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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
I really, really, REALLY enjoyed this instalment of The Phoenix Pack series!
In previous books Ryan mostly grunts, we know very little to nothing about him or why he doesn’t communicate with people socially so I was worried how she was going to write him as a main character but I’m glad to say I loved diving deeper into Ryan and his past.
I appreciated that Ryan knew pretty much instantly that he was True Mates with McKenna as this was one of my issues surrounding the previous books that they all seemed to only figure out they are true mates after claiming each other or after people mention the possibility but not with Ryan and I think this is because he is very typically shown as being someone who is factual and sees things in a very logical way so when he sees the typical signs (that we have seen in previous books between the main characters). This is such a nice refreshing change from having to point it out to the main characters.
McKenna on the other hand doesn’t want to feel the mate bond but she thinks it’s imprinting and she is worried Ryan won’t want to do this because of his terrible upbringing and his parents not being true mates (this is the closest we have seen into an imprinting relationship but obviously it’s not the main characters). It was nice to be able to see a different side to the loner lifestyle because twice we have seen loner wolves being a killer for hire or turning rogue so this was nice to see how hard loner life can be.
We are introduced to some other shifter species too and they are all currently at the Phoenix Pack house (or have sadly died!) making for a nice way to continue the story and introduce us to new shifters. Also interesting is the addition of Darren’s mate Ally, we don’t know how they met etc but I believe this is a book in a series that has been written for the Mercury Pack so while I’m not as enthusiastic about that pack I can’t wait to see Darren’s story as I liked him in carnal secrets (it was about the only thing I liked).
All in all I absolutely loved learning about Ryan and why he is the way he is as this has kept me wondering throughout all the books. I love there are more kids in the pack too so maybe we can see more of how kye interacts with children as he is always around the adults.
The sex scenes are great once again and Ryan is quite chatty in the bedroom (it’s always the quiet ones you have to watch out for haha). Hopefully the next book will be just as good.
Few points I didn’t like, again are mainly based on the writing style and choices made, I don’t like how they author constantly reminds us why or how couples got together but I can see why she does it if you’re reading it as a stand alone book but because it’s a series I don’t know why she feels the need to do this. Again personal preference for me so I can’t really knock a star off for my person opinion on a writing style
In previous books Ryan mostly grunts, we know very little to nothing about him or why he doesn’t communicate with people socially so I was worried how she was going to write him as a main character but I’m glad to say I loved diving deeper into Ryan and his past.
I appreciated that Ryan knew pretty much instantly that he was True Mates with McKenna as this was one of my issues surrounding the previous books that they all seemed to only figure out they are true mates after claiming each other or after people mention the possibility but not with Ryan and I think this is because he is very typically shown as being someone who is factual and sees things in a very logical way so when he sees the typical signs (that we have seen in previous books between the main characters). This is such a nice refreshing change from having to point it out to the main characters.
McKenna on the other hand doesn’t want to feel the mate bond but she thinks it’s imprinting and she is worried Ryan won’t want to do this because of his terrible upbringing and his parents not being true mates (this is the closest we have seen into an imprinting relationship but obviously it’s not the main characters). It was nice to be able to see a different side to the loner lifestyle because twice we have seen loner wolves being a killer for hire or turning rogue so this was nice to see how hard loner life can be.
We are introduced to some other shifter species too and they are all currently at the Phoenix Pack house (or have sadly died!) making for a nice way to continue the story and introduce us to new shifters. Also interesting is the addition of Darren’s mate Ally, we don’t know how they met etc but I believe this is a book in a series that has been written for the Mercury Pack so while I’m not as enthusiastic about that pack I can’t wait to see Darren’s story as I liked him in carnal secrets (it was about the only thing I liked).
All in all I absolutely loved learning about Ryan and why he is the way he is as this has kept me wondering throughout all the books. I love there are more kids in the pack too so maybe we can see more of how kye interacts with children as he is always around the adults.
