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A review by lanahla
Psycho Shifters by Jasmine Mas
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
the whole time I was reading this I kept getting flashbacks to 2018 and when I used to watch Aphmau role plays and gacha life mini movies.
it reminded me a little too much of those alpha wolf gacha movies but I did laugh a lot because of how ridiculous it was.
SPOILERS:
SOME of the characters are cool but some of the plot felt a little too cliche/cheesy for my liking. like three alphas in love with one alpha, no sorry, the ONLY female alpha that is magically able to fight like a war hero with ZERO experience ZERO training and sorry did I mention she has a psychotic voice in her head that tells her to kill everyone. like I get it but why?? I did like how Sadie’s backstory kept her going but to me it seemed like she forgot about her sister quite often, not sure if it was intentional but I swear I only remember her mentioning her little sister around 5 times in the whole book. I guess Jax is cool, I somewhat like his character design (how I imagine it..) but I didn’t like how he changed. I liked him better at the start, when he was nicer and less aggressive because it just ended up being weird and VERY cringy. Cobra was always mean and I get he doesn’t like women because of the whole abuse thing but, how AND why is Sadie the only one he spoke too (AGAIN WITH THE CHICHE). Cobra is by far my least favorite of the three, he made everything feel weird and all the scene and interactions he had with Sadie felt forced. then there is Ascher, he was my favorite at the start. I LOVED and still do love his character design. I think his horns are awesome and his tattoos as well (the roses and fire). also his animal form is so cool. like imagine becoming a whole ram with giant horns. I REALLY REALLY REALLY didn’t like his weird interactions with Cobra and Jax during that one scene and honestly in general. it made me quite uncomfortable especially because I kind of see him as the ‘younger brother’ cause he is around a hundred years younger then both but I guess that’s just me. another thing that really bugged me was their cringy nicknames, there was not once where I didn’t chuckle after reading their lines. OVERALL interesting plot, I like the way they have to battle and while I don’t fully understand why the Fae Queen is sending monsters to the beast realm, I still enjoyed the story and how their world works. I have to say I’m not a fan of the smut AT ALL. it disgusted me so much I had to skip a few chapters to avoid throwing up (being so serious). I read it solely for the plot and my rating is based on nothing BUT the plot. I will definitely be reading the next one because this cliffhanger confused me so much, still like Asher through and I want to hear about the new character which I’m BEGGING doesn’t become a love interest, BEGGING.
it reminded me a little too much of those alpha wolf gacha movies but I did laugh a lot because of how ridiculous it was.
SPOILERS:
SOME of the characters are cool but some of the plot felt a little too cliche/cheesy for my liking. like three alphas in love with one alpha, no sorry, the ONLY female alpha that is magically able to fight like a war hero with ZERO experience ZERO training and sorry did I mention she has a psychotic voice in her head that tells her to kill everyone. like I get it but why?? I did like how Sadie’s backstory kept her going but to me it seemed like she forgot about her sister quite often, not sure if it was intentional but I swear I only remember her mentioning her little sister around 5 times in the whole book. I guess Jax is cool, I somewhat like his character design (how I imagine it..) but I didn’t like how he changed. I liked him better at the start, when he was nicer and less aggressive because it just ended up being weird and VERY cringy. Cobra was always mean and I get he doesn’t like women because of the whole abuse thing but, how AND why is Sadie the only one he spoke too (AGAIN WITH THE CHICHE). Cobra is by far my least favorite of the three, he made everything feel weird and all the scene and interactions he had with Sadie felt forced. then there is Ascher, he was my favorite at the start. I LOVED and still do love his character design. I think his horns are awesome and his tattoos as well (the roses and fire). also his animal form is so cool. like imagine becoming a whole ram with giant horns. I REALLY REALLY REALLY didn’t like his weird interactions with Cobra and Jax during that one scene and honestly in general. it made me quite uncomfortable especially because I kind of see him as the ‘younger brother’ cause he is around a hundred years younger then both but I guess that’s just me. another thing that really bugged me was their cringy nicknames, there was not once where I didn’t chuckle after reading their lines. OVERALL interesting plot, I like the way they have to battle and while I don’t fully understand why the Fae Queen is sending monsters to the beast realm, I still enjoyed the story and how their world works. I have to say I’m not a fan of the smut AT ALL. it disgusted me so much I had to skip a few chapters to avoid throwing up (being so serious). I read it solely for the plot and my rating is based on nothing BUT the plot. I will definitely be reading the next one because this cliffhanger confused me so much, still like Asher through and I want to hear about the new character which I’m BEGGING doesn’t become a love interest, BEGGING.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual content
Moderate: Gore, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail