ladysmoke's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Fun and sexy with just enough danger to keep you hooked. Excellent narration.Ā
bookwife's review
4.0
I love Christine Warren's stories. I love her characters and I love her shifter world. Her "The Others" series is one of my all time favorite paranormal series. So when I saw that she was starting a shifter series, I basically jumped up and down.
This book was set in Alphaville. Which is a town full of all kinds of shifters. They are mostly shifters who are running away from their pack or family or just straight up outcasts. They have formed this town and are a pack among themselves. I personally have not read a book with this.. I have no idea if it's out there or not but how freaking cool is that? I am so so excited for the rest of this series.
Anyways... Renny is our main girl here. She is running away from an insane stalker. She has been running for months. When she ran to human towns, her stalker riled up the human activist and she got pushed from the town. And she wasn't able to stay long enough in a pack for them to trust her. So she runs to Alphaville as a last ditch effort to start a new life. Thats where she meets Mick. She literally runs right to his house. He had a mate that died 8 years before.. I was honestly a little worried about that. But the way Warren wrote it was kind of perfect. Renny wasn't jealous of his ex mate and mick didn't let it keep him away from Renny.. for that long.
I loved this book. I am excited for the next one!
This book was set in Alphaville. Which is a town full of all kinds of shifters. They are mostly shifters who are running away from their pack or family or just straight up outcasts. They have formed this town and are a pack among themselves. I personally have not read a book with this.. I have no idea if it's out there or not but how freaking cool is that? I am so so excited for the rest of this series.
Anyways... Renny is our main girl here. She is running away from an insane stalker. She has been running for months. When she ran to human towns, her stalker riled up the human activist and she got pushed from the town. And she wasn't able to stay long enough in a pack for them to trust her. So she runs to Alphaville as a last ditch effort to start a new life. Thats where she meets Mick. She literally runs right to his house. He had a mate that died 8 years before.. I was honestly a little worried about that. But the way Warren wrote it was kind of perfect. Renny wasn't jealous of his ex mate and mick didn't let it keep him away from Renny.. for that long.
I loved this book. I am excited for the next one!
ladyofbooks's review against another edition
5.0
This was a fast paced read filled with action, romance, and danger at every turn. My only complaint about this book? That ending was super abrupt despite it being full of HEA (happily ever after). Otherwise, I loved the characters and thrill of every page.
5 š!
5 š!
hotaling007's review
4.0
my favorite thing in this book was how I talked about different animals. Because a lot of times and romance books you only get the one werewolf the werewolf love yada yada yada but in this book you got to see you like different types of animals like how batters will make with different matesĀ but it was the human side thatĀ stuck with each other for life.
do not get me wrong I absolutely love fated mates. the whole living for your mate. And the thought of like not having said mate like you literally cant survive. I just liked how different animals had different love lives lol.
I liked how it talked about how mates when they died the other night go into like depressionĀ and doesn't live long without its mate becuase they love the other so much.
super cute book
do not get me wrong I absolutely love fated mates. the whole living for your mate. And the thought of like not having said mate like you literally cant survive. I just liked how different animals had different love lives lol.
I liked how it talked about how mates when they died the other night go into like depressionĀ and doesn't live long without its mate becuase they love the other so much.
Spoiler
But I liked how in the end it was like Mick was like survived his first mates death because he was surviving for Rennysuper cute book
mommasaystoread's review
4.0
3.5 stars
I waffled a bit on rating this one. The premise is really good and the story starts with a pull you in chase scene. My problem was that the story seemed to be almost suspended about halfway through, things were happening, but it wasn't really moving forward. Then, once it does gather some momentum and move forward, it's full speed ahead to the conclusion. What saved it for me was the wonderful cast of characters in this town. In fact, I found many of the secondary characters just as interesting, if not more so, than Renny and Mick. Make no mistake, Renny and Mick are good together and I enjoyed their banter. The dialogue overall was a big plus for me and the author's wit and sarcasm is great. The great characters and witty dialogue won me over and I will be interested to see what's next for this town of quirky shifters.
