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Don't Rush Me by Jackie May
3.0
I know this says book one, but its really a prequel *mic drop*
I really enjoyed this book, but not necessarily this heroine *yet*
Nora Jacob has a little bit of special snowflake Mary-Sue vibes that I have never been a fan of in any book
But her character also has some great glimpses of being capable, wanting to help people, and actually having self-preservation after being hurt in past
Heads up there are some serious trigger warnings here lots of reference to abuse, rape, PTSD, mind rape, etc.
From a 'curse', Nora draws in people. But as we all know men can be such assholes sometimes. For me, this was honestly the unique twist that sets this series apart
Usually when the supernatural possessive hottie vampire shows up, we assume its the love interest.
“Bring Nora to me,” Henry rasps.
I staked the bastard, and he can still talk? He’s like a damn cockroach”
But the author totally flips it around and basically says fuck those guys that wants to “baby her”. Thats not what she fucking wants. She wants support, not to be taken care of.
Now... My Main critique… the love interests
Bitch.
If you say this a reverse harem… then give me a goddamn reverse harem
I guess we could describe this as the slowest burn ever because we meet a variety of guys with no real romance to show for it *frowny face*
Parker the vampire enforcer
Oliver the sorcerer (who was really kinda eh wimpy)
Terence the awesome troll who got hard-core friendzoned here *tears*
Nick a demon ?? something ??
Honestly, I really loved the odd collection of magic and characters we've met so far, they all added a funny overlayer to the plot i really enjoyed
“As I leave, I hear Oliver mutter, “The woman just fist-bumped a troll.”
“After she ordered him around like a damn maid and lived,” Nick whispers. “Unbelievable.”
Terrance’s laughter shakes the whole place.”
But all of my critiques are about how I wanted MORE from the series, not less. I found the story engrossing, the characters engaging, the mystery exciting, the pace thrilling
And we'll probably meet more harem potentials as the series develops and Nora joins the supernatural world
So why do I consider this a prequel?
Because all the elements are just set-up here. Yes its clearly building to something but I kept waiting for it to actually occur in THIS book
We meet the heroine. But its not till the end that she shares her dreams, and gets a job - so implies for next books we gonna get some more mystery later
We meet the guys. But again, nothing really develops with romance so implies we gonna get some later
We get introduced to the world. But its completely new to Nora and she never really ventures outside one supernatural club so implies we gonna see more later
are you seeing a pattern?
So that's why I consider this a prequel because its all set-up for the real first book and rest of series. Overall, I enjoyed this *as a prequel* I am definitely excited to see where it develops next. I'm looking for Nova develop out of her Mary-Sueness into her own character, the harem to start forming some more chemistry and bonds, and more supernatural mysteries that I always adore
I really enjoyed this book, but not necessarily this heroine *yet*
Nora Jacob has a little bit of special snowflake Mary-Sue vibes that I have never been a fan of in any book
But her character also has some great glimpses of being capable, wanting to help people, and actually having self-preservation after being hurt in past
Heads up there are some serious trigger warnings here lots of reference to abuse, rape, PTSD, mind rape, etc.
From a 'curse', Nora draws in people. But as we all know men can be such assholes sometimes. For me, this was honestly the unique twist that sets this series apart
Usually when the supernatural possessive hottie vampire shows up, we assume its the love interest.
“Bring Nora to me,” Henry rasps.
I staked the bastard, and he can still talk? He’s like a damn cockroach”
But the author totally flips it around and basically says fuck those guys that wants to “baby her”. Thats not what she fucking wants. She wants support, not to be taken care of.
Now... My Main critique… the love interests
Bitch.
If you say this a reverse harem… then give me a goddamn reverse harem
I guess we could describe this as the slowest burn ever because we meet a variety of guys with no real romance to show for it *frowny face*
Parker the vampire enforcer
Oliver the sorcerer (who was really kinda eh wimpy)
Terence the awesome troll who got hard-core friendzoned here *tears*
Nick a demon ?? something ??
Honestly, I really loved the odd collection of magic and characters we've met so far, they all added a funny overlayer to the plot i really enjoyed
“As I leave, I hear Oliver mutter, “The woman just fist-bumped a troll.”
“After she ordered him around like a damn maid and lived,” Nick whispers. “Unbelievable.”
Terrance’s laughter shakes the whole place.”
But all of my critiques are about how I wanted MORE from the series, not less. I found the story engrossing, the characters engaging, the mystery exciting, the pace thrilling
And we'll probably meet more harem potentials as the series develops and Nora joins the supernatural world
So why do I consider this a prequel?
Because all the elements are just set-up here. Yes its clearly building to something but I kept waiting for it to actually occur in THIS book
We meet the heroine. But its not till the end that she shares her dreams, and gets a job - so implies for next books we gonna get some more mystery later
We meet the guys. But again, nothing really develops with romance so implies we gonna get some later
We get introduced to the world. But its completely new to Nora and she never really ventures outside one supernatural club so implies we gonna see more later
are you seeing a pattern?
So that's why I consider this a prequel because its all set-up for the real first book and rest of series. Overall, I enjoyed this *as a prequel* I am definitely excited to see where it develops next. I'm looking for Nova develop out of her Mary-Sueness into her own character, the harem to start forming some more chemistry and bonds, and more supernatural mysteries that I always adore