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Knot Here for You
I thought I found my fated pack when I was seventeen. The Werth pack promised me they would always take care of me, never let me hurt. I thought we were going to spend forever together. But in one moment of betrayal, they ripped it all away.
Shattered and rejected, I ran.
Seven years later, I’m forced to come back to the scene of my biggest heartbreak. I plan a quick visit. Get in. Sign some paperwork. Get out. No longer than twenty-four hours. But what’s that they say about the best laid plans?
As soon as the Werth pack hears I’m in town, they seek me out, determined to explain. To make me listen to the reasons they picked another omega over me. They want me to give them another chance to prove to me they still want me, that I can trust them, that they’ll never hurt me again.
I can’t say I’m not tempted.
What they don’t know? Another rejection from them just might kill me. I can’t give in, can’t let them back into my life, my heart, my body.
No, I have to make it I’m not here for them.
Knot Here for You is a 140k+, why choose? novel, set in the Omegaverse. It will have MM, MF, MMFMMM (and any combination of the three). It is a relatively slow burn story. Has a strong omega MC and a pack that would do anything to win her back. This book was originally released on KindleVella and is a standalone.
Shattered and rejected, I ran.
Seven years later, I’m forced to come back to the scene of my biggest heartbreak. I plan a quick visit. Get in. Sign some paperwork. Get out. No longer than twenty-four hours. But what’s that they say about the best laid plans?
As soon as the Werth pack hears I’m in town, they seek me out, determined to explain. To make me listen to the reasons they picked another omega over me. They want me to give them another chance to prove to me they still want me, that I can trust them, that they’ll never hurt me again.
I can’t say I’m not tempted.
What they don’t know? Another rejection from them just might kill me. I can’t give in, can’t let them back into my life, my heart, my body.
No, I have to make it I’m not here for them.
Knot Here for You is a 140k+, why choose? novel, set in the Omegaverse. It will have MM, MF, MMFMMM (and any combination of the three). It is a relatively slow burn story. Has a strong omega MC and a pack that would do anything to win her back. This book was originally released on KindleVella and is a standalone.
537 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 26, 2023
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June 6, 2025
1. The guys claimed that they loved Sylvie more than anything yet they expected her to sit around for TWO YEARS and watch them publicly date another woman while keeping her on the side. She would have had to put up with being humiliated, having people snicker at her and pity her while Yasmin rubbed it in her face that the guys had chosen her over Sylvie.
2. Ford said “there just wasn’t time to give her the details”. They had spent the entire night before with Sylvie; there was plenty of time to explain things to her.
3. It seemed to me that the guys were doing just fine without Sylvie. Asher and Davis were mates. Jackson and Topher were mates. And Ford spent his time “f*cking anything that moves”. It didn’t seem to me that they were too terribly heartbroken without her.
4. The guys claimed that they spent years searching for Sylvie and couldn’t find her. Yet, the lawyers apparently had no problem tracking her down pretty quickly after her grandmother died.
5. Davis was a "submissive alpha"? Seriously? 🙄
6. Sylvie’s alphas kept trying to lay some of the blame for what happened on Sylvie. They said things like, “…she was supposed to trust us, to wait for us”, “…it still stings that she was so quick to leave us without any sort of conversation” and “she never gave us a chance to explain, never even tried to understand our side, what was being expected of us”. When Ford called Sylvie “a f*cking coward” for not fighting for them, I was done.
DNF
2. Ford said “there just wasn’t time to give her the details”. They had spent the entire night before with Sylvie; there was plenty of time to explain things to her.
3. It seemed to me that the guys were doing just fine without Sylvie. Asher and Davis were mates. Jackson and Topher were mates. And Ford spent his time “f*cking anything that moves”. It didn’t seem to me that they were too terribly heartbroken without her.
4. The guys claimed that they spent years searching for Sylvie and couldn’t find her. Yet, the lawyers apparently had no problem tracking her down pretty quickly after her grandmother died.
5. Davis was a "submissive alpha"? Seriously? 🙄
6. Sylvie’s alphas kept trying to lay some of the blame for what happened on Sylvie. They said things like, “…she was supposed to trust us, to wait for us”, “…it still stings that she was so quick to leave us without any sort of conversation” and “she never gave us a chance to explain, never even tried to understand our side, what was being expected of us”. When Ford called Sylvie “a f*cking coward” for not fighting for them, I was done.
DNF
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October 31, 2023
so dumb
I DNF’d at 25% since I couldn’t take it anymore. Who stays for a week in a place you hate because paperwork isn’t going to be ready? You go home and come back, duh.
Those men didn’t deserve forgiveness either and didn’t know when to back off.
I DNF’d at 25% since I couldn’t take it anymore. Who stays for a week in a place you hate because paperwork isn’t going to be ready? You go home and come back, duh.
Those men didn’t deserve forgiveness either and didn’t know when to back off.
November 5, 2023
Superfluous
It felt as though the males in this story could go on forever without the female character in their lives. Out of the five males, two sets of 2 were already mated to each other. One even mentions that because he bonded with another he feels complete. (So much for missing the female.) The fifth? Said he remained faithful until three months before the female returned to her hometown. In that 3 months he was sleeping with anyone and everyone.Then when she’s back instead of being all about the female who they “missed”, the two couples are more into their sexy times.
Other than hurt feelings, none of these men were truly suffering. The female? Still a virgin at 24/25. Why? Because she is in constant pain. She can not physically tolerate any other male’s touch. She is wasting away and can literally die. So, it comes down to her being with those 5 men or her being alone forever, in constant pain, and/or dying prematurely.
The guys were a-holes. Even if they did tell her things beforehand (they didn’t), they expected her to wait on the sidelines for two years while they dated another woman. They were mad when they saw a guy hold her shoulders to make sure she was okay, but she was to do nothing while they kissed and courted another woman in public, rejected her publicly, and kept her as a side piece.
These men did not grovel enough. She went through hell. They betrayed her for money. And they blamed her for it. Sure they’re sorry later when they find out the truth. But it is never really made up for. They still kept making decisions without her. She was just an afterthought. And don’t get me started on how these rich guys “searched” for her and she even pointed out how easy she would have been to find if they actually looked for her.
If you’re not into M/M, be aware that most of the steam in this is from M/M scenes.
It felt as though the males in this story could go on forever without the female character in their lives. Out of the five males, two sets of 2 were already mated to each other. One even mentions that because he bonded with another he feels complete. (So much for missing the female.) The fifth? Said he remained faithful until three months before the female returned to her hometown. In that 3 months he was sleeping with anyone and everyone.Then when she’s back instead of being all about the female who they “missed”, the two couples are more into their sexy times.
Other than hurt feelings, none of these men were truly suffering. The female? Still a virgin at 24/25. Why? Because she is in constant pain. She can not physically tolerate any other male’s touch. She is wasting away and can literally die. So, it comes down to her being with those 5 men or her being alone forever, in constant pain, and/or dying prematurely.
The guys were a-holes. Even if they did tell her things beforehand (they didn’t), they expected her to wait on the sidelines for two years while they dated another woman. They were mad when they saw a guy hold her shoulders to make sure she was okay, but she was to do nothing while they kissed and courted another woman in public, rejected her publicly, and kept her as a side piece.
These men did not grovel enough. She went through hell. They betrayed her for money. And they blamed her for it. Sure they’re sorry later when they find out the truth. But it is never really made up for. They still kept making decisions without her. She was just an afterthought. And don’t get me started on how these rich guys “searched” for her and she even pointed out how easy she would have been to find if they actually looked for her.
If you’re not into M/M, be aware that most of the steam in this is from M/M scenes.
March 17, 2024
Over all the book is written well. Lots of drama, plot, and angst.
The problems I have are little things that just keep taking me out of the story. She continuously gave into her impulses and allowed them to steamroll and manhandle her. One week of gifts was not enough groveling to make up seven years of heartache. I’m pissed off for the fmc.
Everyone manipulated her. Grandma. The guys. The father. The omega. The lawyer. The friend ditching her at the club to hook up. It was annoying watching her fall for the tricks but also put up with it.
It’s especially hard for me to accept the men’s “love and heartbreak” when four of them are doing just absolutely fine being bonded and coupled up. They are rich, successful, and in love. Not at all suffering.
I made it about 70% and dnf’d. they explained their side and after a short few paragraphs she says I don’t really get it but I forgive you.
She had a pretend backbone. Sometimes she fights back but most of the time she does annoying things then hates herself for getting to close. Not my cuppa
The problems I have are little things that just keep taking me out of the story. She continuously gave into her impulses and allowed them to steamroll and manhandle her. One week of gifts was not enough groveling to make up seven years of heartache. I’m pissed off for the fmc.
Everyone manipulated her. Grandma. The guys. The father. The omega. The lawyer. The friend ditching her at the club to hook up. It was annoying watching her fall for the tricks but also put up with it.
It’s especially hard for me to accept the men’s “love and heartbreak” when four of them are doing just absolutely fine being bonded and coupled up. They are rich, successful, and in love. Not at all suffering.
I made it about 70% and dnf’d. they explained their side and after a short few paragraphs she says I don’t really get it but I forgive you.
She had a pretend backbone. Sometimes she fights back but most of the time she does annoying things then hates herself for getting to close. Not my cuppa
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January 29, 2024DNF at about 70% - the guys started to get on my nerves. Why are we making the FMC relive trauma by going to dinner with Yasmin and Maxim? The reassurance and groveling aspect fell flat as well. Ah yes, 1 week worth of gifts makes up for 7 years of trauma and sickness.
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August 18, 2024
The gut punch moment in the beginning was super painful and well done. Overall, I liked this book, but I did have a couple of major problems that kept this from being a higher rating for me. The grovel is okay, but I think it could have been more. Instead, it relied more on the long time gap and circumstances leading up to the betrayal essentially excusing what happened once she heard the truth. The circumstances were bad, but they absolutely had other options and chose to keep her in the dark. Actually, at first, they come at her pretty strong once they reunite and even blame her for leaving without talking to them. Their past betrayal seemed pretty clear to her that they didn't want her, and then she was forced to leave. None of what happened was her fault, but they kept finding ways to dig at her for that.
I normally love MM in books where we have one FMC with multiple MMCs. Even better when the MM is a real relationship and not just for the spice because I hate when it's just there for the spice. It's not that I have a problem with it being in this book, but something about it did bother me. There are four male alphas and a male beta. So, the MM pairings were AB and AA. The fifth guy, the last alpha, was not in a relationship. He's the one who ends up sleeping with anything that moves right before the FMC shows up after waiting for her for years. 😒 The issue I had here with the two separate MM relationships was that it felt like they didn't miss her that much during the seven years she's gone because they had each other. Not only that, but they didn't wait for her to bond with each other. Each couple bonded each other, not the entire pack, but still. Man, I'd be so fucking hurt by that if I was her. I know she was gone for a long time and they didn't know that she'd been forced to leave, but I wish they would have waited for her to bond. It made her seem less important. They could have tried harder to look for her with their resources, but they didn't, and it wasn't explained well why.
To make matters worse, the perceived rejection she faced (which felt very real to her) meant that she spent the entire seven years being sick and unable to have sex with anyone else despite her trying. It literally made her vomit. I hated that the men all got to continue having sex with each other (or other people in the singular alpha's case, even though he waited), yet she had to suffer in pain all those years without that type of relationship. She had no relief from her heats during that whole absence. That's a bunch of bs. I wish authors would stop finding ways to force celibacy on their FMCs during separations while the MMCs get to continue having as much sex as they want.
I normally love MM in books where we have one FMC with multiple MMCs. Even better when the MM is a real relationship and not just for the spice because I hate when it's just there for the spice. It's not that I have a problem with it being in this book, but something about it did bother me. There are four male alphas and a male beta. So, the MM pairings were AB and AA. The fifth guy, the last alpha, was not in a relationship. He's the one who ends up sleeping with anything that moves right before the FMC shows up after waiting for her for years. 😒 The issue I had here with the two separate MM relationships was that it felt like they didn't miss her that much during the seven years she's gone because they had each other. Not only that, but they didn't wait for her to bond with each other. Each couple bonded each other, not the entire pack, but still. Man, I'd be so fucking hurt by that if I was her. I know she was gone for a long time and they didn't know that she'd been forced to leave, but I wish they would have waited for her to bond. It made her seem less important. They could have tried harder to look for her with their resources, but they didn't, and it wasn't explained well why.
To make matters worse, the perceived rejection she faced (which felt very real to her) meant that she spent the entire seven years being sick and unable to have sex with anyone else despite her trying. It literally made her vomit. I hated that the men all got to continue having sex with each other (or other people in the singular alpha's case, even though he waited), yet she had to suffer in pain all those years without that type of relationship. She had no relief from her heats during that whole absence. That's a bunch of bs. I wish authors would stop finding ways to force celibacy on their FMCs during separations while the MMCs get to continue having as much sex as they want.
August 29, 2024
Why do I keep torturing myself with omegaverses when I DNF like 90% of them? I want RH, I want men in love with & obsessed with their woman, instead we get men who discard the FMC, somewhat blame her for not trusting them when they discarded her, and finally we get MM relationships that are prioritized over the relationship with the FMC. Some authors should just write MMMM+ romance and leave it at that cuz wth is this?
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September 7, 2024
Really good book by a new to me omega verse author. Loved how hard the boys worked to win Sylvie back.
Moving right on to the next book 😊
Moving right on to the next book 😊
March 24, 2024
I'm cackling because this was the most overwrought and ridiculous omegaverse I've read in a while but it was 100% entertaining so I'll let most of the silly moments pass 😌🥰💅
A girlie needs some absolute Love is Blind level reality show ridiculousness in her romances sometimes because a lot of these omegaverse releases lately have been a complete 1-star bore 😩
Give me a dumb, ridiculous, barely makes sense omegaverse any day over anything boring. I'm a simple girlie in my reading. Keep me entertained and I'll loyally follow the series until it turns into a dumpster fire. IPB anyone? 👀
I like lists so let's do a list. Also no one reads these reviews so who cares. Also I want to read the next book now so I'm not doing the emotional labor of writing a well-written review.
🍯 It was fun. It was dumb most of the time but so much fun. Tana Rose knows how to squeeze out every droplet of angst in every stupidly misunderstood situation. It was like a trainwreck but fun. I read this book in one reading session so it kept my attention. You get a full star for that.
🍯 Vee had bite. A thing I despise in second chance romance and rejected mate romances is when they just immediately within like 20% of the book just forgive the people that hurt them. No. That's boring. The protagonists should be allowed to be toxic and hold a grudge and snap back because the love interests do it all the time. Vee was like a mix. I'm glad that she didn't automatically forgive them as soon as they met and she made them hurt, but girlie was very woe-is-me.
🍯 The love interests all had very simple but individual personalities. So many of these omegaverses will just forget that part and every love interest will have the exact same personality. Not here. Separate personalities help the dynamics of the relationships feel less stale.
🍯 Vee had friends! And they had personalities! And I liked them! Absolute miracle. I know the girls are just series bait for the next books but thank the f--k for healthy and supportive friendships. So many omegaverse books just forget that having friends outside of the pack is very much needed. These omegaverse books start feeling very cult-y when no one has friends outside of the pack 👀
🍯 I'm a dramatic bish so the fact that this book was 100% just misunderstandings after misunderstandings and ridiculous levels of overdramatic angst and no one having a decent conversation had me kicking my feet and giggling while reading. Also nothing made sense half of the time because why not just have random illogical stuff happening all the time that conflicts with later plot reveals. Massive contradictions? It makes everything extra ✨dramatic✨ If that isn't something you like to read, this book will not be it because that's all that's there.
🛑 The writing was so bad at times. It almost feels like more and more writers are skipping having an editor even glance at their work before publishing. It is very obvious. Use an editor. Also the book was unnecessarily long. It could have cut about 30% of the filler and nothing of value would have been lost.
🛑 The love interests are not likeable. I don't hate them but they were so dumb and had like two brain cells to share with all five members. And they're not even adorable like a himbo. They were just so dumb. If they weren't making silly decisions that would ruin their lives or blaming Vee for everything wrong or just being unintentionally hilariously mean, there wasn't a lot left to like. They had their sweet moments but I seriously think Vee deserves a better pack. This is a pack that needs some kind of relationship therapist because a lot of stuff was not resolved at the end.
🛑 The "villain" was like James Bond level cartoony that I could not take him seriously. Who the f--k thinks that the "evil plan" plotted out would work out. This guy is meant to be smart but he didn't make a single wise decision. He wasn't ruthless enough to get sh-t done. If you are going to be a villain, then go full villain or you are going to look like a Scooby Doo villain. Also not a spoiler because we know who the villain is at like 10% of the book.
🛑 The sm-t was boring. It is a crime. Most of the chemistry and tension came from the angsty love-hate relationship that was happening. This chemistry and tension did not extend into the sm-t scenes. Also they were short. Like a few paragraphs. I expect some good sm-t in my omegaverses and some of these new releases just aren't delivering.
🛑 It was too sappy sometimes for my jaded little heart. I can't handle the saccharine levels when it reaches Hallmark levels. Nope. The cringe was too much. This is happening a lot in romances nowadays because every author just wants green flag love interests. Boring. What about us girlies that have red as their favorite color? 🤪
So the relationship was overall meh and the vibes were toxic but it was entertaining to see Vee make her guys suffer. Another new omegaverse series to follow.
