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Artemis University #1
Upended Life
My name is Tamsin Vale and my life is about to get real… Really complicated and ridiculously dangerous. Which is almost funny given at nineteen I already know too much of the darkness of the world and people, the secrets they keep.
Or so I thought.
Turns out those quirky abilities I’ve been keeping secret expose me to a world I didn’t know existed. Sure, I knew I wasn’t human—but how exactly do I find out more without ending up in the wrong hands?
And I’m not so sure I’m in the right hands now given some of the reactions to finding me. They say I’m the last fairy. I’m not sure I should trust them when their thoughts are mostly of power and how to use me.
But I’m also not sure I have much of a choice. My powers are dangerous and I don’t know how to use them. They promise to teach me what I need to know and give me a chance at something I’ve never had before.
A normal life. I don’t think anything about Artemis University and those who attend is normal, but it’s still better than the life I’ve been living if they keep half their promises.
I think hoping they’ll keep half is generous.
Artemis University is a hot burning reverse harem, university-age paranormal academy series with darker elements, strong language, violence, and a heroine who follows her own moral compass of what is right… And who she ends up giving her heart to.
Or so I thought.
Turns out those quirky abilities I’ve been keeping secret expose me to a world I didn’t know existed. Sure, I knew I wasn’t human—but how exactly do I find out more without ending up in the wrong hands?
And I’m not so sure I’m in the right hands now given some of the reactions to finding me. They say I’m the last fairy. I’m not sure I should trust them when their thoughts are mostly of power and how to use me.
But I’m also not sure I have much of a choice. My powers are dangerous and I don’t know how to use them. They promise to teach me what I need to know and give me a chance at something I’ve never had before.
A normal life. I don’t think anything about Artemis University and those who attend is normal, but it’s still better than the life I’ve been living if they keep half their promises.
I think hoping they’ll keep half is generous.
Artemis University is a hot burning reverse harem, university-age paranormal academy series with darker elements, strong language, violence, and a heroine who follows her own moral compass of what is right… And who she ends up giving her heart to.
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First published November 22, 2019
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Erin R. Flynn
102 books797 followers also writes under Joyee Flynn and Flynn Eire.
Erin is a born Chicagoan who decided to state hop a bit, given she works from home. She currently resides in Georgia with her pup, Lord Vader Flynn. With an eclectic and addictive personality, there isn’t much that doesn’t interest her or she won’t pour herself into if it catches her fancy. She has always been interested in the darker aspects of life and mythologies—especially vampires, shifters, the occult, and anything paranormal.
To date, she has published more paranormal books than she can keep up with the characters for, in different genres with dedicated readers who await each release to her numerous series under any of the three Flynn names she writes.
Erin is a born Chicagoan who decided to state hop a bit, given she works from home. She currently resides in Georgia with her pup, Lord Vader Flynn. With an eclectic and addictive personality, there isn’t much that doesn’t interest her or she won’t pour herself into if it catches her fancy. She has always been interested in the darker aspects of life and mythologies—especially vampires, shifters, the occult, and anything paranormal.
To date, she has published more paranormal books than she can keep up with the characters for, in different genres with dedicated readers who await each release to her numerous series under any of the three Flynn names she writes.
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February 24, 2020That’s a record breaking dnf @ 6%
Completely unfair of me so not rating it. Yea I can’t tell much at this point but here’s what I do know... this FMC is a right piece of work. Doing my head in.
I have flashbacks of Vienna from The Lost and Chosen. That’s this girl.
If you can’t get enough of Vienna then try .... oh I didn’t even get far enough to get this girls names.... Let’s call her “the last fairy”.
Every cliche is here in the first 6%.
She’s swearing like a sailor
She’s beating up every guy she comes across - But that’s not her fault they touched her first.
Doesn’t know what she is and kidnapped by supernaturals after a magic flare
She breaks a magic orb declaring her the last fairy... “let’s breed her” are the first words out of some douchebag mouth - just to give her something to get all cross about.
Her threats are long drawn out monologue, like who is even scared enough of her at this point to care what she’s threatening?
Defensive
Aggressive
Quick tempered
can anyone else say “trying to hard”
But she’s reasonable and doesn’t want to hurt anyone... really. Just don’t try to tell her secrets or she’ll take a life debt from you... and it might not be you but your children she claims it from. So technically if she hurts someone it’ll all be your fault and she is absolved of doing any wrong. So there. That’s reasonable.
Alls I’m saying is, If a Male MC had these qualities we would not like him. Same applies to an FMC.
Completely unfair of me so not rating it. Yea I can’t tell much at this point but here’s what I do know... this FMC is a right piece of work. Doing my head in.
I have flashbacks of Vienna from The Lost and Chosen. That’s this girl.
If you can’t get enough of Vienna then try .... oh I didn’t even get far enough to get this girls names.... Let’s call her “the last fairy”.
Every cliche is here in the first 6%.
She’s swearing like a sailor
She’s beating up every guy she comes across - But that’s not her fault they touched her first.
Doesn’t know what she is and kidnapped by supernaturals after a magic flare
She breaks a magic orb declaring her the last fairy... “let’s breed her” are the first words out of some douchebag mouth - just to give her something to get all cross about.
Her threats are long drawn out monologue, like who is even scared enough of her at this point to care what she’s threatening?
Defensive
Aggressive
Quick tempered
can anyone else say “trying to hard”
But she’s reasonable and doesn’t want to hurt anyone... really. Just don’t try to tell her secrets or she’ll take a life debt from you... and it might not be you but your children she claims it from. So technically if she hurts someone it’ll all be your fault and she is absolved of doing any wrong. So there. That’s reasonable.
Alls I’m saying is, If a Male MC had these qualities we would not like him. Same applies to an FMC.
January 22, 2020
Not great
I made it half way through, but it was like slogging through mud. It was difficult to read because the writing was so poorly done. Grammatically, many of the sentences were run-on with lots of missing subjects. They weren’t even strung together in a way that most people would talk. I get that the lead was an orphan with a ninth grade education, but even a 5th grader speaks better than her character.
Also, the opening was strange, with zero background as to why she was doing what she was caught doing. And Tams attitude is terrible. She is not a like able character. The author wants her to be some heroine because she speaks truth to power, but really she comes off as obnoxious, mean, egotistical, bratty, etc. I don’t recommend wasting time or money on this book, but I do highly recommend to the author hiring a good editor and maybe taking some basic English lessons.
I made it half way through, but it was like slogging through mud. It was difficult to read because the writing was so poorly done. Grammatically, many of the sentences were run-on with lots of missing subjects. They weren’t even strung together in a way that most people would talk. I get that the lead was an orphan with a ninth grade education, but even a 5th grader speaks better than her character.
Also, the opening was strange, with zero background as to why she was doing what she was caught doing. And Tams attitude is terrible. She is not a like able character. The author wants her to be some heroine because she speaks truth to power, but really she comes off as obnoxious, mean, egotistical, bratty, etc. I don’t recommend wasting time or money on this book, but I do highly recommend to the author hiring a good editor and maybe taking some basic English lessons.
December 7, 2019
Issues
I'm giving this book a solid 3 stars, although I enjoyed this book storyline, it also needs a lot of work. Repetitive use of words is big, our main girl being a wise stick it to you was fun at times but also down right annoying. I'm all about strong women but I also know when to watch and observe. Our heroine chewed everyone's a***, she was a tit for tat an eye for an eye at every turn which I will repeat kinda fun, and kinda ass****lish. Not sure if this is a RH seeing as we only get one lover, we get mention of other guys but they take a big back seat, then come out again, the a bigger back seat. The description of the parties are scares at best. I didn't even know our main character was a red head until she said something to her roommate about dealing with her red curls. The author used most of the book on pointless fights then on the information we needed. She also dragged on her power thing with the pills, y'all understand when read. Get to the story and stop with the unnecessary! And lastly, Lord please have someone help you with ur sexy talk. Each encounter I was seriously cringing, it's like those funny memes u read of men from other countries saying to women, Ur p**** is hot. You want to get ate my princess? And these are real lines! Lol Horrible foreal, I could not stand the sex scenes with its weird talk. also she is the one in charge of all the men during these sex encounters, it's weird seeing as her main lover is a dragon and suppose to be dominant, he's not, and it's just weird when u give him this trait but don't follow through said trait.
I'm giving this book a solid 3 stars, although I enjoyed this book storyline, it also needs a lot of work. Repetitive use of words is big, our main girl being a wise stick it to you was fun at times but also down right annoying. I'm all about strong women but I also know when to watch and observe. Our heroine chewed everyone's a***, she was a tit for tat an eye for an eye at every turn which I will repeat kinda fun, and kinda ass****lish. Not sure if this is a RH seeing as we only get one lover, we get mention of other guys but they take a big back seat, then come out again, the a bigger back seat. The description of the parties are scares at best. I didn't even know our main character was a red head until she said something to her roommate about dealing with her red curls. The author used most of the book on pointless fights then on the information we needed. She also dragged on her power thing with the pills, y'all understand when read. Get to the story and stop with the unnecessary! And lastly, Lord please have someone help you with ur sexy talk. Each encounter I was seriously cringing, it's like those funny memes u read of men from other countries saying to women, Ur p**** is hot. You want to get ate my princess? And these are real lines! Lol Horrible foreal, I could not stand the sex scenes with its weird talk. also she is the one in charge of all the men during these sex encounters, it's weird seeing as her main lover is a dragon and suppose to be dominant, he's not, and it's just weird when u give him this trait but don't follow through said trait.
October 2, 2021
2,5/5,0
This book has so much potential, I loved the world building, the whole fairy plot was really interesting but the thing that really bothered me and prevented me from really enjoying, was the dialogues.
Half of the times they felt stifling, not something anyone would say in real life, it was really difficult not to cringe to some of them.
Tamsin the protagonist spends half of the book just ranting to multiple people, some of them teachers and important people from her new world, the first few times were fun and I actually liked she had some back bone on her but the repetition of the speeches and the total rudeness of some of them really annoyed me.
The true is that this book needs a heavy dose of editing, to cut some of the weird and lengthy dialogues and fix some of the description, if the author did that, this would be a 4 stars book for sure!
This book has so much potential, I loved the world building, the whole fairy plot was really interesting but the thing that really bothered me and prevented me from really enjoying, was the dialogues.
Half of the times they felt stifling, not something anyone would say in real life, it was really difficult not to cringe to some of them.
Tamsin the protagonist spends half of the book just ranting to multiple people, some of them teachers and important people from her new world, the first few times were fun and I actually liked she had some back bone on her but the repetition of the speeches and the total rudeness of some of them really annoyed me.
The true is that this book needs a heavy dose of editing, to cut some of the weird and lengthy dialogues and fix some of the description, if the author did that, this would be a 4 stars book for sure!
May 4, 2021
So, this isn't well-written. I mean, the internal logic is (mostly) really consistent, but I'm not sure if it had any copy editing. And yet, even knowing that the series is at 9 books with no end in sight, I can't stop reading them. (the author has a note saying that it will maybe be a 24 book series but no promises)
This book starts with the heroine taking revenge on abusive pimps and clients, on behalf of sex workers who asked her to do so, and really runs with that energy throughout what I've read. Except that she calls the female school bullies "attention whores" and slut shames them, which is why I added that bit about the series being mostly really consistent. This is the only part I've seen where the sexual agency of any female characters is questioned. Hopefully there's less of this in future books! Call characters out for bullying, not for consensual sexual activity, please.
There is a relationship between the 19-year-old heroine and her 24-year-old teacher, so heads up on that if it's going to bother you. I am really not a fan of this trope and it didn't bother me in this case, but ymmv.
Also I have no idea why a 19 year old is listening to 2000's era whiteboy aggro-rock but it's not like anything else in these books really makes a lot of sense so shrug.
This book starts with the heroine taking revenge on abusive pimps and clients, on behalf of sex workers who asked her to do so, and really runs with that energy throughout what I've read. Except that she calls the female school bullies "attention whores" and slut shames them, which is why I added that bit about the series being mostly really consistent. This is the only part I've seen where the sexual agency of any female characters is questioned. Hopefully there's less of this in future books! Call characters out for bullying, not for consensual sexual activity, please.
There is a relationship between the 19-year-old heroine and her 24-year-old teacher, so heads up on that if it's going to bother you. I am really not a fan of this trope and it didn't bother me in this case, but ymmv.
Also I have no idea why a 19 year old is listening to 2000's era whiteboy aggro-rock but it's not like anything else in these books really makes a lot of sense so shrug.
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June 3, 2020
I know this is RH, I know it’ll be cliche; I don’t even care. it should just be entertaining & be something I can happily shove in my gp shelf.
No ridiculousness. No bad cheesiness and nothing like this book.
Tbh, The beginning was alright. ignoring the typos; I sort of liked Tamsin, but 20% in and it was like reading a completely different book.
The plot got (excessively) convenient, super-duper cliche and weirdly paced. I swear at some points, I literally didn’t know how a scene came about. Like the characters just jumped out of thin air, and most of them were either bland props, plain weird (Hudson) or overdone (Izzy).
And Tamsin went from an assholish but a semi level-headed person to brash, impulsive, and a cliche ‘tough girl’; the one who’d brandish a knife instead of telling someone to calmly ‘fuck off’. Or brag in gym class.
She was overconfident and overpowered and fancied herself the underdog champion, telling off anyone anywhere. and she could get away with throwing out innuendos but vice-versa; its harassment.
As for the sexy bits: I really really wouldn’t call them that.
This was less about magic and “Supes” and the fairies that went “poof” and more of Tasman being treated as the hottest thing since bread.
No ridiculousness. No bad cheesiness and nothing like this book.
Tbh, The beginning was alright. ignoring the typos; I sort of liked Tamsin, but 20% in and it was like reading a completely different book.
The plot got (excessively) convenient, super-duper cliche and weirdly paced. I swear at some points, I literally didn’t know how a scene came about. Like the characters just jumped out of thin air, and most of them were either bland props, plain weird (Hudson) or overdone (Izzy).
And Tamsin went from an assholish but a semi level-headed person to brash, impulsive, and a cliche ‘tough girl’; the one who’d brandish a knife instead of telling someone to calmly ‘fuck off’. Or brag in gym class.
She was overconfident and overpowered and fancied herself the underdog champion, telling off anyone anywhere. and she could get away with throwing out innuendos but vice-versa; its harassment.
As for the sexy bits: I really really wouldn’t call them that.
This was less about magic and “Supes” and the fairies that went “poof” and more of Tasman being treated as the hottest thing since bread.
January 5, 2021
DNF @ 4%.
Normally wouldn't write a review for a book I only got 4% in to, but this was next level bad, and I couldn't figure out how the ratings were so high.
It started off with an aggressive note to readers about piracy and actually purchasing the book (I got it for free on Kindle Unlimited, so... awkward. But at least I didn't waste money on this dumpster fire)
THEN there was an awkward and very personal note to some guy named Adam about their relationship (your readers do not care. And should not care.) and his "hoe bag ex-girlfriend", saying she should have "punched her out". Literally. That is seriously included in this dedication.
A wild ride, right from the start, that just left a bad taste in my mouth. But hey, thats just the dedication pages, the book can't be that bad right?
WRONG.
The writing is poor, the grammar is terrible, the visuals are lacking, the dialogue is seriously flawed, and I just couldn't continue.
Normally wouldn't write a review for a book I only got 4% in to, but this was next level bad, and I couldn't figure out how the ratings were so high.
