHEMISTRY. It was a slog of repetitive, weird editing choices, poor writing, and poor characters. Not the worst book I’ve read - but I wouldn’t recommend it.
This book needs an editor, big time. While grammatically it is correct, it suffers from standard continuity issues. We went from “after I clean up, I need to confront Isael” immediately next to “time to face the isael”. I’m not saying we need a play by play of her cleaning, but in the span of 3 seconds - she ponders the danger of her gifts and abandons cleaning despite openly declaring that her next step would be to clean up.
Another example is earlier in the book, during the beast meets our girl.
“Once the site of Nova Roma’s most vicious gladiatorial games, now home to creatures society would rather forget.
“We’re not in Nova Roma,” I said flatly. “That’s thousands of miles from the pack lands.”
Tomon raised an eyebrow. “Who said anything about Nova Roma?
My guy, you did????? You said “once the site of this place’s most vicious games” and you’re confused as to why she asked about THE PLACE???
“Hmm yes I love Italian ice cream! Gelato is great”
“But we’re not in Italy”
“Who said anything about Italy”
Like??????????? I ignored it at the time cause I figured it was a one off error. Nope. Get a lot of that.
Later we get a whole scene of FMC confronting Isael to teach her magic, and it’s a good character development scene on establishing that Isael sucks. Idc how he progresses, he’s a bad character but I digress. We get
“This is pointless,” I muttered after several minutes. “Your frustration is counterproductive.” Isael’s voice was cold. “Emotion is the catalyst, not the fuel. Your anger is useless without focus. Try again.” I tried again. And again. And again. Days blurred together. My new routine exhausted me completely”
Wait so that’s that? He just…lets her train? She doesn’t get it and then we time skip??? It’s so abrupt and stilted. Why did it cut there?? We literally were mid conversation and suddenly time skip wherein she’s training montage and just…chill I guess?? And the skip immediately goes to fighting with Tomon which is whiplash inducing given we were just developing Isabel’s weird transactional relationship with FMC.
Basically, book needs an editor. A good one. Better than what happened here.
Also, other readers mentioned it but this feels AI supplemented. We get SO much “it’s not just this, it’s this” or “this not this, it’s that”. Or just repetitive list-like descriptions. Could be an author on a crutch. But given the bumbling story beats, I’m skeptical.
Final gripe taking this from 2 to 1 star: oh my lord everyone is so boring. Isael is a dick, but he’s the only one with a character at all. Everyone else is cardboard. Romance isn’t a thing here. And it’s not like “oh this is a romance 2nd and a fantasy 1st” cause 1) tomon and FMC get their tongues acquainted real quick and 2) the fantasy bit sucks. The world building is poor, and FMC only exists with these men. It’s a reverse harem book, and advertises itself as that. I’m not saying it needs to be erotica, but these people have NO CHEMISTRY. It was a slog of repetitive, weird editing choices, poor writing, and poor characters. Not the worst book I’ve read - but I wouldn’t recommend it.
January 19, 2026
DNF
I tried, I just couldn't get into this.
The writing was incredibly dull and repetitive, fixating on certain aspects of the characters and world in a kind of obsessive redundancy that felt borderline neurotic. This might have worked if it seemed like that was just part of a particular POV - a personality trait - but no... no, this was just the writing in general. It almost read as if it was generated off of the most bare bones prompt of what the world and characters were supposed to be, then the formulaic tendency of machine learning did what it does and spit out artless drivel.
Every POV had the same kind of abbreviated, pulsed, Rule of Three, AI-esque phrasing in the writing that can be good in moderation, but this book was fucking inundated with it. Like a song made up of just chorus, it quickly became tedious after the second or third chapter of it.
Example:
What's funniest, is that in my example one might assume those were three separate instances. Except that they aren't... that is one, single, unedited block of text. Who tf wants to read that?
I tried, I just couldn't get into this.
The writing was incredibly dull and repetitive, fixating on certain aspects of the characters and world in a kind of obsessive redundancy that felt borderline neurotic. This might have worked if it seemed like that was just part of a particular POV - a personality trait - but no... no, this was just the writing in general. It almost read as if it was generated off of the most bare bones prompt of what the world and characters were supposed to be, then the formulaic tendency of machine learning did what it does and spit out artless drivel.
Every POV had the same kind of abbreviated, pulsed, Rule of Three, AI-esque phrasing in the writing that can be good in moderation, but this book was fucking inundated with it. Like a song made up of just chorus, it quickly became tedious after the second or third chapter of it.
