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relly's review against another edition
3.75
3.75 stars
I enjoyed this one.
I really liked how Dylan and Alex were with each other. They didn't rush things. It was made harder Dylan not knowing he was a wolf and having to be taught all about it.
I said in the last one that I didn't like the way the packs were and how Aaron basically told Brandt he had to join the pack or leave. That resolve was tested here as Alex and Dylan made their own pack and the way they were was very different from the others. Alex was not alpha material but then Dylan didnt mind him being his alpha. I liked the way Aaron gave them time to work it out and didn't push them too much. He knew Dylan couldn't submit to him so a solution was made. I felt for both of them as they had to give up their families but that way they were safe together.
It was interesting to see what had made the wolves come out and how that was handled.
I enjoyed this one.
I really liked how Dylan and Alex were with each other. They didn't rush things. It was made harder Dylan not knowing he was a wolf and having to be taught all about it.
I said in the last one that I didn't like the way the packs were and how Aaron basically told Brandt he had to join the pack or leave. That resolve was tested here as Alex and Dylan made their own pack and the way they were was very different from the others. Alex was not alpha material but then Dylan didnt mind him being his alpha. I liked the way Aaron gave them time to work it out and didn't push them too much. He knew Dylan couldn't submit to him so a solution was made. I felt for both of them as they had to give up their families but that way they were safe together.
It was interesting to see what had made the wolves come out and how that was handled.
teresab78's review
5.0
****Reviewed for Prism Book Alliance®****
4.5 stars - Kaje Harper’s werewolves are so very interesting. I’ve enjoyed all the books in this series so far and Unsafe Exposure is no exception.
Dylan and Alex connect in a very unusual way and find themselves in very unfortunate circumstances. Yet, they fit together so well. I liked seeing them get closer and closer to each other even if much of it was because of the danger they were in.
The fear of the wolves coming out and what happens when people discover them among the rest of the population was palpable. The outcome was totally plausible too. This is so much more than a werewolf romance novel. There is some social commentary both on how the wolves behave as well as the humans. In addition it looked at families and the need for someone. It was so engaging that I couldn’t put it down and read it quite quickly.
I definitely recommend this series and this book in particular.
4.5 stars - Kaje Harper’s werewolves are so very interesting. I’ve enjoyed all the books in this series so far and Unsafe Exposure is no exception.
Dylan and Alex connect in a very unusual way and find themselves in very unfortunate circumstances. Yet, they fit together so well. I liked seeing them get closer and closer to each other even if much of it was because of the danger they were in.
The fear of the wolves coming out and what happens when people discover them among the rest of the population was palpable. The outcome was totally plausible too. This is so much more than a werewolf romance novel. There is some social commentary both on how the wolves behave as well as the humans. In addition it looked at families and the need for someone. It was so engaging that I couldn’t put it down and read it quite quickly.
I definitely recommend this series and this book in particular.
pawtory's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I enjoyed this one and the unique bond that developed between Alex and Dylan. I don't typically like the whirlwind romances/ relationships progressing deep so fast but somehow Kaje Harper has made me fall in love right along with them every time so far.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Medical content, Death, Violence, and Homophobia
prgchrqltma's review
DNF. I don't think this author is for me. The previous book gave me hope that the world was progressing, but this is back to "we must have a secret relationship or we could DIE!"
kaje_harper's review
This book is now available again with this lovely new cover (and the all-new book 6 will release June 1.)
the_novel_approach's review
5.0
Staying off the radar is hard enough when you’re a shifter, but hiding from your family because they would never accept the fact that you are gay is perhaps the loneliest way to live. Alex is in his thirties, young by wolf standards, but still a virgin, in every sense of the word. While on assignment from his pack in Seattle, he settles uneasily in Chicago, makes nice with the local pack and bides his time till he can go home. Then he runs into a wolf—a wolf that doesn’t realize he is one—a wolf who is running for his life from the very pack that Alex has carefully been avoiding after his initial introduction, to garner approval from the alpha to be on their turf while doing his research. Naturally he helps the guy out, but when he realizes that Dylan Shore has no idea he is a shifter—that, in fact, he has never allowed his inner wolf to surface—Alex is determined to help Dylan get out of town before the pack hunts him down. Oh, if only wishes could always come true and attraction was not so very strong, because in short order Alex and Dylan are running for their lives from the pack, from government sanctioned scientists, and then from the world.
I am not giving you one more clue as to how this story, Unsafe Exposure, evolves, other than to say that as the fourth installment in her Hidden Wolves series. She has upped the ante and gone the extra mile to build two new characters that I absolutely fell in love with from the word go. Honestly, that is saying a whole lot right there because those familiar with this author’s wolf shifter series know that Ms. Harper has created some pretty fantastic guys again and again in these books. But Dylan and Alex are just special—Alex, in particular. To hide who he was from people he genuinely cared about and respected for so long; to never act on the fantasies and hopes he had about finding someone to love, to be intimate with, to care for—dreams he buried so deeply within; to truly live a half life in so many ways and then risk his own in order to save a man he barely knows but who strikes such a deep chord within him that he cannot walk away; that is a hard and selfless life, and that is Alex, in a nutshell.
