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Pack Born #2
Cutting Ties
Sequel to The Alpha's Weave
Pack Book Two War is looming, and as the alpha, it falls to Dante to protect his shifter pack from the hybrid creatures spawned to prey upon them. To that end he joins forces with the Nephilim Odin in the hopes of keeping both their people safe, though past slights and animosity between the clans continue to cause strain. Attacks on the packs and Nephilim clans increase, and the seemingly endless army of hybrids will not stop growing. Dante knows their only chance to put an end to the carnage is to find the nest where his twin August and August’s mistress are creating the hybrids.
With entire cities being destroyed, Dante must call upon the pack weave to find the people who have been captured—and the nest. Dante and Odin gather an army for an all-out attack. Though a desperate and risky move, Dante has been backed into a corner and he sees no other alternative. It’s a battle they must win at any price, because the cost of losing will be catastrophic.
Pack Book Two War is looming, and as the alpha, it falls to Dante to protect his shifter pack from the hybrid creatures spawned to prey upon them. To that end he joins forces with the Nephilim Odin in the hopes of keeping both their people safe, though past slights and animosity between the clans continue to cause strain. Attacks on the packs and Nephilim clans increase, and the seemingly endless army of hybrids will not stop growing. Dante knows their only chance to put an end to the carnage is to find the nest where his twin August and August’s mistress are creating the hybrids.
With entire cities being destroyed, Dante must call upon the pack weave to find the people who have been captured—and the nest. Dante and Odin gather an army for an all-out attack. Though a desperate and risky move, Dante has been backed into a corner and he sees no other alternative. It’s a battle they must win at any price, because the cost of losing will be catastrophic.
- GenresShapeshiftersM M Romance
256 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 3, 2017
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C.M. Torrens
7 books30 followersC.M. Torrens writes stories of characters and dark new worlds. People falling in love or finding it in dark and strange places and discovering hope in the bleak circumstances. Beyond that, she tries not to put herself into a genre box.
She lives in the Midwest with her furry canines, the fattest most spoiled corn snake ever to grace the planet and her wonderful family. She is often described as 'strange' but think that suits her just fine.
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She lives in the Midwest with her furry canines, the fattest most spoiled corn snake ever to grace the planet and her wonderful family. She is often described as 'strange' but think that suits her just fine.
Contact Info
Blog: http://cmtorrens.wordpress.com/
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/CMTorrens
Email: CM.Torrens@gmail.com
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January 3, 2017
REVIEWED FOR PRISM BOOK ALLIANCE
4.5 Stars
It’s been four days since I read this book and I am still no clearer on what I can, should or actually want to say.
Cutting Ties started out slowly and I found it a bit hard getting back into the story, however that didn’t last too long and this was one of those books that I really, really didn’t want to finish. There is no conclusion to the story here and the ending is brutal. I really mean that – it’s not a cliffhanger per se but it is BRUTAL!
I’m fascinated by the weave and the way Dante uses it within his pack. This is just as gruesome as book one and the hybrids are certainly more organised and able to cause more devastation. There is an uneasy agreement to work with the Nephilim but it seems whatever the group decides to do the August and his mistress have already thought a few steps ahead. The future is looking pretty bleak as the attacks on humans and the packs intensify and I hope the next book in the series isn’t too far away. CM Torrens has created a fascinating world and I am eager to know where Dante’s journey will take him next.
4.5 Stars
It’s been four days since I read this book and I am still no clearer on what I can, should or actually want to say.
Cutting Ties started out slowly and I found it a bit hard getting back into the story, however that didn’t last too long and this was one of those books that I really, really didn’t want to finish. There is no conclusion to the story here and the ending is brutal. I really mean that – it’s not a cliffhanger per se but it is BRUTAL!
I’m fascinated by the weave and the way Dante uses it within his pack. This is just as gruesome as book one and the hybrids are certainly more organised and able to cause more devastation. There is an uneasy agreement to work with the Nephilim but it seems whatever the group decides to do the August and his mistress have already thought a few steps ahead. The future is looking pretty bleak as the attacks on humans and the packs intensify and I hope the next book in the series isn’t too far away. CM Torrens has created a fascinating world and I am eager to know where Dante’s journey will take him next.
January 16, 2023
"The whole process took only seven days. Seven days to change a worthless creature like a human into something… new.
They would never be human again, or shifter or Nephilim. They would be… something else."
Having only recently read the first book in this series, I was eager to read this next installment. I knew that there was going to be a lot of suspense, action, thrills and chills, and I was hoping for some answers regarding the hybrids, August, who is Dante's twin, and his mistress, Eveline, who is Odin's sister.
Eveline is quite old for a Nephilim and also quite mad. Literally. In fact, Odin and several others put her in a magical sleep many, many years ago hoping to prevent exactly what is currently happening. She is the only Nephilim capable of making the hybrids and after changing August in some way, she uses his strong alpha gifts to help her in her endeavor to destroy all packs and Nephilim, along with as many humans as possible. Basically, Eveline wants the streets to run with blood and everyone worshipping her.
Please find my full review at Rainbow Book Reviews
They would never be human again, or shifter or Nephilim. They would be… something else."
Having only recently read the first book in this series, I was eager to read this next installment. I knew that there was going to be a lot of suspense, action, thrills and chills, and I was hoping for some answers regarding the hybrids, August, who is Dante's twin, and his mistress, Eveline, who is Odin's sister.
