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The Oakley-Verse #1
Knot Mine
Shiloh
All I want is to live my life quietly as a Beta, away from the judgement of society. But at Oakley University, being a wallflower is virtually impossible when your perfect Omega twin is the shining star of your cohort. She has it all, looks, brains and Zale Blackwood.
Blackwood is a typical Alpha jock in every way– from being a rising football star to the broad muscular body that looked like he could squash a watermelon between his thighs. I could use his red flags to sew a king size quilt.
And for some reason, the Alpha assh*le is suddenly everywhere I turn, pushing my buttons and testing my boundaries until I snap.
One night.
One mistake.
One taste of him has me craving the life I swore I didn’t want.
But there’s one thing I can’t let myself forget…he’s not mine.
Zale
Millie Vos is incredible. She’s brave, bold, beautiful…a perfect Omega.
Unlike Shiloh.
Her Beta twin is brash, stubborn and keeps everyone at an arm’s length, gnashing his teeth angrily at anyone who comes to close.
When birthday plans gone wrong have us trapped in a cabin alone during a storm, I learn there’s more to the prickly hedgehog than he lets on.
The scent of autumn leaves and toffee apples clings to me after a drunken mistake and I’m slapped in the face with a scandalous truth…
He smells like mine.
All I want is to live my life quietly as a Beta, away from the judgement of society. But at Oakley University, being a wallflower is virtually impossible when your perfect Omega twin is the shining star of your cohort. She has it all, looks, brains and Zale Blackwood.
Blackwood is a typical Alpha jock in every way– from being a rising football star to the broad muscular body that looked like he could squash a watermelon between his thighs. I could use his red flags to sew a king size quilt.
And for some reason, the Alpha assh*le is suddenly everywhere I turn, pushing my buttons and testing my boundaries until I snap.
One night.
One mistake.
One taste of him has me craving the life I swore I didn’t want.
But there’s one thing I can’t let myself forget…he’s not mine.
Zale
Millie Vos is incredible. She’s brave, bold, beautiful…a perfect Omega.
Unlike Shiloh.
Her Beta twin is brash, stubborn and keeps everyone at an arm’s length, gnashing his teeth angrily at anyone who comes to close.
When birthday plans gone wrong have us trapped in a cabin alone during a storm, I learn there’s more to the prickly hedgehog than he lets on.
The scent of autumn leaves and toffee apples clings to me after a drunken mistake and I’m slapped in the face with a scandalous truth…
He smells like mine.
326 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 11, 2025
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August 27, 2025
This book had more plot holes than a piece of Swiss cheese. Probably needed three editors to go through and catch all of the timeline mishaps, character discrepancies, and the Jesus Christ amount of “wow no one read through this before hitting send.”
But you know what? I read this shit in one night. Absolutely would dieee for Zale and Shiloh. I’m sad because the friends don’t have books yet.
5 stars.
But you know what? I read this shit in one night. Absolutely would dieee for Zale and Shiloh. I’m sad because the friends don’t have books yet.
5 stars.
August 31, 2025
Is this the best thing I’ve ever read? No.
Did I still binge it anyway? Yeah.
- “forbidden”
- twin sister’s boyfriend
- omegaverse
- fated mates
Did I still binge it anyway? Yeah.
- “forbidden”
- twin sister’s boyfriend
- omegaverse
- fated mates
April 11, 2025
I like it
The book was ok. I think when writing these kind of novels it’s very hard to really apply it to life. If you dig deep on shilohs character he’s deeply insecure about himself and feel like he’s the shadow of his twin. I just felt like Shiloh should’ve been with someone else rather than Zale. In reality if Shiloh was a real person he would feel insecure about not being good enough since Zale did pick romilly over Shiloh. Zale also found shilohs sister to be physically more attractive as in one chapter zale never thought Shiloh was attractive before. It’s hard to also be with someone who you know your sibling had also been with. I think the ending zale couldve been more mad at romilly. But honestly if Shiloh was never an omega he would’ve never registered on zale radar. I still think Shiloh would’ve been better off with Blake as even before knowing who or what Shiloh was Blake saw the beauty in him and liked him for who he was.
The book was ok. I think when writing these kind of novels it’s very hard to really apply it to life. If you dig deep on shilohs character he’s deeply insecure about himself and feel like he’s the shadow of his twin. I just felt like Shiloh should’ve been with someone else rather than Zale. In reality if Shiloh was a real person he would feel insecure about not being good enough since Zale did pick romilly over Shiloh. Zale also found shilohs sister to be physically more attractive as in one chapter zale never thought Shiloh was attractive before. It’s hard to also be with someone who you know your sibling had also been with. I think the ending zale couldve been more mad at romilly. But honestly if Shiloh was never an omega he would’ve never registered on zale radar. I still think Shiloh would’ve been better off with Blake as even before knowing who or what Shiloh was Blake saw the beauty in him and liked him for who he was.
