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toyboxtrash's review
5.0
I absolutely loved this book. One of my first Reverse Harem shifter romance books and I’m loving it.
People seem to hate how innocent and naive Effie is but from her background it’s understandable why she doesn’t understand anything to do with her heritage and her unusual feelings for these hot alphas. The author makes it clear how she has been treated and can’t remember her life prior to being a wolf at 13 and stumbling into her pack territory (although I have my own idea about who and what she is based on a few little hints the author put in the inner monologues).
I was confused of a bit because we only met 4 Alphas at first and then towards the end we meet mate number 5.
I’ve seen a few comments about there not being a cliffhanger but that confuses me as there is a damn HUGE cliffhanger!
Excited for book 2 and I will be trying more of the authors work as I really liked her writing style.
People seem to hate how innocent and naive Effie is but from her background it’s understandable why she doesn’t understand anything to do with her heritage and her unusual feelings for these hot alphas. The author makes it clear how she has been treated and can’t remember her life prior to being a wolf at 13 and stumbling into her pack territory (although I have my own idea about who and what she is based on a few little hints the author put in the inner monologues).
I was confused of a bit because we only met 4 Alphas at first and then towards the end we meet mate number 5.
I’ve seen a few comments about there not being a cliffhanger but that confuses me as there is a damn HUGE cliffhanger!
Excited for book 2 and I will be trying more of the authors work as I really liked her writing style.
pritenpink2's review
5.0
I was pleasantly surprised how quickly time passed as I read this book. I loved how we got to meet the love interests and while our main character is vulnerable she was still strong. I am very excited for the next book to be released.
bookish_dandan's review
5.0
I loved it! It was everything I needed in this book! Love the FMC and her men! Fantastic story and writing. Characters are well-rounded with so much time spent on them!
madirosereads's review
4.0
Effie girl
I really enjoyed this intro into a new shifter world. This
is a university setting RH shifter book. We have 5 alpha males (4 wolves and 1 non wolf) all with their own problems but they all are instantly possessive and attentive towards our FMC Effie. This book takes place in the span of 3 days where a lot happens. I have a lot of thoughts. I really liked it yet I was also really frustrated at times with it. So here we go
Pros:
The 4 MC’s Tore, Dakota, Caedmon, and Julian are instantly possessive and all about Effie our FMC. I love this because lately all I’ve been seeing is the rejected mate story line and this is definitely NOT that. I love books where the alphas don’t have to be jerks and reject their women which ours don’t do.
The men our all relatable in trying to work through some of there own issues while still caring and being attentive to Effie. They aren’t perfect knights in shinning armor but it’s clear they try hard to make her feel special and important to them.
The writing is flawless and it was incredibly easy to continue reading (literally finished this book in one sitting)
Cons:
There was so much more inner monologue than actually dialogue between characters. Usually I don’t mine this but while reading it (on my kindle) the monologue had like 4 whole pages in between two sentences of dialogue here and there. It was just irritating not getting much actually conversation. (I was I think 12% in to this book before there was an actually dialogue. It was all Effies internal monologue or flash backs)
The world building left a bit to be desired because I still have tons of questions mainly about the types of wolves but I understand this is part of the naivety store line but still
This whole book takes place in the span of three days. No big ah ha action packed moments happened until the very last chapter. A lot of it was build up for the next 4 books I’m sure but it’s still frustrating because coming out of it I still feel like I know relatively nothing about this world. Each guy is a different species of wolf get we know nothing about any of them other than Fenrir wolves can’t shift.
- 4.5 stars because I definitely will pick up the second book. Book 1 ended in a cliff hanger so I’m eager to see what happens. I hope we get a bit longer storyline though and allow it time to develop so we get more information over all. This is a good book and I definitely recommend giving it a try. It’s a good start to a new series.
I really enjoyed this intro into a new shifter world. This
is a university setting RH shifter book. We have 5 alpha males (4 wolves and 1 non wolf) all with their own problems but they all are instantly possessive and attentive towards our FMC Effie. This book takes place in the span of 3 days where a lot happens. I have a lot of thoughts. I really liked it yet I was also really frustrated at times with it. So here we go
Pros:
The 4 MC’s Tore, Dakota, Caedmon, and Julian are instantly possessive and all about Effie our FMC. I love this because lately all I’ve been seeing is the rejected mate story line and this is definitely NOT that. I love books where the alphas don’t have to be jerks and reject their women which ours don’t do.
The men our all relatable in trying to work through some of there own issues while still caring and being attentive to Effie. They aren’t perfect knights in shinning armor but it’s clear they try hard to make her feel special and important to them.
The writing is flawless and it was incredibly easy to continue reading (literally finished this book in one sitting)
Cons:
There was so much more inner monologue than actually dialogue between characters. Usually I don’t mine this but while reading it (on my kindle) the monologue had like 4 whole pages in between two sentences of dialogue here and there. It was just irritating not getting much actually conversation. (I was I think 12% in to this book before there was an actually dialogue. It was all Effies internal monologue or flash backs)
The world building left a bit to be desired because I still have tons of questions mainly about the types of wolves but I understand this is part of the naivety store line but still
This whole book takes place in the span of three days. No big ah ha action packed moments happened until the very last chapter. A lot of it was build up for the next 4 books I’m sure but it’s still frustrating because coming out of it I still feel like I know relatively nothing about this world. Each guy is a different species of wolf get we know nothing about any of them other than Fenrir wolves can’t shift.
- 4.5 stars because I definitely will pick up the second book. Book 1 ended in a cliff hanger so I’m eager to see what happens. I hope we get a bit longer storyline though and allow it time to develop so we get more information over all. This is a good book and I definitely recommend giving it a try. It’s a good start to a new series.
ssom's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
marilanoire's review
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
5.0
I loved this book, the story is interesting and I really liked the characters, the setting is intriguing as well. I’m not surprised, since some of my favorite books in this year came from the same author.
maschlemmer's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
medium-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? Yes
3.0
paulzacchaeus's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
(3 stars at heart)
fantasyromancereader's review
sad
tense
slow-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
1.5