For too long, lunar witch Serafina Bell has been trapped in a cage of servitude to her cruel stepmother. But when she’s offered up in a marriage contract as part of a truce agreement, she seizes the chance to turn it into a key—one that might finally set her free.
To princes Casimir, Zane, and Koa Cimmerian, the assignment is Uncover what their unwanted bride’s step-crone is plotting. In return for saying, “I do,” the dhampir half-brothers will gain an estate, a fat treasury, and, most importantly, their freedom from the vampire court. They expect an easy arrangement with a disposable bride.
What they get is Seri. Battered, bruised, and left for dead on their doorstep, she is nothing like they imagined. Especially when she opens her eyes... and the truth is revealed.
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🔥 Dark Fairytale/Gothic Fantasy → A witch, three monster hunters, and an evil stepmother. Best. Romance. Ever. 💍 Arranged Marriage/Forced Proximity/Marriage of Convenience → For one year only. Yeah, right. ❤️ Polyfidelity → Three deadly husbands. One witchy wife. No picking necessary. 🩸 Monster Hunters x Witch → They’re more comfortable with handguns than hearts... ✨ Fated Mates/Soulbond → The moment she opens her eyes, they she’s theirs. 🔥 Slow Burn → They give her time to recover. Then it’s all bets off. 🔪 Overprotective/Touch Her and Die → She’s theirs to protect, and they have no mercy. 🖤 Found Family → The kind you fight for. The kind you kill for. 💔 Tragic Backstory → No one gets out of this world unscarred. 😈 Morally Gray Male Leads → Heroes? No. Obsessed, lethal, and hers? Yes.
I liked the author’s writing style overall, but the dialogue and scenes were way too repetitive.
I honestly lost count of how many scenes were just the MMCs finding out more details about abuse (that we already knew about first hand), followed by someone going “still,” “stopped breathing,” and then punched a wall. It happened over and over again.
It honestly felt like those scenes were there mostly for fanservice.
Now, some parts were still endearing, and I loved the respect and caring between the characters.
The theme itself was new to me and actually something I appreciated: stepbrothers who are very united, but not in a weird or taboo way at all, they were an actual family, especially since their dad was awful. That part felt genuine. What I didn’t buy was the whole “special snowflake insta-love-fated-mate FMC will magically fix a family broken by a terrible father now turned a new man” trope… but whatever (and NO, let's not freak out. The father is NOT a potential romantic interest and will never be, he just found his new soulmate-maybe in another book of the author or smth-and she kind of told him he was a shit father, that's it).
The MMC's are around 22 years old, and the FMC is 19, extremely battered, and very closed off from the world after being ostracized for half her life. Meanwhile, the MMCs are emotionally unavailable to literally everyone except her. I didn’t feel like they were fully fleshed-out characters, but they were decent enough. I liked the dynamics between them and some of the jokes genuinely worked!
That being said, it ended up being a double-edged sword. The internet slang and meme references took me out of the story. One minute we’re talking about princesses, kings, and kingdoms, and the next it’s modern meme culture. I know it’s a modern setting with supernatural elements, but the tonal clash was… weird. I guess I need to go back and watch TVD or smth to set the mood (that series is way darker tho, this story is very light if you don't mind some murdery triggers).
The worldbuilding felt distant and underexplained, I’m guessing that’s because other books in the series probably expand on it more.
Still, while the book was fun, it never really grabbed me. There was a lot of repetition that desperately needed editing. And while I understand what the author was going for with the FMC being ethereal, innocent, unaware, and literally not walking for half the book because the MMCs carry her everywhere… it just wasn’t interesting to me after the fist 5 times they did it. I like vulnerable characters, but I prefer the balance to lean toward cunning, proactive FMCs.
In the end, nothing particularly interesting actually happens, so I can’t really say it was a fully engaging book. It’s more of a “you’re bored, don’t have much time, and want something easy and enjoyable to read” kind of story.
Also, and I’m NOT stating this as fact, but I’m about 99% sure the cover art is AI-generated. I could be wrong!! so don’t take my word as gospel. Just saying: support local and human artists 🫶
I’d only recommend this if you’re curious and don’t mind any of the issues I mentioned.
While I was sick and finally had some time to read, I picked up this book and I’m glad I did. It gave me quite a few things to think about while I was reading.
Overall, I enjoyed the book. It uses several YA tropes, and to me it felt like the author uses them very deliberately and builds them up in a thoughtful way. So the story doesn't really try to be realistic, but instead it leans into the fated mate style tropes that are a big part of the genre.