It started off with an aggressive note to readers about piracy and actually purchasing the book (I got it for free on Kindle Unlimited, so... awkward. But at least I didn't waste money on this dumpster fire)
THEN there was an awkward and very personal note to some guy named Adam about their relationship (your readers do not care. And should not care.) and his "hoe bag ex-girlfriend", saying she should have "punched her out". Literally. That is seriously included in this dedication.
A wild ride, right from the start, that just left a bad taste in my mouth. But hey, thats just the dedication pages, the book can't be that bad right?
WRONG.
The writing is poor, the grammar is terrible, the visuals are lacking, the dialogue is seriously flawed, and I just couldn't continue.
April 10, 2022
Big DNF. The book jumps immediately into the MC's "new life" - like 5 pages in and the MC seems to have no trouble with the transition because she can conveniently read peoples' minds. The author didn't think it pertinent to include any of said thoughts within the internal dialogue. You just get a lot of descriptions of what thoughts the MC could hear. There is (as to be expected) MANY cliches. I understand that cliches are bound to happen with these kinds of story lines. I expect it, but at least make us work for them a little bit more. It was just poorly written cliches written after more poorly written cliches. The dialogue was also god awful and just all-around cringey. Like who talks like this?
“Sure, but you have to promise not to bail on me when all the cool people want to be your friends,” she countered as I finished up with two of the washers. “You’re smoking and have a lot of additive mystery around you. Plus you’re the talk of campus and that’s what the popular cliques like.”
I snorted. “Yeah, I’m pretty sure I burned those bridges this morning when I implied I’d cut a few of the ‘plastics’ if they fucked with me.”
Like what??? This is a university, but everyone talks like they are 13 year olds learning to curse behind their parents' backs. But sure, the MC is 19....... who talks like this???
The MC is pretty unlikeable. She's incredibly arrogant and has a seemingly "alpha" personality, but she flops to being "omega" at one point when she allows a professor to pick out what she thinks he wants to see her wear. This was also a day after meeting said professor. She is self-proclaimed as "violent, but reasonable." She says she doesn't start fights and yet whips out a bunch of weapons as soon as a "bitchy girl" (direct quote, cringe) comes at her in the cafeteria.
The MC seems to lack social skills. It's understandable to a point due to her background of being an orphan, which she NEVER shuts up - always saying things like she's "a survivor" and she's used to struggle. The amount of references to her background within the first 100 pages is mind-boggling. She will serve up that information to people she has known for less than a day, but sure, she's "mysterious." HUH???????????? Who gives up that kind of information instantly?????? There is literally nothing mysterious about her aside for what type of supe she is. Everything else, she offers up on a platter. And it's not even subtle mentions - just direct hits of information when the situation did not call for it. It all just seemed to be attention-seeking behavior.
The MC is also SO DRY. Any inkling of a sense of humor is when she intentionally tries to make men uncomfortable with her sexuality and that's more for her own amusement. I am a lover of witty banter and this book lacked it bc of how dry the MC is. I wish it was more like dry humor, but no, the MC is just Sahara Desert dry. Not even sarcasm - just a lot of arrogance and snark.
Jumping back to her lack of social skills - you would think that her time working with sex workers would have taught her some right? Apparently, not with her. The things that come out of her mouth is so cringeworthy. Honestly, like I said earlier most of the dialogue in this book (or the first 100 pages that I read) was so uncomfortable and awkward.
As for the world-building - from what I read, there was none. When I tell you the author throws you into the story line, I mean it. Zero introduction, zero background. I'm talking no foreplay, just straight to the main event. Make us work for it a little more PLEASE. God forbid we have to read 10 pages as opposed to 5 in order to understand what's happening.
And of course, as mentioned by others, the amount of grammatical errors in this book is horrific. Were there not editors running through this book before publication????
Anyways, I'm sure there will be plenty of readers who will love this book. It didn't work for me though. I do hope the writing gets better as the storyline progresses, considering there's 14 books in this series???? WOOOF. Can't imagine making it to book 2, let alone book 14, but to each their own.
“Sure, but you have to promise not to bail on me when all the cool people want to be your friends,” she countered as I finished up with two of the washers. “You’re smoking and have a lot of additive mystery around you. Plus you’re the talk of campus and that’s what the popular cliques like.”
I snorted. “Yeah, I’m pretty sure I burned those bridges this morning when I implied I’d cut a few of the ‘plastics’ if they fucked with me.”
Like what??? This is a university, but everyone talks like they are 13 year olds learning to curse behind their parents' backs. But sure, the MC is 19....... who talks like this???
The MC is pretty unlikeable. She's incredibly arrogant and has a seemingly "alpha" personality, but she flops to being "omega" at one point when she allows a professor to pick out what she thinks he wants to see her wear. This was also a day after meeting said professor. She is self-proclaimed as "violent, but reasonable." She says she doesn't start fights and yet whips out a bunch of weapons as soon as a "bitchy girl" (direct quote, cringe) comes at her in the cafeteria.
The MC seems to lack social skills. It's understandable to a point due to her background of being an orphan, which she NEVER shuts up - always saying things like she's "a survivor" and she's used to struggle. The amount of references to her background within the first 100 pages is mind-boggling. She will serve up that information to people she has known for less than a day, but sure, she's "mysterious." HUH???????????? Who gives up that kind of information instantly?????? There is literally nothing mysterious about her aside for what type of supe she is. Everything else, she offers up on a platter. And it's not even subtle mentions - just direct hits of information when the situation did not call for it. It all just seemed to be attention-seeking behavior.
The MC is also SO DRY. Any inkling of a sense of humor is when she intentionally tries to make men uncomfortable with her sexuality and that's more for her own amusement. I am a lover of witty banter and this book lacked it bc of how dry the MC is. I wish it was more like dry humor, but no, the MC is just Sahara Desert dry. Not even sarcasm - just a lot of arrogance and snark.
Jumping back to her lack of social skills - you would think that her time working with sex workers would have taught her some right? Apparently, not with her. The things that come out of her mouth is so cringeworthy. Honestly, like I said earlier most of the dialogue in this book (or the first 100 pages that I read) was so uncomfortable and awkward.
As for the world-building - from what I read, there was none. When I tell you the author throws you into the story line, I mean it. Zero introduction, zero background. I'm talking no foreplay, just straight to the main event. Make us work for it a little more PLEASE. God forbid we have to read 10 pages as opposed to 5 in order to understand what's happening.
And of course, as mentioned by others, the amount of grammatical errors in this book is horrific. Were there not editors running through this book before publication????
Anyways, I'm sure there will be plenty of readers who will love this book. It didn't work for me though. I do hope the writing gets better as the storyline progresses, considering there's 14 books in this series???? WOOOF. Can't imagine making it to book 2, let alone book 14, but to each their own.
March 11, 2023
3,5 stars
Finally I picked this series up. Mrs. Flynn is very generous, because she gives out Freebies regularly, so I could pick up a lot of her books.
Frist of all, I have bad experience with series that are longer than 3 or 4 books. They tend to never get finished writing, or the ending is rushed because the author wants to be done with the series and it takes a long time until you can read the conclusion.
But I really wanted to pick up Artemis University even though I read that the author wants to (tentatively) write 25 books and I found 18 so far. And she has a lot of other series going on, where I never looked if they will be shorter.
Writing this review I am already three books in. So far I like the pace of the the books, the balance between relationship building and plot. And so far I jumped to the next book after finishing the first and the second.
So at this point I would surley recommend it. Why 3.5 stars rounded down to 3? I didn't want to start with to high rating otherwise I have no range to rate the other books.
Finally I picked this series up. Mrs. Flynn is very generous, because she gives out Freebies regularly, so I could pick up a lot of her books.
Frist of all, I have bad experience with series that are longer than 3 or 4 books. They tend to never get finished writing, or the ending is rushed because the author wants to be done with the series and it takes a long time until you can read the conclusion.
