Reviews

Damaged by Smauggy

ajamwelch's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

A bit of slow burn/will they won’t they at the beginning. Overall, a solid foundation for this series and can’t wait to continue to dive in!

inkerly's review

3.0

This took awhile, but eventually I warmed up to this book. It’s a slow burn meant to be the introduction to a 4 part saga, so keep that in mind if you’re confused halfway through where the “saga” element is. But I think the former reviews speak for themselves, her Wattpad followers seemed to enjoy this. I just wish I was able to enjoy it the same way. From reading her more recent work, I just can’t say that the writing and chemistry between the characters in this book is anywhere near as great (I am still craving what I felt in Malevolence in these other books

tylilac's review

2.0

I’d like to start out saying, that I am making a review for each book in this series. I will be brutally honest without giving much away but I advise that anyone else who is a RH lover, or just loves badass Black women in the spot light, then here’s the warning: Don’t. The first book in this series showcases who Gabrielle Johansson is to Chris, and Charlie Richardson. These characters start out having great development, I love the teasing nature, and the warmth and how Smauggy brings you in with the classic cliche of “brothers in love with the same girl”. She paints a vision of this beautiful Black woman whose a talented Neurosurgeon, ballet dancer, comic nerd, and an endless loving heart. (Which it is nice to finally get some representation for nerdy Black women). Which intrigues you and makes you want to know what it is that Gabrielle and even the brothers are hiding. So, for the first book in this series I’ll admit this was going somewhere and then…

zoeltjuh99's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

arianaa's review

1.0

This is marketed as a reverse harem and is truly the furthest from that. I’m not sure what in the Wattpad is happening here but please spare yourself.

ashatroyal's review

2.0

okay book

I’m always here for a reverse harem. There were some technical issues. I’m assuming the authors use of emojis didn’t transfer over. There were also some grammatical errors. I also wasn’t fond of the bold words to get the point across in quotations.

I love that Gab is a successful doctor. Off the bat, I could tell Damien was abusive. Nothing happened in this book that made me crave for more but my interest is peaked enough to read the next book in the series.

scorpioqueen's review

I tried to get into the book because I have heard good things about the author. But, it was not for me.