Download PDF Power of Five Reverse Harem Fantasy Book 1 eBook Alex Lidell

Product details File Size 2007 KB Print Length 226 pages Publisher Danger Bearing Press (May 4, 2018) Publication Date May 4, 2018 Sold by  Digital Services LLC Language English ASIN B07B6HZ5N7

Power of Five Reverse Harem Fantasy Book 1 eBook Alex Lidell Reviews

• 4 fae warriors and 1 human girl.
  River, Tye, Cole, and Shade lost their fifth, Shade's twin Kai, a decade ago. Shade has stayed in his wolf from since, and they have continued to work with out a fifth. Their job, protecting the fae and human realms from the Mors.
  The magic that bound their quint together has once more sent out a call. When they find the chosen fifth, all they can think is the magic made a mistake. They aren't sure what astounds them more that she is human or female. There is only one other mix gender quint and they are the Citadel elders. Presiding over training of all the quint units. Their only choice is to claim their new fifth and take her to the Citadel to have their bond severed.
  Leralynn is an orphan and indentured servant to an abusive lord. When 3 fae warriors and a wolf show up, her master thinks they are there for him, it is soon clear that they are there for her.
  Lera and the warriors set out to the Citadel. Even though they know she can't be a part of their quint, she completes them. She is strong, smart and sassy. She pulls Shade out of his wolf. She take Cole's training with determination. She finds comfort in Tye's teasing and strength in River's leadership. The more time they spend together the closer they all become. The stronger they become. They warriors don't want to be separated from the women they are falling for, while she is willing to loose them to keep them safe.
  A fast paced. A little steamy. Great world building. The story does end in a cliffhanger.
  Loved Lera, she is tenacious, empathetic, and has a smart mouth. River, their leader, is stoic and aloft, protective of his quint, uses earth. magic. Cole is a killer, hard and unbending, and will do anything to protect his quint. Tye, is a fun, charming player, uses fire magic and is a shifter. Shade, a wolf shifter is the calming protector, uses healing magic, he is second to River and can be just as fierce and unbending.
  Loved Autumn, River's younger sister. A brilliant women, adores her brothers quint, and sees them as brothers too. She accepts Lera with no reservations.
  I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. I have pre-ordered the book and can't wait for the next book.
• Having read all of the other works by this author I was not sure what to expect with this one. I was pleasantly surprised as it is well written, has an actual plot (which is often lacking in Reverse Harem books) and spends a lot of time both developing interesting characters and with creative world building.
  
  Not a lot of sex in this first one so if you are new to this genre this should provide a comfortable introduction. Worth reading on all levels.
• Lera technically an indentured servant. What that really means is that she has a debt to pay off. But when the man holding your debt pays you almost nothing, and skims practically it all back as "living expenses", that debt doesn't go away. Rescued by a group of 4 fae and taken to their realm, seems like a win. Except, this magic bond may not exactly work since she's a human. This magical mishap may not be the Cinderella storybook happily ever after she thought it would be.
  
  Spoilers ahead.
  Ok. I managed to read this one and the sequel. I had to surrender after that. These are centuries old magical beings. They are horribly immature. The 20yo human slave I can forgive for being immature. She's finally got a taste of freedom and is going to go at life like a hell bent colt, or filly rather, released from the pasture for the first time. But the guys? They've supposedly faced war, battles, training, the loss of a brother/teammate; any number of life events that weather a soul. Shade goes from mourning a twin to basically forgetting his existence in 2 chapters flat. The other characters, after mentioning the loss once, never speak of it again. Lera, for a former slave that spent her days caring for horses, is weak. I've worked on farms before. Horses are a handful, 600-800lb toddlers that pull, make messes and require a lot of work. They describe Lena pushing wheelbarrows and mucking stalls. This means she has some upper body strength. Yet she can't throw a punch, hold a sword (even a practice one) or anything else strenuous. She even gets winded going up stairs. She has undoubtedly tossed hay bales, climbed lofts, lifted tack, held reins of wayward animals and more. But she's painted as a delicate flower. This duality is frustrating. I could believe shy, overlooked, afraid of punishment, sure. But weak? No. I'm not going to address the barely applicable plot and lackluster romance. I was expecting a fighter, at least a scrappy can do attitude. I got a weenie surrounded by jerks, one who threatened to break her ribs if it would help toughen her up faster. The others ignore her or paw at her, in turns. Not what the reviews led me to believe.
• Usually I have a problem with RH because you never get to know who's who. The male characters aren't usually well defined and it ends up being a 2 or 3 star for me because the multiple men are easily confused with each other. I want a good story with characters I get to know and like and I want them to be individuals, not 3 or 4 of basically the same guy. Those kinds of stories are few and far between anymore.
  
  These characters were very clearly separate individuals from the beginning. You could easily tell who was who and the men were not easily interchangeable. The female was very well written as well. She was likeable while being tough. The fantasy aspect of it didn't come off as rushed or childish. The writer took some time to world build. She didn't just dump the reader in the middle of a forest, tell us everything was 'magical' and then have the characters 'go at it'. In fact we've been given a slow burn with this first book and it was so well done I didn't notice till the last page. I was just that into the story.
  
  I will say I was annoyed with the fact that this book is part of a serial. I hate this trend. I waffled on whether to buy this book based on that alone but it came very well recommended from my readers group. I am eagerly awaiting book 2.