First re-read: 1/22/2024 3.5 stars This is a quick, easy read and pretty entertaining, but not my favorite in this series. I definitely prefer Quarry PFirst re-read: 1/22/2024 3.5 stars This is a quick, easy read and pretty entertaining, but not my favorite in this series. I definitely prefer Quarry Pack dynamics. This feels like it could've been Killian's origin story almost if he was lazy and decided 'fuck it this pack sucks, I'm not changing shit'. Can't really blame Alec...I wouldn't want to be "King Shit of Turd Mountain" either
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First re-read: 1/22/2024 3.5 stars This is a quick, easy read and pretty entertaining, but not my favorite in this series. I definitely prefer Quarry Pack dynamics. This feels like it could've been Killian's origin story almost if he was lazy and decided 'fuck it this pack sucks, I'm not changing shit'. Can't really blame Alec...I wouldn't want to be "King Shit of Turd Mountain" either...more
The premise of this was really exciting to me because I’ve read and loved a few books where the heroine is pregnant with another man’s baby 3.75 stars
The premise of this was really exciting to me because I’ve read and loved a few books where the heroine is pregnant with another man’s baby when she meets the hero. And this added the PNR aspect of the h not even knowing she was pregnant or why and danger surrounding what people wanted her baby for. I also just love this series and was excited for another Psy-Changeling pairing.
Life got busy and this took a lot longer to read than it would have otherwise, but I also think the slow burn nature of this made it easier to put down and come back to. I loved that Auden was pregnant, however, she was pregnant most of the book and Remi refused to go there which lead to their relationship development being very slow. The were also so clueless about everything happening to Auden and her baby for way, way too long. I was also anxious to meet her baby and how cute that would be so I wish all of that had happened earlier on and more of the plot like finding out why and who could’ve occurred after the birth so the relationship didn’t feel so rush at the end and we weren’t left in the dark so long.
Also, Nalini is the queen of world building in my eyes. I love the world she’s built here and the forethought she put into the series. Breadcrumbs in book 1 came to fruition in book 10, it’s amazing to see how intricate and thought out everything is. However, this book was the first time the world building felt a bit weak to me ...more
Suzanne Wright writes something, I read it. Those are the rules. This was very middle of the road for her. I liked the arranged mating angle, that wasSuzanne Wright writes something, I read it. Those are the rules. This was very middle of the road for her. I liked the arranged mating angle, that was new and fun. Also the h being submissive was a nice change of pace but she honestly wasn’t all that different besides getting left out of some fights. I’d like to see a super sweet h with no bite from SW, that could be fun.
As is typical everything else was the same: life threatening danger this time in the form of a brand new pack that everyone has always known about but they’re only now they’re making trouble for their pack and so the h & H’s lives were endangered no less than 3 times. There was the instalove, ultra possessive, alpha shifter things and the random ultra quirky thing about the h. In this case she has a never ending appetite so much so that she can beat grown men Wolverine shifters in eating contests…...more
I’m going to start off by saying I did like this book, I consider 3 stars a good rating, but I think this could have been better. It took me like 3 daI’m going to start off by saying I did like this book, I consider 3 stars a good rating, but I think this could have been better. It took me like 3 days to read this and part of that was savoring a new release and being busy and part of that was that it wasn’t always hard to put down.
I thought Misery was actually really funny. Not in a laugh out loud way, but just witty and cute. The name ‘Misery’ though…no. What. Why? (Ranted about this more at the end of this review lol). She’s had a weird life growing up as ‘the Collateral’ in human territory and I don’t fully understand the boring life she chose to live in the human world, but she is loyal af and I salute her dedication to finding Serena even when it meant marrying an alpha werewolf and probably dying. Not totally sold on why Lowe would marry a vamp, but anyway.
