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The Agora Series #1
Six Branches
Rose has always been alone, so when six sexy men suddenly claim she’s destined for them, can she trust they're telling the truth?
Tossed from one foster home to another, Rose has never found a place to truly call home. She puts all of her focus into running from her past and chasing her dreams. But when a fateful encounter with an entirely too attractive professor sparks her in more ways than one, Rose finds herself with more attention than she knows what to do with.
From loner to dealing with the advances of six men, Rose must decide between trusting them or staying where she feels comfortable and safe.
But if she waits too long to make up her mind, the choice may be ripped from her and they will all face disaster.
Tossed from one foster home to another, Rose has never found a place to truly call home. She puts all of her focus into running from her past and chasing her dreams. But when a fateful encounter with an entirely too attractive professor sparks her in more ways than one, Rose finds herself with more attention than she knows what to do with.
From loner to dealing with the advances of six men, Rose must decide between trusting them or staying where she feels comfortable and safe.
But if she waits too long to make up her mind, the choice may be ripped from her and they will all face disaster.
233 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 8, 2019
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Jeanne Allen
3 books70 followersJeanne Allen is a high school teacher in South Korea who enjoys putting pen to paper and creating new worlds to get lost in. She has one book published, Six Branches but hopes to get a few more into the marketplace in 2019 and 2020.
She lives with her cat, a spoiled Chinchilla Persian named Princess Yue and spends most of her free time reading, writing and traveling.>
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She lives with her cat, a spoiled Chinchilla Persian named Princess Yue and spends most of her free time reading, writing and traveling.>
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February 17, 2019
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There's a naivety to the work that bothers me. Rose as a character is hard to believe because she's so mercurial. Her personality and emotional reaction as so much like a pendulum it's like getting whiplash to read it. Magic bond or not people with a history of sexual abuse that's not been dealt with don't instantly jump from afraid of the opposite sex to moving in with six men. I mean this girl has nightmares so bad that she averages two hours of sleep a night, in the beginning of the story she has severe social anxiety disorder and a complete aversion to any and all touch, then she meets these guys and she's hugging everyone, sitting on laps and going clubbing? It's not character growth, its downright ridiculous. I could accept a slow progression but it's one extreme to the other. None of the characters are fully developed and the world is so vague its unclear if the writer herself knows its rules and laws. I'm a strong believer in the potential of a story and of Allen sat down and fully established her characters and world building and then took the time to add that to her text allowing a more natural progression of emotion this story would definitely have potential. That said, as that's not the case it just falls short. Add to that the abrupt ending that gives little in the way of closure even for a series opener and it's clear to me that this series is not for me.
There's a naivety to the work that bothers me. Rose as a character is hard to believe because she's so mercurial. Her personality and emotional reaction as so much like a pendulum it's like getting whiplash to read it. Magic bond or not people with a history of sexual abuse that's not been dealt with don't instantly jump from afraid of the opposite sex to moving in with six men. I mean this girl has nightmares so bad that she averages two hours of sleep a night, in the beginning of the story she has severe social anxiety disorder and a complete aversion to any and all touch, then she meets these guys and she's hugging everyone, sitting on laps and going clubbing? It's not character growth, its downright ridiculous. I could accept a slow progression but it's one extreme to the other. None of the characters are fully developed and the world is so vague its unclear if the writer herself knows its rules and laws. I'm a strong believer in the potential of a story and of Allen sat down and fully established her characters and world building and then took the time to add that to her text allowing a more natural progression of emotion this story would definitely have potential. That said, as that's not the case it just falls short. Add to that the abrupt ending that gives little in the way of closure even for a series opener and it's clear to me that this series is not for me.
March 1, 2019
So this is a paranormal reverse harem. If you have read Gift Connections Six Branches is going to ring familiar to you. It's an intriguing idea, the back cover summary really caught my attention, but the writing needs some refinement for this to be a really good read. This is a lengthy review, and that may make it appear as though I didn't enjoy the book, but really did, which is why I took the time to break down where I saw weaknesses and where this book could be revised to make it amazing and how to make the next book in the series blow everyone's socks off, and I hope Allen takes my suggestions, because while I enjoyed the book I'm not obsessed and this has the foundation to be a series I'm obsessed with, it just needs a little work.
The book is rough right from the very start. I'm going to stick to examples from the sample so as no to to ruin anything for anyone, but the problems I'm pointing out carry on throughout the book. Rose, the female main character, is waiting for her 8 am class to start. She is casual in comparison to the overly preened girls who are only enrolled in the genetics class because the professor is hot, a fact Rose was oblivious to because she is a transfer. We are told she is a transfer both by Rose and then awkwardly by the trope perky pretty girl who sits next to Rose, as being a transfer is the only way one couldn't know about the hottie prof, Dr. Evans. Some of the roughness is from a desire to get information out there and just throwing it at the reader rather than weaving it into the story. Instead of awkwardly having a character say you must be a transfer bc you don't know how hot the professor is, Allen could have skillfully weaved that information in saying something like:
"I sat nervously tapping my pen on my notebook, head down, as I feigned intently studying my schedule. From the sounds around me the classroom was filling up. A quick glance at my watch showed it was almost eight am. Odd, the room sounded extra full and boisterous for an eight am class. There was an undercurrent of excitement you just don't usually find in a classroom, let alone an eight am class. At my old school students barely managed to roll out of bed and make it to class in their pajamas; maybe this school was more different than I thought. My eyes slid to the empty seat beside me. I wondered who would take it. When I decided to transfer colleges I forgot I'd be going through first day nerves all over again. I glanced at the seat again. Maybe I'd get lucky and it would stay empty. I was in the first row after all, yes being in the front row was kind of nerdy, but don't call me nerd. OK, so most people wouldn't taken an eight am genetics class because they found it interestingly, but I wasn't most people. Besides, I had other reasons to be here even if I wasn't a science major. 'This seat taken?' I cringed at the exuberant voice. I did not do confident and perky. If I was being honest, I really didn't do most people, preferring to keep to myself, but extroverts and I were particularly like oil and water. Reluctantly, I looked up finding a pair of brilliant green eyes framed by a bright smile and bouncy brown curls staring back at me from across the two person lab table. Ugh, definitely not my type of person. 'Oh, uh...no, go right ahead,' I heard myself saying. Damn, my need to people please. The girl rushed around the table claiming the last free seat in the front of the room. 'Thanks' she critters. I try to return..."
You get the idea. The above conveys all the same information Allen was trying to get across ( with her dialog included) but it doesn't feel like you are just listing off characteristics for the reader, instead you are painting a picture of the classroom, of the character's, and bringing them into the world and the characters your creating. Plus you've created some mystery and foreshadowing. What is this other reason for taking genetics? By the way, Allen can totally do this, she does it really well later in the book with Forrest in the park. I wish all of the scenes were written that way, and it actually made all of the ones that weren't written that way a little worse because you know how good they could have been.
