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Mates: Posy: Book One
Posy Briggs, the runt of Green River, turned eighteen years old alone in a dark room, whimpering from the pain of her latest beating.
After her mother's death six years ago, her father turned her into his punching bag, taking all of his sorrow and rage out on her small self. He isolated her from her pack, turned her older brothers against her, and put her wolf into a coma with an overdose of wolfsbane.
Posy's sure she won't live to see her next birthday, yet every morning she rises with the sun and hopes for something to change - and it finally does when Alpha Kendall Briggs' madness draws the attention of the Werewolf King.
He sends five alphas to investigate. Five alphas who burst into Posy's life with the most delicious scents she ever imagined...
After her mother's death six years ago, her father turned her into his punching bag, taking all of his sorrow and rage out on her small self. He isolated her from her pack, turned her older brothers against her, and put her wolf into a coma with an overdose of wolfsbane.
Posy's sure she won't live to see her next birthday, yet every morning she rises with the sun and hopes for something to change - and it finally does when Alpha Kendall Briggs' madness draws the attention of the Werewolf King.
He sends five alphas to investigate. Five alphas who burst into Posy's life with the most delicious scents she ever imagined...
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First published February 6, 2023
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July 9, 2023
2.5⭐️ DNF 55%
This was a lovely story, and a lovely attempt, that sadly failed utterly.
The dialogue is often stilted, overly formal, and comes across as cringe.
The FMC’s wolfs voice is juvenile, awkward, and somewhat annoying.
As for the details and story development, the author really should have done more research, or consulted with a more knowledgeable source.
I could have forgiven so much, skimmed over, and endured the dialogue issues, but not this as well…too much.
The FMC is abused for approx 6 years, kept imprisoned, and unable to leave the house for this time period (starting somewhere around 12).
When she is rescued and has to leave the house for the first time, she naturally panics and has difficulty.
Disappointingly, this is quickly overcome, followed by the next day, she is able to visit a shopping centre no problem, even able to walk off on her own for a time, without any panic, agoraphobia, or anxiety…😳🥱
She had been pulled from school, isolated, only provided the random, occasional book, but talks with an educated vocabulary, with concepts and knowledge equal to a mature individual, with an understanding in psychology. Huh?
She has a panic attack, yet despite having no knowledge of coping skills, anxiety management, or basic experience in dealing with these, is able to calm down, and move on just minutes later. No sign of shock, continued anxiety, shakes, etc..
I could list so many more examples, but I suspect the point is made.
It just wasn’t believable, lacked realistic continuity, story development, or the ability to become emotionally involved, as the characters kept you off balance with their inconsistencies..
Never mind the very poor dialogue that just made it so difficult to take seriously.
I really liked the plot, and the potential within the world building, and it was only for this that I held on for as long as I did. But eventually, it just didn’t work, no matter how much I wanted it to. 😔
This was a lovely story, and a lovely attempt, that sadly failed utterly.
The dialogue is often stilted, overly formal, and comes across as cringe.
The FMC’s wolfs voice is juvenile, awkward, and somewhat annoying.
As for the details and story development, the author really should have done more research, or consulted with a more knowledgeable source.
I could have forgiven so much, skimmed over, and endured the dialogue issues, but not this as well…too much.
The FMC is abused for approx 6 years, kept imprisoned, and unable to leave the house for this time period (starting somewhere around 12).
When she is rescued and has to leave the house for the first time, she naturally panics and has difficulty.
Disappointingly, this is quickly overcome, followed by the next day, she is able to visit a shopping centre no problem, even able to walk off on her own for a time, without any panic, agoraphobia, or anxiety…😳🥱
She had been pulled from school, isolated, only provided the random, occasional book, but talks with an educated vocabulary, with concepts and knowledge equal to a mature individual, with an understanding in psychology. Huh?
She has a panic attack, yet despite having no knowledge of coping skills, anxiety management, or basic experience in dealing with these, is able to calm down, and move on just minutes later. No sign of shock, continued anxiety, shakes, etc..
I could list so many more examples, but I suspect the point is made.
It just wasn’t believable, lacked realistic continuity, story development, or the ability to become emotionally involved, as the characters kept you off balance with their inconsistencies..
Never mind the very poor dialogue that just made it so difficult to take seriously.
