Magnetic

~Check out all my reviews over on The Bent Bookworm!~“I play the cool cucumber, but I'm more of a distraught apple.”Magnetic is Vicky's story, a spinoff from the Bloody Hearts series. Vicky is a vandella - a supernatural creature that needs sex to survive. And lots of it. She's phenomenally attractive (to both sexes, though only M/F relationships are in this book), and amazing in bed...but her heart is bruised and broken from constant rejection of herself. People either at worst call her a slut and a whore, or at best only want her for sex and status. She presents a hard, brittle front, but inside she wants to love and be loved.  I'll be honest, I thought she was awful when I read her brief part in Shadow Walker, but seeing her entire story was pretty awesome and it totally changed my mind. I'm hoping for a sequel or two!Things I Liked- This book was a HUGE improvement over the only other reverse harem novel I've read (which was so horrible I'm not even linking it). The way the author made having multiple lovers acceptable was interesting (i.e., Vicky needs a LOT of sex just to maintain a normal life, one person shouldn't have to fulfill ALL of her needs).- The guys are all different. They're not identical except for their hair color or height. They have different personalities, different styles, different needs of their own. Oh, and yes, they're all hot. Which one you like best will depend on your own preferences. ;)- There was a plot! This wasn't just a sex-fest, even though there was A LOT of sex. The whole reason Vicky meets the three guys is because she's running from a group of vampires that wants to control her and use her.- Vicky goes through hell, and yet doesn't let it break her. She puts up with SO MUCH SHIT, emotionally (especially this), mentally, and physically, and yet she never gives up. She WILL rise, and she WILL get vengeance on the one who most cruelly used her. Yessssss.Things I Didn't LikeThere's one BIG secret that stays a secret until almost the end, and it just didn't seem to make a whole lot of sense to me. Can't say what exactly without giving a lot away, so I'm just saying it kind of jolted me out of the story and made me sit there and frown for a bit while I tried to figure out exactly how this could have been such a THING...Overall4/5 stars. Thoroughly enjoyable, recommended if you're a RH fan or looking to try the genre.Blog Twitter Bloglovin Instagram