A girlie needs some absolute Love is Blind level reality show ridiculousness in her romances sometimes because a lot of these omegaverse releases lately have been a complete 1-star bore 😩
Give me a dumb, ridiculous, barely makes sense omegaverse any day over anything boring. I'm a simple girlie in my reading. Keep me entertained and I'll loyally follow the series until it turns into a dumpster fire. IPB anyone? 👀
I like lists so let's do a list. Also no one reads these reviews so who cares. Also I want to read the next book now so I'm not doing the emotional labor of writing a well-written review.
🍯 It was fun. It was dumb most of the time but so much fun. Tana Rose knows how to squeeze out every droplet of angst in every stupidly misunderstood situation. It was like a trainwreck but fun. I read this book in one reading session so it kept my attention. You get a full star for that.
🍯 Vee had bite. A thing I despise in second chance romance and rejected mate romances is when they just immediately within like 20% of the book just forgive the people that hurt them. No. That's boring. The protagonists should be allowed to be toxic and hold a grudge and snap back because the love interests do it all the time. Vee was like a mix. I'm glad that she didn't automatically forgive them as soon as they met and she made them hurt, but girlie was very woe-is-me.
🍯 The love interests all had very simple but individual personalities. So many of these omegaverses will just forget that part and every love interest will have the exact same personality. Not here. Separate personalities help the dynamics of the relationships feel less stale.
🍯 Vee had friends! And they had personalities! And I liked them! Absolute miracle. I know the girls are just series bait for the next books but thank the f--k for healthy and supportive friendships. So many omegaverse books just forget that having friends outside of the pack is very much needed. These omegaverse books start feeling very cult-y when no one has friends outside of the pack 👀
🍯 I'm a dramatic bish so the fact that this book was 100% just misunderstandings after misunderstandings and ridiculous levels of overdramatic angst and no one having a decent conversation had me kicking my feet and giggling while reading. Also nothing made sense half of the time because why not just have random illogical stuff happening all the time that conflicts with later plot reveals. Massive contradictions? It makes everything extra ✨dramatic✨ If that isn't something you like to read, this book will not be it because that's all that's there.
🛑 The writing was so bad at times. It almost feels like more and more writers are skipping having an editor even glance at their work before publishing. It is very obvious. Use an editor. Also the book was unnecessarily long. It could have cut about 30% of the filler and nothing of value would have been lost.
🛑 The love interests are not likeable. I don't hate them but they were so dumb and had like two brain cells to share with all five members. And they're not even adorable like a himbo. They were just so dumb. If they weren't making silly decisions that would ruin their lives or blaming Vee for everything wrong or just being unintentionally hilariously mean, there wasn't a lot left to like. They had their sweet moments but I seriously think Vee deserves a better pack. This is a pack that needs some kind of relationship therapist because a lot of stuff was not resolved at the end.
🛑 The "villain" was like James Bond level cartoony that I could not take him seriously. Who the f--k thinks that the "evil plan" plotted out would work out. This guy is meant to be smart but he didn't make a single wise decision. He wasn't ruthless enough to get sh-t done. If you are going to be a villain, then go full villain or you are going to look like a Scooby Doo villain. Also not a spoiler because we know who the villain is at like 10% of the book.
🛑 The sm-t was boring. It is a crime. Most of the chemistry and tension came from the angsty love-hate relationship that was happening. This chemistry and tension did not extend into the sm-t scenes. Also they were short. Like a few paragraphs. I expect some good sm-t in my omegaverses and some of these new releases just aren't delivering.
🛑 It was too sappy sometimes for my jaded little heart. I can't handle the saccharine levels when it reaches Hallmark levels. Nope. The cringe was too much. This is happening a lot in romances nowadays because every author just wants green flag love interests. Boring. What about us girlies that have red as their favorite color? 🤪
So the relationship was overall meh and the vibes were toxic but it was entertaining to see Vee make her guys suffer. Another new omegaverse series to follow.
March 25, 2024
I never bother with reviews but this book made me genuinely distraught.
No groveling.
I'm still pissed for the mfc.
I'm just here to remind myself not to read this author again.
No groveling.
I'm still pissed for the mfc.
I'm just here to remind myself not to read this author again.
September 13, 2024
September 2024
Kindle edition
Not sure about this one. It felt like she settled because of the RMD. Glad the grandmother exited stage left quick. Maxim got off lightly and the doctor went awol. The guys were stupid. There's no other word for it. Planning with Yasmin, not telling Vee and that they'll handle her. The initial reunion was meh. Back home for the MM twice and the whole mine mine mine thing. Stalking and trapping her in place.
It was only with the RMD that the guys sort of got their act together, but apart from Davis doing all the research, it amounted to a stint of love bombing. The lack of parental support was damning. It was a pain how none of them thought to disobey Maxim and the whole experiment chaos after. I thought Connor would make another force mistake, although the another rejection was foreshadowed alot. Not enough groveling. As for Maxim's reasoning? Petty BS.
Kindle edition
Not sure about this one. It felt like she settled because of the RMD. Glad the grandmother exited stage left quick. Maxim got off lightly and the doctor went awol. The guys were stupid. There's no other word for it. Planning with Yasmin, not telling Vee and that they'll handle her. The initial reunion was meh. Back home for the MM twice and the whole mine mine mine thing. Stalking and trapping her in place.
It was only with the RMD that the guys sort of got their act together, but apart from Davis doing all the research, it amounted to a stint of love bombing. The lack of parental support was damning. It was a pain how none of them thought to disobey Maxim and the whole experiment chaos after. I thought Connor would make another force mistake, although the another rejection was foreshadowed alot. Not enough groveling. As for Maxim's reasoning? Petty BS.
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August 9, 2024
If I could give it a zero then that is what I’d give it. DNF. I admit I checked other comments to confirm my suspicions. The guys be sleeping around and she is a virgin still-nope.
January 28, 2025
2.75 stars
Lots to unpack with this book. I really wanted to like it. I enjoyed the premise of the story for the most part, ie rejected mates/second chance vibes. I enjoyed the writer's writing style. I wasn't a really big fan of the execution. The FMC gave in very quickly when asked back with no grovel whatsoever, and if anyone ever needed to grovel, it was this pack. This pack intended to claim publicly an omega that their parents found socially acceptable in name only while keeping the FMC as their real omega hidden like a side piece. They expected her to just accept being their dirty little secret in a situation that sets her up for so many self-confidence issues, essentially trying to lower her self-worth just to be with them. FOR TWO YEARS because they wanted access to their trust fund. The fact that she even considers this after they tell her added up to everything leading up to it makes her seem like such a doormat.
Lots to unpack with this book. I really wanted to like it. I enjoyed the premise of the story for the most part, ie rejected mates/second chance vibes. I enjoyed the writer's writing style. I wasn't a really big fan of the execution. The FMC gave in very quickly when asked back with no grovel whatsoever, and if anyone ever needed to grovel, it was this pack. This pack intended to claim publicly an omega that their parents found socially acceptable in name only while keeping the FMC as their real omega hidden like a side piece. They expected her to just accept being their dirty little secret in a situation that sets her up for so many self-confidence issues, essentially trying to lower her self-worth just to be with them. FOR TWO YEARS because they wanted access to their trust fund. The fact that she even considers this after they tell her added up to everything leading up to it makes her seem like such a doormat.
August 23, 2024
~ fake rejection
~ h celibate, H not
Voracious Readers review is pretty spot on. Not enough grovel, the one guy who was supposed to be hers alone gave his v card to a rando during separation and the other 4 members were in a relationship with each other so the only one celibate was the h. The pack didn’t really seem like they suffered without her, she just forgave them after no time at all. Kept blaming her for not talking to them after they humiliated her publicly. Cliché plot about needing to stay in town for a will. Not for me.
~ h celibate, H not
Voracious Readers review is pretty spot on. Not enough grovel, the one guy who was supposed to be hers alone gave his v card to a rando during separation and the other 4 members were in a relationship with each other so the only one celibate was the h. The pack didn’t really seem like they suffered without her, she just forgave them after no time at all. Kept blaming her for not talking to them after they humiliated her publicly. Cliché plot about needing to stay in town for a will. Not for me.
April 25, 2024
didn’t love the characters
I did not like how the men treated Sylvie. I hate how she just forgave them and didn’t stand up for herself long at all. I hate how the guy said they loved her and let their parents get away with so much. It’s their fault Maxim drugged them, they should have gotten him arrested before he even attacked her at the dinner.
I did not like how the men treated Sylvie. I hate how she just forgave them and didn’t stand up for herself long at all. I hate how the guy said they loved her and let their parents get away with so much. It’s their fault Maxim drugged them, they should have gotten him arrested before he even attacked her at the dinner.
November 24, 2024
I hated this book so much. The pack treated her like absolute shit. Then were pissed she didn’t want them again. She was abused and abandoned, yet they bullied and manipulated her so badly.