Example:
What indeed? Something unprecedented, perhaps. Something dangerous, certainly. Something... valuable.
The beast within stirred again at that thought. Valuable meant worth possessing. Worth protecting. Worth keeping.
Mine, it growled, the possessive instinct of predator toward prize. I silenced it firmly. The girl was not a possession. Not prey. Not a weapon, though she could perhaps become one with proper training.
What's funniest, is that in my example one might assume those were three separate instances. Except that they aren't... that is one, single, unedited block of text. Who tf wants to read that?
January 3, 2026
Stunning Brilliance!
A different take on vampires, werewolves, gods , monsters, even humans and all things in between.
Brynn Ashling, a werewolf runt, a young woman who’s only ever been subjected to cruelty, made into the ‘whipping boy’ of the pack. Given the misnomer of “Bad Luck Brynn”. An unsuccessful hunt means the pack goes hungry again and it’s always Brynn’s fault, regardless of where blame actually lies. This time the punishment doesn’t end at the whipping post, the alpha loathes Brynn. Her life is forfeit, thrown into the dungeon where a feral monster waits starved beyond recognition desperate for blood.
Would you die quietly and alone or would you make a deal with the monster in the dark? Brynn’s choice has far reaching consequences, much farther than she ever imagined. She offered blood for revenge.
Four monsters wait unchanged and unchanging, until her the broken little wolf. Caius the ancient vampire, Tomon the hybrid, Isael the blood mage and Qu the silent warrior revenant when they meet everything changes. They’re her monsters now all bound by blood.
A seriously brilliant read.
A different take on vampires, werewolves, gods , monsters, even humans and all things in between.
Brynn Ashling, a werewolf runt, a young woman who’s only ever been subjected to cruelty, made into the ‘whipping boy’ of the pack. Given the misnomer of “Bad Luck Brynn”. An unsuccessful hunt means the pack goes hungry again and it’s always Brynn’s fault, regardless of where blame actually lies. This time the punishment doesn’t end at the whipping post, the alpha loathes Brynn. Her life is forfeit, thrown into the dungeon where a feral monster waits starved beyond recognition desperate for blood.
Would you die quietly and alone or would you make a deal with the monster in the dark? Brynn’s choice has far reaching consequences, much farther than she ever imagined. She offered blood for revenge.
Four monsters wait unchanged and unchanging, until her the broken little wolf. Caius the ancient vampire, Tomon the hybrid, Isael the blood mage and Qu the silent warrior revenant when they meet everything changes. They’re her monsters now all bound by blood.
A seriously brilliant read.
February 5, 2026
I really tried to like it but the world building was weird and the details were just kinda randomly thrown in?
When one MMC drank her blood and was going to kill her she randomly said a Latin phrase that she shouldn’t have known and it was just never brought up again why she would know this. The MMC didn’t kill her bc of this so I feel like it should have been more important.
There was a twin mentioned that actually turned into an ancestors heart or something along those lines and when they were trying to escape with said heart the FFC just decided instead of leaving it behind to EAT IT?! Absolutely no explanation why she felt the need to do that.
One MMC was introduced as having a hatred of touch but was never brought up again and was fine with the FMC. Why even add this detail if it’s never mentioned again.
The 4 MMCs were all treated very differently with one getting very little time with the FMC and up until over 80% through the book nothing has happened with him physically at all while she has had sex with I think all the other guys.
I’m DNF this book at 80% of the way through.
When one MMC drank her blood and was going to kill her she randomly said a Latin phrase that she shouldn’t have known and it was just never brought up again why she would know this. The MMC didn’t kill her bc of this so I feel like it should have been more important.
There was a twin mentioned that actually turned into an ancestors heart or something along those lines and when they were trying to escape with said heart the FFC just decided instead of leaving it behind to EAT IT?! Absolutely no explanation why she felt the need to do that.
One MMC was introduced as having a hatred of touch but was never brought up again and was fine with the FMC. Why even add this detail if it’s never mentioned again.
The 4 MMCs were all treated very differently with one getting very little time with the FMC and up until over 80% through the book nothing has happened with him physically at all while she has had sex with I think all the other guys.
I’m DNF this book at 80% of the way through.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 21, 2026
Mixed feelings
I liked Brynn at the beginning. But once she gained a bit of confidence she was boring, as if her trauma was her entire personality.
The magic was both fun and yet completely disappointing. I understand everything cant be large and impressive but we flipped from unsure and untrained to completely unstoppable only to immediately pivot again to helpless.
