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Alphas of Ireland #1
The Pack
They're not just going to claim me. They're going to breed me.
Waking up nearly naked in a forest with no memory of how I got there was bad enough.
Then a pack of wolf shifters caught my scent.
Five huge, fearsome brutes, naked like the wild beasts they are, throbbing with visceral need as they tear off what little I have on and push me down to my hands and knees to mount and rut me as their instincts demand.
But as they ravage my virgin body one after the other, my shouts of protest turning to screams of climax long before they're finished, it doesn't take the feel of their seed dripping down my thighs to know what's happened.
I've been bred.
By my mates.
Publisher's The Pack is a standalone romance which is the first book in Sara's bestselling series Alphas of Ireland. It includes spankings and rough, intense sexual scenes. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book.
Waking up nearly naked in a forest with no memory of how I got there was bad enough.
Then a pack of wolf shifters caught my scent.
Five huge, fearsome brutes, naked like the wild beasts they are, throbbing with visceral need as they tear off what little I have on and push me down to my hands and knees to mount and rut me as their instincts demand.
But as they ravage my virgin body one after the other, my shouts of protest turning to screams of climax long before they're finished, it doesn't take the feel of their seed dripping down my thighs to know what's happened.
I've been bred.
By my mates.
Publisher's The Pack is a standalone romance which is the first book in Sara's bestselling series Alphas of Ireland. It includes spankings and rough, intense sexual scenes. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book.
376 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 21, 2025
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dnf
April 26, 2025i wanted to like this but dnf at 51% maybe i’ll try again
June 14, 2025
DNF @38%
Good concept, terrible execution. The overt repetitiveness killed it. I don't know if the author thinks readers are that forgetful or just needed up word count so they repeat the descriptions of the characters over, and over, and over, and... Once was enough. Then they all say the exact same thing during sex, in which they are pulling a train on the FMC? The exact same thing? No variation on dirty talk, nothing that made any particular character stand out? The guy who went last said it was so he could break her - but doesn't do anything different than the previous 4 guys???
Good concept, terrible execution. The overt repetitiveness killed it. I don't know if the author thinks readers are that forgetful or just needed up word count so they repeat the descriptions of the characters over, and over, and over, and... Once was enough. Then they all say the exact same thing during sex, in which they are pulling a train on the FMC? The exact same thing? No variation on dirty talk, nothing that made any particular character stand out? The guy who went last said it was so he could break her - but doesn't do anything different than the previous 4 guys???
April 19, 2025
It had potential but the inconsistencies drove me insane… I still don’t know what happened to the stick she was holding when she first met Magnus. Also, one second she’s standing on a hill overlooking the field with a stream and the next she’s backing into the stream. Drove me nuts!
April 5, 2025
I received an Advanced Reader Copy and am voluntarily reviewing it. I really liked this book. Ms. Fields does paranormal right. We are in Ireland more than 200 years after the collapse. A virus took over and people started having the ability to turn into wolves. Unfortunately, the virus did not always do that. There were mutations. To combat the problem, the people infected were sent to Ireland where they struggled to survive. New werewolves in England were hunted and taken to Ireland. Zara Yorke was not a werewolf but her brother was. The virus just turned her brother into a werewolf. He was the same person, not feral like the other wolves. Zara had tried to hide him. As a punishment, she was sent to Ireland as well.
Thankfully Zara ran into a non-feral wolf pack. Magnus, Tobias, Thorne, and Killian wanted to protect Zara right away. She was their mate. Once they got her safe, they realized that she was going into heat. That's not possible, right? Well it happened, and the pack took care of Zara. Zara needed to realize that she needed them to protect her. They were hers just as much as she was theirs. The longer Zara was there, more of her memories came back. She remembered what happened to her brother. Y’all this book took a turn and became a recon mission. Whew, the fast-paced action will have readers hearts pounding. I am so happy this book is part of a series. I really enjoyed this book.
Thankfully Zara ran into a non-feral wolf pack. Magnus, Tobias, Thorne, and Killian wanted to protect Zara right away. She was their mate. Once they got her safe, they realized that she was going into heat. That's not possible, right? Well it happened, and the pack took care of Zara. Zara needed to realize that she needed them to protect her. They were hers just as much as she was theirs. The longer Zara was there, more of her memories came back. She remembered what happened to her brother. Y’all this book took a turn and became a recon mission. Whew, the fast-paced action will have readers hearts pounding. I am so happy this book is part of a series. I really enjoyed this book.
May 28, 2025
The concept wasn't awful. The idea of a wolf virus sweeping through was honestly cool and then adding government corruption on top of it, totally sign me up.
My issue was the execution. This had a great concept, but was totally overwhelmed by smut (which I loved, it was delicious) and too many action events.
I wanted more information to be pieced together about how they were going to survive, because clearly they need more items for survival. It just things weren't coming together as I had expected them too.
I also wasn't found of the repetitive descriptions of the characters. We get it Magnus is the leader, Callum is sweet, etc, etc. I only needed it once and instead I was constantly reminded and I just started skipping over those lines because it was almost copy and paste from earlier. Really added no depth.
My issue was the execution. This had a great concept, but was totally overwhelmed by smut (which I loved, it was delicious) and too many action events.
I wanted more information to be pieced together about how they were going to survive, because clearly they need more items for survival. It just things weren't coming together as I had expected them too.
I also wasn't found of the repetitive descriptions of the characters. We get it Magnus is the leader, Callum is sweet, etc, etc. I only needed it once and instead I was constantly reminded and I just started skipping over those lines because it was almost copy and paste from earlier. Really added no depth.
July 3, 2025
2/5⭐️ 3/5🌶️
——• What in the Wattpad was that😳🤯💀
This had the potential to be a good book as the characters were relatable, likeable and you got a really good understanding for each of them as individuals as well as how they worked together. The problem was in the actual story and plot as there fucking wasn’t one 🙄
Let me summarise this book for you... They find her in the woods before mating with her then and there. They then all leave to go and find her brother which they do but the very next day, they leave… excuse you!?
Where the fuck is the rest of it😩😩😩🖕🏼🖕🏼🖕🏼
——• What in the Wattpad was that😳🤯💀
This had the potential to be a good book as the characters were relatable, likeable and you got a really good understanding for each of them as individuals as well as how they worked together. The problem was in the actual story and plot as there fucking wasn’t one 🙄
Let me summarise this book for you... They find her in the woods before mating with her then and there. They then all leave to go and find her brother which they do but the very next day, they leave… excuse you!?
Where the fuck is the rest of it😩😩😩🖕🏼🖕🏼🖕🏼
April 14, 2025
The Pack
It is different. I am unsure about it. I want to know what is next. I am treating it like a paranormal books I used to read.
It is different. I am unsure about it. I want to know what is next. I am treating it like a paranormal books I used to read.
July 24, 2025
Fue divertido, no es un súper libro con una trama profunda pero me encanta de vez en cuentado leer algo más tranquilo y reírme un rato.
April 14, 2025
It was okay. 5 is too many guys for me to keep track of though, and nothing really stood out about any of them IMO, other than Magnus maybe. I would've preferred 2-3 and then maybe I would've got to know them a little better.
March 31, 2025
If you love shifters, alpha males, smut, RH, will do anything and or kill for her, then this is for you. The story was solid, but not too complicated, would be a great palette cleanser or just when looking for a short fast read. There wasn’t a cliffhanger but the story does continue.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
August 14, 2025
misleading
It’s not very dark. It’s actually pretty sweet.
This is a post apocalyptic story where instead of zombies, people get changed to shifters, and the government tries to get rid of them.
Since this is the forst book there’s some worldbuilding being done but it’s not that good tbh. There are a lot of inconsistencies. For example, Zara wakes without any memory dressed in leather scraps. Do you mean to tell me the people who did this to her took the time to change her after dumping her? And that she all of a sudden knew how to use a flint even though nothing in her bavkground (in what was revealed anyway) indicated she had experience. Also, they seem to find abandoned houses where there are clothes for Zara… but they didn’t wash the clothes. That stuff would’ve been brittle and dusty.
Lots of small things like these that don’t make sense in the worldbuilding but casually glossed over just to proceed with the spice (which is nothing to write home about) and the story (which was abruptly cut).
Wish there was some more information on what the guys had been doing for nearly two hundred years. Were they kust surviving as nomads? How have they not found other packs or communities in two hundred years?
Manage your expectations. That’s all I’m saying.
It’s not very dark. It’s actually pretty sweet.
This is a post apocalyptic story where instead of zombies, people get changed to shifters, and the government tries to get rid of them.
Since this is the forst book there’s some worldbuilding being done but it’s not that good tbh. There are a lot of inconsistencies. For example, Zara wakes without any memory dressed in leather scraps. Do you mean to tell me the people who did this to her took the time to change her after dumping her? And that she all of a sudden knew how to use a flint even though nothing in her bavkground (in what was revealed anyway) indicated she had experience. Also, they seem to find abandoned houses where there are clothes for Zara… but they didn’t wash the clothes. That stuff would’ve been brittle and dusty.
Lots of small things like these that don’t make sense in the worldbuilding but casually glossed over just to proceed with the spice (which is nothing to write home about) and the story (which was abruptly cut).
Wish there was some more information on what the guys had been doing for nearly two hundred years. Were they kust surviving as nomads? How have they not found other packs or communities in two hundred years?
Manage your expectations. That’s all I’m saying.
April 17, 2025
DNF at 50% this book was painfully badddd. It was a fine enough concept/ idea but the execution was criminally awful. Like they have sex and then there’s no real romantic anything but they’re falling in love? It just make no sense, any of it. Literally so bad.
April 26, 2025
It’s a page turner if you like futuristic,apocalyptic themes.
Yes, it’s a shifters world too,RH, spicy and a lot of secrets.
Some of the are resolved and some still hanging there.
Can’t wait for next book.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Yes, it’s a shifters world too,RH, spicy and a lot of secrets.
Some of the are resolved and some still hanging there.
Can’t wait for next book.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
May 9, 2025
I wanted to like it. aspects of the plot was intriguing but the spicy scenes made no sense and were so redundant that I had to skip over most of it. The descriptions of the characters was also over stated. it was hard to follow at times as things skipped from one image to the next with significant flaws.
July 18, 2025
The Pack is one of those books you pick up when you need a distracting interlude between more demanding reads and you're not sure what to focus on next. It’s fun, sexy, and fast-paced. It’s not the best book in the world, and many passages, thoughts, and actions of the main characters are repetitive, but it’s still entertaining enough to read to the end.
Since I enjoy books that feature multiple partners, I like wolf shifters, and I’m into the breeding kink, this is exactly the kind of thing I turn my brain off for and just enjoy the ride. It’s light and fast reading that gets your heart racing—and your panties wet.