This book made me sad. It literally says, men will treat you like you are nothing, it’s tough, and you will suck him off and thank him for his attention. Awful.
This book made me sad. It literally says, men will treat you like you are nothing, it’s tough, and you will suck him off and thank him for his attention. Awful.
May 18, 2024
DNF
They treated her so bad at the start I just couldn’t read anymore because I would never forget it. They fucked it up bad then later when they met again they were throwing accusations at her for not having blind faith in them and leaving (not that leaving was her choice) hated them so much
They treated her so bad at the start I just couldn’t read anymore because I would never forget it. They fucked it up bad then later when they met again they were throwing accusations at her for not having blind faith in them and leaving (not that leaving was her choice) hated them so much
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December 31, 2023Ending the year strong with some omegaverse drama.
May 14, 2024
they basically chose money over her, blamed her for "leaving" them and she took them back because she didn't want to die....
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February 20, 2025DNF @ 66%
My resolution this year was to do more DNFing and less "pushing through" and so far I've been hit or miss on that. I wish I would have stopped this one sooner but I am proud of myself for stopping now!
I like rejected mate tropes (where they eventually reconcile, not find new people) and this has that but overall I was just bored. The story doesn't keep me engaged and wanting to keep reading. Plus, there are a lot of errors, both outright things like incorrect or missing words, punctuation and capitalization issues, and incorrect sentence structures. When I stopped at 66% I already had nearly 100 of each kind and I wasn't looking super closely by that point.
Other things people might want to know:
> between the h and the H's it is slow-burn physically speaking, though there are a couple of m/m sex scenes peppered in to help it not be a complete drought
> when the book opens all of the main characters are already in love with each other, followed by the rejecting (perceived) and then a 7 year time jump
> not a fan of h remaining virgin while away from H's when they are not, even when a physiological reason is created as an excuse. In this one, two pairs of the 5 H's are mated to each other as well as her so they have each other for sex during the separation, but even the 5th, unmated one effs around with a bunch of random women (off-page) while h is left a virgin due to a physiological condition resulting from the rejection
>though the h says she is unsure about wanting to be with them, it doesn't really feel like she is fighting it and accepts everything they do or say and initiates or accepts physical contact at each encounter with them. This is personal preference, but in rejected mates trope I like there to be an unequivocal no, we are not getting back together and fighting for awhile
I'm sure there are other things but that's all I can think of now to explain my choice for DNFing (both objective and subjective reasons) :-)
My resolution this year was to do more DNFing and less "pushing through" and so far I've been hit or miss on that. I wish I would have stopped this one sooner but I am proud of myself for stopping now!
I like rejected mate tropes (where they eventually reconcile, not find new people) and this has that but overall I was just bored. The story doesn't keep me engaged and wanting to keep reading. Plus, there are a lot of errors, both outright things like incorrect or missing words, punctuation and capitalization issues, and incorrect sentence structures. When I stopped at 66% I already had nearly 100 of each kind and I wasn't looking super closely by that point.
Other things people might want to know:
> between the h and the H's it is slow-burn physically speaking, though there are a couple of m/m sex scenes peppered in to help it not be a complete drought
> when the book opens all of the main characters are already in love with each other, followed by the rejecting (perceived) and then a 7 year time jump
> not a fan of h remaining virgin while away from H's when they are not, even when a physiological reason is created as an excuse. In this one, two pairs of the 5 H's are mated to each other as well as her so they have each other for sex during the separation, but even the 5th, unmated one effs around with a bunch of random women (off-page) while h is left a virgin due to a physiological condition resulting from the rejection
>though the h says she is unsure about wanting to be with them, it doesn't really feel like she is fighting it and accepts everything they do or say and initiates or accepts physical contact at each encounter with them. This is personal preference, but in rejected mates trope I like there to be an unequivocal no, we are not getting back together and fighting for awhile
I'm sure there are other things but that's all I can think of now to explain my choice for DNFing (both objective and subjective reasons) :-)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 10, 2024
Fantastic
This is a marvelous second chance novel. The betrayal is heart wrenching, the grovel is more than sufficient, the twist is a punch to the stomach. I really appreciated the lack of body betrayal syndrome. The scenario and explanations were plausible and didn’t demand a suspension of reality.
Above all, I loved Vee. She didn’t let her guys get away with anything and held them accountable for their actions. She deserved her HEA 100%.
This is a marvelous second chance novel. The betrayal is heart wrenching, the grovel is more than sufficient, the twist is a punch to the stomach. I really appreciated the lack of body betrayal syndrome. The scenario and explanations were plausible and didn’t demand a suspension of reality.
Above all, I loved Vee. She didn’t let her guys get away with anything and held them accountable for their actions. She deserved her HEA 100%.
October 24, 2024
She held off for 49% of the book only to cave the second they explained they expected her to be the secret side chick for two whole fucking years just so they could get $$$$ as if ….. that’s not just as disgusting as them getting engaged to another woman for real ……….. girl………. The lights are on!!!! Nobody is home !!!!! NOT TO MENTION THEIR REJECTION HAS GIVEN HER REJECTED MATE SYNDROME AND SHES DYING. ALSO. AGE GAPS. Not that I have an issue with age gap in fiction, but like they just had 0 thought for how young and abandoned she was and just railroad her into forgiving them when they should be doing so much more especially when they didn’t really do much prior to finding out she’s sick and potentially dying.
November 10, 2024
Don't read this if you don't want spoilers!!
This book was a complete rage read for me, the alphas were complete zeroes who didn't grovel and blamed everything on the FMC Sylvie. They wanted to brute force her to just go along with being hurt, humiliated and made to feel like an afterthought.
The MMC's were all happy being paired up and were functioning fine without our FMC, so them wanting her back was more as a bonus or an afterthought because they were clearly living their lives without her, while she was suffering from rejection sickness and slowly dying.
The book as a whole needed a lot of editing, there were grammatical errors and the pacing was all off. 30% of the book should have been cut out, it dragged for so long.
The book starts when Sylvie is close to turning 18 so she is underage and in a relationship with a pack of 5 men. Sylvie can feel omega instincts so she knows she will present soon. She goes to an event and finds out that they have chosen another omega publicly. Yet the same morning, they were claiming she was the only one for them. After being blindsided and seeing articles written about this other omega being better suited for the pack, she is forced to leave against her will.
The pack decided that it was okay to force Sylvie, the love of their lives be humiliated for 2 years while parading another omega around, just so they can get their trust fund, and to top it off didn't think it was necessary to give her a heads up so she wasn't blindsided and publicly humiliated. So swoon worthy *eye roll*
The excuse they had was that there wasn't time to tell her, yet they confirmed she had been asking as she knew something was up and they purposefully chose to not tell her when they knew what was going to happen for some time.
Skip forward 7 years, Sylvie finally returns to the town for a day to sort paperwork as her horrible, manipulative, physically and emotionally abusive Grandma has passed away a few months prior. She runs into one of the pack alphas and pretends he has her mistaken for someone else.
The pack all meet up to talk about her being back in town and blame her for the misunderstanding 7 years prior, saying she didn't trust them, she should have waited for them to explain and she was a coward. They also had a massive issue because another alpha grabbed her shoulder to check that she was okay. Heaven forbid someone touches her shoulder (worst betrayal ever), yet they are allowed to publicly parade another omega around where everyone thinks they are in a physical and emotional relationship for two years. Sigh....
Sylvie has been suffering from rejection sickness for the past 7 years so is still a v, she can't be physical with anyone else and has had to suffer her heats alone in pain. She is physically sick and vomits when she is the slightest bit physical with anyone else. Yet on the flipside, the pack she ran away from has 5 members, two of them are paired and mate bonded. We have an AA and AB pairing, the 5th member is an alpha who has saved himself for her for years, but because her ultimate betrayal of being touched on the shoulder triggers his small man syndrome, he goes out drinking and partying and comes home smelling like a distillery and multiple betas who have been all over him.
Something something "you have to stay in town until you sell the house because if you leave you get nothing". Good to see a silly clause is thrown in which makes no sense other than being a plot device to drive the story forward. Sylvie goes to the bank to transfer her grandmas funds, is ambushed by the pack because of course their family owns the bank. They argue with her and call her a coward until she stands there defeated, saying that the past 7 years is all her fault and they did nothing wrong because the argument was going nowhere and they wouldn't admit to any wrongdoing. They find out she was forced to leave by her Grandma who bought her a ticket as far away as possible and $20 to her name, and two weeks after she left she was homeless and presented as an omega all alone with no one to help her. When she tries to leave, one of the alphas barks and her to sit down so she kneels on the floor crying. The pack said they would never use their alpha bark on her, yet here we are. Sylvie lies saying she's going to bond with another pack and to let her go, the pack says they never did *all signs point otherwise delulu men*
Also we're 30% into the book and our FMC still thinks the MMC's are with another omega because they never bother to clear this up even when they are arguing about her leaving because their "other" omega would never have stood for them helping her out or keeping her as a pack member.
