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Fated to Royalty #1
The Alpha's Fated Encounter
I walk into the bar with my pack, and I scent her straight away.
She’s lying behind the counter with blood trailing from an injury to her head. My desire to protect her stuns me almost as much as her beauty.
But it’s the smell of her blood that stuns me the most—it’s something not quite human.
When she wakes up, her fear tells me all I need to know. She definitely thinks she’s mortal.
I choose to disagree.
I make my pack watch over her while she heals, and she’s surprised I want to protect her. It's obvious she hasn't had good experiences with shifters in the past, but I intend to show her I'm different.
I also need time to find out the truth about her, including why she's being hunted by our kind for reasons I’m yet to understand.
All I know is that whoever this woman really is, she’s special. And she's mine...
She’s lying behind the counter with blood trailing from an injury to her head. My desire to protect her stuns me almost as much as her beauty.
But it’s the smell of her blood that stuns me the most—it’s something not quite human.
When she wakes up, her fear tells me all I need to know. She definitely thinks she’s mortal.
I choose to disagree.
I make my pack watch over her while she heals, and she’s surprised I want to protect her. It's obvious she hasn't had good experiences with shifters in the past, but I intend to show her I'm different.
I also need time to find out the truth about her, including why she's being hunted by our kind for reasons I’m yet to understand.
All I know is that whoever this woman really is, she’s special. And she's mine...
673 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 2, 2022
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Roxie Ray
112 books760 followersRoxie Ray is a group of writer friends who love to write Sci Fi Alien Romance and Paranormal Romance. They love to talk, read and write this lovely genre. They hope you love their books and strive to make sure you have a steamy, wonderful experience!
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November 26, 2022
This is my first time reading this author, and it won't be my last. Goodness gracious, this book has it all! Fated mates, sexy times, and an underlying romantic suspense story that is fantastic. This had so many twists and turns, and I can't wait until the following books to get more of Maddy and Nico. Not to mention a badass heroine that I immediately adored. I'm also secretly shipping Sebastian and Abi.
October 8, 2022
The Alpha's Fated Encounter was such a good read. The story is told from Maddy's and Nico's perspectives. I liked Maddy, she's smart, kind, and confident, she owns her own business and loves her parents. Maddy starts off sweet but as the story goes on she gets a little darker. Not that I blame her after being attacked and her whole life gets upended, I can understand that the stress is getting to her. However, she stays strong when lesser people would have broken.
Nico is the alpha of the Lorenzo pack and he's a great alpha, as well as a great guy. Nico is kind, caring, patient, protective, and steadfast. Maddy is so lucky that she has Nico as a mate, he's there for her, supporting her in any way he can and giving her a place she can turn to. However, after all the crap that they go through the pressure is starting to take its toll on both but at least they have each other.
Roxie did a great job with the detailed history she gave. The story she told was freaking epic, the stuff of legends, and ingrained it into the story so well, everything just connected. I also like her take on shifters, the bloodlines, hybrids, and talks of werewolves versus wolf shifters. The bigotry that not only humans have against wolf shifters but wolf shifters against hybrids as well. That detail helps build the world a little more.
The story is absolute chaos from the beginning, with non-stop problems and danger around every corner, it was pure excitement. With rival packs, dangerous royals, powerful bloodlines, hidden treasure, assassins, and a history so crazy shifters thought it was a myth, all made for compelling entertainment. How could I not love it?
The Alpha's Fated Encounter was just the first book in the Fated to Royalty series, things are far from finished with the royals. Nico and Maddy have more hard times ahead and face even greater challenges in Fated to Her Alpha Protector, the next book in the series.
Nico is the alpha of the Lorenzo pack and he's a great alpha, as well as a great guy. Nico is kind, caring, patient, protective, and steadfast. Maddy is so lucky that she has Nico as a mate, he's there for her, supporting her in any way he can and giving her a place she can turn to. However, after all the crap that they go through the pressure is starting to take its toll on both but at least they have each other.
