Thomas’ race is dying. To protect those left, the Elders create a safe haven. However, the safety of their sanctuary is threatened by the cause of their kind’s decline. A human. But, she’s not like the rest; and despite his hatred of humans, Thomas wants her for his own.
When females start dying while trying to reach safety, Thomas realizes it’s no longer just humans who pose a threat, but desperate males. Thomas must secure his place at Charlene’s side as leader of sanctuary, or everything they’ve worked together to build will crumble, and any hope of a future for Thomas’s race will die.
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LOVED this story! Watching Thomas' hatred of all things human slowly change as his character grows was done beautifully! From the horror of realizing his mate is the one thing he loathes to acknowledging his deep love for her was a delightful journey to take!
This story goes more into the past and how Sanctuary was created. We see what life was life before Charlene came along and helped the wolves change for the better. She was the first human female to mate with a wolf shifter. She helped Thomas change the others minds when it came to how to survive. She gave mated pairs, families, and all wolves a safe place to stay. This story kind of sets up all the other books and explains how far they've come, and how much they have to lose.
I will be honest, I wasn't looking forward to this story. I had known Thomas and Charlene as an older, established couple. I didn't really want to read their story of how they came to be because they already were in the last few books. I underestimated how important their story is to tell and why it had to be told. In the previous books you're just given this world and you accept it. However, in this installment, you go back and see how this world came to be and why it is so important for everyone.
I think taking a break from the series before diving into this book helped me to reset my views on Thomas and Charlene. I was able to dive in with no preconceived notions, and enjoyed it a lot more because of that. I didn't picture Charlene and Thomas as some old couple anymore, but instead as a vibrant young pair trying to figure everything out. You witness their struggles with a growing pack, the resistance from other wolves who don't like the idea of leaving as a human, to the unity and family Thomas ends up with as a result from all of his hard work. This was a really good story.
Thomas' Heart might not have been the story I wanted, but it was the story I needed. I needed to know how Sanctuary came to be. I needed to know how difficult it was to become what they were today. I needed to know the dangers that lie ahead. Without this back information, I wouldn't be able to fully grasp what's going on, and why everyone is in such big danger. This is a great series to read if you're interested in a shifter story. I recommend reading the companion novels (the male's POV) if you want more of a shifter story. I tried reading the original (female's POV) story and was a little bored with all the mundane stuff. ;)
4.5 stars — I felt like Luke’s Dream was one of the first where I felt like I’d have missed out on a bit if I hadn’t read it as well, and Thomas’ Heart went even further. We actually got a lot more from his story, not just his POV. I think part of that is getting to see what Thomas and his pack were like before they encountered Charlene, THAT was really eye-opening! And it wasn’t just that, it was also all the stuff we didn’t know about the females, the deaths, and even a glimpse of Grey’s journey to become an Elder. I LOVED all those pieces, and it made me really happy that I’m reading these companion novels side by side, b/c it gave a bigger picture of what’s going on.
The other thing I LOVED about this book is how much more I connected with Thomas. Don’t get me wrong, he was still frustrating at the beginning, but I finally understood a bit more about his prejudices. And I truly got what he was thinking at each point. Also, I saw their courtship from his perspective, and with his upbringing, I get how things went the way they did. So I’m not upset about Charlene being young from Thomas’ perspective, just from a reader perspective (from an I wish the author had done something different perspective).
And besides all the Thomas and Charlene goodness, I also really loved how much more I learned about so many of the other wolves, from Nana Wini, to Mary and Gregory, to my favourite: Grey!! He was just…perfection, I loved his big brotherness, and I loved that you could really feel how close they were as brothers. I also feel like I see a lot of his influence on Jim. He just made my heart happy. I still enjoyed Anton, and I’m still super confused about why we never hear about him.
So yeah. I was so happy that this one gave a bit more, and I’m excited to finally learn more about Carlos! 3 more books to go!!
