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Reverse Harem? Anyone? discussion
What reverse harem book have you read?
BTW I just finished reading the first book of a new RH series that came out at the end of May. Has anyone else read Make Me A Wish yet?
I've read Make Me a Wish. I've read most everything actually. Loved it.
I'm really really unsure how I feel about Make Me A Wish. Like I love the mythology and I'm interested where it goes but something just put me off? I'm not sure.Has anyone else read the Godhunter series? Because I'm reading them now and super duper conflicted
I know what you mean Leigh, I read Make Me A Wish and I should have LOVED it because it kind of has everything a rh should have but I didn't. It was good but I felt that the guys are missing some depth and a certain edge. The whole sharing part went a little too well for me :P
I read all of the Godhunter series that's out! It is addicting. I couldn't stop reading them once I started. There are some books in between that weren't as great as the rest but they all have that something that makes you want more.
Hey guys! The first part of my reverse harem serial, fractured fate, released today! Feel free to check it out! 💜 (released as Cece rose) Possible Triggers: torture scenes, kidnap.
Much love guys! 😘😘
If you don't have known triggers, this is an excellent first installment to a dark, paranormal RH with a kick-ass female. It grabs you from the first sentence and leaves you wanting more at the end.
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Yes thee are some books like Toby's that were not as great but for the most part I love this series. Its great how Amy Sumida juggles all these characters yet gives them time in the spotlight and remains true to each!
Leigh, I felt conflicted as well the first few books what with Thor and Trevor and then Kirrill and Odin but after bk5 I became a fan!
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Space Merchants series by Wendie Nordgren. Its a 5 book ongoing RH series that has space opera elements and its about the h who becomes a merchant and eventually a princess. So far there are 6 heroes.
The books are:
The Space Merchants
The Space Merchants of Arachne
The Parvac Emperor's Daughter
Omnes Videntes
The Spider QueenI think the books are on KU; I'm hung over on them and can't wait for the next book!
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You're welcome Rena!
I read what you said about the Make Me a Wish book. I didn't like the book much either; it had potential but the h's crazy and violent rages put me off a bit.
However I liked the heroes. Since they had been brought up from childhood knowing that they would lead a polyandrous marriage, I felt it was normal that they seemed well-adjusted. But like you, I'd have loved to know more about each of them in depth!
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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3..."
Kaffekopp,
Pack Ebon Red was a good read for me too. The worldbuilding was so unusual and interesting.I did wish we got to spend more time with each of the heroes though. Even Nic - we barely got to know him. I felt the h thought and worried more about Faith( her BFF) than anyone else, even the heroes - seemed a bit unbelievable to me. Hope the next book focuses more on the guys.
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https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Hopefully this should make it easier for readers to find news about new releases!
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Personally since I hate cliffhangers I've been staying away. I'd rather wait till the book is finished and then buy it.
(In fact I'm still waiting for the Lyn Forester and Autumn Reed follow up book from the RH anthology - the delay makes me wish I'd known those stories were not standalones before reading Falling for them!)
So whats your take on these serial RH novels?
I love the serials, They are the best kind of frustration! It gives me little bites to read in between the full-length releases. And the recent ones have been so well written and so varied. They are really allowing the authors to show their range. My only concern is starting one and getting hooked only to have the author lose interest. Since that has happened to me with regular series as well, it's not enough to keep me away. BTW there are several more coming out soon. I finished an ARC on one last night. Wonderful!
I have mixed feelings about them. They are great but at the same time frustrating to read due to their shortness.
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It sucks when that happens. I remember this series
Emma: Part One
Emma: Part Two
Emma: Part Threethat the author never completed even though she still writes under another pen name. It was RH I think. Maybe she had issues with the publisher, I remember a lot of them closed down at the time.
Another one is
Night's Rose
Night's Rosewhich the author didn't continue because the publisher didn't want to proceed with the series. This was RH as well (2 heroes). I was hoping the author would self-publish but its been years so not sure what she will do.
Another one was
Hearts of IshiraThis is lovely (and RH - or menage) as well, but the author has serious health issues preventing her from writing a sequel and she is in my prayers.
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Past Be Damned which was just okay.Other recently released RH books that I know of:
Denial: Book 2 in The Seer Series- which seems to be good. Its a sequel to Lily from the RH anthology.
Loving Them
#Hacker 1.0
A Girl Named Blue: The Adventure BeginsAmy Sumida's
Pride Before A Fall (Book 21 in the Gohunter Series) is also available on Amazon for preorder (comes out on 27th)
This one is new to me. I need to mark it TBR! Thanks
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The Sacrifice: A Reverse Harem Fantasy
Daimon
Marked by DarknessAll of these had great worldbuilding and romance elements.