"I was forty-five minutes away at a lake we used to go to all the time. There's a record of my name change to Kinsella, of my adoption into their pack. How hard were you really looking?"
Yeah they didn't even bother if her Grandma's lawyer was able to track her down so easily, yet these zeroes weren't able to find her in 7 years.
We find out that the solo alpha who isn't already paired up in the pack has been sleeping around like a man whore since our FMC never came back to town for her abusive Grandma's funeral a few months prior, and he's been closing his eyes and thinking of her the entire time? He literally thinks that it's payback if she finds out how many people he slept with and hopes that it hurts her. He had been keeping himself celibate for her up until that point, but has finally decided to grow a conscience and feel guilty, but not guilty enough to tell her the truth, no. He has changed his mind after months of whoring around and hopes she never finds out....
He goes to visit her, finds out she's self-medicating by drinking multiple bottles of wine a night just to sleep because her body is shutting down due to the rejection for the past 7 years.
He asks her about when she revealed, she explains she was in a cheap dodgy motel. An alpha broke in, barked at her to comply when she fought back. She kneed him in the balls the moment his bark started to fade and escaped right into the arms of another Alpha who was already happily bonded. This alpha and her pack protected Sylvie and took her in.
Sylvie catches up with her best friend who wants to find out the gossip and be supportive. Just joking, she invites Sylvie out under false pretenses and drags her out to a club, just so she can drink and ditch her for a guy. What a great best friend. Why is no one in this story normal??
"Some guy comes up to you out of nowhere and offers to treat you to a night on the town? Is he here? Do you see him? Jesus, Sadie, what id these drinks are drugged?"
"Then we'll have a really, really interesting night."
Readers meet dumb best friend, how is this character meant to be endearing?
Sylvie's best friend chooses getting laid over being a good friend, one of Sylvie's old pack members then runs into her, takes advantage of her while she is drunk. She sees a bite mark on him, thinks it's the other omega and leaves while he just stands there doing and saying nothing. He doesn't even try to follow her. How is this misunderstanding still not cleared up 40% into the book?
Dumbass Asher goes home still smelling like Sylvie and dicks down his partner Davis instead of trying to go to Sylvie's and oh I don't know, clear shit up?
The next morning Sylvie meets with her lawyer and finally finds out the pack never bonded Yasmine the other omega. I had an issue with the fact she left for the other side of the country and bonded another pack 5 years ago which means she was still with this pack for the 2 years. The guys still kept her around the whole time when they had previous internal monologues about having other options. Yet they didn't bother to explore them.
She tells the lawyer about Rejected Mate Disorder and how she would die if they reject her again. Plot twist, the pack asked the lawyer to help ambush her so one of the alphas overhears the conversation. Surely there is something about client confidentiality and conflict of interest that should stop the lawyer from doing what she did and make it illegal but that's brushed aside. Sylvie tells Davis that the two of them should go for a walk, he drags her to a nearby park faster than she can keep up and the moment she protests about their pace, he lets go, she face plants into him hurting her nose, he smiles because she's "the old Sylvie" since she's hurt and glaring at him??
I feel like I'm just rage reading the book at this point.
"Rejected Mate Disorder."
"What?" "But that's not... That's not a real thing Vee. Tell me that's not real."
"Oh, my gosh. You're absolutely right. There's no such thing as Rejected Mate Disorder. I guess all the doctors I've seen in the last seven fucking years are wrong and I'm just imagining things. Thank you, Davis. You cured me with your fucking disbelief. I'm all better now."
Ya guy doesn't follow her and try to fix things like the zero he is.
I appreciate the author trying to write Sylvie as being snarky and having a back bone but I hate body betrayal syndrome where her coochie just wants to give in, and she really isn't making them work that hard.
Blah blah, the pack have a meeting and blame her for not coming back the moment she presented and started feeling Rejected Mate Disorder. Yes, let's blame the victim instead of taking responsibility yet again almost 50% of the way into the book. I'm just so glad to see the zeroes have had some real character growth, not.
They send her clothes, bedding, pastries to make her feel better and she accepts them.
God this girl folds like a cheap lawn chair and accepts the gifts without any grovelling on the zeroes part. Sylvie's inner omega feels even more rejected after the zeroes stay away for a week. What was that about trying to not make her feel even more rejected because it could kill her or at the very least make her worse? Then to make matters worse, the pack has an exclusive interview trying to set the record straight from 7 years ago, dredging up the past. Sylvie is wondering why the pack wouldn't just tell her this in person, why air out their dirty laundry in public. Why indeed? Because they are dumb and don't have two brain cells to rub together between the five of them, that's why.
Sylvie the dumbass tries to send them a group message but somehow sends them 7 years worth of draft text messages and probably blew up their phones in the process. She gets all sad and sorry for herself when they don't instantly text back so she goes to mope in the shower. How are we not even 50% of the way through the book *insert suffering gif here, my god*
The guys come over, tell her the reason they lied to her and took Yasmin the other omega was because their families were going to cut their money off and boo hoo, they would have to get loans to pay for their university like everyone else in the country that's not a nepo baby. The guys try to explain that she just had to sit by for two years while they wined, dined and publicly kissed another omega all so they could get their inheritance. When she asks if they really thought she would be okay with that, they admit that their one brain cell didn't fire and they never really thought it through. Sylvie then gives them a chance, uh what? Where is the grovel?
I didn't know Sylvie had her spine ripped out like in Moral Kombat so she'd fold so damn easily with no real apology.
Girl finds out grandma and boyfriends dad had some weird $$ arrangement to keep her away for 7 years. Boy confronts dad and for some reason Yasmin the other omega is back in town during the confrontation with the dad when she's meant to be over the other side of the country happily bonded? Sigh, the OW drama is so dumb. Turns out Yasmin was brutal to Sylvie all those years ago because she was scared of getting a knot and used the pack as a cover because she secretly wanted a female pack. She was a bitch because she wanted to use the guys as a beard since she was gay. I have no clue why that excuses her for being a grade A cow but anyway. Yasmin says she's in town for fertility treatment since it's hard to get pregnant without a dick. Yeah that's biology for you. She asks one of the guys if he's interested in being a donor, this is played off as her joking but it's still a gross scene.
Guys chat to Sylvie about Yasmin being in town and start telling her that if she stayed after the humiliation 7 years ago, they would have told her about Yasmin being gay (blaming her again, sigh) and tell her their dad has said she has to come to family dinner. During the family dinner the guys confront her about her addiction to alcohol because being in a public setting is a great place to bring up alcoholism. She has a mental breakdown in the bathroom, two of the guys apologise but when she comes out the other three of her pack mates are hanging out with Yasmin. What dumbasses. Yasmin then gives Sylvie more of an apology her pack ever gave her, what does that say about the zeroes if some side character OW apologises better than they do?
At dinner, Sylvie is forced to sit with Maxim and the other parents. Maxim interrogates her about what other alphas she's been with for her heats all these years. He doesn't believe she has been alone if she's really an omega and thinks she's still a beta. He says she's a gold digger like her grand mother and her mother would be disappointed in her. She slaps the dad, he grabs her wrist and hurts her before the zeroes intervene. She decides to go off suppressants and have a normal heat and start smelling like an omega again. She goes to a doctor to get checked and is given the ok because her alphas are there to support her this time.
The moment she is given the ok, Ford one of the zeroes takes her to a cabin they used to spend all their time at when they were younger and tells her he slept with other women while she was gone. Way to give her stability my guy.
Authors need to stop giving FMC's body betrayal syndrome where they can never move on from a guy and sleep with anyone else, yet the MMC can do whatever and be a man whore. The reason she "forgave" them, if you can call it that is because her body gave in to them, that is all.
Guys get called to meet with Maxim, the day but without Sylvie. My spidey senses be tingling. Sylvie goes to her doctors appointment alone to get her results and plot twist, Maxim has aske the doctor to keep her busy, the doctor wants to use her as a science experiment. Sighhhh
A synthetic heat is induced by drugs and she is used as a science experiment.
Sylvie escapes after some time and tries to get back to the zeroes.
At the same time Maxim is drugging the zeroes, double sigh.
They wake up in a rut and find a different omega in heat, but their brain is addled and stumble towards her. Turns out her slick had been collected and this random omega smelled like Sylvie but they eventually think clearly enough to recognise what is going on.
Sylvie had made it to the house and sees what has happened, she passes out outside the window after seeing the guys with the random other omega. The guys spot her after getting their brains un-addled . Cue everyone rushing to the hospital. Things get somewhat cleared up, everyone finds out what happened, Sylvie has her heat.
