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The (un)Lucky Succubus #1
Succubus Bargain
Times are tough for Adeline Boo Pond, a succubus newly arrived to the human plane and unhappy with her allotted place in life.
Created to feed on sex, Adie wants more from life, and she’s devised a plan to achieve her dreams while not harming humans. She can handle working long hours, and self-preservation has given her a love of baking, so why not combine those two skills and open a bakery? Humans love dessert, and Adie’s happy to provide a service that allows her to skip the more dangerous activities of feeding in place of a more peaceful option.
Only problem? Three sexy demons are determined to stand in her way. They want Adie for themselves, and they have one hell of a bargain to offer her in exchange for helping her to reach her dreams. But will she accept it?
Succubus Bargain includes the Succubus Harem Serials 1-5.
Created to feed on sex, Adie wants more from life, and she’s devised a plan to achieve her dreams while not harming humans. She can handle working long hours, and self-preservation has given her a love of baking, so why not combine those two skills and open a bakery? Humans love dessert, and Adie’s happy to provide a service that allows her to skip the more dangerous activities of feeding in place of a more peaceful option.
Only problem? Three sexy demons are determined to stand in her way. They want Adie for themselves, and they have one hell of a bargain to offer her in exchange for helping her to reach her dreams. But will she accept it?
Succubus Bargain includes the Succubus Harem Serials 1-5.
298 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 6, 2018
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L.L. Frost
130 books501 followersPacific Northwest author L.L. Frost writes urban fantasy and paranormal romance with snarky characters and descriptive world-building. Whether she's writing a fast burn romance about witches, wolf shifters, and vampires, or teasing a slow burn romance while hunting demonic monsters, her passion is for character driven novels.
Growing up in a rainforest gave L.L. Frost plenty of time to daydream while spending cozy days under a blanket with her cats by her side. Sipping tea or chugging coffee, you can find her with a book or laptop in hand, imagining new worlds.
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January 24, 20222.75✨
has potential to be a funny series
i like addie but homeboy here got a point. she doesnt like to feed off sex, fine, but if its starting to danger the population then… take one for the team and just fuck one of these willing hot men? like i said, i like her but this one action of hers is admittedly moronic. btw this is a rh and it was pretty short, so far i liked none of the heroes yet but we’ll see
”Sorry, toots.” The bouncer’s arm blocks my path as he stares down at me in disbelief. “You’re not getting in tonight looking like that.”
Annoyed, I yank open the buttons on my blouse to expose my neon blue bra beneath. “How about now?”
He stares at the milky swell of my breasts, the nipples darker shadows through the bright lace. Slowly, he nods. “Yeah, I can dig the dirty secretary look.”
I pat his large chest and stare up at him, careful to keep my powers restrained. My sunglasses remain in the cup holder in my car, and I don’t want to risk losing any more energy right now. “Then come find me when your shift ends, yeah?”
“Oh, yeah.” His arm drops away.
The couple at the front of the line scowl at me, the woman yelling, “Hey, why does she get to cut?”
“Because her tits are amazing.” The bouncer takes one more second to stare before he waves me inside.
“If I show you my boobs, can we speed this up?” The woman’s angry voice demands as I walk through the door.
“I can see them from here. They’re not getting you inside.”
“How dare you!”
has potential to be a funny series
”This board here?” He taps it, smearing the careful lines I drew. “It’s meaningless. Skim all you want, but how long have you seriously gone without sex? One month? Two? How much did you drain from the last human when the hunger got to be too much for you? Did you leave any life behind?”
I clench my fists until my nails dig into my palms. “Stop it.”
“That’s why you starved yourself right? Guilt?”
“No.” I shake my head in denial. “I was working. I got distracted.”
“So distracted you forgot to eat?” He towers over me. “So distracted that you hired a demon to come feed you because you knew you’d kill the next human you touched?”
“Shut up.”
“You want to know why your stupid rules piss me off? Why your bakery plan is going to fail?” he hisses. “Because every day you don’t feed properly is one step closer to you going rogue and revealing our kind to the human populace. And then, you’re going to get put down. Living here gives you the chance to avoid that. But first you have to grow up and accept what you are.”
i like addie but homeboy here got a point. she doesnt like to feed off sex, fine, but if its starting to danger the population then… take one for the team and just fuck one of these willing hot men? like i said, i like her but this one action of hers is admittedly moronic. btw this is a rh and it was pretty short, so far i liked none of the heroes yet but we’ll see
December 1, 2018
Tldr: great idea, but terrible editing and more importantly abusive heroes
I really liked the premise of the book. Succubi are a fairly rare supernatural character in my experience and one being a good guy character is even rarer. The world could've used more development and the editing was atrocious, but I was game to give this a good shot. But I just could not move past the terrible heroes. They lied and manipulated and ruined this woman's life to force her into a really sketchy and controlling situation. When she ends up with them her own way, but with them still getting what they wanted they remained emotionally abusive and manipulative so I just gave up on this 75% of the way in. Dnf
I really liked the premise of the book. Succubi are a fairly rare supernatural character in my experience and one being a good guy character is even rarer. The world could've used more development and the editing was atrocious, but I was game to give this a good shot. But I just could not move past the terrible heroes. They lied and manipulated and ruined this woman's life to force her into a really sketchy and controlling situation. When she ends up with them her own way, but with them still getting what they wanted they remained emotionally abusive and manipulative so I just gave up on this 75% of the way in. Dnf
December 8, 2024
There is virtually no plot in this series so far, but I ate this up. I like the characters. It feels really light and fluffy.