3 ⭐️ // An Intriguing Semi-Back Story to the Judgement of Six Series
Disclaimer: this review is for “(Un)Bidden” and “Thomas’ Heart” together as I read them in tandem to each other.
Charlene is a 15 year old running away from home because she’s afraid her special mind powers are going to get herself and her loved ones hurt. After a few weeks of hitchhiking and sleeping in the woods, she stumbles onto an abandoned, run-down former Hippi convent. She decides to set up camp there for the coming winter, knowing that once the weather changes she won’t be able to continue surviving sleeping outdoors. Only she doesn’t realize she’s actually stumbled onto a werewolf sanctuary. Then, she’s attacked by two male werewolves who mistake her for a female of her kind—thrusting her into a wild culture of a secret half-human race that is dying out unless they learn to adapt and accept their human side. Thomas is part of this race, and when he hears there’s a human at their sanctuary, he’s determined to get rid of her. Until he sees her for the first time and realizes she’s his mate. Now, he’ll do anything to keep her, including learning how to be human. But Charlene’s got secrets, and these secrets threaten not only the security of her relationship with Thomas, but his pack, the werewolf race, and humanity.
I give 3⭐️ ratings to books I enjoyed, but have critiques. Here’s what I thought could have been better:
* I didn’t like how young Charlene was in comparison with the timeline of the story. She’s 15, and even as her feelings for Thomas grow, she makes it clear her age concerns her in the claiming/mating process. Next to her secret mind controlling ability, it’s one of the main reasons she puts of mating him for so long even though she sees how not mating him is affecting him and the pack, who she’s also grown to care for. But there’s still this overwhelming expectation she mate with him. The author tries to address this in a conversation between Mary—a female werewolf who is also 15-and Charlene, by dwindling it down to culture differences. But Charlene is a human, and Mary wants to be more human (she’s also holding out on her own mate when it comes to mating), so it makes more sense to extend the timeline and make Thomas and Gregory wait until Charlene and Mary are older and ready to take that step. But Winnifred, the elder-who claims she wants what’s in the best interest of the pack and Charlene because she’s a potential mate—while never pushing Charlene, still clearly expects Charlene—a 15 year old—to have sex. And it’s not the exploration sex or casual sex 15 year olds typically engage in, it’s sex that equals marriage to their culture. That’s a lot of pressure to put on a 15 year old, especially one who we know from other books in the series is supposed to be a part of team the judges morality. Granted, when that happens, she’s a grown woman. But no wonder Gabby, Michelle, and Bethi all made a big deal about how young Charlene looked to them. She was practically forced to marry at age 15! * This story does an okay job setting up what Charlene and Thomas’ ultimate role in the judgement of six will be, as well as answering the question of “why did the urbat wait so long to start tracking down and attacking these gifted women,” but it still leaves questions about the world of the series. How do werewolves know how to speak English if they never associate with humans and rarely associate with each other outside of wolf-form? Why are there some things from human culture they need clarification on, but others they don’t? If werewolves are typically bred, born and live in the wild, how did Winnifred come to the point of feeling so strongly they should be a part of the human world, to the point she actually went to school to get a job as a teacher? (Winnifred’s story could be a cool companion novel as well). And this book explains how Grey became an elder, but we don’t ever meet Sam in this book. Yet we know he’s an elder from Gabby’s book. * The way Charlene’s claiming is handled by the elder’s in this book is a slap in the face to Gabby, who was told her book that her mate had six months to convince her of his claim before he could be challenged for the right to claim her. A guy challenges Thomas for Charlene after she’s claimed him and she rejects it—and Grey and Winnifred as the elders AGREE with her—on the principle that because she has to be the one to bite her mate, the claim is entirely her choice. If they agreed with Charlene’s logic here, why didn’t they accept that logic with Gabby and Clay? It’s not like either Charlene or Gabby was going to willing bite the neck and bind themselves to a werewolf they didn’t know when Thomas and Clay both worked hard to pursue each of these women, especially not after witnessing this strange werewolf kill the man they were falling in love with. * The pacing of these two stories—even together because they practically follow the same plot points just from different POVs—was meh. Thomas’s attitude change and pursuit of Charlene was the main hook for me, the rest was kind of boring, mainly because I felt like it wasn’t really giving me answers to things I didn’t already know. I think it could have been more engaging over all if it included an introduction to Sam (he could have been introduced when Winnifred and Jonas put out the call to recruit more elders) and if it included how Grey found Carlos (instead of just showing us Grey’s desire to be a dad, and it could have happened when Grey was sent out to find out to find and convince families to come to the sanctuary since he found some family packs tragically murdered during his investigation). * The conflict resolution of this story, I felt, was weakened by its role as a filler story in the series, and by the fact that Charlene didn’t reveal everything about her power to Thomas. I actually agree why she didn’t. Her fear he would tell Winnifred who would then see her as a threat to werewolf kind and have to kill her makes sense. But so much of the plot of this story revolves around Thomas winning Charlene’s trust and heart. Also, I don’t think her ability was completely explained, because she told Winnifred and Thomas the truth about most of it. I’m kind of confused about exactly what she left out.
Moving on to what I liked about this story: * I didn’t care for Charlene or Thomas in the other books (in fact when I originally read this series I skipped their story all together). This might have been because I felt like they were too old compared to the other protagonists. But this book made me like both of them. * I loved, and wished there was more of, Thomas and Grey’s relationship. They are great brothers. * I also didn’t care for Mary and Gregory in the other books, mainly because Michelle saw them as nosy neighbors. But I liked learning their back story through Thomas and Charlene’s story. I nearly cried when I realized their sons, Paul and Henry, who are row try significant side characters in the other books, are named after Mary’s dad and uncle. In fact, you can add to the list of things I didn’t like the fact that the original Paul and Henry basically just disappear into thin air in Charlene and Thomas’ story.
I think you should read Charlene and Thomas’ story if you’re reading the rest of the Judgement of Six series, although keep in mind it is a filler book and therefore you may not find it as engaging as the other books. I also recommend it to readers who enjoy werewolf-human romances where the human is thrown into the backwards-secret-society of werewolves because he/she is the mate of an alpha.
Thomas’ Heart by Melissa Haag is the fourth book in the Judgement of the Six Companion Series. This awesome book is the counterpart to (Un)bidden and provides Thomas’ point of view. (Un)Bidden was told from Charlene’s point of view.
As in (Un)Bidden, the main characters are Charlene, Thomas, Mary, Gregory, Grey and Winifred (Nana Wini). I loved these characters in the other Judgement of Six books and I love them so much more in Thomas’ Heart! Melissa reveals more to their stories and sides of them that make us feel a part of their lives.
I liked Thomas throughout the series, but after reading his point of view, wow, Thomas is AMAZING! In the other books, he was always the head of the pack, serious, thoughtful, intelligent, wise and caring. In (Un)Bidden, he was a strong leader, determined provider for his pack and hated humans. In Thomas��� Heart, we see him as a sexy, cocky, mysterious, witty and loving man of our dreams. I love Thomas. I liked seeing his struggle overcoming biases and learning to be an incredible leader and mate.
Charlene is a great character. She discovers that she is different than normal humans and runs from her life to protect her family and her secrets. She finds the wolf pack and all kinds of things happen. She is strong, independent and really transforms the wolf pack into modern times. She is the glue that holds them together and the reason they are all doing as well as they are. It's rare to find a book with the main character's name the same as mine - That was WAY cool.
This book takes you back to how things got started and provides background information while making you completely fall in love with the characters and appreciate how they ended up where they are in the other books. It flows nicely between, mystery, action and building romance. I loved seeing the flip side of the events from (Un)Bidden and getting additional facts that enrich the story.
This series just keeps getting better and better! These books are really hard to put down. I highly recommend this book and I can’t wait for the next in the series!
