***TRIGGER WARNING: There's a scene at the very end of an antagonist threatening and attempting to sexually assault the heroine; he doesn't get any fu***TRIGGER WARNING: There's a scene at the very end of an antagonist threatening and attempting to sexually assault the heroine; he doesn't get any further than trying to get his hand up her dress. ***
The heroine is very hard to relate to at first because she comes across as extremely materialistic, but she eventually grew on me and I came to realize that it's more that she just really appreciates luxurious things. Having read books with dragon shifters before, I can also see that this is a common trait that authors use: attraction to pretty/shiny/sparkly things so they can collect those items and keep them in their hoard. I get it, but reading about her wanting and getting her bathroom redone with real diamonds in the tiles was a bit much....more
***TRIGGER/CONTENT WARNING: A side character (Rosalie) implies sexual assault in her past without outright saying it, but she was definitely left for ***TRIGGER/CONTENT WARNING: A side character (Rosalie) implies sexual assault in her past without outright saying it, but she was definitely left for dead afterward until the Cullens found her. There's a somewhat detailed newspaper article about murders that have been happening nearby. And I guess be aware of general violence, since this contains paranormal fighting-- people get ripped apart and someone gets beheaded. The usual. Since so much happened in this book, I might be forgetting another trigger, so I suggest reading other reviews just in case. ***
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I'm not really sure what to say about this one. It was pretty good but it was also pretty frustrating. I guess in general I'm glad that Bella chose Edward-- merely for the fact that he's more mentally mature than Jacob. With the weird werewolf aging that was touched on in the last book, I have no idea how old Jacob is anymore. He started out in Book 1 as 15/16 and even though time has obviously passed for them, I can't unsee his beginning age sometimes. ...more
***TRIGGER WARNING: Casual mentions of suicide. The heroine is in a deep depression through most of the book. The Hero plans on suicide via having oth***TRIGGER WARNING: Casual mentions of suicide. The heroine is in a deep depression through most of the book. The Hero plans on suicide via having other people take him out. ***
Same feelings as the last book: the writing isn't great, but it definitely grabs your attention and holds it hostage until the book is finished.
I was really surprised by Jacob's role in this. I didn't know much about this series before starting, so I had assumed he was born a werewolf instead of being an unsuspecting candidate for becoming one. That was an interesting take on being a shifter, but I wish it hadn't given him as many mood swings as Edward seems to go through....more
I would read this again, but I would like to say that the drama with Sabrina had great potential but fizzled into nothing and left a big gaping hole iI would read this again, but I would like to say that the drama with Sabrina had great potential but fizzled into nothing and left a big gaping hole in the plot....more
***TRIGGER WARNING: Brief mention of sexual assault on a minor that results in pregnancy (occurs as a reveal after-the-fact in a side-plot; the pedoph***TRIGGER WARNING: Brief mention of sexual assault on a minor that results in pregnancy (occurs as a reveal after-the-fact in a side-plot; the pedophile gets killed, I think). At the end, there's attempted/implied sexual assault on a really sweet side character (Paulie) that will have his own book in a related series (he was helped before anything happened, just got punched in the face; bad guys got punished off-page). If you haven't read any of the previous books, then be forewarned that Wesley was impersonated by a golem and that golem attempted to sexually assault another member of the pack (Cathair). The attempted assault had just barely started to take place when help arrived, but for the sake of content, essentially nothing big really happened. Nevertheless, the characters involved were understandably traumatized, and since they were under the impression that it was the real Wesley, no one in the pack was looking forward to seeing him again, even after it's revealed that the attacker was an impersonator. Wesley is completely innocent, having been held prisoner in a cave at the time, so he's unaware that anything even happened. ***
January 23, 2023- 3.5 stars. This was my first book by this author and I was really surprised by the good writing quality. I've been hitting a multitude of duds in the last week, so coming across a book that wasn't completely riddled with grammatical issues, that had amazing character development and great dialogue made me really happy. I've already gone through the author's works and selected other books that I'm looking forward to reading.
Since I started this series with this book, I knew going in that there were going to be some aspects that I wouldn't understand. After finishing this, though, I don't think I really missed out on much in terms of background, and I followed the story easily without feeling lost. I will say, though, that before starting, I went through Cathair and Marius' book just to read the scene with the attempted assault so that I'd understand the context of what the others in the pack would be dealing with when faced with Wesley again, and that actually did help.
I really liked Wesley and Cass, and I loved how both of them grew as characters into better men. I enjoyed how Cass reamed out Wesley's pack for not being genuine or honest in their search for Wesley, and how that forced the pack to reevaluate themselves and grow. However, I did not like that Cass made them all have dreams of what Cathair and Marius went through to dig deep and trust their own mates; that felt way too harsh, but I do appreciate that they were only dreaming. That was pretty much the only issue I had with this book, but I'll definitely be reading it again....more
I really wish more time was spent on developing the beginning of the romance. Their start was barely brushed upon before there were time jumps and we I really wish more time was spent on developing the beginning of the romance. Their start was barely brushed upon before there were time jumps and we were suddenly plopped into drama. By the way, I really did not like that Carlie was so heavily involved in the beginning of their relationship. Her involvement came out of nowhere and that was almost enough for me to put this on the DNF shelf. But I'm even more disappointed that we never got to see how Daniel really processed and got used to the idea of someone else giving his mate children. I will say, though, that I am SO fucking relieved that Soren and Carlie never slept together and that they chose IVF to conceive. And I know this is mean, but I was even more relieved when Carlie died. She just did not belong there and her presence was kind of ruining the story for me. I really liked the pups, though, since they stayed in wolf form the whole time and they were very sweet.
Since I never saw the true development of Daniel and Soren's relationship OR the development of Daniel's friendship with Carlie, those two major parts of the story came across as very superficial. Suddenly telling the reader that certain people have become close NEVER works. Readers need more evidence to make the claim believable, and it's essential to show the beginning stages of those relationships to really cement their foundation.
I did enjoy the angst, however, and I will continue reading different books in this series....more
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