April 30, 2020
4.5 stars
This book flew by!! I read it so quickly I'm a little surprised. I enjoyed it more than I expected and I'm writing this when I already finished book two. I think I loved the first one just a little bit better just because it was a new world, a new story. In the second book I was also a little annoyed at the FMC's cousin so there was that. The romance with the three demons is developing but not as fast as I thought it would. I'm enjoying it and there are five books in the series so there's time.
It's been a long time since I read a book with a succubus as a main character and I kind of missed it. Here, Avie doesn't want to feed off people. She's surviving with the minimum not wanting to hurt anyone. She hasn't been raised like most succubus and therefore doesn't have the same vision. For now, she doesn't see sex as something to do just for fun. I'm sure the heroes will teach her a few things ;).
This book flew by!! I read it so quickly I'm a little surprised. I enjoyed it more than I expected and I'm writing this when I already finished book two. I think I loved the first one just a little bit better just because it was a new world, a new story. In the second book I was also a little annoyed at the FMC's cousin so there was that. The romance with the three demons is developing but not as fast as I thought it would. I'm enjoying it and there are five books in the series so there's time.
It's been a long time since I read a book with a succubus as a main character and I kind of missed it. Here, Avie doesn't want to feed off people. She's surviving with the minimum not wanting to hurt anyone. She hasn't been raised like most succubus and therefore doesn't have the same vision. For now, she doesn't see sex as something to do just for fun. I'm sure the heroes will teach her a few things ;).
August 14, 2021
3.5
I had fun with this one for the most part.
We have a succubus h who doesn't want to feed off of humans through sex, but instead wants to use her baking skills to open a bakery and get her fix through their happy feels eating her food- but little does she know three sexy demons are more than will to make a (as they see it) mutually beneficial deal, and satisfy all of her succubus needs.
So thats the fluff and fun short review- but I will say for me the H's were quite pushy and manipulative. So even though I enjoyed the story- I didn't have fun with that aspect of the RH romance.
I had fun with this one for the most part.
We have a succubus h who doesn't want to feed off of humans through sex, but instead wants to use her baking skills to open a bakery and get her fix through their happy feels eating her food- but little does she know three sexy demons are more than will to make a (as they see it) mutually beneficial deal, and satisfy all of her succubus needs.
So thats the fluff and fun short review- but I will say for me the H's were quite pushy and manipulative. So even though I enjoyed the story- I didn't have fun with that aspect of the RH romance.
February 6, 2022
Honestly, so much fun! I've read... 5 books now in this series and I'm hooked.
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March 11, 2019
LOVED the heroine and her men. All in all, this was a funny, sweet starter with great sexual tension. Just wish it had been longer!
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February 15, 2023
After finishing book 3, I am not continuing. I adored the first book of the series but book 3 introduces some dark stuff that I don't think the author addresses effectively/well.
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Just after reading book 1...
This was a pure joy. There is nothing I love more than a woman setting boundaries and sticking to them in the face of demanding, overbearing, and ridiculous men (or in this case demons).
Adie is compassionate, creative, and caring. She’s a succubus that doesn’t want to hurt humans and doesn’t want meaningless sex. She is happy to bake and care for others but also doesn’t want to be controlled or walked over.
Adie gets trapped by three demons who think they can make her do what they want. But she turns the tables on them and makes them sign agreements that she wants. It reminded me a lot of fae agreements where everything is a bargain and nothing is free.
This is the first of the series so I don’t know if it’s going to be worth it all the way through, but it entertained me so much, I bought the audiobook so I could listen to it when I couldn’t sit down to read.
It’s a reverse harem type situation so it won’t be for everyone.
I am guessing the guys are going to change quite a bit and Adie will keep coming into her own. So. Much. Fun.
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Just after reading book 1...
This was a pure joy. There is nothing I love more than a woman setting boundaries and sticking to them in the face of demanding, overbearing, and ridiculous men (or in this case demons).
Adie is compassionate, creative, and caring. She’s a succubus that doesn’t want to hurt humans and doesn’t want meaningless sex. She is happy to bake and care for others but also doesn’t want to be controlled or walked over.
Adie gets trapped by three demons who think they can make her do what they want. But she turns the tables on them and makes them sign agreements that she wants. It reminded me a lot of fae agreements where everything is a bargain and nothing is free.
This is the first of the series so I don’t know if it’s going to be worth it all the way through, but it entertained me so much, I bought the audiobook so I could listen to it when I couldn’t sit down to read.
It’s a reverse harem type situation so it won’t be for everyone.
I am guessing the guys are going to change quite a bit and Adie will keep coming into her own. So. Much. Fun.
October 31, 2022
I've had this book checked out on KU since the beginning of September 2022, thinking "eh, maybe one day it'll catch my interest." Cue to: UGH, why didn't I start this sooner???
When there's a series with 4+ books on the same character, especially when it's a romance, you're going to get one of three things:
1. Constant drama and angst and breakups between the MCs
2. Fluffy and unnecessary word count (I'm looking at you, Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac series)
3. A fun and well plotted romp with little adventures per book that feels fresh
I'm currently on book 4 (of 9!) for this series and am going back to write reviews (dang, it's hard when the books are short and in omnibus form because I just want to binge and write one review) and I can confirm it feels like a glorious #3.
Adeline Boo Pond is a succubus with a problem: she doesn't like to feed from or hurt humans. She doesn't have a great support system (she has her lazy mentor, Landon, who's basically a video game couch potato, and her selfish cousin Julian, an incubus), isn't very powerful, and is caught in a web of three ultra-powerful demons who decide she should be THEIR succubus.
A few chapters in I posted to my Instagram story (shameless plug: @virgoreader) that I was hoping it was turning into an insta-enemies to lovers story and… spoiler alert… it does. Adeline is a rare succubus who doesn't want to fall into immediate lust and she tries to keep boundaries up over the guys, who (try to) treat her with a heavy hand of control. But Adeline Boo Pond will not be defeated!!
I snap back to reality. Adeline Boo Pond will not be owned. Even by such scrumptious man candy.Arms lifting, I pop my middle fingers up at them in the universal sign language of Not today, assholes.Kicking off my high heels, I chuck them at the security guy's head, then climb onto the narrow ledge of the DJ booth and swan dive into the crowd below.
This series is FUNNY. So many little tidbits and one liners made me chuckle and break out the blue highlighter (if you don't use the blue highlighter for LOLs on Kindle… what are you doing). Here's just one example of a scenario that made me chuckle:
One of the demons steals all her clothes and replaces them with a super tiny hot pink top and sweatpants - with "YES" in gold sequins across the chest and butt. They do this the day of her interview at the bank with another on the demons, because she wants a loan. She Sharpie's the top to say "Say YES to Boo's Boutique Bakery" and the butt…
Confident, I turn and walk toward the door, putting an extra sway in my step to shake the gold YES on my ass at him. Beneath it, in sharpie, I'd changed it to read Say, YES, to one more bite. COME ON.
Each book also feels fresh - they're short and weave easily from one to the next… each one is around 200 pages (the omnibus of 1-3 is 619 pages) so they're a bit hard to differentiate, but easy to binge.
I'm giving these a 5 because the joy I have while reading them?? Unparalleled.
When there's a series with 4+ books on the same character, especially when it's a romance, you're going to get one of three things:
1. Constant drama and angst and breakups between the MCs
2. Fluffy and unnecessary word count (I'm looking at you, Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac series)
3. A fun and well plotted romp with little adventures per book that feels fresh
I'm currently on book 4 (of 9!) for this series and am going back to write reviews (dang, it's hard when the books are short and in omnibus form because I just want to binge and write one review) and I can confirm it feels like a glorious #3.
Adeline Boo Pond is a succubus with a problem: she doesn't like to feed from or hurt humans. She doesn't have a great support system (she has her lazy mentor, Landon, who's basically a video game couch potato, and her selfish cousin Julian, an incubus), isn't very powerful, and is caught in a web of three ultra-powerful demons who decide she should be THEIR succubus.
A few chapters in I posted to my Instagram story (shameless plug: @virgoreader) that I was hoping it was turning into an insta-enemies to lovers story and… spoiler alert… it does. Adeline is a rare succubus who doesn't want to fall into immediate lust and she tries to keep boundaries up over the guys, who (try to) treat her with a heavy hand of control. But Adeline Boo Pond will not be defeated!!
I snap back to reality. Adeline Boo Pond will not be owned. Even by such scrumptious man candy.Arms lifting, I pop my middle fingers up at them in the universal sign language of Not today, assholes.Kicking off my high heels, I chuck them at the security guy's head, then climb onto the narrow ledge of the DJ booth and swan dive into the crowd below.
This series is FUNNY. So many little tidbits and one liners made me chuckle and break out the blue highlighter (if you don't use the blue highlighter for LOLs on Kindle… what are you doing). Here's just one example of a scenario that made me chuckle:
One of the demons steals all her clothes and replaces them with a super tiny hot pink top and sweatpants - with "YES" in gold sequins across the chest and butt. They do this the day of her interview at the bank with another on the demons, because she wants a loan. She Sharpie's the top to say "Say YES to Boo's Boutique Bakery" and the butt…
Confident, I turn and walk toward the door, putting an extra sway in my step to shake the gold YES on my ass at him. Beneath it, in sharpie, I'd changed it to read Say, YES, to one more bite. COME ON.
Each book also feels fresh - they're short and weave easily from one to the next… each one is around 200 pages (the omnibus of 1-3 is 619 pages) so they're a bit hard to differentiate, but easy to binge.
I'm giving these a 5 because the joy I have while reading them?? Unparalleled.
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January 13, 2020
I read the first chapter of this book in the Reverse Harem Advent Calendar and although I wasn't entirely sure about this book I wanted to give it a try. I love the idea of a Succubus and I already discovered that I especially love the idea of a Succubus who refuses to have sex or just doesn't want to hurt people. And this book absolutely and totally delivered.
Adie was everything I want my Succubus to be and there was also a good explanation why she was who she was and why she acted how she acted. She wasn't just some rare and weird Succubus not liking sex for the sake of it. And apart from being a Succubus she was also all kinds of awesome. She took matters into her own hands (sometimes a little rushed and not that thought through, but still), she guarded her own boundaries, she fought for what she wanted, she tried to stay positive and bubbly and she just seemed like a great person to be friends with.
And then there were the guys in her harem. I liked how Frost made sure to make them clearly demons, with a certain bluntness and lack of manners, but she also made sure that there were reasons to like them, to feel for them, to connect with them. She made them more than just demons. They had their own personalities and hobbies and lives. I can't wait to see and discover more of it in the next few books in the series.
The plot seemed a little thin at this point, as it's mostly focussed around Adie and her men, how they interact and their journey. But, I never got bored, I liked watching them banter, grown closer, grow apart and grow closer again. I'm pretty sure when Adie dives deeper into this world more plot will be added and I'm sure it's gonna be great.
Because this book was amazing, adorable and cute in so many ways and it's now very high on the list of Paperback copies I'll consider buying when the new credit card month starts in a week!
