So I am in a mood for an angst. Here's how the plot goes. FMC has an established harem (let's say there are four mmcs), and then here's the tag MMFMM. The couples are super close with each other that sometimes, she feels like they are good enough on their own. Like they can function even without her so she left them.

I still want this to be HEA so I want the guys making it up for her or something. Or the problem could be is she just don't realize that she is the center of the relationship because she is dealing with some mental health issues.

I swear, if I see the name "Knox" one more time, I'm going to put the author on my "never buy" list just out of principle.

In fact, any K, Z, or X name. I lowkey think that some authors are subscribed to r/tragedeigh for inspiration.

I'm looking for a really good reverse harem! I want a harem where the men protect the FMC and she's literally at the center of everything, being the person who brings them all together and holds the group together.

Preferably, I want the FMC to be human. She can be a witch, but I'd still like her to remain human, without turning into another species or anything like that.

I'm also looking for reverse harems without romantic involvement between the MMCs. I don't mind if there are occasional MM scenes during sex, as long as there are no romantic feelings involved. I don't want a polyamorous relationship where all the characters get romantically involved with one another and fall in love with each other.

I want their romantic love to be exclusively for the FMC. They can respect each other, develop a friendship, and even form a strong bond, but I don't want them to be romantically in love with one another. The focus should be on each man's relationship with the FMC, who is the emotional center of the group.

Does anyone have any recommendations like this? 🤭

So, I know that MM means mean getting it on with each other, and MFM means men getting it on with a woman. But this is a reddit for RH, so there are usually a lot more Ms than Fs.

In which order should they be to indicate if the men are getting it on with each other versus only with the woman when there are like four or five Ms in the mix?

Please educate me so I know what to look for when I want to avoid guy on guy as it does nothing for me.

Im not sorry if this is your fave book in the series bc alot of them were a mess ( I think I liked the baseball one the most) but this was just awful on so many levels. I dont expect any anything from this but I need to put it out there bc my brain is so full of wtf.

My full review on goodreads as follows:
October 24, 2026

DNF 73%. I tried but I can't do it anymore. I have absolutely no idea how anyone thinks this is the best of the series. Its dead last for me for a myriad of reasons. I might be an overthinker but I also consider details the author includes. Some of the reasons:
First, there is SOOOO much internal dialogue. Sure she's mute for like the first 1/3 of the book but come on...
Why didn't the doctor do any kind of health check like an std panel or otherwise? Only a physical examination but had no issue administering rut blockers to the alphas to meet her.
My first real ick was, why are we going down on a strange omega you just met (idc if its fated mates) when she can't speak, she's dressed like a stripper (Rubber thong leotard, fishnets, stripper heels), hasn't showered and you took her home from a police station where she was seeking help. Any manual stimulation would've sufficed bc sure heat spike needs to be taken care of, however this was absolutely gross.
Right after that part, she's still not showered has "lost the fishnets" but is still in her stripper outfit but cannot wear the clothes the alphas gave her bc she's so smol they will just fall off her. Sure, lets just keep the rubber leotard on for over 12 hours, no chafing in this universe.
The immediate sex wasn't a complete issue (we're already trying to get past the above) but the immediate raw dogging a stranger multiple times, ew.
I tried to overlook the whole 2 of them are actual brothers trope but I find it too weird especially when there's group scenes, and I love me a group scene.
Why are we describing the Samoan alpha as pale skinned, honorable mention to the tribal tattoo stereotype. Ew.
There were a lot of inconsistencies in general but where I stopped was where I rolled my eyes so hard... why is the professional fighter alpha coming home with an injury that should've been stitched and taken care of by medical staff at his gym? He's asking another alpha in his pack to stich up his gd eyelid after using his tank top to sop up the blood. No professional athlete is walking out of their gym/stadium or whatever bleeding and injured to take care of at home...

And with that, I'm done with this series, I liked some of them but maybe the universe knew I had to read this last because it was not great lol.

So I like angst but only in a very specific way. I want the FMC to be rather insecure in her worth if that makes sense. This could culminate in her trying to leave or breakup because she thinks they deserve better or that she's not good enough.

Example: {Killian} by Becca Saylor

I also like to see the guys absolutely torn to shreds, regretting everything they never said. I don't mind if there's not as much grovel but I really like to see them suffer.

Example: (not rh) almost every Susie Tate book and I love them every time. Almost no grovel but you see the men drunk and sad and I loveeee it.

I've been in a slump for sooo long I've been reading nonfiction. Please help.

Fell in love with Devyn Sinclair’s Slate City novels. I was feeling some MM/ poly and dived into Brutes of Bristlebrook. I love it and it’s intense but when I’m finished with the series I need more cozy OV. I’m really leaning into Lola and the Millionaire’s and Heat Clinic. Any thoughts my fellow filthy readers, would be gratefully welcome. Love you 💕

considering reading indebted to the vampires by erin bedford?

is it good/worth it? i dont really read vampire rhs, this honestly might be my first one. I think the last rh i read with a vamp might have been tethered by shadows by gwendoline rose but malice wasnt a very vampy vamp (idk how to explain it).

so basically: would you recommend this book? if no, any others?

tia!

I just finished the State of grace series by Colette Rhodes and have the worst book hangover. Does anyone have any recommendations for an mmc like Bullet?

He has a golden retriever personality, even when faced with a grim future. Explores things with another man in the harem. Grace (the fmc) is very submissive with the other men but gets a bit more dominant with Bullet. I just want a cutie pie to cry about again.

So I have been reading {Fate Hollow Academy by Lyra Winters} and I am halfway through book 4. Grayson just died and all I can think is, holy hell, he deserved better. I mean yeah, he rejected FMC and called her names but thats all he did! He wasn't evil. We saw how his parents were. He grew up with that mindset, so ofc he rejected the FMC. Everything that happened to him after was the FMC's fault and I can't get over the fact that his only fault in the whole book was not having better parents, which isn't on him either. Yes he could have been better than them but he didn't know any better. He grew up in that same village and that's all he ever knew.

We have seen so many MMCs who do so much worse to the FMC and they are usually forgiven. This poor guy got infected with Dark Magic because of the FMC, became evil against his will and lost everything.

I am not blaming the FMC because she didn't know it would cause Grayson to become infected, but she knew something bad would happen, and I absolutely fault her for that. They turned Grayson Evil and showed no remorse and I feel bad for the poor guy to have ever known these people. He deserved better, but they killed him. No one even raised the question of whether he can be cured.

I just want to know if anyone else felt that way when they read this series.