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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Meh. Didn’t really like either of the MMCs.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Another good entry in the saga of the Darlington pack and their fated mates. Atlas is the new Alpha for the pack and he's still not sure if he's up for the job. The bears are still pushing into their territory, his twin brother is still annoying AF, and his fated mate just wandered into town. David has been medically discharged from the military and his best friend Mars has dragged him on a hiking trip. Mars gets injured during an attack by bears and they are forced to stay in town which allows David and Atlas to be more drawn to one another. After a passionate one night stand, David is pregnant and not sure he's willing to bet on Atlas becoming a responsible parent.
I love the fated mates trope (I know, I know...) and this series delivers. David and Atlas are super hot together and it grows into something lovely. I also like all the cute babies that are part of this series. There is some danger and angst with this one, but not too bad and not for too long.
I love the fated mates trope (I know, I know...) and this series delivers. David and Atlas are super hot together and it grows into something lovely. I also like all the cute babies that are part of this series. There is some danger and angst with this one, but not too bad and not for too long.
David is ex military and an omega who hasn't had a heat in ten years. After his final medical checkup, his friend, Mars McCauley, convinces him to take a hike. What neither expected were to be in the middle of a war among shifters. As his friend snaps his ACL, David tries to get him to safety, until a large wolf lands on him-trying to keep him safe.
Suddenly everything shifts around him, but he doesn't have time to think about any of that, but fate doesn't leave him a choice.
Atlas is an alpha twin and the new pack leader. His brother, Red, met his mate n a previous book and transferred the role of pack responsibilities to him. Now newly minted, the hits just kept coming - learning the role, wondering if he's good enough, a battle for land with the local bears and his fated mate.
Atlas helps David get Mars to Dr. Rohan Holt (where we discover both the athlete and the doctor have been keeping a secret). Things move rather quickly from there.
What should have been one night of passion, ended with a surprise pregnancy. David is surprisingly really accepting of the shifter world and knows what he must to do ensure a safe pregnancy. What he is unsure about is his ability to have a relationship with Atlas. Of course, Atlas has to make whatever changes necessary to help his mate and their pup, even if it means letting them go.
With each passing moment and event, neither are willing to let go-yet are too stubborn to fully let their guard down.
Fate always finds a way. As it turns out, Atlas and Red's father had not been completely truthful about so much regarding their birth parent and so many other pertinent details that formed who these men are in the present. David's mother, Carol, holds many keys to the past and more of their connections have begun to come full circle.
Left open ended, we hope to close the book on these wounds as the series progresses. Up next, Rohan and Mars.
**I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.**
Suddenly everything shifts around him, but he doesn't have time to think about any of that, but fate doesn't leave him a choice.
Atlas is an alpha twin and the new pack leader. His brother, Red, met his mate n a previous book and transferred the role of pack responsibilities to him. Now newly minted, the hits just kept coming - learning the role, wondering if he's good enough, a battle for land with the local bears and his fated mate.
Atlas helps David get Mars to Dr. Rohan Holt (where we discover both the athlete and the doctor have been keeping a secret). Things move rather quickly from there.
What should have been one night of passion, ended with a surprise pregnancy. David is surprisingly really accepting of the shifter world and knows what he must to do ensure a safe pregnancy. What he is unsure about is his ability to have a relationship with Atlas. Of course, Atlas has to make whatever changes necessary to help his mate and their pup, even if it means letting them go.
With each passing moment and event, neither are willing to let go-yet are too stubborn to fully let their guard down.
Fate always finds a way. As it turns out, Atlas and Red's father had not been completely truthful about so much regarding their birth parent and so many other pertinent details that formed who these men are in the present. David's mother, Carol, holds many keys to the past and more of their connections have begun to come full circle.
Left open ended, we hope to close the book on these wounds as the series progresses. Up next, Rohan and Mars.
**I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.**
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
That was pretty cute. I was so excited to read Atlas's story after the end of the previous book, with that shocking cliffhanger, and to finally see him redeem himself and be the alpha the Darlington pack deserves. And well, I was not disappointed per se, but there were a few (minor, I guess) niggles that prevented me from enjoying it as much as the previous book.
First things first, the good. The plot was pretty addicting, the prose was phenomenal and the whole cast of characters was absolutely wonderful: I loved seeing Peter and Shayne a bit more, I loved Red, even when he was being an asshole, I loved Rohan and the twins and Mars and all the other side characters that appeared (new and old faces!). I loved David, one of the MCs, to BITS: he's such a fantastic character, a badass with a sweeter, vulnerable side that absolutely undid me, and I really, really felt for him and all of his struggles. Atlas, on the other hand, although he does redeem himself (and he does that pretty sweetly on the manwhore front, at least! He's so protective and smitten with David), I was still irritated with him for half of the book: he's desperate to prove himself as pack alpha, but instead of seeking help and maybe asking his twin for a hand, he makes pretty bad decisions and he recklessly puts his life in danger a lot. I got pretty frustrated with him, although I did kind of understand his viewpoint and the reasoning behind all that recklessness.
The romance was pretty lovely though: sweet and a tiny bit sexy (not "Red Hot Fate" steam levels though, alas *sighs mournfully*), both of them overprotective of the other and both of them desperate to keep the other happy and safe.
I'm curious to read the next book, although it has the dreaded teacher/student subplot I absolutely loathe: hopefully it's not too prominent!
First things first, the good. The plot was pretty addicting, the prose was phenomenal and the whole cast of characters was absolutely wonderful: I loved seeing Peter and Shayne a bit more, I loved Red, even when he was being an asshole, I loved Rohan and the twins and Mars and all the other side characters that appeared (new and old faces!). I loved David, one of the MCs, to BITS: he's such a fantastic character, a badass with a sweeter, vulnerable side that absolutely undid me, and I really, really felt for him and all of his struggles. Atlas, on the other hand, although he does redeem himself (and he does that pretty sweetly on the manwhore front, at least! He's so protective and smitten with David), I was still irritated with him for half of the book: he's desperate to prove himself as pack alpha, but instead of seeking help and maybe asking his twin for a hand, he makes pretty bad decisions and he recklessly puts his life in danger a lot. I got pretty frustrated with him, although I did kind of understand his viewpoint and the reasoning behind all that recklessness.
The romance was pretty lovely though: sweet and a tiny bit sexy (not "Red Hot Fate" steam levels though, alas *sighs mournfully*), both of them overprotective of the other and both of them desperate to keep the other happy and safe.
I'm curious to read the next book, although it has the dreaded teacher/student subplot I absolutely loathe: hopefully it's not too prominent!