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Shaker City #1
Dance Omega Dance: A Knotty Reverse Harem Omegaverse
An Omega with deadly secrets…
A past that refuses to stay buried.
And three alphas who would burn the world to protect what’s theirs.
Summer Rayne was just a girl when her life was shattered. One horrific night turned her from a daughter into a fugitive. She ran, hiding from those who orphaned her, and built a beautiful life for herself in Shaker City as a dancer.
But fate likes to play with its prey, and when an earthquake rips the city apart, Summer is trapped beneath the rubble and saved by three Alphas whose scent she can't get enough of.
Blake: the commanding, dangerously intense medical director of Shaker City’s Memorial Hospital, who’s used to giving orders and being obeyed.
Anders: the gentle, clever psychologist whose calm voice can untangle even the darkest nightmares.
Zach: the charming, relentless protector who pushes Summer to fight, to feel, and to finally live.
Their bond is immediate. But Summer’s past is hunting her, and if her secrets come to light, they could destroy everything, including her freedom, her future, and the three Alphas she’s beginning to call home.
Can love survive the storm when danger is closing in from all sides?
Or will her past steal everything… just when she finally thought she was safe?
Dance Omega Dance is a standalone, sweet, knotty reverse harem Omegaverse structured with the alpha/beta/omega dynamic. There are darker elements discussing her past trauma by a pack of Alphas that are now searching for her.
There is no choosing, no cheating, and a guaranteed happy ever after!
There are no supernatural or paranormal elements in this Omegaverse outside of alpha traits such as purring, knotting, bites, pack structures, and enhanced physical abilities. This book is part of a series of contemporary standalones, and can be enjoyed on its own without reading any other books in the series. Content warnings are available inside the front cover of the book or on my website.
A past that refuses to stay buried.
And three alphas who would burn the world to protect what’s theirs.
Summer Rayne was just a girl when her life was shattered. One horrific night turned her from a daughter into a fugitive. She ran, hiding from those who orphaned her, and built a beautiful life for herself in Shaker City as a dancer.
But fate likes to play with its prey, and when an earthquake rips the city apart, Summer is trapped beneath the rubble and saved by three Alphas whose scent she can't get enough of.
Blake: the commanding, dangerously intense medical director of Shaker City’s Memorial Hospital, who’s used to giving orders and being obeyed.
Anders: the gentle, clever psychologist whose calm voice can untangle even the darkest nightmares.
Zach: the charming, relentless protector who pushes Summer to fight, to feel, and to finally live.
Their bond is immediate. But Summer’s past is hunting her, and if her secrets come to light, they could destroy everything, including her freedom, her future, and the three Alphas she’s beginning to call home.
Can love survive the storm when danger is closing in from all sides?
Or will her past steal everything… just when she finally thought she was safe?
Dance Omega Dance is a standalone, sweet, knotty reverse harem Omegaverse structured with the alpha/beta/omega dynamic. There are darker elements discussing her past trauma by a pack of Alphas that are now searching for her.
There is no choosing, no cheating, and a guaranteed happy ever after!
There are no supernatural or paranormal elements in this Omegaverse outside of alpha traits such as purring, knotting, bites, pack structures, and enhanced physical abilities. This book is part of a series of contemporary standalones, and can be enjoyed on its own without reading any other books in the series. Content warnings are available inside the front cover of the book or on my website.
241 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 31, 2025
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May 31, 2025
This book is amazing! The FMC is so much stronger than she knows and goes through a LOT to find out how strong she is. This struck me as a slow burn, but when it takes off it takes off. The MMCs are super patient and loving and so protective. Will read more of BD for sure!
June 13, 2025
This was such a beautiful story. An Omega on the run, all she wants to do is dance. She isn't interested in a pack, she doesn't want to lose herself. Summer is worried her past will find her, and destroy her as it did her parents. This book has dark themes.
June 1, 2025
𝐃𝐍𝐅 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰
I read the first 50% of this stand-alone.
Although what I had read wasn't exactly terrible, I didn't enjoy the pacing of the story, I thought the introductions of 2 of the MLs were rushed, some things didn't quite add up, and I thought the FL's character was all over the place, etc.
Overall, there were more cons than pros, which led me to discontinue reading (for now).
I'll explain my problems with this stand-alone more thoroughly:
#𝟭.) 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝘂𝗯𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀
While Summer was stuck and in need of saving, it was said that glass got into Summer's skin. But Blake didn't mention any glass or cuts made by glass while patching her up, and Summer herself didn't mention it again afterwards.