Adie was everything I want my Succubus to be and there was also a good explanation why she was who she was and why she acted how she acted. She wasn't just some rare and weird Succubus not liking sex for the sake of it. And apart from being a Succubus she was also all kinds of awesome. She took matters into her own hands (sometimes a little rushed and not that thought through, but still), she guarded her own boundaries, she fought for what she wanted, she tried to stay positive and bubbly and she just seemed like a great person to be friends with.
And then there were the guys in her harem. I liked how Frost made sure to make them clearly demons, with a certain bluntness and lack of manners, but she also made sure that there were reasons to like them, to feel for them, to connect with them. She made them more than just demons. They had their own personalities and hobbies and lives. I can't wait to see and discover more of it in the next few books in the series.
The plot seemed a little thin at this point, as it's mostly focussed around Adie and her men, how they interact and their journey. But, I never got bored, I liked watching them banter, grown closer, grow apart and grow closer again. I'm pretty sure when Adie dives deeper into this world more plot will be added and I'm sure it's gonna be great.
Because this book was amazing, adorable and cute in so many ways and it's now very high on the list of Paperback copies I'll consider buying when the new credit card month starts in a week!
February 25, 2022
I'm not very experienced with RH, but I had certain expectations that it didn't deliver on. First off, nothing happened besides some kissing? Not even heavy petting?
Overall, this just feels like another generic "rude dude kidnaps/inconveniences hot girl and claims her." But this time, there's THREE rude dudes!😱🙄
(They could all basically be one dude though.) That's my general opinion for most RH books I've come across, but I think this current setup could work. Most RH books have toxic poly relationship vibes, but the succubus element explains away some of that, so sure, whatever I'll continue the story
Overall, this just feels like another generic "rude dude kidnaps/inconveniences hot girl and claims her." But this time, there's THREE rude dudes!😱🙄
(They could all basically be one dude though.) That's my general opinion for most RH books I've come across, but I think this current setup could work. Most RH books have toxic poly relationship vibes, but the succubus element explains away some of that, so sure, whatever I'll continue the story
February 6, 2018
Rating : 3.5 stars
Originality: 1 star
Fun stuff: 1 star
Cooking stuff: 1 star (i'm biased, i know)
The heroine: 0.5 star
The guys: 0 star (meh)
The book lenght: -1 star
Want more? 1 star
Originality: 1 star
Fun stuff: 1 star
Cooking stuff: 1 star (i'm biased, i know)
The heroine: 0.5 star
The guys: 0 star (meh)
The book lenght: -1 star
Want more? 1 star
November 7, 2019
(Having read the entire series, this review will focus on the series as a whole, rather than solely book 1.)
I just hopped onto the reverse harem train (courtesy of All the Pretty Monsters by Kristy Cunning, which was amazing), and the moment I finished the last of that series, I quickly looked to find another RH. After checking out this book's positive reviews and high ratings, I thought, "How could I go wrong?"
Well, sadly, I learned the answer to that question was by continuing with this series.
The first installment isn't bad -- it's essentially a meet-and-greet with the characters. In Succubus Bargain we get to meet our heroine, Adie, a succubus with a conscience, who, after a (an un?)lucky turn of events, ends up moving in with three supposedly sexy men, and works to open up the bakery of her dreams.
That is pretty much everything that happens in this book. Each book in the series is rather short, and pick up where the last one left off, which is usually a cliffhanger of some sort. Sadly, that is the reason I ultimately finished the series -- as much as I didn't enjoy it, apparently I can't help myself for wanting to know what happens (I know, I have issues, I'm working on it).
Why am I so disappointed (at myself) for finishing the series? Well, four reasons:
1. Consent: This is the main problem with the series. I am a romantic at heart, and obviously sought an RH book in part for that purpose, but there is a major difference between flirting/tempting/wooing/etc. and harassment, and #metoo should seriously have been stamped all over the series. Was there an initial attraction between Adie and the three male leads? Yes. Does that mean that they get to essentially try to wear her down to finally have sex with them? Fuck. No. Especially given how freaking handsy they were. Not okay. Not. Okay.
2. Adie is obnoxious: I can forgive a lot of things in books -- poor world-building, prolix narrative, slow pace -- but I cannot stand following a character that I cannot stand, and sadly, Adie is one of those. Her character was all over the place; she bounced between acting like a 13 year old in one second, to acting like a late 20-something year old the next, and was so bloody reactive. By the end, I felt like she was pulling energy out of me, my patience for her rollercoaster of emotions waning to nothing. And she doesn't really grow or develop through the series. I get that the series may have been more focused on the development of her relationships rather than her own personal self-growth (and, given bullet point 1, I pretty much scoffed at any romantic relationship growth). But, given how immature she was most of the time along with the fact that she lacks many succubus abilities she should have, it's rather disappointing to see that she pretty much stays the same.
3. This did not need to be four books: I honestly have no clue why this series was broken down into four books -- not enough happens to actually warrant it. This could easily have been cut down to 1-2 books, and the amount of unnecessary scenes in each end up just dragging the story along. Looking back at books 3 and 4, I realize that there was pretty much no point in 99% of the scenes of Adie in the bakery. Seriously, no point. I get that series' are all the rage right now, but I prefer quality over length, and this series seems to choose the latter over the former.
4. Anticlimactic: Perhaps because Adie always seems to be so freaking emotional, but after a while, all of the big scenes sort of lose their oomph. The oomph-lessness may also be due to the fact that there is very little suspense; any time something bad would happen, the resolution was quick to follow, so by the final big event, the reader is sort of left underwhelmed because you can (correctly) guess that the resolution is quick on its way.
Would I recommend this series? Yeah, sure, as a drinking game for anytime a #metoo moment popped up. Otherwise, save your money. I wish I had done the same.
