Allison's Adventures in Underland (Harem of Hearts, #1) in Reverse Harem Readers

May 19, 2019 Kokom1 rated it it was amazing

This actually took me a little while to get hooked, probably about three quarters through but once I was I was all in. A twisted tale of Alice or should I say Allyson who doesn’t want to be Alice, in a strange version on Wonderland. All the key players make an appearance or will be coming. The sexual tension is mounting with each additional character. Loving this!

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Jun 20, 2019 Annette rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fairytale-retellings, reverse-harem

Sometimes a woman has to do weird things and has to be a little mad. I saw the cover of this book and didn't even read the synopsis. I collect Alice in Wonderland editions and retellings and the cover alone was reason enough to want to have it. I was clearly not entirely aware of what I got myself into exactly, but surprisingly enough I really really enjoyed it a lot.

This book is the definition of a guilty pleasure. The book is very clear on what it is: A woman's fantasy written down. I mean, wh Sometimes a woman has to do weird things and has to be a little mad. I saw the cover of this book and didn't even read the synopsis. I collect Alice in Wonderland editions and retellings and the cover alone was reason enough to want to have it. I was clearly not entirely aware of what I got myself into exactly, but surprisingly enough I really really enjoyed it a lot.

This book is the definition of a guilty pleasure. The book is very clear on what it is: A woman's fantasy written down. I mean, who doesn't want to fall down a rabbit hole to end up in a world where all the males are literally mad for you? It totally would take some time to get used to and just like Allison I'm also not the kind of girl who just dives in head first (pun intended), but I think, just like Allison I could have grown quite used to this.

What makes the book an even more amusing read is the fact that the author, and Allison, is constantly very aware of all the clichés. No, she's totally not going to be such a heroine falling easily for the first hot man she meets. No, she's not interested in being their saviour, because being the chosen one sucks and why the hell are all the men so handsome? Where are the ugly ones like they have in the real world? I could identify surprisingly well with Allison and just like her I did fall for the charms of the handsome guys she meets.

But, strangely enough the story is not JUST a guilty pleasure. Buried under the amusement, the smut and the constant sexual tension, there are actually quite interesting themes that are never forgotten. Rape and consensual sex, free will, ptsd, it's all hinted upon and lingers constantly in the background. For me that's what made this story the perfect middle ground.

The book has just enough interesting layers (thin ones, but still) to keep me interested and curious to see how this story will continue. And therefore the pleasure parts of the story, become all the more pleasant!

I WANT MORE! (There are two more books, I will order those tomorrow!) ...more

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May 21, 2020 Alicia Evans rated it liked it

Shelves: age-adult, genre-romance, type-fiction, genre-fantasy, genre-horror, heat-3-hot

I love me some Alice, but I really branched out with this one. I actually found myself quite entertained. This is my first reverse harem, and I'm not sure what I expected, but this book surpassed expectations. I think I heard "reverse harem" and expected that the book would work sort of like a bad porn, where she moves from one character to the next without a lot of reasoning behind it. I was pleasantly surprised to find that not only does the book have PLOT, there's character development too an ...more

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Jun 01, 2019 LeeAnn rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: reverse-harem, all-time-favorites

The gold standard of reverse harem! The world CM weaves is nearly perfect and the boys are 🔥🔥🔥 if i were alone on a deserted island with one book (series) i would want it to be this book.

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