It's like the author completely forgot that the FL was injured by glass shards aside from her injured leg.
#𝟮.) 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱. 𝗬𝗲𝘁, 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘆
Listen, I know suspending disbelief comes with the territory of the whychoose genre, and I usually do a good job of it. But for some reason, this problem really bothered me.
I think the reason why I couldn't suspend my disbelief of Summer injuring her leg and then seeing her attempt to dance the very next day was because we readers saw the extent of her injuries multiple times.
She was literally pinned down under rubble, was in excruciating pain, almost blacked out a few times because of the pain, and she even had to get stitches. We get all these details and insight of her injuries. Yet, we don't see her stumble, limp, or struggle when she tries out a few dance moves in her new dance studio. HOW.
Sure, she wasn't full out dancing and she did mention her leg aching, but still. With an injured leg like she had, she should've struggled more.
#𝟯.) 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗯𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝟯 𝗮𝗹𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗻𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗪𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗱.
I get that a severe natural disaster occurred and there were probably people who needed help more than Summer. But I think it was weird of the MLs to ask for help from an injured person they didn't even know.
It was ultimately Summer's decision to want to help, so I can't say anything about that. But it was bizarre that Anders and Zach just randomly approached the FL and asked her if she wanted to help with rescue efforts without batting an eye to her injuries. There was no concern for her condition at all from them. At least Blake showed some concern for her initially, before deciding to let her do what she wants.
Blake later even says, "Don't be stubborn Summer. You're hurt and you have no shoes." Huh? They were the ones who said Summer can help if she wanted to, and now Blake is saying she shouldn't walk on her own because of her injury. Confusing.
I don't have a problem with Summer wanting to help people while she's injured because Summer is an omega and I expect alpha males to baby female omegas. Not at all.
This was a problem to me because in what universe is it okay to walk up to an injured stranger and ask if they want to help out, without caring that they are hurt? Not even asking "are you okay"?
There should've been uninjured people who were available where they were at, that could've helped.
#𝟰.) 𝗭𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀'𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿
The author introduced Blake in such a grand and heroic way, that it made Zach and Anders's introduction look uneventful.
All you get is Blake saying, "This is Anders King. And this is Zach Hunter." That's it. And then Summer goes on to observe their physical traits.
Whereas for Blake's introduction, he was literally throwing around rubble, protecting Summer, patching her up, and ensuring her safety.
Zach and Anders didn't have to have an extravagant introduction, but couldn't they have at least been introduced while they were at work like how Blake was when he met Summer while rescuing her?
It just felt like there was no effort or spark put into their introduction. But maybe that's just me.
#𝟱.) 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗯𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗯𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗟𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝘆 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗲.
This is what I mean when I said the FL's character was all over the place.
She's shown that she's stubborn and she's shown that she has trust issues, despite being aware of the connection between her and the male leads.
So where was her stubbornness when the guys made a dance studio for her at the last minute? Where was her stubbornness when Blake took her shopping and said she didn't need to pay them back?
I wasn't expecting her to outright reject the MLs or seem unappreciative, because she can be stubborn and appreciate the help at the same time. I just think 1-2 days was really fast for her to be more accepting of the MLs and for her walls to come down.
#𝟲.) 𝗜 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗲𝘁, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴
The pacing of this stand-alone was a bit odd to me.
40% of the book is dedicated to the first 2 days Summer meets Blake, Zach, and Anders.
Then a week casually skips over, and we see how Summer is doing. Then a FEW WEEKS casually skips over, and we see Summer again.
In my opinion, I think too much of the book was dedicated to the first two days when it should've been dedicated to the weeks that were glossed over. Because those weeks that were glossed over were obviously crucial in Summer getting to know and bond with the male leads, and vice versa.
We, readers, should've seen the bonding instead of being told by Summer.
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I may come back to this stand-alone sometime in the future just to see how it ends, because the main characters didn't seem bad at all. In fact, they were probably the best things about this book.
It's just that all the inconsistencies along with things not making sense and odd pacing of the story made it a struggle to continue at the moment.
I read the first 50% of this stand-alone.
Although what I had read wasn't exactly terrible, I didn't enjoy the pacing of the story, I thought the introductions of 2 of the MLs were rushed, some things didn't quite add up, and I thought the FL's character was all over the place, etc.