I just hopped onto the reverse harem train (courtesy of All the Pretty Monsters by Kristy Cunning, which was amazing), and the moment I finished the last of that series, I quickly looked to find another RH. After checking out this book's positive reviews and high ratings, I thought, "How could I go wrong?"
Well, sadly, I learned the answer to that question was by continuing with this series.
The first installment isn't bad -- it's essentially a meet-and-greet with the characters. In Succubus Bargain we get to meet our heroine, Adie, a succubus with a conscience, who, after a (an un?)lucky turn of events, ends up moving in with three supposedly sexy men, and works to open up the bakery of her dreams.
That is pretty much everything that happens in this book. Each book in the series is rather short, and pick up where the last one left off, which is usually a cliffhanger of some sort. Sadly, that is the reason I ultimately finished the series -- as much as I didn't enjoy it, apparently I can't help myself for wanting to know what happens (I know, I have issues, I'm working on it).
Why am I so disappointed (at myself) for finishing the series? Well, four reasons:
1. Consent: This is the main problem with the series. I am a romantic at heart, and obviously sought an RH book in part for that purpose, but there is a major difference between flirting/tempting/wooing/etc. and harassment, and #metoo should seriously have been stamped all over the series. Was there an initial attraction between Adie and the three male leads? Yes. Does that mean that they get to essentially try to wear her down to finally have sex with them? Fuck. No. Especially given how freaking handsy they were. Not okay. Not. Okay.
2. Adie is obnoxious: I can forgive a lot of things in books -- poor world-building, prolix narrative, slow pace -- but I cannot stand following a character that I cannot stand, and sadly, Adie is one of those. Her character was all over the place; she bounced between acting like a 13 year old in one second, to acting like a late 20-something year old the next, and was so bloody reactive. By the end, I felt like she was pulling energy out of me, my patience for her rollercoaster of emotions waning to nothing. And she doesn't really grow or develop through the series. I get that the series may have been more focused on the development of her relationships rather than her own personal self-growth (and, given bullet point 1, I pretty much scoffed at any romantic relationship growth). But, given how immature she was most of the time along with the fact that she lacks many succubus abilities she should have, it's rather disappointing to see that she pretty much stays the same.
3. This did not need to be four books: I honestly have no clue why this series was broken down into four books -- not enough happens to actually warrant it. This could easily have been cut down to 1-2 books, and the amount of unnecessary scenes in each end up just dragging the story along. Looking back at books 3 and 4, I realize that there was pretty much no point in 99% of the scenes of Adie in the bakery. Seriously, no point. I get that series' are all the rage right now, but I prefer quality over length, and this series seems to choose the latter over the former.
4. Anticlimactic: Perhaps because Adie always seems to be so freaking emotional, but after a while, all of the big scenes sort of lose their oomph. The oomph-lessness may also be due to the fact that there is very little suspense; any time something bad would happen, the resolution was quick to follow, so by the final big event, the reader is sort of left underwhelmed because you can (correctly) guess that the resolution is quick on its way.
Would I recommend this series? Yeah, sure, as a drinking game for anytime a #metoo moment popped up. Otherwise, save your money. I wish I had done the same.
November 9, 2020
I love incubus and succubus stories... there is just something about their mythology that I find captivating. This collection takes that mythology, expands it, warps it and sets it on fire - in the best way possible.
These first five serials are all about introductions and ambiance, a push towards world building that sets the stage for the rest of the series and allows a true foundation for whats to come. I loved Adie and ehr determination to open a bakery - and why. That is key, as it tells the reader, and the demons, who she is beyond the power of the succubus. It's a fascinating dichotomy and plays out well.
As for the guys - well, in this first collection, they are just kinda there. When they first appear, there is attitude and presence, yet that quickly fades as Adie takes over the story, which is how it should be, mostly. I've already read ahead, so I know the guys start becoming ore solid as the series progresses, but for these first few, they just don't seem as important. Still fun though.
These first five serials are all about introductions and ambiance, a push towards world building that sets the stage for the rest of the series and allows a true foundation for whats to come. I loved Adie and ehr determination to open a bakery - and why. That is key, as it tells the reader, and the demons, who she is beyond the power of the succubus. It's a fascinating dichotomy and plays out well.
As for the guys - well, in this first collection, they are just kinda there. When they first appear, there is attitude and presence, yet that quickly fades as Adie takes over the story, which is how it should be, mostly. I've already read ahead, so I know the guys start becoming ore solid as the series progresses, but for these first few, they just don't seem as important. Still fun though.
August 18, 2018
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One starving succubus, three overpowered demons. Boo is locked out of dreamland and wants to open a bakery. A misunderstanding in a coffee shop leads to three demons noticing her. The games begin. Really liked this one, it was fun and the characters like pranking each other. Out of the three demons I’d say my favourite was Emil. Really hoping there’s lots more of this one.
One starving succubus, three overpowered demons. Boo is locked out of dreamland and wants to open a bakery. A misunderstanding in a coffee shop leads to three demons noticing her. The games begin. Really liked this one, it was fun and the characters like pranking each other. Out of the three demons I’d say my favourite was Emil. Really hoping there’s lots more of this one.
March 16, 2022
Super interesting plot. I loved the first 30% or so and was super intrigued as to where this was going.
But after that, I couldn't really connect to the story. It felt like nothing really happened, and I just didn't feel the connection between the four of them. I started reading book two in hopes it would pick up the pace, but unfortunately I was just super bored, so I'm not continuing with this series.