Allen needs to reread through her work or have additional beta readers read for her and catch contradictions or sticking points for her. For example, Rose states why would anyone take a genetics class for fun, then two paragraphs later states she is only taking it for fun, then a few pages later gets huffy that people aren't here to be serious. That doesn't all go together. Or she gets upset with Dr. Evans forcing her to reveal she is an orphan. He didn't force her to reveal that. Yes he was a jerk in his response to why she was taking the class, but he didn't make her tell the class she was orphaned. She did it in a fit of hotheadedness and then goes into a panic attack about it. You have to think through on the little details, does this make sense? If it doesn't you take the reader out of the story and they are thinking "um he didn't force her" or "what kind of college class wastes an entire lecture on student introductions" instead of being immersed in whatever the story on the page is. Rose comments she has four years left at the school, but we find out she is a junior, so she has two years left?
Also, its just weird when you have a character laying eyes on someone for the first time ever and you have them wanting to touch a man for the first time in their life or with an uncontrollable desire to run their hands through another guy's hair just minutes after they were over come with a desire to touch the first guy. Don't force and rush connections. And don't rely of weird physical urges to convey an interest or connection. And yes, it is weird to be overcome by the urge to touch someone you literally had no idea existed moments before.
You need to pay attention to time line. She has one class and then goes back to her dorm for the day not leaving again until the next morning. But when we are following Rose the next morning to the cafeteria she can't take the buzz of students excited from completing their first week of class. We later find out that Rose did indeed only have one class on Monday even though she takes all of her classes on MWF so her TR are free. So is she only carrying three, maybe four credit hours for the semester? Well that could explain why she has four more years left. It's a minor detail, but details matter and good writer tie up all of these loose ends. Back to the skimming over of the passage of time, I understand not wanting to have a lot of filler scenes to get you from A to B but you have to address that time passed as more than just saying time passed, and if something significant happened in scene A have have to acknowledge some attention to it before starting scene B. So, after Rose's after class meeting with Dr. Evans have her comment that she was so shaken she blew off the rest of her classes and hid in her room, not even coming out for meals, or say:
"After the weirdness of my genetics class the rest of my classes passed by in a blur. What was wrong with me? Panic attacks were one thing, but imagining some sort of connection with my professor and then crying? When my last class was finally released I detoured to the empty cafeteria, picking up some food so I could hide out in my room for the rest of the night. The one bright spot in today was the fact I didn't have a nosy roommate to go back to. I spent the rest of the day working on homework before losing myself in a __ reality show. Yeah it was trashy, but it was also like being a fly on a wall to another culture, and hey, not all anthropological work was classy. Plus reality TV was yet another opportunity for me to observe without having to participate. When morning finally rolled around I drug myself out of bed, moving in a zombie state to the cafeteria. I was tired, but that was nothing new. When you only sleep two hours a night on the regular you tend to be tired. This is why coffee was invented. It was also one of the perks of transferring to Woodrow. Tuition may be high, but along with that came great food services along with a ritzy espresso machine operated by bored looking work study students."
Again, with just a slight tweak you get everything Allen was trying to get across, that Rose is a loner, she doesn't sleep much, she enjoys observing people but is uncomfortable with being part of the action, that coffee is her life line, and that the college is a really nice school where you are probably going to find a rich kid or two, but it is a smooth transition from the scene in the classroom and acknowledges the fact that Rose would have been impacted by it.
Spoilers ahead:
As you get further into the story some of the elements feel more like the wisps of ideas than developed plot points. For example, the danger at her place of employment. It's clear Allen wanted to create some tension and drama, to create a reason Rose has to end up with these guys, but just saying you're in danger at this place you have always felt safe that is three hours away from school and no one thinks it is weird that I, a student you just met, randomly showed up at a bar three hours away, like that isn't creepy, and hat you aren't at all creeped out by my tracking your phone to find you or statement that you have no choice you will be with me, now come with me if you want to live, because obviously i'm rescuing you from this unnamed danger from your safe place and friends. I'm sorry, that just doesn't work. Her trust is 100% placed on the mutant connection, there has been zero relationship building between the characters for her to trust him, it goes against her character to leave the small group of people she does trust with this stranger, and there should be some display that she is in danger, even if you want to make it a customer who is showing her a little too much attention through the night that she has to keep shrugging off, and who corners her in the hallway to the bathroom as she is grabbing the mop only for Sebastian to swoop in. The customer doesn't even have to have really done anything at this point, just been there and been close, and with Rose's background that would be enough to trigger her and for her to reasonably escape with Sebastian after checking in with Leeli who would know Rose would be upset after feeling trapped in a hallway with a guy, and be comfortable letting Rose go with Sebastian when she saw how comfortable Rose was with Seb, something abnormal for Rose. And it gets worse with the guys wandering around acting like she was attacked and Rose having an internal monologue wondering if she will ever be safe. The reader hasn't seen any reason for Rose to feel unsafe, so they aren't being brought along for the ride, they are just looking at Rose and her guys like they are ridiculous. Also, without any visibly threat beyond Seb saying there was one it makes non sense for Rose to agree to move in with these guys she has just met, one of whom is her professor. For a school that makes their students get permission to sign out at night and move out of the dorm I feel like living with your professor would be a major no-no.
Also, I get not wanting your characters cussing, but please don't go for cutesy substitutes. This is somewhat a personal preference, I cringed every time she said "chicken-and-rice", "I swear to cheese Nips", "holy cheese muffins" or something similar, but also it just didn't really fit. This is a girl who has been abused, brought up in the foster system, and on her own. There is no mention of any memory of any remember family or happy life, outside of a foster mom she alone lived with for four years. There isn't anything in Rose's background story to suggest she would forgo actual cursing. In that case have her start something and not finish ie son of a... or shh... that hurt. otherwise, for a character like Rose if you should avoid cursing all together if you don't want to use or imply actual curse words. For characters where substitute curses are appropriate, If you are going to do that sort of substitution 1) don't make it overly cheesy, and 2) stick to one or two at most, that is more akin to how people actually curse. (Think about it, people usually have a go to work that they tack modifiers on to meet the situation).
