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A review by jassmine
Alpha & Omega by Patricia Briggs
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
5/06/23 This is one of my old comfort reads. I'm not even sure how many times I read this + Cry Wolf. And even now I still like it, even though I have to admit that some parts of the story are just a little... eh...
1. The sexual abuse in this is brutal, it's not graphic and on page for the most time, but the meanings behind it all are tough. I know this part of it spoke to me very much as a teen but I wonder now if it couldn't have been done more... idk, something... it's not badly handled really, but something is just a little off to me.
2. Considering how badly Anna was abused, I was annoyed a little by some of the sexual related things Charles thought about her/said to her. I mean, it was fine in the beginning and some things he said were really sweet, but there was a thing or two that just... I'm thinking specifically the scene wherehe is about to lose control and thinks about bedding her willing or not, he clearly sees that as wrong, but my point is he shouldn't think it in the first place... and just ugh...
And then, I mean, I used to like the scene where he tells her she'll enjoy the sex with him, but hey, this woman was raped multiple times, this isn't about your sex prowess, it's about her trauma! Jeez...
3. The story is very well structured and I especially like the way the mystery resolves even though I now find it just a tad bit problematic. (major spoilers)I mean, Leo and Isabel clearly have some ethical non-monogamy type of relationship going on. Yes, it's atypical a little - Isabel has other lovers while Leo doesn't, but as Charles points out in the beginning it works out for them. But then Isabel's main character trait is jealousy and the things I described above are actually the fuel behind everything bad that happened in the pack, so... yeah, a little black and white...
4. I think that the indigenous rep overall leans toward good rep, even though it kind of goes into the "magical native" trope, but it's explained why it is and Charles is fully fledged character, so... yeah... idk, I love him, so I'm completely unobjective in saying he's fine. It's clear that Briggs done her research, so I'm just not complaining...
Overall, I still like this story very much. I needed to calm down yesterday a little bit and this worked as always and now I want to re-read the whole Mercedes Thompson Universe which is unfortunate because I don't have time for this...
1. The sexual abuse in this is brutal, it's not graphic and on page for the most time, but the meanings behind it all are tough. I know this part of it spoke to me very much as a teen but I wonder now if it couldn't have been done more... idk, something... it's not badly handled really, but something is just a little off to me.
2. Considering how badly Anna was abused, I was annoyed a little by some of the sexual related things Charles thought about her/said to her. I mean, it was fine in the beginning and some things he said were really sweet, but there was a thing or two that just... I'm thinking specifically the scene where
And then, I mean, I used to like the scene where he tells her she'll enjoy the sex with him, but hey, this woman was raped multiple times, this isn't about your sex prowess, it's about her trauma! Jeez...
3. The story is very well structured and I especially like the way the mystery resolves even though I now find it just a tad bit problematic. (major spoilers)
4. I think that the indigenous rep overall leans toward good rep, even though it kind of goes into the "magical native" trope, but it's explained why it is and Charles is fully fledged character, so... yeah... idk, I love him, so I'm completely unobjective in saying he's fine. It's clear that Briggs done her research, so I'm just not complaining...
Overall, I still like this story very much. I needed to calm down yesterday a little bit and this worked as always and now I want to re-read the whole Mercedes Thompson Universe which is unfortunate because I don't have time for this...