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Shifter U #1
Class Roar
Keep my head down, get good grades, and become a shifting demi-lion while fiercely protecting my pack of gorgeous monster girls from the vicious diurnal faction. What was the first thing again?
Something primal is lurking under the belly of Green Valley University, but there’s no way for Evan to know that.
All he’s worried about is trying to study while sitting next to a redheaded beauty. Her skintight jeans and ungodly low-cut crop-top are making it impossible to focus.
But the feeling is mutual. She won't stop watching him, and he’ll soon find out that she needs more than just to be bedded. After class, Ali reveals her animalistic nature, and Evan’s picture-perfect college world is about to come undone.
And it’s not just her. She’s got roommates. There’s the tall, fluffy-eared brunette with glowing amber eyes and impossibly long legs. There’s also the petite, skittish blonde with a perfect bubble behind and an equally-perfect tail—and this one might act like she's scared of Evan, but the wagging suggests otherwise.
Evan quit firefighting to get a master’s degree, but now he has to fight the fire inside of him—as the lion inside awakens with a roar. He’d do unspeakable things to protect the girls from the other demi-humans—the ones that hunt for his pack and their sacred artifact.
But the diurnal faction never accounted for Evan.
Something has happened to him. It’s not just his heightened senses. He can feel it in his body. Turning. Changing. Gnawing to get out.
There’s a beast inside of him, and it doesn't care about grades.
Something primal is lurking under the belly of Green Valley University, but there’s no way for Evan to know that.
All he’s worried about is trying to study while sitting next to a redheaded beauty. Her skintight jeans and ungodly low-cut crop-top are making it impossible to focus.
But the feeling is mutual. She won't stop watching him, and he’ll soon find out that she needs more than just to be bedded. After class, Ali reveals her animalistic nature, and Evan’s picture-perfect college world is about to come undone.
And it’s not just her. She’s got roommates. There’s the tall, fluffy-eared brunette with glowing amber eyes and impossibly long legs. There’s also the petite, skittish blonde with a perfect bubble behind and an equally-perfect tail—and this one might act like she's scared of Evan, but the wagging suggests otherwise.
Evan quit firefighting to get a master’s degree, but now he has to fight the fire inside of him—as the lion inside awakens with a roar. He’d do unspeakable things to protect the girls from the other demi-humans—the ones that hunt for his pack and their sacred artifact.
But the diurnal faction never accounted for Evan.
Something has happened to him. It’s not just his heightened senses. He can feel it in his body. Turning. Changing. Gnawing to get out.
There’s a beast inside of him, and it doesn't care about grades.
223 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 27, 2021
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July 17, 2022
Rating 1.0 - DNF
I should have believed the reviews from other people, the cover art got me though. I wasn't expecting greatness but this was soo bad. A failure in every aspect. The characters were terrible. The MC had a BS in molecular biology and then became a firefighter because he really wanted to help people. He now is back to get a masters in molecular biology or whatever because it will let him help even more people? What kind of set up is that? The story went nowhere. A whole lot of words without saying anything. This will give you an idea: " I can explain", " okay go ahead", "It's not what you think", " Okay explain it to me", " It really isn't that bad", " okay, just tell me". " I really can explain", " Then do it". "It's really not what you think". After 2 hours of listening to the audiobook we still hadn't got an explanation for anything.
I should have believed the reviews from other people, the cover art got me though. I wasn't expecting greatness but this was soo bad. A failure in every aspect. The characters were terrible. The MC had a BS in molecular biology and then became a firefighter because he really wanted to help people. He now is back to get a masters in molecular biology or whatever because it will let him help even more people? What kind of set up is that? The story went nowhere. A whole lot of words without saying anything. This will give you an idea: " I can explain", " okay go ahead", "It's not what you think", " Okay explain it to me", " It really isn't that bad", " okay, just tell me". " I really can explain", " Then do it". "It's really not what you think". After 2 hours of listening to the audiobook we still hadn't got an explanation for anything.
September 30, 2021
Everyone talks but noone says ANYTHING!!!!! It's all 'you wont understand' you dont get it and i wish i could tell you etc... it's infuriating. then i made it to 74% just hoping it'd get better or I'd figure out who the enemy was or what he was or his role or really anything and then at 74% a harem member leaves a car outside and walks into literally enemy territory. then the mc gets knocked out trying to protect her and I quit. I dont even know if he'll wake back up and frankly i hope he doesnt.
