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Knot the One They Want
I thought I'd finally found my fairy tale with the Blackwood Pack.
Four drop-dead gorgeous and filthy rich alphas, ready to claim me as their own?
It was a dream come true.
Until I presented myself to them on our mating night and all four of them turned and walked away, leaving me half-marked and completely humiliated.
I'm clearly not the one they want.
And they blame me for not being the omega who ran away from them.
I try everything I learned in omega finishing school to make my new alphas change their minds, but with my first unmedicated heat approaching fast, I'm starting to think plastic smiles, a perfectly decorated nest, and gourmet meals aren't going to be enough to thaw these frigid hearts.
You know what? Fine. They don't want the perfect omega?
I'll become their pretty little nightmare instead.
Knot the One They Want is an OV Rejected Mate WhyChoose Romance, with NO cheating, ALL the feels and spice, and an HEA guaranteed. For additional details about the content and themes in this book, please check the author's website or the inside cover. All books in the Claimverse are standalones and the series does not need to be read in order.
Four drop-dead gorgeous and filthy rich alphas, ready to claim me as their own?
It was a dream come true.
Until I presented myself to them on our mating night and all four of them turned and walked away, leaving me half-marked and completely humiliated.
I'm clearly not the one they want.
And they blame me for not being the omega who ran away from them.
I try everything I learned in omega finishing school to make my new alphas change their minds, but with my first unmedicated heat approaching fast, I'm starting to think plastic smiles, a perfectly decorated nest, and gourmet meals aren't going to be enough to thaw these frigid hearts.
You know what? Fine. They don't want the perfect omega?
I'll become their pretty little nightmare instead.
Knot the One They Want is an OV Rejected Mate WhyChoose Romance, with NO cheating, ALL the feels and spice, and an HEA guaranteed. For additional details about the content and themes in this book, please check the author's website or the inside cover. All books in the Claimverse are standalones and the series does not need to be read in order.
348 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 3, 2024
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Harper Lennox
11 books131 followersHarper Lennox writes omegaverse romance for readers who think one book boyfriend is rookie numbers. She lives in New England with her feline overlord, who is more than happy to share sleepless coffee-and-taco-fueled writing nights with his most faithful servant.
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October 3, 2024
DNF. They're in love with another woman for the majority of the book, even though she cheated on them and left them and bonded with another alpha. And because their father wants them to bond with the FMC after a year of moping around and trying to locate their ex, they decide to take their resentment for the father AND the ex out on the FMC. And THEY DO NOT GROVEL for all of the shit they put her through. I had to skim the rest of the book after a while because these guys were horrible to her, and they did not deserve her or her forgiveness. Why do authors write asshole characters and then choose not to redeem them at the end? The bar is literally on the floor with these guys, and she deserved better.
October 4, 2024
The bar is on the FLOOR. There was NO groveling after the way they treated her. She goes into heat and it’s suddenly “omg I love you!” Girl stand up!!! Damien was nothing but a pretentious asshole and a big baby. I’ll never understand why authors write these bottom of the barrel, crap men and don’t actually do anything to redeem them. We have that in real life already, why would I want that in written form as well? Clearly I have a lot of feelings about this book, but ultimately I’m disappointed.
March 29, 2025
I really wanted to love this one unconditionally. The rejected mate trope is one I enjoy, when done well. Structurally, there were some typos, which weren't as noticeable later in the book, and some inconsistencies. For instance, her best friend has "black and pink hair shorn into a stylish bob," then later her BFF's "auburn curls" are wild. I have a fairly low tolerance for that lack of proof-reading. But if that was my only issue with the book, it would've been fine.
Here's the thing - I love grovel. I don't make a secret of that. I think the grovel should match and/or exceed what has been done to the heroine and this book didn't have even a fraction of that percentage.
Why do they need to grovel? For following their weak-willed, spineless leader in his abhorrent treatment of an innocent woman because she dared to agree to a mating that his father initiated. Why? Because he's in love with another woman who cheated on him, abandoned him, mated someone else, and fled thousands of miles away. An omega that the rest of the pack only chose because the leader was so hyped up about claiming.
I knew this going in - it's not a secret in the summary that there is OW drama with no cheating. I figure this builds up to grovel of epic proportions.
Except it doesn't.
And that is where the book falls apart.
There is no consistency in their reasoning. The leader, Damien, is so obsessed with reclaiming his lost omega, that he doesn't care about anything else. This is alleged to have been because one of the sensitive alphas, Lake, was so broken by her betrayal and breaking of the claim that he nearly died and ended up in the hospital. So...they want to bring her back to do it again?
And they don't want to put trust in another omega - their scent match and fated mate! - because she might betray them in the same way. The way their first omega did. The one they want back. So they set Evie up to do the exact thing to her that they had happen to them.
The pack goes along with it because what the leader says goes, apparently. The leader still wants the chosen omega, and so it shall be. Too bad the rest of the pack doesn't want her, they want their fated mate, but apparently majority doesn't rule this house. Those lackluster feelings about the original omega are clear, except on page 67, where Asher (another Alpha) says, "So what now? We just pine for her forever? Pretend to play happy family with Evangeline while our hearts bleed out?"
Keep in mind that Asher was the first alpha we are introduced to and he was the one who only went along with claiming the omega because of how much Damien wanted her. They also know that Evie is their scent-match at this point, so...yeah.