I gave it three stars. It wasn’t bad enough for two, but not good enough for four either. That said, I know the author and I like her work.
Since I enjoy books that feature multiple partners, I like wolf shifters, and I’m into the breeding kink, this is exactly the kind of thing I turn my brain off for and just enjoy the ride. It’s light and fast reading that gets your heart racing—and your panties wet.
I gave it three stars. It wasn’t bad enough for two, but not good enough for four either. That said, I know the author and I like her work.
May 2, 2025
This starts right in with some hot smut, but didn’t really deliver a captivating story.
The men are all a bit interchangeable. There’s some effort to give them different personalities, but as far as I can tell there’s a golden retriever, a jokester, and three brooding guys.
World building is lacking. At one point Zara asks what it was like before the Collapse, and says she can’t imagine it, but we don’t know why she can’t. She lived in London, a fully functional metropolitan city, more than 200 years after the Collapse. Why don’t they have television or coffee?
Thorne’s internal dialogue mentions that he normally keeps his romantic rendezvous quiet. Who are the women he’d be involved with? Where are they?
DNF at 55%. I skipped around a few chapters to see if anything interesting compelled me to keep going, but didn’t land on much.
The men are all a bit interchangeable. There’s some effort to give them different personalities, but as far as I can tell there’s a golden retriever, a jokester, and three brooding guys.
World building is lacking. At one point Zara asks what it was like before the Collapse, and says she can’t imagine it, but we don’t know why she can’t. She lived in London, a fully functional metropolitan city, more than 200 years after the Collapse. Why don’t they have television or coffee?
Thorne’s internal dialogue mentions that he normally keeps his romantic rendezvous quiet. Who are the women he’d be involved with? Where are they?
DNF at 55%. I skipped around a few chapters to see if anything interesting compelled me to keep going, but didn’t land on much.
April 15, 2025
Wolf shifters that don’t shift much?
I rate this 3.5. The writing was OK, but what really gets me is why the males spent so much time in the human form when in the wolf form would be more efficient. They were some repetitive statements, descriptors, but not too bad to detract from the story. Character dabs was fairly superficial, everyone was very flat. I’m really tired of FMC that pretend to be brave on the outside, but are scared on the inside, gotta look strong, be defiant etc. it just gets really old now. Spice was 3.5/5. Overall the book was meh, wasn’t very dark, do not recommend
I rate this 3.5. The writing was OK, but what really gets me is why the males spent so much time in the human form when in the wolf form would be more efficient. They were some repetitive statements, descriptors, but not too bad to detract from the story. Character dabs was fairly superficial, everyone was very flat. I’m really tired of FMC that pretend to be brave on the outside, but are scared on the inside, gotta look strong, be defiant etc. it just gets really old now. Spice was 3.5/5. Overall the book was meh, wasn’t very dark, do not recommend
April 10, 2025
Good start, rough end
This book had promise....until about 75% when Zara started making stupid decisions all the way up to the extremely abrupt ending. By the end, I could not stand Zara.
This book had promise....until about 75% when Zara started making stupid decisions all the way up to the extremely abrupt ending. By the end, I could not stand Zara.
October 19, 2025
Normally, I give an author 3 stars simply for publishing something because it is HARD to go from an idea to a finished work. However....
The writing was lazy, repetitive, and kinda pointless.
---SPOILERS---
You are following a woman who was plopped into the middle of a wartorn country where the government dumps the 'infected' who turn into werewolves. Some are feral, some are not. How one becomes one and not the other isn't well described, so who knows. Also, the timeline is very, very vague. The wolves who find the woman are all 200+, but they talk about things as if they only happened 70 years ago? So, I'm sorry I can't give you a general idea of when this all was supposed to have happened.
Anyway...
The character descriptives were so repetitive that I was able to skip pages without missing any action. It seemed like it was supposed to be centered around smut, but a good 150 pages go by without any, even though there isn't a plot to support the lack of it?? During those pages, nothing much develops, other than the character regaining her memory and deciding to look for her brother, who is a werewolf (more on this later), who was dumped in the same wartorn lands. We learn that before she was dumped, she was injected with something, but I'm not sure what the injection supposedly did. Seemed like they turned her into a werewolf, but maybe it was just whatever made her go into heat as soon as they dumped her in chapter 1? Also, how does she know to fight off the feral wolves she's never been exposed to?
On page 273 (Kindle) Thorne says 'I've heard stories. Mutated animals are one thing, but the zone..."
Then on the very next page Tobias says 'Mutated foxes and badgers are one thing...'
Thorne goes on to describe the mutated animals. A massive bear and a fox-like creature with long legs and an elongated muzzle. What do you know, Zara goes off on her own and pretty much immediately runs into a massive bear and the fox-like creature, despite this being an expansive area.
This type of repetition happens A LOT through this book.
I don't mind a 'why choose', but there was so much to follow. The smut scenes were the same. I couldn't tell who was doing what. Successful reverse harems usually have the female with 1-3 males to keep it simple, or somehow pull it off better than this, because these males all say and do the same exact thing. It really could have done without 2 of the men. The only ones I really recall as being noteworthy, looking back, are Thorne and Magnus.
Moving on, the boys get mad that she ran off from them, and they really do a number on her, but it's okay because she loves them... I guess. And they did it because they love her. Did I mention she was a virgin when this all started? IF this had been the start of my s*xu*l experiences, I'd have kept running... That's enough slices.