Again, touching on paying attention to details, staying true to your characters, not jumping from A to C, and continuity, Allen makes the same mistake a lot of authors do, writing a character who has suffered some pretty severe abuse, and then conveniently ignoring that abuse. It's not good enough to say oh there is a mutant bond that makes that abuse not matter. It's unsettling when a guy who supposedly fell madly in love with her at first sight is trying to get into her pants less than twenty four hours after meeting her, without ever having had a conversation with her, and just a few hours after she had a nightmare about her sexual assault that was so bad it pulled all of her guys from across the estate into her chambers. She wouldn't be rushing off to get sexy and thinking oh well I know I was just screaming from night terrors of being bound and assaulted but now that I'm with this guy, bring on the bondage! There was nothing touching or endearing about that scene. It also super creepy when she started hooking up next to the incapacitated Seb. I mean you can't get much more inappropriate. And since I brought up continuity again, they create this schedule, which makes no sense because 1)she is still getting to know the guys and she grew up human so a schedule of who owns her what day is a LOT premature, and 2) complete exclusivity to her on a given day is completely illogical and wouldn't work with you know life, but they create this nonsense and then immediately abandon it less than eight hours later because she has to go fabric shopping. Allen also creates this hey you can't draw blood of anyone higher ranking than you or its serious trouble, and then has it happen again as though it's no big thing. And why on earth would Rose have been left alone a second time. I mean when someone eats your flesh off your body the first time you don't follow the plan you have to be really stupid to immediately leave someone to the sharks a second time.
And the epilogue should be cut entirely. Open the second book with that info, but the first book should end with Seb in a state of unknown. Second book open up with Rose smoothing back his hair or washing his face with a wash cloth, having an internal dialog about how his body doesn't need tending to because of whatever magic was used on him, but it makes her feel better to do so. Talk about how they changed him out of his formal wear into something more comfortable. That she had her receiving room turned into a space for him after the first week or second week when none of the people they brought in had the right gift. Have the door to the room open and one of his sister or mom pop in and say oh you are with him. I was going to read but I'll come back later. Have Rose insist they stay and zone out to the sound of her voice as she stares at the sleeping Seb. Here Rose gets lost in thought about how Sebs family, who had never left their own region, moved into the estate to be close to their only son/brother. Mention something about how she had spent a little time with a couple of the people ie his sister would sit and tell stories of mischief they used to get into, his mom would lament about all the trouble raising a boy was and how excited she was to be getting another daughter, talk about how proud they've always been of him. Have Rose, via the internal monologue this is all happening in, mention how much she likes Sebs family but wishes she was getting to know them under happier circumstances. Have her think about all of the different people who have come in over the months to try their gift to no avail. Actually give the reader the scene of one of the guys telling Rose they found someone in a far off village to try. Have the guy be excited and Rose feigning a smile, she wants to believe but so many others have failed. Or have it the other way around, have which ever guy is telling her be cautious and warn her not to get her hopes too up that it kills him how she is crushed every time it doesn't work and remind her even if this woman isnt the one they will find the one. Then actually give the reader the scene with the woman, include the moment everyone can tell the spell has been lifted and Seb takes his first breath in months, Rose sobbing in joy as she puts her ear to his chest, feels his heart rise, his body warm. Have that excitement turn to concern as minutes go by and he still doesn't wake. Then have the doctor step in and mention the coma. The next part of the second book can time hop again if need be or it can pick up five minutes after the doctor leaves, but all of that is information that really belongs in the next book in the series and needs to be written out for the reader.
The book is rough right from the very start. I'm going to stick to examples from the sample so as no to to ruin anything for anyone, but the problems I'm pointing out carry on throughout the book. Rose, the female main character, is waiting for her 8 am class to start. She is casual in comparison to the overly preened girls who are only enrolled in the genetics class because the professor is hot, a fact Rose was oblivious to because she is a transfer. We are told she is a transfer both by Rose and then awkwardly by the trope perky pretty girl who sits next to Rose, as being a transfer is the only way one couldn't know about the hottie prof, Dr. Evans. Some of the roughness is from a desire to get information out there and just throwing it at the reader rather than weaving it into the story. Instead of awkwardly having a character say you must be a transfer bc you don't know how hot the professor is, Allen could have skillfully weaved that information in saying something like:
"I sat nervously tapping my pen on my notebook, head down, as I feigned intently studying my schedule. From the sounds around me the classroom was filling up. A quick glance at my watch showed it was almost eight am. Odd, the room sounded extra full and boisterous for an eight am class. There was an undercurrent of excitement you just don't usually find in a classroom, let alone an eight am class. At my old school students barely managed to roll out of bed and make it to class in their pajamas; maybe this school was more different than I thought. My eyes slid to the empty seat beside me. I wondered who would take it. When I decided to transfer colleges I forgot I'd be going through first day nerves all over again. I glanced at the seat again. Maybe I'd get lucky and it would stay empty. I was in the first row after all, yes being in the front row was kind of nerdy, but don't call me nerd. OK, so most people wouldn't taken an eight am genetics class because they found it interestingly, but I wasn't most people. Besides, I had other reasons to be here even if I wasn't a science major. 'This seat taken?' I cringed at the exuberant voice. I did not do confident and perky. If I was being honest, I really didn't do most people, preferring to keep to myself, but extroverts and I were particularly like oil and water. Reluctantly, I looked up finding a pair of brilliant green eyes framed by a bright smile and bouncy brown curls staring back at me from across the two person lab table. Ugh, definitely not my type of person. 'Oh, uh...no, go right ahead,' I heard myself saying. Damn, my need to people please. The girl rushed around the table claiming the last free seat in the front of the room. 'Thanks' she critters. I try to return..."
You get the idea. The above conveys all the same information Allen was trying to get across ( with her dialog included) but it doesn't feel like you are just listing off characteristics for the reader, instead you are painting a picture of the classroom, of the character's, and bringing them into the world and the characters your creating. Plus you've created some mystery and foreshadowing. What is this other reason for taking genetics? By the way, Allen can totally do this, she does it really well later in the book with Forrest in the park. I wish all of the scenes were written that way, and it actually made all of the ones that weren't written that way a little worse because you know how good they could have been.
Allen needs to reread through her work or have additional beta readers read for her and catch contradictions or sticking points for her. For example, Rose states why would anyone take a genetics class for fun, then two paragraphs later states she is only taking it for fun, then a few pages later gets huffy that people aren't here to be serious. That doesn't all go together. Or she gets upset with Dr. Evans forcing her to reveal she is an orphan. He didn't force her to reveal that. Yes he was a jerk in his response to why she was taking the class, but he didn't make her tell the class she was orphaned. She did it in a fit of hotheadedness and then goes into a panic attack about it. You have to think through on the little details, does this make sense? If it doesn't you take the reader out of the story and they are thinking "um he didn't force her" or "what kind of college class wastes an entire lecture on student introductions" instead of being immersed in whatever the story on the page is. Rose comments she has four years left at the school, but we find out she is a junior, so she has two years left?