I really liked the plot, and the potential within the world building, and it was only for this that I held on for as long as I did. But eventually, it just didn’t work, no matter how much I wanted it to. 😔
December 3, 2023
DNF - I read 15% and then started skimming (which is a very bad sign). I kept thinking WTF, why am I reading this?😳 Then I decided to check it out on GR. Theeeen, I remembered the review from Jai I had read. And I should have known…😩
I can’t fathom what the author was thinking. It’s written in a really awkward way.Sometimes it seems it’s written for children, but then you have obvious sex scenes, so, no… I guess.
I cringed every time Posy’s wolf started speaking: “Posy sleeping,” I told them.”I no want to be plump!” OR “You all handsome and nice clothes, but Posy no allowed shower or food for days and day-“
Then you have the Hallmark film comment, but with shifters as main characters: “Oh, wow. What are the odds of both of us mating with members of the royal pack?”
And then the sex scenes or just more intimate moments:
“When she came a second time, it surprised us both, and I laughed as I spilled inside her.”
Why were they surprised? And why was he laughing?😒
“Can I touch it? Him? ‘What?’ He lifted his head and met my eyes. ‘Mr. Penis, Can I touch him? I’ll be super careful with him, I promise.”
“If it’s not pee, what is it?” He finally raised his head, and his gray eyes were full of amusement. “Pup-making juice.” “Ah.” I nodded, remembering Wyatt’s explanation.”Okay. So long as it wasn’t pee.”
How bad is this?
I hope the author has rethought her strategy and made things better in the following installment. I’m sorry, but I won’t be reading it.
I can’t fathom what the author was thinking. It’s written in a really awkward way.Sometimes it seems it’s written for children, but then you have obvious sex scenes, so, no… I guess.
I cringed every time Posy’s wolf started speaking: “Posy sleeping,” I told them.”I no want to be plump!” OR “You all handsome and nice clothes, but Posy no allowed shower or food for days and day-“
Then you have the Hallmark film comment, but with shifters as main characters: “Oh, wow. What are the odds of both of us mating with members of the royal pack?”
And then the sex scenes or just more intimate moments:
“When she came a second time, it surprised us both, and I laughed as I spilled inside her.”
Why were they surprised? And why was he laughing?😒
“Can I touch it? Him? ‘What?’ He lifted his head and met my eyes. ‘Mr. Penis, Can I touch him? I’ll be super careful with him, I promise.”
“If it’s not pee, what is it?” He finally raised his head, and his gray eyes were full of amusement. “Pup-making juice.” “Ah.” I nodded, remembering Wyatt’s explanation.”Okay. So long as it wasn’t pee.”
How bad is this?
I hope the author has rethought her strategy and made things better in the following installment. I’m sorry, but I won’t be reading it.
January 16, 2024
RH MMMMM/Wolf Shifters/Teenagers
SYNOPSIS (of Book 1): This story is set in a world where humans do not know about shifters. The FC (Posey) has been brought up abused by her father and locked away in a dark room for the past 6 years, only allowed out to cook and clean. She is rescued by her Mates and her father is killed. Posey is traumatised and scared. Book 1 covers Posey getting to know her mates and the threat brought by a new transfer to her mates’ pack and how she seeks to overcome her upbringing.
Sorry to be harsh as I admire anyone who has the focus to even try and write a book but this Book reads like it was written by a child. The story is over the top and the language and descriptions hackneyed and bordering on the ridiculous with crude sentence construction and vocabulary usage. The characters, who range in age from 18-21years, all come across as very young. The only positive is that oddly the Book appears to be well edited with limited typos.
The story starts with a description of how Posey has spent the past 6 years living in a dark locked room, sleeping on a yoga mat (oddly specific) with only her stuffed bunny and a few other items to her name. She is beaten regularly by her father and only let out to cook or clean. There is also the obligatory reference to sexual abuse and attempted assault. She is starved and her wolf is fed wolfbane to keep it controlled. She is only allowed one shower a week and may only use cold water to do so! If her father really beat and starved her to the extent described over 6 years Posey is unlikely to be able to either move or would have died. It’s made clear that her wolf was often too weak to heal her so she would have had more permanent injuries. Instead, despite multiple broken ribs and a back carved up by a knife from her most recent abuse, Posey is able to make a big meal for visitors with little issue. As soon as the visitors arrive they announce that they are her mates - no pause just an immediate shout of “mate” - and then they attack and kill her father.
