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Black Gold by Vivian Arend

mixedishshelby's review

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3.0

I liked that it was an interracial relationship, though it's not overt, and you don't really realize it until someone says something about Gem's race.

I was annoyed by the lack of communication between these two even though they were supposed to be mates.

nerdgirllin's review

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3.0

It was a cute story, it's one I've read so many times but with different characters and slightly different plot lines. It served as a great distraction after some heavier reading though. It's a cute little paranormal romance, my only criticisms are the sex scenes seem a bit excessive and the language is at times unrealistic. Like, who calls their professor "the prof." Aside from that, I enjoyed the multicultural element to it and thought it was an okay read.

amyiw's review

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4.0

3.75
Pretty good PNR where an overbearing dominate has to step back to let his mate a bit of freedom. Hard for him to do. It started out great and ended good but somewhere in the middle it just wasn't as hot or interesting. It seemed like they flounder about the final mating bite and talking about the possible futures. The side characters, couple, were just as good as the main couple, the alpha and a human fix it all. I suspect they will have their own book.

audiobookmel's review

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4.0

I really enjoyed this story. It has two storylines. Our main hero and heroine Shaun and Gemmita are a great pair, even if things start off a little rough for them. Gem has lived a very sheltered and in the life of luxury. Now she is stepping out into the Yukon to do research for a paper. She has a lot to prove to her father, the people of town and herself. Shaun has always lived the bachelor life, doing backcountry tours.

Although this story has the fated mates thing with werewolves, you still see this pair struggle with how they are going make it work for them longterm. There are questions about where they live. Do they stay in the Yukon, which Shaun loves or move to the only home that Gem has ever known.

There is also a great secondary story with Evan, the alpha and Caroline, his human assistant. Their story was great. I really wished that they had gotten a book of their own, instead of a side story in this book. Hopefully, we will get more of them in future books.

Overall great story with some suspense and romance. Can't wait to get to book two in this series.

emilyhei's review

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4.0

Shaun is tired of seeing his friends finding their mates and is feeling a bit of loneliness when it comes to himself. He knows that he may not be the ideal mate for some but what he didn't expect is to have his mate be a southern debutante. Shaun has a dirty mouth and Gemmita is pure class. She is in Whitehorse, Yukon to research caribou but plans to leave when it is done, can Shaun and Gem find a reason to stay together other than being mates?

This was good but I found myself more intrigued with Evan and Caroline. Checking out the next book.

bookdarling1987's review

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1.0

I love My paranormal Romance I just this one was odd. dont get Me wrong shifters are fun just didnt like it.

leleedow's review

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3.0

This was an okay read I just felt like it was missing so much I do want to finish the series I hope book 2 is better than this one

felyn's review

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3.0

Read for Debbie Macomber's 2020 reading challenge.
January: A book with a colour in the title.

mousegoddess's review

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2.0

The first book in a series should make me want to read the rest of it, but I don't give a single solitary fuck about any of the characters. It was a quick read but when I was done *shrug* meh.

readermonica's review

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3.0

I tried to listen to this one, but I really wasn't enjoying the narration. I started to grit my teeth while listening so that's a good sign that I need to let this one go. :( The story was fine but I just couldn't keep going when the narrator's voice was so grating for me. I'll give this one a reread at some point.