November 28, 2021
DON’T READ!
This book is straight up awful. Author makes the MC try talking to the people that are trying to kill the so called girls he’s supposed to be protecting. You’re fucking writing about beings that aren’t human. Don’t add normal morals that apply to regular people when your MC and everyone else are ANIMAL shifters. Total fail.
This book is straight up awful. Author makes the MC try talking to the people that are trying to kill the so called girls he’s supposed to be protecting. You’re fucking writing about beings that aren’t human. Don’t add normal morals that apply to regular people when your MC and everyone else are ANIMAL shifters. Total fail.
October 18, 2021
Good read
Very good read I read the book in one go just could not put it down can't wait for the next
Very good read I read the book in one go just could not put it down can't wait for the next
February 5, 2022
Where di I start? one of the best reviews of this book I read sums up one of the worst parts of this books well. Everyone has paragraph upon paragraph of dialog without moving conversations in ANY direction. This book has horrible dialog, barely likable characters, sex scenes that lack fun. The MC makes choices that don't make sense. At one point, the MC decides he will face a deadly situation. He can do something that will make him far more powerful, by doing the thing that powers up MC's in haremlit books everywhere, but NO, I wont do that till I solve the problem without powering up.....what? Not to mention, he literally decides to face "monsters" that he claims he is faster and stronger than (though he is human) and he says something like "leave us alone or else". Spoiler alert, they don't leave him and his girls alone, so he goes back and says something like "leave us alone or else". The Monsters literally need to force him to act. This story feels like its forced to move forward to the end instead of being driven forward. It was one of the hardest books for me to finish.
November 30, 2021
Meh, wasted time
So, I wonder why does this book even exist and why asslickers give it such a good review. Maybe payed or friends of the author? There is more story in the blurb than there is in the whole book. Blurb says something about demi-lion, guess what? There is nothing said about this in whole book. Some diurnal faction? Just bunch of kids. Action? Well one or two fist fights and that's it. Oh, yeah, also 3 lame/weird sex scenes, that will not get your blood boiling, and I'm fan of this stuff. But here? It was just waste of pages.
Guess I'll just read blurb of the next book to save money for something that is worth it. At least for this book the blurb was the same as reading it whole.
So, I wonder why does this book even exist and why asslickers give it such a good review. Maybe payed or friends of the author? There is more story in the blurb than there is in the whole book. Blurb says something about demi-lion, guess what? There is nothing said about this in whole book. Some diurnal faction? Just bunch of kids. Action? Well one or two fist fights and that's it. Oh, yeah, also 3 lame/weird sex scenes, that will not get your blood boiling, and I'm fan of this stuff. But here? It was just waste of pages.
Guess I'll just read blurb of the next book to save money for something that is worth it. At least for this book the blurb was the same as reading it whole.
February 3, 2022
Mary sue meets terrible villain and plot
Author just wanted to create a Mary sue that was good looking athletic and of course the women just instantly fall for him. Why worry about plot when you can just have everything work out even when he loses a fight Also he described one of the women's scent as dirty but clean. Jesus.
Author just wanted to create a Mary sue that was good looking athletic and of course the women just instantly fall for him. Why worry about plot when you can just have everything work out even when he loses a fight Also he described one of the women's scent as dirty but clean. Jesus.
October 1, 2021
An interesting idea that is not fleshed out at all. Multiple aspects of the story don't have even the slightest explanation and some are forgotten about.
Some examples:
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January 9, 2022
Edit- Not Recomended ;Pretty good. Not perfect.
I liked it. It had some originality that many of this genre often don't have. I honestly enjoyed. Not tremendously but enough to hartily recomend it to fans of the genre.
At certain points the logistics don't make sense. Admitedly many of them can be settled with just a little thought. This doesn't quite connect for a particular attack that was supposed to have happened in a bathroom. Another can be simply attributed to the MC being to impetuous and short sighted to let HIS OWN PLAN distract him. He knew this event was coming and it STILL distracted him. Quite human I know but still a little frustrating.
The typos were definitely present but I was able to work around them. All in all a fun read.
I liked it. It had some originality that many of this genre often don't have. I honestly enjoyed. Not tremendously but enough to hartily recomend it to fans of the genre.
