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The Tyrant Alpha's Rejected Mate by Cate C. Wells

20 reviews

mslori's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Here's the thing, I usually don't care for wolf shifter pack or books with alphas. I try them every year and they just fall flat for me. But this author, seems to make me at least like genres (like biker romance) that I would normally avoid. So with that in mind this is the best wolf shifter pack with a temperamental alpha and fated mate story I have ever read. I still don't love this genre, but this book was pretty good. 
Hope that makes sense. 
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Violence, and Sexism

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping

rakizaka's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, Misogyny, and Violence

sultrytartreviews's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I did really enjoy this book, especially the characters. The stars reflect more of the storyline than the character building, which I loved. What really did it for me was the amazing and on point groveling. If a book has a great grovel, count me in!

I loved Una's strength and how we get to watch Killian turn himself inside out to discover she has a different kind of strength and set of skills from him. Just chef's kiss.

I did wish that the conflict for the end of the novel was more addressed/important to the rest of the story. It was hinted at and spread around, but it ultimately felt very over and done with when it came to the climax. Like, why'd we even include it if we were gonna just sweep past it so quickly? I wanted more cohesion I suppose from the whole storyline instead of..here is the romance part...here is the action part...here is the exciting climax part.

Overall this was a fun read and I do suggest it. I will be reading more in this series and from this author.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Violence

now_booking's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

This was a unique sort of shifter romance where instead of being a mate-or-nothing sort, the alpha, Killian, rejects his fated mate, Una, initially (for really no good reason, let’s be honest) and spends the rest of the book groveling to get her back. I overall liked it and thought I’d was good, but I’m also not feeling like it’s my favourite shifter romance I’ve ever encountered. It was well-written and despite the beginning I liked how the author managed to write Killian back from an absolute a-hole to someone I actively liked. Una also came into her own in this story which was nice. Sometimes in these stories when one character has a huge character growth arc, the other character is kind of forgotten, but Una also came into her own in confidence and assertiveness throughout this book and that was a pleasure to read. I think some of the character transitions from beginning to end seemed to pop out of nowhere but this was good and I would read the next book happily. The secondary characters really popped and I’m curious about so many potential couples here. Not much diversity, but there is a gender non-conforming potential story lurking in this world (maybe in a future book) that I think would be really innovative for shifter romance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Bullying, Ableism, Blood, Classism, Death of parent, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Abandonment

Minor: Domestic abuse and Child abuse

cluckieduck's review against another edition

funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

As I branch out from my typical genres, I believe this is my first “rejected mate” trope. While I enjoyed the setup in the beginning and most of the story up to ~75%, once I finished there’s just something…meh about it. 

I enjoyed both leads and the dual POV narration. Una is a spunky lead, just trying to keep a low profile while she works towards her independence outside of being a ‘lone female reject.’  Her and ‘her girls’ are a lovely breath of fresh air in this pack ruled by strength. Killian gives a first impression as a big, dumb, brutish Alpha, but there’s more than meets the eye, especially once we’re treated to some heartbreaking flashbacks that really flesh out his character. They’re also both pretty darn funny - I found myself chuckling out loud at times, especially once Killian starts trying to win Una back. 

I definitely wasn’t expecting how much of a slow-burn this story would be. The language is so crude, with so much sexual imagery and tension right from the get-go, but the actual romance between the two leads takes a loooong time to get going. Not necessarily a bad thing, what with Una giving the big ol’ FU to Killian for the initial mate rejection, just not what I was expecting!

Anyways, perhaps once I get a few more of this trope under my belt I may feel differently. I’m moving onto book 2 right away, and I do think I will give this a re-read at some point.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Vomit

diandra_s's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Violence

tiggerreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

CW: violence, blood

I wasn't sure what to expect as I read some not enthusiastic reviews before I decided to read this one. I have to say that I disagree with all of the ones that I read. I like the world that Ms. Wells built. Shifters are known to humans and the magic is interesting. I liked that Killian spent a good portion of the book groveling. I understand why Una was reluctant to believe Killian. He brought her a lot of pain. I found the explanation as to why Killian didn't feel the mate bond at first. It makes Abertha a very interesting character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Minor: Death of parent

marysbookinit's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

I enjoyed this story overall, and I loved the female MC - her and her wolf were a joy to read. Una had a lot of bad hands dealt to her in life but she paved her own way to purpose and finding little slices of happiness in a society that treats her as ‘less than’, and she empowers her friends to do the same. I would lay down my life for all of the lone females in this book. Very intrigued by future pairings.

The male MC rejected Uma as his mate early on - big mistake, huge. I could always use more grovel but he did do a fair bit here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexism, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Pregnancy and Sexual harassment

ashleycmms's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Abandonment, Ableism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence and Sexual assault

louise_lion's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Blood

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse