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"🔥 'Ruined': A Spellbinding Academy Romance that Leaves You Craving More! 📚"
⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Read on KU
Just devoured "Ruined: Eredia Academy: One" by Gemma Black and wow, what a ride! 🎢✨
Indigo Jalen reluctantly enters Eredia Academy, a university for Elemental Mages, on a scholarship. Her plan? Keep her head down and graduate ASAP. But the Lords of Eredia - Eryx, Theon, Mace, and Bentley Sinclair - have other ideas. These four hottie troublemakers turn Indi's world upside down, moving her into their dorm ...more
⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Read on KU
Just devoured "Ruined: Eredia Academy: One" by Gemma Black and wow, what a ride! 🎢✨
Indigo Jalen reluctantly enters Eredia Academy, a university for Elemental Mages, on a scholarship. Her plan? Keep her head down and graduate ASAP. But the Lords of Eredia - Eryx, Theon, Mace, and Bentley Sinclair - have other ideas. These four hottie troublemakers turn Indi's world upside down, moving her into their dorm ...more
Wow. What a cliffhanger when you go to a new school just because you got a scholarship and all these twists happen
Indigo was selected to attend the prestigious Eredia Academy to learn how to best use her magic… but what she doesn’t know is who selected her, or why … but she knows she has an opportunity to help her family, so she accepts the invitation, and the associated financial assistance her family desperately needs. Who cares who chose her?
The Sinclair ‘brothers’ are the king pins of Eredia - a mated quartet, and they have reasons for wanting Indigo close. Their influence here is without limit, and th ...more
The Sinclair ‘brothers’ are the king pins of Eredia - a mated quartet, and they have reasons for wanting Indigo close. Their influence here is without limit, and th ...more
Hold Your Breath
Wow
This had me hooked.
Indi is offered a scholarship at a magic academy and can’t turn down the bonus it means for her family.
But another family the Sinclairs all have their eyes on her and they set out to enact some revenge.
Indi is blackmailed into joining their Sept and it’s not long before they are all reaping the benefits.
But a spate of murders with strong magic forces behind it has everyone on edge.
There are some very spicy scenes but also some fade to black.
The friendship ...more
Wow
This had me hooked.
Indi is offered a scholarship at a magic academy and can’t turn down the bonus it means for her family.
But another family the Sinclairs all have their eyes on her and they set out to enact some revenge.
Indi is blackmailed into joining their Sept and it’s not long before they are all reaping the benefits.
But a spate of murders with strong magic forces behind it has everyone on edge.
There are some very spicy scenes but also some fade to black.
The friendship ...more
2025:
"Sure, you guys are hot, and I'm not blind...but you're also, and forgive me the blunt honesty here, fucking nuts."
Ruined was an absolute whirlwind.
The spice was spicing and the slow burn was burning and I for one, am here for it.
Half the time, I couldn't decide if I loved or hated the Sinclairs - their sociopathic tendencies certainly keeping the readers on their toes.
I found myself constantly trying to work out where the overall story was going; I could see the cliff hanger coming so whi ...more
"Sure, you guys are hot, and I'm not blind...but you're also, and forgive me the blunt honesty here, fucking nuts."
Ruined was an absolute whirlwind.
The spice was spicing and the slow burn was burning and I for one, am here for it.
Half the time, I couldn't decide if I loved or hated the Sinclairs - their sociopathic tendencies certainly keeping the readers on their toes.
I found myself constantly trying to work out where the overall story was going; I could see the cliff hanger coming so whi ...more
Ruined is a beautiful and original storyline that you don't read much in pnr settings. I loved the revenge dynamic between the characters.
Indi is a tough, capable woman with curves to kill for. She doesn't believe she is "worthy" in a sense but there's no overbearing whiney-ness from her about it, she just accepts it for herself which I feel is a lot more relatable than crying about it that you see in so many curvy romances.
The men are diverse and great for her. Over the course of the book, th ...more
Indi is a tough, capable woman with curves to kill for. She doesn't believe she is "worthy" in a sense but there's no overbearing whiney-ness from her about it, she just accepts it for herself which I feel is a lot more relatable than crying about it that you see in so many curvy romances.
The men are diverse and great for her. Over the course of the book, th ...more
The only thing I disliked about this book is that the second book isn't out yet and I have to wait for it.
The phrase "um, kinking unlocked I guess" is going to be used in my day to day life from now on.
LOVED LOVED LOVED. ...more
The phrase "um, kinking unlocked I guess" is going to be used in my day to day life from now on.
LOVED LOVED LOVED. ...more
Soooo.... when's the next book? 🤣
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This is probably my first MFMMM read and the way i loved each and every scene!! The suspense! THE CLIFFHANGER!!! Oh my God, the way I ran for book 2! I need to know not only what is going on but also how this eventuates, the emotion the connection with each Sept member ugh!!! I love love love and honestly would introduce this as a book to read for anyone starting the why choose smut exploration!
Nov 04, 2024
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