Trying to Live With the Dead (The Veil Diaries #1) in Reverse Harem Readers

Jul 15, 2018 Celeste rated it it was ok

Shelves: too-much-pointless-information, fantasy, paranormal-as-shit, kickass-heroine, draggy, too-long, paranormal-fantasy, awkward-tense, hot-alpha-males, writing-style-needs-work

Some people might argue that this is a ''slow burn'' reverse harem. Those people would be wrong.

There isn't any burn regarding Lexie's future harem in at least the first two books and some of the third. And even up till the fifth book, the most that happens is a kiss for all the boys apart from Miles (because the darling is the only one to actually stick to the vote). What the first two books do, imo, is build the main characters so by the time the fifth book (which is the last finished book at Some people might argue that this is a ''slow burn'' reverse harem. Those people would be wrong.

There isn't any burn regarding Lexie's future harem in at least the first two books and some of the third. And even up till the fifth book, the most that happens is a kiss for all the boys apart from Miles (because the darling is the only one to actually stick to the vote). What the first two books do, imo, is build the main characters so by the time the fifth book (which is the last finished book at this time (don't worry there are meant to be at least 10 in the whole series)), you're already in love with all the boys.

This being said the first book is hella slow, with pretty much nothing happening apart from alot of hanging out and Lexie finding out what she is. It's draggy and if you go into this expecting all the sexual tension then you my fellow reader are going to be disappointed.

While I know this series will eventually become a reverse harem, I can't tag the first books as such because it's all about what great friends they are. Also the fact that the whole friends angle is rubbed in so much when everyone knows it's going to turn into more annoyed me. Because believe it or not, girls and guys can be totally platonic friends forever without being romantically inclined. While I appreciate that the author was trying to build the characters and their relationships that was not what I was expecting for two whole books.

There needs to be a whole new round of editing and proofreading of this series as well because the tenses are all over the place in the first 3 books. It gets better in the 4th and 5th but errors still abound.

As you can tell I've finished the first 5 books already because my poor naive soul was expecting something better in the second book and less stupidity in the 3rd book but by the last two books I was almost enjoying myself. If only the RH aspect had picked up more by then I would be satisfied enough to wait for the next book in the series. As it is I'm not sure what I have to look forward too, or whether I'll be able to remember what happened in the first 5 books by the time the 6th one is out. ...more

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Dec 29, 2017 Stephanie rated it it was amazing

Let me start by saying I listened to this as an audio book.
I LOVED the storyline! Even with the very Very little romance the book kept me very interested through out. I adore the guys and their different personalities and traits! Ally is a total badass who I have a little girl crush on. She kicks series ass through the whole book and doesn’t take any crap! Very excited to start book 2 and see some romance develop between them hopefully!
The narrator did a good job of differentiating voices betwe ...more

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Jun 06, 2018 Renée rated it it was amazing

This book was recommended to me so many times, but I was waiting for the right time to start the series.
This is a fantastic story, with a bit of a twist on necromancy. I feel like it’s a cross between The Academy books and the Anita Blake series.

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Sep 25, 2017 Laura Walker rated it it was amazing

Love this!

Amazing read! Amazing series! Not a huge romance more of a slow burn but I love watching the characters develop, it lets me fall in love with them all! I can't wait til the next book! ...more

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Sep 18, 2017 Deanna rated it it was amazing

Love this book!

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Jul 02, 2017 Andrea Heltsley rated it it was amazing

Shelves: paranormal, 2017-read, 2022-read, reverse-harem, 2024-read

Slow burn RH

I loved the concept of this book! The author did a great job with the characters and plot development. I'm becoming a huge fan of the RH genre and this series is a fantastic one. Slow burn so don't expect it to be romantic straight away. Five glittery stars for a promising series! ...more

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