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kristinafh's review
3.0
Love me some M.A. Church and I was definitely looking forward to some male ménage!
So why only a 3 rating? More like a 3.5....I guess that I enjoyed the cuteness, the hot smexy times, and the humor. It just didn't wow me and maybe my expectations were just set too high. I've read shifter books and they aren't my favorite. That may be why this one didn't stand out as much as some of M.A.'s alien stories.
So why only a 3 rating? More like a 3.5....I guess that I enjoyed the cuteness, the hot smexy times, and the humor. It just didn't wow me and maybe my expectations were just set too high. I've read shifter books and they aren't my favorite. That may be why this one didn't stand out as much as some of M.A.'s alien stories.
myzanm's review
2.0
This should have been a hit with me. I love shifters, I don't mind insta-mate, the plot sounded somewhat original and ménage is periodically my go to genre.
This book just didn't do it for me.
I read the whole shebang, but there were so many things that rubbed me the wrong way that I almost dropped the book. I persisted, hoping it would get better. (It rarely does...) Parts of the story was good, but the pacing was bumpy. The first half was actually almost glacial.... It was so boring I actually fell asleep at one time (ok it was night, but I rarely fall asleep while reading). The slow telling was interspersed with bouts of action, more so in the last fourth of the book than in the first 3/4.
A lot was told. I wish more had been showed. There was a lot of unnecessary explanations. The dialouge felt stilted and I had a hard time connecting with the characters. I also had a hard time picturing domesticated cats as scary, vicious, lethal creatures. (I'm sure my daughter could. She swears they are evil creatures after a clawing on her hand when she was 9.) Still they all acted like they would be just as lethal as a panther. Especially Keith.
I just couldn't stand the change of POV. While having several different voices in a story is not normally something that rises my hackles, but it was so poorly executed in this story that it kept jolting me out of the story. Why on earth was Keith's parts told in first person when Tal's and Dolf's were told in 3rd person??? And there was no distinction in voice between the two shifters. It just made the whole thing confusing. I sometime had to go back to get who was saying or doing something.
I can see why a lot of people loved this story, but I guess I'm just too anal retentive about things like this to shut the (IMO) bad parts out and just go with the flow and enjoy myself despite the negative.
This book just didn't do it for me.
I read the whole shebang, but there were so many things that rubbed me the wrong way that I almost dropped the book. I persisted, hoping it would get better. (It rarely does...) Parts of the story was good, but the pacing was bumpy. The first half was actually almost glacial.... It was so boring I actually fell asleep at one time (ok it was night, but I rarely fall asleep while reading). The slow telling was interspersed with bouts of action, more so in the last fourth of the book than in the first 3/4.
A lot was told. I wish more had been showed. There was a lot of unnecessary explanations. The dialouge felt stilted and I had a hard time connecting with the characters. I also had a hard time picturing domesticated cats as scary, vicious, lethal creatures. (I'm sure my daughter could. She swears they are evil creatures after a clawing on her hand when she was 9.) Still they all acted like they would be just as lethal as a panther. Especially Keith.
I just couldn't stand the change of POV. While having several different voices in a story is not normally something that rises my hackles, but it was so poorly executed in this story that it kept jolting me out of the story. Why on earth was Keith's parts told in first person when Tal's and Dolf's were told in 3rd person??? And there was no distinction in voice between the two shifters. It just made the whole thing confusing. I sometime had to go back to get who was saying or doing something.
I can see why a lot of people loved this story, but I guess I'm just too anal retentive about things like this to shut the (IMO) bad parts out and just go with the flow and enjoy myself despite the negative.
podperson2206's review
2.0
All the cat playing bored me. I couldnt take it serious I mean they were itty bitty kitty cats!! When they were fighting I was thinking just grab the wee feckers by the scruff!!
tiggers_hate_acorns's review
4.0
Enjoyed reading this and look forward to reading more in the series as long as my cat doesn't read over my shoulder and get more ideas on how to control her human slaves!!
4 stars
4 stars
mal_bookdragon's review
3.0
Here's the thing. I wanted to love it. It had all the elements. Poly. Shifters. Human fated mate. Expanded para world. Fun side characters.
I just had to stop.
Because what in the Charlie Brown nonsense was with the obscene amount of "good grief". Seriously. It just left a bad taste in my mouth. And then during an intimate scene, "Holy cow". No. Stop. I can't. If the one dude hadn't been ba*** deep in the other I would have thought I was reading christian romance. That's the vibe. And that's my issue. If you don't have issues with all of that. Try it. You might like it, it's a resounding 'no' for me though.
I just had to stop.
Because what in the Charlie Brown nonsense was with the obscene amount of "good grief". Seriously. It just left a bad taste in my mouth. And then during an intimate scene, "Holy cow". No. Stop. I can't. If the one dude hadn't been ba*** deep in the other I would have thought I was reading christian romance. That's the vibe. And that's my issue. If you don't have issues with all of that. Try it. You might like it, it's a resounding 'no' for me though.
comicsandbookdragon's review
5.0
This was a good read. Very easy. I like the dynamic between the three main characters, it came off genuine.
There is one theme in here that is very cleverly addressed by the author. Bigotry. She handles it well.
There is one theme in here that is very cleverly addressed by the author. Bigotry. She handles it well.
lillian_francis's review against another edition
I think that the fact I was most upset by the loss of the car speaks volumes.
qace90's review against another edition
DNF @ 37%
I tried, I really tried! I wanted to like this and it sounded like it had potential, and I am so disappointed!
I love cats. I own a cat and he is my entire world. But Tal and Dolf, when they’re cats in the beginning, just seem so off to me. It makes me wonder if MA Church owns cats or has ever spent significant time around them. Even from a shifter perspective, things are OFF.
I really was going to keep trying and finish this, but the foot fetish stuff was just nope for me. I wasn’t expecting it and it just kinda jumped out and skewed the flow of the story.
Just, this whole story was screwy and blah and I really can not recommend it. After reading R. Cooper’s Being(s) series I’m so judgmental of the insta-Love/insta-lust that is so prevalent in shifter romances. I want a romance. I want things to build and develop so I can be all mushy and squee and fall in love with them. And I definitely did not get any of that from this, plus how mating worked was awkward and bleh. Like, if it’s all about getting your seed into your mate, Can’t oral suffice? And how about women? How would mating for them work? Your world-building could use some serious work!!
I tried, I really tried! I wanted to like this and it sounded like it had potential, and I am so disappointed!
I love cats. I own a cat and he is my entire world. But Tal and Dolf, when they’re cats in the beginning, just seem so off to me. It makes me wonder if MA Church owns cats or has ever spent significant time around them. Even from a shifter perspective, things are OFF.
I really was going to keep trying and finish this, but the foot fetish stuff was just nope for me. I wasn’t expecting it and it just kinda jumped out and skewed the flow of the story.
Just, this whole story was screwy and blah and I really can not recommend it. After reading R. Cooper’s Being(s) series I’m so judgmental of the insta-Love/insta-lust that is so prevalent in shifter romances. I want a romance. I want things to build and develop so I can be all mushy and squee and fall in love with them. And I definitely did not get any of that from this, plus how mating worked was awkward and bleh. Like, if it’s all about getting your seed into your mate, Can’t oral suffice? And how about women? How would mating for them work? Your world-building could use some serious work!!
relly's review against another edition
3.0
2.75 stars
Cute shifter menage. I liked Kirt and how he stood up for himself
Cute shifter menage. I liked Kirt and how he stood up for himself