A excellent sexy reverse harem box set

I read these as they came out and enjoyed them then.

Being able to listen to the whole story again, brilliantly narrated and for only one purchase is a real treat and shouldn't be missed.

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Action, sexy and fun to listen to...

Flirting with Monsters by Eva Chase
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🌶 🌶 🌶
4 books in one and I listened to the complete audiobook. The narrators are fantastic. The speed of the audio was perfect, and their voices were just brilliant.

Sorcha and her shadowkind are just brilliant to read. Sorcha's ability to take 80s song lyrics and mix them up, Snaps the devourer innocence and excitement of anything new and edible. Ruse the succubus is a constant, steady support for Sorcha, Thorn the winged gentleman of old and so loyal. Omen the hellhound with his fiery temper and control. They all try to keep shadowkind safe from a group of mercenaries trying to destroy them all. A twist and turn hunting the leaders leads to shocking finds and love.

A big thumbs up!

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there is no consensus between the characters portrayed by both these narrator and serious pacing issues

Interesting story but the ages of, mainly the female characters, do not match their stated ages. Sorcha and Vivi are stated to be 27 and almost 30, yet both act like they are 16. the stubbornly desperate need to be are part of something exciting to the point where they willingly and obtusely walk directly into danger as if there are no consequences like their own mortality is one of their biggest detractors and makes me hate the more and more, that and the 'snark' 🙄.
Of the narration, As usual, Vanessa reads far too quickly I've had to play this at 85% speed again. This is the 2nd boxset I've had where she does this weird talking of songs, instead of even attempting to match the tune of said song she continues to do this odd cadence. I obhorred it in the last boxset so much I DNF, I have persevered with this one but it is a struggle. On the plus side she does read each character with their own distinct voice and does this really well. Unfortunately, Aiden, does not do this and there is very little distinction between any of the characters he is voicing and obviously doesnt come close to matching the style of voices or accents used by Vanessa. As this series has 4 MMCs, when he reads their chapters, I can't tell exactly who is meant to be speaking, unless he specifically states their name, which makes it a confusing listen and adds to my frustration with this work.
As for the actual story, there is an awful lot of unnecessarily repeated exposition I still have over 6 hrs left to go (extended due to reducing the speed of playback) and it is becoming a serious chore. I would love to be able to rate it higher, but I simply can't in its current state.

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Action, sexy time and some closure!

Noted book 3 is 5 ⭐️s but as an average the box set is a 4 ⭐️ for me!
Here is a breakdown of all the books:
Book 1- This book world builds well and it set up as a mystery to go with everything else! I still have some unchecked boxes of my own with this story so I couldn’t wait to listen to book 2!
Book 2- Book 2 gives us more action, more mystery and more sexy time!! I enjoyed the adventure and I am looking forward to book 3!
Book 3- My favorite one yet! You get sexy time, action, answers, and a cliffhanger!
Book 4- The end of a series always brings mixed emotions. This one had plenty of action, answers and gasping moments. It is sad to say goodbye to these characters but I am happy to see a flash forward at the end of the book!

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Entertaining, Thrilling, Exciting, Sexy

This series contains four books, all of which form one continuous story so I will review each one individually.

1 Shadow Thief - This is a paranormal reverse harem story that is told from multiple perspectives and is, I think, the start of an unusual, original and enjoyable series. There are four main characters, Sorsha, a human whom we are told was raised by a shadow kind after her parents were murdered that is until her new carer was also murdered by humans hunting the shadow kind.

Since then Sorsha has become a bit of a vigilante, rescuing the shadow kind, some would call monsters from the humans who collect and cage them. The other three main characters are higher shadow kind who she rescues during a burglary at the start of the book, Ruse an incubus, Thorn well at first we're not sure what Thorn is we just know he has great strength, and Snap a devourer who can read items and absorb information from them. After they are rescued they decide they owe Sorsha a debt of protection and they follow her home where they introduce themselves to her and vow their protection, it's protection she doesn't really want. Once she hears their story of how they were captured, why they are together and about Omen the higher shadow kind who hired them she insists on helping them find and rescue Omen.

There is non-stop action which starts with the burglary when she first rescues the guys and carries on from there. All types of supernaturals are featured in this story, including her pet dragon, which is full of action, drama, excitement, danger, and even some sexy times, overall, an enjoyable listen/read.

2 Twilight Crook - Sorcha's still with her shadow kind lovers. But a fourth "Monster" Omen has now joined the group but as yet he's still on the fringes.

Omen isn't sure Sorcha can be trusted to stick with them, he doesn't trust humans but is that what Sorcha is? The monsters' existence isn't known to all humans, and he wonders if her delicate human body is equipped to be with them and so devises little tests but she's staying put.

The conflict between the human and shadow kind is escalating and then her human allies turn against her! Then one of her shadow kind disappears.....

Sorsha learns that there are some things about herself she didn't know, this helps to fuel her determination to free all monsters no matter what her personal cost, then when she is betrayed she's even more determined to defeat the baddies. The story moved at a good pace, there are many passionate moments as well as so many close calls as she has to decide whom she can trust and whom she can't. She and her Monsters are fierce and devoted to their cause and fortunately are able to find some unexpected allies but with one of her own still missing how will they cope? Will they find Snap?

3 Dusk Avenger - I don't think things will ever be easy for Sorsha and her guys. The surprises just keep on coming and not all of them could be considered good. They are still determined to find and rescue Snap, but will he be the same after his captors have done with him? But they discover that The Company of Light is much more of a problem than they first thought, it's larger and has a farther reach than anyone could have expected. Sorsha is trying to master her power and is searching for answers about who she is, why she has powers and who were her parents?

The author covers a lot of ground in this book as Sorsha and the guys try to enlist the help of more shadow kind allies along the way. Thankfully Omen's relationship with Sorsha has evolved he seems to genuinely want to help her master her powers and has cut back on the snark and insults. Things seem to be going in their favour when the author throws us the biggest surprise yet, the ending totally surprised me and left me wondering where they stand and what else Eva has in store for our gang

4 Dark Champion - Well, this is the book which will give us the answers, will Sorsha defeat the Company of Light? Will she and the guys save the world from the threat of the Sphynx? Will the Highest allow her and Omen to survive? All these answers and more are contained in this book. The conclusion is perfect, the excitement level is high, and my heart was in my mouth more than once! Sorsha and her lovers take down the baddies, and the guys finally put to rest some of the issues that were plaguing them from their pasts.

I loved the connection, devotion and depth of loyalty and love this group's dynamic contained. Faced with odds that far outnumber them, their vastly different personalities and talents were brought to bear to defeat their enemies, and in so doing save not only Shadowkind but humans too.

This entertaining series is by turns thrilling, exciting, sexy, heartwarming and hilarious, it will take you on an emotional, exciting rollercoaster ride, so sit down, hold on tight and enjoy!

The narration of this series is beautifully done by Vanessa Moyen and Aiden Snow, their performance is perfect and could not be improved upon. They both seem to have each character down perfectly and their narration certainly added to my enjoyment of these books.

I was given this audiobook as a gift and am voluntarily writing my review.

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brilliant

absolutely loved it, fantastic on audible the narration was excellent. Each character had their own quirks and honestly I laughed out loud at some of the quips. The storyline was excellent and keeps you interested all the way to the end. A happy ending too , enjoy

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Brilliant series - very entertaining

Great series, love the dynamics and build up of characters, rh is well written - would love a bit more smexy detail (but this does not detract overall) - I’ve listened to this series on audio and it’s been great

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Narrator sends me to sleep

This is my second attempt at the story. I originally bought the first book and never made it to the end then bought the box set without realising I’d already DNFed the first, but decided to give it another try now I’d wasted more money on it. The female narrator just makes it boring for me, I think the story is supposed to be upbeat and exciting and the narrator just doesn’t fit so again I DFNed it.

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box set at its best

one of the things I love about Eva Chases RH books is that the heroine always owns her sexuality and doesn't make any apologies for it. this box set combines the romance, angst, story and spice perfectly. with each of her four shadow creatures having very different personalities it makes for a good mix of guys who show devotion in different ways. the narrator's do a great job with their performances of each character. I thoroughly enjoyed the series.

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Great world

what a great world. well not great, people and shadowkind are killing each other and stuff. but the way the series is written I fell right into the world and it's characters
oh and steamy hot hot, but also tender smutty moments
4.7 stars

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