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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying, Murder
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was on the edge of my seat the whole time, absolutely could not put this book down. The FMC has spent her life being told that everything about herself is irrevocably damaged or broken. That no one could ever love her, that the only way anyone could tolerate her is if she hides away every aspect of herself until only a shell remains. I love that the MMC’s accepter her and love her as she is and are determined to convince her that she is worthy of that love and always has been. She holds the power to change all of their lives for better or worse. I can’t wait to read Shattered Omega Part Two to see what she decides.
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Definitely darker. Definitely intriguing. Wish we had the other parts so I could understand the background trauma they all went through but guess I’ll have to wait. Clearly this academy and Institute adds more to the universe and potentially greater ramifications to Arkology and the experimentation being done.
Intrigued by all the characters despite Dusk being so flawed and basically coercing/assaulting Shatter if you just look at the incidents on paper… waiting for the attempted redemption arc and where this is going before making final judgments
Very very curious about Ransom and can’t wait for the start of part 2! Also hoping some of the information imbalance between the main characters is resolved and they communicate about their backstories and the guys’ current mission
Intrigued by all the characters despite Dusk being so flawed and basically coercing/assaulting Shatter if you just look at the incidents on paper… waiting for the attempted redemption arc and where this is going before making final judgments
Very very curious about Ransom and can’t wait for the start of part 2! Also hoping some of the information imbalance between the main characters is resolved and they communicate about their backstories and the guys’ current mission
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
I have so many questions! This book was filled with little sneak peaks of everyone’s pasts and I just NEED to know what happened! Are Umbra, Dusk and Shatter all connected? When did Ransom come into play? Just how involved was the Lincoln pack? I feel so bad for Shatter - it seems like she really doesn’t have a lot of options, but I hope she makes the right choice in the end. Also, what a cliffhanger! I am dying to read what happens next!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Shattered Omega, part one, will be published on the one-year anniversary of the publication of the very first PoisonVerse novel, Havoc Killed Her Alpha, which was also written by Mackay. The PoisonVerse novels have ushered in a whole new world of omegaverse novels over this past year because they’ve all been so good. In addition to the two novels Mackay wrote directly for the PoisonVerse, she also wrote two novellas and one two-part novel set in the PoisonVerse. Now she has gifted us Shattered Omega, which is set somewhere even darker and deeper than the regular PoisonVerse novels, in a subset she’s calling “PoisonVerse Noir”.
“PoisonVerse Noir” has all the PNR and omegaverse trappings of Mackay’s regular PoisonVerse novels, but seems to be rooted in something deeper, darker, and more mysterious.
This book is Mackays best work since the beginning of the PoisonVerse. Havoc Killed Her Alpha was one of my top 23 indie romances of 2023. We’re switching out the urban settings for an academy setting and delving into an unsettling and deadly side of bonds, auras, scents, and packs. Of course, no PoisonVerse novel would be complete without intrigue and scandal too, now would it?
Shatter, our FMC, is almost a feral omega. She’s fiercely intelligent, but she’s also ruled by her instincts and is shockingly naive for a 19 year-old. Dusk, Umbra, and Ransom are the MMCs in this book, and you’ll forgive me if I don’t share much of their story because that’s a whole box of spoiler rocks and I don’t want to spill them. You don’t get to see too much of Ransom in this book, but if you’re like me you’ll fall in love with conniving charmer Umbra and clever caretaker Dusk.
The spice is a 3 out of 3 on my scale for the hotness of the spice scenes and the kinks.
Do watch out for your TW/CWs, because while I don’t think they’re quite as dire as Mackay warns, it doesn’t hurt to be prepared. I also don’t get shocked by much, so I might have missed something. I just thought the whole thing was smokin’ hot. Just beware that cliffhanger! It’s a doozy.
I was provided a copy of this title by the author. All thoughts, opinions, views, and ideas expressed herein are mine and mine alone. No offer of compensation was asked for, nor provided in exchange for this review. Thank you.