Maxim the dad confronts the pack, we find out Sylvie's mum and Maxim were fated mates but she rejected him so he's had that rejected mate sickness this whole time. This is the reason he's been trying to punish Sylvie, for what her mum did decades ago. Her mum had two fated mates, Maxim and her dad and Maxim refused to share so destroyed her parents and hated her for her whole life.
The story wraps up with Sylvie bonded to her mates.
Maxim has his company taken away from him, he sells the family mansion because they are financially in trouble. That's not good enough for me.
We find out Sylvie and the guys reported everything to the police but they do nothing because there's no evidence even though they all had blood tests and the creepy doctor is in the wind so no one can find her.
It wasn't a satisfying ending at all
This book was a complete rage read for me, the alphas were complete zeroes who didn't grovel and blamed everything on the FMC Sylvie. They wanted to brute force her to just go along with being hurt, humiliated and made to feel like an afterthought.
The MMC's were all happy being paired up and were functioning fine without our FMC, so them wanting her back was more as a bonus or an afterthought because they were clearly living their lives without her, while she was suffering from rejection sickness and slowly dying.
The book as a whole needed a lot of editing, there were grammatical errors and the pacing was all off. 30% of the book should have been cut out, it dragged for so long.
The book starts when Sylvie is close to turning 18 so she is underage and in a relationship with a pack of 5 men. Sylvie can feel omega instincts so she knows she will present soon. She goes to an event and finds out that they have chosen another omega publicly. Yet the same morning, they were claiming she was the only one for them. After being blindsided and seeing articles written about this other omega being better suited for the pack, she is forced to leave against her will.
The pack decided that it was okay to force Sylvie, the love of their lives be humiliated for 2 years while parading another omega around, just so they can get their trust fund, and to top it off didn't think it was necessary to give her a heads up so she wasn't blindsided and publicly humiliated. So swoon worthy *eye roll*
The excuse they had was that there wasn't time to tell her, yet they confirmed she had been asking as she knew something was up and they purposefully chose to not tell her when they knew what was going to happen for some time.
Skip forward 7 years, Sylvie finally returns to the town for a day to sort paperwork as her horrible, manipulative, physically and emotionally abusive Grandma has passed away a few months prior. She runs into one of the pack alphas and pretends he has her mistaken for someone else.
The pack all meet up to talk about her being back in town and blame her for the misunderstanding 7 years prior, saying she didn't trust them, she should have waited for them to explain and she was a coward. They also had a massive issue because another alpha grabbed her shoulder to check that she was okay. Heaven forbid someone touches her shoulder (worst betrayal ever), yet they are allowed to publicly parade another omega around where everyone thinks they are in a physical and emotional relationship for two years. Sigh....
Sylvie has been suffering from rejection sickness for the past 7 years so is still a v, she can't be physical with anyone else and has had to suffer her heats alone in pain. She is physically sick and vomits when she is the slightest bit physical with anyone else. Yet on the flipside, the pack she ran away from has 5 members, two of them are paired and mate bonded. We have an AA and AB pairing, the 5th member is an alpha who has saved himself for her for years, but because her ultimate betrayal of being touched on the shoulder triggers his small man syndrome, he goes out drinking and partying and comes home smelling like a distillery and multiple betas who have been all over him.
Something something "you have to stay in town until you sell the house because if you leave you get nothing". Good to see a silly clause is thrown in which makes no sense other than being a plot device to drive the story forward. Sylvie goes to the bank to transfer her grandmas funds, is ambushed by the pack because of course their family owns the bank. They argue with her and call her a coward until she stands there defeated, saying that the past 7 years is all her fault and they did nothing wrong because the argument was going nowhere and they wouldn't admit to any wrongdoing. They find out she was forced to leave by her Grandma who bought her a ticket as far away as possible and $20 to her name, and two weeks after she left she was homeless and presented as an omega all alone with no one to help her. When she tries to leave, one of the alphas barks and her to sit down so she kneels on the floor crying. The pack said they would never use their alpha bark on her, yet here we are. Sylvie lies saying she's going to bond with another pack and to let her go, the pack says they never did *all signs point otherwise delulu men*
Also we're 30% into the book and our FMC still thinks the MMC's are with another omega because they never bother to clear this up even when they are arguing about her leaving because their "other" omega would never have stood for them helping her out or keeping her as a pack member.
"I was forty-five minutes away at a lake we used to go to all the time. There's a record of my name change to Kinsella, of my adoption into their pack. How hard were you really looking?"
Yeah they didn't even bother if her Grandma's lawyer was able to track her down so easily, yet these zeroes weren't able to find her in 7 years.
We find out that the solo alpha who isn't already paired up in the pack has been sleeping around like a man whore since our FMC never came back to town for her abusive Grandma's funeral a few months prior, and he's been closing his eyes and thinking of her the entire time? He literally thinks that it's payback if she finds out how many people he slept with and hopes that it hurts her. He had been keeping himself celibate for her up until that point, but has finally decided to grow a conscience and feel guilty, but not guilty enough to tell her the truth, no. He has changed his mind after months of whoring around and hopes she never finds out....
He goes to visit her, finds out she's self-medicating by drinking multiple bottles of wine a night just to sleep because her body is shutting down due to the rejection for the past 7 years.
He asks her about when she revealed, she explains she was in a cheap dodgy motel. An alpha broke in, barked at her to comply when she fought back. She kneed him in the balls the moment his bark started to fade and escaped right into the arms of another Alpha who was already happily bonded. This alpha and her pack protected Sylvie and took her in.
Sylvie catches up with her best friend who wants to find out the gossip and be supportive. Just joking, she invites Sylvie out under false pretenses and drags her out to a club, just so she can drink and ditch her for a guy. What a great best friend. Why is no one in this story normal??
"Some guy comes up to you out of nowhere and offers to treat you to a night on the town? Is he here? Do you see him? Jesus, Sadie, what id these drinks are drugged?"
"Then we'll have a really, really interesting night."
Readers meet dumb best friend, how is this character meant to be endearing?
Sylvie's best friend chooses getting laid over being a good friend, one of Sylvie's old pack members then runs into her, takes advantage of her while she is drunk. She sees a bite mark on him, thinks it's the other omega and leaves while he just stands there doing and saying nothing. He doesn't even try to follow her. How is this misunderstanding still not cleared up 40% into the book?
Dumbass Asher goes home still smelling like Sylvie and dicks down his partner Davis instead of trying to go to Sylvie's and oh I don't know, clear shit up?
The next morning Sylvie meets with her lawyer and finally finds out the pack never bonded Yasmine the other omega. I had an issue with the fact she left for the other side of the country and bonded another pack 5 years ago which means she was still with this pack for the 2 years. The guys still kept her around the whole time when they had previous internal monologues about having other options. Yet they didn't bother to explore them.
She tells the lawyer about Rejected Mate Disorder and how she would die if they reject her again. Plot twist, the pack asked the lawyer to help ambush her so one of the alphas overhears the conversation. Surely there is something about client confidentiality and conflict of interest that should stop the lawyer from doing what she did and make it illegal but that's brushed aside. Sylvie tells Davis that the two of them should go for a walk, he drags her to a nearby park faster than she can keep up and the moment she protests about their pace, he lets go, she face plants into him hurting her nose, he smiles because she's "the old Sylvie" since she's hurt and glaring at him??
I feel like I'm just rage reading the book at this point.
"Rejected Mate Disorder."
"What?" "But that's not... That's not a real thing Vee. Tell me that's not real."
"Oh, my gosh. You're absolutely right. There's no such thing as Rejected Mate Disorder. I guess all the doctors I've seen in the last seven fucking years are wrong and I'm just imagining things. Thank you, Davis. You cured me with your fucking disbelief. I'm all better now."
Ya guy doesn't follow her and try to fix things like the zero he is.
I appreciate the author trying to write Sylvie as being snarky and having a back bone but I hate body betrayal syndrome where her coochie just wants to give in, and she really isn't making them work that hard.
Blah blah, the pack have a meeting and blame her for not coming back the moment she presented and started feeling Rejected Mate Disorder. Yes, let's blame the victim instead of taking responsibility yet again almost 50% of the way into the book. I'm just so glad to see the zeroes have had some real character growth, not.
They send her clothes, bedding, pastries to make her feel better and she accepts them.
God this girl folds like a cheap lawn chair and accepts the gifts without any grovelling on the zeroes part. Sylvie's inner omega feels even more rejected after the zeroes stay away for a week. What was that about trying to not make her feel even more rejected because it could kill her or at the very least make her worse? Then to make matters worse, the pack has an exclusive interview trying to set the record straight from 7 years ago, dredging up the past. Sylvie is wondering why the pack wouldn't just tell her this in person, why air out their dirty laundry in public. Why indeed? Because they are dumb and don't have two brain cells to rub together between the five of them, that's why.