Posey’s 2 older brothers who have done nothing to help her (and nor have any of the other pack members) explain their actions away as being forced by her father, the pack Alpha, using his Alpha power to command them - but they are very sorry for everything they have done and did not want to hurt her so all good, right? 🙄
The mates take Posey back with them to their pack and the remainder of the Book is taken up by Posey constantly being afraid if she makes them angry in case they hurt her and putting herself down as worthless - “Oh woe is me, no one can possibly love me I am so disgusting”! Whilst Posey has been brutalised the descriptions of her brutalising and her reactions are again, over the top and repetitive. There is little in the way of real background or world building and the relationship evolution is non-existent. The voice of Posey’s wolf, Lark was annoying and stilted as was the wolf’s constant interjections. There is a lot of wolf talking to wolf in this Book.
One of the most cringeworthy sections of the book is where the MCs explain sex and sexual intercourse to the FC as she has no knowledge of sex due to her upbringing. It is a shudder inducing description with terms such as “puppy juice” and “Mr Penis” being used. 🫣 Again, it’s like it’s been written by a child. Otherwise the heat level is around 🌶️🌶️ with the sex scenes, IMO, being rather juvenile and the terminology not sexy or hot.
Not only is this Book instalove for the FC and her mates but the author also seems to feel compelled to ensure that everyone else starts bumping into their mates left, right and centre which just made me roll my eyes.
I will not be continuing with this series.
SYNOPSIS (of Book 1): This story is set in a world where humans do not know about shifters. The FC (Posey) has been brought up abused by her father and locked away in a dark room for the past 6 years, only allowed out to cook and clean. She is rescued by her Mates and her father is killed. Posey is traumatised and scared. Book 1 covers Posey getting to know her mates and the threat brought by a new transfer to her mates’ pack and how she seeks to overcome her upbringing.
Sorry to be harsh as I admire anyone who has the focus to even try and write a book but this Book reads like it was written by a child. The story is over the top and the language and descriptions hackneyed and bordering on the ridiculous with crude sentence construction and vocabulary usage. The characters, who range in age from 18-21years, all come across as very young. The only positive is that oddly the Book appears to be well edited with limited typos.
The story starts with a description of how Posey has spent the past 6 years living in a dark locked room, sleeping on a yoga mat (oddly specific) with only her stuffed bunny and a few other items to her name. She is beaten regularly by her father and only let out to cook or clean. There is also the obligatory reference to sexual abuse and attempted assault. She is starved and her wolf is fed wolfbane to keep it controlled. She is only allowed one shower a week and may only use cold water to do so! If her father really beat and starved her to the extent described over 6 years Posey is unlikely to be able to either move or would have died. It’s made clear that her wolf was often too weak to heal her so she would have had more permanent injuries. Instead, despite multiple broken ribs and a back carved up by a knife from her most recent abuse, Posey is able to make a big meal for visitors with little issue. As soon as the visitors arrive they announce that they are her mates - no pause just an immediate shout of “mate” - and then they attack and kill her father.
Posey’s 2 older brothers who have done nothing to help her (and nor have any of the other pack members) explain their actions away as being forced by her father, the pack Alpha, using his Alpha power to command them - but they are very sorry for everything they have done and did not want to hurt her so all good, right? 🙄
The mates take Posey back with them to their pack and the remainder of the Book is taken up by Posey constantly being afraid if she makes them angry in case they hurt her and putting herself down as worthless - “Oh woe is me, no one can possibly love me I am so disgusting”! Whilst Posey has been brutalised the descriptions of her brutalising and her reactions are again, over the top and repetitive. There is little in the way of real background or world building and the relationship evolution is non-existent. The voice of Posey’s wolf, Lark was annoying and stilted as was the wolf’s constant interjections. There is a lot of wolf talking to wolf in this Book.
One of the most cringeworthy sections of the book is where the MCs explain sex and sexual intercourse to the FC as she has no knowledge of sex due to her upbringing. It is a shudder inducing description with terms such as “puppy juice” and “Mr Penis” being used. 🫣 Again, it’s like it’s been written by a child. Otherwise the heat level is around 🌶️🌶️ with the sex scenes, IMO, being rather juvenile and the terminology not sexy or hot.
Not only is this Book instalove for the FC and her mates but the author also seems to feel compelled to ensure that everyone else starts bumping into their mates left, right and centre which just made me roll my eyes.