I wanted more from the world building and the otherness of werewolves/vampyres(don’t like that spelling) could’ve been focused on more. It was all just very normal. I wanted Lowe to be more overcome with wolfy instincts he couldn’t suppress. I wanted things to be more chaotic and dangerous and less controlled. I wanted more passion. I wanted her meeting his wolf to feel more special and cool. Idk everything to do with their species was just very meh. He had “seconds” in “huddles” (which wasn’t adequately explained) whom he cared about and worked with but we didn’t see that so I didn’t feel that he cared for them the way an alpha normally has bone deep bonds with his hierarchical structure (whatever it is). He was in charge of the largest pack in North America but again didn’t see/feel that responsibility the way I wanted to because the enormity of that task was never shown. He went on runs as a wolf but again we were just told these things and never saw them, what it meant for him to change forms and run/bond with his pack. Basically this book would’ve benefited HUGELY from a more dual POV. My favorite things about PNR shifter books are the pack dynamics, the werewolf instincts, shifting, the dominance, the fated mate bond, knotting (if the author wants to go there haha and this one did so thanks). We got some of it, but not all and a lot of it was watered down. Also whose idea was it to make vampyres lame? The weakest of the 3 species? Can’t even smell (…but then can smell sometimes...more
This was really cute and sweet. I love an accidental pregnancy trope so I couldn’t really resist this one and I’m glad I gave it a chance. I 3.5 stars
This was really cute and sweet. I love an accidental pregnancy trope so I couldn’t really resist this one and I’m glad I gave it a chance. I liked how personal this book was to the author with Winnie’s hand disability being identical to her own, but I would’ve liked to get a bit more about Bo’s disability and how it affected him. I did like how they bonded over that though and how healing they were for each other. In the end though this book was a little tooo sweet for me which is why it didn’t get the full 4 stars, but I did really enjoy it. This is the first new book I’ve read since my move got really busy at the beginning of August...more
This wasn’t the worst thing I’ve ever read, but I lost interest in it pretty quick. I haven’t had a ton of time to read, but I’ve slowly made my way tThis wasn’t the worst thing I’ve ever read, but I lost interest in it pretty quick. I haven’t had a ton of time to read, but I’ve slowly made my way through and now I’m glad to be done. Also this was my bad, but I didn’t realize this was a series about the same couple so this was pretty slow burn and nothing really happened this book which wasn’t what I was looking for. I wanted to read a short silly smutty bear shifter RH romance just for fun and I expected it to be bad, but if it had wrapped up in book one I would’ve had a better time with it....more
This was…fine. Very predictable and a bit boring though. I acknowledge and like that SW can be quite formulaic in her writing and characters 2.5 stars
This was…fine. Very predictable and a bit boring though. I acknowledge and like that SW can be quite formulaic in her writing and characters and often times that’s comforting, but it’s just not hitting the same in this series. The recycled characters and plot just feels inauthentic. Cain and Wynter say and do all the right things, perfectly and quickly. No tension, no surprises, idk. Everything just moves really fast, and while I can get behind instalove I just don’t feel their love the same as other series/characters.
I did like the brief nod to Lucifer, tying in the loose over-arching world building of her series. Wynter’s coven wasn’t as OTT and annoying as I found them last book. I liked that we finally learned almost all of Cain’s secrets…like kinda interesting, honestly...more
SW is a comfort read, auto-click author for me so I was stoked for a new release from her. I took my time reading this one though, I think because picSW is a comfort read, auto-click author for me so I was stoked for a new release from her. I took my time reading this one though, I think because picking what book to read next can often suck and I just wanted to enjoy this one as long as possible ...more
I love this series and I’m always excited for a new installment. That said the past few books haven’t gone in the direction I thought they’d take. LikI love this series and I’m always excited for a new installment. That said the past few books haven’t gone in the direction I thought they’d take. Like where are the Blacksea changelings? I get that the net has a lot going on, but so did they and now it’s been like idk how many books and how much time passed with no word on them ...more
As a Nalini Singh stan I feel like the comparisons to the Guild Hunter series were glaringly obvious just with demons instead of angels and u2.5 stars
As a Nalini Singh stan I feel like the comparisons to the Guild Hunter series were glaringly obvious just with demons instead of angels and ultimately Danica was a cheap knock off of Elena and same for Samael…he’s no Raphael. My problems with this book stemmed from the world building being pretty weak, the writing/plot needing a good editor and a lot of telling vs showing. The reason Danica and Samael didn’t compare to other PNR characters I love is because we’re told she’s a great bounty hunter, but she doesn’t really do anything all that impressive nor does she have some impressive reputation with examples to make me think she’s any good. Samael is supposedly the most powerful demon earth side, but that’s never really exhibited until the very end and that was pretty boring. This is very clearly being set up as a series so not a ton happens in this book and it needed something. So I guess I just wanted more from them as characters separately and then together as well because I don’t feel like the tension between them was built all that well. All that said as I was reading I wanted to give this 3 stars because it did keep me interested, I love demons and magic, but as the book progressed I just couldn’t rate it that high ...more
This was interesting. Gina L Maxwell is known for her kink so I was excited to see how she blended that with PNR. I found the kink a little l3.5 stars
This was interesting. Gina L Maxwell is known for her kink so I was excited to see how she blended that with PNR. I found the kink a little lacking, what we got was good but then it was like “over the past week we’ve done x y and x” and I was like bro show don’t tell lol that would’ve been fun to see. Overall I feel like her fae world building was pretty good and I’m interested to see more in this series. Although I do feel like the H and h have the more interesting backstory so I’m not sure how the next characters will top that. I also thought the mystery surrounding why Bryn was in Vegas and everything else about her was drawn out too long for how obvious it was. All in all though this was entertaining and a fun read....more
Whoa. That was unexpected. I’m glad I went into this without reading a single review or looking at ratings. I knew I wanted to read it no ma4.25 stars
Whoa. That was unexpected. I’m glad I went into this without reading a single review or looking at ratings. I knew I wanted to read it no matter what and didn’t want any expectations whether positive or negative going in and I would recommend that for anyone interested in this book. Honestly don’t even read the rest of my ‘review’, it’s going to be vague so no explicit spoilers, but just leave and start the book now...more
This was fine, but not all that gripping for me personally. This couldn’t have been more different from the first book in every aspect, thes2.75 stars
This was fine, but not all that gripping for me personally. This couldn’t have been more different from the first book in every aspect, these don’t even really feel like they should be a part of the same series. The only loose tie was the aftermath of the heroine from book 1’s crazy ex boyfriend, turns out he was an incredibly old, powerful, insane, evil vampire and his super boring personality and obsession with an English school teacher makes even less sense to me now. I did like seeing the vampire side of things and that they’re not all evil, but everything I liked about book 1: the remote Alaskan setting, small town vibes, pack life/community, the poetic gloom of it all, etc was not here for obvious reasons.
I found Tessa’s doormat situation with her whole family to be pretty upsetting/depressing and that was never properly resolved. They had one nice dinner and the author was like ✔️✍️ that’s wrapped up perfectly and I was like um, no. Plus logistically I’m confused about how she’s going to explain to her family that she’s not aging, that was not even attempted to be explained they just mention she’ll have to watch everyone she loves die so I felt like some world building aspects were a little muddy. Amos was kinda boring. Idk what it is about this author and making vampires not interested in ever leaving the house or doing anything fun but it’s a little off brand for the genre lol I feel like she tried to combat that by throwing in the CNC kink but it just really wasn’t believable for me with these two, idk they just weren’t doing it for me. In general their relationship building was pretty route: he feeds, she comes, he feeds her snacks, repeat. I got bored. They had their cute moments, but overall this book had a hard time keeping my attention. That said I did finish it and I found the ending with Phillipe pretty cute so I wonder if anything more will ever come with him? Kinda random to just throw in especially since his story feels so open ended, but I see book 3 is back to being about werewolves so idk if we’ll ever follow up there or not....more
First re-read: 1/17-18/2024 Re-reading this because book 4 finally comes out in a few days so I wanted to refresh my memory. It's still as moody and ruFirst re-read: 1/17-18/2024 Re-reading this because book 4 finally comes out in a few days so I wanted to refresh my memory. It's still as moody and rustic-Alaskan-wilderness-y as I remember and I love the vibes. I will be skipping book 2 because the vampires are lame in this series ...more
This was fine, kinda cute and pretty cringe, but that was expected. I’ve been reading this here and there while traveling so I don’t have anything supThis was fine, kinda cute and pretty cringe, but that was expected. I’ve been reading this here and there while traveling so I don’t have anything super coherent to say about it other than that I read a smut scene in an old church in Germany lol ...more
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