Sylvie the dumbass tries to send them a group message but somehow sends them 7 years worth of draft text messages and probably blew up their phones in the process. She gets all sad and sorry for herself when they don't instantly text back so she goes to mope in the shower. How are we not even 50% of the way through the book *insert suffering gif here, my god*
The guys come over, tell her the reason they lied to her and took Yasmin the other omega was because their families were going to cut their money off and boo hoo, they would have to get loans to pay for their university like everyone else in the country that's not a nepo baby. The guys try to explain that she just had to sit by for two years while they wined, dined and publicly kissed another omega all so they could get their inheritance. When she asks if they really thought she would be okay with that, they admit that their one brain cell didn't fire and they never really thought it through. Sylvie then gives them a chance, uh what? Where is the grovel?
I didn't know Sylvie had her spine ripped out like in Moral Kombat so she'd fold so damn easily with no real apology.
Girl finds out grandma and boyfriends dad had some weird $$ arrangement to keep her away for 7 years. Boy confronts dad and for some reason Yasmin the other omega is back in town during the confrontation with the dad when she's meant to be over the other side of the country happily bonded? Sigh, the OW drama is so dumb. Turns out Yasmin was brutal to Sylvie all those years ago because she was scared of getting a knot and used the pack as a cover because she secretly wanted a female pack. She was a bitch because she wanted to use the guys as a beard since she was gay. I have no clue why that excuses her for being a grade A cow but anyway. Yasmin says she's in town for fertility treatment since it's hard to get pregnant without a dick. Yeah that's biology for you. She asks one of the guys if he's interested in being a donor, this is played off as her joking but it's still a gross scene.
Guys chat to Sylvie about Yasmin being in town and start telling her that if she stayed after the humiliation 7 years ago, they would have told her about Yasmin being gay (blaming her again, sigh) and tell her their dad has said she has to come to family dinner. During the family dinner the guys confront her about her addiction to alcohol because being in a public setting is a great place to bring up alcoholism. She has a mental breakdown in the bathroom, two of the guys apologise but when she comes out the other three of her pack mates are hanging out with Yasmin. What dumbasses. Yasmin then gives Sylvie more of an apology her pack ever gave her, what does that say about the zeroes if some side character OW apologises better than they do?
At dinner, Sylvie is forced to sit with Maxim and the other parents. Maxim interrogates her about what other alphas she's been with for her heats all these years. He doesn't believe she has been alone if she's really an omega and thinks she's still a beta. He says she's a gold digger like her grand mother and her mother would be disappointed in her. She slaps the dad, he grabs her wrist and hurts her before the zeroes intervene. She decides to go off suppressants and have a normal heat and start smelling like an omega again. She goes to a doctor to get checked and is given the ok because her alphas are there to support her this time.
The moment she is given the ok, Ford one of the zeroes takes her to a cabin they used to spend all their time at when they were younger and tells her he slept with other women while she was gone. Way to give her stability my guy.
Authors need to stop giving FMC's body betrayal syndrome where they can never move on from a guy and sleep with anyone else, yet the MMC can do whatever and be a man whore. The reason she "forgave" them, if you can call it that is because her body gave in to them, that is all.
Guys get called to meet with Maxim, the day but without Sylvie. My spidey senses be tingling. Sylvie goes to her doctors appointment alone to get her results and plot twist, Maxim has aske the doctor to keep her busy, the doctor wants to use her as a science experiment. Sighhhh
A synthetic heat is induced by drugs and she is used as a science experiment.
Sylvie escapes after some time and tries to get back to the zeroes.
At the same time Maxim is drugging the zeroes, double sigh.
They wake up in a rut and find a different omega in heat, but their brain is addled and stumble towards her. Turns out her slick had been collected and this random omega smelled like Sylvie but they eventually think clearly enough to recognise what is going on.
Sylvie had made it to the house and sees what has happened, she passes out outside the window after seeing the guys with the random other omega. The guys spot her after getting their brains un-addled . Cue everyone rushing to the hospital. Things get somewhat cleared up, everyone finds out what happened, Sylvie has her heat.
Maxim the dad confronts the pack, we find out Sylvie's mum and Maxim were fated mates but she rejected him so he's had that rejected mate sickness this whole time. This is the reason he's been trying to punish Sylvie, for what her mum did decades ago. Her mum had two fated mates, Maxim and her dad and Maxim refused to share so destroyed her parents and hated her for her whole life.
The story wraps up with Sylvie bonded to her mates.
Maxim has his company taken away from him, he sells the family mansion because they are financially in trouble. That's not good enough for me.
We find out Sylvie and the guys reported everything to the police but they do nothing because there's no evidence even though they all had blood tests and the creepy doctor is in the wind so no one can find her.
It wasn't a satisfying ending at all
October 19, 2024
not nearly enough grovel
April 3, 2024
This book was fine - not amazing and about 15/10 on the angst scale - but fine…. Until the last 20% when it took a dive off the cliff of WTFs and unanswered (or, at best, partially and inadequately answered) questions.
There was some potential at the start and throughout. I found the characters all a bit two dimensional and never fully felt the magical-mystical-fated-mates energy and connection between them. The most prominent chemistry was between some of the MMCs (and even then it felt a bit flat). But I could keep going and mostly enjoying the book through that.
What I couldn’t wrap my head around was the whole process of trying to pull the pieces together of what happened between them all to break them up.
It honestly felt like the FMC was being gaslit into taking on the blame for everything that happened when she was 17. The men never really apologized for the various and sundry nonsense they pulled - and that was some major nonsense to begin with, but they could maybe have played the “we were all dumb kids” (though at least one MMC was like 6 years older and was actually the one pushing the worst decisions so that was really pushing it). There was also nothing approaching an adequate explanation for how the men (these “oh so rich and powerful” men as we’re repeatedly reminded) never found her. The FMC even highlights how easy it should have been for them to track her down. But nada. No explanation. Just “you didn’t trust us!” “you didn’t give us a chance to explain!” And repeat.
I don’t know where to even start on the last 20% and what a ride that was. It was like opening up 10 new major plot points and questions and then only following through with like 2. It was honestly infuriating.
Rating:
First half: 3 stars
Last half: 1.5 stars
Final: 2.5
There was some potential at the start and throughout. I found the characters all a bit two dimensional and never fully felt the magical-mystical-fated-mates energy and connection between them. The most prominent chemistry was between some of the MMCs (and even then it felt a bit flat). But I could keep going and mostly enjoying the book through that.
What I couldn’t wrap my head around was the whole process of trying to pull the pieces together of what happened between them all to break them up.
It honestly felt like the FMC was being gaslit into taking on the blame for everything that happened when she was 17. The men never really apologized for the various and sundry nonsense they pulled - and that was some major nonsense to begin with, but they could maybe have played the “we were all dumb kids” (though at least one MMC was like 6 years older and was actually the one pushing the worst decisions so that was really pushing it). There was also nothing approaching an adequate explanation for how the men (these “oh so rich and powerful” men as we’re repeatedly reminded) never found her. The FMC even highlights how easy it should have been for them to track her down. But nada. No explanation. Just “you didn’t trust us!” “you didn’t give us a chance to explain!” And repeat.
I don’t know where to even start on the last 20% and what a ride that was. It was like opening up 10 new major plot points and questions and then only following through with like 2. It was honestly infuriating.
Rating:
First half: 3 stars
Last half: 1.5 stars
Final: 2.5
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December 1, 2023
I mean...the guys needed to grovel more. She definitely didn't let them beg enough.
I find it ridiculous that they couldn't find Sylvie after she repeatedly tells us that she lived over in the next town(!) and that her joining the Kinsella pack was on public record. Her name was unique enough that I'm sure they would've found her. The way they say they couldn't live without her, I would've hired a damn private investigator or something! It also seemed like they COULD live without her cause four of the guys were coupled up and only Ford seemed to have trouble living normally.
Side Note: The Kinsella pack sounds lovely...will we hear more about them?
I find it ridiculous that they couldn't find Sylvie after she repeatedly tells us that she lived over in the next town(!) and that her joining the Kinsella pack was on public record. Her name was unique enough that I'm sure they would've found her. The way they say they couldn't live without her, I would've hired a damn private investigator or something! It also seemed like they COULD live without her cause four of the guys were coupled up and only Ford seemed to have trouble living normally.
Side Note: The Kinsella pack sounds lovely...will we hear more about them?
September 17, 2024
They kept blaming her for their stupidity. Why did they keep going to their parent’s house? I mean, if someone was stupid here it was definitely the guys and she for forgiving them
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June 13, 2024DNF.
Weak, betrayed FMC is separated for 7 years from a pack of coupled up (MM) alphas. It didn't feel like they needed or missed her that much in the years she was gone. Meanwhile she was broken and incapable of moving on.