The ending was the worst. The entire book there was buildup of this big unknown, most likely to end the whole world.. only for it to peeter out into a benevolent entity. The Last two chapters was a summary of listing the 10 or so "children", their father and their magic.. the youngest being 19 already. At that point it was just being informed. After the Veil battle there was no more storytelling, only info dumps.
The author also did not flow from one scene or location well. No new chapters or even paragraph breaks. It was odd and forced much rereading.
It seemed like the author's first book, so there is definite potential, just needs some work. I'll look for more by this author in the future.
I liked Brynn at the beginning. But once she gained a bit of confidence she was boring, as if her trauma was her entire personality.
The magic was both fun and yet completely disappointing. I understand everything cant be large and impressive but we flipped from unsure and untrained to completely unstoppable only to immediately pivot again to helpless.
The ending was the worst. The entire book there was buildup of this big unknown, most likely to end the whole world.. only for it to peeter out into a benevolent entity. The Last two chapters was a summary of listing the 10 or so "children", their father and their magic.. the youngest being 19 already. At that point it was just being informed. After the Veil battle there was no more storytelling, only info dumps.
The author also did not flow from one scene or location well. No new chapters or even paragraph breaks. It was odd and forced much rereading.
It seemed like the author's first book, so there is definite potential, just needs some work. I'll look for more by this author in the future.
January 14, 2026
Honestly i am torn. I kinda liked the storyline, or at least I liked the idea. I am unsure about the execution thought.
It felt sloppy in countless places. There were repeats of the same thing over and over - that kinda felt like a way to fill more pages. I don't know hoooooow often they said that the curse turned into those nice patterns, but damn, I got it after the first time.
Some places have whole sentences repeated in short successions. its kind tiresome to read. there where times when I thought I couldn't finish this book. I don't know if it's because it seems to be the debut book of this author or just their "style" but some parts felt AI-written -> This is not me saying they are! I can't prove this, nor do I want to try! This is just my perception of it.
As I said, I am torn about this.... This book has a good story in it. It's simply a bit buried under redundancy and some questionable storytelling choices.
It felt sloppy in countless places. There were repeats of the same thing over and over - that kinda felt like a way to fill more pages. I don't know hoooooow often they said that the curse turned into those nice patterns, but damn, I got it after the first time.
Some places have whole sentences repeated in short successions. its kind tiresome to read. there where times when I thought I couldn't finish this book. I don't know if it's because it seems to be the debut book of this author or just their "style" but some parts felt AI-written -> This is not me saying they are! I can't prove this, nor do I want to try! This is just my perception of it.
As I said, I am torn about this.... This book has a good story in it. It's simply a bit buried under redundancy and some questionable storytelling choices.
January 17, 2026
Underwhelming
The story itself was decent.
FMC is abused by her pack, then used as a sacrifice to feed the vampire in the basement. Instead of becoming a meal, she strikes a deal to release him first so long as he promises her vengeance after he drinks her blood. Instead of killing her and everyone in her pack, he tastes her blood and decides to keep her and train her for her own vengeance. He takes her home where you meet the other three from her harem. They band together to fight the cult that had a hand in her creation who want to use her to summon a god during a special astrological event.
Spice level 🌶🌶
Story idea ❤️
Execution of story was disappointing. Contradicting plot points.
Repetitive in places.
Wishy washy fmc
Confusing feelings. One point the men were jealous of each other, then the next paragraph they didnt care to share her.
Confusing time period. There's slight mentions of modern technology or themes but the world felt very under advanced.
The story itself was decent.
FMC is abused by her pack, then used as a sacrifice to feed the vampire in the basement. Instead of becoming a meal, she strikes a deal to release him first so long as he promises her vengeance after he drinks her blood. Instead of killing her and everyone in her pack, he tastes her blood and decides to keep her and train her for her own vengeance. He takes her home where you meet the other three from her harem. They band together to fight the cult that had a hand in her creation who want to use her to summon a god during a special astrological event.
Spice level 🌶🌶
Story idea ❤️
Execution of story was disappointing. Contradicting plot points.
Repetitive in places.
Wishy washy fmc
Confusing feelings. One point the men were jealous of each other, then the next paragraph they didnt care to share her.
Confusing time period. There's slight mentions of modern technology or themes but the world felt very under advanced.
February 4, 2026
A good story and premise but the beginning and middle dragged while the ending seemed rushed. It felt like the author was determind to make this book but had too many details and points she wanted to add.