And Damian, jackass that he is, is intrigued by Evie from the start because she actually has the guts to challenge him, something no one else does. Yet he denigrates her as a "ditzy little socialite" based on one dinner where she was anything but ditzy.
Then there's Lake, who they are - I guess - protecting because of the broken claim of the omega he didn't want, by forcing him to mate and then reject the omega who is fated to him and the woman he actually wants. Breaking another claim. This one more valued and intense. To protect him.
Damien even notices that Lake's "gentle heart is already bleeding for the omega he knows we'll hurt." I'm sorry, weren't they worried about Lake's gentle heart and how he was in the hospital as a result of a previous broken claim? So the best course of action is to...do it again?
We also get gems from Damian like thinking Evie is a "spoiled little princess, not my fierce, passionate warrior." Except we find out that Daria was spoiled and dramatic and there is nothing to indicate she was passionate or a warrior. She was an entitled snob who cut and ran for reasons never elaborated on, beyond the fact that she couldn't put dinner parties together, and then reappeared for reasons also never elaborated on to cause drama for about three pages.
Damien, ass that he is, also accuses Lake of never loving Daria in the first place if he can't reject Evie. Lake...the man who was broken and who they are supposed to be protecting. I just can't with this nonsense. Needless to say, I hated Damien and he was never redeemed.
And then there's Cole, Lake's twin, who was so bland he might as well have been the alpha who shows up to dinner that the pack considers a threat (only to fall off the page and never be mentioned again, BTW), because he added as much to the story as that random guy did. Cole is an MMA fighter (aren't they all, in Omegaverse packs these days?) and "the dark to Lake's light," but he could be a couch in the room for as much as he adds to the story. He and Asher were completely interchangeable.
So let's talk about Evie. I actually liked her. She was the one bright spot in the book, even if she had elements that weren't elaborated on. For instance, she has a treasured locket from her dead mother that is mentioned on precisely one page as her most prized possession, then never mentioned again. Odd, considering the pack gives her a symbolic collar that she wears throughout the entire book, with no mention of the locket.
She also talks about her work with "Safe Haven," an inter-coalition organization (we never get elaboration on these coalitions that are mentioned often) that helps people of all designations who need to leave their packs. Great!
I was so excited about this aspect! I wanted to see her at work, helping other people, and - presumably, based on her pack's treatment of her - taking refuge there to make them shape up and realize what they lost when she finally snapped. My mistake for setting up any expectations.
When Damien, in their first meeting, asks what she plans to do with her time, she informs him she will be setting up a branch in their coalition, so she won't have much free time on her hands...and then it is never mentioned again. Ever. At all.
Oh, and that was the conversation where he thinks of her as a "spoiled little princess" compared to his warrior.
So, anyway, much rejection and agony commences, and the buildup of their treatment of her occurs - mostly told, instead of shown, as we get the dreaded "weeks" passing by mentions here and there, with little happening besides Evie making sure they're getting perfect dinners and going on shopping trips to refurnish the house with a maid, because apparently her BFF is only around to bitch about Evie's life.
Then the fallout happens, and the scene after she talks to the entire pack might as well be the end of the book, the way it truly fell apart after that moment. Minimal apologies and no groveling.
They say sorry because REASONS , fill her in that she is not their first or primary love, but bygones! We want YOU now, Evie! Aren't you honored?? Her heat happens, and all is forgiven, all is well. No grovel, no dates, no romance, no connection, just hey, sailor, you have a knot and I'm in heat and we can live happily ever after!
Honestly, I was hoping they'd end up miserably ever after with their chosen omega and Evie would go into Safe Haven and find a pack who was worthy of her.
Here's the thing - I love grovel. I don't make a secret of that. I think the grovel should match and/or exceed what has been done to the heroine and this book didn't have even a fraction of that percentage.
Why do they need to grovel? For following their weak-willed, spineless leader in his abhorrent treatment of an innocent woman because she dared to agree to a mating that his father initiated. Why? Because he's in love with another woman who cheated on him, abandoned him, mated someone else, and fled thousands of miles away. An omega that the rest of the pack only chose because the leader was so hyped up about claiming.
I knew this going in - it's not a secret in the summary that there is OW drama with no cheating. I figure this builds up to grovel of epic proportions.
Except it doesn't.
And that is where the book falls apart.
There is no consistency in their reasoning. The leader, Damien, is so obsessed with reclaiming his lost omega, that he doesn't care about anything else. This is alleged to have been because one of the sensitive alphas, Lake, was so broken by her betrayal and breaking of the claim that he nearly died and ended up in the hospital. So...they want to bring her back to do it again?
And they don't want to put trust in another omega - their scent match and fated mate! - because she might betray them in the same way. The way their first omega did. The one they want back. So they set Evie up to do the exact thing to her that they had happen to them.
The pack goes along with it because what the leader says goes, apparently. The leader still wants the chosen omega, and so it shall be. Too bad the rest of the pack doesn't want her, they want their fated mate, but apparently majority doesn't rule this house. Those lackluster feelings about the original omega are clear, except on page 67, where Asher (another Alpha) says, "So what now? We just pine for her forever? Pretend to play happy family with Evangeline while our hearts bleed out?"
Keep in mind that Asher was the first alpha we are introduced to and he was the one who only went along with claiming the omega because of how much Damien wanted her. They also know that Evie is their scent-match at this point, so...yeah.