A very unsatisfying grovel story.
Weak, betrayed FMC is separated for 7 years from a pack of coupled up (MM) alphas. It didn't feel like they needed or missed her that much in the years she was gone. Meanwhile she was broken and incapable of moving on.
A very unsatisfying grovel story.
July 2, 2024
uggggg.
This one was not for me. I didn’t feel any connections between the pack. I didn’t like the banter or conversations. I hated the flow. It just was not for me
This one was not for me. I didn’t feel any connections between the pack. I didn’t like the banter or conversations. I hated the flow. It just was not for me
September 6, 2024
This was quite possibly the worst Omegaverse I've ever read. Mainly because the author made it so the Omega was literally NOT needed the entire book. Waaaay too far into the miscommunication trope. Poor writing. Unlikable characters. Weak as fuck FMC. WAY more M/M than pack scenes. Book was probably 100 pages too much of unnecessary filler. Poor editing.
Let's dive in.
Poor orphaned Sylvie (Vee) lives with her abusive grandmother. She's in love with her super hot rich boy-friends. The rich parents hate her. Tale as old as time. The boys (Ford, Asher, Davis, Jackson and Topher) and Vee have a secret fort where they meet and kiss and touch and spend the night. They hide her. They don't take her out in public. They don't let anyone see her. But don't worry, they love her. "One day!" type of promises.
OH but her boys have been courting another omega in public. For appearances only of course. They downplay it and gaslight her. They evade and dismiss her feelings. Until she attends their engagement party to that other Omega. Ahhhh!
Vee is thrown out of the house at 17 by her grandmother after the engagement party. After all she's useless now. Bought her a bus ticket and gave her $20. She's literally homeless. The boys come looking for her HOURS and HOURS later, but they're told she doesn't want to see them.
They don't really try for a few days then realize she's gone. Who do they blame? Why her of course!! After being attacked, threatened, smacked around, embarrassed, humiliated and ridiculed this bitch should have stuck around to hear them out!! (One father even put in the paper that she was a stalker so now NO pack wants her)
She's away 7/8 years. She was almost raped when she was sent away, but another pack found her and took her in (as a sister) so has she been doing well? Oh no. She's sick and dying from Rejected Mate Syndrome. She couldn't move on. She couldn't date. She's still a virgin. She's living a half dead life and only getting worse. Rolling my eyes.
She comes home to hear her grandmother's will and literally runs into one of the boys (now Alpha). She tries to lie *by saying she's a different person*, again rolling my eye, but he knows it's her so rally's the pack. They attack her basically. They call her a fucking coward. Blame her for everything. She should have heard them out. She shouldn't have run. She should have not been abused. She should have not been homeless. She should have trusted them and FUCKED THEM IN PRIVATE AS THEIR MISTRESS WHILE THEY WERE WITH ANOTHER OMEGA FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS SO THEY COULD INHERIT MONEY.
Yup. They betrayed her for money. They wanted Vee to basically be a dirty little secret while they publicly claimed another Omega and cheated on her until they were old enough to get their trust funds. Now why couldn't she just understand that?!? That's the theme the entire book. That she's to blame for everything because at 17 she should have sucked it the fuck up, let them cheat on her so they could stay rich and THEN they'd claim her. She should have "known" that even though they never told her.
Oh, and this pack of hers, her so called soulmates? There are 5 guys. Two are mated to each other. Another two are mated to each other. The last fucks anything that moves. So, did they miss her? Not really. Are they dying like she is? Not at all. Are they rich as fuck, entitled and arrogant assholes? Yup. Was she even needed? Not at all. Did they mate the other Omega? No but they dated her publicly for two years after she left like no big fucking deal all in the name of greed.
Let me reiterate. She's dying. They're rich, successful and four of them at minimum are in love with each other. The fifth fucks like his life depends on it. And this is romantic? An epic childhood love? Soulmates? It's nauseating.
They even claim that they looked for her, but the author makes that excuse absolutely unbelievable as well. Vee lives one town over. Her adoption record into another pack is public. Her grandma's lawyers found her immediately. So huge plot hole? Yeahhhhhhh.
Oh, and how about those sex scenes? Mostly M/M. We read more about the Alpha's fucking each other than literally anyone else. And they prioritize each other WAY more than Vee. This isn't the cute instalove obsessed with their Omega read. It's more like she's an afterthought THE ENTIRE BOOK. It NEVER improves. There's almost ZERO grovel. They buy her a week of presents to make up for almost killing her.
So why bother writing an Omegaverse when all the Omega is needed for is essentially a verbal punching bag? She later gets attacked and abused by the same evil father and OW they chose over year back when they were teenagers. Like this book literally read like an abused housewife with five cheating husbands.
Seriously might the worst Omegaverse I think I've ever read. Especially one that was labeled as a fatedverse love story because it wasn't one. It read more like a M/M love story than anything else which is FINE for others if you know that going in. I didn't.
Let's dive in.
Poor orphaned Sylvie (Vee) lives with her abusive grandmother. She's in love with her super hot rich boy-friends. The rich parents hate her. Tale as old as time. The boys (Ford, Asher, Davis, Jackson and Topher) and Vee have a secret fort where they meet and kiss and touch and spend the night. They hide her. They don't take her out in public. They don't let anyone see her. But don't worry, they love her. "One day!" type of promises.
OH but her boys have been courting another omega in public. For appearances only of course. They downplay it and gaslight her. They evade and dismiss her feelings. Until she attends their engagement party to that other Omega. Ahhhh!
Vee is thrown out of the house at 17 by her grandmother after the engagement party. After all she's useless now. Bought her a bus ticket and gave her $20. She's literally homeless. The boys come looking for her HOURS and HOURS later, but they're told she doesn't want to see them.
They don't really try for a few days then realize she's gone. Who do they blame? Why her of course!! After being attacked, threatened, smacked around, embarrassed, humiliated and ridiculed this bitch should have stuck around to hear them out!! (One father even put in the paper that she was a stalker so now NO pack wants her)
She's away 7/8 years. She was almost raped when she was sent away, but another pack found her and took her in (as a sister) so has she been doing well? Oh no. She's sick and dying from Rejected Mate Syndrome. She couldn't move on. She couldn't date. She's still a virgin. She's living a half dead life and only getting worse. Rolling my eyes.
She comes home to hear her grandmother's will and literally runs into one of the boys (now Alpha). She tries to lie *by saying she's a different person*, again rolling my eye, but he knows it's her so rally's the pack. They attack her basically. They call her a fucking coward. Blame her for everything. She should have heard them out. She shouldn't have run. She should have not been abused. She should have not been homeless. She should have trusted them and FUCKED THEM IN PRIVATE AS THEIR MISTRESS WHILE THEY WERE WITH ANOTHER OMEGA FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS SO THEY COULD INHERIT MONEY.
Yup. They betrayed her for money. They wanted Vee to basically be a dirty little secret while they publicly claimed another Omega and cheated on her until they were old enough to get their trust funds. Now why couldn't she just understand that?!? That's the theme the entire book. That she's to blame for everything because at 17 she should have sucked it the fuck up, let them cheat on her so they could stay rich and THEN they'd claim her. She should have "known" that even though they never told her.
Oh, and this pack of hers, her so called soulmates? There are 5 guys. Two are mated to each other. Another two are mated to each other. The last fucks anything that moves. So, did they miss her? Not really. Are they dying like she is? Not at all. Are they rich as fuck, entitled and arrogant assholes? Yup. Was she even needed? Not at all. Did they mate the other Omega? No but they dated her publicly for two years after she left like no big fucking deal all in the name of greed.
Let me reiterate. She's dying. They're rich, successful and four of them at minimum are in love with each other. The fifth fucks like his life depends on it. And this is romantic? An epic childhood love? Soulmates? It's nauseating.
They even claim that they looked for her, but the author makes that excuse absolutely unbelievable as well. Vee lives one town over. Her adoption record into another pack is public. Her grandma's lawyers found her immediately. So huge plot hole? Yeahhhhhhh.
Oh, and how about those sex scenes? Mostly M/M. We read more about the Alpha's fucking each other than literally anyone else. And they prioritize each other WAY more than Vee. This isn't the cute instalove obsessed with their Omega read. It's more like she's an afterthought THE ENTIRE BOOK. It NEVER improves. There's almost ZERO grovel. They buy her a week of presents to make up for almost killing her.
So why bother writing an Omegaverse when all the Omega is needed for is essentially a verbal punching bag? She later gets attacked and abused by the same evil father and OW they chose over year back when they were teenagers. Like this book literally read like an abused housewife with five cheating husbands.
Seriously might the worst Omegaverse I think I've ever read. Especially one that was labeled as a fatedverse love story because it wasn't one. It read more like a M/M love story than anything else which is FINE for others if you know that going in. I didn't.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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