December 24, 2025
I picked up Knot Mine late night right after finishing a book I was reading, I was tired, had nothing lined up, and I hate that empty limbo as a back-to-back reader. This was literally the last addition on my TBR, the blurb was still fresh in my head, it sounded interesting enough, so I went “fine, let’s try.”
And surprisingly? I gobbled it up.
The book opens pretty wild . Shiloh wakes up hungover, bitten, claimed, and with zero memory of which Alpha did it. Cue the walk of shame, judgmental campus vibes, and a very clear picture of how gross the hierarchy is in this world. Alphas and Omegas matter. Betas? Don’t . Shiloh pretends to be a Beta on purpose, pumping himself with suppressants because he absolutely refuses to be a baby maker and do what is dictated to be done by an Omega. He wants a career, autonomy, and control over his own life , he wants a choice to choose his own path.
What I really liked about Shiloh is that while he is targeted and bullied , he’s not weak or scared . He doesn’t enjoy it, obviously, but he gives it RIGHT back. He’s prickly, stubborn, and very “I don’t give a fuck what you think about me.” His life isn’t peaceful, but he owns himself.
Enter Zale , his twin sister’s boyfriend. And… the sister? I hated her immediately. Before the twist, before everything. She already felt villain-coded and irritating, and every scene between her and Zale annoyed me deeply. I didn’t want them touching, didn’t want them together, didn’t want her on the page. That irritation existed… but also somehow didn’t ruin my reading experience because once the story moved on, I forgot about it.
The pull between Zale and Shiloh is very much there. There’s initial hostility, tension, attraction he can’t fight, and that slow slide into “we should not be doing this… but we are.” Yes, Zale is technically still with the sister, and yes, that should bother more than it does but honestly? The book does a good enough job keeping the focus on Shiloh that I stayed locked in.
Steam-wise: it’s there, but it’s not constant. The book actually leans more into drama. And weirdly, I didn’t even notice how spaced out the steam was because when it hits, it hits well , especially during Shiloh’s heat. When the suppressants fail and Shiloh tries to deal with it alone, Zale fully shows up. No hesitation. No backing out. He’s solid where it matters. And he is Hot. And perfect during Shiloh’s Heat.
The reveal , the sister knew. She knew Zale was the Alpha from that first drunken night. She pulled him out of Shiloh’s bed, took him home, let him believe she was the one he’d slept with, and built a whole relationship on that lie. Zale always felt something was off ,her scent was wrong , but he went along with it as he didn’t know any better but unknowingly searching for Shiloh the entire time.
So yeah. When Shiloh cuts her off completely at the end? Deserved. No hesitation. No forgiveness arc needed. That bitch stole his brother’s Alpha and that aside left her twin alone drunk at a party to take benefit out of this situation to start a relationship with Zale and had the audacity to claim she has been cheated on. No I don’t think so.
There’s some cheesy drama here and there …I know I know. Did I mind? Not really. The book is fast-paced, engaging, and honestly just fun to read.
Was it perfect? No.
Was it entertaining, readable, and way more enjoyable than I expected? Absolutely.
And sometimes, that’s exactly what I want.
And surprisingly? I gobbled it up.
The book opens pretty wild . Shiloh wakes up hungover, bitten, claimed, and with zero memory of which Alpha did it. Cue the walk of shame, judgmental campus vibes, and a very clear picture of how gross the hierarchy is in this world. Alphas and Omegas matter. Betas? Don’t . Shiloh pretends to be a Beta on purpose, pumping himself with suppressants because he absolutely refuses to be a baby maker and do what is dictated to be done by an Omega. He wants a career, autonomy, and control over his own life , he wants a choice to choose his own path.
What I really liked about Shiloh is that while he is targeted and bullied , he’s not weak or scared . He doesn’t enjoy it, obviously, but he gives it RIGHT back. He’s prickly, stubborn, and very “I don’t give a fuck what you think about me.” His life isn’t peaceful, but he owns himself.
Enter Zale , his twin sister’s boyfriend. And… the sister? I hated her immediately. Before the twist, before everything. She already felt villain-coded and irritating, and every scene between her and Zale annoyed me deeply. I didn’t want them touching, didn’t want them together, didn’t want her on the page. That irritation existed… but also somehow didn’t ruin my reading experience because once the story moved on, I forgot about it.
The pull between Zale and Shiloh is very much there. There’s initial hostility, tension, attraction he can’t fight, and that slow slide into “we should not be doing this… but we are.” Yes, Zale is technically still with the sister, and yes, that should bother more than it does but honestly? The book does a good enough job keeping the focus on Shiloh that I stayed locked in.
