A review by ljamison01
Crucible by B.B. Reid

dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I have read many books by B B Reid and yet she always has the ability to shock me. This book is a reverse harem, close proximity book. This book focuses on Aurelia she is America’s sweetheart, pop diva, amazing singer but she is a total WITCH! She has done some shocking and very nasty things to people she works with. She is rude to her staff and she doesn’t know their names. So her uncle who is her manager has sent her away so that he can clean up her mess and let America forget about the awful things she has done. While on this flight to Canada her plane crashes and she is left alone in this wilderness, but sheer strength and determination she makes it to this cabin where she waits for her rescue. Unfortunately Aurelia has landed with three men Thorin, Khalil, and Ezekiel (and his multiple personalities). At the beginning of the book you get that Three Bears and Goldilocks vibe. Her behavior and treatment of these men is shameful especially since she wants to be helped, yet their behavior is no better after they decide they want to keep her. This book is riveting, it moves fast, there is so much going on and your constantly discovering new tidbits of information and wondering what’s going to happen next. I enjoyed this book and it’s a long book and a duet but it is worth the time investment. I loved that these characters were all morally gray to me. They were intense there was a lot of personal trauma that they had experienced and needed to learn and grow from. As always I appreciate that her characters are multicultural.