Thomas...We've known about Thomas since book 1. He's the pack leader and his wife Charlene is the heart and soul of the pack, even though she's human. In (Un)Bidden we learned how they met and the things that happened through her eyes, and in this one, we get in his head. And like with the other books in her series, the companion books follow closely with the Jot6 book, BUT not everything is as the women thought. Also, huge difference in this book is we are getting a lot of background information on the werewolves themselves and the plot overall is THICKENING like WHOA!
I'm not sure what all to say because these characters are beginning to feel like family to me. If you count all the books there are now 9 of them. And Thomas and Charlene factor in EVERY-SINGLE-ONE. So, the world is growing and we're being fed information gradually until now knowing what I know so far (which isn't much because it's only the next book, (Dis)Content), things are about to come to a head. This makes me both anxious and fearful of what's coming.
Thomas isn't who I thought he'd be. I really was surprised by his side of things and I was doubly surprised by the amount of restraint he showed considering they didn't really have as 'civil' a pack as there is now. At least by human standards. But he stayed the course and true to himself and I loved watching him go from the foundation of what a good leader SHOULD be to being a great leader. I also liked that we could get some in Grey's head. I really do like that elder.
I'm going to leave you with a little bit of advice, since I've already posted a huge wall of text. Read the books together. It makes the reading experience so full and rich. Or read Jot6 book 1 and then its companion, then Jot6 book 2 and then its companion. But don't read all of the Jot6 books, THEN start on the companions. You could...but you'd miss out just how awesome they are together.
I fell in love with Thomas even more. He's definitely a "book boyfriend" of mine and I don't have that many. The story of Charlene and Thomas was brought to life so much more through Thomas' eyes. He is more confident and yet understanding. I love how much he grew as a character and how he never gave up on Charlene as a mate. He was so confident she was his that he kept going through all the odds. With reading the other main character's POV (point of view) you gain so much more insight on the minor characters, in the case of Winnie, Grey, and Gregory. I have to say one thing I didn't like was Winnie has diminished a little (just a tiny smudge) in my eyes. She is one of my favorite characters throughout the whole Judgement of the Six series and JOT6 Companion series and she was a little harsher about Charlene through Thomas' eyes. It really surprised me but I was happy she was willing to put her concerns on the back burner. I loved reading how Grey became an Elder and his brotherly relationship and love with Thomas. Brings tears to your eyes. It was fun to read the other side of Mary and Gregory's relationship. All in all Thomas is my favorite companion book and I look forward to more. I do have to say that I really don't like the direction, Melissa Haag is taking the character Jim in. He needs a mate!! Melissa Haag does an amazing job bringing you into the world she has created for her characters in The Judgement of the Six series. I highly recommend "Thomas' Heart" by Melissa Haag and the book it is companion too, "(Un)Bidden" - Charlene's story.
There's just something about reading this love story, between Charlene and Thomas, from Thomas' perspective that makes him so much more endearing. It isn't just the way this woman showed up in his life, a woman who grew to mean the world to him and who became the love of his life. But it's all of the changes that were happening with him during this time. He lost a brother become and elder and leave his personal pack. He saw another fall in love. He became a true pack leader and made the decision to settle down and spend more time in his human form. He learned what it was like to truly sacrifice for the love of his life and for the good of the whole. And he had to learn to overcome his hatred for humans in order to find love in the first place. His story broke my heart and made me feel warm inside.
Of all of the men in Ms Haag's Judgement of the Six series, this is the one who is closest to my heart. By the time we get to the rest of them, the pack has already been established, and we get to see all of it through the leader's eyes. It's sweet and disturbing, full of lessons and full of love. The author has such a wonderful way of writing from a male point of view. We don't get inside of his head, but there is a masculinity in her writing that truly is different from the female POVs. I absolutely loved this story and fell in love with Thomas all over again. I look forward to seeing what she has for us next.
First, not a fan of the cover... but don't judge a book by the cover and all that, right?