Overall, there were more cons than pros, which led me to discontinue reading (for now).
I'll explain my problems with this stand-alone more thoroughly:
#𝟭.) 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝘂𝗯𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀
While Summer was stuck and in need of saving, it was said that glass got into Summer's skin. But Blake didn't mention any glass or cuts made by glass while patching her up, and Summer herself didn't mention it again afterwards.
It's like the author completely forgot that the FL was injured by glass shards aside from her injured leg.
#𝟮.) 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱. 𝗬𝗲𝘁, 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘆
Listen, I know suspending disbelief comes with the territory of the whychoose genre, and I usually do a good job of it. But for some reason, this problem really bothered me.
I think the reason why I couldn't suspend my disbelief of Summer injuring her leg and then seeing her attempt to dance the very next day was because we readers saw the extent of her injuries multiple times.
She was literally pinned down under rubble, was in excruciating pain, almost blacked out a few times because of the pain, and she even had to get stitches. We get all these details and insight of her injuries. Yet, we don't see her stumble, limp, or struggle when she tries out a few dance moves in her new dance studio. HOW.
Sure, she wasn't full out dancing and she did mention her leg aching, but still. With an injured leg like she had, she should've struggled more.
#𝟯.) 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗯𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝟯 𝗮𝗹𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗻𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗪𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗱.
I get that a severe natural disaster occurred and there were probably people who needed help more than Summer. But I think it was weird of the MLs to ask for help from an injured person they didn't even know.
It was ultimately Summer's decision to want to help, so I can't say anything about that. But it was bizarre that Anders and Zach just randomly approached the FL and asked her if she wanted to help with rescue efforts without batting an eye to her injuries. There was no concern for her condition at all from them. At least Blake showed some concern for her initially, before deciding to let her do what she wants.
Blake later even says, "Don't be stubborn Summer. You're hurt and you have no shoes." Huh? They were the ones who said Summer can help if she wanted to, and now Blake is saying she shouldn't walk on her own because of her injury. Confusing.
I don't have a problem with Summer wanting to help people while she's injured because Summer is an omega and I expect alpha males to baby female omegas. Not at all.
This was a problem to me because in what universe is it okay to walk up to an injured stranger and ask if they want to help out, without caring that they are hurt? Not even asking "are you okay"?
There should've been uninjured people who were available where they were at, that could've helped.
#𝟰.) 𝗭𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀'𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿
The author introduced Blake in such a grand and heroic way, that it made Zach and Anders's introduction look uneventful.
All you get is Blake saying, "This is Anders King. And this is Zach Hunter." That's it. And then Summer goes on to observe their physical traits.
Whereas for Blake's introduction, he was literally throwing around rubble, protecting Summer, patching her up, and ensuring her safety.
Zach and Anders didn't have to have an extravagant introduction, but couldn't they have at least been introduced while they were at work like how Blake was when he met Summer while rescuing her?
It just felt like there was no effort or spark put into their introduction. But maybe that's just me.
#𝟱.) 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗯𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗯𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗟𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝘆 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗲.
This is what I mean when I said the FL's character was all over the place.
She's shown that she's stubborn and she's shown that she has trust issues, despite being aware of the connection between her and the male leads.
So where was her stubbornness when the guys made a dance studio for her at the last minute? Where was her stubbornness when Blake took her shopping and said she didn't need to pay them back?
I wasn't expecting her to outright reject the MLs or seem unappreciative, because she can be stubborn and appreciate the help at the same time. I just think 1-2 days was really fast for her to be more accepting of the MLs and for her walls to come down.
#𝟲.) 𝗜 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗲𝘁, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴
The pacing of this stand-alone was a bit odd to me.
40% of the book is dedicated to the first 2 days Summer meets Blake, Zach, and Anders.
Then a week casually skips over, and we see how Summer is doing. Then a FEW WEEKS casually skips over, and we see Summer again.
In my opinion, I think too much of the book was dedicated to the first two days when it should've been dedicated to the weeks that were glossed over. Because those weeks that were glossed over were obviously crucial in Summer getting to know and bond with the male leads, and vice versa.
We, readers, should've seen the bonding instead of being told by Summer.
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I may come back to this stand-alone sometime in the future just to see how it ends, because the main characters didn't seem bad at all. In fact, they were probably the best things about this book.
It's just that all the inconsistencies along with things not making sense and odd pacing of the story made it a struggle to continue at the moment.
June 11, 2025
I have been looking forward to this book, but unfortunately I couldn’t get into it. I DNF about 50% in.
