I almost didn't read this based on other reviews but gave in.

Things I enjoyed in no particular order
a) Learning about the Na'rith race
b) Creator bless Tiernan. If this wasn't a reverse harem, I would have been rooting for Tiernan all the way. His character was a good call to help even out the chaos of the other four's constant squabbling and fighting. Had his character not been included or been more like the other guys, I think the book would have had an overall different tone.
c) Finally getting to see the magic behind Beth's Stable and how they all get along (or annoy the shit out of each other as a love language)
d) Getting to learn and see a bit more about Pasutha, the Aneark
e) Ekan killing a dendro who absolutely deserves it
f) The baby (post-birth) and how all five guys were instantly in love with her and claimed her as their own
g) The eventual reverse harem - it was actually kind of nice, all things considered with the Na'rith level of chaos and everything
h) The rescue and matchmaking on Vfayr
i) Every interaction with other Na'rith ships

Points of frustration:
a) Is it just me or is Beth weirdly calm and accepting about everything from the start? There didn't seem to be any real panic, anxiety, or adjustment from her like I would expect one to be in her situation. She wasn't established as the kind of person that viciously shoves that shit down to deal with later or tries to always roll with it so it felt just... strangely absent. She was kind of bland in general to be honest. If I had to describe her personality, I would struggle.
b) WHY IS BETH NOT WEARING CLOTHES. I refuse to call the fabric items she was wearing clothes. I kept expecting at some point for her to finally turn to the guys and go "hey actually? this isn't that comfortable, what's a girl gotta do to get a loose shirt and some comfy sweatpants around here?" but that moment never happens.
c) I was prepared for an overwhelming number of movie references and while there are a great number, there weren't as many as I feared there would be. It's the worst in the beginning but seems to level out to a more palatable level for the remainder of the book.
d) The 50 million epilogues (okay - only 9 - but that's at least 8 too many) - They could have just been brief time skip chapters at the end of the book.

Things I couldn't stand:
a) Qolt's first meeting with Beth - that was hella dubious wtf? There could have been a little more in there to suggest Beth was definitely on board.
b) Ekan in the first 130 pages or so. What. an. ass. I also personally have a very strong issue with manipulation and Ekan is just a total manipulative self-centered smarmasaur for that entire first chunk of the book. Had I not enjoyed the entire rest of the series so much or had this been the first book I tried of hers, I might have DNF'd it out of pure dislike and disgust with Ekan. I wanted to strangle him or punch him in the face. Thankfully, he does eventually learn to be a little more honest with Beth and little less focused on himself throughout the book (and the reader also gets to learn that he's not quite as self centered as he seems at first).
c) Oquilion's dad

A lie and manipulation of that magnitude and length is seriously fucked up and not remotely funny to me and I'm not even sure if it was supposed to be funny?