But I really wanted to pick up Artemis University even though I read that the author wants to (tentatively) write 25 books and I found 18 so far. And she has a lot of other series going on, where I never looked if they will be shorter.
Writing this review I am already three books in. So far I like the pace of the the books, the balance between relationship building and plot. And so far I jumped to the next book after finishing the first and the second.
So at this point I would surley recommend it. Why 3.5 stars rounded down to 3? I didn't want to start with to high rating otherwise I have no range to rate the other books.
January 12, 2020
More please!!!
I loved the book! I think Tamsin is the perfect heroine - smart, hidden identity and talents, and I loved that the inheritance allows her to be generous and explore her heritage. I'm really looking forward to the next book. Honestly, one of the best premises for a supernatural series ever.
I loved the book! I think Tamsin is the perfect heroine - smart, hidden identity and talents, and I loved that the inheritance allows her to be generous and explore her heritage. I'm really looking forward to the next book. Honestly, one of the best premises for a supernatural series ever.
December 5, 2019
Loved it
Just read it!
I don't do many reviews but I actually loved this story and can't wait to continue it..hopefully it won't be long..hint,hint ;) granted some won't agree but to each their own,ya know!
Give it a try,it's worth it.
Just read it!
I don't do many reviews but I actually loved this story and can't wait to continue it..hopefully it won't be long..hint,hint ;) granted some won't agree but to each their own,ya know!
Give it a try,it's worth it.
October 23, 2024
Books 1-4 Review
I went back and forth in what to rate this book. There are a lot of things that I didn’t like which were making me lean towards 3 ⭐️, but at the end of the day I did read all 4 books in 2 days and will be reading the next one as soon as it is out so was leaning to wards 4 ⭐️. But after reading more than half of the series thus far I think the 3 ⭐️ is a more accurate rating.
The good: It is an intriguing and fairly fresh idea. I like the world the author built. The lore and world building is actually one of the main reasons I keep coming back. I want to know what happened to Farie. I want the corruption of this world to be righted. I am intrigued about all the races and their societies. All in all that aspect is very well done.
I like a lot of the characters. The heroine is strong, feisty, a fighter, someone that has gone through a lot yet manages to be just and not be too dark. The harem is interesting enough, even if they need more depth. I like that from time to time one of them steps on it and issues ensue since that is an actual thing that does occur in relationships. I like that the female has a lot of the power in all of her relationships (even if it sometimes backfires in the building of the relationships). I like a lot of the side characters that are strong and supportive and overall like-able.
The bad: Ok so these are the things I was not a fan of and feel some of them would have been vastly improved if the author had a good editor.
Yes there are some grammar issues, but I usually don’t care about that unless they are extreme which I didn’t feel was the case here. What did bother me was the story flow. Sometimes I had to go back and reread whole sections because I didn’t understand what the author was trying to say. Other times I had to reread because things just came completely out of left field and in a way that did not flow well. Also there has not been enough plot development and we are already 4 books in.
Something else is that Tamsin comes across as preachy, a lot. I enjoy a good dress down as much as anyone, however when you are constantly doing it (several times per book) it comes across as preachy, and diminishes the effect. It doesn’t matter if it is other students, parents, faculty, staff, or rulers, you bet Tamsin has bitched them out. Sometimes actions speak louder than words. So no need for so much exposition and just take action.
She also likes to reveal a lot of her private life and plans out in public, when it has been established that everyone’s hearing is really good and that there are a lot of spies out to get info on her. That comes across as a dumb thing to do and just poor strategy.
Lastly, the sex and relationships also bothered me a bit. The sex is very female dom, which is fine, but makes it a little unbelievable. She, a college student without a lot of relationships, conquests, or a lot of sexual experience really has all these men panting after her like slaves? Ok, that is sexy for a bit if you are able to suspend your disbelief, but not the best way to build a relationship. Add in that it tends to be pretty repetitive on what she wants from them (and what she wants is the only thing that matters) and lots of master/slave play (even if the words are not used to describe it as such) and it makes the sex scenes less believable. As for the relationships, we are 4 books in and they still can’t decide if they are serious? As a matter of fact there is still 1 member of the harem that has not been added. How many books is this going to be? Also the end of book 4 with how things developed and were left with Craftsman was not my favorite.
A lot still needs to happen and be developed in the story, characters, and relationships. The reason I gave it 3 ⭐️ in spite of having some reservations is because I WANT to know what happens next and will be looking forward to the next book. Hopefully the author gets a good editor and some of these issues get resolved.
First 4 books of the series:
Book 1: Upended Life
Book 2: Drowning Studies
Book 3: Surviving Plagues
Book 4: Weakened Mountains
I went back and forth in what to rate this book. There are a lot of things that I didn’t like which were making me lean towards 3 ⭐️, but at the end of the day I did read all 4 books in 2 days and will be reading the next one as soon as it is out so was leaning to wards 4 ⭐️. But after reading more than half of the series thus far I think the 3 ⭐️ is a more accurate rating.
The good: It is an intriguing and fairly fresh idea. I like the world the author built. The lore and world building is actually one of the main reasons I keep coming back. I want to know what happened to Farie. I want the corruption of this world to be righted. I am intrigued about all the races and their societies. All in all that aspect is very well done.
I like a lot of the characters. The heroine is strong, feisty, a fighter, someone that has gone through a lot yet manages to be just and not be too dark. The harem is interesting enough, even if they need more depth. I like that from time to time one of them steps on it and issues ensue since that is an actual thing that does occur in relationships. I like that the female has a lot of the power in all of her relationships (even if it sometimes backfires in the building of the relationships). I like a lot of the side characters that are strong and supportive and overall like-able.
The bad: Ok so these are the things I was not a fan of and feel some of them would have been vastly improved if the author had a good editor.
Yes there are some grammar issues, but I usually don’t care about that unless they are extreme which I didn’t feel was the case here. What did bother me was the story flow. Sometimes I had to go back and reread whole sections because I didn’t understand what the author was trying to say. Other times I had to reread because things just came completely out of left field and in a way that did not flow well. Also there has not been enough plot development and we are already 4 books in.
Something else is that Tamsin comes across as preachy, a lot. I enjoy a good dress down as much as anyone, however when you are constantly doing it (several times per book) it comes across as preachy, and diminishes the effect. It doesn’t matter if it is other students, parents, faculty, staff, or rulers, you bet Tamsin has bitched them out. Sometimes actions speak louder than words. So no need for so much exposition and just take action.
She also likes to reveal a lot of her private life and plans out in public, when it has been established that everyone’s hearing is really good and that there are a lot of spies out to get info on her. That comes across as a dumb thing to do and just poor strategy.
Lastly, the sex and relationships also bothered me a bit. The sex is very female dom, which is fine, but makes it a little unbelievable. She, a college student without a lot of relationships, conquests, or a lot of sexual experience really has all these men panting after her like slaves? Ok, that is sexy for a bit if you are able to suspend your disbelief, but not the best way to build a relationship. Add in that it tends to be pretty repetitive on what she wants from them (and what she wants is the only thing that matters) and lots of master/slave play (even if the words are not used to describe it as such) and it makes the sex scenes less believable. As for the relationships, we are 4 books in and they still can’t decide if they are serious? As a matter of fact there is still 1 member of the harem that has not been added. How many books is this going to be? Also the end of book 4 with how things developed and were left with Craftsman was not my favorite.
A lot still needs to happen and be developed in the story, characters, and relationships. The reason I gave it 3 ⭐️ in spite of having some reservations is because I WANT to know what happens next and will be looking forward to the next book. Hopefully the author gets a good editor and some of these issues get resolved.