But after that, I couldn't really connect to the story. It felt like nothing really happened, and I just didn't feel the connection between the four of them. I started reading book two in hopes it would pick up the pace, but unfortunately I was just super bored, so I'm not continuing with this series.
February 4, 2019
Very funny and likeable characters. My only issue with this series as with other serial novels is how they're divided up. It's so confusing. I just want to read thru the whole series back to back. I don't get the need to have the same stories in separate series classifications. Loved the characters and the story line! I can't wait to read on (if I can figure out what book comes next that is).
May 29, 2018
First in series and first read by this author.
Adie is a succubus, albeit not a very good one... she’s a small fish in a big pond when it comes to her powers and she’s squeamish about draining humans, so she skins energy to feed her nature.
She could feed off of other demons but there is alway the pain of trading and bartering..but she is working on a plan to make her life much easier..she has a meeting with a bank to fund a cupcake boutique. ( her plan is to feed of the ‘happy energy’ her cakes will bring to her customers )
She just has to feed off a ‘rented meal’..to have enough strength to make it to the meeting. Except the meal that arrives is not why she was expecting.. to be fair he is a lot more powerful ( and a whole lot of sexy ) After fleeing the encounter and realising that her meal is actually one of the owners of the bank and a very powerful demon ( Tobias ) and meeting his partner Emil.. she is pretty much told that her plan to skim feed off her customers is a bound to be a failure. But they are willing to fund her venture in... but they want her to feed off them in lieu of loan repayments. Which Adie will not do...
Taking their rejection in her stride and needing to feed she heads to a club where she meets another demon!
Kellen, again she ends up tangling ( 😘😘) with him after he demands she returns all the skimmed energy she has taken from his club goers..which is his right as it’s his club!!
Managing to escape she thinks all is well until... she is evicted from her apartment, made homeless, drained of energy by her mentor, brought up on charges by Kellen and has no other options but to try and renegotiate with all three demons who happen to live together and want her to move in!!
I happily stumbled across this book whilst foraging for a new read.
I am happy to report that this book was a breath of fresh air and an absolute joy to read and I cannot wait to dive into the next in series.
The story is a uniquely great concept and I like how it’s going, the push and pull between Adie and the trio is developing nicely without the slow slow death of the dreaded slow burn that some serial RH’s have....plus there are a lot of books in the series for me to binge read... YAYA BINGE READ POINTS!!
Adie is a funny character, determined to fight and understand her nature and I’m enjoying the group interactions she has as well as the one one one that are developing and establishing a great level of personality from the trio ( extra bonus points in it being a manageable trio! 😂😂😂 because....let’s face it when the RH is too big to remember names or give equal ‘screen time’ it gets a tad tiresome )
I’m torn between which one of the demon trio is my fave... but this is a reverse harem book so of course so far all three!! Only time will tell 😈😈
Adie is a succubus, albeit not a very good one... she’s a small fish in a big pond when it comes to her powers and she’s squeamish about draining humans, so she skins energy to feed her nature.
She could feed off of other demons but there is alway the pain of trading and bartering..but she is working on a plan to make her life much easier..she has a meeting with a bank to fund a cupcake boutique. ( her plan is to feed of the ‘happy energy’ her cakes will bring to her customers )
She just has to feed off a ‘rented meal’..to have enough strength to make it to the meeting. Except the meal that arrives is not why she was expecting.. to be fair he is a lot more powerful ( and a whole lot of sexy ) After fleeing the encounter and realising that her meal is actually one of the owners of the bank and a very powerful demon ( Tobias ) and meeting his partner Emil.. she is pretty much told that her plan to skim feed off her customers is a bound to be a failure. But they are willing to fund her venture in... but they want her to feed off them in lieu of loan repayments. Which Adie will not do...
Taking their rejection in her stride and needing to feed she heads to a club where she meets another demon!
Kellen, again she ends up tangling ( 😘😘) with him after he demands she returns all the skimmed energy she has taken from his club goers..which is his right as it’s his club!!
Managing to escape she thinks all is well until... she is evicted from her apartment, made homeless, drained of energy by her mentor, brought up on charges by Kellen and has no other options but to try and renegotiate with all three demons who happen to live together and want her to move in!!
I happily stumbled across this book whilst foraging for a new read.
I am happy to report that this book was a breath of fresh air and an absolute joy to read and I cannot wait to dive into the next in series.
The story is a uniquely great concept and I like how it’s going, the push and pull between Adie and the trio is developing nicely without the slow slow death of the dreaded slow burn that some serial RH’s have....plus there are a lot of books in the series for me to binge read... YAYA BINGE READ POINTS!!
Adie is a funny character, determined to fight and understand her nature and I’m enjoying the group interactions she has as well as the one one one that are developing and establishing a great level of personality from the trio ( extra bonus points in it being a manageable trio! 😂😂😂 because....let’s face it when the RH is too big to remember names or give equal ‘screen time’ it gets a tad tiresome )
I’m torn between which one of the demon trio is my fave... but this is a reverse harem book so of course so far all three!! Only time will tell 😈😈
January 22, 2018
Glad I Checked this Out
I'm not really a fan of serials, so when I saw that this full book was out, I jumped on it. I love Adie and feel for her. She's at a serious disadvantage and dealing with demons who are so far above her it isn't funny. I look forward to seeing Adie's dreams come true. I'd also like to see Tobias, Kellan and Emil fall for her.
I'm not really a fan of serials, so when I saw that this full book was out, I jumped on it. I love Adie and feel for her. She's at a serious disadvantage and dealing with demons who are so far above her it isn't funny. I look forward to seeing Adie's dreams come true. I'd also like to see Tobias, Kellan and Emil fall for her.