It wasn’t terrible, I could have kept reading, but I just wasn’t into it. The writing didn’t flow well at all. It was all over the place and disjointed. The story was also written very surface level. At 50% in I didn’t know anything beyond a name and occupation of the main characters and they had barely interacted on page. I wasn’t invested in the characters at all and didn’t feel any connection or even interest in the main character.
The main character was annoying. She went back and forth in her head whether she should run away from her scent matches or trust them and stay, but there was very little reasoning and it was just pointless and annoying.
There were also lots of implausible situations in the book and that made it hard for me to get into. For instance:
- she packs her important things in a backpack to travel to the city to stay with a friend. A point is made that she has learnt to travel light and with only things she can’t live without because she’s been on the run and in hiding for 3 years. However, a few scenes later she’s told her apartment building collapsed in the earthquake (unsure how her friend knew this btw) and the FMC wishes her bank cards weren’t in her apartment as now she can’t access her money. Several issues there, bank cards aren’t an important thing to carry with you? If she’s in hiding, how does she even have bank cards? Surely she would have been tracked with her bank cards? How did her friend know that her apartment building had collapsed when the friend was in the city and the building was not. Would earthquake have even reached apartment building?
- she and pack spend all day and into the night helping with rescue efforts. They go back to packs apartment and she showers and goes to sleep. When she wakes up in the morning, the pack has setup a ballet dance studio for her. Including a full wall or mirrors and the ballet bar. How did they manage this overnight? Normally, sure, they could have paid for it to happen. But only hours after a massive earthquake has destroyed the city, building are collapsed, hospital a collapsed, people are dead… who is going to be available and have undamaged stock to install a wall or mirrors, flooring and a ballet bar?? If there IS someone available and with undamaged stock, you cannot tell me that they wouldn’t be out helping with the rescue after the earthquake … morally, who would accept this job?
Things like this just made it impossible for me to stick with the story.
I would potentially read another book by this author, but the storyline would need to really draw me in and the writing would need to be an improvement from this one.
It wasn’t terrible, I could have kept reading, but I just wasn’t into it. The writing didn’t flow well at all. It was all over the place and disjointed. The story was also written very surface level. At 50% in I didn’t know anything beyond a name and occupation of the main characters and they had barely interacted on page. I wasn’t invested in the characters at all and didn’t feel any connection or even interest in the main character.
The main character was annoying. She went back and forth in her head whether she should run away from her scent matches or trust them and stay, but there was very little reasoning and it was just pointless and annoying.
There were also lots of implausible situations in the book and that made it hard for me to get into. For instance:
- she packs her important things in a backpack to travel to the city to stay with a friend. A point is made that she has learnt to travel light and with only things she can’t live without because she’s been on the run and in hiding for 3 years. However, a few scenes later she’s told her apartment building collapsed in the earthquake (unsure how her friend knew this btw) and the FMC wishes her bank cards weren’t in her apartment as now she can’t access her money. Several issues there, bank cards aren’t an important thing to carry with you? If she’s in hiding, how does she even have bank cards? Surely she would have been tracked with her bank cards? How did her friend know that her apartment building had collapsed when the friend was in the city and the building was not. Would earthquake have even reached apartment building?
- she and pack spend all day and into the night helping with rescue efforts. They go back to packs apartment and she showers and goes to sleep. When she wakes up in the morning, the pack has setup a ballet dance studio for her. Including a full wall or mirrors and the ballet bar. How did they manage this overnight? Normally, sure, they could have paid for it to happen. But only hours after a massive earthquake has destroyed the city, building are collapsed, hospital a collapsed, people are dead… who is going to be available and have undamaged stock to install a wall or mirrors, flooring and a ballet bar?? If there IS someone available and with undamaged stock, you cannot tell me that they wouldn’t be out helping with the rescue after the earthquake … morally, who would accept this job?
Things like this just made it impossible for me to stick with the story.
I would potentially read another book by this author, but the storyline would need to really draw me in and the writing would need to be an improvement from this one.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 2, 2025
I think this book has so much potential to be fantastic, the story is great but the pacing is terrible. There is SO much detail and dialogue missing. I liked the characters but they were all very surface level, none of the characters especially the mmc’s were explored on any deeper level than “he’s an alpha and he’s comforting”. I really think there was SO MUCH missed opportunity in this book, you have an fmc that is traumatized and one of the mmc’s is a licensed therapist… this combo could have been so interesting to explore but yet it wasn’t because again everything was utterly surface level. The spice seemed so left field as well, like there was no build up to her feeling comfortable with being intimate with them, it was just “heat spike, alright full throttle”. I really wanted to enjoy this book more but with all the missing details, time skips, and pacing it became very hard to.
