A review by bibliophilewithbluehair
Reckless Beta by C.J. Primer

adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.25

🔥ARC Review 🔥

Reckless Beta by C.J. Primer
Release Date: April 30, 2024

Pages: 412

Shadowed Heirs series:
🌀Ruthless Alpha
🌀Savage Alpha
🌀Reckless Beta
🌀Vicious Luna
🌀Bruatl Reign

⚠️Content Warning⚠️
Please check content warnings BEFORE reading.

Format:📱

What to Expect:
🖤Age Gap
💙Dark Romance
🖤Dirty Talk
💙Forced Proximity
🖤Found Family
💙“Fück It”
🖤Gun violence
💙Loss of Parent (Past)
🖤Mental Health Rep
💙Mentions of Death
🖤MF
💙“One More”
🖤Second Chance
💙Shifters
🖤Tattoos
💙Virgin FMC
🖤Wolf Shifters

🎵Playlist 🎵: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/04I1VQlqmfGdtDCTLlgiA7?si=bf6cd96e31144ea8

Book Description:
My life has never been perfect, but up until four years ago, I had a pretty good thing going.

I held rank as an enforcer for the Stillwater pack. I was close with the pack’s Alpha and Luna, having been practically raised by them in place of my dead mother and absentee father. I was in line to become the pack’s lead enforcer, a prestigious position that others would kill for.

One impulsive night was all it took to completely derail my life’s trajectory. One night with the Alpha’s daughter, who was both far too young for me and completely off-limits. One night of giving into temptation, knowing it was something I could never come back from.

Rather than sticking around to face the consequences, I took off. I left town and relocated to Chicago with the intention of never returning, but I should’ve known my past would catch up to me eventually.

At least, that’s why I thought I was called back. Instead, I was offered the rank of Beta within our pack because Alpha Reid still doesn’t know what I did. He still doesn’t know the truth about why I left, and he definitely doesn’t know that as soon as I returned from Chicago, I fell right back into bed with his only daughter.

This secret we’re keeping could ruin everything, but I can’t stop, and it’s only a matter of time before it comes to light.

Ratings:
FMC: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.25
MMC: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.25
Plot: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice: 🌶️🌶️
Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.25

 BWBH Review: 
I love a good shifter romance, and Reckless Beta was better than good. 

After sleeping with Andie on her eighteenth birthday, Nash heads to Chicago to clear his head…for four years. When his Alpha calls him back to the pack, Nash is offered the position of Beta. But after four years, can Nash fall back into a pack where Andie is the Alpha’s daughter?

The first thing I want to point out is that C.J. Primer includes a map of shifter territories and pack family trees. I love it when authors include details like this—it takes the reading experience to the next level. 

Reckless Beta is a medium-burn romance. I would have liked to see longer spice scenes, but there is a lot of spice there (included in 11 chapters if I counted correctly). 
Reckless Beta is perfect for readers who enjoy MCs fighting their feelings, a strong, independent FMC, and an MMC that’s the perfect blend of brooding and protection. 

Thank you to C.J. Primer and Unalive Promotions for the ARC.