And Damian, jackass that he is, is intrigued by Evie from the start because she actually has the guts to challenge him, something no one else does. Yet he denigrates her as a "ditzy little socialite" based on one dinner where she was anything but ditzy.
Then there's Lake, who they are - I guess - protecting because of the broken claim of the omega he didn't want, by forcing him to mate and then reject the omega who is fated to him and the woman he actually wants. Breaking another claim. This one more valued and intense. To protect him.
Damien even notices that Lake's "gentle heart is already bleeding for the omega he knows we'll hurt." I'm sorry, weren't they worried about Lake's gentle heart and how he was in the hospital as a result of a previous broken claim? So the best course of action is to...do it again?
We also get gems from Damian like thinking Evie is a "spoiled little princess, not my fierce, passionate warrior." Except we find out that Daria was spoiled and dramatic and there is nothing to indicate she was passionate or a warrior. She was an entitled snob who cut and ran for reasons never elaborated on, beyond the fact that she couldn't put dinner parties together, and then reappeared for reasons also never elaborated on to cause drama for about three pages.
Damien, ass that he is, also accuses Lake of never loving Daria in the first place if he can't reject Evie. Lake...the man who was broken and who they are supposed to be protecting. I just can't with this nonsense. Needless to say, I hated Damien and he was never redeemed.
And then there's Cole, Lake's twin, who was so bland he might as well have been the alpha who shows up to dinner that the pack considers a threat (only to fall off the page and never be mentioned again, BTW), because he added as much to the story as that random guy did. Cole is an MMA fighter (aren't they all, in Omegaverse packs these days?) and "the dark to Lake's light," but he could be a couch in the room for as much as he adds to the story. He and Asher were completely interchangeable.
So let's talk about Evie. I actually liked her. She was the one bright spot in the book, even if she had elements that weren't elaborated on. For instance, she has a treasured locket from her dead mother that is mentioned on precisely one page as her most prized possession, then never mentioned again. Odd, considering the pack gives her a symbolic collar that she wears throughout the entire book, with no mention of the locket.
She also talks about her work with "Safe Haven," an inter-coalition organization (we never get elaboration on these coalitions that are mentioned often) that helps people of all designations who need to leave their packs. Great!
I was so excited about this aspect! I wanted to see her at work, helping other people, and - presumably, based on her pack's treatment of her - taking refuge there to make them shape up and realize what they lost when she finally snapped. My mistake for setting up any expectations.
When Damien, in their first meeting, asks what she plans to do with her time, she informs him she will be setting up a branch in their coalition, so she won't have much free time on her hands...and then it is never mentioned again. Ever. At all.
Oh, and that was the conversation where he thinks of her as a "spoiled little princess" compared to his warrior.
So, anyway, much rejection and agony commences, and the buildup of their treatment of her occurs - mostly told, instead of shown, as we get the dreaded "weeks" passing by mentions here and there, with little happening besides Evie making sure they're getting perfect dinners and going on shopping trips to refurnish the house with a maid, because apparently her BFF is only around to bitch about Evie's life.
Then the fallout happens, and the scene after she talks to the entire pack might as well be the end of the book, the way it truly fell apart after that moment. Minimal apologies and no groveling.
They say sorry because REASONS , fill her in that she is not their first or primary love, but bygones! We want YOU now, Evie! Aren't you honored?? Her heat happens, and all is forgiven, all is well. No grovel, no dates, no romance, no connection, just hey, sailor, you have a knot and I'm in heat and we can live happily ever after!
Honestly, I was hoping they'd end up miserably ever after with their chosen omega and Evie would go into Safe Haven and find a pack who was worthy of her.
October 5, 2024
The grovel was absolute trash.
After everything, she almost immediately forgives them? Are you kidding me?
After everything, she almost immediately forgives them? Are you kidding me?
October 4, 2024
DNF at 85%, because you know they are so mean to you, almost kill you indirectly but hey, your hormones say you should fuck anyway and it’s all forgiven. Fuck. That.
October 7, 2024
Can we stop romanticizing abusive relationships?!
I was really excited for this book. It kept coming up as a recommended for WEEKS before it was even released. That being said.. I hardly ever give one star to a book I actually finished but I had to with this one.
The first 60% of this book has the alphas treating the omega like absolute sh.t. The reason they are treating her like sh.t? Because they are still in love with the omega they bonded that LEFT them and bonded another alpha. So they take out all that resentment and anger out on Aria. It's also mentioned MANY times how much it hurt the alphas to have the bond broken by their previous omega, but they still bite Aria and leave the bond incomplete and hurt her in a similar way. When she did NOTHING.
Three out of four of the alphas are having a hard time with the pack alpha's plan. BUT their loyalty to the pack is more important than than Aria, their SCENT MATCH omega. So they go along with his plan which is destroying Aria mentally, and also physically to the point where she ends up almost dying and in the hospital.
"I should've told Damien to go fuck himself when he came up with this idiotic plan. But no, I went along with it like a fucking coward." pg. 202 -Asher. Soooo they obviously had a choice.
Of course Aria almost dying scares the alphas, especially when the doctor says he is going to report them and Damien's father threatens not giving him his assets.. So they "grovel". But can you call it groveling when it's mostly done off page with time jumps that are weeks at a time where the alphas "barely see Aria".