First 4 books of the series:
Book 1: Upended Life
Book 2: Drowning Studies
Book 3: Surviving Plagues
Book 4: Weakened Mountains
August 9, 2020
I finished it, but just barely. I found myself rewriting parts of this book in my head even as I read it. The pacing is too fast in some parts and too slow in others, the leading lady is meant to be tough but comes off sociopathic, and the love interests were stilted and lacking any kind of heat beyond "he's a hottie". There was no real plot point to the book beyond fmc's surging power and an array of bullies. I kept waiting for a climax, but instead we get a pizza party.
And the sex... oh boy. The sex scenes needed serious work. The FMC gets orgasms willy nilly. One well written O would do better than six (yes supposedly six in one round of sex) haphazard ones.
I found myself skimming large parts of the book, as the FMC tends to rant on the same things for what seem like pages and pages. Not to mention we're supposed to believe she's some kind of defender of the little guy, but she literally calls it her "good deed for the day", like it's some check box to be ticked--an action without any deeper emotional motivation or impact.
I like the premise, which is why I pushed to finish, but it deserved more attention to do it properly. I mourn the possibilities of what this book could have been, but will never get to be.
And the sex... oh boy. The sex scenes needed serious work. The FMC gets orgasms willy nilly. One well written O would do better than six (yes supposedly six in one round of sex) haphazard ones.
I found myself skimming large parts of the book, as the FMC tends to rant on the same things for what seem like pages and pages. Not to mention we're supposed to believe she's some kind of defender of the little guy, but she literally calls it her "good deed for the day", like it's some check box to be ticked--an action without any deeper emotional motivation or impact.
I like the premise, which is why I pushed to finish, but it deserved more attention to do it properly. I mourn the possibilities of what this book could have been, but will never get to be.
September 28, 2020
Well, thats a first. DNF 2%? The thing is, it's not even the book itself that stopped me from reading (though it was as horrible), it is everything before the first chapter. WTF? Adam? Hoe-bag ex-girlfriend? Damn, woman, keep your private life to yourself. But it made me laugh. Oh my. This is another level of trash. If that's how author writes 'dedication' then I don't want to read this book.
Really, save yourself some braincells and money.
Also, that cover...
How did it get so much attention is beyond me,so many good written RH books that have much less and still...what is wrong with people?
Really, save yourself some braincells and money.
Also, that cover...
How did it get so much attention is beyond me,so many good written RH books that have much less and still...what is wrong with people?
December 8, 2023
I found this book super difficult to rate. Let's start with the positives. I enjoyed Tamsin for the most part. I like how reasonable she is, but at the same time she's kind of a hardass and let's no one slide or get away with anything. This is admirable until it becomes annoying and you just want to tell her to chill. I like dragon Hudson and the mysterious connection they have. A little out of character for both of them to jump into each other's arms but I wasn't opposed. Craftsman is a generic teacher love interest.. older dom vibes, shouldn't be touching his student but can't seem to help himself. I must have completely missed when their relationship went from student teacher to suddenly inappropriate..
Other love interests? Can't be sure.. there are a lot of guys around her but none of them stick out.
Here's some of the dislikes
Was the book edited?? Whoever did the editing should reconsider their career. Sentence structure and even paragraph structure were crazy off. Some sentences required deciphering from how poorly they were written. The tense would change from present to past in the same sentence. Tons of mistakes like "you" instead of "your" all throughout the book. This was weird, then annoying, then distracting then utterly unbearable as you continue reading.
There was so much boring content of Tamsin basically doing chores and tying up loose ends. I just saw no point to it. Provided nothing to the plot, world building or characters.
And finally ... What plot!? What is even the plot?!
With this all said... I read the entire book. I don't finish books I don't like. This has just enough to help me finish reading but enough to make me read book two. If the editing didn't need so much work I wouldve given 4 stars
Other love interests? Can't be sure.. there are a lot of guys around her but none of them stick out.
Here's some of the dislikes
Was the book edited?? Whoever did the editing should reconsider their career. Sentence structure and even paragraph structure were crazy off. Some sentences required deciphering from how poorly they were written. The tense would change from present to past in the same sentence. Tons of mistakes like "you" instead of "your" all throughout the book. This was weird, then annoying, then distracting then utterly unbearable as you continue reading.
There was so much boring content of Tamsin basically doing chores and tying up loose ends. I just saw no point to it. Provided nothing to the plot, world building or characters.
And finally ... What plot!? What is even the plot?!
With this all said... I read the entire book. I don't finish books I don't like. This has just enough to help me finish reading but enough to make me read book two. If the editing didn't need so much work I wouldve given 4 stars
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 20, 2020
The last fairy.
Enjoyed the synopsis, and for the most part the story was pretty hood. I loved the interactions between Tasmin and the faculty regarding the debt. Also her nemesis of the book, Blake, was extremely unlikeable, and that made her a perfect foil for the snarky and bitchy moments that broke up some of the intensity.
Tamsin is a strong woman who has dealt with dark issues in her past and strives to help other women from feeling helpless. She comes across as a mature woman, not a 19 yo, which is where I have issues with these YA-but-not-YA stories. Not sure how I feel about a professor having an almost affair with a student. Sure she’s over 18, but it comes of a little sleezy. Then there’s Hudson. You’ll have to experience that for yourself.
Found the ongoing shenanigans fun enough that I’ll pick up book 2
3.5 stars ⭐️
Enjoyed the synopsis, and for the most part the story was pretty hood. I loved the interactions between Tasmin and the faculty regarding the debt. Also her nemesis of the book, Blake, was extremely unlikeable, and that made her a perfect foil for the snarky and bitchy moments that broke up some of the intensity.
Tamsin is a strong woman who has dealt with dark issues in her past and strives to help other women from feeling helpless. She comes across as a mature woman, not a 19 yo, which is where I have issues with these YA-but-not-YA stories. Not sure how I feel about a professor having an almost affair with a student. Sure she’s over 18, but it comes of a little sleezy. Then there’s Hudson. You’ll have to experience that for yourself.
Found the ongoing shenanigans fun enough that I’ll pick up book 2
3.5 stars ⭐️
January 9, 2024
DNf at 23%
I have NEVER DNFed a book. 33 years, I have NEVER DNFed. I am absolutely crushed but I just couldn't do it. I wanted to stop at 6% but tried to convince myself it would get better, it infact did not, it got worse.
There are so many issues but let me start with the one positive.
The story line/plot has potential. The concept was great and I was really interested in the plot and what it could have been overall.
Now on to the issues
1. It was so hard to read, character is implied to be telepathic and responds to people's thoughts. We as the reader have absolutely no idea what those thoughts are. It drops you right into action and you have no idea what the character even looks like till towards the end of chapter 2. (unless you count the book cover)
2. In less than 2 pages the word Cliche was used no less than 6 times. Yes I counted. The word was used incorrectly most of the time to add insult to repetitive injury.
Also the over use of the word bitchy.
3. Grammar? There were run on sentences with out a main subject. Qoutes from characters made absolutely no sense spoken out loud. A direct quote the FMC says to another minor character: "it chaps your bully cliche ass that is probably as fake as the rest of you as every inch of you is fake" this was clearly a self publish, which is fine, however there was no editing or very little done.
4. WTH is wrong with the FMC, seriously? She picks unnecessary fights with EVERYONE and stands there and claims she is a reasonable person. A reasonable person does NOT start whipping out weapons of various kinds in a threatening manner their first day of college at 'bitchy' people. I am all for a strong badass woman who takes no shit but there is a distinct difference from taking no shit and being overtly aggressive against everyone who speaks to you. This would be absolutely unacceptable within a MMC but because it's a female it's fine? (Note the sarcasm)
If this book were to ever get an update, I would consider attempting to read it due to the plot has potential and I really wanted to see where it could go especially considering it has 21 books to the series but if all of them are like this, count me out.
I have NEVER DNFed a book. 33 years, I have NEVER DNFed. I am absolutely crushed but I just couldn't do it. I wanted to stop at 6% but tried to convince myself it would get better, it infact did not, it got worse.