Roxie did a great job with the detailed history she gave. The story she told was freaking epic, the stuff of legends, and ingrained it into the story so well, everything just connected. I also like her take on shifters, the bloodlines, hybrids, and talks of werewolves versus wolf shifters. The bigotry that not only humans have against wolf shifters but wolf shifters against hybrids as well. That detail helps build the world a little more.
The story is absolute chaos from the beginning, with non-stop problems and danger around every corner, it was pure excitement. With rival packs, dangerous royals, powerful bloodlines, hidden treasure, assassins, and a history so crazy shifters thought it was a myth, all made for compelling entertainment. How could I not love it?
The Alpha's Fated Encounter was just the first book in the Fated to Royalty series, things are far from finished with the royals. Nico and Maddy have more hard times ahead and face even greater challenges in Fated to Her Alpha Protector, the next book in the series.
October 17, 2022
There was too much repetition in this read for me. I felt like we kept going over the same topic just form different point of views. Disappointing since the world was interesting and had a lot of potential.
Not for me.
Happy reading,
DD 🥂
Not for me.
Happy reading,
DD 🥂
October 22, 2022
the horrible, terrible, no good story
I was looking for a light read about fantasy characters and a little romance. What I got was a frustrating and, at times ridiculous story. First, I believe that this was one of those books that you pay for by the chapter. This means that it is overly wordy and poorly edited. At least a third of the book should be completely cut out of novel. There is a repetition of info ad nauseum in this book. There are simple grammatical and spelling errors.. There are several poorly written plot devices.; that include two deus ex machina devices; where basically a character swoops in and solves an incredibly complicated and impossible situation with god like knowledge. (And that wasn’t an intentional character’s trait) The timeline is off putting.. By this I mean, the author had a hard time keeping the timeline linear and believable. The villain in the novel is cartoonish and 2 dimensional. She might as well have been Mr. burns from the Simpsons. And then there is the ending- the last quarter of the book was better action wise, but ridiculous on a believablity scale. The author wrote about Europe and has never been there, and researched it poorly. The ending is open and ends on a “cliff hanger”, the author should have just wrapped the novel up in a couple more chapters and completed the story. The sex scenes were ok, but lacked any kind of variety. And if you are looking at a sex scene to ridiculous plot ratio as a golden mean for this story- There were not enough sex scenes to endure the drudgery of digging through this novel to glean anything from this mediocre love story.
I was looking for a light read about fantasy characters and a little romance. What I got was a frustrating and, at times ridiculous story. First, I believe that this was one of those books that you pay for by the chapter. This means that it is overly wordy and poorly edited. At least a third of the book should be completely cut out of novel. There is a repetition of info ad nauseum in this book. There are simple grammatical and spelling errors.. There are several poorly written plot devices.; that include two deus ex machina devices; where basically a character swoops in and solves an incredibly complicated and impossible situation with god like knowledge. (And that wasn’t an intentional character’s trait) The timeline is off putting.. By this I mean, the author had a hard time keeping the timeline linear and believable. The villain in the novel is cartoonish and 2 dimensional. She might as well have been Mr. burns from the Simpsons. And then there is the ending- the last quarter of the book was better action wise, but ridiculous on a believablity scale. The author wrote about Europe and has never been there, and researched it poorly. The ending is open and ends on a “cliff hanger”, the author should have just wrapped the novel up in a couple more chapters and completed the story. The sex scenes were ok, but lacked any kind of variety. And if you are looking at a sex scene to ridiculous plot ratio as a golden mean for this story- There were not enough sex scenes to endure the drudgery of digging through this novel to glean anything from this mediocre love story.
October 8, 2022
Eh
It started ok then got repetitive and well... Boring. Way too many long drawn out conversations and the same things over and over. A twist or two but not enough to save it.
It started ok then got repetitive and well... Boring. Way too many long drawn out conversations and the same things over and over. A twist or two but not enough to save it.
January 21, 2024
DNF 20%
What I read of this unfortunately wasn't good, the writing is very simplistic and feels somewhat juvenile. The characters are very one-dimentional in both there personalities and also the interactions between them also felt surface level there's no heart to this and I felt little connection to anything here. I hate leaving low ratings but this one just missed the mark completely and it looks like it's a long book so that's me out. I also noticed after I decided to not finish this that this is actually the second book I've tried from this author. I didn't realise until now and I also had an identical reaction to that one as well so it looks like this author is not one for me.