I will not be continuing with this series.
July 11, 2023
My most favorite book ever!! My comfort read, it has helped me get through some tough times, and I have re-read this a minimum of one-hundred times.
May 20, 2023
Just What I Needed
I really enjoyed Mates. Don’t get me wrong I love my dark and twisty romance books but sometimes I also need the “simplicity” and sweetness of a fated-mates story.
And if you add to that the fact that Posy is a survivor worth rooting for… well I was more than happy with taking a chance on this new to me author.
Our FMC, Posy, after years of abuse and neglect, finally meets her sweeter-than-honey-and-instantly-devoted fated mates. And there are FIVE of them. While I was not as enthusiastic about the insta-love thing (I prefer for it to grow over time) I can see why it made sense and worked here for our characters. And those guys are fiiine and so patient… I’m sure their pictures is in the dictionary next to the definition of the word. And if it isn’t, it should. They understood the obstacles they would face while dealing with Posy’s trauma and innocence/naivety and never abused her trust. They have been supportive from the first meeting and I appreciated them for that.
There were a lot of characters (with their wolves) introduced and I did make a cheat-sheet in the beginning to remember who’s who, but over time it got easier and a lot of fun to have the wolves be their own characters with distinct personalities (Quartz being my favorite of course) and often arguing with their humans.
There was enough action and twists to keep me interested and the writing was good. I will definitely continue with this series.
I really enjoyed Mates. Don’t get me wrong I love my dark and twisty romance books but sometimes I also need the “simplicity” and sweetness of a fated-mates story.
And if you add to that the fact that Posy is a survivor worth rooting for… well I was more than happy with taking a chance on this new to me author.
Our FMC, Posy, after years of abuse and neglect, finally meets her sweeter-than-honey-and-instantly-devoted fated mates. And there are FIVE of them. While I was not as enthusiastic about the insta-love thing (I prefer for it to grow over time) I can see why it made sense and worked here for our characters. And those guys are fiiine and so patient… I’m sure their pictures is in the dictionary next to the definition of the word. And if it isn’t, it should. They understood the obstacles they would face while dealing with Posy’s trauma and innocence/naivety and never abused her trust. They have been supportive from the first meeting and I appreciated them for that.
There were a lot of characters (with their wolves) introduced and I did make a cheat-sheet in the beginning to remember who’s who, but over time it got easier and a lot of fun to have the wolves be their own characters with distinct personalities (Quartz being my favorite of course) and often arguing with their humans.
There was enough action and twists to keep me interested and the writing was good. I will definitely continue with this series.
May 11, 2023
Dnf
End @45%. This book had a few issues I couldn't look past. The inner wolfs almost baby talk was insufferable. I couldn't take them seriously, I've read a few books where the wolf is an entire different entity. Not a huge fan, but I've gotten through some. But this was a bit ridiculous and icky if I'm being honest. The second thing that really killed this for me was lilah. Some authors can bring in a second big character like that with no issues, this wasn't it for me. This feels like a new author, and you really needed to focus this book to the main characters you started out with. This book is all over the place with jumping around. There is no focus, no world building. So far what I read was nothing short of chaos, and its chaos I didn't enjoy.
End @45%. This book had a few issues I couldn't look past. The inner wolfs almost baby talk was insufferable. I couldn't take them seriously, I've read a few books where the wolf is an entire different entity. Not a huge fan, but I've gotten through some. But this was a bit ridiculous and icky if I'm being honest. The second thing that really killed this for me was lilah. Some authors can bring in a second big character like that with no issues, this wasn't it for me. This feels like a new author, and you really needed to focus this book to the main characters you started out with. This book is all over the place with jumping around. There is no focus, no world building. So far what I read was nothing short of chaos, and its chaos I didn't enjoy.
June 27, 2024
Have I randomly loaded a book on KU based on its blurb and couldn’t stop reading for two days? Yes, I am
Tropes: Werewolves, mates, many couples (one of them in why chose), abuse, fated mate (s)
It was on the same level brutal and sweet. All the bad memories/ episodes were sprinkled with such amazing moments of unbelievable love towards a mate, that I’m swooned. I Love Posey, Lilah and all the other female lead side characters.
It‘s so many couples but the change of line is so harmonically that you don’t feel like who is who in the next moment.