Steam-wise: it’s there, but it’s not constant. The book actually leans more into drama. And weirdly, I didn’t even notice how spaced out the steam was because when it hits, it hits well , especially during Shiloh’s heat. When the suppressants fail and Shiloh tries to deal with it alone, Zale fully shows up. No hesitation. No backing out. He’s solid where it matters. And he is Hot. And perfect during Shiloh’s Heat.
The reveal , the sister knew. She knew Zale was the Alpha from that first drunken night. She pulled him out of Shiloh’s bed, took him home, let him believe she was the one he’d slept with, and built a whole relationship on that lie. Zale always felt something was off ,her scent was wrong , but he went along with it as he didn’t know any better but unknowingly searching for Shiloh the entire time.
So yeah. When Shiloh cuts her off completely at the end? Deserved. No hesitation. No forgiveness arc needed. That bitch stole his brother’s Alpha and that aside left her twin alone drunk at a party to take benefit out of this situation to start a relationship with Zale and had the audacity to claim she has been cheated on. No I don’t think so.
There’s some cheesy drama here and there …I know I know. Did I mind? Not really. The book is fast-paced, engaging, and honestly just fun to read.
Was it perfect? No.
Was it entertaining, readable, and way more enjoyable than I expected? Absolutely.
And sometimes, that’s exactly what I want.
April 17, 2025
MC1 was a doormat, MC2 lets others bully MC1 for reasons. Even if MC1 would have been only the girlfriends brother that should be enough to defend him?
And what’s about this mean girls parody like group of bitches who think they can bully whoever they want?
The conclusion wasn’t enough for me. I wanted to see what happened when they got back to school.
And what was wrong with the sister? What a bitch. I mean
I predicted it but anyway.
Not recommended
And what’s about this mean girls parody like group of bitches who think they can bully whoever they want?
The conclusion wasn’t enough for me. I wanted to see what happened when they got back to school.
And what was wrong with the sister? What a bitch. I mean
I predicted it but anyway.
Not recommended
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 16, 2025
If Millie was my sister I would’ve hit her. She was horrible, throw yourself in front of a buss please
December 24, 2025
I liked the story and characters. Chemistry wasn’t bad. The writing seemed to go between past and present tense, which was a little distracting. The angst was a bit unpredictable. Issues I thought would cause drama petered out and were mentioned with a nonchalance that left me dissatisfied.
I will probably read the second one. The secondary characters were intriguing.
I will probably read the second one. The secondary characters were intriguing.
July 20, 2025
I have mixed feelings about this book, but it's worth a read
October 2, 2025
4.7 stars
May 18, 2025
The good:
The pacing of the book was good, there wasn't a time when it felt drawn out or too rushed. I also felt that the characters were believable and interesting enough to warrant turning the next page.
The bad:
An editor was badly needed for this book. Honestly, if the author went through it a few more times on their own, it would have been hugely helpful. There were scene/chapter breaks where there shouldn't have been. Dialog tags were placed incorrectly. The main character's last name was spelled Vox and Vos so many times that I started to wonder if this was an unedited/unbeta-ed fanfic that was uploaded off of AO3.
I can't stand it when authors spend the first 3-5 pages of a new chapter/perspective rehashing the ending of the lasts chapter. This was done multiple times in the book to demonstrate how the other MC was feeling about what just happened. But that's not needed! If the writing is good enough, the non-perspective MC's thoughts and feelings should be more than apparent.
The ugly:
I think this author has some serious internalized misogyny due to how the omegas - especially the women - were written about. All the female omegas were constantly manipulating the alpha characters with their feminine wiles and their potent pheromones. They were also only interested in partying, social activities, and essentially forcing alphas to mate them and get them pregnant - even when said alphas were clear about not wanting to be in serious relationships with these women. They were also cruel, petty, and entirely selfish for absolutely no reason. Of course, the male and non-binary omegas weren't written in the same light and were stable and quiet and strong.
Would I recommend this book? No. Did I read the entire thing? Yeah. So, I guess if you're fine overlooking nonexistent editing and views about women that the author really should reflect on, then this is a decent omegaverse book that will keep you entertained for a few hours.
The pacing of the book was good, there wasn't a time when it felt drawn out or too rushed. I also felt that the characters were believable and interesting enough to warrant turning the next page.
The bad:
An editor was badly needed for this book. Honestly, if the author went through it a few more times on their own, it would have been hugely helpful. There were scene/chapter breaks where there shouldn't have been. Dialog tags were placed incorrectly. The main character's last name was spelled Vox and Vos so many times that I started to wonder if this was an unedited/unbeta-ed fanfic that was uploaded off of AO3.
I can't stand it when authors spend the first 3-5 pages of a new chapter/perspective rehashing the ending of the lasts chapter. This was done multiple times in the book to demonstrate how the other MC was feeling about what just happened. But that's not needed! If the writing is good enough, the non-perspective MC's thoughts and feelings should be more than apparent.
The ugly:
I think this author has some serious internalized misogyny due to how the omegas - especially the women - were written about. All the female omegas were constantly manipulating the alpha characters with their feminine wiles and their potent pheromones. They were also only interested in partying, social activities, and essentially forcing alphas to mate them and get them pregnant - even when said alphas were clear about not wanting to be in serious relationships with these women. They were also cruel, petty, and entirely selfish for absolutely no reason. Of course, the male and non-binary omegas weren't written in the same light and were stable and quiet and strong.
Would I recommend this book? No. Did I read the entire thing? Yeah. So, I guess if you're fine overlooking nonexistent editing and views about women that the author really should reflect on, then this is a decent omegaverse book that will keep you entertained for a few hours.
November 18, 2025
no me puedo tomar enserio a los antagonistas de este libro, son MUY disney. Genuinamente estaba esperando a que alguien le diera una patada a Saddie, no me la aguantaba.
La sinopsis estaba buenisima pero el libro me deja con ganas de un mejor desarrollo, siento que el punto débil es justamente como todo es muyyyyy estilo disney.
La vaina más corny es cómo tratan a Lo por haberse acostado con alguien en una fawkin fiesta SOLO POR SER BETA. Es que, perdón a la autora pero NO TE LO COMPRO. Si me hubieras dado un world building en el que el mundo es más conservador o que se yo hay reglas diferentes para betas (Y MOSTRAME CON EJEMPLOS TALES CONSECUENCIAS), maaybee te la creo pero vemos que realmente a nadie le interesa, no conocemos a ningun beta por lo tanto no conecto con los disque problemas. Reitero lo que ocupaba Saddie era una buena arrastrada de pelo.
El conflicto se resolvió muy a la ligera, ¿como verga los panas de Zale se dieron cuenta del secreto TAN rápido?, nono ahi la autora tomó el camino fácil. ¿Por que de la nada les caía bien Shiloh?
ME HUBIERA GUSTADO QUE la historia empezara narrandose ANTES de lo sucedido. Siento que eso le hubiera dado más drama y profundidad a la historia, dont get me wrong me gustó el twist de lo que hizo la hermana PERO no sentí tanta conexión, la parte fundamental de la historia es justamente esa noche de la fiesta, me hubiera encantado un build up apropiado, no sólo un mini flashback al inicio del libro... pero bueh
I liked the concept but not the execution. 3/5
La sinopsis estaba buenisima pero el libro me deja con ganas de un mejor desarrollo, siento que el punto débil es justamente como todo es muyyyyy estilo disney.
La vaina más corny es cómo tratan a Lo por haberse acostado con alguien en una fawkin fiesta SOLO POR SER BETA. Es que, perdón a la autora pero NO TE LO COMPRO. Si me hubieras dado un world building en el que el mundo es más conservador o que se yo hay reglas diferentes para betas (Y MOSTRAME CON EJEMPLOS TALES CONSECUENCIAS), maaybee te la creo pero vemos que realmente a nadie le interesa, no conocemos a ningun beta por lo tanto no conecto con los disque problemas. Reitero lo que ocupaba Saddie era una buena arrastrada de pelo.
El conflicto se resolvió muy a la ligera, ¿como verga los panas de Zale se dieron cuenta del secreto TAN rápido?, nono ahi la autora tomó el camino fácil. ¿Por que de la nada les caía bien Shiloh?
ME HUBIERA GUSTADO QUE la historia empezara narrandose ANTES de lo sucedido. Siento que eso le hubiera dado más drama y profundidad a la historia, dont get me wrong me gustó el twist de lo que hizo la hermana PERO no sentí tanta conexión, la parte fundamental de la historia es justamente esa noche de la fiesta, me hubiera encantado un build up apropiado, no sólo un mini flashback al inicio del libro... pero bueh
I liked the concept but not the execution. 3/5
December 28, 2025
I wanted a palate cleanser, so I dared to start a book that I honestly didn't have very high expectations for but since I do like omegaverse books, I secretly hoped that this would turn out to be good, fun, light read. Well, unfortunately my low expectations were met.
Pros: The book was entertaining enough that I never considered putting it down and read it in one sitting. The plot was quite good.
Cons: However, this turned out to be a college drama with immature characters (bullying and arguing) and just sprinkled with omegaverse. It felt like the characters were teenagers, not 21-year-olds. Shiloh was bullied/harassed at school, and Zale did not interfere either until he became interested in Shiloh. All the female characters were written as desperate and controlling, and the men also seemed to be players (except MMCs).
What really bugged me was that the alphas in the book weren't even alphas, and even Shiloh with his insecurities seemed more like an alpha than Zale. They had no alpha qualities in their personas. The whole picture was somehow backwards and made no sense. It feels like the omegaverse aspect was added just for the sake of smut. Omegaverse can be written in a really tasteful and interesting way, but this attempt failed. No shifterverse either.
