Odd

Beautiful artwork for book cover, good steady narration. World building and story pace was good and the characters likable. the story took an odd turn towards the end when our 19 yr old heroine (a baby in my eyes) was revealed to have have a predestined romantic relationship with four men. The focus of the novel was about the forming of the bond the heroine had with her men and finding out more about the supernatural world. there was only kissing between characters-- even liking most elements of this story I doubt I'll get the next novel in this series as I'd probably be uncomfortable with it

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Ruined it for me

I didn't have a problem with anything but the way she read. Why on earth do you have so much breath at the end of your words? Like everything is read so ridiculously dramatic that I can't even pay attention to the book! No, it's fine I'll read it on my own. I wasted money on this.

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too slow moving and confusing.

I spent most of the book confused. Also the narrator had a monotone and choppy way of reading that almost made me feel anxious. Not a terrible story, just wish it had been better executed.

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need new reader

i wasn't able to get through the first chapter due to the reader. she was very halting and it made every 5 words or so seem like it was a new sentence.

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Poor Narration

This book was not my cup of tea. I didn't care for the characters or the writing. I'll get to the narration in a bit. There were more questions than answers, too many continuity issues and things that didn't make sense. I'm still confused. The heroine was pretty much mindless. She was strong in caring for her brother and paying the bills but the rest of the areas of her life she was weak and spineless. And even though she had these special powers and was supposed to be with these guys, they wouldn't tell her anything and every time she was like, "okay" rather than demanding they tell her what was happening. She has a crazy person after her and the guys were like, let's move away but your brother can't come, "okay". Oh there is something you don't know but we will tell you in a year, "okay". We will be bonded together but we refuse to complete the bond and won't tell you why, "okay". We are going to make all the decisions for you, "okay". Seriously, it was ridiculous. And the fact that the book ends in a cliffhanger, Meh. There was so little actually shared in this book that I don't even care to continue on. It's not like any little tid-bits were provided to hook me and make me need to get more. This book was basically all filler. I'm actually a little annoyed about it seeing how literally nothing was accomplished or explained in 340 pages.

One thing that was extremely strange was the chapter headings. The writing was all pretty juvenile and geared toward a young adult audience, but then the chapters were titled things like:
"Peircing Insecurities of Parting Inferences" and "The Dichotomy of Unwilling Want"
What the actual F!?!

Oh as for the RH aspect, there were a couple quick kisses in this story. That's it. Most of the book was the guys putting off bonding with Seraph.

I don't recommend this book but I really caution you against the audiobook.

Audible: I added the whispersync audible narration to this kindle book. It was a HUGE mistake. I learned my lesson, I will listen to the samples from now on. Don't make the same mistake I did and waste your money. The narration was horrific and choppy. The narrator had an awful cadence that sounded like every line she read was it's own paragraph and every comma was actually a period. It sounded like she was in a weird 5 word monotone rhythm for her reading. Then to top it off, she was super breathy, especially at the end of sentences. The pacing was also really off. She spoke fast normally but then would speed up to super speed and then back to her normal. I think the oddest thing is that I actually felt anxious listening to her speak. Weird.

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interesting and compelling.

My Kindle kept telling me to read/listen to this, I kept putting it off bc I thought it would be another teen angst book.
I was shockingly and happily surprised that it was a book with maturity in the characters and a wonderful, vibrant story line.
Even though there wasn't really any thing sexual in the book other than a few kisses and the mention of sex, some of the subject matters really are for older teens/adults.
I'm glad I finally listened after months of Kindle suggesting it lol.

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Narration is terrible

I cannot review the story itself, as I have not finished it yet. I will, however, finish it on my Kindle. The narrator's performance of this was one of the worst I've experienced. There was no inflection to her tone, her sentences ended in a breathy "whoopf" that made each sentence sound like a question. I couldn't make it past chapter 2.

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Chipmunk speed

The story was potentially interesting, but impossible to listen to at regular speed as it sped up to chipmunk chatter irrationally and repeatedly. Slogged through it at .75, not really worth it that way.

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I guess it isn't awful..

Well the narrator was fantastic. I really loved how fluid her voice was. I am also a HUGE menage/ reverse harem junkie. Those kinds of books are my bread and butter.... Sadly thats where the positives end. Seraph is the most unlikeable character I have ever had the displeasure of reading about. I think because she was abused that means shes supposed to be terrified and usless but I can't get behind that when shes supposed to be super powerful. She is a wet blanket and lets these boys walk all ove her. She basically has WELCOME tattooed on her forehead. I wanted to love this book because its my favorite genre but I am having to force myself to even finish it. A couple specific examples - Who just ditches their little sibling? Nope. No way. I dont care what adolescent bull she may be going through you can't make it out that she is this devoted big sister in the beginning of the book risking her safety at a bar just to feed her baby brother and then turn around and completely change her. She just ditches him. First she bails and leaves him with his ABUSIVE father and then she just... moves away? WTF? Also I'm reading a book of constant inner monologue. Is her mouth broken? Does she have a spine? She never says anything important and just believes some rando guys are her savoirs. Its a new millennium! Girls can save themselves and not take orders from a man. I like the little S&M bit where teacher guy says he is gonna punish her but even in BDSM you're allowed to be a person. I dunno. I doubt I can force myself to finish this book. I know I wont be reading the second. I wish authors understood that you can have a submissive main character without her being a silent mouse with no personality. If you are looking for a menage romance or reverse harem just google a list and you'll find some great ones on Audible.

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My Favorite

This is my favorite RH ever by my favorite RH author. Jane Washington writes masterfully and her words are absolutely mesmerizing! Seraph Black just needs some mama hugs and I volunteer as tribute.