I had a big problem with Grey's point-of-view during Thomas' flashback. I tried to tell myself that it was just because they're brothers, they're close, they have a mind connection, but I just couldn't let it go. It was Thomas' flashback. Not Grey's. I understand why it happened, to pull the plot forward and to carry the story, but I don't feel that it worked the way it was intended.
My other problem (and maybe I'm just getting old) but really? Everything is all better when the heroine finally consents to sex? Really? That is how the story was resolved? The urbat and all the scary plot lines fall away and they all lived happily ever after after she handed in her v-card??? Ugh. Whatever.
I know I sound like a stick in the mud, but I think we forget the remarkable women in these books are hardly women. I started reading this series because it was a sweet love story. I might stop reading this series because I don't want to read about underage sex. Gross.
Thomas Heart Stole Mine!!! The companion novels just keep getting better full of action adventure sizzling romance N cheeky fun! I devoured this dangerously delicious read like a piece of chocolate cake! If UR in the mood to get swept away by a big broody N beautiful Alpha Wolf then this is the book for U! Thomas POV is awesome seeing where everything began in the Jo6 world through his eyes and how he fell in love with Charlene totally swoon worthy! We get more of Mary & Gregory they are sweet sexy N lol funny!
I LOVE Melissa Haag she's an AMAZING Artist her writing flows beautifully and takes U inside the hearts N minds of her characters! I never want this series to end! Can't wait to get my wolfy claws on book #5 Carols Peace!!!
“There can be no life without purpose and no purpose without reason.”
This review will not contain major spoilers, but since it is a companion novel, alternate POV, to the 4th book in a series, there may be minor statements that would be known if you have read at least the first 4 books in the main Judgement of the Six series. If you have read none of the prior books than I do not recommend you read more of this review if you fear spoilers.
Thomas’ Heart was really spectacular in the arena of companion novels, this one is the pair to Un(bidden), which is Charlene’s story. I think it is my second favorite out of all the companion novels for the Judgement of the Six series (because Clay’s Hope will always be number 1, because Clay doesn’t speak in Hope(less) so hearing his side was just soooo much awesomeness). I feel like in this book I got the most enhanced point of view, learned the most about the pack history, and it gave me some really clear indicators on where the wolves were before Charlene was introduced to the pack as the first Judgement.
This book starts with major action from behind the scenes of what Thomas and his pack were doing before he ventured to sanctuary, and met Charlene. I loved learning this side of him and what he was trying to accomplish to help protect the northern wolves. It really gave me insight about why he was so angry and hesitant when he first heard of the human causing such discord at sanctuary. Everything Thomas experiences, are all new to him, whereas as readers, we are already invested in the packs and the Judgements, but Thomas and Charlene’s story is really set in the past, as she is the first human companion to be known to the wolves as far back as their verbal history has been passed down.
There was so much information that we didn’t know and how Charlene’s impact was so immense because we were only viewing the wolves world from her POV. We don’t see how insanely different it is to the human world, until you see what she does and how she makes changes through Thomas’ POV. Charlene was the start of everything, and she wouldn’t have made it without Thomas…or really without Winifred. Winifred knew in her heart that Charlene was more than just a special human, she had a real sense that Charlene was the change she had been trying to expand upon her pack without success. But once Thomas realized that Charlene was his mate, without his strength and ultimately his obstinacy, Charlene may not have stayed with the wolves after so many attempts on her life whether they were well intentioned…or not.
Charlene was truly the start of the judgement cycle and instrumental in the continued success of the pack as well as Thomas’ strength to build the largest pack and hold sanctuary for all those who needed shelter. When I first read Un(bidden) I was not a fan of Thomas, but I fell for him as the novel progressed, knowing already whom he became in that novel, I had absolutely no reservations for Thomas going into his POV, so I immediately laughed at all his silliness or shall I say stubbornness. Reading this novel didn’t feel repetitive, it felt new and instrumental to the forthcoming end of the series. We were really clued into a lot of the pack business, and just how important the Judgements are to the wolves.