There are so many issues but let me start with the one positive.
The story line/plot has potential. The concept was great and I was really interested in the plot and what it could have been overall.
Now on to the issues
1. It was so hard to read, character is implied to be telepathic and responds to people's thoughts. We as the reader have absolutely no idea what those thoughts are. It drops you right into action and you have no idea what the character even looks like till towards the end of chapter 2. (unless you count the book cover)
2. In less than 2 pages the word Cliche was used no less than 6 times. Yes I counted. The word was used incorrectly most of the time to add insult to repetitive injury.
Also the over use of the word bitchy.
3. Grammar? There were run on sentences with out a main subject. Qoutes from characters made absolutely no sense spoken out loud. A direct quote the FMC says to another minor character: "it chaps your bully cliche ass that is probably as fake as the rest of you as every inch of you is fake" this was clearly a self publish, which is fine, however there was no editing or very little done.
4. WTH is wrong with the FMC, seriously? She picks unnecessary fights with EVERYONE and stands there and claims she is a reasonable person. A reasonable person does NOT start whipping out weapons of various kinds in a threatening manner their first day of college at 'bitchy' people. I am all for a strong badass woman who takes no shit but there is a distinct difference from taking no shit and being overtly aggressive against everyone who speaks to you. This would be absolutely unacceptable within a MMC but because it's a female it's fine? (Note the sarcasm)
If this book were to ever get an update, I would consider attempting to read it due to the plot has potential and I really wanted to see where it could go especially considering it has 21 books to the series but if all of them are like this, count me out.
August 25, 2021
So many thoughts
I’m so mixed on this book! On one hand, I loved it, on the other hand, I couldn’t relate to it. Our FMC is beyond tough, even as the author tries to infuse some softness in her domineering guise. This lady really takes no crap, from ANYONE! Even those who really don’t deserve her vitriol. It’s an interesting dynamic. There were some parts I literally went, “Yay girl!”, while others caused, “woah girl.” She’s snarky, witty and over powered. But I still kinda loved her. I’m intrigued to see where this will go.
First person, single POV, medium burn RH, PNR, Academy.
Rating = R. Adult.
Romantic dynamic = unsure of final outcome, but atm, MFM.
Character age range = 19+
Pros:
- FMC is strong, both mentally and physically. And she won’t apologize for it or try to soften to make others more comfortable.
- Quite a bit of insight to the drawn out speeches.
- I am enjoying the side characters.
- Metaplot is curious.
Cons:
- FMC is an @sshole- and not in the way some see strong women, but the kind that you’d label any guy with that attitude as an @sshole.
- Some conclusions are drawn without explanation or lead up, just sudden inclusion to the conversations that made me read it twice, wondering if I missed something.
- Minor editing errors.
I’m so mixed on this book! On one hand, I loved it, on the other hand, I couldn’t relate to it. Our FMC is beyond tough, even as the author tries to infuse some softness in her domineering guise. This lady really takes no crap, from ANYONE! Even those who really don’t deserve her vitriol. It’s an interesting dynamic. There were some parts I literally went, “Yay girl!”, while others caused, “woah girl.” She’s snarky, witty and over powered. But I still kinda loved her. I’m intrigued to see where this will go.
First person, single POV, medium burn RH, PNR, Academy.
Rating = R. Adult.
Romantic dynamic = unsure of final outcome, but atm, MFM.
Character age range = 19+
Pros:
- FMC is strong, both mentally and physically. And she won’t apologize for it or try to soften to make others more comfortable.
- Quite a bit of insight to the drawn out speeches.
- I am enjoying the side characters.
- Metaplot is curious.
Cons:
- FMC is an @sshole- and not in the way some see strong women, but the kind that you’d label any guy with that attitude as an @sshole.
- Some conclusions are drawn without explanation or lead up, just sudden inclusion to the conversations that made me read it twice, wondering if I missed something.
- Minor editing errors.
November 28, 2019
Wish it were more
Really wanted to love the book... but it felt like every major character shared the same brain. Don't know if that is a good description. It was confusing how the main character came to conclusions and then the others just 'got it' without missing a beat, while I had to reread to have it make sense and 'get it's. Then, it just didn't seem plausible how they were all on the same page. I think it just got lost in translation, because the writer knows everything and therefore all the characters know it too. I didn't find that enjoyable, would have loved them to have more autonomy. The only one that was separate was Hudson, only because he has extra tricks than everyone else. I also seriously forgot who was what species, because there was just so much so fast and not a lot of little hints to further make each character stand out.
Then there was the whole over explain thing in the beginning that came off as lots of tirades that was cumbersome to read. The ending of this book was rather cut and dry, seemed rushed and just didn't seem to add anything to the story or plot, nor close any loose ends.
The book was interesting enough that I'm going on to the next.
Really wanted to love the book... but it felt like every major character shared the same brain. Don't know if that is a good description. It was confusing how the main character came to conclusions and then the others just 'got it' without missing a beat, while I had to reread to have it make sense and 'get it's. Then, it just didn't seem plausible how they were all on the same page. I think it just got lost in translation, because the writer knows everything and therefore all the characters know it too. I didn't find that enjoyable, would have loved them to have more autonomy. The only one that was separate was Hudson, only because he has extra tricks than everyone else. I also seriously forgot who was what species, because there was just so much so fast and not a lot of little hints to further make each character stand out.
Then there was the whole over explain thing in the beginning that came off as lots of tirades that was cumbersome to read. The ending of this book was rather cut and dry, seemed rushed and just didn't seem to add anything to the story or plot, nor close any loose ends.
The book was interesting enough that I'm going on to the next.
June 17, 2022
A pleasant surprise
I really liked Tamsin and got hooked pretty quickly by her story. As an orphaned 19yo, she’s been through a lot in her life. Throw in some magical destiny she had no clue about and you get an interesting and entertaining mix.
In those type of books you either get the shy FMC who needs so time to find her voice or you get FMCs like Tamsin : they’ve been through a lot, got their own morals and set of rules and most importantly, never again will they let anyone make them feel inferior. While I enjoy both, I’m glad Tamsin was the second kind. It fit well with her story and she was mostly being reasonable in her own way.
Yes she’s violent with a short fuse and trust issues but she’s also fun and funny and engaging. I want to know more about her.
I’m pretty sure this is a RH book but for once I’m not so sure of who’s part of the harem though I have some ideas. Hopefully the guys i like will be part of it and we’ll get to know more about each of them.
While the storyline was good, there is a real need for editing as some sentences didn’t make sense or has missing words etc. Still I was able to enjoy the story and will read more of it in the future.
I really liked Tamsin and got hooked pretty quickly by her story. As an orphaned 19yo, she’s been through a lot in her life. Throw in some magical destiny she had no clue about and you get an interesting and entertaining mix.
In those type of books you either get the shy FMC who needs so time to find her voice or you get FMCs like Tamsin : they’ve been through a lot, got their own morals and set of rules and most importantly, never again will they let anyone make them feel inferior. While I enjoy both, I’m glad Tamsin was the second kind. It fit well with her story and she was mostly being reasonable in her own way.
Yes she’s violent with a short fuse and trust issues but she’s also fun and funny and engaging. I want to know more about her.
I’m pretty sure this is a RH book but for once I’m not so sure of who’s part of the harem though I have some ideas. Hopefully the guys i like will be part of it and we’ll get to know more about each of them.
While the storyline was good, there is a real need for editing as some sentences didn’t make sense or has missing words etc. Still I was able to enjoy the story and will read more of it in the future.
May 3, 2020
This was eventful
First off, who is Adam and why do we as readers care about him? Also the note about piracy, super classy. I DNF hardcore of this one. Go past the first chapter and had to put this down. We opened with a scene that was...ok. badass lead but not really doing something because of reasons that are explained in kind of a lame way. I get the sense that this book could be ok given the chance but the notes at the beginning ruined the vibe of the story. Had I ignored that I think I could have given it a chance. But I read them and all I could envision was some person airing their personal issues and turning into a story where they turn out on top. I mean, kudos to the writer for working through things. But was this really the time and place for that drama?