There is something greatly aggravating about a character being so gungho about something, like honesty, when it comes to other people and then doing the same shit themselves! WTF?!
Towards the end, there is quite a bit of repeating dialog and scene descriptions. Almost like the author had 2 ways to describe the scene in their draft but somehow both versions made the cut. There were also scene jumps too that interrupted the flow of the story.
There are also a few typos and punctuation errors. For example, centauries should have been centuries and punctuation showing. too soon in the sentence. (Yes, that was initial) This is all happening towards the end of the book, like the author ran out of steam for consistency.
There is something greatly aggravating about a character being so gungho about something, like honesty, when it comes to other people and then doing the same shit themselves! WTF?!
Towards the end, there is quite a bit of repeating dialog and scene descriptions. Almost like the author had 2 ways to describe the scene in their draft but somehow both versions made the cut. There were also scene jumps too that interrupted the flow of the story.
There are also a few typos and punctuation errors. For example, centauries should have been centuries and punctuation showing. too soon in the sentence. (Yes, that was initial) This is all happening towards the end of the book, like the author ran out of steam for consistency.
December 14, 2025
venom
I found that most “errors” are formatting and easily overlooked (primarily random spaces between paragraphs for no reason) or a sudden scene transition without warning, which can be a bit jarring. Deduction of star also due to (spoiler in a way…)
Qu- he goes from a father figure, teaching, guiding, and protecting to a lover without showing any more intimate bonds forming. Nothing that can be seen more than just fatherly care. So that was a bit of a “what the…”
While the story was good I also found the ending to drag, with no real ending despite it jumping an bit into the future, to show the continued growth of the characters, society, and a foreshadow of another story to come.
I found that most “errors” are formatting and easily overlooked (primarily random spaces between paragraphs for no reason) or a sudden scene transition without warning, which can be a bit jarring. Deduction of star also due to (spoiler in a way…)
Qu- he goes from a father figure, teaching, guiding, and protecting to a lover without showing any more intimate bonds forming. Nothing that can be seen more than just fatherly care. So that was a bit of a “what the…”
While the story was good I also found the ending to drag, with no real ending despite it jumping an bit into the future, to show the continued growth of the characters, society, and a foreshadow of another story to come.
January 11, 2026
WOW 🤯
I had to skip through the very first part because I don’t like reading about torcher. This gets graphic, but What A Story. It is soooo good. I can’t even explain it lol. There is such humor too. Tomom (I think that’s how you spell) is the comic relief (needed), and actually made me laugh out loud I was iffy about this book, but so glad I read it. The characters are so well written, the story flows, and it kept this woman’s ADD attention (which can be an issue lol). This author only has this book, but I hope she writes more. I would read them all. This is well worth getting!! This book is at the top of my favorite books. I have kindle unlimited, but I will buy this book in support of this author and such a well written book!!!
I had to skip through the very first part because I don’t like reading about torcher. This gets graphic, but What A Story. It is soooo good. I can’t even explain it lol. There is such humor too. Tomom (I think that’s how you spell) is the comic relief (needed), and actually made me laugh out loud I was iffy about this book, but so glad I read it. The characters are so well written, the story flows, and it kept this woman’s ADD attention (which can be an issue lol). This author only has this book, but I hope she writes more. I would read them all. This is well worth getting!! This book is at the top of my favorite books. I have kindle unlimited, but I will buy this book in support of this author and such a well written book!!!
January 27, 2026
I really enjoyed this like really really enjoyed this standalone fantasy. The writing style was fantastic and I thoroughly enjoyed the plot. It is RH but that is a teeny blip to the plot. Her relationships with them are part of the plot but it is not overly RH spicy. The only reason it is not 5 stars is because I was a little confused by the time we are in…it seemed modern at times (mentioning of pavement and “electric”) but then they work and operate by fire and lamp light just slightly confusing there… post apocalyptic or modern or “old ways” just needed some clarity. I loved the epilogue and tying of everything together. I know it’s stand alone but I wouldn’t mind a story explaining what happens at the next convergence. Overall very good borderline 5 stars.
January 31, 2026
Different in a great way (Spoilers Below)
Interesting story with distinct characters. The world building was narrow but interesting. The focus is on the immediate characters with no sense of how other communities operate/function. The story was written well and the flow of the plot was pretty well balanced. I could see this becoming an interconnected series easily.
