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3.29 AVERAGE
3.29 AVERAGE
Gave it a two star only because I liked the FMC. I wish the author added more substance to her personality and interests(her safe haven work). 3 of the 4 alphas might as well be betas since they followed the first alphas commands with no real questions asked or pushback. Nothing will make me like the leader. What a waste of an alpha character. He should have been kicked out of the pack at the very least with the ultimate opportunity being the FMC uses her own coalition work to escape that pack and find one worthy of her.
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What they did to her is unforgivable. Even though 40% of the book is supposed to be for “grovelling” they didn’t really do anything. Their “apologies” did not warrant forgiveness.
I also feel like I know nothing about the characters. I truly don’t know how 348 pages were filled without me connecting to any of the MMCs.
I really like Evie at the beginning. She stood up for herself and didn’t back down, she knew her worth. But then once the 60% mark passed and she ended up in the hospital, it’s like she forgot her personality and what she stood for.
I really didn’t like this book.
I also feel like I know nothing about the characters. I truly don’t know how 348 pages were filled without me connecting to any of the MMCs.
I really like Evie at the beginning. She stood up for herself and didn’t back down, she knew her worth. But then once the 60% mark passed and she ended up in the hospital, it’s like she forgot her personality and what she stood for.
I really didn’t like this book.
I feel so much for evie and shes so strong for that but the men needed to grovel more fr.
However it makes sense for a standalone to have a pretty short grovelling.
However it makes sense for a standalone to have a pretty short grovelling.
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Nice quick read. First half had good plot and angst. However second half got really cheesy and a bit anticlimactic. I feel like she forgave them way too quick. Also I wish there was better character development for the alphas. I feel like we didn’t get to know they very much.
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not nearly enough groveling
Holy hell I can’t believe this is the first thing I’ve read all the way through in months… but at the same time I really can lol.
Like others I was pretty unsatisfied with the groveling, buttttt the plot was solidly interesting, the way the heroes hurt Evie also felt pretty unique (the unhealed bite scars and holding out for an ex lover), and the prose and imagery were really immersive and lovely. I was actually pleasantly surprised by how well Evie and Damien were fleshed out as characters and the quality of writing within each chapter. The world building felt nice and comfortable, not overwhelming like it can with some omegaverse. All in all it was a nice, unassuming novel with a strong heroine and that delicious (and somehow comforting??) hurt comfort drama that is now classic of the genre.
The cons:
-Like I said before the grovel was really, reeeeeeeaaaally not cutting it. All though it still somehow felt less offensive than in other books I’ve read.
-My biggest complaint actually is that the transitions were pretty rough. I’m pretty sure the “Evie checks her scars in the mirror” transition happened at least 3 times, and a similar thing happened with a chapter starting with Damien’s super bratty inner monologue.
- Also the other three Heroes kinda were non-descript at times. Like they had different character traits, and were distinguishable from one another, but they kinda just acted as a single foil to Damien rather than actual characters themselves.
Like others I was pretty unsatisfied with the groveling, buttttt the plot was solidly interesting, the way the heroes hurt Evie also felt pretty unique (the unhealed bite scars and holding out for an ex lover), and the prose and imagery were really immersive and lovely. I was actually pleasantly surprised by how well Evie and Damien were fleshed out as characters and the quality of writing within each chapter. The world building felt nice and comfortable, not overwhelming like it can with some omegaverse. All in all it was a nice, unassuming novel with a strong heroine and that delicious (and somehow comforting??) hurt comfort drama that is now classic of the genre.
The cons:
-Like I said before the grovel was really, reeeeeeeaaaally not cutting it. All though it still somehow felt less offensive than in other books I’ve read.
-My biggest complaint actually is that the transitions were pretty rough. I’m pretty sure the “Evie checks her scars in the mirror” transition happened at least 3 times, and a similar thing happened with a chapter starting with Damien’s super bratty inner monologue.
- Also the other three Heroes kinda were non-descript at times. Like they had different character traits, and were distinguishable from one another, but they kinda just acted as a single foil to Damien rather than actual characters themselves.