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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
Wolf's Fall, Alpha Pack #6, by J.D. Tyler
Grade: C-
"We are not undead. We're living creatures. We're born, we fall in love, we bleed and we can die."
I always struggle with the Alpha Pack series and each book is a toss up to see if I will like it. Unfortunately Wolf's Fall wasn't my favorite of the series and I really struggled to get through it. I was very excited to get Nick's book, especially after his capture and torture in the previous one. I really like Nick but he was so hot and cold with Calla that he drove me crazy. I understood that he wasn't going to have the easiest time having a vampire for a mate after being tortured by one but the way he went about dealing with his feelings for Calla was very selfish and made me really dislike him.
I started reading this series because I love books about werewolves and I am not enjoying the vampire element that has occurred in the last two books. I liked Calla but I didn't like that she let Nick treat he badly and that she never stood up for herself when it came to him. I didn't dislike her because she was a vampire but I wasn't happy she changed the dynamic of the series of it going from a group of werewolf mercenaries to a book about werewolves, vampires and all types of supernatural beings.
As I mentioned before I struggle a lot with this series. I either loves these books or can't stand them and aftere every not so great book I wrestle with continuing on with the next book. I am not sure whose story is up next and I think that will determine my next move. I am really sad and disappointed this book didn't work for me but hopefully it will work for others.
Grade: C-
"We are not undead. We're living creatures. We're born, we fall in love, we bleed and we can die."
I always struggle with the Alpha Pack series and each book is a toss up to see if I will like it. Unfortunately Wolf's Fall wasn't my favorite of the series and I really struggled to get through it. I was very excited to get Nick's book, especially after his capture and torture in the previous one. I really like Nick but he was so hot and cold with Calla that he drove me crazy. I understood that he wasn't going to have the easiest time having a vampire for a mate after being tortured by one but the way he went about dealing with his feelings for Calla was very selfish and made me really dislike him.
I started reading this series because I love books about werewolves and I am not enjoying the vampire element that has occurred in the last two books. I liked Calla but I didn't like that she let Nick treat he badly and that she never stood up for herself when it came to him. I didn't dislike her because she was a vampire but I wasn't happy she changed the dynamic of the series of it going from a group of werewolf mercenaries to a book about werewolves, vampires and all types of supernatural beings.
As I mentioned before I struggle a lot with this series. I either loves these books or can't stand them and aftere every not so great book I wrestle with continuing on with the next book. I am not sure whose story is up next and I think that will determine my next move. I am really sad and disappointed this book didn't work for me but hopefully it will work for others.
So I was really looking forward to reading this book as it was about the commander of the team the series is about. The story line was continued quite well from the book before, and there were a few unexpected twists. The character of Nick developed quite well, but not as well as some of the other main characters have progressed in different books. It did a fantastic job of setting up the story line to progress into new books, as well as establishing the basis for a few different potential couples. Again, the book can be read as a stand alone, but you really should follow this series from the beginning. The series in this book and the two before has started to incorporate vampires as well, but does it quite well. This book, the alpha mates with a vampire, but the author uses the relationship to help mend both. It is a good series for anyone who would like to start into paranormal romance. This book would be great for anyone who enjoys paranormal romance and specifically for wolf shifters.
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In this book, we have Nick, the Alpha Pack's alpha. He is a born wolf, which makes him pretty much immortal. He is a couple hundred years old. In a previous book, Nick was taken by vampires and was traumatized when one fed from him. Vampires feeding are quite a sexual experience. It left him with a case of PTSD and starts the book off in a very bad place in his own head.
Calla is a vampire princess. She has already lost her mate. She is very understanding of Nick's predicament with his fear of vampires. Her ability to see past Nick's faults and to work with him, really show what a perfect mate she is for the old Commander. She isn't the kick ass heroine that I normally look for in a book, but she has some really great traits that endear her all the same. Even though she isn't a trained warrior, she picks up a gun and helps in the fight.
In this story, the Alpha pack are called to help their new vampire allies with some rogues that are attacking their coven. It takes a while to figure out how these vampires have the information. There is mole in the coven or the pack. There is also some serious motivation to attack.