Also Zale’s friend asked him if he ”got the ick”.. since according to him if pair is fated, they can ”get the ick” if they are with someone else… now that I am thinking about it, at that point maybe I should have checked out🤡
I gave it a chance, but sadly this wasn't for me.
Pros: The book was entertaining enough that I never considered putting it down and read it in one sitting. The plot was quite good.
Cons: However, this turned out to be a college drama with immature characters (bullying and arguing) and just sprinkled with omegaverse. It felt like the characters were teenagers, not 21-year-olds. Shiloh was bullied/harassed at school, and Zale did not interfere either until he became interested in Shiloh. All the female characters were written as desperate and controlling, and the men also seemed to be players (except MMCs).
What really bugged me was that the alphas in the book weren't even alphas, and even Shiloh with his insecurities seemed more like an alpha than Zale. They had no alpha qualities in their personas. The whole picture was somehow backwards and made no sense. It feels like the omegaverse aspect was added just for the sake of smut. Omegaverse can be written in a really tasteful and interesting way, but this attempt failed. No shifterverse either.
Also Zale’s friend asked him if he ”got the ick”.. since according to him if pair is fated, they can ”get the ick” if they are with someone else… now that I am thinking about it, at that point maybe I should have checked out🤡
I gave it a chance, but sadly this wasn't for me.
October 11, 2025
mixed feelings
I wanted to like this more than I did but the characters really didn’t make sense to me.
I had to do a ton, and I mean a ton of skimming. There’s a they/them character in here, but was misgendered as him by the author, but later in the book the MC got irritated at someone else misgendering. Plus there were a handful of grammar and writing errors.
**Spoilers ahead. For someone that sleeps with their twins partner, there really wasn’t much shame, maybe a couple sentences? Really there just wasn’t a lot of sense made of the characters motivations/reactions. The twin MC goes from hiding under baggy clothes and being withdrawn the entire story to showing up meeting his partners family in a crop out of literally nowhere cause he’s pregnant and wants to show off his body before he shows. And the parents who were so rigid and controlling in their expectations of their son and his future partner immediately loved him. It’s just felt weird to me the entire read. Like the author didn’t flesh out their characters and plopped them into the story, changing personalities at a whim.
All in all, a thorough edit and polish would easily turn this into a 5 star book for me.
I wanted to like this more than I did but the characters really didn’t make sense to me.
I had to do a ton, and I mean a ton of skimming. There’s a they/them character in here, but was misgendered as him by the author, but later in the book the MC got irritated at someone else misgendering. Plus there were a handful of grammar and writing errors.
**Spoilers ahead. For someone that sleeps with their twins partner, there really wasn’t much shame, maybe a couple sentences? Really there just wasn’t a lot of sense made of the characters motivations/reactions. The twin MC goes from hiding under baggy clothes and being withdrawn the entire story to showing up meeting his partners family in a crop out of literally nowhere cause he’s pregnant and wants to show off his body before he shows. And the parents who were so rigid and controlling in their expectations of their son and his future partner immediately loved him. It’s just felt weird to me the entire read. Like the author didn’t flesh out their characters and plopped them into the story, changing personalities at a whim.
All in all, a thorough edit and polish would easily turn this into a 5 star book for me.
October 29, 2025
You ever read something that's so bad its like EXTREMELY good. This is THAT. It was so ridiculous and lots of plot holes and scenes written obviously with no editor but the story itself is just lol KINDA GOOD so you keep reading because why the fuck not. Its very wattpad not even ao3 but wattpad in the best way. I read this literally in one sitting overnight, I could NOT stop. And people saying shiloh should've been with blake, I mean I guess MAYBE but like no. But am I patiently waiting for blake's book? yes. I need to know what's going on with him and you know what ethan and hunter too? what the hell is happening THERE? I'm intrigued by this little friend group.
So, it's a bad good mess and I kinda love it? Bro stole his SISTER'S BOYFRIEND. The tea was hot, shit zale and shiloh.....HOT. Everything was hot, a hot good mess. Only thing I do wish is that zale and shiloh got more time to like get to know each other and make a deeper connection but like its omegaverse, hunch first ask questions later always in these stories, I'm just a sucker for that kind of thing in books though. Just a tiny bit more wholesome scenes or just pining/yearning.
So, it's a bad good mess and I kinda love it? Bro stole his SISTER'S BOYFRIEND. The tea was hot, shit zale and shiloh.....HOT. Everything was hot, a hot good mess. Only thing I do wish is that zale and shiloh got more time to like get to know each other and make a deeper connection but like its omegaverse, hunch first ask questions later always in these stories, I'm just a sucker for that kind of thing in books though. Just a tiny bit more wholesome scenes or just pining/yearning.
October 23, 2025
4.25 stars
I genuinely enjoyed this book. I loved the drama, the pining, the jealousy.... everything.