Somewhere along all this, they run into a cult like group of people, but it's okay cause not much happens beyond Zara saving her somehow useless protectors. Thorne gets hurt a lot, which is sad cause he is maybe the only character I even cared about a little bit. A tiny tiny bit.
There are so many plot holes, so many flow issues, so much lazy writing!
Then we get to the end, she sees her brother for one day. He somehow went from this boy whimpering in a closet to a stealth fighter... which confused me because the pack she was with is hundreds of years old, but they can't protect her from weird humans, yet this brand new pack her brother is with is like werewolf special ops??? And even though her brother has only been with them for... (again, no timeline here), a few weeks (would have to be around that since at some point Zara would probably mention if all the breeding she did resulted in a pregnancy?), he's a vital part of their pack... in fact, the leader?
But she's like, 'k bro, seen you for a minute, me and my five men who kind of sucked at protecting me are going to leave this place that seems pretty safe...'. I hope she doesn't get pregnant cause the father of her baby/babies is a bit dumb. But they are very good at coincidentally finding her clothing and shelter... Cause these magical cabins and castles they stumble upon that have been abandoned for decades somehow have clothes for her. (Don't get attached to the castle idea, it is so brief that I'm not even sure it happened, and they put a lot of work into it for them to be like 'we are leaving'... sigh).
Favorite line: 'With nothing more than a flick of his wrist, the knife cut through the thin fabric, parting it like the Red Sea.' You got one of the stars just for making me snort so loud my husband asked if I was okay.
Anyway, I do hope the writer finds herself a great developmental editor who can at least tell her that putting two catch phrases so close together with two different characters saying them makes readers go cross-eyed. The only reason I finished this was because... I don't even know...
The writing was lazy, repetitive, and kinda pointless.
---SPOILERS---
You are following a woman who was plopped into the middle of a wartorn country where the government dumps the 'infected' who turn into werewolves. Some are feral, some are not. How one becomes one and not the other isn't well described, so who knows. Also, the timeline is very, very vague. The wolves who find the woman are all 200+, but they talk about things as if they only happened 70 years ago? So, I'm sorry I can't give you a general idea of when this all was supposed to have happened.
Anyway...
The character descriptives were so repetitive that I was able to skip pages without missing any action. It seemed like it was supposed to be centered around smut, but a good 150 pages go by without any, even though there isn't a plot to support the lack of it?? During those pages, nothing much develops, other than the character regaining her memory and deciding to look for her brother, who is a werewolf (more on this later), who was dumped in the same wartorn lands. We learn that before she was dumped, she was injected with something, but I'm not sure what the injection supposedly did. Seemed like they turned her into a werewolf, but maybe it was just whatever made her go into heat as soon as they dumped her in chapter 1? Also, how does she know to fight off the feral wolves she's never been exposed to?
On page 273 (Kindle) Thorne says 'I've heard stories. Mutated animals are one thing, but the zone..."
Then on the very next page Tobias says 'Mutated foxes and badgers are one thing...'
Thorne goes on to describe the mutated animals. A massive bear and a fox-like creature with long legs and an elongated muzzle. What do you know, Zara goes off on her own and pretty much immediately runs into a massive bear and the fox-like creature, despite this being an expansive area.
This type of repetition happens A LOT through this book.
I don't mind a 'why choose', but there was so much to follow. The smut scenes were the same. I couldn't tell who was doing what. Successful reverse harems usually have the female with 1-3 males to keep it simple, or somehow pull it off better than this, because these males all say and do the same exact thing. It really could have done without 2 of the men. The only ones I really recall as being noteworthy, looking back, are Thorne and Magnus.
Moving on, the boys get mad that she ran off from them, and they really do a number on her, but it's okay because she loves them... I guess. And they did it because they love her. Did I mention she was a virgin when this all started? IF this had been the start of my s*xu*l experiences, I'd have kept running... That's enough slices.
Somewhere along all this, they run into a cult like group of people, but it's okay cause not much happens beyond Zara saving her somehow useless protectors. Thorne gets hurt a lot, which is sad cause he is maybe the only character I even cared about a little bit. A tiny tiny bit.
There are so many plot holes, so many flow issues, so much lazy writing!
Then we get to the end, she sees her brother for one day. He somehow went from this boy whimpering in a closet to a stealth fighter... which confused me because the pack she was with is hundreds of years old, but they can't protect her from weird humans, yet this brand new pack her brother is with is like werewolf special ops??? And even though her brother has only been with them for... (again, no timeline here), a few weeks (would have to be around that since at some point Zara would probably mention if all the breeding she did resulted in a pregnancy?), he's a vital part of their pack... in fact, the leader?
But she's like, 'k bro, seen you for a minute, me and my five men who kind of sucked at protecting me are going to leave this place that seems pretty safe...'. I hope she doesn't get pregnant cause the father of her baby/babies is a bit dumb. But they are very good at coincidentally finding her clothing and shelter... Cause these magical cabins and castles they stumble upon that have been abandoned for decades somehow have clothes for her. (Don't get attached to the castle idea, it is so brief that I'm not even sure it happened, and they put a lot of work into it for them to be like 'we are leaving'... sigh).
Favorite line: 'With nothing more than a flick of his wrist, the knife cut through the thin fabric, parting it like the Red Sea.' You got one of the stars just for making me snort so loud my husband asked if I was okay.
Anyway, I do hope the writer finds herself a great developmental editor who can at least tell her that putting two catch phrases so close together with two different characters saying them makes readers go cross-eyed. The only reason I finished this was because... I don't even know...
March 26, 2025
Zara woke up on an island without any memories of why she was there.
