This series has so many good reviews and I thought it was sus at first but now I UNDERSTAND LOLLLLLLL BC WHAT THEwelp this was everything I wanted :')
This series has so many good reviews and I thought it was sus at first but now I UNDERSTAND LOLLLLLLL BC WHAT THEEE HELLLLL
The slowburn is starting to pay off little by little and I'm loving it a lot. I KNEW the first two books would be worth it because the spice in this?! I've said it before and I'll say it again - context is what makes spicy scenes SPICY. Idc if they do the kinkiest shit, if I'm missing the connection then it's just a tangle of messy sentences to me. This series on the other hand provided me with two books worth of angst and tension and connection before teasing me with what *could* be.
With that said. HOLYYY SHITTTT MOSES
Anyway I'm loving this series more and more. Things are somehow getting even more interesting and this book leaves me with even more questions. ALSO THE BOND THAT THE GUYS HAVE?! Their group chat talk?! Jane I would read a whole novella of just their group chat texts pls make it possible ...more
Starting to question my love for slowburn romances because there's slowburn and there's whatever this bSPECTACULAR GIVE ME 14 OF THEM RIGHT NOW
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Starting to question my love for slowburn romances because there's slowburn and there's whatever this book was. I got heartburn from the tension alone.
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The first half was a little boring because it was more of a filler. It was needed tho bc I'd rather have boring chapters that provided a lot of context than a lot of action with no context. There are a lot of main characters and Jane took her time building Isobel's relationship with each of the guys. Their individual "relationship" (or lack of? lol the slow burn is KILLING me can you tell) with her all have their own meaning.
The last half, on the other hand, holy fu-
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I loved LOVED loved the little glimpses of the guys' lives outside Ironside. Some of them ripped my damn heart out and made me love them even more. (Oskie? OSKIE?!) My favorite alpha seems to be changing every chapter. (jk I love you Gabriel Spade)
I know when you hear RH with 10 guys you think this might be the trashiest, raunchiest book but I swear it's NOTHING like that. The plot is actually amazing, the worldbuilding is incredible, and the romance(s?) are burning extremely slowly. I can tell Jane is taking this project seriously and with so much care and love. The writing is beautiful. The extra content provided (like the cheat sheet) is helpful.
Anyways I'm silently panicking because I only have two books left and then I'll have to wait till December for the next one LORD why must u punish me this way...more
What the hell did I just read. And why was it so good.
I was going to read this and finish it quietly, removing the update like a shameful little bitchWhat the hell did I just read. And why was it so good.
I was going to read this and finish it quietly, removing the update like a shameful little bitch. But this book deserves the spotlight. Because, what the fuck, and I can't stress this enough, did I just read.
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I read this for shits and gigs but I think I'm the joke now, the moment I found out this RH consists of TEN guys I was like there ain't no way it could be good.
I was so so wrong.
Idk what kind of witchcraft Jane Washington practiced but she somehow made a book about a girl being mated to ten different dudes an emotional rollercoaster with depth like you would not believe. The angst almost caused me a fucking ulcer.
The rejected mate trope in this is insane because being rejected by one or two mates is one thing but 10? I'd cry myself to sleep every day and night tbh
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AND THE SLOWBURN? I'd like to think I'm well versed in slowburn romances but holy hell, this book. The tension, the angst? Out of this world. And I loved it. If it started getting spicy somewhere in book 1 I probably would've lost interest.
But the spark cannot burn any slower, and that's exactly the way I like it. Keep me guessing and wishing as long as possible, PLEASE.
This book was addicting as hell. I was in a daze the whole day. I feel like this book is the equivalent of shows like... NCIS or something. I could read 15 of these no problem.
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This is so beautifully written, and easy to read. Which is something because I usually have problems with third pov, but it felt effortless in this book.
This book might be peak omegaverse I fear. Or maybe just RH in general honestly lol.
Even though it's not the traditional omegaverse people might be used to. I might like this one better actually. The author described it as an alternative-omegaverse, with the familiar alpha-beta-omega system but with completely different rules. And this one has sigmas.
I think this book would be perfect for people not familiar with omegaverse.
Isobel, our fmc, is a Sigma. Literally the lowest of the lows. If it was any other book in any other universe I don't think I would like her very much because of her obedient & agreeable nature. But because she's a sigma it makes sense for her to act that way, and I could see little glimpses of her snarkiness & inner bad bitch peeking through sometimes and that makes me excited. I hope she will get to step outside her sad sigma bubble & let her real self come through in future books.
And the ten alphas? I was expecting to get them all mixed up because while I'm not slow, memorizing 10 different love interests seems like a laughable task.
But Jane proved me wrong yet again.
She somehow was able to make the ten alphas distinguishable. They all have unique, different personalities. Grouping some of them in twos is a smart move honestly.
It didn't take me long (really, it didn't) to be able to tell who's who and who's likely to do what. Also, the author provided a really handy, EXTREMELY stunningcheat sheet of the characters on her equally stunning website, so that helped.