I waffled a bit on rating this one. The premise is really good and the story starts with a pull you in chase scene. My problem was that the story seemed to be almost suspended about halfway through, things were happening, but it wasn't really moving forward. Then, once it does gather some momentum and move forward, it's full speed ahead to the conclusion. What saved it for me was the wonderful cast of characters in this town. In fact, I found many of the secondary characters just as interesting, if not more so, than Renny and Mick. Make no mistake, Renny and Mick are good together and I enjoyed their banter. The dialogue overall was a big plus for me and the author's wit and sarcasm is great. The great characters and witty dialogue won me over and I will be interested to see what's next for this town of quirky shifters.
shai3d's review against another edition
5.0
I don't know why but I am a sucker for stories about small towns in the Pacific Northwest especially when the folks in the town don't quite fit the stereotype of small townsfolk. The inhabitants of Alpha definitely fit that description. Alpha Washington is tale that shifters tell each other, a place where they will fit in.
It's been a few years since I have stumbled across one of Ms Warren's books and I am berating myself for that because her books are just that good. I became immediately engaged with the story as it opens with Renny on the run for her life. And the characters are so real that they just seem to jump off the page. And the dialogue is sharp, and at times had me laughing hard enough that my ribs hurt. This book reminded me why I fell in love with both paranormal romances and romantic suspenses.
I do highly recommend this book to any of my readers who enjoy the paranormal. There is enough suspense to keep you on the edge of your seat and characters that are easy to connect with. And as a bonus, this is the first book in what looks to be a series well worth following.
***I received this book at no charge from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions expressed within this review are my own.
It's been a few years since I have stumbled across one of Ms Warren's books and I am berating myself for that because her books are just that good. I became immediately engaged with the story as it opens with Renny on the run for her life. And the characters are so real that they just seem to jump off the page. And the dialogue is sharp, and at times had me laughing hard enough that my ribs hurt. This book reminded me why I fell in love with both paranormal romances and romantic suspenses.
I do highly recommend this book to any of my readers who enjoy the paranormal. There is enough suspense to keep you on the edge of your seat and characters that are easy to connect with. And as a bonus, this is the first book in what looks to be a series well worth following.
***I received this book at no charge from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions expressed within this review are my own.
katereads2much's review against another edition
2.0
More like 2.5.
I think it might be that I'm just less and less interested in straight people romances every day. There are two or three authors who write het romance that I'm still a fan of and that I still go out of my way to read, but I think otherwise, I'm just not that interested anymore.
I'm tired in general of the stalker/attempted rapist storyline too and while I can still read a book with that plot, I have to really, really love the rest of the elements of the book and I just didn't here. I made it through a few chapters before I just had to skim through to the end.
I've loved a lot of books by Christine Warren and she's back in her shifter world, which is great, so I think it just might be my waning interest in cishet romance storylines.
I think it might be that I'm just less and less interested in straight people romances every day. There are two or three authors who write het romance that I'm still a fan of and that I still go out of my way to read, but I think otherwise, I'm just not that interested anymore.
I'm tired in general of the stalker/attempted rapist storyline too and while I can still read a book with that plot, I have to really, really love the rest of the elements of the book and I just didn't here. I made it through a few chapters before I just had to skim through to the end.
I've loved a lot of books by Christine Warren and she's back in her shifter world, which is great, so I think it just might be my waning interest in cishet romance storylines.
tinasbooknook's review against another edition
3.0
Strong 3.5
I was so excited to see Christine Warren had a new shifter book as I love The Orhers series. Rent and Mick are a great couple and I sincerely hope there will be more stories in Alphaville.
It could just be the version I read, but it wasn't a full 4stars for me because it was a little too predictable for me and missed a little the tension I was hoping for. Also, the deputy shot in Renny's final abductiin is never mentioned again. I hope it's just me reading an early version and the final book will mention if he survived.
I was so excited to see Christine Warren had a new shifter book as I love The Orhers series. Rent and Mick are a great couple and I sincerely hope there will be more stories in Alphaville.
It could just be the version I read, but it wasn't a full 4stars for me because it was a little too predictable for me and missed a little the tension I was hoping for. Also, the deputy shot in Renny's final abductiin is never mentioned again. I hope it's just me reading an early version and the final book will mention if he survived.
ehmaj's review
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Characters would have benefited from more depth, felt like the author was in a rush to get to the end.
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape