floofymoosereads 's review for:

Knot the One They Want by Harper Lennox

4.0

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This is the first book in the Claimverse series, a collection of standalone contemporary omegaverse stories. Tropes include why choose (mmfmm), rejected mate, angst, hurt/comfort, feminine rage, praise and a bit of groveling. There is a fair amount of spice (mf and group with f) so please review the content warnings. 

The Lovely: I loved the concept and the story/plot of this book. It’s rejected mates but not quite that simple or straightforward. The FMC is a little old to not have a pack and it’s evident her father will be choosing for her if she doesn’t find and accept a pack quickly. The Blackwood pack has already “lost” an omega and is against (or rather, the leader of the pack is against) accepting a new omega, so they reject her well after they should have made that decision (trying not to spoil here). Since she’s essentially locked in at that point, she sets out to get her revenge against them. Again, well-executed rejected mate story. 

The Mundane: The first half of the book is very dialogue light. We get a lot of narration about what is happening and how they’re feeling but the characters barely talked to each other. One, this really made the story feel slow as most of the narration was inner monologue. Two, it really limited learning about the characters, seeing them develop and/or form connections (good or bad) with each other. The dialogue that was included was well-written and drew me into the characters but until they actually started talking even a normal amount after the half way mark, it was tough to read. 

Rating: 4/5 Stars: 3/5 Flames 

Recommendation: I received a review copy, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. I saw this author posting on TikTok and was interested based on the promise of angst/hurt/comfort in a why choose omegaverse setting. That said, we don’t really get a lot of that angst/hurt/comfort until after the halfway point. Also, if you are reading this for the groveling, know that it’s pretty short and minimal. All that said, I did enjoy the story and the characters once we really got to know them. I loved how they treated her in the second half of the book and the powerful emotions at play during the whole book. I will definitely read the next book from this author. If you like why choose omegavere with a heap of hurt and comfort, I think you would like this book.