What I will say, I think I would have preferred Shiloh with Blake because Blake is such a wholesome character, but it worked out the way it was supposed to.
I hated Romilly and her friends and how they treated Shiloh, and I was literally screaming and jumping for joy when Shiloh FINALLY let her have it. Twin or not, she was evil, and what she did was unforgivable.
Also, you cannot convince me that there isn't something going on with Hunter and Evans. I just know they're bumping uglies while pretending to be just friends.
Now, I would have given this a 5 stars, but there were WAY too many errors for something that was professionally edited. And while that usually doesn't bother me because I only ever (95% of the time) read books written by indie authors, it got to the point where I had to be rereading sentences 2 or 3 times because they weren’t making sense. And that was a bummer.
Overall, a really good read, and I will be checking out the author's other works.
I genuinely enjoyed this book. I loved the drama, the pining, the jealousy.... everything.
What I will say, I think I would have preferred Shiloh with Blake because Blake is such a wholesome character, but it worked out the way it was supposed to.
I hated Romilly and her friends and how they treated Shiloh, and I was literally screaming and jumping for joy when Shiloh FINALLY let her have it. Twin or not, she was evil, and what she did was unforgivable.
Also, you cannot convince me that there isn't something going on with Hunter and Evans. I just know they're bumping uglies while pretending to be just friends.
Now, I would have given this a 5 stars, but there were WAY too many errors for something that was professionally edited. And while that usually doesn't bother me because I only ever (95% of the time) read books written by indie authors, it got to the point where I had to be rereading sentences 2 or 3 times because they weren’t making sense. And that was a bummer.
Overall, a really good read, and I will be checking out the author's other works.
December 27, 2025
I love the concept of fated mates, especially in Omegaverse stories, and i really love the pinning for someone you can’t have or shouldn’t want. But for me the, “that’s my sister’s boyfriend” point was stressed real hard. There were several times in Zale’s chapters where we can clearly see he is not really comfortable with Millie, but thinks that the scent he’s getting from her is the one that first attracted him, which was in reality shilo’s scent, but he can’t tell due to shilo not normally giving off pheromones because of the suppressants he takes daily to present as a beta in public.
I really liked that Shilo admits to not being ashamed of being an omega, but doesn’t want it to define what his future can be. He wants to work, wants to help expand omega rights and their opportunities in their society; not be forced to stay home and raise the babies while his alpha is the solo breadwinner for the family.
Once they reach the point that they have accepted one another and actually discussed this, the fact that Zale is willing to stay home and raise their baby if shilo gets pregnant from spending his heat together, so that shilo can finish his degree and peruse his dream made me so happy. I like that Zale became a person who finally started standing up for himself once he realized there was someone who would stand with him.
I really liked that Shilo admits to not being ashamed of being an omega, but doesn’t want it to define what his future can be. He wants to work, wants to help expand omega rights and their opportunities in their society; not be forced to stay home and raise the babies while his alpha is the solo breadwinner for the family.
Once they reach the point that they have accepted one another and actually discussed this, the fact that Zale is willing to stay home and raise their baby if shilo gets pregnant from spending his heat together, so that shilo can finish his degree and peruse his dream made me so happy. I like that Zale became a person who finally started standing up for himself once he realized there was someone who would stand with him.
August 1, 2025
MM
🌶️🌶️
College
Twin’s boyfriend
Slow burn
Shiloh is an outsider. His sister’s friends all degrade him and she does nothing to stop it. He is an omega suppressing his scent pretending to be a beta. His twin sister is dating Zale. Zale and Shiloh have a class together and are partnered for a project. Recently Shiloh was at a party where he got drunk and had a one night stand and he was given the mating bite. He doesn’t know who it was and the bite has all but faded, not taking.
But the bite is darkening again. He doesn’t understand why. Him and Zale spend more time together and there is something pulling them closer. Zale wants to break up with Millie as he just isn’t feeling her and really hasn’t from the beginning. But it is the twin’s birthday weekend and he decides to wait. Except while Millie is stuck in another city for the night, Shiloh and Zale can’t resist each other anymore.
🌶️🌶️
College
Twin’s boyfriend
Slow burn
Shiloh is an outsider. His sister’s friends all degrade him and she does nothing to stop it. He is an omega suppressing his scent pretending to be a beta. His twin sister is dating Zale. Zale and Shiloh have a class together and are partnered for a project. Recently Shiloh was at a party where he got drunk and had a one night stand and he was given the mating bite. He doesn’t know who it was and the bite has all but faded, not taking.
But the bite is darkening again. He doesn’t understand why. Him and Zale spend more time together and there is something pulling them closer. Zale wants to break up with Millie as he just isn’t feeling her and really hasn’t from the beginning. But it is the twin’s birthday weekend and he decides to wait. Except while Millie is stuck in another city for the night, Shiloh and Zale can’t resist each other anymore.
September 10, 2025
This book is logically, grammatically, and punctuationally lawless.
I've never had a book make me feel motion sick before this one. Tenses shifted often, with no rhyme or reason, sometimes in the same sentence - so as I read, it was like walking on quicksand or straddling plates during a tectonic shift. Like viewing a scene through a camera lens that was constantly shifting in and out of focus: utterly disorienting. If I disregarded punctuation completely, I could mostly discern La Roux's meaning, but it's a surprising amount of mental labor to first pretend like no punctuation exists, and then to sprinkle back in the commas and periods and apostrophes that actually make sense, and then to factor in the ones that should be there but aren't.
Honestly, by the end, the plot holes (and there were several) and characterization issues (myriad!) were the least of my concerns.
I've never had a book make me feel motion sick before this one. Tenses shifted often, with no rhyme or reason, sometimes in the same sentence - so as I read, it was like walking on quicksand or straddling plates during a tectonic shift. Like viewing a scene through a camera lens that was constantly shifting in and out of focus: utterly disorienting. If I disregarded punctuation completely, I could mostly discern La Roux's meaning, but it's a surprising amount of mental labor to first pretend like no punctuation exists, and then to sprinkle back in the commas and periods and apostrophes that actually make sense, and then to factor in the ones that should be there but aren't.
Honestly, by the end, the plot holes (and there were several) and characterization issues (myriad!) were the least of my concerns.
September 30, 2025
Great Story
I enjoy a ‘good’ omegaverse story. However, so many of them are really porn in disguise, that I don’t give many a try. There’s nothing wrong with ‘porn in disguise’, it just isn’t something I look for.
Anyways, something about the description of this story encouraged me to buy it, and I’m glad I did. I found it really enjoyable, with an excellent plot, great secondary characters, and a hard won HEA.
Shiloh has put up a lot of bricks to protect himself for reasons you’ll have to read about. Zale seems to be the stereotypical alpha golden boy but also has issues. The two of them are in the same orbit as Shiloh’s twin sister and the university. The plot that brings them to the realization of who they are together is a great read.
If you enjoy an omegaverse story with an actual plot, I think you’ll love this.
I enjoy a ‘good’ omegaverse story. However, so many of them are really porn in disguise, that I don’t give many a try. There’s nothing wrong with ‘porn in disguise’, it just isn’t something I look for.
Anyways, something about the description of this story encouraged me to buy it, and I’m glad I did. I found it really enjoyable, with an excellent plot, great secondary characters, and a hard won HEA.
Shiloh has put up a lot of bricks to protect himself for reasons you’ll have to read about. Zale seems to be the stereotypical alpha golden boy but also has issues. The two of them are in the same orbit as Shiloh’s twin sister and the university. The plot that brings them to the realization of who they are together is a great read.
If you enjoy an omegaverse story with an actual plot, I think you’ll love this.
December 2, 2025
Omegaverse
I really loved this. I'm a huge fan of omegaverse, especially when it's two men. And this book was so freaking good. I don't want to say the book is one where you can tell what's gonna happen, but baby! Did I call it. bat shit crazy I tell you. And it still left me flabbergasted. I took one star away for how Shiloh dressed at the end. I'm sorry, but that didn't seem to be him at all. He had a certain way he looked and carried himself. And it wasn't him. His change was drastically different, and it really made no sense. And it really contradicted him. Because he claims throughout the book how he doesn't care what people say about him, he's gonna be himself through and through. But then claims, he was worried about dressing so sexy because he would be judged? I'll deal with a lot of mistakes in a book, but not of the characters character.
I really loved this. I'm a huge fan of omegaverse, especially when it's two men. And this book was so freaking good. I don't want to say the book is one where you can tell what's gonna happen, but baby! Did I call it. bat shit crazy I tell you. And it still left me flabbergasted. I took one star away for how Shiloh dressed at the end. I'm sorry, but that didn't seem to be him at all. He had a certain way he looked and carried himself. And it wasn't him. His change was drastically different, and it really made no sense. And it really contradicted him. Because he claims throughout the book how he doesn't care what people say about him, he's gonna be himself through and through. But then claims, he was worried about dressing so sexy because he would be judged? I'll deal with a lot of mistakes in a book, but not of the characters character.
August 19, 2025
I like this one. There were some editing things that could be resolved but the story was good. I wanted to be wrong about the sister but when it was mentioned that Zale had no real memory of the supposed "first night" with Millie I suspected where this was going. In the end I was left wanting more about the other guys on the team... Hunter, Blake and Evans. Not a single other omega appealed and made me want to know more... except Bell. Also those other two friends of Zale's... Caz and Ivy I think but I don't think they were omegas.
Anyway good story... most characters were developed enough to be realistic and I liked the pace. Would recommend to a friend.
Anyway good story... most characters were developed enough to be realistic and I liked the pace. Would recommend to a friend.
