A review by katygeewrites
Then, Earth Swallowed Ocean by Shiloh Sloane, Shiloh Sloane

4.0

• Shifter Romance
• Fated Mates
• Paranormal
• Unhinged MMC
• Breeding Kink
• Touch her and die
• Virgin FMC
• Blood Play
• Biting


For some reason I thought this book was supposed to be really dark but I must have gotten it confused with another because while there are dark instances it’s really not what I was expecting. Or maybe I’m just desensitized.

I haven’t read a shifter romance in a long time and I really enjoyed this one. I liked the authors writing and the way the characters were described.

I loved Ridges character development. He went from wanting to eat the FMC to doing whatever it took to keep her alive.

I couldn’t put this book down I had to know what happened next and how everything ended. I was left with questions which is ultimately why I couldn’t give the book 5 stars.

SPOILERS BELOW






We never found out for sure what the demon/devil thing was. The FMC ended up fucking the MMCs brother (Wright) and said she loved him (and he loved her) but then the brother decided he wanted to travel and while traveling mentions a woman. So it seemed like their declarations of love were pointless. The reverend said him and his brother had been to the Orion and saved people so I thought it was them who actually killed Wrights mate and son but it was never truly explained. Ridge finally remembered what happened after he shifted for the first time and how he found Jess and Wrights son dead in the farmhouse and even says how clean the cut on her throat is (and when he eats people it’s a lot more messy) but this is never mentioned again?? If the fmc really didn’t die then what happened and how did her father end up hanging from a tree? How’d she get that big gash on her head?






END OF SPOILERS


Writing the problems I had down (in the spoilers) makes me question my rating because the plot was kind of a mess. Somehow overall I did enjoy the story. The spice was great!


If you’re looking for a shifter romance with an unhinged MMC check this out!