But OF COURSE, because it's an omegaverse her heat hits so she lets three of the alphas in to help her with that and s3x fixes everything, even almost killing her apparently so they are forgiven.
The only one real conversation with an apology was from Damien and she just.. forgives him. Because she "gets it". *insert rolling eye emoji* Literally the only reason he is apologizing and trying to make things right is because of guilt over ALMOST KILLING ARIA!
They are her scent matches so it's fine I guess? No. It's gross. Can we stop romanticizing abusive relationships?! Seriously. I read the entire thing and I was anxious throughout most of the book because of how horrible the characters were.
I was really excited for this book. It kept coming up as a recommended for WEEKS before it was even released. That being said.. I hardly ever give one star to a book I actually finished but I had to with this one.
The first 60% of this book has the alphas treating the omega like absolute sh.t. The reason they are treating her like sh.t? Because they are still in love with the omega they bonded that LEFT them and bonded another alpha. So they take out all that resentment and anger out on Aria. It's also mentioned MANY times how much it hurt the alphas to have the bond broken by their previous omega, but they still bite Aria and leave the bond incomplete and hurt her in a similar way. When she did NOTHING.
Three out of four of the alphas are having a hard time with the pack alpha's plan. BUT their loyalty to the pack is more important than than Aria, their SCENT MATCH omega. So they go along with his plan which is destroying Aria mentally, and also physically to the point where she ends up almost dying and in the hospital.
"I should've told Damien to go fuck himself when he came up with this idiotic plan. But no, I went along with it like a fucking coward." pg. 202 -Asher. Soooo they obviously had a choice.
Of course Aria almost dying scares the alphas, especially when the doctor says he is going to report them and Damien's father threatens not giving him his assets.. So they "grovel". But can you call it groveling when it's mostly done off page with time jumps that are weeks at a time where the alphas "barely see Aria".
But OF COURSE, because it's an omegaverse her heat hits so she lets three of the alphas in to help her with that and s3x fixes everything, even almost killing her apparently so they are forgiven.
The only one real conversation with an apology was from Damien and she just.. forgives him. Because she "gets it". *insert rolling eye emoji* Literally the only reason he is apologizing and trying to make things right is because of guilt over ALMOST KILLING ARIA!
They are her scent matches so it's fine I guess? No. It's gross. Can we stop romanticizing abusive relationships?! Seriously. I read the entire thing and I was anxious throughout most of the book because of how horrible the characters were.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 5, 2024
I nearly tossed my Kindle multiple times.
This isn't romance.
It's being second place and guys trying to gaslight a woman into being grateful they final settle for her.
This isn't romance.
It's being second place and guys trying to gaslight a woman into being grateful they final settle for her.
October 6, 2024
Just no.
This book rubbed me the wrong way. There was no romance here, just acceptance of abuse because of being scent matches. I can't get over the song and dance about the heroine working with other abused or displaced people.
What on earth was she telling other abused people? Don't make a fuss, it's tradition, don't cause a scandal?? Don't get out of a bad situation because you will be a rejected omega?? Cover up your wounds at all cost??
What's the learning curve here? Almost die but keep up a good front and be accepting that maybe they were right??? This screams domestic violence. Not all DV is physical and the storyline leans on the fact that she was groomed all her life to just accept it.
What was romantic about this? They did the bare minimum for a pack supposedly trying to win her over.
I wasn't going to leave a review but it has to be said. This story is that woman who stays married to that nasty piece of work for years, just accepting all the trauma. We have all met her.
There is nothing romantic about almost dying for the sake of public appearances.
This book rubbed me the wrong way. There was no romance here, just acceptance of abuse because of being scent matches. I can't get over the song and dance about the heroine working with other abused or displaced people.
What on earth was she telling other abused people? Don't make a fuss, it's tradition, don't cause a scandal?? Don't get out of a bad situation because you will be a rejected omega?? Cover up your wounds at all cost??
What's the learning curve here? Almost die but keep up a good front and be accepting that maybe they were right??? This screams domestic violence. Not all DV is physical and the storyline leans on the fact that she was groomed all her life to just accept it.
What was romantic about this? They did the bare minimum for a pack supposedly trying to win her over.
I wasn't going to leave a review but it has to be said. This story is that woman who stays married to that nasty piece of work for years, just accepting all the trauma. We have all met her.
There is nothing romantic about almost dying for the sake of public appearances.
October 10, 2024
★2.5/5! “As if she could ever fill the void Daria left behind. As if any other woman could compare to my moon and stars.” throwing up. the FMCs name is Evie. quote is about their first girl. LOLL. i can not stand the other woman trope but why are they so addicting to read, must love feeling the anger towards every character. anyways fuck Damien.
January 3, 2025
The blatant disrespect and complete lack of groveling was insane.
October 24, 2024
Why are all authors suddenly allergic to writing proper groveling?
October 4, 2024
decent story, way too easily forgiven
I honestly thought the FMC was going to put them through the wringer ((for some much needed groveling)) but instead she goes into heat and all is forgiven.. disappointing after the TikTok’s misleading a different story
I honestly thought the FMC was going to put them through the wringer ((for some much needed groveling)) but instead she goes into heat and all is forgiven.. disappointing after the TikTok’s misleading a different story
October 11, 2024
I love OV, and I was so so excited to read this.
