omega's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Amei amei amei amei! Sdds q eu tava desse casal lindo maravilhoso perfeito q nunca errou aaaaaaaa
Inclusive amei a dinâmica de perspectivas. Eu amo como a autora brinca com diferentes perspectivas e o timing dela é quase sempre perfeito. N sabia q podia ficar melhor, mas foi ainda melhor do q nos 3 primeiros livros de algum jeito.
Spoiler
E agr eles vão ter filhossssss AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAInclusive amei a dinâmica de perspectivas. Eu amo como a autora brinca com diferentes perspectivas e o timing dela é quase sempre perfeito. N sabia q podia ficar melhor, mas foi ainda melhor do q nos 3 primeiros livros de algum jeito.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Child death, Child abuse, and Death
Minor: Infertility
cluckieduck's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
A solid 4* for this addition to the Alpha & Omega series.
I was a bit worried for this book, because fairly quickly we were thrust into one of my least favourite storylines - baby-making time! Anna's love for Charles is so deep that she wants his children, while Charles is very against the idea of babies since it would put Anna at great risk. Needless to say, I was happily surprised that it didn't turn into the overarching conflict of the story, rather, we got a lovely tale about family.
We get to experience Charles away from his own pack, away from his obligations as the Marrok's enforcer, and get to see him relax a bit while he's surrounded by his surrogate family in Arizona, the Sani's. Charles has travelled to Arizona to his old (possibly best & only) friend Joseph Sani to buy Anna a horse for her birthday. But Joseph is human, and Charles soon realizes that Joseph is close to dying.
Such as these stories go, there are outside evils that need to be dealt with - a fae is stealing & murdering children - all while Charles deals with his internal struggles on what it means to truly love someone, as well as to trust himself with his role in the grander scheme of things, with Anna as his biggest cheerleader.
"We Know," she whispered to him. "We who have been hurt, we know what evil looks like. We know you make us safe." He didn't say anything, but his arms came around her and she knew that she had told him something he didn't know - and that it mattered.
Even though the major conflict revolves around child abductions, this seemed to be a much more mellow offering of Charles & Anna. There were lots of moments of down-time with the two, which was a nice relief from always being on the attack, so to speak.
Anna pulled out a paperback novel with a half-naked man holding an improbably long sword. He wondered if the sword was meant to be metaphoric. Then he wondered if he should be concerned that his mate was reading a book with a naked man on the cover.
Overall, it was a lovely story about...love, really. Love & family.
Charles smiled at her. "Love," he said, "is always a risk, isn't it? I've always thought that there were no certainties in life, but I was wrong. Love is a certainty. And love always gives more than it takes."
I was a bit worried for this book, because fairly quickly we were thrust into one of my least favourite storylines - baby-making time! Anna's love for Charles is so deep that she wants his children, while Charles is very against the idea of babies since it would put Anna at great risk. Needless to say, I was happily surprised that it didn't turn into the overarching conflict of the story, rather, we got a lovely tale about family.
We get to experience Charles away from his own pack, away from his obligations as the Marrok's enforcer, and get to see him relax a bit while he's surrounded by his surrogate family in Arizona, the Sani's. Charles has travelled to Arizona to his old (possibly best & only) friend Joseph Sani to buy Anna a horse for her birthday. But Joseph is human, and Charles soon realizes that Joseph is close to dying.
Such as these stories go, there are outside evils that need to be dealt with - a fae is stealing & murdering children - all while Charles deals with his internal struggles on what it means to truly love someone, as well as to trust himself with his role in the grander scheme of things, with Anna as his biggest cheerleader.
"We Know," she whispered to him. "We who have been hurt, we know what evil looks like. We know you make us safe." He didn't say anything, but his arms came around her and she knew that she had told him something he didn't know - and that it mattered.
Even though the major conflict revolves around child abductions, this seemed to be a much more mellow offering of Charles & Anna. There were lots of moments of down-time with the two, which was a nice relief from always being on the attack, so to speak.
Anna pulled out a paperback novel with a half-naked man holding an improbably long sword. He wondered if the sword was meant to be metaphoric. Then he wondered if he should be concerned that his mate was reading a book with a naked man on the cover.
Overall, it was a lovely story about...love, really. Love & family.
Charles smiled at her. "Love," he said, "is always a risk, isn't it? I've always thought that there were no certainties in life, but I was wrong. Love is a certainty. And love always gives more than it takes."
Content Warnings
Minor: Confinement, Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
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