This series once again delivers a great story with interesting characters. Not only do we have shifters, most of which who are werewolves, and vampires, there are also several other species, including the Fae prince who has been exiled from him realm. There is also a new species that is introduced in the series who is playing for the bad guys.
While this is the sixth book in the series, you could read/listen to this one as a stand alone, but probably isn't quite as good as if you had read the whole series. For those of you familiar with this series, the story takes place mostly at the vampire's coven. We don't see as much of the characters from the compound. We do see some of the characters of previous books, but only in a side role.
Narration
Normally, I'm not a fan of changing narrators mid-series, however, I think in this case, I won't be complaining. While I didn't dislike Kirsten Potter, I felt she was an average narrator. Marguerite Gavin is a way above average narrator. Her pace and tone are always perfect for the scene. She does a great job with both male and female voices. She really brings the story to life. She is a narrator that I've looked at other series based mostly on the fact that she was the narrator.
I like to thank Tantor Audio for providing me with a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.
In this book, we have Nick, the Alpha Pack's alpha. He is a born wolf, which makes him pretty much immortal. He is a couple hundred years old. In a previous book, Nick was taken by vampires and was traumatized when one fed from him. Vampires feeding are quite a sexual experience. It left him with a case of PTSD and starts the book off in a very bad place in his own head.
Calla is a vampire princess. She has already lost her mate. She is very understanding of Nick's predicament with his fear of vampires. Her ability to see past Nick's faults and to work with him, really show what a perfect mate she is for the old Commander. She isn't the kick ass heroine that I normally look for in a book, but she has some really great traits that endear her all the same. Even though she isn't a trained warrior, she picks up a gun and helps in the fight.
In this story, the Alpha pack are called to help their new vampire allies with some rogues that are attacking their coven. It takes a while to figure out how these vampires have the information. There is mole in the coven or the pack. There is also some serious motivation to attack.
This series once again delivers a great story with interesting characters. Not only do we have shifters, most of which who are werewolves, and vampires, there are also several other species, including the Fae prince who has been exiled from him realm. There is also a new species that is introduced in the series who is playing for the bad guys.
While this is the sixth book in the series, you could read/listen to this one as a stand alone, but probably isn't quite as good as if you had read the whole series. For those of you familiar with this series, the story takes place mostly at the vampire's coven. We don't see as much of the characters from the compound. We do see some of the characters of previous books, but only in a side role.
Narration
Normally, I'm not a fan of changing narrators mid-series, however, I think in this case, I won't be complaining. While I didn't dislike Kirsten Potter, I felt she was an average narrator. Marguerite Gavin is a way above average narrator. Her pace and tone are always perfect for the scene. She does a great job with both male and female voices. She really brings the story to life. She is a narrator that I've looked at other series based mostly on the fact that she was the narrator.
I like to thank Tantor Audio for providing me with a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.
This is book 6 in the Alpha Pack novels and even though I hadn't read the precious 5, I thought I’d give this a try.
Wolf’s Fall will be one of my read-everything-now-what-do-I-read? books. It has a story line that, even with some twists, I have experienced already with other books. Calla and Nick finding each other and becoming their destined mates to live out their lives in happiness and light, there was nothing extra about the book that drew me in. Again, this could be due largely in part to me not being that invested in the characters as others who have been with this series from the begging.
Shifters tend to always run in packs and always have a life ruining dramatic event that causes them to renounce themselves and ruin either the peace of mind or the life outlook of their mates.
The story was great, just nothing I haven’t read before, I thought the writing was great and this could have easily been a great series that I could have fallen in love with if I had started with the first a few years ago before others.
Wolf’s Fall will be one of my read-everything-now-what-do-I-read? books. It has a story line that, even with some twists, I have experienced already with other books. Calla and Nick finding each other and becoming their destined mates to live out their lives in happiness and light, there was nothing extra about the book that drew me in. Again, this could be due largely in part to me not being that invested in the characters as others who have been with this series from the begging.
Shifters tend to always run in packs and always have a life ruining dramatic event that causes them to renounce themselves and ruin either the peace of mind or the life outlook of their mates.
The story was great, just nothing I haven’t read before, I thought the writing was great and this could have easily been a great series that I could have fallen in love with if I had started with the first a few years ago before others.