I enjoyed it, but didn't love it.
For the amount of damage the Alpha's did (I really felt that gut punch - several, actually), there wasn't nearly enough grovel in my opinion... Actually there is ZERO grovel..🤷🏻♀️
It didn't really feel like there was much of a romance element either, but it was spicy 🌶️🌶️🌶️ with some OW drama.
The first 60ish% was brilliant.... then it fell apart.
I liked it, but I would have LOVED if had it been fleshed out a bit more with some decent grovel.
Edit: This has been bugging me lol OV readers are a rabid bunch 😆
I know I am, so... I think the problem with this book is that it's been advertised and has snippets (TT etc) as being a 'revenge and grovel' story... then there is zero revenge OR grovel 🤷🏻♀️
I think that's why this book is getting so much hate. If it was advertised (and the blurb) showed it for what it is, it would have been fine. I (and I'm sure most, if not all readers) went in looking and expecting one thing and were very disappointed. IF not for that, it's a good book. Just don't look for grovel or revenge 🤷🏻♀️
I enjoyed it, but didn't love it.
For the amount of damage the Alpha's did (I really felt that gut punch - several, actually), there wasn't nearly enough grovel in my opinion... Actually there is ZERO grovel..🤷🏻♀️
It didn't really feel like there was much of a romance element either, but it was spicy 🌶️🌶️🌶️ with some OW drama.
The first 60ish% was brilliant.... then it fell apart.
I liked it, but I would have LOVED if had it been fleshed out a bit more with some decent grovel.
Edit: This has been bugging me lol OV readers are a rabid bunch 😆
I know I am, so... I think the problem with this book is that it's been advertised and has snippets (TT etc) as being a 'revenge and grovel' story... then there is zero revenge OR grovel 🤷🏻♀️
I think that's why this book is getting so much hate. If it was advertised (and the blurb) showed it for what it is, it would have been fine. I (and I'm sure most, if not all readers) went in looking and expecting one thing and were very disappointed. IF not for that, it's a good book. Just don't look for grovel or revenge 🤷🏻♀️
October 9, 2024
Interesting premise, poor execution. There’s literally no character development whatsoever, and Evie’s forgiveness of the pack is so sudden it gave me literary whiplash. At the very least, this should have been a duet to allow for further plot development.
October 6, 2024
Loved the first half. I was waiting for the make up, the angst etc but it just wasn't there. After more than 50% of the book basically being emotionally abusive she had forgiven then in about 2 pages. Such a shame because the build up was great.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 29, 2024
Darker Omegaverse
I 🖤 this new entry into darker rejected mate omegaverse. Harper nailed it!!
What her alphas did to Evie really WAS the worst 😡.
Normally, I would have wanted to see an epic amount of grovelling, but I think because of the strength of Evie’s character it all worked out perfectly.
I can’t wait for book 2 🫶🏻
I 🖤 this new entry into darker rejected mate omegaverse. Harper nailed it!!
What her alphas did to Evie really WAS the worst 😡.
Normally, I would have wanted to see an epic amount of grovelling, but I think because of the strength of Evie’s character it all worked out perfectly.
I can’t wait for book 2 🫶🏻
October 7, 2024
Mehh
If you're looking for groveling and spice and everything nice, then this isn't the book for you. No spice till 70%, and then the groveling lasts like 2 chapters. Then, when Evie finds out about the packs' previous omega and the ultimate "showdown," .. it was just a letdown. The last chapter should have been placed elsewhere. I loved that this book had a few elements that were different from other OV books but overall.. it just fell flat.
If you're looking for groveling and spice and everything nice, then this isn't the book for you. No spice till 70%, and then the groveling lasts like 2 chapters. Then, when Evie finds out about the packs' previous omega and the ultimate "showdown," .. it was just a letdown. The last chapter should have been placed elsewhere. I loved that this book had a few elements that were different from other OV books but overall.. it just fell flat.
September 29, 2024
This was an arc read - so thank you very much to the author for the opportunity to have an early look at this!
This was something I saw and was super anticipated with the tropes. I haven’t read anything with a rejected mate - and she ends up with the alphas who reject her.
I overall enjoyed this book, I liked these tropes and hope to find more books like this.
I did find the pacing to be kind of abrupt and there wasn’t nearly enough groveling for the damage that was done - in my opinion. All in all a good read!
This was something I saw and was super anticipated with the tropes. I haven’t read anything with a rejected mate - and she ends up with the alphas who reject her.
I overall enjoyed this book, I liked these tropes and hope to find more books like this.
I did find the pacing to be kind of abrupt and there wasn’t nearly enough groveling for the damage that was done - in my opinion. All in all a good read!
October 11, 2024
While I appreciated the strength of the main female character and her determination to assert herself, this reverse harem romance fell flat for me. The alphas' initial rejection was intriguing, but after all the alphas put the main character through, I was disappointed with how quickly she forgave them. After seeing her strength, it felt out of character. Ultimately, the story didn’t deliver on its potential, and I found myself disappointed despite the promising premise.
October 11, 2024
I really wanted to like this. I love fated mates and rejected mates trope but this.... This was not the one.
I'm not a big fan of OWD but thought I could brave it for this one as the premise sounded good! They spend half the book obsessing over another omega and treat the FMC horrifically. For an omegaverse what they did was just pure abuse and then there was no grovelling.
I wish I had DNF'd it but by the point of the main turn around I still had 2 hours reading left. I thought it was going to give me some epic levels of grovel.... nope.... All they did was stop being dickheads 🤷♀️
Not a fan unfortunately.
I'm not a big fan of OWD but thought I could brave it for this one as the premise sounded good! They spend half the book obsessing over another omega and treat the FMC horrifically. For an omegaverse what they did was just pure abuse and then there was no grovelling.
I wish I had DNF'd it but by the point of the main turn around I still had 2 hours reading left. I thought it was going to give me some epic levels of grovel.... nope.... All they did was stop being dickheads 🤷♀️
Not a fan unfortunately.
October 4, 2024
This book had a great premise and a great start, however, the alphas were so cruel. Honestly, they were beyond cruel…they endangered her health when they knew she was their scent match. Only when their lack of care landed her in the hospital did they suddenly do a 180. They had reason to be standoffish at first…but not 50% of the book worth of being awful. Then there was little to no groveling by them. There was very little character building for the characters and not enough chemistry between them when the spice starts happening around 70%.
November 8, 2024
No. Just no. Evie keeps this from being a 1 star because she was a delight. But, the Alphas - absolutely not. They were trash - all of them - and there was NO groveling. NOTHING irritates me more than when a pack treats an omega inhumanly and then **boom** a heat happens and all is well. They did not deserve her at all. In addition to there being no groveling, there was simply no relationship development. They treated her so poorly that it threatened her life. She had a heat - sort of. The end.
I was so disappointed because this story had potential.
I was so disappointed because this story had potential.
October 7, 2024
Zero Grovel
This book had so much potential and started out so great. But there was zero grovel. They didn’t even apologize. She almost died because of their mistreatment and she just rolled over and accepted them as soon as she went into heat.
Zero relationship building at all. They spend 70% of the book ignoring her and actively avoiding her and then suddenly she’s in heat and they’re throwing around “I Love you’s” like they’re candy.
This book should’ve been a duet. It should’ve ended when she nearly died and the second book should’ve focused on her recovery and building their relationships and trust. The author is a baby author who probably doesn’t have a good team behind her yet to help with these decisions. I hope they learn from this experience and use it to improve their future books.
This book had so much potential and started out so great. But there was zero grovel. They didn’t even apologize. She almost died because of their mistreatment and she just rolled over and accepted them as soon as she went into heat.
Zero relationship building at all. They spend 70% of the book ignoring her and actively avoiding her and then suddenly she’s in heat and they’re throwing around “I Love you’s” like they’re candy.
This book should’ve been a duet. It should’ve ended when she nearly died and the second book should’ve focused on her recovery and building their relationships and trust. The author is a baby author who probably doesn’t have a good team behind her yet to help with these decisions. I hope they learn from this experience and use it to improve their future books.
October 10, 2024
Where WAS THE GROVELING 😭😭😭
December 23, 2024
Can I please report this pack to the Council on Evie’s behalf?
October 8, 2024
I was so looking forward to this book. Sadly, the grovel was disappointing. The men's behavior is borderline abusive, if not outright so. These men literally nearly killed her, and they did not grovel nearly enough for that forgiveness that came so quickly.
Here are the actions that they did to 'grovel':
- said sorry
- built her a proper nest
- took care of her during her recovery
- made her eggs
- explained they had an ex Omega mate AFTER 3/4 mated with her
The plot and everything was also wrapped up at about 80-85%. The pacing was too quick. We needed to breathe a bit and slow down.
I also understand all OV worlds are different, but this book reads as if the author had not read any OVs before. I say this because of how excited the heat was, but I will be honest. I am a bit biased and love a feral heat scene.
I ran my thoughts through the CAWPILE system, and the rating it came out with was 1 star. The reason I rated it 3 stars on GR is because I'm a fellow author. Authors are technically coworkers. I do not think it is fair to bash other coworkers, but I do think people need to be honest. So that is why I am writing my review. I know how hard it is to write a book and do everything. This is also a debut novel. I really hope this author takes in all of the reviews that are being written and takes the constructive criticism that is being provided into her future books. I recommend getting some more beta readers to tear through your book, it'll help in the long run, I promise.
Here are the actions that they did to 'grovel':
- said sorry
- built her a proper nest
- took care of her during her recovery
- made her eggs
- explained they had an ex Omega mate AFTER 3/4 mated with her
The plot and everything was also wrapped up at about 80-85%. The pacing was too quick. We needed to breathe a bit and slow down.
I also understand all OV worlds are different, but this book reads as if the author had not read any OVs before. I say this because of how excited the heat was, but I will be honest. I am a bit biased and love a feral heat scene.
I ran my thoughts through the CAWPILE system, and the rating it came out with was 1 star. The reason I rated it 3 stars on GR is because I'm a fellow author. Authors are technically coworkers. I do not think it is fair to bash other coworkers, but I do think people need to be honest. So that is why I am writing my review. I know how hard it is to write a book and do everything. This is also a debut novel. I really hope this author takes in all of the reviews that are being written and takes the constructive criticism that is being provided into her future books. I recommend getting some more beta readers to tear through your book, it'll help in the long run, I promise.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 10, 2024
The obnoxious gaps in logic and complete lack of grovelling made this almost unbearable to read. I gave it three stars because I finished it and the internality was decent. However.
SPOILERS BELOW:
Evie works with a nonprofit called Safe Haven, the purpose of which is to help people get away from their packs and restart their lives if needed. This is mentioned several times at the beginning of the book—though gets memory holed as soon as she moves in with her new pack. Despite her close personal ties with this organization, IT NEVER ONCE OCCURES TO HER TO GO TO THEM. As her alphas treat her absolutely horribly, she is torn between suffering with them and hoping she will eventually win them over or going back to her borderline abusive parents. What about Safe Haven? She brings it up multiple times to prove she has depth and is more than just "an omega princess", yet she somehow doesn't think to use it.
Then there's Damien. Honestly, I deserve what I got for not reading the reviews first. Every one star mentions this problem. Here's his pristine logic: Our pack's ex dumped us for another dude, breaking the bond and nearly ending Lake in the process. Her betrayal left us shattered. Therefore, we MUST get her back. We owe her all our loyalty, love, and affection, and can never move on. We will therefore DO THE EXACT SAME CRAP TO OUR NEW OMEGA that nearly ended Lake, then have the nerve to be shocked when she also nearly expires.
The annoying thing is, both issues were beyond easy to avoid. You want to show Evie having depth? Show her volunteering at a soup kitchen instead of the omegaverse equivalent of a women's shelter. Heck, given the mention of the new law restricting omegas' rights, the author could have even added into the world building that anyone helping an omega run from her pack is guilty of a crime and could face serious consequences. That would mean the only way out for her would be bonding another alpha, which risks ending up in the same situation as her current one.
As for Damien, it is baffling that it didn't occur to the author to make him and the rest of the pack unwilling to be vulnerable again rather than committed to a woman who destroyed them. It's really easy. He says, "The last time we bonded an omega, we almost lost Lake, and in a way, we all lost ourselves. We're still recovering from that last betrayal. No way are we going to risk it all happening again by bonding a new woman. We will just be a pack without an omega forever." Then, even as misguided and terrible as their treatment of her would have been, the reader could have had some empathy for their need for self-preservation. Instead of shunning her for a woman who had already betrayed them, they would be shunning her as a trauma response and as a strategy to protect themselves.
Then there's the oft mentioned (in these reviews) COMPLETE lack of grovelling. I've read other reviews that said something like, "the grovel was trash". Frankly, that is an overly generous take. The grovelling was not trash; it was nonexistent. The moment they said sorry, she immediately accepted and started softening toward them. The first time she cooked for them, they were all terrified she'd poisoned them because they knew they deserved it. When they all said sorry and started being nice, she never once thought, "Hey, I wonder if they have an ulterior motive?" or "I bet they are just sucking up to me so I don't report them and get them all thrown in jail." There was no grand gesture from them or a moment of hesitation from her. She never thought, "Even if they are sorry, it's too little, too late. They broke this beyond fixing."
To be fair, because their reason for treating her poorly was such BS in the first place, it is unlikely that any level or form of grovelling would have been sufficient, but they could have done so much more. For starters, they could have taken responsibility. Instead of getting their omega to lie for them when the council investigators came to check out the doctor's reports that they'd been abusing her, they could have turned themselves in to the authorities the moment she went to the hospital and accepted the consequences.
As if all this is not enough, Evie's thoughts are also irritatingly repetitive. She will think the exact same thought over and over, chapter after chapter. "I guess I'm just going to have to erase the real me to become a woman they'll love and accept." Whelp, if that's what you're gonna do, can you just go ahead and do it and shut up about it already? Apparently not.
SPOILERS BELOW:
Evie works with a nonprofit called Safe Haven, the purpose of which is to help people get away from their packs and restart their lives if needed. This is mentioned several times at the beginning of the book—though gets memory holed as soon as she moves in with her new pack. Despite her close personal ties with this organization, IT NEVER ONCE OCCURES TO HER TO GO TO THEM. As her alphas treat her absolutely horribly, she is torn between suffering with them and hoping she will eventually win them over or going back to her borderline abusive parents. What about Safe Haven? She brings it up multiple times to prove she has depth and is more than just "an omega princess", yet she somehow doesn't think to use it.
Then there's Damien. Honestly, I deserve what I got for not reading the reviews first. Every one star mentions this problem. Here's his pristine logic: Our pack's ex dumped us for another dude, breaking the bond and nearly ending Lake in the process. Her betrayal left us shattered. Therefore, we MUST get her back. We owe her all our loyalty, love, and affection, and can never move on. We will therefore DO THE EXACT SAME CRAP TO OUR NEW OMEGA that nearly ended Lake, then have the nerve to be shocked when she also nearly expires.
The annoying thing is, both issues were beyond easy to avoid. You want to show Evie having depth? Show her volunteering at a soup kitchen instead of the omegaverse equivalent of a women's shelter. Heck, given the mention of the new law restricting omegas' rights, the author could have even added into the world building that anyone helping an omega run from her pack is guilty of a crime and could face serious consequences. That would mean the only way out for her would be bonding another alpha, which risks ending up in the same situation as her current one.