There were some holes that left unsatisfactory questions for me. Such as: will Qu die before the next convergence if he's aging at the progression he is? Does this mean the children also will/do age and die? Why doesn't Brynn age? What will happen when they inevitably cross the threshold?
Interesting story with distinct characters. The world building was narrow but interesting. The focus is on the immediate characters with no sense of how other communities operate/function. The story was written well and the flow of the plot was pretty well balanced. I could see this becoming an interconnected series easily.
There were some holes that left unsatisfactory questions for me. Such as: will Qu die before the next convergence if he's aging at the progression he is? Does this mean the children also will/do age and die? Why doesn't Brynn age? What will happen when they inevitably cross the threshold?
December 8, 2025
This had a great transition between Brynn's weak character and her strong capable version we end up with at the end. The ending was very drawn out in my opinion and I didn't enjoy the skip forward at the end. The plot, especially at the beginning is very intriguing but I feel like the history of the group and the overall plot felt rushed. I think this is because there's so much information they are trying to shove into a standalone book instead of giving it some room in a series.
December 1, 2025
Don't Miss It!
A stand-alone fantasy romance that made me laugh, made me cry, and still delivered on the spice. This is not the type of book where you want to skip pages because it feels like filler. It was a constant page-turner I will definitely be reading more books from this author.
A stand-alone fantasy romance that made me laugh, made me cry, and still delivered on the spice. This is not the type of book where you want to skip pages because it feels like filler. It was a constant page-turner I will definitely be reading more books from this author.
December 30, 2025
Complex
The story was entertaining and engaging. The characters all had complex back stories and full lives prior to the start of the novel which leads to them feeling more realistic. The author could have given the reader a bit more information about the world that the characters inhabit but overall it was a worthwhile read.
The story was entertaining and engaging. The characters all had complex back stories and full lives prior to the start of the novel which leads to them feeling more realistic. The author could have given the reader a bit more information about the world that the characters inhabit but overall it was a worthwhile read.
January 7, 2026
I liked the premise and potential, but there were some distracting editing mistakes and I wanted more out of the character relationships. A two thousand year age gap is a bit much even for me but if you’re going to do it at least avoid making one of the romantic interests act more like a father figure for nearly the entire book🥲
January 9, 2026
Enjoyable Read.
The characters and their storylines are unique. Its a story about beating the odds, growth, loyalty, family, and most importantly love. There is no MM just the worship of the FMC. I really liked the longer length of the standalone, though I read it in less than a day. Look forward to reading more from Talia.
The characters and their storylines are unique. Its a story about beating the odds, growth, loyalty, family, and most importantly love. There is no MM just the worship of the FMC. I really liked the longer length of the standalone, though I read it in less than a day. Look forward to reading more from Talia.
January 22, 2026
DNF 84% only got that far because I was on holiday on the beach and I was skimming hard
The concept had something but execution was the most cringe thing I’ve read in a long time forcefully trying to write every book bf personality into one harem and the main character quirky talking to herself out loud in the most millennial slop way. Bad and lazy.
The concept had something but execution was the most cringe thing I’ve read in a long time forcefully trying to write every book bf personality into one harem and the main character quirky talking to herself out loud in the most millennial slop way. Bad and lazy.
January 29, 2026
DNF'd at 35%.
This book is so slow. There's no chemistry between any of characters. It feels forced and isn't well-written.
I tried to stay interested in this book but I kept finding myself speed-reading through certain parts because I was just bored.
The overall plot has potential to be great but it just falls flat to me.
This book is so slow. There's no chemistry between any of characters. It feels forced and isn't well-written.
I tried to stay interested in this book but I kept finding myself speed-reading through certain parts because I was just bored.
The overall plot has potential to be great but it just falls flat to me.
October 19, 2025
I am so glad I downloaded this book! I loved immersing myself in this story. While there were bits in the world building that were left unanswered, it built a whole new reality that I hope the author visits again!
October 30, 2025
Loved it
For standalone, this book was surprisingly complex with great world building , character development, relationship development, and the end felt like proper wrap-up of the story. (Surprise comes from comparing this to other rh I've read so far)
For standalone, this book was surprisingly complex with great world building , character development, relationship development, and the end felt like proper wrap-up of the story. (Surprise comes from comparing this to other rh I've read so far)
November 9, 2025
Nonstop adventure, beautiful world building balancing ancient histories and modern technologies with magic beings, characters you truly embrace, and a journey that makes you laugh, cry, cheer, and swoon. Well done 👏🏻
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