Eveline is quite old for a Nephilim and also quite mad. Literally. In fact, Odin and several others put her in a magical sleep many, many years ago hoping to prevent exactly what is currently happening. She is the only Nephilim capable of making the hybrids and after changing August in some way, she uses his strong alpha gifts to help her in her endeavor to destroy all packs and Nephilim, along with as many humans as possible. Basically, Eveline wants the streets to run with blood and everyone worshipping her.
Please find my full review at Rainbow Book Reviews
January 9, 2017
Sequel to The Alpha’s Weave, it’s hard to think of Cutting Ties as anything but the book after the first book and before the next. The first book set up Dante as alpha of his pack, and the basic plot of the second centers around the fall of the old regime of shifters and vampires (called nephilim), which leads to the systematic destruction of the world as it was. Let’s just say that by the end of the second book, the path the next story will take isn’t completely clear.
I picked this up because I had been expecting/hoping for a deeper look into Dante and his pack’s culture, but I can’t really say I got what I’d hoped for. The second book opens with Dante’s leadership being more everyday than newly acquired, as we know it to be, and the buildup to the new plot was painstakingly slow. The parts done well was the amazing portrayal of the desperation and hopelessness of Dante’s pack as they navigated the new threat. I haven’t felt this devastated while reading in a long, long time, which I don’t mean as a negative. Evoking that level of despair in a reader says something about the writing.
Ultimately, however, this book didn’t completely work for me. In the first book I had a lot of concerns over Dante’s relationship with Jesse, and the second book treated their relationship as if it was on the rocks, or even trivial, which was odd considering how much Dante risked bringing Jesse into the pack fold. Jesse had a lot of questions and misgivings about being a ‘pet’ (their term for a non-pack born and non-breeding mate of the alpha), but they were never addressed. Instead, Jesse worked behind Dante’s back to satisfy his own agenda. Was that his way of expressing his displeasure with the inequality of their relationship, or perhaps he thought his actions were a way to help Dante make his pack stronger? In either case, I think Jesse fails in his mission and, ultimately, fails as a character.
As for Dante, it seems as if my fears of him being a poor leader were confirmed. I don’t want to get into spoilers, but I’d been leery of Dante becoming an alpha since the first book (because of his fear and anger issues), and now I’m thinking I was right. Sure, in the next book he may come through gloriously, but it may be hard for me to swallow. That being said, I’m willing to wait for the next one to find out, but I would have liked to have learned more about what makes Dante tick. I would have liked to believe in him.
It wasn’t only his character I felt was lacking. Everyone seemed more chess pieces on the board, and while that certainly fit the war-like theme this book had going for it, it didn’t help me invest in the characters. There was an interesting antagonist who emerged later in the story, and it may be slightly odd, but I felt more connected to his character than any of the others. In a lot of ways, these first two books feel as if they are the prequel to the real story, but I hope this isn’t one of those series that goes on forever, because while I’m willing to stick around for the next book, I may not be willing to stick around for much after that.
Reviewed by Ben for The Novel Approach Reviews
I picked this up because I had been expecting/hoping for a deeper look into Dante and his pack’s culture, but I can’t really say I got what I’d hoped for. The second book opens with Dante’s leadership being more everyday than newly acquired, as we know it to be, and the buildup to the new plot was painstakingly slow. The parts done well was the amazing portrayal of the desperation and hopelessness of Dante’s pack as they navigated the new threat. I haven’t felt this devastated while reading in a long, long time, which I don’t mean as a negative. Evoking that level of despair in a reader says something about the writing.
Ultimately, however, this book didn’t completely work for me. In the first book I had a lot of concerns over Dante’s relationship with Jesse, and the second book treated their relationship as if it was on the rocks, or even trivial, which was odd considering how much Dante risked bringing Jesse into the pack fold. Jesse had a lot of questions and misgivings about being a ‘pet’ (their term for a non-pack born and non-breeding mate of the alpha), but they were never addressed. Instead, Jesse worked behind Dante’s back to satisfy his own agenda. Was that his way of expressing his displeasure with the inequality of their relationship, or perhaps he thought his actions were a way to help Dante make his pack stronger? In either case, I think Jesse fails in his mission and, ultimately, fails as a character.
As for Dante, it seems as if my fears of him being a poor leader were confirmed. I don’t want to get into spoilers, but I’d been leery of Dante becoming an alpha since the first book (because of his fear and anger issues), and now I’m thinking I was right. Sure, in the next book he may come through gloriously, but it may be hard for me to swallow. That being said, I’m willing to wait for the next one to find out, but I would have liked to have learned more about what makes Dante tick. I would have liked to believe in him.
It wasn’t only his character I felt was lacking. Everyone seemed more chess pieces on the board, and while that certainly fit the war-like theme this book had going for it, it didn’t help me invest in the characters. There was an interesting antagonist who emerged later in the story, and it may be slightly odd, but I felt more connected to his character than any of the others. In a lot of ways, these first two books feel as if they are the prequel to the real story, but I hope this isn’t one of those series that goes on forever, because while I’m willing to stick around for the next book, I may not be willing to stick around for much after that.
Reviewed by Ben for The Novel Approach Reviews
January 12, 2017
This was one of the most unsettling reads I’ve read in a while, so be warned. I was wondering how this series ended up in the non-Romance imprint, DSP Publications, and with this book I basically got my answer. The plot seemed more a chess game, getting everyone into position, but hopefully the next book will pick up the themes and characters again.
dnf
December 28, 2016Cutting ties with Cutting Ties. ;)
DNF @ 25% due to lack of world building. Definitely not a standalone
DNF @ 25% due to lack of world building. Definitely not a standalone
April 22, 2017
2nd book of the series and should be read in order. It's a great book but there's a lot of gore and some of my favorite characters died. Still, I'm looking forward to the next book.
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