Genre: Dark Fantasy / Reverse Harem / Paranormal Romance
Tropes: Abused FMC, Found Family, Touch Her and Die, Villain Love Interest, Reverse Harem, Greek Mythology, Trauma Bonding, Cliffhanger Ending
Spice Level (Book 1): 🌶🌶 (builds in later books)
Format: Audiobook + eBook
Series: Villains of Lore Book 1
Alexis Hert was abandoned as a baby and given to Foster Mother and Father. They were cruel, especially when they were hungry…which was often. Her only friend was an invisible snake she found one day while escaping to the library. Nix was her only companion…until the foster workers dropped off another boy. Charlie. Charlie was younger than Alexis and couldn’t speak, but she would die for him. When a test reveals me to be something else I am taken away from Charlie and I will do whatever I have to to get back to my brother and keep him safe. I just have to live that long.
I got this book with an audible credit and loved it so much. I ended up tandem reading this book bouncing back and forth between the audiobook and the eBook because I just didn’t want to stop reading it. I usually listen to audiobooks while I am cooking dinner, working out, or driving. But otherwise it is a physical book or eBook and I will jump between books. I loved this book so much immediately that I only wanted to read it.
It is 500
pages of pure trauma, depression, power, and sass. I loved the presents. I
really want her to go dig up those boxes because excuse me? I mean maybe not
the top part, but what was under the top part. Trying to be vague here. Also, I
was in love with Kharon from the very first mention of him. I do not care that
he was immediately the villain and was traumatizing her. He was perfection and
I was in love. Still am. He is still my favorite and nothing you can do or say
will change my mind.
This is
the start of a reverse harem series. And yes it ends on a cliff-hanger. If you
have read the other Jasmine Mas books you know it is a theme with her. Book 1
is establishing background and getting to know our characters with just a
little bit of spice thrown into the mix. Then there is book 2 that amps it up.
I am trying to stick with what happens in book 1 though, because by this point
I have already read book 2.
I am
addicted to Jasmine Mas books and the men she writes. I will happily live in
every world she creates ad infinitum. Speaking of. This book is big on Greek gods
and monsters, Latin, and math. Not thrilled on the math, but it is kind of a
common coping mechanism for her FMCs. Case in point being Aran. Aran and Alexis
would get along famously. We should do a cross-over. Although would they be sister-in-laws
in that case? Food for thought. Still needs to happen.
This
book is what dreams are made of. Or nightmares. Depends on how traumatized you
are, because Alexis goes through it. Basically through everything with non-stop
torture. That being said, check your triggers. There is child abuse, adult abuse,
bullying, physical violence, murder (like a lot), open door sex scenes, and
stalking.
This
book is available on Kindle Unlimited or buy it on Amazon for $3.99 by clicking here.
You’ll Love This If You Love:
- Dark fantasy with heavy trauma arcs
- Reverse harem with morally gray (or fully villainous) men
- Greek gods, monsters, and mythological undertones
- Touch-her-and-die energy
- Powerful, hyper-intelligent FMCs who survive through sheer will
- Villain love interests you absolutely should not root for… but do anyway
- Found family built through pain
- Cliffhanger endings that emotionally wreck you
- Books that hurt you and you thank them for it
Books by this Author:
Psycho Shifter (Cruel Shifterverse Book 1)
Psycho Fae (Cruel Shifterverse Book 2)
Psycho Beasts (Cruel Shifterverse Book 3)
Psycho Academy (Cruel Shifterverse Book 4)
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