What I read of this unfortunately wasn't good, the writing is very simplistic and feels somewhat juvenile. The characters are very one-dimentional in both there personalities and also the interactions between them also felt surface level there's no heart to this and I felt little connection to anything here. I hate leaving low ratings but this one just missed the mark completely and it looks like it's a long book so that's me out. I also noticed after I decided to not finish this that this is actually the second book I've tried from this author. I didn't realise until now and I also had an identical reaction to that one as well so it looks like this author is not one for me.
December 22, 2022
Holy shit I need to check a book's page count before starting. I was not prepared for 700 pages. Review to come maybe. Need sleep.
Okay I'm back. So first off, one could call this a cliffhanger, but I would argue that it's just teasing the next book. But it was as annoying as a cliffhanger because this book WAS FUCKING ETERNAL ALREADY. It's soooo long. There's a ton of stuff in here that does not need to be here. If you have this much stuff you want to put in the story, my god just write more books. There was a perfect spot to cut it into two full books. But no, it just went on and on and on. And then this cliffhanger/tease was just too much on top of it.
But was it good? Mostly yeah. I liked the plot and the characters. I'm not a fan of first person flip flopping narratives, but it wasn't weird like being in the head of somebody I couldn't connect with. I'll probably read the next book when I have nothing to do because holy shit I have so much to do that I did not do because I was reading this ENDLESS BOOK.
Y'all it's really long. Carve out some time.
Okay I'm back. So first off, one could call this a cliffhanger, but I would argue that it's just teasing the next book. But it was as annoying as a cliffhanger because this book WAS FUCKING ETERNAL ALREADY. It's soooo long. There's a ton of stuff in here that does not need to be here. If you have this much stuff you want to put in the story, my god just write more books. There was a perfect spot to cut it into two full books. But no, it just went on and on and on. And then this cliffhanger/tease was just too much on top of it.
But was it good? Mostly yeah. I liked the plot and the characters. I'm not a fan of first person flip flopping narratives, but it wasn't weird like being in the head of somebody I couldn't connect with. I'll probably read the next book when I have nothing to do because holy shit I have so much to do that I did not do because I was reading this ENDLESS BOOK.
Y'all it's really long. Carve out some time.
Shelved as 'dnf'
November 24, 2023I don’t rate books I do not finish. But ugh…
Funny enough I was interested enough to continue reading until about 40% when the world’s most awful assassin showed up. The assassin commits suicide AFTER telling them everything not before. After he told them who hired him, why they hired him, her family bloodline and why she’s being targeted. Everything!!! THEN commits suicide.
By now I was angry reading anyways, nothing new was happening. The pacing was very slow. The same exact thing was happening again and again but in different places. Why wasn’t it edited better? Anyways, I’m glad to be done with it.
Funny enough I was interested enough to continue reading until about 40% when the world’s most awful assassin showed up. The assassin commits suicide AFTER telling them everything not before. After he told them who hired him, why they hired him, her family bloodline and why she’s being targeted. Everything!!! THEN commits suicide.
By now I was angry reading anyways, nothing new was happening. The pacing was very slow. The same exact thing was happening again and again but in different places. Why wasn’t it edited better? Anyways, I’m glad to be done with it.
August 7, 2023
...DNF at 50%.
My friend told me to wait for her to catch up a lil bit, but I'm calling it unless she absolutely falls in love with this cause eyeee am dying.
I'm not sure why paranormal authors feel the need to have SOOOOO many plot points going on all at once/so many plot twists and turns. At what point do we realize that you do not have to completely traumatize your MC to make people connect/feel for them? Cause when I tell you....Maddy shouldn't be standing and traveling or even talking whatsoever. My girl basically went through everything in the book besides meeting the devil himself???? Like goodness.
Also you know a book is ROUGH when theres plot twists and you genuinely just don't care to even see them untwist. 👎
This book is also too long. It DRAGGEDDDDD. Which tells me the end is probably rushed and won't be good, or then I'll have to suffer through the sequel and I just don't think i can do that.
I tried.
My friend told me to wait for her to catch up a lil bit, but I'm calling it unless she absolutely falls in love with this cause eyeee am dying.
I'm not sure why paranormal authors feel the need to have SOOOOO many plot points going on all at once/so many plot twists and turns. At what point do we realize that you do not have to completely traumatize your MC to make people connect/feel for them? Cause when I tell you....Maddy shouldn't be standing and traveling or even talking whatsoever. My girl basically went through everything in the book besides meeting the devil himself???? Like goodness.
Also you know a book is ROUGH when theres plot twists and you genuinely just don't care to even see them untwist. 👎
This book is also too long. It DRAGGEDDDDD. Which tells me the end is probably rushed and won't be good, or then I'll have to suffer through the sequel and I just don't think i can do that.
I tried.
June 24, 2023
paranormal hero romance
3.5⭐
My favorite part of this book is the timeline. This isn’t insta anything. The pace could be quicker. If Roxie Ray had let us know the passage of time, we didn't need to read about some of the day's events.
I loved that it took Maddy time to deal with her issues. Make it feel more realistic, as much as a paranormal book could.
I loved that Nico was a caring alpha mate, which I appreciate—strength without mean cockiness. I think the “love connection” idea was great. It could use a little more connection. Great potential. I don't mean more about sexual connection, that part was ok. We needed to feel the falling in love part more deeply.
All the ideas in the book were great. The characters were great. It needed better editing or something to move the pace along. It needs something to bring some intensity to the dangers and ramp of the wins.
3.5⭐
My favorite part of this book is the timeline. This isn’t insta anything. The pace could be quicker. If Roxie Ray had let us know the passage of time, we didn't need to read about some of the day's events.
I loved that it took Maddy time to deal with her issues. Make it feel more realistic, as much as a paranormal book could.
I loved that Nico was a caring alpha mate, which I appreciate—strength without mean cockiness. I think the “love connection” idea was great. It could use a little more connection. Great potential. I don't mean more about sexual connection, that part was ok. We needed to feel the falling in love part more deeply.
All the ideas in the book were great. The characters were great. It needed better editing or something to move the pace along. It needs something to bring some intensity to the dangers and ramp of the wins.
April 14, 2023
By the end of this book I was just pushing through to make it to the ending. The whole book was problem after problem, but not necessarily in an exciting way. I am just glad I finally made it to the end. Did not enjoy this enough to continue the series.
January 9, 2024
DNF - giving up on this book. Just could not get into the story. It had promise, but it was so drawn out, and I was bored and way more interested in other books I was reading. It could not keep my interest enough to invest in finishing not only this book but the other 2 listed in the series…
October 11, 2022
The Alpha’s Fated Encounter by Roxie Ray is a paranormal fated-mate shifter romance novel brimming with mystery, danger, twists, action, and steam. This is the first installment in the series and is definitely a longer read. Maddy is a strong heroine that is intelligent, kind, friendly, and confident. She has a good head on her shoulders and owns her business. Maddy is a likable and relatable heroine (which I find very important) and was so pleased she didn’t crumble under all of the pressures in her life. Nico is a muscular alpha of the Lorenzo shifter pack and utterly swoon-worthy when it comes to his mate. He has to be patient, supportive, and protective of Maddy because danger is lurking around every corner. There were a few times where I felt like the chapters were repetitive and the length of the book could have been shortened, but overall, this was such a great world-building book starter. I loved the twists and and am looking forward to book 2!
Tropes: Paranormal romance, fated mates, shifters
Heat: 3/5
Tropes: Paranormal romance, fated mates, shifters
Heat: 3/5
October 30, 2022
Oh hell no. This book was LONG as hell!!! So incredibly drawn out with the vilest of characters imaginable. And don't get me started on the ending... I can't stand cliffhangers. This thing droned on forever and after all that time, it wasn't even an ending! So sorry I picked this up and wasted my whole weekend.
November 30, 2022
Way too long -DNF
Good plot, but there wasn't enough of a plot to carry 600 plus pages. I had a hard time connecting with the leads. I didn't feel their love for each other. It was very blah. I got to page 517, and I just couldn't go any further. I was falling asleep.