Also, its just weird when you have a character laying eyes on someone for the first time ever and you have them wanting to touch a man for the first time in their life or with an uncontrollable desire to run their hands through another guy's hair just minutes after they were over come with a desire to touch the first guy. Don't force and rush connections. And don't rely of weird physical urges to convey an interest or connection. And yes, it is weird to be overcome by the urge to touch someone you literally had no idea existed moments before.
You need to pay attention to time line. She has one class and then goes back to her dorm for the day not leaving again until the next morning. But when we are following Rose the next morning to the cafeteria she can't take the buzz of students excited from completing their first week of class. We later find out that Rose did indeed only have one class on Monday even though she takes all of her classes on MWF so her TR are free. So is she only carrying three, maybe four credit hours for the semester? Well that could explain why she has four more years left. It's a minor detail, but details matter and good writer tie up all of these loose ends. Back to the skimming over of the passage of time, I understand not wanting to have a lot of filler scenes to get you from A to B but you have to address that time passed as more than just saying time passed, and if something significant happened in scene A have have to acknowledge some attention to it before starting scene B. So, after Rose's after class meeting with Dr. Evans have her comment that she was so shaken she blew off the rest of her classes and hid in her room, not even coming out for meals, or say:
"After the weirdness of my genetics class the rest of my classes passed by in a blur. What was wrong with me? Panic attacks were one thing, but imagining some sort of connection with my professor and then crying? When my last class was finally released I detoured to the empty cafeteria, picking up some food so I could hide out in my room for the rest of the night. The one bright spot in today was the fact I didn't have a nosy roommate to go back to. I spent the rest of the day working on homework before losing myself in a __ reality show. Yeah it was trashy, but it was also like being a fly on a wall to another culture, and hey, not all anthropological work was classy. Plus reality TV was yet another opportunity for me to observe without having to participate. When morning finally rolled around I drug myself out of bed, moving in a zombie state to the cafeteria. I was tired, but that was nothing new. When you only sleep two hours a night on the regular you tend to be tired. This is why coffee was invented. It was also one of the perks of transferring to Woodrow. Tuition may be high, but along with that came great food services along with a ritzy espresso machine operated by bored looking work study students."
Again, with just a slight tweak you get everything Allen was trying to get across, that Rose is a loner, she doesn't sleep much, she enjoys observing people but is uncomfortable with being part of the action, that coffee is her life line, and that the college is a really nice school where you are probably going to find a rich kid or two, but it is a smooth transition from the scene in the classroom and acknowledges the fact that Rose would have been impacted by it.
Spoilers ahead:
As you get further into the story some of the elements feel more like the wisps of ideas than developed plot points. For example, the danger at her place of employment. It's clear Allen wanted to create some tension and drama, to create a reason Rose has to end up with these guys, but just saying you're in danger at this place you have always felt safe that is three hours away from school and no one thinks it is weird that I, a student you just met, randomly showed up at a bar three hours away, like that isn't creepy, and hat you aren't at all creeped out by my tracking your phone to find you or statement that you have no choice you will be with me, now come with me if you want to live, because obviously i'm rescuing you from this unnamed danger from your safe place and friends. I'm sorry, that just doesn't work. Her trust is 100% placed on the mutant connection, there has been zero relationship building between the characters for her to trust him, it goes against her character to leave the small group of people she does trust with this stranger, and there should be some display that she is in danger, even if you want to make it a customer who is showing her a little too much attention through the night that she has to keep shrugging off, and who corners her in the hallway to the bathroom as she is grabbing the mop only for Sebastian to swoop in. The customer doesn't even have to have really done anything at this point, just been there and been close, and with Rose's background that would be enough to trigger her and for her to reasonably escape with Sebastian after checking in with Leeli who would know Rose would be upset after feeling trapped in a hallway with a guy, and be comfortable letting Rose go with Sebastian when she saw how comfortable Rose was with Seb, something abnormal for Rose. And it gets worse with the guys wandering around acting like she was attacked and Rose having an internal monologue wondering if she will ever be safe. The reader hasn't seen any reason for Rose to feel unsafe, so they aren't being brought along for the ride, they are just looking at Rose and her guys like they are ridiculous. Also, without any visibly threat beyond Seb saying there was one it makes non sense for Rose to agree to move in with these guys she has just met, one of whom is her professor. For a school that makes their students get permission to sign out at night and move out of the dorm I feel like living with your professor would be a major no-no.
Also, I get not wanting your characters cussing, but please don't go for cutesy substitutes. This is somewhat a personal preference, I cringed every time she said "chicken-and-rice", "I swear to cheese Nips", "holy cheese muffins" or something similar, but also it just didn't really fit. This is a girl who has been abused, brought up in the foster system, and on her own. There is no mention of any memory of any remember family or happy life, outside of a foster mom she alone lived with for four years. There isn't anything in Rose's background story to suggest she would forgo actual cursing. In that case have her start something and not finish ie son of a... or shh... that hurt. otherwise, for a character like Rose if you should avoid cursing all together if you don't want to use or imply actual curse words. For characters where substitute curses are appropriate, If you are going to do that sort of substitution 1) don't make it overly cheesy, and 2) stick to one or two at most, that is more akin to how people actually curse. (Think about it, people usually have a go to work that they tack modifiers on to meet the situation).
Again, touching on paying attention to details, staying true to your characters, not jumping from A to C, and continuity, Allen makes the same mistake a lot of authors do, writing a character who has suffered some pretty severe abuse, and then conveniently ignoring that abuse. It's not good enough to say oh there is a mutant bond that makes that abuse not matter. It's unsettling when a guy who supposedly fell madly in love with her at first sight is trying to get into her pants less than twenty four hours after meeting her, without ever having had a conversation with her, and just a few hours after she had a nightmare about her sexual assault that was so bad it pulled all of her guys from across the estate into her chambers. She wouldn't be rushing off to get sexy and thinking oh well I know I was just screaming from night terrors of being bound and assaulted but now that I'm with this guy, bring on the bondage! There was nothing touching or endearing about that scene. It also super creepy when she started hooking up next to the incapacitated Seb. I mean you can't get much more inappropriate. And since I brought up continuity again, they create this schedule, which makes no sense because 1)she is still getting to know the guys and she grew up human so a schedule of who owns her what day is a LOT premature, and 2) complete exclusivity to her on a given day is completely illogical and wouldn't work with you know life, but they create this nonsense and then immediately abandon it less than eight hours later because she has to go fabric shopping. Allen also creates this hey you can't draw blood of anyone higher ranking than you or its serious trouble, and then has it happen again as though it's no big thing. And why on earth would Rose have been left alone a second time. I mean when someone eats your flesh off your body the first time you don't follow the plan you have to be really stupid to immediately leave someone to the sharks a second time.
And the epilogue should be cut entirely. Open the second book with that info, but the first book should end with Seb in a state of unknown. Second book open up with Rose smoothing back his hair or washing his face with a wash cloth, having an internal dialog about how his body doesn't need tending to because of whatever magic was used on him, but it makes her feel better to do so. Talk about how they changed him out of his formal wear into something more comfortable. That she had her receiving room turned into a space for him after the first week or second week when none of the people they brought in had the right gift. Have the door to the room open and one of his sister or mom pop in and say oh you are with him. I was going to read but I'll come back later. Have Rose insist they stay and zone out to the sound of her voice as she stares at the sleeping Seb. Here Rose gets lost in thought about how Sebs family, who had never left their own region, moved into the estate to be close to their only son/brother. Mention something about how she had spent a little time with a couple of the people ie his sister would sit and tell stories of mischief they used to get into, his mom would lament about all the trouble raising a boy was and how excited she was to be getting another daughter, talk about how proud they've always been of him. Have Rose, via the internal monologue this is all happening in, mention how much she likes Sebs family but wishes she was getting to know them under happier circumstances. Have her think about all of the different people who have come in over the months to try their gift to no avail. Actually give the reader the scene of one of the guys telling Rose they found someone in a far off village to try. Have the guy be excited and Rose feigning a smile, she wants to believe but so many others have failed. Or have it the other way around, have which ever guy is telling her be cautious and warn her not to get her hopes too up that it kills him how she is crushed every time it doesn't work and remind her even if this woman isnt the one they will find the one. Then actually give the reader the scene with the woman, include the moment everyone can tell the spell has been lifted and Seb takes his first breath in months, Rose sobbing in joy as she puts her ear to his chest, feels his heart rise, his body warm. Have that excitement turn to concern as minutes go by and he still doesn't wake. Then have the doctor step in and mention the coma. The next part of the second book can time hop again if need be or it can pick up five minutes after the doctor leaves, but all of that is information that really belongs in the next book in the series and needs to be written out for the reader.
June 11, 2019
Pages: 233
My rating (stars): 3
Read other books from this author in the future: no
Rose has been alone and was in the foster care system (wow, a really unique idea for Reverse Harem stories). After changing Colleges she meets six guy, who live together. And then there comes the next unique rh idea: insta luv or fated love. And the girl is strong, having six branches, which is total unusual (do I have to repeat myself?).
So this book is defiantly not my cup of tee, because you find all the cliches you have read in other books as well.
March 17, 2019
Nice Start
I liked this first book in a new series and I want to see what comes next. Rose's Kladi really need to teach her some things. I want to see them growing closer as well. I really want to see Rose put all those stuck up Phosopoi in their place, too. It's not fair that they get to disrespect her because her power level is being hidden for her protection. I want Princess Nadira to get what's coming to her, especially.
I liked this first book in a new series and I want to see what comes next. Rose's Kladi really need to teach her some things. I want to see them growing closer as well. I really want to see Rose put all those stuck up Phosopoi in their place, too. It's not fair that they get to disrespect her because her power level is being hidden for her protection. I want Princess Nadira to get what's coming to her, especially.
February 15, 2019
So good! So new and different as well. I always love large harems and this doesn't disappoint. The storyline is great and I can't wait to further the mystery. However, I hate the trope of never telling the girl things for her own good, the lack of communication at times in this book drove me crazy, which is the reason for 4 stars rather than 5.
February 7, 2019
Growing up as a foster child, now at college on scholarship, Rose has always been alone. She's barely let anyone into her life, but that suddenly changes with a touch. A painful handshake. Within days Rose finds herself surrounded by five (soon to be six) gorgeous men who tell her she's part of a group of mutated humans. There is an entire community if these special humans made up of 'families' consisting of the gifted and their anchor. Rose is the anchor to these powerful guys. This puts her in immediate danger, and she's at a further disadvantage having been raised as a normal human with no idea of her true nature. As a loner and observer of humanity, Rose doesn't know if she should trust the guys or their feelings but it all feels true.
I really enjoyed this book. The paranormal world is fully developed. The complex system is fully explained and there is so much of this world now to explore. Rose is a likable lead female; keenly intelligent, caring, guarded yet ultimately open to new people and experiences. The guys are diverse and interesting. They all come across as keepers. They need more character development as the series continues but it was a good start. I would have preferred to remain on campus for a while longer and spent more time building up the initial bond between Rose and the guys and spending time with Daisy. There was a bit of a rush. Not every guy comes across in their best light at all times but we are still getting to know them and with some, there are good reasons. My biggest issue with the guys is the sense of secrecy they seemed to project at times. A lack of pertinent information led to Rose being excluded and endangered physically and emotionally. Also, one minute they would be proclaiming their devotion, the next abandoning her. As vital as she is to their world, to them, they were careless with her at times. I need to feel that they cherish her beyond the bond.
The story itself was easy to fall into. Very entertaining. I look forward to the next one. There's so much I am dying to know!
I really enjoyed this book. The paranormal world is fully developed. The complex system is fully explained and there is so much of this world now to explore. Rose is a likable lead female; keenly intelligent, caring, guarded yet ultimately open to new people and experiences. The guys are diverse and interesting. They all come across as keepers. They need more character development as the series continues but it was a good start. I would have preferred to remain on campus for a while longer and spent more time building up the initial bond between Rose and the guys and spending time with Daisy. There was a bit of a rush. Not every guy comes across in their best light at all times but we are still getting to know them and with some, there are good reasons. My biggest issue with the guys is the sense of secrecy they seemed to project at times. A lack of pertinent information led to Rose being excluded and endangered physically and emotionally. Also, one minute they would be proclaiming their devotion, the next abandoning her. As vital as she is to their world, to them, they were careless with her at times. I need to feel that they cherish her beyond the bond.
The story itself was easy to fall into. Very entertaining. I look forward to the next one. There's so much I am dying to know!
September 11, 2019
Needs Work
Honestly I was leaning towards two stars, but the story potential is there. The book itself felt like even the Author got confused about where the storyline was. Specifically, our lead female formed her prebond and immediately thought about how nice it felt to bond all 6. When I read that I was confused as I thought she had another bond to form, and then what do you know, a few pages shes forming the last bond.
There were multiple small details like that throughout the book where you learned one thing, only to read something contradictory a few pages later.
The main characters felt more secondary, we never truly had a 'bonding' moment with them but Rose would think something along the lines of 'that's just so him' or 'typical response or mood from him' and I'd be left wondering where in the world that came from.
Rose was also a hard female lead to get behind. As someone with social anxiety, even with my closest friends and family I am not at all a completely different person like Rose. It was almost like she was written to be silent but strong but came across as a little unbalanced in a not great, redeeming way.
And the whole just letting them get away with explaining NOTHING??!?! Even when she notices the shadey beat around the bush subjects?! Who are you Rose?! The time lapse of '3 months went by and I'm super close with his family' is a cop out of reading and feeling those bonds being formed.
I just feel like a little more time and energy spent adding some serious depth and defining who Rose is and making a clear progression for her would be so beneficial for this book.
Honestly I was leaning towards two stars, but the story potential is there. The book itself felt like even the Author got confused about where the storyline was. Specifically, our lead female formed her prebond and immediately thought about how nice it felt to bond all 6. When I read that I was confused as I thought she had another bond to form, and then what do you know, a few pages shes forming the last bond.
There were multiple small details like that throughout the book where you learned one thing, only to read something contradictory a few pages later.
The main characters felt more secondary, we never truly had a 'bonding' moment with them but Rose would think something along the lines of 'that's just so him' or 'typical response or mood from him' and I'd be left wondering where in the world that came from.
Rose was also a hard female lead to get behind. As someone with social anxiety, even with my closest friends and family I am not at all a completely different person like Rose. It was almost like she was written to be silent but strong but came across as a little unbalanced in a not great, redeeming way.
And the whole just letting them get away with explaining NOTHING??!?! Even when she notices the shadey beat around the bush subjects?! Who are you Rose?! The time lapse of '3 months went by and I'm super close with his family' is a cop out of reading and feeling those bonds being formed.
I just feel like a little more time and energy spent adding some serious depth and defining who Rose is and making a clear progression for her would be so beneficial for this book.
February 24, 2020
3.75
I liked the writing style, but there were some things that really bothered me about this book. I have a pet peeve of using miscommunication as a plot driver and unfortunately this book fell into that trap. It was also missing some of the awesome character chemistry you find in really good books .... I'm being a downer here, but it could have been better and I'm sad it wasn't.
I liked the writing style, but there were some things that really bothered me about this book. I have a pet peeve of using miscommunication as a plot driver and unfortunately this book fell into that trap. It was also missing some of the awesome character chemistry you find in really good books .... I'm being a downer here, but it could have been better and I'm sad it wasn't.
April 2, 2019
Refreshing!💗
Ok it's official.... I've found my favourite brand new series!!! I devoured this book mere hours after discovering it. What a unique new take on the RH genre. Rose grew up knowing nothing about her biological family. She was raised in foster care, and to say she had rough times is an understatement. Times that left her with crippling nightmares so bad she has to get a single room for fear of disrupting a roomie. Over time she's learned defense mechanisms such as going deep within to deflect any painful situation physical or mental. She also occasionally has the gift of making people do what she says once she says her intention aloud. She always assumed that was a fluke.... Until her first day at college. Within hours she meets five of the most attractive and charismatic guys. Turns out they all have a special connection to each other, and there's a sixth she has yet to meet. Discovering these cuties will not only change her future, but leads her towards learning about her birth family. This wonderful tale centers around Rose, the most intelligent, curious, fierce, warm hearted, kind and all around awesome female. These guys become her entire world and she theirs. Take a plunge to learn about the world they all come from which is based in Greek myths come alive. Tons of intrigue, powers, royalty, suspense, political craziness, and romance create one of my favourite reads in recent months! Run don't walk to check it out!!! I for one can't wait for the follow up book in this series!!
Ok it's official.... I've found my favourite brand new series!!! I devoured this book mere hours after discovering it. What a unique new take on the RH genre. Rose grew up knowing nothing about her biological family. She was raised in foster care, and to say she had rough times is an understatement. Times that left her with crippling nightmares so bad she has to get a single room for fear of disrupting a roomie. Over time she's learned defense mechanisms such as going deep within to deflect any painful situation physical or mental. She also occasionally has the gift of making people do what she says once she says her intention aloud. She always assumed that was a fluke.... Until her first day at college. Within hours she meets five of the most attractive and charismatic guys. Turns out they all have a special connection to each other, and there's a sixth she has yet to meet. Discovering these cuties will not only change her future, but leads her towards learning about her birth family. This wonderful tale centers around Rose, the most intelligent, curious, fierce, warm hearted, kind and all around awesome female. These guys become her entire world and she theirs. Take a plunge to learn about the world they all come from which is based in Greek myths come alive. Tons of intrigue, powers, royalty, suspense, political craziness, and romance create one of my favourite reads in recent months! Run don't walk to check it out!!! I for one can't wait for the follow up book in this series!!
February 4, 2019
Let me start by saying I had not read a synopsis for this story and only knew it was an paranormal RH. I find if I just read without preamble I read books I wouldn't normally.
As an orphan with more foster homes than years of age, Rose is an observer. She just transfers to a neighboring university (thank you scholarship) and on day one shes sweaped into a society that lives along side our own. Rose is bombarded with new people, places and experiences. This is a reverse harem with instant connection due to the paranormal bonds in the story. This is also a first book to a series which introduces us to a whole society of people, culture and politics.
I was very happy with this one. I love the main character, she has had it rough but with the use of logic and bravery she works to embrace the new changes in her life, and shes kind of a badass. The guys dont feel two dimensional but we have more to tell on each of their backgrounds. I need the next book like now. So Jeanne Allen hook a girl up.
As an orphan with more foster homes than years of age, Rose is an observer. She just transfers to a neighboring university (thank you scholarship) and on day one shes sweaped into a society that lives along side our own. Rose is bombarded with new people, places and experiences. This is a reverse harem with instant connection due to the paranormal bonds in the story. This is also a first book to a series which introduces us to a whole society of people, culture and politics.
I was very happy with this one. I love the main character, she has had it rough but with the use of logic and bravery she works to embrace the new changes in her life, and shes kind of a badass. The guys dont feel two dimensional but we have more to tell on each of their backgrounds. I need the next book like now. So Jeanne Allen hook a girl up.
February 6, 2019
This book was great. I went into it cold, not having read the description and just knowing it was a genre I enjoy and I was so pleasantly surprised. It seems the paranormal setting is well developed, the characters are all unique and distinct, and the over arching storyline is believable for the world that's been presented. I like all the characters and enjoy the interactions between them and it really felt like this book had a lot of good substance (it wasn't one of those "over before it started" ones). I will be anxiously awaiting the next and am pretty confident that I will sink right back into the characters and story when I pick that up.
I think my only complaint would be that the rate at which the guys are filling Rose in on the background of their species seems a bit unrealistic. The author does address it, implying any more info would be overwhelming, but it just seems like they're giving her info in the tiniest little bursts and I'd expect her to be hounding them for more.
I think my only complaint would be that the rate at which the guys are filling Rose in on the background of their species seems a bit unrealistic. The author does address it, implying any more info would be overwhelming, but it just seems like they're giving her info in the tiniest little bursts and I'd expect her to be hounding them for more.
February 8, 2019
Pretty interesting start to a new series. I do like the world and plot of this story as well as the characters. The MC's character though was tricky to pinpoint as it seemed to keep changing but that can be just her evolving. The faster pace of the relationships is not my favorite as I do like more build up but the storyline keeps a good flow to keep me interested. I am intrigued to learn more about the world and each characters' backgrounds as well as some mysteries this book brought up. I also hope yo maybe learn about the MC's family background as that was her main goal from the beginning and so I hope that is something we get to see as the series progresses. Overall a book worth checking out.
February 7, 2019
I love Rose's internal expletives!
Jeanne has me hooked! What a fascinating world she has created! Like any good author, she keeps revealing more and more as the story progresses. Of course there is yet more to be revealed as we discover this world hidden within our own. We have barely touched the surface of getting to really know Rose and her Kladi since Jeanne is intent on peeling them back in layers, one little tidbit at a time. The combination of the building relationships with Rose and her Kladi as well as the intrigue is a fantastic blend that has me avidly waiting for the next book!
Jeanne has me hooked! What a fascinating world she has created! Like any good author, she keeps revealing more and more as the story progresses. Of course there is yet more to be revealed as we discover this world hidden within our own. We have barely touched the surface of getting to really know Rose and her Kladi since Jeanne is intent on peeling them back in layers, one little tidbit at a time. The combination of the building relationships with Rose and her Kladi as well as the intrigue is a fantastic blend that has me avidly waiting for the next book!
February 16, 2019
Enjoyed it
I give books a five star rating when I like it and am eager to read a sequel, if applicable. I was glad I took a chance and bought the book.
I enjoyed this most of the way, although it fell down a bit at the end, the writing and plot a little rushed to wind it up.
Liked the female lead, she wasn't a shrew, which nowadays is rare. Liked the male characters as well and really want to find out what happens. I think this is a promising first book and hope the author develops the relationships and doesn't sacrifice the romance for convoluted plot twists in the second book to come.
I give books a five star rating when I like it and am eager to read a sequel, if applicable. I was glad I took a chance and bought the book.
I enjoyed this most of the way, although it fell down a bit at the end, the writing and plot a little rushed to wind it up.
Liked the female lead, she wasn't a shrew, which nowadays is rare. Liked the male characters as well and really want to find out what happens. I think this is a promising first book and hope the author develops the relationships and doesn't sacrifice the romance for convoluted plot twists in the second book to come.
February 22, 2019
What a great book. The first from this author I've read and really enjoyed it - read in a day. The characters are all quirky, individual and have involved interactions with each other. Rose is weird,damaged and the centre of their family. Great backstory "spoilers" with small hints here and there as to who each really is inside and why. The only fault is that the last few pages just seemed rushed.......like the story needed to finish by a certain page number so after lots of involved writing it suddenly just "wrapped up". But then I know it's only book 1 so hoping book 2 will pick up before these last few pages with more story.
May 24, 2020
Fascinating World Building
This is an interesting new paranormal reverse harem series. I’ve not read anything by the author before and enjoyed finding a new creator of stories.
Rose is an orphan. She’s been raised in some very bad foster homes until she found one that lasted four years, but sadly her foster mother died. At 20 years old and out of the system for 2 years, Rose has only one true friend. She has transferred to a new university as a Junior and is hoping to become an anthropologist. She transferred because of the scholarship available and the course reputation.
On her first day Rose meets a very young professor and when he shakes her hand her body lights on fire in pain. When she meets a student and his twin brother she has the same experience. They tell her that she’s not human and they are now pre-bonded with her. This starts a journey into another world, one where ‘mutants’ live for hundreds if not thousands of years, and who live amongst humans in a parallel society rules by kings and queens.
I really enjoyed the world building in this book and the back stories of the characters seem really interesting as they are revealed to us. It felt like the majority of the book was all about establishing the characters and building the world for the reader and things only really started to take off plot-wise in the latter stages of the book. This pacing doesn’t surprise me as this is the first book in a series and there is obviously a longer story arc involved.
I like Rose’s character a lot. She’s independent, intelligent and determined. She faces the new changes to her life with courage and doesn’t quibble too hard with the evidence of her own experience and what she is being told by the new men in her life. The men are also a varied bunch of characters, which I really liked.
There is obviously a lot more to come and I look forward to reading the next book in the series.
This is an interesting new paranormal reverse harem series. I’ve not read anything by the author before and enjoyed finding a new creator of stories.
Rose is an orphan. She’s been raised in some very bad foster homes until she found one that lasted four years, but sadly her foster mother died. At 20 years old and out of the system for 2 years, Rose has only one true friend. She has transferred to a new university as a Junior and is hoping to become an anthropologist. She transferred because of the scholarship available and the course reputation.
On her first day Rose meets a very young professor and when he shakes her hand her body lights on fire in pain. When she meets a student and his twin brother she has the same experience. They tell her that she’s not human and they are now pre-bonded with her. This starts a journey into another world, one where ‘mutants’ live for hundreds if not thousands of years, and who live amongst humans in a parallel society rules by kings and queens.
I really enjoyed the world building in this book and the back stories of the characters seem really interesting as they are revealed to us. It felt like the majority of the book was all about establishing the characters and building the world for the reader and things only really started to take off plot-wise in the latter stages of the book. This pacing doesn’t surprise me as this is the first book in a series and there is obviously a longer story arc involved.
I like Rose’s character a lot. She’s independent, intelligent and determined. She faces the new changes to her life with courage and doesn’t quibble too hard with the evidence of her own experience and what she is being told by the new men in her life. The men are also a varied bunch of characters, which I really liked.
There is obviously a lot more to come and I look forward to reading the next book in the series.
June 21, 2020
Overall, I feel like the book was decent, though it did seem a little more to the YA group than I expected from a reverse harem style genre. A lot of high schooler seeming feelings. I know the main character is only 20, but still. Also, I was surprised by the personalities of a couple older guys. I just feel like they should be a bit more mature and ready to handle things than I interpreted it.
I might have given this a 4 star if there weren't so many typos and repeated words. Examples I use are not directly pulled from the book.
Example 1: Then they then they went to the store.
Example 2: I couldn't believe me my eyes.
I might have given this a 4 star if there weren't so many typos and repeated words. Examples I use are not directly pulled from the book.
Example 1: Then they then they went to the store.
Example 2: I couldn't believe me my eyes.