I enjoyed the first book a lot and will be continuing doing this series
Tropes: Werewolves, mates, many couples (one of them in why chose), abuse, fated mate (s)
It was on the same level brutal and sweet. All the bad memories/ episodes were sprinkled with such amazing moments of unbelievable love towards a mate, that I’m swooned. I Love Posey, Lilah and all the other female lead side characters.
It‘s so many couples but the change of line is so harmonically that you don’t feel like who is who in the next moment.
I enjoyed the first book a lot and will be continuing doing this series
November 1, 2023
It was a bit too sweet for me eventually, and especially Posy, the FMC, who was a delicate frail thing. I felt so bad for her and all her trauma but I was fed up by her weakness by the end of the book. And then I discovered that there are four more books in this serie???!!!🤯🤯 Impossible for me to read more about Posy😕🤷🏻♀️
January 11, 2026
DNF 10% 🫣
I'm all for instalove stories/fated mates but the writing sadly is not drawing me in and i'm frowning a fair bit. Couldn't continue.
I'm all for instalove stories/fated mates but the writing sadly is not drawing me in and i'm frowning a fair bit. Couldn't continue.
May 13, 2024
DNF at 15% (some spoilers in this review, but they're the very first chapter) Very childish FCM. Feels podophilic. My main complaint (since I DNF'd at 15%) is that what should have been the main conflict, escaping from her father, was handled instantly. It's just instantly accepted that she has 5 mates, even though it's mentioned later that 5 is a lot. There just doesn't seem to be a lot of world building. Her brothers' solution to the whole pack being 'ordered' to abuse Posy was to pull her out of school but they managed, after many years, to tell the king alpha? Why not tell him when they pulled her from school.
The reasoning is weak and full of holes.
Any other points I have are pointed out by other reviews. I won't rehash it.
I hope the writer grows and puts out some great stories though. The heart of the plot is fine, but the execution is just a little lacking.
The reasoning is weak and full of holes.
Any other points I have are pointed out by other reviews. I won't rehash it.
I hope the writer grows and puts out some great stories though. The heart of the plot is fine, but the execution is just a little lacking.
February 8, 2023
I have been OBSESSED with this book for so long
June 8, 2025
I’m not going to make it past page 16... This is terrible. We’re given a whole quick summary of how awful her dad is, her brothers, the beta.. Then we just skim past major points: suddenly her jaw gets broken, her Dad gets unalived, her brothers don’t actually hate her, she’s a product of grape bc of rogue shifters, and her 5 royal mates all love her already. And her wolf talks like she’s 3 years old.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 27, 2024
Started great then
Ok XO I was looking for a rejected mate series like The wildflower series after reading the blurb I got interested thinking this was going to be a good dark book.
Starts out great then book her wolf speaks like a five year old. The 5 alpha are basically 18 to 21 and love video games. I got uninterested fast. Felt more like a teen book than a romance.
Ok XO I was looking for a rejected mate series like The wildflower series after reading the blurb I got interested thinking this was going to be a good dark book.
Starts out great then book her wolf speaks like a five year old. The 5 alpha are basically 18 to 21 and love video games. I got uninterested fast. Felt more like a teen book than a romance.
February 8, 2024
As soon as I read her wolf say, “Posy, someone need to clean this. Dry blood making shirt stick to boo-boos.” I realized that this wasn’t the book for me. She’s 18 but speaks like she is 10 - she carries around a toy bunny called nibbles.
November 12, 2023
Eh, no.
March 16, 2024
Painful read. Story line had potential which is the only reason I committed to reading as much as I did and I didn't even make it out of the sample.
October 3, 2023
I am almost halfway, and I'm not sure how they are going to fill the rest of the book with stuff. Is it all going to be her getting over her past? or will she find out her mother was actually mates with someone whos….? a better person? a better werewolf? king of some race? Where is this story going?
****
So.. this is Posy's story but also everyone elses. I found it hard to connect with a constantly moving POV.
It's cheesy but holsome. Some things are just lame, like the reason the brothers give for why they convinced their father to take her out of school or why they bullied her. Plus, the fact that she just gets over her issues is no problem at all. What? You've not been outside for 6 years. Or had a window, and within days, you're just walking in a mall. What about being around so many people? Even just the ones in your house. The 5 guys? Bit much.
This is to YA for me. The mates are blah with maybe Mason being interesting, but it's just not enough.