There was a virus that changed humans into wolves. Some turned ferral, and some were able to become shifters. Those left behind thought all wolves were dangerous and hunted all of them, even though there were a lot that would not harm anyone (they didn't want the virus to spread).
This book is high on spice and has not 1 but 5 MMCs!! It's difficult to find a mate on the island because there aren't many humans, but luckily, Zara was the one for the guys! She goes into heat and needs to be bred, and there happen to be those 5 shifters who are more than happy to help.
Zara has a brother and is trying to find out where he is. The guys are there to protect her and make sure she is safe. I liked how we got snippets of her past, revealing what happened and why things ended up as they are. As the pieces start coming together, they realize the dangers that lay ahead.
Overall: 4 out of 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice/Heat: 3 out of 5 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Main Characters: Thorne, Callum, Killian, Tobias, Magnus & Zara
Darkness: 1 out of 5 🖤
Type of book: MFMMMM, Fast Burn, RH, Duel 1st Person POV
Reading Order: Standalone
Title: The Pack
Epilogue: Yes
Ending Type: HEA
*OTT Possessive, obsessive, dominant and protective MMCs
*Eyes only for her
*Mate-Bredding
*Wolf Shifter
*No cheating or sharing
⚠️ This book has descriptive parts that may be offensive or triggering to some. Please check the TW/CW before reading! 18+
*I received an early copy of this book & am voluntarily leaving this review.
There was a virus that changed humans into wolves. Some turned ferral, and some were able to become shifters. Those left behind thought all wolves were dangerous and hunted all of them, even though there were a lot that would not harm anyone (they didn't want the virus to spread).
This book is high on spice and has not 1 but 5 MMCs!! It's difficult to find a mate on the island because there aren't many humans, but luckily, Zara was the one for the guys! She goes into heat and needs to be bred, and there happen to be those 5 shifters who are more than happy to help.
Zara has a brother and is trying to find out where he is. The guys are there to protect her and make sure she is safe. I liked how we got snippets of her past, revealing what happened and why things ended up as they are. As the pieces start coming together, they realize the dangers that lay ahead.
Overall: 4 out of 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice/Heat: 3 out of 5 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Main Characters: Thorne, Callum, Killian, Tobias, Magnus & Zara
Darkness: 1 out of 5 🖤
Type of book: MFMMMM, Fast Burn, RH, Duel 1st Person POV
Reading Order: Standalone
Title: The Pack
Epilogue: Yes
Ending Type: HEA
*OTT Possessive, obsessive, dominant and protective MMCs
*Eyes only for her
*Mate-Bredding
*Wolf Shifter
*No cheating or sharing
⚠️ This book has descriptive parts that may be offensive or triggering to some. Please check the TW/CW before reading! 18+
*I received an early copy of this book & am voluntarily leaving this review.
September 4, 2025
This is another read at your own peril
I don't know why I keep reading Sarah Phil's books. They look so intriguing, and the blurks were so awesome and the. Reviews say all these great things about them. I just don't get it with this author I really don't. It's like she doesn't have an editor she spent so much of this thing in a book describing a kiss. She described it 5 different ways for 5 different people. It's just a lot and it's just not I don't know, there's not a lot of action in it. And the ending for me on this one, just fell short. It just fell so short. I don't believe in going into detail about the characters. Because III have my own opinions, and I don't like when people do that. To me when they give their reviews. So I don't like to do it to other people because you will be spoiling the plot. You'll spoil the characters. They need to figure that out for themselves. So I usually just give a general Review on what I thought of the book as a whole now, the female main character with ditzy, but I'm getting used to that. Let's put everybody in danger. So we can go and look for my brother. I mean, I don't get it. You were gone a whole week. I mean, you needed a week to get around the dangerous part and I know it makes for a more dramatic story. I really do I just think she could have used Some more time in less less words about, you know, them having one kiss and getting right. I don't know there's more, and it's like she only watches or reads like soft p***, because this mud in this book is like a point 25 or a point 50. I'll give it that much because it actually did have so much But yeah, read at your own peril on this one.
I don't know why I keep reading Sarah Phil's books. They look so intriguing, and the blurks were so awesome and the. Reviews say all these great things about them. I just don't get it with this author I really don't. It's like she doesn't have an editor she spent so much of this thing in a book describing a kiss. She described it 5 different ways for 5 different people. It's just a lot and it's just not I don't know, there's not a lot of action in it. And the ending for me on this one, just fell short. It just fell so short. I don't believe in going into detail about the characters. Because III have my own opinions, and I don't like when people do that. To me when they give their reviews. So I don't like to do it to other people because you will be spoiling the plot. You'll spoil the characters. They need to figure that out for themselves. So I usually just give a general Review on what I thought of the book as a whole now, the female main character with ditzy, but I'm getting used to that. Let's put everybody in danger. So we can go and look for my brother. I mean, I don't get it. You were gone a whole week. I mean, you needed a week to get around the dangerous part and I know it makes for a more dramatic story. I really do I just think she could have used Some more time in less less words about, you know, them having one kiss and getting right. I don't know there's more, and it's like she only watches or reads like soft p***, because this mud in this book is like a point 25 or a point 50. I'll give it that much because it actually did have so much But yeah, read at your own peril on this one.