June 4, 2025
I really wanted to like it
I really wanted to like this book.
From the blurb and the general plot, I thought it was going to be a great read. However, once I started the book, I noticed how slow it was in parts, inconsistent, and quite frankly unbelievable.
At one point in the book, one of the characters was severely beaten, including broken ribs, and was also stabbed. In the next scene, they were up and fighting as if nothing happened.
Additionally, the evolution of the omega/alpha bond happened too quickly, even for an omegaverse book.
The intimate scenes were also not well written in terms of aggressiveness and slight non-consent.
At 3/4 of the book through, I wanted to stop reading, but my stubbornness made me see it out to the end.
I really wanted to like this book.
From the blurb and the general plot, I thought it was going to be a great read. However, once I started the book, I noticed how slow it was in parts, inconsistent, and quite frankly unbelievable.
At one point in the book, one of the characters was severely beaten, including broken ribs, and was also stabbed. In the next scene, they were up and fighting as if nothing happened.
Additionally, the evolution of the omega/alpha bond happened too quickly, even for an omegaverse book.
The intimate scenes were also not well written in terms of aggressiveness and slight non-consent.
At 3/4 of the book through, I wanted to stop reading, but my stubbornness made me see it out to the end.
June 8, 2025
DNF - 34%
This book still needs A LOT of work. The idea is great and definitely something I want to read but too much of it didn't make sense.
Summer gets a call in the morning to perform as a principal ballerina THAT NIGHT? After being on the run/a hermit for YEARS? Lol... what???
She hurts her leg, needs stitches, and doesn't have shoes on... but is walking around a destroyed city for a full day? And then dancing the next morning?
Also... her alphas were completely okay and even PROUD that she was willing to help everyone else while injured and BAREFOOT? What professional dancer is risking cuts and infection like that?
She doesn't want to be seen on TV because she can't have people know where she is but was willing to perform as a a principal ballerina?
This book still needs A LOT of work. The idea is great and definitely something I want to read but too much of it didn't make sense.
Summer gets a call in the morning to perform as a principal ballerina THAT NIGHT? After being on the run/a hermit for YEARS? Lol... what???
She hurts her leg, needs stitches, and doesn't have shoes on... but is walking around a destroyed city for a full day? And then dancing the next morning?
Also... her alphas were completely okay and even PROUD that she was willing to help everyone else while injured and BAREFOOT? What professional dancer is risking cuts and infection like that?
She doesn't want to be seen on TV because she can't have people know where she is but was willing to perform as a a principal ballerina?
June 1, 2025
DNF 22%
The pacing of the story was just off, plus a lot of plot points didn't make sense. Summer gets a call to get a PRINCIPLE dancer in the morning, yet the crowd already knows her name and was excited to see her?
She decides to abandon her safety to go dancing?
She gets very injured, but is okay to walk around when five seconds before that she had to be carried?
The author is new, so this is her debut and it shows. There was too much imagery, flowery language and weighted words attached to mundane things as well as important things. As a reader, are we supposed to believe that sun on the face has the same weight as an earthquake?
The pacing of the story was just off, plus a lot of plot points didn't make sense. Summer gets a call to get a PRINCIPLE dancer in the morning, yet the crowd already knows her name and was excited to see her?
She decides to abandon her safety to go dancing?
She gets very injured, but is okay to walk around when five seconds before that she had to be carried?
The author is new, so this is her debut and it shows. There was too much imagery, flowery language and weighted words attached to mundane things as well as important things. As a reader, are we supposed to believe that sun on the face has the same weight as an earthquake?
June 10, 2025
So overall I did enjoy the story & the characters (hence the 3 stars). I like reading about a fmc finding herself & overcoming trauma. I also love a group stong supportive alphas which these definitely were. With that said there were some major issues with the continuity of this story. On one page she is saying how she does not know if she can ever trust an alpha again let alone want to be with one & then on the very next page she is dating them with no explanation as to her change of heart. The story jumps around and major plot points are just glazed over. This book has the potential to be a 5 star read, but it desperately needs a content editor to makes corrections first
June 23, 2025
way to fast
This started off really good but everything then happened extremely quickly, I felt like we were barely introduced to two of the mmc’s, so we didn’t know much about them.
