Okay so let me point it out that I am really trying not to curse while writing this review (unlike this book that's so full of it). While the premise is really promising and intriguing for a reverse harem PNR novel, this first book is just so full of the FMC POV (and plot premise) that can be summed up into two sentences:

a. FMC lives in a world where one person can have multiple bonded mates and said bond needs to be sealed by archaic actions if mating
b. FMC has this deep dark secret about her extreme powers that made her run from her bonds (mates) and in turn, her bonds treat her like sh*t about it

Filling in the above sentences will comprise of testosterones being a super dick heads and the FMC being compliant about it - although, some would argue FMC is not all that but she is. At least 3 out her bonds are modicum tolerable, 1 is an outright a-hole and 1 seems to be this cool headed Councilman put in as a character to serve as a mediator for the rest.

I badly needed to like this one as a lot of other people do but I just find it full of nonsensical theatrics. Seems like I just read a typical college life of a seemingly powerful female lodged with overbearing alphas. I am going to pace myself before I read the second book as I don’t want to be continuously disappointed by the lack of baselines for the plot.

At least the cover is pretty neat, lovely.