Anaya's Pride: A Reverse Harem Love Story has also been well reviewed.
Talltree wrote: "Do you think its a good idea to make this a readers only group? Sometimes its hard to be frank about your likes and especially dislikes when your author is also a part of the group.I don't want t..."
I'll pipe up too as an author and say that I hope you do feel free to say you hate some books, including mine.
Like Cece said, when you publish a book, you KNOW there are going to be people who hate it and people who love it. It's just reality. I don't take negative feedback personally. I see it as a Good Thing.
Like, I have a one star right now on Book 1 of my first RH series, and ratings overall have been meh, but it tells me what readers want and don't want and what I did wrong. All the reviews, opinions, discussion, etc as a collective help me figure out if I should be writing RH in the first place. I write in a few genres, and so do many authors. We can learn what we're good at or not. I write to entertain readers, not to waste their time.
So if you need to boot authors to feel free to discuss books honestly, that makes sense, 'cause I get it about not wanting to hurt anyone's feelings, but I hope y'all don't feel like you shouldn't be able to BLAST a story to smithereens in a forum made for you. I know several authors who stay away from Goodreads because they can't handle the negative stuff. We can choose "not to know" if we feel that way. I absolutely love the honesty of the Goodreads community and would hate for that to go away.
Talltree wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "My only concern is starting one and getting hooked only to have the author lose interest."I just want to offer insight to this in case it's not obvious...because I've def. been the victim of this as a reader. When I started writing serials, I found out what was up with that.
It's not that authors lose interest so much. It's that we're trying to make a living by authoring, and just like traditional print publishing, we have to go where the money is. In the time it takes me to write a book that will reach hundreds of readers, I could be reaching thousands. And that's income authors need for, well, life. It's hard to scorn that unless you have other income streams coming in.
So if a book didn't take weeks or months to write, it wouldn't be a big deal to finish a series. But it's kinda like if you told some friends you'd meet up every Saturday for lunch, only to find out you have an opportunity to work on Saturdays and you need the money, so you tell your friends sorry, you have to work. Writing is a hybrid of loving your work and working to live, and sometimes the living means we can't write what our hearts tell us to. :)
So I don't know, does that sound like a cop-out? I feel the pain of unfinished serials, and sometimes it IS simply circumstances, but usually it's that a series isn't performing enough. Even if it looks like it is from the reader's side, it might not be after the expenses of ads, packaging, covers, etc.
Seven Is My Lucky Number: Reverse Harem RomanceThis one isn't quite as much sci-fi as some. Modern day with an NFL football team.
I've read so many in the past year its crazy! I follow a group on FB that is for RH and it has a lot of authors in it. They post giveaways and snippets of their books! I'm pretty sure i achieved my reading challenge just from RH books <3
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EXV16VOhi, this is the link to the Dia series which is RH with three supernatural mates.
J.B. wrote: "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EXV16VOhi, this is the link to the Dia series which is RH with three supernatural mates."
These are really good. I enjoyed them a bunch!
In the last few days, I've become hooked on the Rise of Iliri series. There are 6 books out and the 7th comes out this week! I highly recommend them.
I also read A Girl Named Blue: The Adventure Begins and love it! I can't wait for the next book.
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Other RH books that I've read recently are
Goddess Unbound: A Reverse Harem Fantasy - the final instalment was a bit disappointing for a few reasons but it was still decent.
Meeting Sang: Silas was great as expected!The RH anthologies :
Falling For Them Volume 2: Reverse Harem Collection
Falling for Them Volume 3: Reverse Harem Collection
Married. Wait! What? (has 1 or 2 RH stories)
had a few good entries.
Amy Sumida's Happily Harem After was good.
I really enjoyed :
The Vixen's Lead - theres torture and abuse though, so I skipped those parts. This book may not be for the squeamish, thought in terms of page count - the parts I skipped didn't affect my enjoyment of the story at all.Beauty's Beasts which I don't recall the author right now, but its also RH
Didn't particularly enjoy Destiny Be Damned and didn't get past the sample of Dragon's Gift: a Reverse Harem Fantasy Romance
.Theres lots more new releases of RH books coming up. I will try and keep everyone posted especially the books and authors not mentioned on the facebook group...
I think Lily Harlem is having an RH book out Castaways: Reverse Harem Romance
- she usually writes menage or MF. Established romance authors are stepping into RH. Hopefully they'll be able to pull it off...
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Thanks Lucy for understanding the concern. I hope all authors are able to handle frank opinions and come and also share their honest opinion of what they're reading as well. From what I see many RH authors started out as readers who loved the genre so much that they wanted more stories and wrote.
Of course now others are also jumping on to the bandwagon and thats great too.
Hey yall Can you guys comb through this list of Reverse Harem https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/6... (Girl ends up with everyone) and comment within the list (Not on this discussion page please) which one shouldn't be on the list. If you guys would like to help. Thanks!
Now back to the topic. Here are some Reverse harem I enjoyed
~RH series I loved~
Charcoal Tears by Jane Washington 
Trying To Live With The Dead by B.L. Brunnemer
Trickery by Jaymin Eve
Introductions by C.L. Stone (On series #8)
Nina wrote: "Ok i might be wrong but "My Life with the Walter Boys" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
It`s been a couple years since i read this but i thought the bo..."
Sorry, I forgot to add to please post any comment within the book list page [https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/6...] instead of here in our group discussion since it's out of topic.
Nina, I added your comment on the book list since that book doesn't fit the description of the girl ending with all the guys.
Thank you for the help Nina!
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Demons at Deadnight (Divinicus Nex Chronicles #1) by A.E. Kirk I found this book on our group's RH list. The protagonist in the Divinicus Nex Chronicles series only shows interest in one guy. She hangouts with a group of guys but they are just friends. Only one guy in the group shows love interest. Later on from what I understand, the main character shows interest on an outsider but don't know where the author is going with it because it's borderline 'cheating' based on reviews.
It's a really good series but it's just two characters falling in love. Not reverse harem.
Hereditary (Beatrice Harrow #1) by Jane Washington The main character of Beatrice Harrow series showed interest in two guys but ends up with one.
Reverse harem in our group means the protagonist surrounded by men as love interest or platonic friendship? I'm confused on what type of RH this group is interested.
Hello! So i've just read Academy of Assassins and it's from the same author as Electric Storm and i liked it even better.If you know the work of Stacey Brutger, it's slow romance but it's really good and the guys are awesome! (so far she has three romantic interests but she might have a couple more in the future)
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RH for this group definitely means a HEA with 1 girl/multiple guys. Nothing platonic about the kind of RH we like,lol.
Talltree wrote: "Yasmin,RH for this group definitely means a HEA with 1 girl/multiple guys. Nothing platonic about the kind of RH we like,lol."
Was wondering because two books from the groups book list don't have the HEA (Ending up with everyone) at the end.
Probably there is more books without HEA on the list too.
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Can you pls check again. Most of the books that don't fit on the group's listopia (like Divinicus Nex, Beatrice) should now be removed.
If you notice there's any books that still don't fit, please let me know and I will have them pulled.
Thanks!
Talltree wrote: "Yasmin,Can you pls check again. Most of the books that don't fit on the group's listopia (like Divinicus Nex, Beatrice) should now be removed.
If you notice there's any books that still don't fi..."
Awesome!
I will let you know about any other books that aren't HEA (With everyone). I will private message it if you want.
Hi again!I've just read Four Psychos which is the first book of the 4 books series, if i remember right.
One seriously cool MC & four major a**holes males. Nothing romantic yet (as they are huge ungrateful brats) but it's lots of fun and definitely gonna be a RH :D
The author also says at the end that book 2 is already written, yay!
Marguerite ♠ wrote: "Hi again!I've just read Four Psychos which is the first book of the 4 books series, if i remember right.
One seriously cool MC & four major a**holes males. Nothing romantic yet (as..."
Added to my 'To-read' list. Thank you Marguerite.
Keep 'em coming!
Marguerite ♠ wrote: "Hehe i will :DBriar: A Reverse Harem Romance by the author of Finding Honor was okay"
I just saw that one on amazon and I was curious
It's a bit dark and the first book is more of a characters introduction but i'm looking forward the next one.
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Briar: A Reverse Harem Romance by the author of Finding Honor was okay"
Thanks Marguerite, planning to try that one.
Reverse Harem AND Beauty & the Beast rolled into one:Seven Beasts: Reverse Harem Romance
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0776KPH9V
New series i liked : Gifted Connections: Book 1It's full of unecessary drama and it needs some editing but i enjoyed it and went to bed at 3 when i needed to wake up at 6.
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Please dont any of you ever feel like you can't express yourselves freely, in this group or any others. Authors see comments, both positive and negative, about their books all the time :) we're a thick skinned lot really!
FYI, I'm a reader of the genre too. I love being here for recs as i would hate to miss any new releases. :) (I must have read like 80% of RH books now haha)
I'll just skim over any comments about my book. ;)