As for Damien, it is baffling that it didn't occur to the author to make him and the rest of the pack unwilling to be vulnerable again rather than committed to a woman who destroyed them. It's really easy. He says, "The last time we bonded an omega, we almost lost Lake, and in a way, we all lost ourselves. We're still recovering from that last betrayal. No way are we going to risk it all happening again by bonding a new woman. We will just be a pack without an omega forever." Then, even as misguided and terrible as their treatment of her would have been, the reader could have had some empathy for their need for self-preservation. Instead of shunning her for a woman who had already betrayed them, they would be shunning her as a trauma response and as a strategy to protect themselves.
Then there's the oft mentioned (in these reviews) COMPLETE lack of grovelling. I've read other reviews that said something like, "the grovel was trash". Frankly, that is an overly generous take. The grovelling was not trash; it was nonexistent. The moment they said sorry, she immediately accepted and started softening toward them. The first time she cooked for them, they were all terrified she'd poisoned them because they knew they deserved it. When they all said sorry and started being nice, she never once thought, "Hey, I wonder if they have an ulterior motive?" or "I bet they are just sucking up to me so I don't report them and get them all thrown in jail." There was no grand gesture from them or a moment of hesitation from her. She never thought, "Even if they are sorry, it's too little, too late. They broke this beyond fixing."
To be fair, because their reason for treating her poorly was such BS in the first place, it is unlikely that any level or form of grovelling would have been sufficient, but they could have done so much more. For starters, they could have taken responsibility. Instead of getting their omega to lie for them when the council investigators came to check out the doctor's reports that they'd been abusing her, they could have turned themselves in to the authorities the moment she went to the hospital and accepted the consequences.
As if all this is not enough, Evie's thoughts are also irritatingly repetitive. She will think the exact same thought over and over, chapter after chapter. "I guess I'm just going to have to erase the real me to become a woman they'll love and accept." Whelp, if that's what you're gonna do, can you just go ahead and do it and shut up about it already? Apparently not.
October 6, 2024
Heat, the BBS of OV
So I was excited about this book, it set us up for a wronged omega who gets her revenge. Unfortunately that isn't what this was. She doesn't even know there IS another woman until 80% in and by then she's already mated to 3/4 alphas. Someone said it best in a FB group, heats are the betraying body syndrome if omegaverse. So much potential, fluffed away via hormones. Ugh. I wanted to love this so bad.
So I was excited about this book, it set us up for a wronged omega who gets her revenge. Unfortunately that isn't what this was. She doesn't even know there IS another woman until 80% in and by then she's already mated to 3/4 alphas. Someone said it best in a FB group, heats are the betraying body syndrome if omegaverse. So much potential, fluffed away via hormones. Ugh. I wanted to love this so bad.
October 3, 2024
I was so keen for this, I got it right away and read it so damn fast. And while I do think it was good, I have to admit I was expecting more. I thought she gave in way too quickly and way too easily. I wish she would have refused them at the hospital and frozen them out for a while before seeing them again. It had some grovel but no where near enough for what they put her through. They ruined every experience for her. Then she just goes into heat and all is forgiven? Sigh.
Overall I did like it, I just wanted more. I expected more. But perhaps that’s my fault. I trusted snippets on tiktok a little too much maybe.
Overall I did like it, I just wanted more. I expected more. But perhaps that’s my fault. I trusted snippets on tiktok a little too much maybe.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 22, 2025
The premise of the story wasn't terrible, but the actions taken by the guys were. It was so convoluted and juvenile. It didn't even make sense. The way they were gonna get what they wanted was to fuck over and do to an innocent omega what was done to them, leaving her potentially ruined, scarred and in pain for life. If she recovered. All because another omega left them and broke their bond.
So here they are presented with a sweet omega for a fresh start, who happens to be their scent match, and they decide to be cruel and break things between them. It literally makes no sense. It doesn't change the fact the other omega left you. In fact, seeing as how Evie is their scent matches it's all the more reason to move on, and see the blessing for what it is.
But no. After their shenanigans almost literally kill Evie, there definitely wasn't enough groveling to make up for what they put her through. Instead, we just got "If you give me one more chance, I'll show you for the rest of my life how I've changed" repeated constantly by each of the alphas. And it was pretty much insta love from that point with "you're our perfect omega" or "you're the perfect omega for me" repeated an annoying number of times. This felt like I was reading YA on steroids.
While over the top unrealistic and immature, the only bright spot was Evie herself. After facing years of rejection and verbal abuse she was so excited to be cherished and have a pack of her own. Only to be saddled with the asshats of the century. But she was a firecracker and a fighter and my favorite character in this whole debacle. She's the reason this wasn't a DNF.
So here they are presented with a sweet omega for a fresh start, who happens to be their scent match, and they decide to be cruel and break things between them. It literally makes no sense. It doesn't change the fact the other omega left you. In fact, seeing as how Evie is their scent matches it's all the more reason to move on, and see the blessing for what it is.
But no. After their shenanigans almost literally kill Evie, there definitely wasn't enough groveling to make up for what they put her through. Instead, we just got "If you give me one more chance, I'll show you for the rest of my life how I've changed" repeated constantly by each of the alphas. And it was pretty much insta love from that point with "you're our perfect omega" or "you're the perfect omega for me" repeated an annoying number of times. This felt like I was reading YA on steroids.
While over the top unrealistic and immature, the only bright spot was Evie herself. After facing years of rejection and verbal abuse she was so excited to be cherished and have a pack of her own. Only to be saddled with the asshats of the century. But she was a firecracker and a fighter and my favorite character in this whole debacle. She's the reason this wasn't a DNF.
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