March 25, 2025
Zara has no idea where she is. She awakes with different garments and lost. This can’t be right. When she feels she is being watched, she isn’t about to be taken without a fight. She is fighting to survive. When a pack of shifters help save her, she doesn’t know what to think. Magnus, Tobias, Callum, Killian and Thorne didn’t know what to make of the human they found. She shouldn’t be here. Only those feral were sent to Ireland. But then why is she in heat. This shouldn’t be possible. Even more, she was their mate. Now they had a mate to protect as well as they needed to find her brother.
Pretty much one paragraph told you all that was happening. “England didn’t send humans to Ireland. They had strict policies to contain the infected and ensure their “problem” stayed away from their perfect. Ireland was the dumping ground for shifters.” But was Zara a shifter too and not know it. We learn about her brother through bits and pieces of her memory. Every event brings her a bit closer to the answer. The pack is cautious. They keep Zara close. Each member is fun in his own way. Obviously, Magnus is the leader. A good part of the pack is related. The task of finding her brother is rough. It is crazy. I would have to say this is a hard journey. She not only finds her family but also a new one that loves and cares about her. Loved the bonus. I am looking forward to finding out what is the deal with Sera Moore. And who are the “watchers.”
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Pretty much one paragraph told you all that was happening. “England didn’t send humans to Ireland. They had strict policies to contain the infected and ensure their “problem” stayed away from their perfect. Ireland was the dumping ground for shifters.” But was Zara a shifter too and not know it. We learn about her brother through bits and pieces of her memory. Every event brings her a bit closer to the answer. The pack is cautious. They keep Zara close. Each member is fun in his own way. Obviously, Magnus is the leader. A good part of the pack is related. The task of finding her brother is rough. It is crazy. I would have to say this is a hard journey. She not only finds her family but also a new one that loves and cares about her. Loved the bonus. I am looking forward to finding out what is the deal with Sera Moore. And who are the “watchers.”
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
April 15, 2025
'The moment I scented her, I knew. And not just me, we all knew.
We’d found our mate.
When I’d first caught it, it had hit me like a lightning strike— sharp, hot, and impossible to ignore... it was her. Something deeper, something that curled around me and refused to let go.'
I really loved this book. Great world building and wonderful characters. I liked that the story wasted no time and began tense and pulse-pounding as our heroine Zara woke up practically naked and alone in a dense forest with nothing and no memory of how she got there. But it soon became clear she wasn't alone and being hunted. I liked that the wolf shifters in this world were horse-sized and not regular-sized wolves. I also like that she had no knowledge of shifters before being attacked by one. For the situation she was in, Zara was quick-thinking and resourceful. I loved how the author depicted the differences between Magnus's pack and the feral one through Zara's unfamiliar eyes. She was brave and rational even in the face of Magnus and his pack who were clearly powerful, strong, and disciplined. It was interesting seeing things through their eyes, and learning more about the world, what was going on, and the situation, as well as their perception of her, a rare human woman in a place where one shouldn't be in a virus-infected world.
The story was fast-paced with action, suspense, danger, and mystery. I was completely fascinated and hooked to the story. Loved the way the relationships developed and the chemistry was hot. I can't wait for the next book! 5 stars
We’d found our mate.
When I’d first caught it, it had hit me like a lightning strike— sharp, hot, and impossible to ignore... it was her. Something deeper, something that curled around me and refused to let go.'
I really loved this book. Great world building and wonderful characters. I liked that the story wasted no time and began tense and pulse-pounding as our heroine Zara woke up practically naked and alone in a dense forest with nothing and no memory of how she got there. But it soon became clear she wasn't alone and being hunted. I liked that the wolf shifters in this world were horse-sized and not regular-sized wolves. I also like that she had no knowledge of shifters before being attacked by one. For the situation she was in, Zara was quick-thinking and resourceful. I loved how the author depicted the differences between Magnus's pack and the feral one through Zara's unfamiliar eyes. She was brave and rational even in the face of Magnus and his pack who were clearly powerful, strong, and disciplined. It was interesting seeing things through their eyes, and learning more about the world, what was going on, and the situation, as well as their perception of her, a rare human woman in a place where one shouldn't be in a virus-infected world.
The story was fast-paced with action, suspense, danger, and mystery. I was completely fascinated and hooked to the story. Loved the way the relationships developed and the chemistry was hot. I can't wait for the next book! 5 stars
October 21, 2025
Looking for Logan
Multiple 1st person pov, Ireland. Sort of hea, 4 chili peppers spice, and definitely some triggers possible, like dubious consent and spanking/punishment. The whole story is essentially about looking for her brother, with the help of a pack of shifters who all want her as a mate. ***Some of the later part of this review might be considered as spoilers, and the interface I’m using won’t allow me to mark it as such. To be fair, I did not read anything unexpected, making it hard to know what might qualify as a spoiler.*** I was a little disappointed with the fantastical mechanics that did not seem to fit the story, like the fact that they are naked when they shift, but during at least one of the fights they shift mid leap and grab a sword. Apparently from mid air? Also, to the best of my knowledge they lost their weapons for the most part in the caves, but when needed they just show back up. It’s a fun story, interesting concept, I would have liked to have had more exploration of the fact that she is a human, been injected with something causing her body to go into heat like a shifter, but yet not making her a shifter. Also, if they realized that, why did her brother not? And since finding her brother was the whole goal of the story, the interaction with her brother was minimal at best. It did not deal at all with the fact that he found her quite unexpectedly in Dublin, whether he thought she might have been killed by authorities, that she had found a pack of her own, none of that.
Multiple 1st person pov, Ireland. Sort of hea, 4 chili peppers spice, and definitely some triggers possible, like dubious consent and spanking/punishment. The whole story is essentially about looking for her brother, with the help of a pack of shifters who all want her as a mate. ***Some of the later part of this review might be considered as spoilers, and the interface I’m using won’t allow me to mark it as such. To be fair, I did not read anything unexpected, making it hard to know what might qualify as a spoiler.*** I was a little disappointed with the fantastical mechanics that did not seem to fit the story, like the fact that they are naked when they shift, but during at least one of the fights they shift mid leap and grab a sword. Apparently from mid air? Also, to the best of my knowledge they lost their weapons for the most part in the caves, but when needed they just show back up. It’s a fun story, interesting concept, I would have liked to have had more exploration of the fact that she is a human, been injected with something causing her body to go into heat like a shifter, but yet not making her a shifter. Also, if they realized that, why did her brother not? And since finding her brother was the whole goal of the story, the interaction with her brother was minimal at best. It did not deal at all with the fact that he found her quite unexpectedly in Dublin, whether he thought she might have been killed by authorities, that she had found a pack of her own, none of that.
April 1, 2025
A captivating read that held me from start to finish, I was engrossed by the stories ending
Which would have thought that I would find myself waking up in a forest with no idea how I had actually gotten there, also all but a few of her underthing’s remained and they were badly torn and dirty and she had no idea how this had happened either.
When I had woken up in the forest the very last thing that was possible to imagine was to be in a situation running for her life she initially thought, then she realised that she was in fact being hunted and chased by a pack of very determined wolf shifters.
She had run as hard as she could, her heart had felt as though it was going to burst and she had attempted to hide but their natural abilities were such that she had very little chance of out running them and escaping. When they eventually had her in their clutches, they had proceeded to strip her bare and then they had made sure she knew she belonged to them and that they were her pack.
The intend to ensure that she is the mother of their future off spring and they will care for her and keep her safe, punish her when she disobeys and hopefully in time will enjoy belonging to her mates and the pack.
This is a riveting story that will keep you engrossed from start to finish.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book and look forward to reading any future publications; keep up all the wonderful writing.
Which would have thought that I would find myself waking up in a forest with no idea how I had actually gotten there, also all but a few of her underthing’s remained and they were badly torn and dirty and she had no idea how this had happened either.
When I had woken up in the forest the very last thing that was possible to imagine was to be in a situation running for her life she initially thought, then she realised that she was in fact being hunted and chased by a pack of very determined wolf shifters.
She had run as hard as she could, her heart had felt as though it was going to burst and she had attempted to hide but their natural abilities were such that she had very little chance of out running them and escaping. When they eventually had her in their clutches, they had proceeded to strip her bare and then they had made sure she knew she belonged to them and that they were her pack.
The intend to ensure that she is the mother of their future off spring and they will care for her and keep her safe, punish her when she disobeys and hopefully in time will enjoy belonging to her mates and the pack.
This is a riveting story that will keep you engrossed from start to finish.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book and look forward to reading any future publications; keep up all the wonderful writing.
April 25, 2025
Zara Yorke wakes up in a forest, dressed in leather that barely covers her. She has no memory of how she got there. She feels like someone is watching her. She ends up killing two feral wolf shifters. She finds shelter for the night and has crazy dreams. She wakes up surrounded by more feral wolves. Then, she is saved by five beautiful wolves who work like a well-trained group. She runs again.
The five beautiful wolves find her by the creek. The leader turns into his human form and he is gorgeous. Zara asks them what they want and the leader says her. He tells her that she is not safe on her own. His name is Magnus O’Rourke. There is also Tobias McDonagh and his brother, Callum McDonagh, Thorne Winchester and Killian O’Connor.
Magnus is confused that Zara is in Ireland. After the collapse, England has been dumping shifters and other feral people in Ireland, but never a human. A human woman was a rarity in Ireland. There were female wolf shifters, but they were infertile. The virus that turned them has stolen more that their humanity. They never had a chance to grow to breed or to pass down their strength to another generation. They had been hoping for a human woman that was untouched by the virus. She had to be strong and breedable. Now, they had Zara.
This was an intense story. I was captivated from the beginning.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
The five beautiful wolves find her by the creek. The leader turns into his human form and he is gorgeous. Zara asks them what they want and the leader says her. He tells her that she is not safe on her own. His name is Magnus O’Rourke. There is also Tobias McDonagh and his brother, Callum McDonagh, Thorne Winchester and Killian O’Connor.
Magnus is confused that Zara is in Ireland. After the collapse, England has been dumping shifters and other feral people in Ireland, but never a human. A human woman was a rarity in Ireland. There were female wolf shifters, but they were infertile. The virus that turned them has stolen more that their humanity. They never had a chance to grow to breed or to pass down their strength to another generation. They had been hoping for a human woman that was untouched by the virus. She had to be strong and breedable. Now, they had Zara.
This was an intense story. I was captivated from the beginning.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 31, 2025
Zara comes to not knowing where she is or why, but one thing quickly becomes very clear - she is far from safe.
Reading the description and knowing sometimes the author's stories dip a little too far for me, I read the preview to see if this was for me. After meeting the pack, I felt save diving into the rest of the story and wasn't disappointed. I loved Zara's strength and drive to survive. Where others want to take advantage, the pack want to protect. Even if that means also teaching Zara a lesson.
Slowly Zara comes to remember and her choices to share helps draw the pack closer one by one. The danger is once again real, and their path is leading directly into the heart of it.
Story was riveting. I loved how they worked together as a group - Zara wasn't just a bystander. She was an active participant. I liked how I could tell the guys apart based on mood and behavior.
While ending is satisfying and their mission complete, left with feeling that there are more adventures to come. I would like to continue to explore with this pack. Hope to get to see them in future books.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Reading the description and knowing sometimes the author's stories dip a little too far for me, I read the preview to see if this was for me. After meeting the pack, I felt save diving into the rest of the story and wasn't disappointed. I loved Zara's strength and drive to survive. Where others want to take advantage, the pack want to protect. Even if that means also teaching Zara a lesson.
Slowly Zara comes to remember and her choices to share helps draw the pack closer one by one. The danger is once again real, and their path is leading directly into the heart of it.
Story was riveting. I loved how they worked together as a group - Zara wasn't just a bystander. She was an active participant. I liked how I could tell the guys apart based on mood and behavior.
While ending is satisfying and their mission complete, left with feeling that there are more adventures to come. I would like to continue to explore with this pack. Hope to get to see them in future books.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
July 1, 2025
Average - predictable - but okay
3 stars
This is a reasonable shifter story - but it was riddled with halves and inconsistencies.
The inconsistencies lie with the characters - one minute that are morally grey, self serving and cold and closed towards the FMC, then they tell the FMC all their deepest secrets and go into being these almost cinnamon roll shifters. But this goes on throughout the story -
The storyline is average at best - there was great potential, I liked the world build (simple but it was easy enough to get yourself into the setting), I liked the premise of the island having ferals and not, but it was choppy - the MMCs talk about hearing stories and rumours about the island, but then never actually talk about what their social situation looks like.
The FMC is dumb dumb dumb - and her actions of being brave/vs stupid is in a very cookie cutter way. We have all seen this character in poorly written novels, so it was just disappointing.
I wouldn’t recommend this one to a friend (or anyone), but it also wasn’t the worst thing I’ve read this year so the three stars is appropriate
3 stars
This is a reasonable shifter story - but it was riddled with halves and inconsistencies.
The inconsistencies lie with the characters - one minute that are morally grey, self serving and cold and closed towards the FMC, then they tell the FMC all their deepest secrets and go into being these almost cinnamon roll shifters. But this goes on throughout the story -
The storyline is average at best - there was great potential, I liked the world build (simple but it was easy enough to get yourself into the setting), I liked the premise of the island having ferals and not, but it was choppy - the MMCs talk about hearing stories and rumours about the island, but then never actually talk about what their social situation looks like.
The FMC is dumb dumb dumb - and her actions of being brave/vs stupid is in a very cookie cutter way. We have all seen this character in poorly written novels, so it was just disappointing.
I wouldn’t recommend this one to a friend (or anyone), but it also wasn’t the worst thing I’ve read this year so the three stars is appropriate
March 25, 2025
Zara only knows two things for certain when she awakens in the dark forest. She has no memory of how she got there, and that she doesn’t belong there. She also realizes that she can’t stay where she is and sets out to look for any sign of what might pass for civilization. Before long she knows she is being followed and the reality of being chased by five shifters means she must fight for her life. Fortunately for her these particular shifters are not feral and they aren’t looking for their next meal. They want a mate and make it clear that they plan to breed her.
This is a very steamy dark romance with intense and sometimes very rough sex scenes, exciting action, and bloody violence as well as some unexpected twists in the plot. The characters are fascinating and have clear motives with compelling and well-developed personalities that drew me in and made it hard to put this book down. I loved it!
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary ARC of this book that I received from Book Sprout.
This is a very steamy dark romance with intense and sometimes very rough sex scenes, exciting action, and bloody violence as well as some unexpected twists in the plot. The characters are fascinating and have clear motives with compelling and well-developed personalities that drew me in and made it hard to put this book down. I loved it!
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary ARC of this book that I received from Book Sprout.
April 1, 2025
How did she end up in the wilderness in a leather dress?
I like Sara’s writing style. Her characters are strong and they know what they want. This leads to adventures in different cultures. A virus ran rampant through the human population, turning humans into wolf shifters. They were either feral or they retained some of their human characteristics. Zara is a strong-willed independent girl. Her brother became a shifter after the great collapse. She tried to hide her brother from the police, but they found him anyway. Zara was charged with aiding a shifter and wakes up finding herself in the woods not knowing how she got there. A pack of ferals attacks her and a second pack saves her. She is going into heat, which knows anything about or how it is possible since she is not a shifter. She has dreams of her brother who she wants to save. She and her pack are taken by an almost feral pack of humans. You're going to need to read the book for the rest of Zara and her pack adventures. There is a HEA ending. I would recommend reviewing the trigger warnings before you read the book.
I like Sara’s writing style. Her characters are strong and they know what they want. This leads to adventures in different cultures. A virus ran rampant through the human population, turning humans into wolf shifters. They were either feral or they retained some of their human characteristics. Zara is a strong-willed independent girl. Her brother became a shifter after the great collapse. She tried to hide her brother from the police, but they found him anyway. Zara was charged with aiding a shifter and wakes up finding herself in the woods not knowing how she got there. A pack of ferals attacks her and a second pack saves her. She is going into heat, which knows anything about or how it is possible since she is not a shifter. She has dreams of her brother who she wants to save. She and her pack are taken by an almost feral pack of humans. You're going to need to read the book for the rest of Zara and her pack adventures. There is a HEA ending. I would recommend reviewing the trigger warnings before you read the book.
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