July 26, 2021
3.5. Really good read. Rose’s discovery of her bonded and being part of a supernatural/mutant race throws her world into a whirl. Things progress quickly and they move to the Phósopoi capital in Canada. I love books set in Canada, my home country. I hope they go somewhere I know. Not just a general Lake Ontario.
The main problem Rose has is communication with the guys. Mainly their lack of communication with her. She’s wholly unprepared to me Jackson mother, the Queen, and his former intended, the biggest bitch of all time who uses her powers for selfish gain. When the worst happens and Sebastian is attacked she is left spinning with this new world.
Can’t wait to see what happens next
The main problem Rose has is communication with the guys. Mainly their lack of communication with her. She’s wholly unprepared to me Jackson mother, the Queen, and his former intended, the biggest bitch of all time who uses her powers for selfish gain. When the worst happens and Sebastian is attacked she is left spinning with this new world.
Can’t wait to see what happens next
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 9, 2019
Great potential for a new series
I liked this story line. It’s something different than I’m used to and it definitely has potential for a great series. If you like depth in your story then this is definitely the book for you! You learn a lot about these new ‘species’ but what I missed was a bit more action in the story and the female character is a bit to compliant to my taste. At least in most of the book but at the end she got a bit more backbone and is why I look forward for the second book.
I liked this story line. It’s something different than I’m used to and it definitely has potential for a great series. If you like depth in your story then this is definitely the book for you! You learn a lot about these new ‘species’ but what I missed was a bit more action in the story and the female character is a bit to compliant to my taste. At least in most of the book but at the end she got a bit more backbone and is why I look forward for the second book.
February 13, 2019
An explorative introductory novel to what I'm sure will be a full, amazing series! However, I couldn't connect with any of the characters in this book.
I understand that it having 7 focal characters, a new species/culture to learn about and deep-seated lore to remember will make this series one tha builds as it goes, but Six Branches felt like it skipped chapters at times. The ending felt rushed, with the time jumps seemingly inappropriate considering the timeline before it.
Regardless, I'm hopeful the series will improve and am looking forward to reading the second one when it is finished.
I understand that it having 7 focal characters, a new species/culture to learn about and deep-seated lore to remember will make this series one tha builds as it goes, but Six Branches felt like it skipped chapters at times. The ending felt rushed, with the time jumps seemingly inappropriate considering the timeline before it.
Regardless, I'm hopeful the series will improve and am looking forward to reading the second one when it is finished.
March 3, 2019
Not too shabby
Reminds me of a bit of Gifted Connections mixed with hints of Vampire Academy. It was a good read, but a bit of it felt uncharacteristic or fell flat. At least there weren't any "I'll tell you later" lines lol instead the super smart FMC stops herself from asking pertinent questions because she has to process... every time. That was annoying. All and all, aside from the epilogue which I felt needs to be nixed, I will get the next book in the series. We'll see how the story plays out.
Reminds me of a bit of Gifted Connections mixed with hints of Vampire Academy. It was a good read, but a bit of it felt uncharacteristic or fell flat. At least there weren't any "I'll tell you later" lines lol instead the super smart FMC stops herself from asking pertinent questions because she has to process... every time. That was annoying. All and all, aside from the epilogue which I felt needs to be nixed, I will get the next book in the series. We'll see how the story plays out.
July 17, 2019
This books moves along really quickly. It seemed to me there wasnt much story between her at the beginning and starting at her new school. I would have liked more background story but saying that it doesnt distract from a great read. I loved Rose and her six guys. Their relationship together was interesting reading. I loved their interactions. Although this is a reverse harem book it is starting off slowly which is kind of nice. Im sure that will change in future books. Ill definitely read anymore books that come
December 4, 2019
This was a fun start to a new series!
I can't wait to see how
I'm not sure I understand why just sleeping in a house with her to-be-bonded-men helped with her nightmares? That was never explained, and it seems strange that someone with such horrible nightmares would suddenly be free of them just because of their presence.
Some of the writing was a little awkward, as the author did some telling instead of showing, but the plot was interesting and the writing was not bad. So, I still enjoyed this a lot and look forward to the next book!
I can't wait to see how
I'm not sure I understand why just sleeping in a house with her to-be-bonded-men helped with her nightmares? That was never explained, and it seems strange that someone with such horrible nightmares would suddenly be free of them just because of their presence.
Some of the writing was a little awkward, as the author did some telling instead of showing, but the plot was interesting and the writing was not bad. So, I still enjoyed this a lot and look forward to the next book!
January 19, 2021
A good, solid story about finding their soulmate. I wouldn’t call it magic, because they are mutants, but it doesn’t really feel like a mutant-story. The mutant world and how it works is slowly told throughout, but it could have been explained better. We learn everything as Rose learns it, but I she should have dug for more answers, specially being a «scholar».
Could definetly continue this series.
Could definetly continue this series.
February 8, 2019
This story went from happy to sad to happy to sad! It was a rollercoaster ride! But I absolutely loved it! The main character, Rose, is adorable and sweet, and smart, she has had a hard life growing up, but then she finds herself not quite what she thought she was and lands herself in a group of sexy hot men that are her new family. I can't wait for the next one!!!
February 15, 2019
Great start to a new series. I liked the story line, it was something different that I haven't really seen before. My one complaint is how easily Rose is able to ignore past trauma to just run off with 6 strange guys, and I get the whole destined thing so it makes it slightly easier to overlook. That said, I look forward to more from this author.
February 18, 2019
Six Branches is a must read
Although Jeanne Allen is not a well known author, I took a chance on this book because of a review I read on it. I fell in love with the MC and then with her six men she's gotten attached to. I urge you to at least sample this book and I'm sure you will love it as much as I did!
Although Jeanne Allen is not a well known author, I took a chance on this book because of a review I read on it. I fell in love with the MC and then with her six men she's gotten attached to. I urge you to at least sample this book and I'm sure you will love it as much as I did!
February 22, 2019
Agora Series #1
I truly loved and enjoyed this book. The characters were especially well developed and presented. There are so many stories waiting to be told.
Please, Jeanne Allen, continue to create this suspenseful, action packed, romantic reverse harem series. So much to look forward to.
I truly loved and enjoyed this book. The characters were especially well developed and presented. There are so many stories waiting to be told.
Please, Jeanne Allen, continue to create this suspenseful, action packed, romantic reverse harem series. So much to look forward to.
May 28, 2019
I read it all...
I'm not overly impressed by any of the characters to be completely honest. I get really excited when they show signs of acting maturely and then they go back to acting like angsty teenagers. I'm on the fence as to whether I'll continue this series or not if the author puts out another.
I'm not overly impressed by any of the characters to be completely honest. I get really excited when they show signs of acting maturely and then they go back to acting like angsty teenagers. I'm on the fence as to whether I'll continue this series or not if the author puts out another.
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