At certain points the logistics don't make sense. Admitedly many of them can be settled with just a little thought. This doesn't quite connect for a particular attack that was supposed to have happened in a bathroom. Another can be simply attributed to the MC being to impetuous and short sighted to let HIS OWN PLAN distract him. He knew this event was coming and it STILL distracted him. Quite human I know but still a little frustrating.
The typos were definitely present but I was able to work around them. All in all a fun read.
October 5, 2021
A good first attempt at a novel.
Overall I like the story idea and theme. The author still needs a bit of editing work and needs to describe some details on the characters. Such as describing what animal they are. All I know is that one is a fox and one is a panther. I do not know what the other girl is, only That she has horns. He needs to do a better job describing certain facts of the story. However, it’s still a good book. I hope to see his writing style in the next book, but I hope he can get a better proofreader.
Overall I like the story idea and theme. The author still needs a bit of editing work and needs to describe some details on the characters. Such as describing what animal they are. All I know is that one is a fox and one is a panther. I do not know what the other girl is, only That she has horns. He needs to do a better job describing certain facts of the story. However, it’s still a good book. I hope to see his writing style in the next book, but I hope he can get a better proofreader.
December 26, 2021
Strange yet interesting read.
An unusual and interesting read blending urban fantasy on college campus with Demi-Humans commonly found in fantasy.
It's definitely an interesting read, but I did find certain aspects of the story felt rushed and in some cases explanations given by characters were lacking.
The main antagonists (not villains) of the book were interesting, but felt like it wasn't building to anything bigger.
But I am willing to give the second novel a go as the characters themselves are fun and entertaining.
An unusual and interesting read blending urban fantasy on college campus with Demi-Humans commonly found in fantasy.
It's definitely an interesting read, but I did find certain aspects of the story felt rushed and in some cases explanations given by characters were lacking.
The main antagonists (not villains) of the book were interesting, but felt like it wasn't building to anything bigger.
But I am willing to give the second novel a go as the characters themselves are fun and entertaining.
October 1, 2021
Poor Execution
Decent concept. Harem lit requires suspension of disbelief. However, the characters interactions are poor. They seem drawn out to increase verbage. The fight sequences are unrealistic in their progression. I finished the book mostly because it was short. Characters are poorly fleshed out. Really, 3 stars is charitable. Text should be tightened and interactions more realistic.
Decent concept. Harem lit requires suspension of disbelief. However, the characters interactions are poor. They seem drawn out to increase verbage. The fight sequences are unrealistic in their progression. I finished the book mostly because it was short. Characters are poorly fleshed out. Really, 3 stars is charitable. Text should be tightened and interactions more realistic.
September 13, 2022
Evan and his girls.
I understand that I'm not the primary demographic. When I saw this on Booksprout, not gonna lie I thought why is it for men. I know understand lol. Some of the dialog felt cringey to me, but other wise a good story. I liked the conflict and the paranormal theme. It makes me a little sad the women didn't have different body types or ethnicities. But over all good listen/read.
I understand that I'm not the primary demographic. When I saw this on Booksprout, not gonna lie I thought why is it for men. I know understand lol. Some of the dialog felt cringey to me, but other wise a good story. I liked the conflict and the paranormal theme. It makes me a little sad the women didn't have different body types or ethnicities. But over all good listen/read.
December 28, 2021
Harem in the Making/ Newest Alpha on Campus
As most harem readers know how book 1 starts: New guy meets sexy girl, new guy starts to get a power he doesn't understand, an evil no do-gooder threatens girls, new guy kicks ass, and lastly our new hero has sex with his harem. So, yep that happens here too.
Was a basic fun read with some sex thrown in.
Read in 2 days
As most harem readers know how book 1 starts: New guy meets sexy girl, new guy starts to get a power he doesn't understand, an evil no do-gooder threatens girls, new guy kicks ass, and lastly our new hero has sex with his harem. So, yep that happens here too.
Was a basic fun read with some sex thrown in.
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September 30, 2021
Good Start!
I was intrigued at first because I like these stories taking place in college. It was overall really good and I hope for more. Beware, there were some editing issues, so if you can’t handle that, you have been warned!
I was intrigued at first because I like these stories taking place in college. It was overall really good and I hope for more. Beware, there were some editing issues, so if you can’t handle that, you have been warned!
