Jane Washington

Magic that binds you to two other people and a crazy stalker that's trying to stop the bond to take effect. This book gets quite dark, so beware.

I never really searched up books with a reverse harem and honestly, I went into this book without noticing that tag. Now, what I want to read is a book where relationships make sense. No forced triangle just for the sake of adding that guy that we all know is there just to spice the actual relationship.

This book is fulfilling that, in my opinion. show more We get a girl that gets bonded to 4 guys by magic. I don't want to spoil too much, but let's just say that not all those bonds are welcome. One is forcing her to get into a more intimate relationship with a person she loves platonically. I am quite interested in this one. It remains to be seen how it will be resolved.

So yeah, I find this magic bond part quite interesting. Especially because it seems it's not just our main character that got some unfortunate paring.

And let's add to that, that she is dealing with an abusive drunkard of a father, no money, and some very creepy stalker.

Despite all these dark themes, it seems to me that the story is trying to be hopeful. I feel like after the first part I am still not sure what is this story really going to be about. It could be very good or it could go very bad. show less

3.75 stars! I didn't realize that so many people on Goodreads had read this book or that it was so many people's first reverse harem read. I think this would be a good introduction to that subgenre, though personally I am not as huge a fan of RH books involving siblings.

When I first started this book, I thought I had made a huge mistake reading it because of how much I was hating Willa, our main character. She seemed like she was going to be a character who's entire personality is that show more she's clumsy. That is surprisingly common in books, especially romance, and I always hate it. It also makes it seem like this book was written for a younger audience then most romances. Willa was also incredibly naive. She doesn't know anything about her own world which was so annoying in the first part. I don't know if either of these issues entirely went away but they definitely moved to the background which made it a much better read.

I thought our main characters were well written and played off each other well, though like I said I don't love that the love interests are brothers. There is definitely a bit of a power difference in the relationship but the brothers are all respectful of Willa. I actually would have liked to see more relationship stuff in this book. They never get further than kissing which I wasn't expecting but this is the first book in the series. There were some side characters that I would have liked to see more of. There are some people who are introduced and it seems like they'll be important but they are barely in the rest of the book. I hope to see more of them in later books.

The pacing of this book was a little weird at times. There were a lot of short little plot threads that I think were supposed to introduce parts of the world but made some parts of the book feel a little disjointed. I did appreciate that even though this is the first in a series and there is obviously more to explore, this story is fairly self contained. There is also something that is supposed to be a big plot twist in this book that I figured out with very little effort so don't expect to be too surprised by the story.

I will definitely be continuing with this series. It isn't a favorite or anything but I am definitely intrigued and I am loving reverse harem right now so this is a great series to satisfy that. show less

“Sorry I hit you. I thought you were going to keep talking, and I panicked.”

This series is a complete surprise – hadn’t heard of it until I jumped on the group read bandwagon with the Dust Off Your MacHalo group. It’s definitely unique and not something I’d usually go for – don’t care much for the cover either – but it was pure cheesy fun my mind gobbled up.

Willa is a clumsy gal – sometimes she got irritating, but toss all that out of the window anyway because the show more side characters just rock. I loved all five of the guys, the dynamics, the possibilities, the jokes, the bonding, the different powers, their inside plans and schemes, seriously fun stuff. Throw in a loyal best friend and a weird, never before seen by me.

No one could claim this book had exceptionally layered characters but with how fun it was, it fit and who cares?

The plot is a joy in its way but it’s basically simple stuff wanting to provide a foundation just to display such an odd assortment of characters – and this works fine since its aim was to be fun above anything else.

I’m actually a monogamous gal in my books so with the potential of five – seriously, five – you’d think there would never be a way I’d enjoy this. But seriously you have to READ this to understand because it’s NOT what you’d think and it totally works somehow – seriously, really. Ask any of the other Machalo buddy readers and they’ll back me up  - I’m not the only ‘special one’!

It’s not a romance book but it’s a fun one that’s hard to explain and kind of defies rules and description without apology.

It’s silly but it’s addicting, fun and unique.

I would think it wouldn’t be possible for me to like all the five Abcurses the same but that’s what happened, and it’s a new one for me. They’re all just awesome.

Writing style wise, it’s almost a blend of YA, NA and Adult. Again, not easy to define and that’s completely okay when it comes to this one. It's just....so much weirdness mixed up in one. show less

If you know me, then there should be no doubt this book was a solid 5 stars from me! Relever had a bit of a different feel, in that it was more of a plot forward book than the others, I think. There was still character development... and oh, what the development it was... but there was also so much happening to further the overall storyline in this one. I loved every moment, even when I had to set my Kindle down for fear of it being thrown against a wall.

This is yet another example of how a show more book can be written so well that every time you reread it you pick out more details and it never feels old, while at the same time you're not left feeling confused at the end like you were missing pieces throughout. And trust me, it will be revisited often.

And if you were excited with the addition of certain show less