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birdyreadsromance's review against another edition
1.0
I'm pretty disappointed. DNF at 56%.
My issues with it:
- Very insta love based solely on physical attraction with no actual connection between the characters
- No world building and a lot of telling and not showing
- The language is very... "bulbous head"
- It just jumps between scenes, conversations barely make sense and it feels like it's just patching tropes together, often in a way that makes no logical sense, just because it's convenient that way
- The characters are supposed to be college age but everyone just behaves like high schoolers.
- The final straw was when the first actual sex scene was BAD. She's a virgin and there's barely any foreplay when he should know better? She's a virgin and she has an orgasm while it's being described that she can feel her hymen breaking? I'm sorry but WHAT?
My issues with it:
- Very insta love based solely on physical attraction with no actual connection between the characters
- No world building and a lot of telling and not showing
- The language is very... "bulbous head"
- It just jumps between scenes, conversations barely make sense and it feels like it's just patching tropes together, often in a way that makes no logical sense, just because it's convenient that way
- The characters are supposed to be college age but everyone just behaves like high schoolers.
- The final straw was when the first actual sex scene was BAD. She's a virgin and there's barely any foreplay when he should know better? She's a virgin and she has an orgasm while it's being described that she can feel her hymen breaking? I'm sorry but WHAT?
ktbell's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
diana8524's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
cris3ma's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
kricketland's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
TITLE: Obsession
GENRE: Paranormal Romance
AUTHOR: Meg Anne & K. Loraine
TROPE: Enemies to Lovers, Why Choose
TYPE: Series (The Mate Games: War Book 1)
POV: Multiple POV
MY RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 5
I have been hearing good things about The Mate Games: War series for some time on social media, and I finally got around to checking it out. Obsession is the perfect name for this book; I already feel obsessed with this series and do not want to put it down.
Sunday is a wolf shifter who cannot shift much to the disgrace of her grandfather and pack. Kingston is her destined mate, whom she rejected, and is the cause of the hate he allows to simmer for her. Thorne is a vampire prince who seems drawn to Sunday, even though relationships between vampires and wolf shifters are forbidden. Alek is a Norse Demigod who quickly charms his way into Sunday's circle. Caleb was a priest before he was turned into a vampire, and he was tasked with teaching Sunday how to release her wolf.
I highly recommend the Audiobook, which I listened to as I read and includes different narrators for each character. Parts of the story and the banter made me laugh out loud. An excellent start to the series, Obsession is a book I will reread, making it worthy of a 5 / 5 Star rating, in my opinion.
GENRE: Paranormal Romance
AUTHOR: Meg Anne & K. Loraine
TROPE: Enemies to Lovers, Why Choose
TYPE: Series (The Mate Games: War Book 1)
POV: Multiple POV
MY RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 5
I have been hearing good things about The Mate Games: War series for some time on social media, and I finally got around to checking it out. Obsession is the perfect name for this book; I already feel obsessed with this series and do not want to put it down.
Sunday is a wolf shifter who cannot shift much to the disgrace of her grandfather and pack. Kingston is her destined mate, whom she rejected, and is the cause of the hate he allows to simmer for her. Thorne is a vampire prince who seems drawn to Sunday, even though relationships between vampires and wolf shifters are forbidden. Alek is a Norse Demigod who quickly charms his way into Sunday's circle. Caleb was a priest before he was turned into a vampire, and he was tasked with teaching Sunday how to release her wolf.
I highly recommend the Audiobook, which I listened to as I read and includes different narrators for each character. Parts of the story and the banter made me laugh out loud. An excellent start to the series, Obsession is a book I will reread, making it worthy of a 5 / 5 Star rating, in my opinion.
profesora787's review against another edition
4.0
I found a new meaning to corporal punishment and I like it!!
cyndy0707's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
4.5
petitpoutouyou's review against another edition
1.0
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DNF
Again, another RH where there is no plot. The academia settings dragged this book down. The characters acts like teenagers, yet they are adult in their twenties. One teacher is 38 and supposedly over a hundred yo. Yet he doesn't acts as such.
The writing is not good but not bad. I could not pinpoint what was right or wrong with it.
The book is very slow and when we think we see some plots, it gives up after 1 chapter.
The spice was rather bad and cringe.
DNF
Again, another RH where there is no plot. The academia settings dragged this book down. The characters acts like teenagers, yet they are adult in their twenties. One teacher is 38 and supposedly over a hundred yo. Yet he doesn't acts as such.
The writing is not good but not bad. I could not pinpoint what was right or wrong with it.
The book is very slow and when we think we see some plots, it gives up after 1 chapter.
The spice was rather bad and cringe.