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September 15, 2025
not my fave
I almost DNF this, but I will say for a book I didn’t really love there was something about it that kept me from deleting it from my kindle before I’d finished it, I almost did a couple times but I kept coming back. It was a bit convoluted in my opinion, and there isn’t nearly enough grovel or consequences for the bad guy in this book. Zale is also not my favorite over all because he doesn’t really protect Shiloh from all the bullying until he realizes he has feelings for him. Sorry, being kind only to someone you like but letting other people be hurt and picked on because you don’t know or care about them doesn’t make you a good guy.
I almost DNF this, but I will say for a book I didn’t really love there was something about it that kept me from deleting it from my kindle before I’d finished it, I almost did a couple times but I kept coming back. It was a bit convoluted in my opinion, and there isn’t nearly enough grovel or consequences for the bad guy in this book. Zale is also not my favorite over all because he doesn’t really protect Shiloh from all the bullying until he realizes he has feelings for him. Sorry, being kind only to someone you like but letting other people be hurt and picked on because you don’t know or care about them doesn’t make you a good guy.
December 4, 2025
Great first book in this series universe. This is a messy omegaverse story where Shiloh, a prickly, loner beta tries to blend into the background and stay in his twin sister Millie’s shadow where hopefully everyone will leave him alone. But omegas are bitches and bullies and Shiloh cannot escape Millie’s friends and their ire.
Zale is Millie’s Alpha boyfriend who can’t seem to stop the pull he feels to Shiloh, even as Shiloh actively tries to keep him at bay.
Themes are mistaken identity, crushing weight of parental expectations, sibling rivalry albeit one sided, hot heat sex, supportive friends, and flipping gender norms on its head.
Great book, can’t wait for book 2!
Zale is Millie’s Alpha boyfriend who can’t seem to stop the pull he feels to Shiloh, even as Shiloh actively tries to keep him at bay.
Themes are mistaken identity, crushing weight of parental expectations, sibling rivalry albeit one sided, hot heat sex, supportive friends, and flipping gender norms on its head.
Great book, can’t wait for book 2!
April 14, 2025
Very nice book with some angst. The spicy is towards the end but is delicious. The tension between them is so good written and I wished would be longer the book, because the final was a little bit rush from my point of view. Also the author could go even for more angst but the story is good. An omega that hides his gender is exactly what I was looking for. And the alpha is a cinnamon roll. You will like the feisty omega hedgehog and the cinnamon roll alpha
July 2, 2025
Enjoyable read with a few editing issues
Usually, frequent errors that should have been caught during the proofreading and editing phases make me dnf rather quickly but most of the issues were small (punctuation, typos, etc.). I think the plot and writing in general made up for it.
Overall, would recommend for anyone wanting a slow burn, angst-lite read with more of a focus on the relationship rather than smut.
Usually, frequent errors that should have been caught during the proofreading and editing phases make me dnf rather quickly but most of the issues were small (punctuation, typos, etc.). I think the plot and writing in general made up for it.
Overall, would recommend for anyone wanting a slow burn, angst-lite read with more of a focus on the relationship rather than smut.
July 2, 2025
A hot, sexy, tangled mess! I love it!!! 😍😍😍
Completely engaging! Being pulled into Shiloh and Zane's world is invigorating! It's a raging inferno from the first word until the last! A wild ride full of fierce highs and deep lows. An exceptionally well written omegaverse tale filled with tension so thick you will feel it for a while after finishing reading this fun book. Man, I loved this! So hot! So very sexy!😘 I highly recommend!😁
Completely engaging! Being pulled into Shiloh and Zane's world is invigorating! It's a raging inferno from the first word until the last! A wild ride full of fierce highs and deep lows. An exceptionally well written omegaverse tale filled with tension so thick you will feel it for a while after finishing reading this fun book. Man, I loved this! So hot! So very sexy!😘 I highly recommend!😁
August 6, 2025
Cute but excruciatingly long
This was a cute little read but way way too long--Especially for the subject matter and depth. This book could have been about 30% shorter.It was just going on and on to where I was skipping pages just to get through already. I already figured out the big reveal, already knew everything that was gonna happen.... so yeah, it just shouldn't be much shorter. The story itself was nothing new and nothing particularly amazing.It was just alright.
This was a cute little read but way way too long--Especially for the subject matter and depth. This book could have been about 30% shorter.It was just going on and on to where I was skipping pages just to get through already. I already figured out the big reveal, already knew everything that was gonna happen.... so yeah, it just shouldn't be much shorter. The story itself was nothing new and nothing particularly amazing.It was just alright.
August 29, 2025
Definitely worth reading! There are some pretty massive plot holes that I don't want to spoil, but they personally ruined the story a bit for me. I definitely likes this book, and will read it again, but I wish there was more explanation about the bonding element. Loved it enough to give it 4 stars!
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