It’s like the author just rushed literally everything. Also Summer hurting her leg in the earthquake seemed severe then all of a sudden she was up helping people, also it said about glass cutting her face and their being blood but this wasn’t even looked at.
Overall it had so much potential and yet the author just rushed everything.
This started off really good but everything then happened extremely quickly, I felt like we were barely introduced to two of the mmc’s, so we didn’t know much about them.
It’s like the author just rushed literally everything. Also Summer hurting her leg in the earthquake seemed severe then all of a sudden she was up helping people, also it said about glass cutting her face and their being blood but this wasn’t even looked at.
Overall it had so much potential and yet the author just rushed everything.
May 31, 2025
This was a tearjerker! The part where Summer tells her Alphas what happened to her and her parents in the past got me. I was a snotty mess!
The journey this Omega goes through though, is inspiring. She has been through so much, and to come out not just surviving but thriving, well I felt like I was part of her journey. It was a 5 star book for sure. I loved it and plan to read it again soon.
The journey this Omega goes through though, is inspiring. She has been through so much, and to come out not just surviving but thriving, well I felt like I was part of her journey. It was a 5 star book for sure. I loved it and plan to read it again soon.
June 1, 2025
Enjoyed...
I was going through a book slump and couldn't find something to engage me enough to finish until I started this book.
I really enjoyed from the first word- although I feel there could gave been more character development/expansion if mmcs - but it was still a very enjoyable read
I was going through a book slump and couldn't find something to engage me enough to finish until I started this book.
I really enjoyed from the first word- although I feel there could gave been more character development/expansion if mmcs - but it was still a very enjoyable read
August 5, 2025
I really wanted to love this book. I thought the premise of it was great. But I don’t really feel like we learned enough about the MMC‘s to really connect with them. I just found so many inconsistencies and issues with what was happening in a story.
November 26, 2025
Summer.
I thought this book was okay, but I feel like it could be great. I will definitely be reading the next book. I usually don't enjoy the ballerina stories, but this didn't really have a ton in it.
I thought this book was okay, but I feel like it could be great. I will definitely be reading the next book. I usually don't enjoy the ballerina stories, but this didn't really have a ton in it.
September 11, 2025
DNF at 11%
Honestly had high hopes, but I did not vibe with the writing
Honestly had high hopes, but I did not vibe with the writing
June 4, 2025
Story 3⭐️ Spice 2.5🌶️
Way too much repetitive inner dialogue. And things weren’t chronological; like they would walk into a room, then 2 or 3 paragraphs later they would do the same thing, just worded slightly differently. There is adrenaline fueled fight, but after being stabbed with broken ribs and a concussion it’s really not feasible to take on 10+ attackers alone. So many things need work. And it would be better if the whole story was MPOV and not just 3 random chapters in the middle and the rest all Summer. Stories are just better with more perceptions.
Way too much repetitive inner dialogue. And things weren’t chronological; like they would walk into a room, then 2 or 3 paragraphs later they would do the same thing, just worded slightly differently. There is adrenaline fueled fight, but after being stabbed with broken ribs and a concussion it’s really not feasible to take on 10+ attackers alone. So many things need work. And it would be better if the whole story was MPOV and not just 3 random chapters in the middle and the rest all Summer. Stories are just better with more perceptions.
June 14, 2025
She’s finally let go and found hope again, ready to take the spotlight, when the earthquake hits and takes all her dreams away! But she does meet her scent matched pack, so there’s an upside to being buried under the rubble!
I enjoyed the story, it was paced well. But I think it could have had more POVs, like I want to know what the alphas were thinking when they first met our girl!
I am eagerly awaiting the next book!
I enjoyed the story, it was paced well. But I think it could have had more POVs, like I want to know what the alphas were thinking when they first met our girl!
I am eagerly awaiting the next book!
June 14, 2025
This is a fascinating spicy story that will captivate fans of Omegaverse fantasy and romance, particularly those who crave stories of strong, empowered heroines, and the transformative power of love and self-discovery.
October 8, 2025
It’s heartwarming, and you see depth with the characters. I never knew so much about ballet before, you can tell the author researched this.
Recommended to anyone that likes Omegaverse romance.
Recommended to anyone that likes Omegaverse romance.
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