December 31, 2018
All in all, a really unique take on the lore herein. I can appreciate that Adie has a conscience and a different approach - her preference to skim energy via touch is refreshing, compared to jumping into bed all the time à la typical succubi. The Primordial Trio show themselves to also have consciences, and cute sides, whereas I thought I'd be delving into a ton of machismo that I did not wanna wade through. Interested to see where Adie will go next!
July 21, 2022
great feel good slow burn story
This was a great quick read! The storyline is funny and Adeline is perfectly sassy. There’s zero romance at all and I wasn’t even mad about it because it’s more about Adeline and her funny series of misfortunes. Super cute book! Glad I took a chance on it.
This was a great quick read! The storyline is funny and Adeline is perfectly sassy. There’s zero romance at all and I wasn’t even mad about it because it’s more about Adeline and her funny series of misfortunes. Super cute book! Glad I took a chance on it.
September 20, 2018
I rarely pick up serials, because I prefer to read the compilation, but I picked up Adie's story on a recommend. Within two issues, I was hooked. I wanted to know more about Adie, Emil, Tobias, and Kellen. A succubus who wants a relationship and a bakery? How curious. Adie's either really lucky or absolutely cursed. I can't wait to find out.
January 6, 2021
Delicious series. Devoured them :)
November 13, 2025
I love how fierce and stubborn she is, but god the whole book is one horrible set back after another, with few periods of relief. I’ll give book 2 a chance but only because I’m curious.
February 23, 2020
Fun read
I'm enjoying this slow build harem. I like how resourceful and stubborn Adeline is when she comes up against the obstacles put in her path. I can't wait to read more about her adventures.
I'm enjoying this slow build harem. I like how resourceful and stubborn Adeline is when she comes up against the obstacles put in her path. I can't wait to read more about her adventures.
December 24, 2019
i loved this! the characters were hilarious and great fun, the storyline was super cute and actually really sweet, and the romance was great. i love Emil so much!!
thanks to amazon kindle and the author for the free book :))
i heard of this series thanks to the Reverse Harem Advent Calendar
thanks to amazon kindle and the author for the free book :))
i heard of this series thanks to the Reverse Harem Advent Calendar
August 15, 2021
Not for me
I thought about giving this a 3 star because it wasn't bad, but there just wasn't a whole story here. The plotline is non existent and the character /world development was really lacking. Furthermore our MFC was a complete doormat when it came to her family.
I don't know if these flaws were because this is a serial and will be rectified with further reading, at this point, I'm not sure I care to find out.
I thought about giving this a 3 star because it wasn't bad, but there just wasn't a whole story here. The plotline is non existent and the character /world development was really lacking. Furthermore our MFC was a complete doormat when it came to her family.
I don't know if these flaws were because this is a serial and will be rectified with further reading, at this point, I'm not sure I care to find out.
October 26, 2019
3.5 rounded up to 4 stars for enjoyment level
So we got a young and sexy baking enthusiast who is also quite an inept succubus. Adie is currently unable to enter dreamscape to retrieve her substance like any normal functioning succubi driving her to physically go skim off energy by having sex with humans, said protagonist refused to fuck for food, because morals! So she's on the brink of starvation, barely warding off death from the energy skimmed off unsuspecting humans ( this is probably the equivalent to 500 calories a day, we know how that is). On the brink of starvation and poverty our protagonist nevertheless has a game plan because she's a boss ass bitch. Smart, pretty and stubborn even as she's killing herself off slowly….ehh maybe not too bright.
Come hell or high water Adie is going to open her dream bakery and sell her awesome cupcakes and overpriced coffee ……..problem you say well... her being broke poor for one thing ...but that's okay since she has a meeting with a loan officer line up , before then she needs to eat just enough to stave off her hunger, of course without compromising her Morals. Adie must have her best foot forward, without any distraction if she's to be approved for the loan, so she finds herself ordering a meal for delivery. Her meal was not what she expected oh boy he was more than what she paid her…..her low level demon was an ancient and high level demon whose single scorching kiss almost undid her…..worse he was a package deal, barely escaping his reaches she finds herself in the arms and claws of his friends. Who are just as as problematic and worrisome to her no sex rule. They want her, they need her, and they will have her whether it be under duress, subterfuge, or contract …..but they've gotten the wrong succubus if they think she will wilt and cower under their combined cocerien.
Wow that was a fun fun ride…..okay first harem is not my thing, reverse or any kind I don't even particularly enjoy love triangles ...but there's been a recent influx of reverse harem books published and it's piqued my interest
This is probably my 4th or 5th reverse harem book, I generally prefer the ones that involve aliens with a human counterpart or a strictly paranormal harem, usually they are the ones I enjoy the most. I find those types of dynamics enable for a reverse harem to be realistically drawn out especially when I don't have to engage in the boundaries and limitations of human relationships and all that ensues. With that said, I didn't have much expectations going into Succubus Bargain. I think that's what allowed me to have such a good time with it. It was a fun, light and engaging read. I enjoyed every minute of it. I loved our protagonist she was a blend of contradictions, and yet not irritating in the least. She was a whirlwind, a toasted marshmallow one moment and a fiery seductress the next. I loved it all, if anyone deserved having 3 hot rich demons at her beck and call it's her. I wanted her to have her damm bakery and I loved that she held her ground and gave those hot bastards a taste of their own medicine.
