Series: Moonlit Harem Serial Series
Release Date: July 21st, 2017
I’m a vampire. A blood-sucking creature of the night who needs to feed on human blood to keep me sustained.
The only problem is, I find the whole lifestyle repulsive and refuse to feed on humans. It’s been hard, but I’ve managed so far.
But as my 21st birthday nears, it is my time to complete the required ritual to take a human life and join my fellow vampires as a true member of coven.
I refuse. And I run.
But when my escape leads me into a den of angry werewolves, I find myself with an entirely new set of problems to deal with.
Moonlit Harem is a paranormal romance reverse harem serial. Each episode is approximately 20k words. All episodes will be released as an omnibus when complete.
• BIPOC characters
• LGBTQIA+ characters
• characters with a disability
And doesn’t address fatphobia
• Death
• No OTT sad parts
• No descriptive sex scene with OW/OM
• Does have the Heroine pushing away
• Does have a separation between the Heroine and one of the (possible) Heroes
• See Ending for HEA status.
• See Possible Triggers for Abuse and OTT sad parts.
Rating: 2.5/5 stars
I have mixed feelings about Moonlit Harem. I do think it was a good introduction to the serial series; however, I just didn’t click with the main character. She’s just so freaking whiny! I understand from a human perspective… if I actually became a vampire (vampling?), I would be really freaked out about drinking blood. But, in vampire books, you always have to suspend your human opinions and recognize that that humans are to vampires as animals are to humans. Also, the main character falls into a comes across as the stereotypical person who has dietary restrictions due to ethical reasons. Riley doesn’t mean to preach her way of life (or cast derision on others who don’t carry her beliefs), but somehow, she still came across as very judgemental, even when she knew some of the other vampires didn’t actually choose this way of life.
Also, a lot of vampires brought up how she owed them because they saved her from death, but Riley argues she didn’t choose this specific lifestyle (i.e. that of being a vampire). I’m annoyed that the reader isn’t given any information around Riley’s transformation into a vampling. Victimizing yourself when you knew cheating death would mean paying the price is really frustrating to read. However, there was no context for the reader to know if Riley–the heroine–was justified in her anger.
Honestly, Riley was just really wishy-washy. She was living in denial instead of facing her problems. I didn’t even fault her for not wanting to drink human blood (or you know, kill someone)… the annoying part was her general disposition. She didn’t want to transition from vampling to vampire, but she still had a relationship with one. She also didn’t make a plan to fight back, she just carried on the whole woe-is-me act until the last possible moment when it really hit her that she was going to be forced to kill someone or die violently. Riley possessed a bizarre dichotomy of wanting to live but also keep her human values, but the consequence of keeping her values is her death. I would’ve thought that Riley would have thought that being a vampire is a cheat … since she should be dead. But nope, human nature kicked in… she wanted to have her cake and eat it too.
The ending, however, was really intriguing! The wolves she encounters are almost medieval in their mannerisms and are also very anti-vampire. I will read the next book; I’m interested in seeing where the plot goes, but I just hope that Riley becomes smarter.
Note: Out of print as of June 2020.