At the very beginning I had a small moment of confusion. The scene with the goat walk made me think we were in a medieval type setting. Soon after that, modern words and elements started appearing, like cars, and that pulled me out of the story for a moment. Later I realized that this world seems to mix fantasy with some modern elements in its own way.
About the three male characters :) My favorite was Zane. His character felt the most developed to me, with his bold, funny, foul mouthed way, and for me, he was really easy to like. My second favorite was Cas, because I really liked his restraint and his quiet strength. I did feel that the middle brother, Koa, could use a little more personality development. He comes across as the kind and caring green flag type, which is okay, but personally I would have loved to see a bit more depth from him. Still, the other characters balanced this well.
The female protagonist also fits the usual YA fantasy trope quite closely. She carries many familiar traits, like she is fragile, vulnerable, and very much the type the guys want to protect. One interesting thing was that the author hinted at maternal instincts in her character. I'm curious if this might become important later in the series?
All in all, Evermere is a good book. I think it is best enjoyed if you know which tropes it is working with and read it with that in mind.
DNF, didnt get past chapter 2. Everything stated here you learn in the first chapter.
Hard read. In Posy the FMC was locked in a house, held away from everyone and unable to get help and that made her abuse more believable. But this FMC... So the dad brought home a witch for a wife and suddenly went almost comatose and the abuse started. Her real mom was, apparently part of a THE Royal Pack and always talked about how just and fair they were. However, this FMC is allowed in public, to talk to neighbors, to interact with people, and *knows* that there is a supportive government who is just but still does *nothing* to help her father or herself. Even when he dies she does nothing, just cries in a corner. She uses the excuse of a dog and baby to stay with her abusers but it makes no sense that she wouldn't run with them to the Royal Pack-- who is supposedly family and great leaders. She *knows* the stepmother killed her dad (she admits it), is draining her magic (and will do the same to the baby when she gets older), consorting with "rouges" ( which the sisters tell her she is being sold to), AND is torturing the dog yet still stays. Wff? I might accept this if she was segregated or had an evil or corrupt government but, no. She is just incredibly weak of mind and spirit. By the way, if you read Posy you know magic exists that would reveal her crimes immediately so just telling ANYONE what was going on could have rescued her, infact the FMC actually HAS magic and does nothing until its too late.
I dont know what happened to this author but she went way wrong with this one. The FMC is partially responsible for her fathers death and fully responsible for anything that happens to her sister in the future. I dont want this FMC to get a happy ending or become royalty. What will happento her people when she fails her family so horribly?
This is a fantasy/alternate reality remake of Cinderella, which is okay but I'm not too much into rewrites of children's stories so that may have colored my perception of the book.
The best thing about this book: everyone is a virgin, including the three MMC's. That was a nice change of pace.
The most annoying thing was the pacing of the book. From the time that the FMC is dropped off at the estate until about 60-70% in, only two days or so have passed. No real plot development, we just had to read about thoughts and feelings a lot.
Another thing that I am not fond of that was included in this book: POV's from the "villains" and a POV from a morally grey character. To me, that wasn't needed and the POV's from the stepmom ruined some of the plot for me, not enhanced it.
I liked the book enough to read the second one when it gets announced, but I'm not excited about it, ya know?
List of nicknames/terms of endearments for the FMC: Seri, little dove, sweet girl, sweetheart, darling, beloved, momzilla, blossom, Rapunzel, honey bunny, pixie, beautiful, buttercup, chickadee, precious, sugar booger, bluebell, angel cake, puddin', pretty girl, love bug, baby, sweet potato, gorgeous, my lady, kitten, little mouse, butterfly, wifey, sunshine, moonbeam, my love, my queen, starlight, little wife, my little honey butter biscuit, bella, bambina, sweet Serafina, Princess, angel, precious girl, peach, warrior princess, bunny, my dear, and piccola.
