thegeekyblogger's review against another edition
3.0
Read for Fun (Library)
Overall Rating: 3.50
Story Rating: 3.50
Character Rating: 3.50
First Thought when Finished:Perfect Mate by Jennifer Ashley was a pretty good little novella but I wanted more!
Quick Thoughts: I wanted a longer story for Nell. I love her! She is pure mama bear and so deserving of love. While Cormac is a good match for her, I think a longer story would have made me fall in love with them more. There was a lot going on in Perfect Mate: kidnapping, action, mystery, mate-bonding. I just think it would have been better in longer format.
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Overall Rating: 3.50
Story Rating: 3.50
Character Rating: 3.50
First Thought when Finished:Perfect Mate by Jennifer Ashley was a pretty good little novella but I wanted more!
Quick Thoughts: I wanted a longer story for Nell. I love her! She is pure mama bear and so deserving of love. While Cormac is a good match for her, I think a longer story would have made me fall in love with them more. There was a lot going on in Perfect Mate: kidnapping, action, mystery, mate-bonding. I just think it would have been better in longer format.
Part of my Read It, Rate It, File It, DONE! Reviews
eliza_bee's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.0
katleap's review
3.0
So Cormac is mentioned in Hard Mated, Spike's book and Nell is a supporting character in Wild Cat and Mate Claimed. I liked Nell a lot. There was potential between Cormac and Nell, it just felt to rushed for me and the ending was way way too abrupt.
thenovellush's review
2.0
This one did not work for me AT ALL. It's SO insta-lovey. Even for a novella, it's SUPER FAST. In ONE DAY it goes from "Who tf are you, and why are you in my house. Hell no, I don't need a mate, fuck off" to "Mate of my heart, I love you." This is the first Shifters Unbound book that I just really disliked. So many things are just ridiculous.
One night of necking on the couch and now Nell's in love. Yeah, okay.
The pacing was awful smh.
Spoiler
Shane get's kidnapped, but right as they're about to rescue him, even though they don't know if he's alive or dead, WAIT! His mother and his mother's suitors have to right now settle whether or not they're going to be mated, and the brother fist pumps excitedly... Okay, NOW we can rescue Shane. The hell?One night of necking on the couch and now Nell's in love. Yeah, okay.
The pacing was awful smh.
tanyad74's review
5.0
Yay! Another bear book!
For Perfect Mate we find ourselves in the Nevada shiftertown. Nell is tough and stubborn. She has two cubs, that are mostly grown up bears. That doesn't mean mama bear is not heavily into their lives protecting them.
When Cormac ends up in town, Nell is instantly on alert. He's looking for a mate, and Nell is not thinking of mating. Her life is wrapped up in her cubs. Once those cubs are on board with Cormac's plan, they are frustratingly on his side and encourage Nell to mate. It doesn't take too much pushing before she accepts Cormac. She is definitely the dominant of the pair which is fun to see.
The back and forth between these two bears was really fun to read. But we can't leave out the action that comes when the cubs are in danger. We see mama bear take action to protect those cubs and gladly takes Cormac's help.
A couple of things about Perfect Mate. It was short as it was a novella. I love that this novella was done in audio, I hate switching formats to get the novellas read. Being a novella, the romance and the action all happen pretty quickly. Another thing is I love the bears. They are big, strong and protective. Nell is all of those and that made me love her as a main character. Cormac is a newbie, but his persistance and strength make him a great match for Nell. She is just so dominant that she balances out with Cormac.
This was a great pair and I loved every bit of their story.
This review was originally posted on Rantings of a Reading Addict
For Perfect Mate we find ourselves in the Nevada shiftertown. Nell is tough and stubborn. She has two cubs, that are mostly grown up bears. That doesn't mean mama bear is not heavily into their lives protecting them.
When Cormac ends up in town, Nell is instantly on alert. He's looking for a mate, and Nell is not thinking of mating. Her life is wrapped up in her cubs. Once those cubs are on board with Cormac's plan, they are frustratingly on his side and encourage Nell to mate. It doesn't take too much pushing before she accepts Cormac. She is definitely the dominant of the pair which is fun to see.
