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3.29 AVERAGE
3.29 AVERAGE
This was so good!!! Evie was a b@d@ss!! I was lucky enough to receive an ARC of this book! I loved how Evie didn't let them break her. And as much as I wish the boys groveled a bit more, I think the sincerity of their actions and words were exactly what Evie needed.
emotional
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
I enjoy bully and rejected mate tropes but this one didn't hit the mark. A 2.5 read for me and I skimmed the ending.
The premise of the entire pack rejecting Evie is flimsy, to start, and the bullying is mostly just neglect. Worse than that, there's just no chemistry between the guys and Evie because they have almost no meaningful interactions for 80% of the book. No getting to know each other at all. They see the facade she wears and admire her strength but that's very surface level. By her own internal admission, most of what she does is just her trying to be perfect "even if it destroys the real me." So neither the pack nor the reader gets to learn who Evie really is.
Then she almost dies and they just decide to accept her. During heat, they declare to love her. This love feels 2 dimensional at best without the development or interaction to back it up. Any groveling is also completely glossed over with a sentence about how they took her out on dates. How can she not hate them when she doesn't know them? How can they love her when all they know is a mask? And how can I as a reader be invested in a relationship with zero relations?
Admittedly I skimmed the heat scene because it felt gratuitous with all these issues but I didn't catch any wording that actually indicated she orgasmed either? Again, maybe that's because I wasn't tuned in by that point but what's the point of a heat if the orgasms aren't obvious lol
All told, though there are some bright spots, no I don't recommend
The premise of the entire pack rejecting Evie is flimsy, to start, and the bullying is mostly just neglect. Worse than that, there's just no chemistry between the guys and Evie because they have almost no meaningful interactions for 80% of the book. No getting to know each other at all. They see the facade she wears and admire her strength but that's very surface level. By her own internal admission, most of what she does is just her trying to be perfect "even if it destroys the real me." So neither the pack nor the reader gets to learn who Evie really is.
Then she almost dies and they just decide to accept her. During heat, they declare to love her. This love feels 2 dimensional at best without the development or interaction to back it up. Any groveling is also completely glossed over with a sentence about how they took her out on dates. How can she not hate them when she doesn't know them? How can they love her when all they know is a mask? And how can I as a reader be invested in a relationship with zero relations?
Admittedly I skimmed the heat scene because it felt gratuitous with all these issues but I didn't catch any wording that actually indicated she orgasmed either? Again, maybe that's because I wasn't tuned in by that point but what's the point of a heat if the orgasms aren't obvious lol
All told, though there are some bright spots, no I don't recommend
dark
tense
fast-paced
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was an arc read - so thank you very much to the author for the opportunity to have an early look at this!
This was something I saw and was super anticipated with the tropes. I haven’t read anything with a rejected mate - and she ends up with the alphas who reject her.
I overall enjoyed this book, I liked these tropes and hope to find more books like this.
I did find the pacing to be kind of abrupt and there wasn’t nearly enough groveling for the damage that was done - in my opinion. All in all a good read!
This was something I saw and was super anticipated with the tropes. I haven’t read anything with a rejected mate - and she ends up with the alphas who reject her.
I overall enjoyed this book, I liked these tropes and hope to find more books like this.
I did find the pacing to be kind of abrupt and there wasn’t nearly enough groveling for the damage that was done - in my opinion. All in all a good read!
I have strong feelings when it comes to OVs and I almost always end up severely disliking at least one alpha. That alpha just so happened to be….. Damien. I have been in her shoes with more than one of my relationships and I LOVE that the idiot came around and chose her in the end. Then the OW shows up and she’s fearful again! BUT they choose her over the OW! Ugh my heart! Absolutely loved this!