Her self imposed abstinence was a frequent friction throughout the book, it was hot most of the time, but I was teased to high hells by the time the book ended…..it was fine but I NEEDED a more concrete reason on her self imposed and deadly abstinence. Her lackluster reasoning was not good enough for them demons nor for me. I felt like I gratuitously teased and rope around like a fool salaviated at each touch, kiss and dirty talk. This push and pull was done frequently and with each guy so it got old real fast. This could've been avoided if we had more meat to the plot to distract us from the raging hormones, but we didn't so majority of the plot was
A: I want to fuck you
B: No we can't
C: Okay just one kiss
Okay stop, I'm full (barely, and she wants it just as badly)
D:insert more baking
E: repeat A-D
This loop even under 200 pages strains my nerves and it goes on all the way into the third book. Fuck…...I'm going to stop and come back when I've settle down...then read some more was how I felt halfway into second book.
Succubus Bargain failed to be a five star book for several reasons, first I needed a little more depth to the characters, our main character was great but a lot of her history and objectives are still a mystery. I need a whole lot more backstory on the guys, on the supporting characters, especially her mentor and cousin. The worldbuilding was minimum but I did not mind that as much, a lot of things were lightly skimmed, surface level information which could have been filled out more. Usually with harem novels I would prefer to not play favorites but Emil had my undivided attention each time, the other two guys started off strong, their presence was distinctly different but the further I got into the story the less I could tell them apart, it almost seem like they morphed into one character, they were interchangeable for me and that sucked.
If you take this book at its face value you are going to have an amazing fun time, don't take it too seriously because neither does it, relax, enjoy the ride cause it's a good one!!
So we got a young and sexy baking enthusiast who is also quite an inept succubus. Adie is currently unable to enter dreamscape to retrieve her substance like any normal functioning succubi driving her to physically go skim off energy by having sex with humans, said protagonist refused to fuck for food, because morals! So she's on the brink of starvation, barely warding off death from the energy skimmed off unsuspecting humans ( this is probably the equivalent to 500 calories a day, we know how that is). On the brink of starvation and poverty our protagonist nevertheless has a game plan because she's a boss ass bitch. Smart, pretty and stubborn even as she's killing herself off slowly….ehh maybe not too bright.
Come hell or high water Adie is going to open her dream bakery and sell her awesome cupcakes and overpriced coffee ……..problem you say well... her being broke poor for one thing ...but that's okay since she has a meeting with a loan officer line up , before then she needs to eat just enough to stave off her hunger, of course without compromising her Morals. Adie must have her best foot forward, without any distraction if she's to be approved for the loan, so she finds herself ordering a meal for delivery. Her meal was not what she expected oh boy he was more than what she paid her…..her low level demon was an ancient and high level demon whose single scorching kiss almost undid her…..worse he was a package deal, barely escaping his reaches she finds herself in the arms and claws of his friends. Who are just as as problematic and worrisome to her no sex rule. They want her, they need her, and they will have her whether it be under duress, subterfuge, or contract …..but they've gotten the wrong succubus if they think she will wilt and cower under their combined cocerien.
Wow that was a fun fun ride…..okay first harem is not my thing, reverse or any kind I don't even particularly enjoy love triangles ...but there's been a recent influx of reverse harem books published and it's piqued my interest
This is probably my 4th or 5th reverse harem book, I generally prefer the ones that involve aliens with a human counterpart or a strictly paranormal harem, usually they are the ones I enjoy the most. I find those types of dynamics enable for a reverse harem to be realistically drawn out especially when I don't have to engage in the boundaries and limitations of human relationships and all that ensues. With that said, I didn't have much expectations going into Succubus Bargain. I think that's what allowed me to have such a good time with it. It was a fun, light and engaging read. I enjoyed every minute of it. I loved our protagonist she was a blend of contradictions, and yet not irritating in the least. She was a whirlwind, a toasted marshmallow one moment and a fiery seductress the next. I loved it all, if anyone deserved having 3 hot rich demons at her beck and call it's her. I wanted her to have her damm bakery and I loved that she held her ground and gave those hot bastards a taste of their own medicine.
Her self imposed abstinence was a frequent friction throughout the book, it was hot most of the time, but I was teased to high hells by the time the book ended…..it was fine but I NEEDED a more concrete reason on her self imposed and deadly abstinence. Her lackluster reasoning was not good enough for them demons nor for me. I felt like I gratuitously teased and rope around like a fool salaviated at each touch, kiss and dirty talk. This push and pull was done frequently and with each guy so it got old real fast. This could've been avoided if we had more meat to the plot to distract us from the raging hormones, but we didn't so majority of the plot was
A: I want to fuck you
B: No we can't
C: Okay just one kiss
Okay stop, I'm full (barely, and she wants it just as badly)
D:insert more baking
E: repeat A-D
This loop even under 200 pages strains my nerves and it goes on all the way into the third book. Fuck…...I'm going to stop and come back when I've settle down...then read some more was how I felt halfway into second book.
Succubus Bargain failed to be a five star book for several reasons, first I needed a little more depth to the characters, our main character was great but a lot of her history and objectives are still a mystery. I need a whole lot more backstory on the guys, on the supporting characters, especially her mentor and cousin. The worldbuilding was minimum but I did not mind that as much, a lot of things were lightly skimmed, surface level information which could have been filled out more. Usually with harem novels I would prefer to not play favorites but Emil had my undivided attention each time, the other two guys started off strong, their presence was distinctly different but the further I got into the story the less I could tell them apart, it almost seem like they morphed into one character, they were interchangeable for me and that sucked.
If you take this book at its face value you are going to have an amazing fun time, don't take it too seriously because neither does it, relax, enjoy the ride cause it's a good one!!
February 22, 2023
3.5 maybe. It kept me reading and I’m semi interested in the next book but the story arc was weird and the MM characters weren’t well developed.
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