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A review by rainjrop
The Alpha's Warlock by Eliot Grayson
3.0
DEAR ELIOT GRAYSON, GIVE THE PERSON WHO MADE YOUR BOOK COVER A RAISE. THAT IS THE REASON I READ YOUR BOOK. SINCERELY, ME.
Somewhere between a 3 and 3.5 stars. Which is a good rating! Honestly!
Typically, I judge books by their cover AND their title. I generally don't prefer ABO, so if I see a book title with Alpha or Omega in the name, I steer clear. But I actually liked this cover - the lack of a giant waxed shirtless torso definitely grabbed my attention.
I LOVE THE FONT. DEAR ELIOT GRAYSON, I LOVE THE FONT. THANK YOU FOR NOT USING DIY PINTEREST CALLIGRAPHY FONT.
I love me some warlock/mage/magic stuff, so the cover pulled me in while the title repelled me. So I read the blurb. The forced mate stuff also almost put me off. ABO paired with dubious consent usually sends me packing.
So with strong forces pushing me in both directions, I decided to give it a shot. And I liked it. I stayed up until 2:00 am reading it.
MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD
I could tell RIGHT AWAY that the two main characters actually liked each other a lot and were being dicks to each other for other reasons, so that actually assuaged a lot of my concerns about the forced mating stuff. That was still kind of uncomfortable to read, but I thought overall it was handled pretty well (I mean, as well as can be when there's a dub-con marriage and sex scene). After that, I had a good time with the protective stuff and the You-don't-own-me stuff (which is always necessary imo) and the werewolf fighting stuff.
Was there world building...uhh kinda? Were there characters randomly thrown in there with little explanation? You bet! Just like Forgive and Forget (which I reviewed about 15 minutes ago), this was no Hailey Turner Soulbound book with world building out the ass and fleshed-out side characters and actual human adults.
Did I care? Not really.
I'll probably check out the second book even though it's about different characters. And maybe I'll check out some more Eliot Grayson. Nice work!
Somewhere between a 3 and 3.5 stars. Which is a good rating! Honestly!
Typically, I judge books by their cover AND their title. I generally don't prefer ABO, so if I see a book title with Alpha or Omega in the name, I steer clear. But I actually liked this cover - the lack of a giant waxed shirtless torso definitely grabbed my attention.
I LOVE THE FONT. DEAR ELIOT GRAYSON, I LOVE THE FONT. THANK YOU FOR NOT USING DIY PINTEREST CALLIGRAPHY FONT.
I love me some warlock/mage/magic stuff, so the cover pulled me in while the title repelled me. So I read the blurb. The forced mate stuff also almost put me off. ABO paired with dubious consent usually sends me packing.
So with strong forces pushing me in both directions, I decided to give it a shot. And I liked it. I stayed up until 2:00 am reading it.
MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD
I could tell RIGHT AWAY that the two main characters actually liked each other a lot and were being dicks to each other for other reasons, so that actually assuaged a lot of my concerns about the forced mating stuff. That was still kind of uncomfortable to read, but I thought overall it was handled pretty well (I mean, as well as can be when there's a dub-con marriage and sex scene). After that, I had a good time with the protective stuff and the You-don't-own-me stuff (which is always necessary imo) and the werewolf fighting stuff.
Was there world building...uhh kinda? Were there characters randomly thrown in there with little explanation? You bet! Just like Forgive and Forget (which I reviewed about 15 minutes ago), this was no Hailey Turner Soulbound book with world building out the ass and fleshed-out side characters and actual human adults.
Did I care? Not really.
I'll probably check out the second book even though it's about different characters. And maybe I'll check out some more Eliot Grayson. Nice work!