October 2, 2021
Ok for first book
It was ok but it needs work. I thought the pace of the story was too fast. And it also didn't go into much detail about the the characters back story. I won't rank it lower because I'm not a jerk but it needs work
It was ok but it needs work. I thought the pace of the story was too fast. And it also didn't go into much detail about the the characters back story. I won't rank it lower because I'm not a jerk but it needs work
October 4, 2021
An interesting start
The story is very fast-paced. Its not anything earth shattering but its a well written monster girl harem story. For the first book by author it shows promise.
The story is very fast-paced. Its not anything earth shattering but its a well written monster girl harem story. For the first book by author it shows promise.
October 5, 2021
Generic
An ABC harem story, the author doesn't bother to provide any background on when or where this story takes place. The MC is your generic savior again with no background, nothing to connect you with besides the desire for your own harem
An ABC harem story, the author doesn't bother to provide any background on when or where this story takes place. The MC is your generic savior again with no background, nothing to connect you with besides the desire for your own harem
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December 1, 2021Refreshingly Different!
Never have I read such a book!
This story really took me by surprise!
The characters and the settings were outstanding. And the plot kept me from putting my tablet down!
Never have I read such a book!
This story really took me by surprise!
The characters and the settings were outstanding. And the plot kept me from putting my tablet down!
January 25, 2022
Kept Me Reading
I was looking for a series similar to An Orc At College by Liam Lawson and i stumbled across this little gem. I couldn’t put it down until I finished the first book and now I’m about to start the second book. Can’t wait for more of their story.
I was looking for a series similar to An Orc At College by Liam Lawson and i stumbled across this little gem. I couldn’t put it down until I finished the first book and now I’m about to start the second book. Can’t wait for more of their story.
March 11, 2022
This story didn’t make to much sense to me.
Listed as a male rh fantasy. I would list it as a male rh erotica.
Storyline is secondary. The steam is good.
Narrator is ok, he does both female and male voices.
Gifted audio
Listed as a male rh fantasy. I would list it as a male rh erotica.
Storyline is secondary. The steam is good.
Narrator is ok, he does both female and male voices.
Gifted audio
June 7, 2022
why did read it?
The story build was trashy in just makes all the enemies seem like crazed ego gangestes that just couldn’t take them seriously. Also the way the harem was built really you really gotta work on building chacther dynamics that seem legit.
The story build was trashy in just makes all the enemies seem like crazed ego gangestes that just couldn’t take them seriously. Also the way the harem was built really you really gotta work on building chacther dynamics that seem legit.
December 12, 2022
sexually and fantastically wild
I was not sure what I would find in this novel. Though found a great plot, a wonderful description of characters, and a wild and sensually stimulating world. Fantastic!!!
I was not sure what I would find in this novel. Though found a great plot, a wonderful description of characters, and a wild and sensually stimulating world. Fantastic!!!
October 26, 2021
Good Book
I liked it anyway, I hope you do as well. Interesting view on pack dynamics. Can't wait for more books like this.
I liked it anyway, I hope you do as well. Interesting view on pack dynamics. Can't wait for more books like this.
October 26, 2021
A fun, quick read
This was a really fun book. It's pretty quick, but sometimes that it's a good thing. I'm looking forward to the next one.
This was a really fun book. It's pretty quick, but sometimes that it's a good thing. I'm looking forward to the next one.
November 27, 2021
Fun new world.
This story is well crafted. There are a few editing mistakes but nothing that detracts from the storyline. The characters are lifelike and engrossing and endearing.
This story is well crafted. There are a few editing mistakes but nothing that detracts from the storyline. The characters are lifelike and engrossing and endearing.
December 13, 2021
Enjoyed this alot
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will be buying the sequel. This is the second book i have read from Sam Hunter and like them alot.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will be buying the sequel. This is the second book i have read from Sam Hunter and like them alot.
February 9, 2022
Class roar
A cool concept and a well written book. I'm happy to have read this book and recommend this series for anyone.
A cool concept and a well written book. I'm happy to have read this book and recommend this series for anyone.
August 29, 2022
The story is very disconnected without enough details of value. It was just a jumble of things that happened.
December 10, 2021
Great fun
I really enjoyed this book, I personally am not a fan of the male and female rough language sexually but I still liked it. It's very well written, I am looking forward to reading the next one.
I really enjoyed this book, I personally am not a fan of the male and female rough language sexually but I still liked it. It's very well written, I am looking forward to reading the next one.
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