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The Alpha's Son by Penny Jessup

miki514's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

4.0

mstiggy's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

royda88's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

testadalghe's review against another edition

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3.0

i presupposti per scrivere un ottimo racconto c’erano. il volume cartaceo, nota a parte, veramente carino. ma tralasciando le buone intenzioni e andando al succo della storia vediamo un autore inesperto, che deve ancora maturare un proprio stile caratteristico (o almeno lo spero). la cosa che mi ha dato più fastidio è stato il fast-pace che l’autore ha impresso alla storia.
o sai esprimerti in modo così perfetto da farmelo andare giù o non accetto che in venti pagine il protagonista scopra già chi è il “ragazzo misterioso”.

in conclusione la trama in sé assolutamente passabile ma il modo in cui è stato scritto non mi ha fatto impazzire. non lo ricomprerei, ma se Jessup dovesse pubblicare altro gli darò comunque una possibilità.

ps: i libri scritti in prima persona sono - mia modesta opinione - molto più difficili da sapere fare apprezzare ai lettori. quindi bisogna essere doppiamente capaci nel sapere padroneggiare questo stile di scrittura, altrimenti si rischia di finire in discorsi fini a loro stessi e poco coinvolgimento. fare tutti i capitoli con il pov di max poi errore madornale, jasper letteralmente insopportabile per un buon novanta percento del libro e non sto scherzando.

pps: penny non odiarmi ma se fossi in te preferirei una scomoda verità che mi sproni a migliorare quindi non potevo non essere sincero

lets_cry_about_books's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

wildflower030's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

alina03's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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

4.25

inaraexplains's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

dembury's review against another edition

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1.0

This reads like a bottom-of-the-barrel AO3 fanfic that was written by a 6th grader who is trying to sound like a teenager. It’s also probably the straightest, most hetero gay werewolf book in existence. Idk how you can mess up queer enemies-to-lovers so badly but Penny Jessup somehow drove this book right into the ground.

andieobrien99's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0