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Lilacs and Leather by Thora Woods

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hanna's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Devoured this! This is the first Omegaverse novel I've read but as a former kid with no internet restrictions this, of course, isn't my first foray into the Omegaverse world.

The pack dynamics in this are so well developed and you can tell that the author really went beyond "yeah alphas and omegas fuck a lot" and put effort into making this a believable world with laws and customs surrounding A/B/O.

At first, I found Lydia to be a bit too much of a Mary Sue but she really grew on me throughout the book and I loved seeing her different relationships with all the pack members develop.

The angst is deep with this one and I'm sure we'll get a lot of drama in the future and I'm here for it! I wish more RH/poly novels were series instead of standalones, as we can get so much more individuality in their relationships that way. Personally, I'm just here for more Lex content 😉

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rileyk's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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cassie12_21's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.5

I don’t usually read human omega verse because they r always very rapey; this one was only rapey in past (not the current) relationship though. I’m going to keep reading purely ‘cuz I’m curious about the FF relation to develop.

The BDSM relationships were surprisingly pretty well written, there was a full discussion about scenes and boundaries before anything happened, it was great.

I hope Seth and Darren die a slow and painful death in a firey car crash.

The cliffhanger ending was not the cliffhanger I was expecting, kinda weird, but okay Ig, wasn’t really necessary.

ends in a car crash, I swear to fucking god if Darren or Seth was driving that car and kidnaps her, I am not finishing this series, because I will have kms

🌶️🌶️.5/5

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katkinslee's review

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dark emotional lighthearted tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was a great book I can't wait to read the rest of the series.

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zephania's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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unicornofthesea's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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mermaidmomma's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I really enjoyed this take on the omega. It is very interesting to read a version where polyamory is the exception and not the rule.

The discussion of trauma and healing feels very real and adds a great additional element. That ending had me picking up the next book immediately.

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clem2605's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Very good story! I’ve never read an omegaverse story as well written.

The author plays beautifully with the genre and its tropes while changing or ignoring the more harmful or unbelievable ones.

The author manages to avoid one of my biggest pet-peeve in romance: the timing of the story. There are often inconsistencies, or the love story happens in a week, where the characters barely eat/sleep/work, with little to no consequences (I’m not even talking about the realism of building an entire relationship in a week).

All in all, Thora Woods seems to be a very promising author, and I’ll definitely read the next book in the story, and check her next works!

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peddlerofpages's review against another edition

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emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I did enjoy this book. It's an omegaverse story in an urban setting, which is a favourite of mine. Amongst some of the better in this category, this book only took me 24 hours to get through, though there was a little bit of skimming in the sections that were unnecessarily lengthy.
The characters are all flawed but funny and somewhat loveable. I liked the dynamics of the relationships for the most part, though wish there was a little more individual time between Lydia and Lucas/Lex so that we could see those relationships develop.
I didn't love the main conflict being one of previous SA and DV. It was a bit of a cop-out and seems to be the one thing we wont ever escape in omegaverse. The cliff hanger is also something I don't like, though I understand why its often used in indie publishing.
Overall, I recommend to omegaverse lovers and will read the second book to see what happens.

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grilledcheesd's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

i really enjoyed this book! i'm not usually an omegaverse reader, so the barking/purring thing was a little strange to me, but i'm certainly not here to yuck anyone's yum. i loved the dynamics in the pack - esp how they brought out lydia's feistiness? not quite the word i'm looking for but it'll do.

there were a couple of things that sort of broke my immersion. first, rhett's accent. i totally get what she was trying to do - introduce the accent first, then explain what the accent was. but it just didn't work for me. first i thought he was southern (esp since this was set it georgia), then i thought he was from boston. by the time we settled on irish, i was sorta done with the whole thing. i'm gonna add some direct quotes in spoiler tags here bc it's honestly kinda funny

“I hear tha’ word out your mouth one more time, I will bend you over and turn yer ass red,”

"And, so help me God, I ever cross paths wit tat bottom-feeding scum of a fucking alpha who hurt you, dere won’t be enough of ’im left ta bury.”

those are the only two i marked and tbh i think they're the worst/best. honestly i ended up picturing rhett as brynjolf (~~YES FROM SKYRIM OH MY GOD~~)
ANYWAY
the other issue? literally just them calling her uh, juices... cream.
i took psychic damage. every. time.
but yeah good book!

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