Recommend? No
Read more from the series? No
More from the author? No
I can kinda see why it has such a high rating, but there are just better books out there that I would rather re read than read this book series for the first time.
****
So.. this is Posy's story but also everyone elses. I found it hard to connect with a constantly moving POV.
It's cheesy but holsome. Some things are just lame, like the reason the brothers give for why they convinced their father to take her out of school or why they bullied her. Plus, the fact that she just gets over her issues is no problem at all. What? You've not been outside for 6 years. Or had a window, and within days, you're just walking in a mall. What about being around so many people? Even just the ones in your house. The 5 guys? Bit much.
This is to YA for me. The mates are blah with maybe Mason being interesting, but it's just not enough.
Recommend? No
Read more from the series? No
More from the author? No
I can kinda see why it has such a high rating, but there are just better books out there that I would rather re read than read this book series for the first time.
September 18, 2023
Interesting
Posy is Damaged! Seriously, damaged. I liked the concept of this book. 5 mates, RH. Lots of possibilities. I like all of her mates. They are all different and between them their wolves and the 5 Betas, their wolves and the several other characters and THEIR wolves you are talking about a lot of characters, at least 30 in a 257 page book. I didn't hate the number of characters like some readers have complained about, I think that the author wrote them fairly well. ALL of the characters are different enough that it's not impossible to tell them apart. My very favorite characters were Quartz and Onyx...if you want to know why you will have to read the book because they are DELISH! But because of how damaged Posy is, how juvenile she is, the multiple breakdowns she has (some of which are cringe-worthy), and the vast number of characters throughout the book it doesn't really have a climax, it just kinda ends. There is not really even much of a cliffhanger. And it has very little sex for a reverse harem! That is the only things that I didn't like. I am great with cliffhangers and multiple books in a series, but there has to be a peak in each book or at least a good cliffhanger. The book didn't have that. But it has a ton of POTENTIAL! Enough plot potential that I am going to read the second book and hope that Posy benefits from some character development, matures a bit, and gets this reverse harem off the ground!
Posy is Damaged! Seriously, damaged. I liked the concept of this book. 5 mates, RH. Lots of possibilities. I like all of her mates. They are all different and between them their wolves and the 5 Betas, their wolves and the several other characters and THEIR wolves you are talking about a lot of characters, at least 30 in a 257 page book. I didn't hate the number of characters like some readers have complained about, I think that the author wrote them fairly well. ALL of the characters are different enough that it's not impossible to tell them apart. My very favorite characters were Quartz and Onyx...if you want to know why you will have to read the book because they are DELISH! But because of how damaged Posy is, how juvenile she is, the multiple breakdowns she has (some of which are cringe-worthy), and the vast number of characters throughout the book it doesn't really have a climax, it just kinda ends. There is not really even much of a cliffhanger. And it has very little sex for a reverse harem! That is the only things that I didn't like. I am great with cliffhangers and multiple books in a series, but there has to be a peak in each book or at least a good cliffhanger. The book didn't have that. But it has a ton of POTENTIAL! Enough plot potential that I am going to read the second book and hope that Posy benefits from some character development, matures a bit, and gets this reverse harem off the ground!
November 18, 2024
Why choose/ fated mates/ shifter/ paranormal/ virgin FMC/ virgin MMCs/ found family/ slow burn/ insta-love
Trigger warning: neglectful parenting/ death of a loved one/ abuse/ violence/ assault/ death/ murder/ attempted SA/ panic attacks/ trauma/ r*pe(not MCs) resulting in pregnancy
Solid start to this series. I enjoyed the characters and I liked that it was told from multiple POVs with a few different love stories. Between the characters and their wolves, there are a lot of named to remember but aside from that, it was fairly easy to follow. I liked the storyline and I’m looking forward to the spice level increasing in the next book.
Trigger warning: neglectful parenting/ death of a loved one/ abuse/ violence/ assault/ death/ murder/ attempted SA/ panic attacks/ trauma/ r*pe(not MCs) resulting in pregnancy
Solid start to this series. I enjoyed the characters and I liked that it was told from multiple POVs with a few different love stories. Between the characters and their wolves, there are a lot of named to remember but aside from that, it was fairly easy to follow. I liked the storyline and I’m looking forward to the spice level increasing in the next book.
May 12, 2026
I liked the story but the baby talk and the constant neediness of Posy to be reminded by her mates that they want her got to me. Will I read the next book? Yes but will probably skim over the baby talk if it continues.
