Prey: A Fantasy Reverse Harem (Omegaverse) by L.V. Lane

4 Stars

The writing and editing of the ARC version of this manuscript was clean, with no typos that I found and pretty sentences. The world building was the least well done part of this novel, with the fantasy setting not being vibrantly described at all. That was a little disappointing after how vibrant the world building was in the Controllers series by this author. The characterization was okay, though the heroine was not as vibrant or complex as a lot of the omega heroines in the Controllers series. The development of the romantic relationship between the heroine and her harem was fairly good, though I would have been willing to trade in a few of the sexy scenes for ones focusing on characterization and relationship development. The plot and pacing was quick and exciting, with me turning the pages quickly to find out what was going to happen next. This novel had low angst and high stakes, which tends to be one of my preferred narrative structures for a romance novel. This story used the Mating Bond trope common to omegaverse romance. It also used the Forced Proximity, Partner in Trouble, and Road Trip trope. The world building was three stars. The plot and pacing were four stars. The development of the romantic relationship was four stars. The characterization was three stars. I rounded up and gave this novel a combined rating of four stars. This book ends on a Happy Ever After ending instead of a cliffhanger, so that is a big plus. I recommend this novel to readers who enjoy speculative fiction m/f omegaverse romance with some dub-con elements. I would like to read more novels set in this world. I plan to buy myself a keeper copy of this novel.

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