And who's my favorite, you ask? I don't know. Not yet. The easy answer would be Theo, but Oscar is too hard to ignore. But I like to torture myself, so for now I'd say Kalen, for the sake of the plot. But also Gabriel and Elijah. Because, reasons. Wink.
I'm not sure what I can and cannot say because this series is so full of secrets and mysteries and I've heard it's better to go in blind so if you want to read this, go straight into it like I did. It's worth it, I promise.
Now excuse me while I race to the next book....more
Solid. But I would never forgive the author for naming two of the heroes Ebony Starless and Love Hightower. They're famous so apparently thoseSolid. But I would never forgive the author for naming two of the heroes Ebony Starless and Love Hightower. They're famous so apparently those are just stage names but it's even more of an ick that they picked those names all on their own. And then to later discover that Love's real name was fucking Justin? JUSTIN? Jail. JAIL
I'd just like to say that this is the first Omegaverse I've read after Pack Darling that I think is the most similar to PD, in terms of quality and overall vibes. Plot is different, which is good!! We want that. But if you're in a PD hangover and have been duped by some of the most suggested titles (cough Lola and The Millionaires cough) you might like this one.
Book was decent but a little too confusing at times. So much angst but not enough context. And for the love of god stop focusing on Vex's captivity. Briefly describing her time as a captive once in a while would've been just fine.
Hated her whole arc with Drake. Shit's an instalove, instalust mess that belongs in the trash. Sorry.
And was the bullying in the room with us?? Because those guys wanted to fuck her the minute they saw her..... they just forced themselves to reject her because of whatever bullshit they had going on. But let's make a drinking game for every time the guys say "Vex is different" in their inner thoughts.
They were "bullying" her alright but they felt bad the whooooole time. Which pissed me off a bit because this made Ebony, the diagnosed psychopath, my favorite out of all the guys because he was the only one was who was actually *kinda* mean. (because he's an actual psychopath)
And it hurts my pride that my favorite character is goddamn Ebony out of all people ...more
it was a trainwreck i couldnt look away..... is it too much to ask for a decently written omegaverse? im starting to think pack darling is an anomaly it was a trainwreck i couldnt look away..... is it too much to ask for a decently written omegaverse? im starting to think pack darling is an anomaly
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and why is this author SO terrified of commas????...more
“Because when you hurt and you hurt and you hurt, disappearing is better than feeling.”
LORDDDDDD WHAT THE ACTUAL HELLLLL. I t-ˋˏ4.75 stars
“Because when you hurt and you hurt and you hurt, disappearing is better than feeling.”
LORDDDDDD WHAT THE ACTUAL HELLLLL. I think God saw how much I've suffered lately and gave me the groveling book of my dreams. This entire series had me stunlocked. The end of the first book was the most painful punch to the gut, but it was a necessary evil because holy ANGST and GROVEL. 98% of this book was pretty much just them begging Lilah to give them a second of her day. AS THEY SHOULD!!!
Lilah was the strongest heroine ever. All the shit she endured growing up, and then the miserable shit she had to go through because of the guys.. yet she never once put herself as the victim. Her biggest no-no was letting the guys know how terrified she actually was all the time. She wanted them as far away from her as possible and it was killing the guys. GOOD. MAKE THEM SUFFER.
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But JJ. THEY CAN NEVER MAKE ME HATE YOU.
For the longest time my number 1 favorite was Finn. Because he was always kinda nice to Lilah from the beginning. Usually the nice guy of the pack wouldn't be my fave, but what Lilah was going through was SO devastating, it almost gave me an ulcer. I clung to any hint of kindness towards Lilah, and at the time Finn was the only one who, kind of, put her first in a way? Not out of love or care, he was just crazy, but she needed someone in her corner so badly that I had to take what I could get LMAO ...more
is the deeply scarred beta in the room with us? the fmc is supposed to be scared of alphas but not even 40% in and she's practically already moved intis the deeply scarred beta in the room with us? the fmc is supposed to be scared of alphas but not even 40% in and she's practically already moved into an alpha-invested McMansion...more
i hate atlas. he and orion could just fuck off into the sunset together. let my girl lilah be happy with finn and hunter. and maybe jett if he could ei hate atlas. he and orion could just fuck off into the sunset together. let my girl lilah be happy with finn and hunter. and maybe jett if he could ever get the stick out of his ass.
listen. i like orion. but the jealousy i felt throughout this book was feral. his little moment w atlas enraged me. "she's gonna steal you" just please SSSSHHHHH. i was so angry lol. anger mostly directed at atlas tho bc fuck him and his hardheaded ass. when he said he was gonna tell the pack to back off lilah to please orion i wished SO hard i could smack his head. lilah is a bigger person than me bc i would've made burning their mansion down to ash my priority. let them all burn
cried like a bitch at the end tho holy shit, they better grovel and GROVEL HARD in book 2...more
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