It’s definitely one of those books that you have to be in a certain mood for to enjoy if you know what I mean. And I was in that mood while reading this so I enjoyed it. I didn’t mind it at all that it had a bit of a Cinderella theme because it wasn’t overly done or too the nose. I personally love a bit of Insta love when it comes to fated mates. I thought the MMC’s were cute and funny and sweet and I really thought the FMC was very likable, which is rare nowadays. I guess the only reason why I didn’t get more stars was that there wasn’t really a whole lot going on throughout the book. It was just all cute and sweet in them getting to know each other, and even though I really did enjoy that, I wish it had a little bit more going on story progression wise. And their first and only sex scene wasn’t bad at all, but I felt like it could’ve been better. Especially because all of them were virgins. I wish that the guys were a little bit more clumsy and more virgin like. I don’t know if that makes any sense. And when they killed the main bad rogue guy, I was a bit disappointed because it was very anticlimactic. I feel like they should’ve tortured him more because that would’ve made more sense story wise. The humor was really on point though, and it had me laughing out loud often. If you’re in the mood for Insta love and laughter this book is for you
This book had a lot of potential, but it fell short for me. I was excited to dive into it because I hadn’t read the author before. However, the book was a bit of a struggle. The character narration was a bit too much at times, and it felt a bit over-the-top and not in a fun way. The book was also quite wordy and repetitive, which made it a bit tedious to read. The characters themselves were a bit annoying, and the lead female character didn’t really resonate with me. The female lead was sometimes described as having “fire” or “fierce” beneath her timidity and abuse, but it came across as a bit too much of a doormat. The male leads were also quite naive, which was a bit surprising. Overall, I didn’t enjoy the book enough to read more of the series. I was a bit too annoyed by the writing and the characters.
Not authors fault- writing was fine and there were some really funny moments as well. I couldn't connect with either the FMC or the MMCS. I felt the villains were dumb, mustache twirling, monologing type villains that were so obvious but still got away with everything simply because everyone else was busy being too polite and prim & proper..
The 3 mmcs kept promising all this tough retribution but we never saw it, even when they knew the 1 guy in their employ was a mole they just fired him & let him go (whereas before they kept promising themselves he'd be buried in the garden). I didnt or couldn't get a sense of any real seriousness from anyone except from the ott villains.
First in series. Pnr, reverse harem, Cinderella type vibe. Serafina's young life was turned upside down when her father married an evil witch with two evil daughters. Her father passes away suddenly and Seri is basically tortured. Her step mother trades her to the Vampire king in marriage which turns into her saving grace. Her husbands are her mates and they adore her. This is a warm relationship with a brewing mystery as they try to avenge Seri's treatment and stop her evil step family. The world is creative and each character has a developed back story. There are egg drops from her previous series, Posey. Entertaining, easy read.
Loved this so much, recently RH series have been so mid for me, but this, I loved the writing style, and I love Seri! Often times “broken” characters can be hard to write, and I often dnf a book because they come off as annoying. Seri was so well written and I loved Koa,Casimir, and Zane as well. They all had so much character development in a way that felt real and not overbearing. Beautiful book, excited to start the second book and see how the twin sisters meet their demise haha :)
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This has some pretty high ratings for not even being a full story. *always makes me 🤔 Now the couple chapters, that is this installment, were pretty good with very low drama and angst. I liked the book, but felt like something big was missing. For instance, I've read mate bonds, but this was very very insta lovey. The last chapter made me want to read more ... I just hope the next book isn't so bland (for lack of a better descriptor)
This book has really surprised me! It started so dark but finally she meets her destiny… they are hilarious! The jokes and humor throughout the whole book. I couldn’t put this down! And Brummy I adore. Seri’s nicknames for them are the best! And how she finally told Zane at the end what his nickname was I couldn’t hold back the laughter. Diving into book 2 next
Mary Ann Weir always delivers the best story, with characters that u already love and characters u fall in love with..if u love supernaturals that will make u laugh and cry(pull at your soul) her books are perfect I read this in one day and I cannot wait for book two!!!
This book has made me laugh out loud at times and tear up at others but you know you’ve got a good book when something you read does either and you have to stop and reread the part again because it was beautiful. I can’t wait for the next book
First time reading anything by Mary Ann Weir. And I’m not disappointed. This book grabbed my attention from the beginning. I’m so glad I decided to pick it up! Off to read book two! And already clicked to follow Mary Weir!
Phenomenal book! I absolutely love Seri, Cas, Zane, and Kao! Their trauma from childhood and their growing story is so well written. The storyline is so well laid out and keeps you on the edge of your seat. I am so excited to start book two!!!!
At first, I thought it would be a retelling of Cinderella, and it is, but it isn’t. It’s so much more. Definitely a page turner. Could not put it down!
Very enjoyable. No bullying by her deranged mates. Starts like a Cinderella story, but veers off to different tangent. Can’t wait to read the next instalment.