Because Dylan is, in many ways, similar to Alex—leading a life that is focused on caring for his younger sister after their mother dies—it is so easy to see why these two men are drawn to each other from the start. But fate is a hard mistress and the hand she deals these two is fraught with danger and turmoil. Escape after escape, we watch Dylan and Alex run, fleeing for their very lives and still they are hard pressed to find a place that is both safe and home. For many reasons, these two men are destined to travel a road that is hardly easy and often lonely, which only makes their feelings for each other grow stronger.
Those familiar with this series will get a glimpse of familiar faces, and I know I, for one, enjoyed seeing how they fared. True to form, this author doesn’t allow her characters to take the easy road. Theirs is a realistic journey, and even though you may enjoy visiting those old friends during this novel, don’t be surprised to learn that life still balances very much on the edge of a knife for many of them. But, as always, there is woven throughout this incredible story much hope for a better tomorrow. It may be a bumpy ride, but home is still there and friendships have only deepened over time.
Kaje Harper’s Hidden Wolves series just keeps getting better and better. She is continually recreating this paranormal genre and breathing new life into it with each installment. Her characters are living, breathing men who meet the challenges thrown at them and move on, battered and bruised, but determined to live the life they deserve. I predict that fans will rave about Unsafe Exposure, and I encourage those who are new to this author’s books to start with the first one of these gems and save the latest for last. Trust me, you will not be disappointed.
Reviewed by Sammy for The Novel Approach Reviews
I am not giving you one more clue as to how this story, Unsafe Exposure, evolves, other than to say that as the fourth installment in her Hidden Wolves series. She has upped the ante and gone the extra mile to build two new characters that I absolutely fell in love with from the word go. Honestly, that is saying a whole lot right there because those familiar with this author’s wolf shifter series know that Ms. Harper has created some pretty fantastic guys again and again in these books. But Dylan and Alex are just special—Alex, in particular. To hide who he was from people he genuinely cared about and respected for so long; to never act on the fantasies and hopes he had about finding someone to love, to be intimate with, to care for—dreams he buried so deeply within; to truly live a half life in so many ways and then risk his own in order to save a man he barely knows but who strikes such a deep chord within him that he cannot walk away; that is a hard and selfless life, and that is Alex, in a nutshell.
Because Dylan is, in many ways, similar to Alex—leading a life that is focused on caring for his younger sister after their mother dies—it is so easy to see why these two men are drawn to each other from the start. But fate is a hard mistress and the hand she deals these two is fraught with danger and turmoil. Escape after escape, we watch Dylan and Alex run, fleeing for their very lives and still they are hard pressed to find a place that is both safe and home. For many reasons, these two men are destined to travel a road that is hardly easy and often lonely, which only makes their feelings for each other grow stronger.
Those familiar with this series will get a glimpse of familiar faces, and I know I, for one, enjoyed seeing how they fared. True to form, this author doesn’t allow her characters to take the easy road. Theirs is a realistic journey, and even though you may enjoy visiting those old friends during this novel, don’t be surprised to learn that life still balances very much on the edge of a knife for many of them. But, as always, there is woven throughout this incredible story much hope for a better tomorrow. It may be a bumpy ride, but home is still there and friendships have only deepened over time.
Kaje Harper’s Hidden Wolves series just keeps getting better and better. She is continually recreating this paranormal genre and breathing new life into it with each installment. Her characters are living, breathing men who meet the challenges thrown at them and move on, battered and bruised, but determined to live the life they deserve. I predict that fans will rave about Unsafe Exposure, and I encourage those who are new to this author’s books to start with the first one of these gems and save the latest for last. Trust me, you will not be disappointed.
Reviewed by Sammy for The Novel Approach Reviews
pauliree's review against another edition
4.0
This one had more action in it than the others and the poor characters were thrown left and right, but I think I prefer the ones with the human partners, made it easier to look at the werewolf culture from the outside in if you know what I mean, but this was fun anyway, as one character was a wolf but didn't know it.
breakaway71's review against another edition
3.0
The Hidden Wolves books have always been difficult for me to rate. There are a lot of things I like about them - the werewolf mythology Kaje Harper uses, the main characters who are always real in a way so few authors manage. There are also things I don't like - the over-the-top government villainy is probably the biggest. Here, that was more apparent than ever, and it really dragged me out of the story right smack in the middle of the book. That was a tough hump to climb over, and probably what dropped the book from 4 to 3 stars for me.
I did love our newest characters. I love them as individuals, I love them together, I adore the strange dynamic they had while first bonded. The idea of a wolf who didn't know he was a wolf was very cool, and well executed. If not for the ridiculousness of the government lab scene and the terrible dialogue of the scientist/government drones, this would have been an all-around incredibly solid read. Even with that, I did like the book, and am looking forward to more of this world now that ~things have happened. :)
I did love our newest characters. I love them as individuals, I love them together, I adore the strange dynamic they had while first bonded. The idea of a wolf who didn't know he was a wolf was very cool, and well executed. If not for the ridiculousness of the government lab scene and the terrible dialogue of the scientist/government drones, this would have been an all-around incredibly solid read. Even with that, I did like the book, and am looking forward to more of this world now that ~things have happened. :)
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