First off, who is Adam and why do we as readers care about him? Also the note about piracy, super classy. I DNF hardcore of this one. Go past the first chapter and had to put this down. We opened with a scene that was...ok. badass lead but not really doing something because of reasons that are explained in kind of a lame way. I get the sense that this book could be ok given the chance but the notes at the beginning ruined the vibe of the story. Had I ignored that I think I could have given it a chance. But I read them and all I could envision was some person airing their personal issues and turning into a story where they turn out on top. I mean, kudos to the writer for working through things. But was this really the time and place for that drama?
February 22, 2022
I am DNFing at 8%... I can barely distinguish between the characters, the story sounds cool but it's written so flat and dry I don't like it.
She can read minds? But she just randomly says the thoughts, we cannot read them so that is confusing...
She is supposed to be a baddass and all but it seems a bit forced. Are those the 5 guys?? Because it seems not one of them has a spine. Also, are they all teachers ? I got the impression at least one of them is? Not into age gap.
No introductions, no conversations were they get to know each other. She just read their thoughts and tells the reader belatedly who each are and what they are in a boring quick way and I'm like... ok... where is the fun ?
Not for me.
She can read minds? But she just randomly says the thoughts, we cannot read them so that is confusing...
She is supposed to be a baddass and all but it seems a bit forced. Are those the 5 guys?? Because it seems not one of them has a spine. Also, are they all teachers ? I got the impression at least one of them is? Not into age gap.
No introductions, no conversations were they get to know each other. She just read their thoughts and tells the reader belatedly who each are and what they are in a boring quick way and I'm like... ok... where is the fun ?
Not for me.
April 23, 2021
Loving the new series
Great first book for a new series. Loved it, characters are interesting and varied. Yet another unique take on this genre. Can't wait for the next book. I have enjoyed reading many of Erin R Flynn's series I would recommend them all.
Great first book for a new series. Loved it, characters are interesting and varied. Yet another unique take on this genre. Can't wait for the next book. I have enjoyed reading many of Erin R Flynn's series I would recommend them all.
February 20, 2020
I thought this was written by a first time writer, then I saw the author's back catalogue and was utterly shocked. The story was okay, but the FMC was abrasive and the writing was just... not great.
November 26, 2023
DNF @ 30%. The FMC comes off as a brat as opposed to an actual heroine for me. The dialogue and writing style were like mud to try to read through. This desperately needs the use an editor.
March 4, 2024
2.5* Not sure how to rate this read. The grammar and sentence structures felt clunky, I had to re read parts as it just didn't make sense and flow easily. The dialogue often felt off too, it didn't feel like natural speech and EEEEK to the "Brit" too. It didn't feel like much research was put into that, and as a British person it made no sense and was cringy. Nipper??
The FMC wasn't a likeable or redeemable character for me, she has a poor attitude and makes demands of everyone else otherwise there are consequences. Her way, or no way is basically her motto. Happen to utter one of her secrets? She will demand a life debt. But if the FMC tells secrets of yours, then that is okay.
She came across as very self absorbed, and as soon as she inherited money (little cliché too) she went and spent on everything and anything. Especially buying peoples affection too, what happened to acts of service? Just being kind and nice, why spend a lot of money and then boast about how much money she has too? I wanted a more rounded character with some humility.
Most of the other characters weren't overly memorable either, I think there were only a few that stood out and the rest faded in the background as the focus was mainly on the FMC.
Also for someone that has telepathic powers, and can supposedly hear everyone 24/7 it wasn't very apparent. It felt like the author picked when to include it and then other times it was forgotten about.
I though the overall story was interesting and I like a slow burn, but there was minimal romance and the 2 interests they have there is mainly flirting and getting right down to it. Didn't feel much in the way of chemistry and romance from it all, and it isn't clear if any other characters are going to be part of the RH as there is minimal mention or any chemistry.
The FMC wasn't a likeable or redeemable character for me, she has a poor attitude and makes demands of everyone else otherwise there are consequences. Her way, or no way is basically her motto. Happen to utter one of her secrets? She will demand a life debt. But if the FMC tells secrets of yours, then that is okay.
She came across as very self absorbed, and as soon as she inherited money (little cliché too) she went and spent on everything and anything. Especially buying peoples affection too, what happened to acts of service? Just being kind and nice, why spend a lot of money and then boast about how much money she has too? I wanted a more rounded character with some humility.
Most of the other characters weren't overly memorable either, I think there were only a few that stood out and the rest faded in the background as the focus was mainly on the FMC.
Also for someone that has telepathic powers, and can supposedly hear everyone 24/7 it wasn't very apparent. It felt like the author picked when to include it and then other times it was forgotten about.
I though the overall story was interesting and I like a slow burn, but there was minimal romance and the 2 interests they have there is mainly flirting and getting right down to it. Didn't feel much in the way of chemistry and romance from it all, and it isn't clear if any other characters are going to be part of the RH as there is minimal mention or any chemistry.
November 13, 2023
If you're Irish, like actually and not an American, then for the love of god know that this will annoy you. The author has absolutely no idea what "grand" actually means, nor any other "foreign" word she used. It's honestly cringy to see this.
I debated on sending you this but as an actual Irish person, I need you to know that you can’t just take words and use them. You do not even know Hiberno-English, that is our language. You can lookup a words meaning but you didn’t bother to lookup any context on how it is used. I bet you will defend that you have Irish family, except none of them are recent because you are using “grand” as if it means something is “good”. It doesn’t mean that, not one time have you used it correctly in the last 7 books I read this week. Each and every time I wince at seeing a foreigner trying to use our language and failing. You know you could have literally asked on an reddit in the sub reddits for Irish people. We would happily correct your usage but you didn’t bother and it is insulting. God I hate to say this but you fit cultural appropriation to a T. You took our culture, used it in your book and did not research into it. Do you know what Hiberno-English is? It means Irish-English because in around 12th century during the Norman invasion. That lead to people needing to learn English, then in around mid 13th century a law was signed that ripped our national identity apart. Our people were forbidden from speaking Irish to the English colonists. By the 16th century the occupation was so brutal that they had to have hedge schools were they tried to teach our people Irish. Side note, the language is called Irish because you are speaking English when you say the name, in Irish it is called gaeilge. Imagine saying someone speaks español but in an English sentence. Back to the language, our people had to suddenly start speaking English but the grammatical difference is pretty extreme between the two. These were not people who were taking a language course, they were an occupied country were the English screamed English at them and they had to grasp a few words to get by. They then converted it to the grammar in Irish. This then created Hiberno-English. We do not speak like your Hollywood portrays us, we are not idiots, we have a different culture and language. So your use of saying something is “grand” is completely and utterly incorrect. You made it sound like the Hollywood stereotype and that makes me genuinely annoyed because you are an exceptional author. You have made a beautiful world but you filled it will the “paddy” stereotype and the entirely wrong use of “git” in English.
You used git so incorrectly that I had to take breaks because it annoyed me. Git is a playful term, it is something I call my son if he steals some snacks. It is like saying someone is a silly billy, silly goose, twit, doofus or anything other term that is for something small. You say “ah you silly git”. You called rapists “gits” imagine someone said to that a rapist is a silly goose. Do you see how grating that is to hear? You took a word you thought was bad and you instead used something completely and utterly wrong in every single instance you used it so far in 7 books. I can suggest the words but they will probably mute me on facebook, it sure as hell ain’t “git”.
Final notes so far:
We do not say “ma” or “da” in Ireland, that is stereotypical American. If you want to be accurate it would be “mam” or “mammy”, those are very specific to Ireland. We also just used the word “dad” or “daddy”.
