atheresa's review against another edition
2.0
All of the stories were extremely short even for an anthology. Thus, their plot lines and character and/or relationship development suffered accordingly. I only enjoyed 3 out of the 7 stories.
1 star - A Tiger’s Luck by Maia Dylan - DNF. Xander was TSTL. Enjoyed the writing and would read more by this author if the MCs are stronger.
3.5 stars - Last Alpha Standing by James Cox - A lot of fun and sweet too. Nice definition of an alpha MC - very masculine, strong, compassionate and loyal. Writing was very good - able to weave in relationship development in the midst of an alpha mate challenge. Loved the fight details. Would like to see this rewritten into a longer story. Want to read more by this author.
1 star - Mooncrest by Jules Dixon - DNF. Lost interest. Not much romance. Spirituality, history and pack politics were the focus.
2 stars - His Guardian Panther by Elena Kincaid - Story was nice but ending was rushed. Writing was rough and awkward. Sex was just meh.
3 stars - The Scarf by L.J. Longo - Wonderful fantasy world building. Great relationship development. Sex was hot and sensual. Story was quite detailed until huge time/plot gap at end. Huge cop out. Very disappointed in the ending and my rating dropped dramatically. Still want to read more by this author.
1/2 star - A Matter of Trust by Pelaam -Sucked big time. Felt like I was in the Twilight Zone reading a 1970's M/F Harlequin Romance. Lame story. Dull. No emotional development. Sex was really bad.
2 3/4 stars - Conflict of Interest by L.D. Blakeley - Really liked the writing and story and wanted to give a higher rating. Nice strong likable MCs. Relationship not developed enough. Abnormally short with abrupt ending which lowered my rating. Would like to see this rewritten into a longer story. Definitely want to read more by this author.
1 star - A Tiger’s Luck by Maia Dylan - DNF. Xander was TSTL. Enjoyed the writing and would read more by this author if the MCs are stronger.
3.5 stars - Last Alpha Standing by James Cox - A lot of fun and sweet too. Nice definition of an alpha MC - very masculine, strong, compassionate and loyal. Writing was very good - able to weave in relationship development in the midst of an alpha mate challenge. Loved the fight details. Would like to see this rewritten into a longer story. Want to read more by this author.
1 star - Mooncrest by Jules Dixon - DNF. Lost interest. Not much romance. Spirituality, history and pack politics were the focus.
2 stars - His Guardian Panther by Elena Kincaid - Story was nice but ending was rushed. Writing was rough and awkward. Sex was just meh.
3 stars - The Scarf by L.J. Longo - Wonderful fantasy world building. Great relationship development. Sex was hot and sensual. Story was quite detailed until huge time/plot gap at end. Huge cop out. Very disappointed in the ending and my rating dropped dramatically. Still want to read more by this author.
1/2 star - A Matter of Trust by Pelaam -Sucked big time. Felt like I was in the Twilight Zone reading a 1970's M/F Harlequin Romance. Lame story. Dull. No emotional development. Sex was really bad.
2 3/4 stars - Conflict of Interest by L.D. Blakeley - Really liked the writing and story and wanted to give a higher rating. Nice strong likable MCs. Relationship not developed enough. Abnormally short with abrupt ending which lowered my rating. Would like to see this rewritten into a longer story. Definitely want to read more by this author.
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