The sex scenes are great once again and Ryan is quite chatty in the bedroom (it’s always the quiet ones you have to watch out for haha). Hopefully the next book will be just as good.
Few points I didn’t like, again are mainly based on the writing style and choices made, I don’t like how they author constantly reminds us why or how couples got together but I can see why she does it if you’re reading it as a stand alone book but because it’s a series I don’t know why she feels the need to do this. Again personal preference for me so I can’t really knock a star off for my person opinion on a writing style
Trigger warning! Mention of pedophilia!
I know being a lone Wolf is scary and frowned upon, but Makenna is a bad ass one and if I could figure things out like her, bring in the lone Wolf lifestyle.
Ryan, Ryan is just precious and I appreciate all of him. He may be uuber possessive and dominant, but man oh man, did I love it. I also appreciate his quietness and how the author made him not like to talk but also giving a reason that wasn’t all due to trauma. Granted, he had gone through a bunch of trauma which broke my heart, the end with his miniature excitement and concern made me smile!
This is probably my favorite one so far. Or the story between Jaime and Dante…? Those are definitely my top 2. Suzanne Wright, where had you been in my life before this?
I know being a lone Wolf is scary and frowned upon, but Makenna is a bad ass one and if I could figure things out like her, bring in the lone Wolf lifestyle.
Ryan, Ryan is just precious and I appreciate all of him. He may be uuber possessive and dominant, but man oh man, did I love it. I also appreciate his quietness and how the author made him not like to talk but also giving a reason that wasn’t all due to trauma. Granted, he had gone through a bunch of trauma which broke my heart, the end with his miniature excitement and concern made me smile!
This is probably my favorite one so far. Or the story between Jaime and Dante…? Those are definitely my top 2. Suzanne Wright, where had you been in my life before this?
could not get thorough it. im so sick of reading “ i want to posses and protect her!!” for the sixth time now. its just plain boring at this point. even the smut is meh.
SW has quickly become one of my favorite authors ever. Her writing is great and it consumes you.
Plot: ♡♡♡♡♡
Hero: ♡♡♡♡
Heroine: ♡♡♡♡♡
Steam: ♡♡♡♡
Cover: ♡♡♡
Writing: ♡♡♡♡♡
HEA:
Plot: ♡♡♡♡♡
Hero: ♡♡♡♡
Heroine: ♡♡♡♡♡
Steam: ♡♡♡♡
Cover: ♡♡♡
Writing: ♡♡♡♡♡
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This review will be short because I read this a week or so ago and I don't remember much.
I’ll be quite honest; this book disappointed me. A lot. And it pains me to say so because Suzanne Wright is one of my favorite PR authors, but Savage urges simply fell…flat. Yes, perhaps I had too high expectations going into it, but to me, they were totally justified, because SW is a fabulous author. However, each and every time I turned the page to the next, my boredom grew and grew to the point where I simply couldn’t ignore that I was not enjoying it anymore.
I do want to say, however, that I have adored all previous books in this series.
The major problem was this: I have started to notice a pattern in SW’s books. As much as I like her books, I am sorry to say that they all feel like… the same? SW writes a lot of books and therefore has a lot of characters. Now, if those characters were quite different from one another, I wouldn’t have many problems with Savage Urges, but that’s not the case. What I’ve noticed is that her characters are, in fact, all the same.
For instance, Trey and Taryn (from Feral Sins) were the first to have a story. Trey is quite dominant and a bit rough around the edges, and Taryn was a real I-don’t-give-a-fuck, extremely sassy woman. Which was great. Fantastic even. But fast-forward a few books and that’s what we’re faced with:
Trey (Feral Sins), Dante (Wicked Cravings) and Nick (Carnal Secrets) are the exact same guy. They act the same and talk the same.
Derren (Spiral of Need – The Mercury Pack series) and Ryan (Savage Urges) are, again, the exact same or almost. Reserved and mysterious.
Taryn (Feral Sins), Jaime (Wicked Cravings), Makenna (Savage Urges) and Roni (Dark Instincts) also feel like the exact same person. Sassy women who throw shades at everyone.
And the only two who actually sound different are Shaya (Carnal Secrets) and Ally (Spiral of Need – The Mercury Pack series).
Now, I’m not saying those are bad characters because they’re actually awesome. My problem is if you took the names out of the dialogues or literally out of the story and asked me who’s saying what or even whose story it is…I wouldn’t be able to tell. And that bugs me…a lot. Because it means the characters don’t have voices of their own, they’re not unique, they’re simply the copy of someone else we’ve seen before.
Therefore, I couldn’t bring myself to care for neither Makenna nor Ryan. Their story wasn’t interesting to me, it wasn’t new and it was…well…boring.
So with all of that, I give this book 2,5 stars.
- I received and arc from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review -
I’ll be quite honest; this book disappointed me. A lot. And it pains me to say so because Suzanne Wright is one of my favorite PR authors, but Savage urges simply fell…flat. Yes, perhaps I had too high expectations going into it, but to me, they were totally justified, because SW is a fabulous author. However, each and every time I turned the page to the next, my boredom grew and grew to the point where I simply couldn’t ignore that I was not enjoying it anymore.
I do want to say, however, that I have adored all previous books in this series.
The major problem was this: I have started to notice a pattern in SW’s books. As much as I like her books, I am sorry to say that they all feel like… the same? SW writes a lot of books and therefore has a lot of characters. Now, if those characters were quite different from one another, I wouldn’t have many problems with Savage Urges, but that’s not the case. What I’ve noticed is that her characters are, in fact, all the same.
For instance, Trey and Taryn (from Feral Sins) were the first to have a story. Trey is quite dominant and a bit rough around the edges, and Taryn was a real I-don’t-give-a-fuck, extremely sassy woman. Which was great. Fantastic even. But fast-forward a few books and that’s what we’re faced with:
Trey (Feral Sins), Dante (Wicked Cravings) and Nick (Carnal Secrets) are the exact same guy. They act the same and talk the same.
Derren (Spiral of Need – The Mercury Pack series) and Ryan (Savage Urges) are, again, the exact same or almost. Reserved and mysterious.
Taryn (Feral Sins), Jaime (Wicked Cravings), Makenna (Savage Urges) and Roni (Dark Instincts) also feel like the exact same person. Sassy women who throw shades at everyone.
And the only two who actually sound different are Shaya (Carnal Secrets) and Ally (Spiral of Need – The Mercury Pack series).
Now, I’m not saying those are bad characters because they’re actually awesome. My problem is if you took the names out of the dialogues or literally out of the story and asked me who’s saying what or even whose story it is…I wouldn’t be able to tell. And that bugs me…a lot. Because it means the characters don’t have voices of their own, they’re not unique, they’re simply the copy of someone else we’ve seen before.
Therefore, I couldn’t bring myself to care for neither Makenna nor Ryan. Their story wasn’t interesting to me, it wasn’t new and it was…well…boring.
So with all of that, I give this book 2,5 stars.
- I received and arc from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review -
Ok, so at first Kenna fell flat for me. She was more weird and obtuse than quirky. Ryan, on the other hand? Ryan, Ryan, Ryan. Good grief, I have something for quiet, lethal, sexy men and he did not disappoint.
I love this series so damn much. I love how sexy and primal relationships are. I love how pack members we've grown to know and read about still play prominent parts in other books.
Damn, this series is addictive.
I love this series so damn much. I love how sexy and primal relationships are. I love how pack members we've grown to know and read about still play prominent parts in other books.
Damn, this series is addictive.
Strangely enough, after the humour and intensity of Marcus and Ronnie's story this felt a little pale in comparison. Although I thoroughly enjoyed exploring the loner world, and expanding the world of the Phoenix pack.
