Scan barcode
kayleereads's review
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
ebereading's review against another edition
4.0
Vera, an unbonded Omega who is highly suspicious fo Alphas, is a soccer pro who gets traded to Vegas after a troubling incident with her former coach. A literal run in with Gus, the team's PR manager leads to her being courted by their pack. But it turns out someone isn't thrilled by Vera's interest & soon the threats begin..
I really really enjoyed this pack & their dynamic. All of the Alphas (Diego, Gus, Orson, Sacha) and their Beta (Emory) are drawn to Vera - and who can blame them?! Orson & Emory are an established couple, Gus is non-binary (they/them), Sacha is a broody tattoed Russian & Diego is a quiet, hot tech nerd. Each of Vera's connections is unique and I can't wait to see more. Also love love love Vera's three Alpha Dads - her Mom, not so much but her Dads are the best!
This does end on a cliffy but I do have some theories about who may be behind the threats? Maybe a failed packmate from the pack's past?? I'm super excited for March 1st to come so we can find out!
I really really enjoyed this pack & their dynamic. All of the Alphas (Diego, Gus, Orson, Sacha) and their Beta (Emory) are drawn to Vera - and who can blame them?! Orson & Emory are an established couple, Gus is non-binary (they/them), Sacha is a broody tattoed Russian & Diego is a quiet, hot tech nerd. Each of Vera's connections is unique and I can't wait to see more. Also love love love Vera's three Alpha Dads - her Mom, not so much but her Dads are the best!
This does end on a cliffy but I do have some theories about who may be behind the threats? Maybe a failed packmate from the pack's past?? I'm super excited for March 1st to come so we can find out!
catyback's review against another edition
2.0
Reverse Harem
Ugh. God. This book was so damn tough to read. I’m only giving it 2 stars because I’m actually invest. The writing is so bad. I think this is the authors first book or something because they made sure to explain EVERYTHING the characters were feeling. Like. EVERY LITTLE THING. I literally had to skip long paragraph after long paragraph of the characters talking about their feelings like I care. Just say the jist and move on.
This book is about this omega who was sexually emotionally abused by her step alpha father while her did nothing about it. She can’t trust alphas but some how manages to trust these 4 alphas + a beta. They have great sex blah blah and one of the alphas is Russian and has like a gang past and a crazy omega past. The mfc is being stalked by someone and they think it’s the old omega, Tiffany. Her and one of the alphas get into a huge fight and she ends up wanting to be taken home and when she gets there, her place is trashed and the alphas says “oh shit”. The end.
Ugh. God. This book was so damn tough to read. I’m only giving it 2 stars because I’m actually invest. The writing is so bad. I think this is the authors first book or something because they made sure to explain EVERYTHING the characters were feeling. Like. EVERY LITTLE THING. I literally had to skip long paragraph after long paragraph of the characters talking about their feelings like I care. Just say the jist and move on.
This book is about this omega who was sexually emotionally abused by her step alpha father while her did nothing about it. She can’t trust alphas but some how manages to trust these 4 alphas + a beta. They have great sex blah blah and one of the alphas is Russian and has like a gang past and a crazy omega past. The mfc is being stalked by someone and they think it’s the old omega, Tiffany. Her and one of the alphas get into a huge fight and she ends up wanting to be taken home and when she gets there, her place is trashed and the alphas says “oh shit”. The end.
thehobbyest's review against another edition
4.0
A very good Omegaverse
Vera and the Vegas V was a great omegaverse read. I loved the diversity in her pack and that they were all very well suited to Vera even if they were all so very different.
I will say this is the very first book I've read with a non-binary character, and I thought the writing was well thought out and great at explaining the character. Really well done.
Vera and the Vegas V was a great omegaverse read. I loved the diversity in her pack and that they were all very well suited to Vera even if they were all so very different.
I will say this is the very first book I've read with a non-binary character, and I thought the writing was well thought out and great at explaining the character. Really well done.
mx_manda's review against another edition
3.0
Hooboy.
A "how do I even rate this??" read.
So it seems this is a first work, and it shows. Which isn't necessarily negative.
VatVV:P1 is an ambitious undertaking in OV fiction, riffing off the developing Sweetverse subgenre that keeps certain elements of the original het OV and makes it a lot less rapey. There's a definite formula that has emerged when it comes to packs in these novels: 4-5 men, usually 2 of them are not white, one is pretty young, and one is quite a bit older with Concerns that the FMC is too young, at least one pair of bonded dudes is thrown in there for some MM scenes (I have yet to see really any where the sole black MMC is not part of that pairing), and there's often a Beta thrown into the mix to keep things moving. It's been done often enough now that I feel comfortable declaring it formulaic. And in that regard, VatVV:P1 really doesn't stray off-formula. With one interesting exception, and where the ambition comes in: these two attempted to have an AFAB nonbinary character in the Alpha pack and used an OV device for AFAB alphas I've heard of before but haven't seen utilized in SV up until this point, and was very difficult to picture: the magic disappearing/reappearing false "member" that somehow extends from a clitoris. (NGL, all I could picture here was female spotted hyenas and their penis-like clitorises.)
A lot about this story was clumsy, from the unnatural TV-special-esque dialogues to explain one VERY limited flavor of nonbinary identity, to the bordering-obscene levels of typos and grammar errors (especially in the final 25% of the story, which made me wonder if everyone was rushed at the end to just get this published).
Overall, I did enjoy this read. VatVV:P1 could have gone a lot farther to stretch outside of gender binaries or monogamous, paired off morality—which is always so weird in worlds where family packs are a literal thing—but it is a story worth reading, and I'll certainly read the second half to see where it goes.
PS:
PPS: Body diversity and inclusion, please. Various heights of thin and ripped isn't cutting it.
A "how do I even rate this??" read.
So it seems this is a first work, and it shows. Which isn't necessarily negative.
VatVV:P1 is an ambitious undertaking in OV fiction, riffing off the developing Sweetverse subgenre that keeps certain elements of the original het OV and makes it a lot less rapey. There's a definite formula that has emerged when it comes to packs in these novels: 4-5 men, usually 2 of them are not white, one is pretty young, and one is quite a bit older with Concerns that the FMC is too young, at least one pair of bonded dudes is thrown in there for some MM scenes (I have yet to see really any where the sole black MMC is not part of that pairing), and there's often a Beta thrown into the mix to keep things moving. It's been done often enough now that I feel comfortable declaring it formulaic. And in that regard, VatVV:P1 really doesn't stray off-formula. With one interesting exception, and where the ambition comes in: these two attempted to have an AFAB nonbinary character in the Alpha pack and used an OV device for AFAB alphas I've heard of before but haven't seen utilized in SV up until this point, and was very difficult to picture: the magic disappearing/reappearing false "member" that somehow extends from a clitoris. (NGL, all I could picture here was female spotted hyenas and their penis-like clitorises.)
Spoiler
Which created a lot of questions on its own: can AFAB alphas get pregnant? Why was there no mention of AMAB omegas, and if AFAB alphas have false dicks and not locks, how are they ideal partners for those as-of-yet unmentioned omegas? Why was our one AFAB NB character very uncomfortable with their vulva (referred to in-story as their sex, per preference), and why did the authors go so far to be make sure to make us forget that Gus is AFAB and would have the anatomy to go with that? Not all AFABs like penetration, that's true, but because of the framing it gave me pause. Like. Can romance readers as a whole get over their childish aversion to FF sexual interactions while they consume MM ones in a rather predatory and gross objectifying manner? In the attempt to include an enbie character, I can't help but feel there was a binary need to make Gus "just like another man," which robbed that character of depth and nuance that could have been explored. And I get that's difficult for cis-gendered people to do, and that we live in a society that codes socially and physically masculine attributes as gender-neutral/unisex, and it's difficult to buck the 0 or 1 mentality when it comes to things. The effort was made. It's imperfect and problematic, but it's there.A lot about this story was clumsy, from the unnatural TV-special-esque dialogues to explain one VERY limited flavor of nonbinary identity, to the bordering-obscene levels of typos and grammar errors (especially in the final 25% of the story, which made me wonder if everyone was rushed at the end to just get this published).
Overall, I did enjoy this read. VatVV:P1 could have gone a lot farther to stretch outside of gender binaries or monogamous, paired off morality—which is always so weird in worlds where family packs are a literal thing—but it is a story worth reading, and I'll certainly read the second half to see where it goes.
PS:
Spoiler
Death to the Jealous Bitch™ trope. Seriously no need for it ever.PPS: Body diversity and inclusion, please. Various heights of thin and ripped isn't cutting it.
taystomes's review against another edition
DNF at 9%
Not me just saying I don’t DNF books
Not me just saying I don’t DNF books
wearecurrentlyreading's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
geeky_anguissette's review against another edition
4.0
Well done
I truly enjoyed and appreciated the diversity in Vera and the Vegas V. It felt natural and easy, and I thought it was very well done. I wish more authors would take note.
I truly enjoyed and appreciated the diversity in Vera and the Vegas V. It felt natural and easy, and I thought it was very well done. I wish more authors would take note.