You mentioned that she knew the music was Irish because of the sound of bagpipes. That’s Scotland! We do technically have pipes but they are not common and they sure as hell ain’t in our music much. It is one of the most random things you could ever come up with to make anyone think of Ireland. They are Scottish, in fact the ones we have are originally from Scotland.
No one says Agar, I get you wanted to use the word but it isn’t correct either. You could have researched this and made it so freaking Irish.
Darby is an English location surname, which is now being used as a forename by Americans mainly. You had so many Irish names you could have used but for the love of god if you dare to anglisise the name, you will be judged by our ancestors. Our language, as you read above, was stolen from us and anglising a name is incredibly insulting. We have so, so, soooo many names you could have used.
You also mentioned about the sport of football and how Darby is into it, if he was actually Irish he would be into Hurling first and Rugby second. Football does happen but that is a predominantly English sport. We have the GAA which is the Gaelic Athletic Association, it is there to promote our national sports. You wanted to match it with American football and you were wide open to using Rugby as the similar sport.
Book 8: Tosser “Gods, it gets me so fucking hot when you get jealous over a tosser like me” That isn’t how you use tosser. Yes it can mean a jerk but it actually means someone who masturbates. It’s like calling him a wanker, in that setting it isn’t the right word.
In this particular book the part that is annoying me is the food challenge in Ireland... We do NOT saying freaking LASS, that is Scottish. Stop mixing up completely different countries. It just gets worse and my groan when Darby says "that's grand" clues my husband in on exactly what I am reading. It's now the inhouse joke.
It's like "yeah sure that's grand" = "yeah that will do".
"He's doing grand" = "He's feeling fine"
The term "duffer" you keep using is ancient, like no one says it.
British does not mean English. You say he has a "British" accent... which country? Okay now which area because they are vastly freaking different.
I read 21 books by you in the last couple weeks and I am annoyed by how little respect you have for what you fetishise that you won't even bother to look any of it up. Good look up "Different english accents".
Then we have the best part "a lost son of Ireland". Nope. NOPE. This is such American fetish material for Ireland ffs.
I debated on sending you this but as an actual Irish person, I need you to know that you can’t just take words and use them. You do not even know Hiberno-English, that is our language. You can lookup a words meaning but you didn’t bother to lookup any context on how it is used. I bet you will defend that you have Irish family, except none of them are recent because you are using “grand” as if it means something is “good”. It doesn’t mean that, not one time have you used it correctly in the last 7 books I read this week. Each and every time I wince at seeing a foreigner trying to use our language and failing. You know you could have literally asked on an reddit in the sub reddits for Irish people. We would happily correct your usage but you didn’t bother and it is insulting. God I hate to say this but you fit cultural appropriation to a T. You took our culture, used it in your book and did not research into it. Do you know what Hiberno-English is? It means Irish-English because in around 12th century during the Norman invasion. That lead to people needing to learn English, then in around mid 13th century a law was signed that ripped our national identity apart. Our people were forbidden from speaking Irish to the English colonists. By the 16th century the occupation was so brutal that they had to have hedge schools were they tried to teach our people Irish. Side note, the language is called Irish because you are speaking English when you say the name, in Irish it is called gaeilge. Imagine saying someone speaks español but in an English sentence. Back to the language, our people had to suddenly start speaking English but the grammatical difference is pretty extreme between the two. These were not people who were taking a language course, they were an occupied country were the English screamed English at them and they had to grasp a few words to get by. They then converted it to the grammar in Irish. This then created Hiberno-English. We do not speak like your Hollywood portrays us, we are not idiots, we have a different culture and language. So your use of saying something is “grand” is completely and utterly incorrect. You made it sound like the Hollywood stereotype and that makes me genuinely annoyed because you are an exceptional author. You have made a beautiful world but you filled it will the “paddy” stereotype and the entirely wrong use of “git” in English.
You used git so incorrectly that I had to take breaks because it annoyed me. Git is a playful term, it is something I call my son if he steals some snacks. It is like saying someone is a silly billy, silly goose, twit, doofus or anything other term that is for something small. You say “ah you silly git”. You called rapists “gits” imagine someone said to that a rapist is a silly goose. Do you see how grating that is to hear? You took a word you thought was bad and you instead used something completely and utterly wrong in every single instance you used it so far in 7 books. I can suggest the words but they will probably mute me on facebook, it sure as hell ain’t “git”.
Final notes so far:
We do not say “ma” or “da” in Ireland, that is stereotypical American. If you want to be accurate it would be “mam” or “mammy”, those are very specific to Ireland. We also just used the word “dad” or “daddy”.
You mentioned that she knew the music was Irish because of the sound of bagpipes. That’s Scotland! We do technically have pipes but they are not common and they sure as hell ain’t in our music much. It is one of the most random things you could ever come up with to make anyone think of Ireland. They are Scottish, in fact the ones we have are originally from Scotland.
No one says Agar, I get you wanted to use the word but it isn’t correct either. You could have researched this and made it so freaking Irish.
Darby is an English location surname, which is now being used as a forename by Americans mainly. You had so many Irish names you could have used but for the love of god if you dare to anglisise the name, you will be judged by our ancestors. Our language, as you read above, was stolen from us and anglising a name is incredibly insulting. We have so, so, soooo many names you could have used.
You also mentioned about the sport of football and how Darby is into it, if he was actually Irish he would be into Hurling first and Rugby second. Football does happen but that is a predominantly English sport. We have the GAA which is the Gaelic Athletic Association, it is there to promote our national sports. You wanted to match it with American football and you were wide open to using Rugby as the similar sport.
Book 8: Tosser “Gods, it gets me so fucking hot when you get jealous over a tosser like me” That isn’t how you use tosser. Yes it can mean a jerk but it actually means someone who masturbates. It’s like calling him a wanker, in that setting it isn’t the right word.
In this particular book the part that is annoying me is the food challenge in Ireland... We do NOT saying freaking LASS, that is Scottish. Stop mixing up completely different countries. It just gets worse and my groan when Darby says "that's grand" clues my husband in on exactly what I am reading. It's now the inhouse joke.
It's like "yeah sure that's grand" = "yeah that will do".
"He's doing grand" = "He's feeling fine"
The term "duffer" you keep using is ancient, like no one says it.
British does not mean English. You say he has a "British" accent... which country? Okay now which area because they are vastly freaking different.
I read 21 books by you in the last couple weeks and I am annoyed by how little respect you have for what you fetishise that you won't even bother to look any of it up. Good look up "Different english accents".
Then we have the best part "a lost son of Ireland". Nope. NOPE. This is such American fetish material for Ireland ffs.
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October 18, 2020
Nice and easy read. Self-proclaimed cliché and actually is unapologetic about it. The only problem is, there's absolutely nothing worthwhile happening. An orphaned sup girl left with humans as a baby, doesn't know what she is until she accidentally flares up and is found by Artemis University. So the whole book is basically her registering for classes, attending her first classes, eating at the cafeteria, buying books, making friends, flirting with guys, learning about her magic etc. Oh and a mean bitchy bully, how can I forget that.
So far no bad guys or anyone after her. I hope the introduction is done and now we can get to the good stuff.
So far no bad guys or anyone after her. I hope the introduction is done and now we can get to the good stuff.
May 17, 2021
Tamsin finds out she's the last fairy on Earth, and when she's discovered she is sent to Artemis Academy to master her powers—it's really Winx vibes.
Here she meets other supes and learn about the supernatural world. She's keeping who she is on the down low as people would do everything to get their hands on her, so now she just needs to survive. But I don't think that will be too hard as she's strong, both physically and mentally and takes no bullshit.
Here she meets other supes and learn about the supernatural world. She's keeping who she is on the down low as people would do everything to get their hands on her, so now she just needs to survive. But I don't think that will be too hard as she's strong, both physically and mentally and takes no bullshit.
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