Good plot, but there wasn't enough of a plot to carry 600 plus pages. I had a hard time connecting with the leads. I didn't feel their love for each other. It was very blah. I got to page 517, and I just couldn't go any further. I was falling asleep.
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January 6, 2023DNF at 80%. I just can’t anymore. The further the story proceeded, the more it became bogged down in inanities. And when events did happen, it felt rushed and awkward in pacing.
The characters were fine, but that’s kinda the problem…they were just “fine”. Romance was also just ‘fine’.
The characters were fine, but that’s kinda the problem…they were just “fine”. Romance was also just ‘fine’.
November 10, 2024
*Rating: 3 - 3.5 stars**
I’m always up for some paranormal fiction, and I enjoyed the plot of this story, though it did feel like it dragged at times but I had to know what was going on.
The narrative begins with a woman who finds herself under attack by shifters, and she has no idea why. Fortunately, she is rescued by other shifters, one of whom appears to be her fated mate. However, the question remains: is she truly human, or is there something more to her?
As she enters an entirely new world, the story is rich in tension as she navigates her identity and her newfound status within this society. But why are they trying to kill her? Emotions run high as the characters confront their circumstances, dealing with conflicting feelings of fear, hope, and longing. The presence of strong alpha males adds another layer of complexity to the tale.
Amidst these challenges, there is also an undercurrent of playful interactions. Overall, it’s an interesting blend of love, action, and adventure that keeps you engaged from beginning to end.
I’m always up for some paranormal fiction, and I enjoyed the plot of this story, though it did feel like it dragged at times but I had to know what was going on.
The narrative begins with a woman who finds herself under attack by shifters, and she has no idea why. Fortunately, she is rescued by other shifters, one of whom appears to be her fated mate. However, the question remains: is she truly human, or is there something more to her?
As she enters an entirely new world, the story is rich in tension as she navigates her identity and her newfound status within this society. But why are they trying to kill her? Emotions run high as the characters confront their circumstances, dealing with conflicting feelings of fear, hope, and longing. The presence of strong alpha males adds another layer of complexity to the tale.
Amidst these challenges, there is also an undercurrent of playful interactions. Overall, it’s an interesting blend of love, action, and adventure that keeps you engaged from beginning to end.
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May 12, 2024DNF @ 12%
This writing was truly horrendous and genuinely hard to follow.
This writing was truly horrendous and genuinely hard to follow.
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March 26, 2023I’m 54% of the way through and had to write this review.
I plowed through the first 20% but OMG the next 34% is crawling at a snails pace. Goodness gracious, we GET it. She’s ~different~. Move the plot along 👏🏻👏🏻
I plowed through the first 20% but OMG the next 34% is crawling at a snails pace. Goodness gracious, we GET it. She’s ~different~. Move the plot along 👏🏻👏🏻
March 24, 2023
Enjoyable read , a little slow in spots , but I liked it
This story was a Lot !!!
Lots of angst, lots of questions, lots of discovery, and lots if mystery.
Maddy is a bar owner and she is adopted. She has known this for a while. Her friend had just had one of those DNA tests, that tell you your ancestry . What adopted person doesn't want to know where they really come from ???
Once Maddy gives a sample of her DNA, this story takes off !!
Nico and his friends finally dragged him out for drinks, and they find a horrible scene !!
Maddy and Nico were great people whose lives changed overnight. They have to unravel the mystery of who Maddy is , before the bad people can catch her. Using their wits and several people on their side, this book does have an awful lot of information, that slows the flow somewhat. But hang in there to the explosive ending . It is not a ," cliff hanger ", but there is more story in the next book !!! I thought this book was very enjoyable, if somewhat .....wordy. There were some great action scenes, but I wanted them to get to it already !!! 😃😃
Definitely getting the next book in this series !!
This story was a Lot !!!
Lots of angst, lots of questions, lots of discovery, and lots if mystery.
Maddy is a bar owner and she is adopted. She has known this for a while. Her friend had just had one of those DNA tests, that tell you your ancestry . What adopted person doesn't want to know where they really come from ???
Once Maddy gives a sample of her DNA, this story takes off !!
Nico and his friends finally dragged him out for drinks, and they find a horrible scene !!
Maddy and Nico were great people whose lives changed overnight. They have to unravel the mystery of who Maddy is , before the bad people can catch her. Using their wits and several people on their side, this book does have an awful lot of information, that slows the flow somewhat. But hang in there to the explosive ending . It is not a ," cliff hanger ", but there is more story in the next book !!! I thought this book was very enjoyable, if somewhat .....wordy. There were some great action scenes, but I wanted them to get to it already !!! 😃😃
Definitely getting the next book in this series !!
November 21, 2023
The Alpha’s Fated Encounter is book one in the Fated to Royalty sereis by Roxie Ray.
I read an excerpt that popped up on my Facebook feed. It made the novel sound interesting and of course look at the cover. Very nice!
Unfortunately, this story is slow and nothing happens. I was board, theirs lots of repetition, and the timeline is not linear. We have a mystery, but not even that plot-line of finding out about the heroine and why everyone wants her dead could keep me interested. The whole story is slow.
The Alpha’s Fated Encounter was not the book for me. If the blurb intrigues you, I urge you to give it a shot. Just because it did not work for me does not mean it won’t for you.
Rated: DNF 28%
I read an excerpt that popped up on my Facebook feed. It made the novel sound interesting and of course look at the cover. Very nice!
Unfortunately, this story is slow and nothing happens. I was board, theirs lots of repetition, and the timeline is not linear. We have a mystery, but not even that plot-line of finding out about the heroine and why everyone wants her dead could keep me interested. The whole story is slow.
The Alpha’s Fated Encounter was not the book for me. If the blurb intrigues you, I urge you to give it a shot. Just because it did not work for me does not mean it won’t for you.
Rated: DNF 28%
October 6, 2022
Nico has an unexpected reaction to Maddy. He is protective and possessive and doesn't understand why. She is a human. She doesn't feel the bonds the way shifters do.
Maddy was an innocent in the world. After she meets Nico, a voice in her mind says the word mate. She is lost and confused. Someone is after her for reasons unknown. Nico is looking for answers. She is human so she couldn't be his mate. It wasn't possible, was it?
Secrets and lies are revealed, but while a lot of questions are answered, there are still many that are not. In the aftermath, Nico and Maddy must hurry to save not only Maddy's life, but those of the people she loves too.
Maddy was an innocent in the world. After she meets Nico, a voice in her mind says the word mate. She is lost and confused. Someone is after her for reasons unknown. Nico is looking for answers. She is human so she couldn't be his mate. It wasn't possible, was it?
Secrets and lies are revealed, but while a lot of questions are answered, there are still many that are not. In the aftermath, Nico and Maddy must hurry to save not only Maddy's life, but those of the people she loves too.
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April 29, 2023Regretfully, I DNF'd this book. *sigh* The story really had potential and started off well - I lost about 30% in - no real progress had been made. Maddy's character traits seemed so contradictory - she was strong in convictions & attituded then she took a complete 180.
Maddy was weak & watered down, a damsel in distress. Just didn't fit the story well. I thought we were getting a "kick-ass" heroine at the start, then we didn't.
Maddy was weak & watered down, a damsel in distress. Just didn't fit the story well. I thought we were getting a "kick-ass" heroine at the start, then we didn't.
October 29, 2022
This book is SO SLOW! And there’s a lot of random mistakes. Timing should’ve been a week, max and suddenly it’s been 2? Grammatical errors… I got barely to 17% and was over it. The book is extremely long for what it is and like another reviewer stated, it reads like one of those books where you pay by the chapter.
It could’ve been a good book if thing were cut out and condensed.
DNF.
It could’ve been a good book if thing were cut out and condensed.
DNF.
November 21, 2022
I read this but I wasn't overly impressed. The premise is fine but the story was LONG and needed editing.. but also more to keep me entertained. Idk what I was looking for but The Alpha's Fated Encounter was missing a few ingredients.