The back and forth between these two bears was really fun to read. But we can't leave out the action that comes when the cubs are in danger. We see mama bear take action to protect those cubs and gladly takes Cormac's help.
A couple of things about Perfect Mate. It was short as it was a novella. I love that this novella was done in audio, I hate switching formats to get the novellas read. Being a novella, the romance and the action all happen pretty quickly. Another thing is I love the bears. They are big, strong and protective. Nell is all of those and that made me love her as a main character. Cormac is a newbie, but his persistance and strength make him a great match for Nell. She is just so dominant that she balances out with Cormac.
This was a great pair and I loved every bit of their story.
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bananatricky's review
3.0
Maybe I'm having a bad day. Read three novellas today and was a bit meh about each of them.
Nell has been alone for nearly 100 years bringing up Shane and Brody her two cubs. One day she is woken by banging in her kitchen which turns out to be a hot male bear shifter called Cormac.
Cormac has found a letter from Nell's mate asking his family to look after Nell and her cubs. For some reason, just reading the letter about Nell was enough to make Cormac fall in love with Nell - without even meeting her!
When Cormac arrives in Shiftertown he has Eric's blessing, if not orders to mate Nell, and her sons are actively promoting the match. In fact, throughout the novella Nell gets rail-roaded by everyone into seeing/mating Cormac.
And then there's the insta-love. Why? I get lust, I even get the mate-bond in this universe. But after knowing someone for what I believe is 24 hours how can you seriously be in love?
Not one of my favourites and I didn't fell invested in either Nell or Cormac.
Nell has been alone for nearly 100 years bringing up Shane and Brody her two cubs. One day she is woken by banging in her kitchen which turns out to be a hot male bear shifter called Cormac.
Cormac has found a letter from Nell's mate asking his family to look after Nell and her cubs. For some reason, just reading the letter about Nell was enough to make Cormac fall in love with Nell - without even meeting her!
When Cormac arrives in Shiftertown he has Eric's blessing, if not orders to mate Nell, and her sons are actively promoting the match. In fact, throughout the novella Nell gets rail-roaded by everyone into seeing/mating Cormac.
And then there's the insta-love. Why? I get lust, I even get the mate-bond in this universe. But after knowing someone for what I believe is 24 hours how can you seriously be in love?
Not one of my favourites and I didn't fell invested in either Nell or Cormac.
jlee76's review
5.0
I loved the story of tough as nails Nell and Cormac. Plenty of action and passion. Such a short story but so good. Wish these novellas were longer stories though. A great read and a great addition to the series!
suzanne's review
2.0
This is the first Shifters Undone story I did not enjoy. I'm giving it two stars because I love the universe and background and all the characters, including Nell and Cormac. Otherwise, I would give it one star. Unfortunately, I didn't believe their love at all and kept getting upset at Nell. She is supposed to be kickass and in charge. After all, she is the bear alpha for the whole Shiftertown! She didn't feel that way here at all.
They were also instantly in deep love for no reason within 24 hours after she very clearly said she was not interested. Waaaay too fast; and yet I've believed other Shifter stories where they fell in love almost as fast. It just didn't work in this story and to top it off, the chemistry wasn't great either. It was neither believable nor entertaining. I also didn't understand why Brody and Shane suddenly trusted Cormac when they didn't trust others. This was never explained to my satisfaction; I guess we were just supposed to go along with it without reason.
This was a story I was very much looking forward to reading and it was a disappointment. I will keep reading Shifters stories but I hope they improve from here. Mate Claimed (the novel before this) was the best yet so I have hopes.
They were also instantly in deep love for no reason within 24 hours after she very clearly said she was not interested. Waaaay too fast; and yet I've believed other Shifter stories where they fell in love almost as fast. It just didn't work in this story and to top it off, the chemistry wasn't great either. It was neither believable nor entertaining. I also didn't understand why Brody and Shane suddenly trusted Cormac when they didn't trust others. This was never explained to my satisfaction; I guess we were just supposed to go along with it without reason.
This was a story I was very much looking forward to reading and it was a disappointment. I will keep reading Shifters stories but I hope they improve from here. Mate Claimed (the novel before this) was the best yet so I have hopes.