July 21, 2023
Amazing novel
February 24, 2024
Their wolves using baby talk really threw me for a loop. Also, the phrase "pup-making juice" is not something I ever needed to see, let alone repeatedly, for several chapters.
October 6, 2024
Good plot. Easy to read. Took me back to my Wattpad days when I was 13… Mainly world building, which was boring at times.
April 18, 2026
DNF. Not for me. I completely understand why Posy is pathetic, but her wolf’s baby talk and the guy’s oh-so-earnest, we-love-you-already nature was really grating.
April 22, 2024
Meh. Girl is beaten and abused by her father. Her five alphas find her. Won’t read more.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Did Not Finish
May 2, 2026Just not interested narrator male was not good. 🫤
March 12, 2024
Good storyline
This is a rich,complex tale. The book grabbed me in the first chapter and now I want to see how it plays out. It was unusual in that the characters each had a wolf with a different name so there were many character lots to follow, and the remember the relationships between the characters and wolves. 🔥🔥🔥/5
This is a rich,complex tale. The book grabbed me in the first chapter and now I want to see how it plays out. It was unusual in that the characters each had a wolf with a different name so there were many character lots to follow, and the remember the relationships between the characters and wolves. 🔥🔥🔥/5
February 13, 2024
I have never written a bad review before but this book has inspired me. It felt like it was written by someone who has either never met another person before or has only met toddlers. I couldn't decide on which one it was by the time I finished; and yes, I actually finished it because I just couldn't believe it could get worse.
I was wrong.
The scene where her pack has the birds and the bees talk with her is the most cringy scene I have ever read and I read over 200 books a year so that's saying something. I get that Posie is traumatized, but these are still adult men that are supposed to be having this discussion with her. And every intimate scene is immature, gross, and certainly not sexy.
These adult men who are supposedly alpha wolf shifters in charge of one of the largest wolf packs in the US say things like "owie" when they get hurt. Like come on. Have you never met an 18/19/20 year old guy before? Maybe author was going for golden retriever energy, but this book was not that.
And seriously with the Posy character. Did she have to have a panic attack every single chapter? Someone just moves towards her and she's having one. And every time it's a big scene and everything has to stop and all her mates are freaking out and just ugh! It was ridiculous. We understand she's traumatized and has a difficult time dealing with things by the second one. Two panic attack scenes would be enough. Maybe a third thrown in somewhere closer to the end during a particularly dramatic scene. We definitely don't need one every chapter.
Something I loved though was every time one of the shifters would smell and find their mate for the very first time they would both yell "mate!" and run towards each. It was cute.
I'm sorry to author for this bad review because writing is hard, but I needed to write this to get all the ick out.
I should have stopped at 5%...
I was wrong.
The scene where her pack has the birds and the bees talk with her is the most cringy scene I have ever read and I read over 200 books a year so that's saying something. I get that Posie is traumatized, but these are still adult men that are supposed to be having this discussion with her. And every intimate scene is immature, gross, and certainly not sexy.
These adult men who are supposedly alpha wolf shifters in charge of one of the largest wolf packs in the US say things like "owie" when they get hurt. Like come on. Have you never met an 18/19/20 year old guy before? Maybe author was going for golden retriever energy, but this book was not that.
And seriously with the Posy character. Did she have to have a panic attack every single chapter? Someone just moves towards her and she's having one. And every time it's a big scene and everything has to stop and all her mates are freaking out and just ugh! It was ridiculous. We understand she's traumatized and has a difficult time dealing with things by the second one. Two panic attack scenes would be enough. Maybe a third thrown in somewhere closer to the end during a particularly dramatic scene. We definitely don't need one every chapter.
Something I loved though was every time one of the shifters would smell and find their mate for the very first time they would both yell "mate!" and run towards each. It was cute.
I'm sorry to author for this bad review because writing is hard, but I needed to write this to get all the ick out.
I should have stopped at 5%...
March 6, 2023
okay
This book was okay. I enjoyed the storyline and I am going to read book 2. There was some errors and stuff but not bad. The writing seemed kinda childish in some spots but I enjoyed it enough to keep on
This book was okay. I enjoyed the storyline and I am going to read book 2. There was some errors and stuff but not bad. The writing seemed kinda childish in some spots but I enjoyed it enough to keep on
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