January 3, 2024
I could not put it down , like wake up in the middle of the night and started reading for a few hours before passing out ! Definitely had to remind myself to unclench my jaw a few times , at times could feel the emotions . Definitely worth the read
September 25, 2024
Maddy is incredibly unlikable as a person. For example: male lead says he's taking her to Tennesse and her reply is "Tennessee? Like banjo's?" And that is one of the lesser judgemental statements! DNF at 45%. My second attempt at this author, and my last.
January 18, 2023
I’m going to begrudgingly give this two stars for decent world building and not entirely horrible characters. DNF I made it 402 pages in and gave up. The book is waaaay to long, 675 pages via kindle.
There is too much messing around with, what my gamer brain is going to call, side quests. A little of that fine fair but dear gods it’s probably 3/4 of the book that I read. There doesn’t need to be this endless will she shift won’t she. Also we get it she’s going through wolf puberty. We don’t need to be told 3 million times. I swear the author mentioned the puberty thing every few pages for 100 pages. We. Get. It. Both leads have insecurities we get it. Some of the dialogue made my eyes roll so hard I was worried they would get stuck up there.
The sex was bad, I got the feeling the author was uncomfortable writing it. If you don’t want to write sex don’t just leave it out. I was also bored with the sex. It was basically silent and I need some dirty talk or something but no it was mostly internal monologue, yes we get it you are having a moment with your fated mate blah blah blah some noise some dominance in the bedroom SOMETHING. Between the side quests and the bad sex I was just bored I didn’t even care about the side story of Sebastian and Abi like I wanted to but didn’t. I wish the book was half this length it might have been better.
There is too much messing around with, what my gamer brain is going to call, side quests. A little of that fine fair but dear gods it’s probably 3/4 of the book that I read. There doesn’t need to be this endless will she shift won’t she. Also we get it she’s going through wolf puberty. We don’t need to be told 3 million times. I swear the author mentioned the puberty thing every few pages for 100 pages. We. Get. It. Both leads have insecurities we get it. Some of the dialogue made my eyes roll so hard I was worried they would get stuck up there.
The sex was bad, I got the feeling the author was uncomfortable writing it. If you don’t want to write sex don’t just leave it out. I was also bored with the sex. It was basically silent and I need some dirty talk or something but no it was mostly internal monologue, yes we get it you are having a moment with your fated mate blah blah blah some noise some dominance in the bedroom SOMETHING. Between the side quests and the bad sex I was just bored I didn’t even care about the side story of Sebastian and Abi like I wanted to but didn’t. I wish the book was half this length it might have been better.
February 24, 2024
“She Wolf” - Shakira
“Standing with you” - Guy Sebastian
I was bouncing between 3.5 and 4 stars and there were some factors that bump this story up to a 4 for me. One, the characters are adults and of similar age. Not just 18 or one 18 and the other 500 but both are about 28. I don’t want to read about high school or college kids. I enjoyed that they both had created adult lives and had life experiences. Two, the MMC is never an asshole to the FMC. Is he an alpha? Yes. Is he confident and in charge? Yes. Does he demand things or use his power over the FMC? No. He is considerate of her feelings and space and is understanding and only rough with her when she ask him to be. Three, he falls first- I’m a sucker for that trope.
Saying all that, I’m not dying to read book two. I could honestly take it or leave it at this moment. There were also moment when I thought to myself can we start wrapping this up or making some headway.
“Standing with you” - Guy Sebastian
I was bouncing between 3.5 and 4 stars and there were some factors that bump this story up to a 4 for me. One, the characters are adults and of similar age. Not just 18 or one 18 and the other 500 but both are about 28. I don’t want to read about high school or college kids. I enjoyed that they both had created adult lives and had life experiences. Two, the MMC is never an asshole to the FMC. Is he an alpha? Yes. Is he confident and in charge? Yes. Does he demand things or use his power over the FMC? No. He is considerate of her feelings and space and is understanding and only rough with her when she ask him to be. Three, he falls first- I’m a sucker for that trope.
Saying all that, I’m not dying to read book two. I could honestly take it or leave it at this moment. There were also moment when I thought to myself can we start wrapping this up or making some headway.
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