dillpicklee11's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this book but I also felt like it tried to incorporate too much into it. It was a good romance and had quite a few twist and turns which I really enjoyed but I feel like I was dragging at how much she was trying to incorporate into this book. All in all though, I thoroughly enjoyed it and love the steamy scenes between the characters.
_lourdesxm's review against another edition
4.0
It was good, spicy scenes were really good. But the story kind of died off at the 70% mark so it took some effort for me to finish reading.
aprilste's review against another edition
5.0
Wow this book kept me on my toes. I couldn’t put it down once I started reading it.
natashareadsbooks's review against another edition
5.0
I am at a loss for words for this book. Lilac is only the the 3rd or so reverse harem book I have read. And let me tell you it took me by surprise.
Braxton Fawn had her dream come true- became the newest guitarist in the band Bound. Her instant fame is nothing short of a fairy tale. Except for one thing. Her band-mates are set on hating her guts.
They are jaded, gorgeous and ridiculously talented. But set on turning her dream into a nightmare.
To succeed Braxton has to resist the temptation of a meticulous frontman, a narcissistic bassist, and a drummer with too many secrets to survive. It seemed easy enough with her idols turned enemies when she first boarded the your bus, but it only took one city for the lines to blur. Only ninety- nine more to go.
What can I say about Lilac? It took me by surprise. I fell in love with the story and the characters.
Houston was more than just the lead singer of Bound, he lead the group of lifelong friends, and was a alpha-hole who needed to be control of everything all the time.
Loren the bassist had a devil may care attitude who was concerned, reckless, and used to getting his way.
Jericho the drummer was the sweet, silent type. But none of them were prepared for Braxton.
Braxton who wouldn't let anyone walk all over. She was strong willed and when someone pushed her, she shoved back. She was a rebel, who made the band-mates of Bound shut up, take notice and listen.
If you love the why-choose stories of Reverse Harem, rockstar Romances with drama and angst and hot sex then you need to to grab Lilac and fall into the world of Bound. It was 4.5 amazing ⭐ out of 5 ⭐
Braxton Fawn had her dream come true- became the newest guitarist in the band Bound. Her instant fame is nothing short of a fairy tale. Except for one thing. Her band-mates are set on hating her guts.
They are jaded, gorgeous and ridiculously talented. But set on turning her dream into a nightmare.
To succeed Braxton has to resist the temptation of a meticulous frontman, a narcissistic bassist, and a drummer with too many secrets to survive. It seemed easy enough with her idols turned enemies when she first boarded the your bus, but it only took one city for the lines to blur. Only ninety- nine more to go.
What can I say about Lilac? It took me by surprise. I fell in love with the story and the characters.
Houston was more than just the lead singer of Bound, he lead the group of lifelong friends, and was a alpha-hole who needed to be control of everything all the time.
Loren the bassist had a devil may care attitude who was concerned, reckless, and used to getting his way.
Jericho the drummer was the sweet, silent type. But none of them were prepared for Braxton.
Braxton who wouldn't let anyone walk all over. She was strong willed and when someone pushed her, she shoved back. She was a rebel, who made the band-mates of Bound shut up, take notice and listen.
If you love the why-choose stories of Reverse Harem, rockstar Romances with drama and angst and hot sex then you need to to grab Lilac and fall into the world of Bound. It was 4.5 amazing ⭐ out of 5 ⭐
shxdes0fpaper's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
yjsbookaddiction's review against another edition
3.0
This book had the foundation to be a five star. Started off strong with a fmc who has a backbone, and a group of rockstars all struggling with their own vices. However, after the first few chapters various things started to “fall-off”.
The four main characters went through somewhat of a “devolution” rather than development — initially appearing interesting but losing depth, becoming nonsensical and unlikable through the progression of the plot. This happens through a few specific ways…
Perspective narrative changes were poorly executed, thus making each character appear childish without any motivation behind their actions. The moral dilemmas and hypocrisy of each character felt like unintentional, sloppy writing rather than purposeful to show struggle.
The story pacing dragged with little changes to how it started off — over 200 pages in. By which point, I’m bored as a reader and forcing myself to keep reading with the expectation that it’ll become amazing in the last half of the book. Spoiler, it doesn’t.
Beyond the characters’ themselves, there’s also some frustration in the lack of their relationship development. In books categorized as enemies-to-lovers and/or bully romance, there has to be a turning point in which the conflict flips into passion and the motivations behind the actions either have justification or an “apology arc”. This book failed to do any of that, making it toxic and irritating in an unappealing way.
Personally, I also did not like how this book dealt with and depicted addiction. I don’t mean that I found it to be triggering in any sort of way, but that it was unrealistic and did not give the characters’ complexity. The addictions are thrown around like irrelevant background details and aren’t dealt with in any meaningful way — I just don’t see how something like substance abuse and sex addiction can be randomly sprinkled in and not have any meaningful role in the storyline. What was the point? Would it not have been better to leave those out all together if they don’t contribute anything to the plot and characters?
The four main characters went through somewhat of a “devolution” rather than development — initially appearing interesting but losing depth, becoming nonsensical and unlikable through the progression of the plot. This happens through a few specific ways…
Perspective narrative changes were poorly executed, thus making each character appear childish without any motivation behind their actions. The moral dilemmas and hypocrisy of each character felt like unintentional, sloppy writing rather than purposeful to show struggle.
The story pacing dragged with little changes to how it started off — over 200 pages in. By which point, I’m bored as a reader and forcing myself to keep reading with the expectation that it’ll become amazing in the last half of the book. Spoiler, it doesn’t.
Beyond the characters’ themselves, there’s also some frustration in the lack of their relationship development. In books categorized as enemies-to-lovers and/or bully romance, there has to be a turning point in which the conflict flips into passion and the motivations behind the actions either have justification or an “apology arc”. This book failed to do any of that, making it toxic and irritating in an unappealing way.
Personally, I also did not like how this book dealt with and depicted addiction. I don’t mean that I found it to be triggering in any sort of way, but that it was unrealistic and did not give the characters’ complexity. The addictions are thrown around like irrelevant background details and aren’t dealt with in any meaningful way — I just don’t see how something like substance abuse and sex addiction can be randomly sprinkled in and not have any meaningful role in the storyline. What was the point? Would it not have been better to leave those out all together if they don’t contribute anything to the plot and characters?
theruinedwriter's review against another edition
1.0
What the actual frick was this? I wish I could give it zero stars. This was my first RH and I hated every second of it. The book was the weirdest thing I’ve ever read. The plot was all over the place it had so many unnecessary scenes and like I have never said this but there was too much sex. I spent $20 for nothing.
renporter's review against another edition
2.0
Ummmm what did I just read ahahah. Just realized I’m only a fan of reverse Harlem when she only ends up with one person at the end. Also not a fun of reading the phase “the taste of cherries” every other line.