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raynebair's review against another edition
4.0
Loved this series. The little ones are so cute! Especially as animals. It was fun to see everyone in Gray's pack again. Even if just for a short while.
nasaje's review
3.0
Cute story that I read in one sitting. It's a companion novel to the first three books, but you could technically read it alone since it explains all the things that matter to this story, but it's much more fun to read after the first three.
Macy Blake writes some of the best books kids ever, and Avery and Blake were super cute. In terms of romance, there isn't a lot, and what there is, is more centered around pack-building.
Macy Blake writes some of the best books kids ever, and Avery and Blake were super cute. In terms of romance, there isn't a lot, and what there is, is more centered around pack-building.
see_sadie_read's review against another edition
2.0
2.5
This is by far the weakest offering of the Triad series. It felt much more like an extended epilogue to address what happened to Riley's little friends Avery and Blake (who are introduced at the end of Soul Magic) than an actual book or story of its own. Its timeline runs concurrent to most of the last book and it essentially answers the question, when Riley was being adopted by Simon, Avery and Blake were doing what?
It's only about half as long as the other books. It also doesn't involve a certain type of magic (mind, body or soul), which means I don't know what the title is supposed to refer to. But worst of all, there isn't much in line of a plot. Avery and Blake's uncle is called back from overseas to raise them, he doesn't know what he'll do, his old best friend helps, they of course fall (back) in love, and eventually they merge with the High Moon Pack and have a happy ending.
Sure, it's a feel-good, but it's also booooring and predictable. Even worse, it doesn't even bother with the important parts of the little bit it has. For example, after living together for a month or so while Dom tries to settle things to raise the boys Joseph takes him house-hunting. Dom finds fault with all the houses because he really just wants Joseph to ask him to stay with him. But the reader hadn't been given even one flirty, sexy, UST, loving, etc scene. NOTHING. We'd seen Dom's first day of work, the boys and Joseph cooking dinner with the token female BFF and that sort of thing, but nothing between Dom and Joseph. So, the reader has no emotional investment in the relationship, it doesn't feel natural, and honestly I just couldn't be bothered to care.
I think this series has always been about men loving their kids and families. I’ll grant that that touches an easily twanged “awww” string in me (and probably most women), but my this particular book didn’t put enough effort into the men, the kids or the family to pull it off. At the end they remained 3 distinct things and unless merged together they just don’t have any notable effect.
This is by far the weakest offering of the Triad series. It felt much more like an extended epilogue to address what happened to Riley's little friends Avery and Blake (who are introduced at the end of Soul Magic) than an actual book or story of its own. Its timeline runs concurrent to most of the last book and it essentially answers the question, when Riley was being adopted by Simon, Avery and Blake were doing what?
It's only about half as long as the other books. It also doesn't involve a certain type of magic (mind, body or soul), which means I don't know what the title is supposed to refer to. But worst of all, there isn't much in line of a plot. Avery and Blake's uncle is called back from overseas to raise them, he doesn't know what he'll do, his old best friend helps, they of course fall (back) in love, and eventually they merge with the High Moon Pack and have a happy ending.
Sure, it's a feel-good, but it's also booooring and predictable. Even worse, it doesn't even bother with the important parts of the little bit it has. For example, after living together for a month or so while Dom tries to settle things to raise the boys Joseph takes him house-hunting. Dom finds fault with all the houses because he really just wants Joseph to ask him to stay with him. But the reader hadn't been given even one flirty, sexy, UST, loving, etc scene. NOTHING. We'd seen Dom's first day of work, the boys and Joseph cooking dinner with the token female BFF and that sort of thing, but nothing between Dom and Joseph. So, the reader has no emotional investment in the relationship, it doesn't feel natural, and honestly I just couldn't be bothered to care.
I think this series has always been about men loving their kids and families. I’ll grant that that touches an easily twanged “awww” string in me (and probably most women), but my this particular book didn’t put enough effort into the men, the kids or the family to pull it off. At the end they remained 3 distinct things and unless merged together they just don’t have any notable effect.
isalaur's review
fast-paced
4.0
This fourth book wraps up the Triad series by giving a bit more background on Avery and Blake, the two cubs who also survived the attack on Riley’s pack and who we met at the end of book three as adults.
It gives us the romance of Dominic, Avery and Blake’s uncle, with his childhood friend Joseph. They are reunited through a series of events that exposes Joseph to the supernatural world. The romance story is sweet.
We get another loose end tied up as well (but no spoilers here) which seems to tie up everything from the first three books. Still have some questions that I think could have been addressed as well but this was a good read.
It gives us the romance of Dominic, Avery and Blake’s uncle, with his childhood friend Joseph. They are reunited through a series of events that exposes Joseph to the supernatural world. The romance story is sweet.
We get another loose end tied up as well (but no spoilers here) which seems to tie up everything from the first three books. Still have some questions that I think could have been addressed as well but this was a good read.
jessie_h's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
jferrell526's review against another edition
5.0
A mother's cry.
Joseph is hiking when he hears a mountain lion scream. Dominick gets a call his sister is dead and his nephews are alone. Another great read!
Joseph is hiking when he hears a mountain lion scream. Dominick gets a call his sister is dead and his nephews are alone. Another great read!
the_novel_approach's review against another edition
4.0
I am a sucker for a long lost love given a second chance story. That is really what this book was at its heart. It was a comfort to Joseph, who thought he had done something wrong, or perhaps given away his attraction to Dom and driven him away when they were younger. It was more than comforting to Dom to learn of Joseph’s mutual desire for him.
Tina's full review can be found at The Novel Approach
Tina's full review can be found at The Novel Approach