I highly recommend reading Thomas’ Heart to any fans of the Judgement of the Six series, it is surely an installment that is not to be missed! Thomas’ story is the fourth in the series which means we only have 1 companion novel left, Carlos’ Peace, because the final, 6th book in the series, will be dual POV from both the wolf & Judgements points of views. So you definitely want to read all the companion novels before that final book!
“Thomas’ Heart” the fourth book in the “Judgement of the Six Companion” series takes a glimpse back in time to the heart of a story that began with the dying out of the werewolf race with the scarcity of potential mates. To protect those that remain a sanctuary has been created where Thomas and his pack - Grey and Gregory- are bound after their attacks on the humans hunting in the north. Hearing that the Elder is harboring one of the humans he hates Thomas’ anger boils and he’s determined to get rid of her whether or not she’s thought to be special and can mate with a werewolf. Arriving at sanctuary he’s shocked to not only find that she’s been bitten more than once with no result, but that he’s drawn to Charlene and is determined to make her his mate.
In a cat and mouse romance that has Thomas patiently chasing a woman who’s determined not to be bitten again, he finds new purpose in building a safe haven for werewolf families as well as working with her to create a home environment where she can survive. Yet throughout there is a strong undercurrent of discontent as he’s forced to increase his pack with werewolves that not only want to break him by challenging his leadership but are fixated on getting rid of the troublesome human.
Combining mystery, romance and action, the pace of the story picks up not only when Anton tries to steal Charlene’s affection, but as Ash’s hatred towards humans builds, threatening not only her life but Thomas’ with his devious plan and bloody challenges. Although this novel in many ways is a repeat of “(Un)bidden” it does have a unique flavour when taken from Thomas’s perspective as he struggles to overcome Charlene’s aversion to being claimed while building a pack to protect her and werewolf families. In a desperate and cruel environment that has triggered the theft of mated females, Elder Winifred is sure that with Thomas and his pack’s help the werewolves can not only offer protection but learn to adapt to the human world and in doing so gain purpose and reason.
Thomas with his leadership skills and his determination to overcome risks that challenge his authority slowly becomes the backbone of the pack. An alpha male, strong and stubborn, he quickly realizes the pull to mate with Charlene, but is patient and honorable enough to win her affection rather than taking it by force. Charlene with her unique ability is not a pushover or fragile as many think, but although shy and wary has an iron-will and becomes not only the heart of the pack but will determine the wolf she wants by her side. It is these and other characters that bring this story to life with their passion and spirit, fueling the plot with excitement, and high-tension.
I enjoyed “Thomas’ Heart” and look forward to the next book in the series.
The Judgement of Six series is so good, I love the characters and the storyline is really good and unique. I love that I get a new story added to the greater overall story while still staying connected to the previous characters.
I am the type of reader who loves reading from multiple povs, okay, I'm nosy and I want to know what everyone is up to in a story. One of my favorites is when I get to read from the duo prospective of a relationship. It's interesting to see one scene from two different povs and to see what the each person thought in a situation. So of course I had to get the Judgement of Six Companion series, each of the stories told from the guy's pov and I loved seeing the same story in a different light.
After reading (Un)Bidden, which is Charlene's story, I was that much more excited to read from her mate's, perspective. Thomas' Heart is the best companion book so far and yes his is even better than his son's book. What I liked most about the story was that Thomas' grew so much in the book. His started off so tragically and he had such a strong hate from humans but overtime and because he was willing to learn Charlene help him see differently. Charlene helped heal some of his pain and he helped her to look forward to the future. They both learned and grew with each other. The took time with each other and feel in love not just because of the mating connection but because of the person each of them became.
It was good to go back into the past and see characters that I already know from the previous stories. I got to she Mary as a teenager and to see how Charlene changes things around with the werewolves. When I look back I also make connections that I might not would have noticed otherwise. For example I knew Grey from the previous books but I didn't get a strong hint of his personality really until this book and now I realize that Grey and his nephew Jim have very similar personalities. I also now realize what it took for Charlene and Thomas to lead their pack and how desperately the werewolves needed saving.
Melissa has written a wonderful book with Thomas, the writing was good and the storyline was everything. There were a lot of moments that were, intense, questionable and funny. Some new things came to light that were quite a shock to me, let me just say I might actually like Winifred (that's right Nana Winn from back in the day) a little less now than I did before.
Thomas' Heart has kept me highly entertained and I loved every second of it. I have to say out of all the companion books I have read so far, that Thomas' is my absolute favorite hands down.
Thomas's Heart is the companion novel to (Un)bidden, the fourth of the Judgements of Six series. Read the original books first before the companions because not only do they change the POV, but they usually go one step further to developing the series as a whole. Plus, it's just more fun in that order. It's written from Thomas’ perspective of the story that took place in (Un)bidden. Perspective is a funny thing. Thomas and even Mary think Charlene is such a fragile human. I have always seen her as a tough chick and this story only reinforced that.
I love all of the characters in this series, but I admit that Thomas and Charlene rank at the bottom. This book really bumped up my love for Thomas. He has much more depth than I imagined. Thomas is strong and stubborn with a hatred of humans. He is headstrong and sure of himself until Charlene rocks his world. He changes his every belief to be with her. She makes him stronger, more caring, wiser. He would have been a good leader without her; with her he is great. He's right; he is the backbone, she is the heart of the pack. Together they give the pack a chance at a future. Charlene changes the course for the future of all packs with her compassion and plans, and we know she is the first of the "sisters", but I'm still not her biggest fan. I admit she's strong, smart, and compassionate, but I can't connect to her like the others. Finally, I loved the relationship between Thomas and Grey. It's easy to see that they rubbed off on Thomas's sons. He added the right amount of humor to the book.
These companion series are so worth the read. They make a good series even better, adding depth and new details each time.
Once again, because of reading the first three books in the series, there's some clues dropped about the overarching series that become apparent. Breadcrumbs that reveal the troubles starting to happen in the first three books were already happening, but the werewolves weren't paying much attention to the clues.
In this book, the werewolves don't have anywhere close to the kind of society they have in the first three books, and it's apparent that society is developing as well. To see where it started and how far it's come between when the werewolves discovered Charlene and when they discovered Bethi is definitely interesting and fun to read about.
They have a bit of a Neanderthal/caveman-like habit of Claiming women and not giving a crap how they feel about it. Charlene challenges their worldview, and even though Thomas doesn't want them to change their ways, even he starts to see how they could be versus how they are, and the change we see in him as he grows into the pack leader we know and love in the first three books is... A drastic difference.
I was very pleased by the extra information and perspectives we saw in this book, both from Thomas' POV and Grey's. However, I still see certain parts as reading from Charlene's POV, and it's obvious that some parts of her book were directly copied and pasted to Thomas' book—more so than just the dialogue, which understandably needs to remain the same. I would prefer that the males' books read much more as their own unique tellings, rather than mirroring so much of this females' own POVs.
Other than this, I was pretty happy with how this book went. I'm DYING to find out what happens when Charlene finally reveals her secret—to Thomas and to the Elders.
Also can't wait to FINALLY see how book three's cliffhanger gets resolved and how the humans will deal with the massive reveal that has just been dealt to them.
At this point in the series I was really bored, so I just skimmed through most of this book. Thus, I am not exactly qualified for a review, but here we go.
I didn't like how much content was repeated. Thomas already spends a lot of time with Charlene, so most of it was just Thomas' commentary on their conversations.
Romance: Not clean...? There is sex, though it's not overly depicted. It could be classified as fade-to-black. They pretty much just take off their clothes, and the rest is left up to your imagination.
Swearing: I didn't get enough to see if there were any f-words, but I'm pretty sure there are some s- and d-words.
Wow. This companion novel was the best to date. Seeing the inner turmult Thomas experienced between his pull to Charlene and his desire to keep his people safe oddly softened my heart to the rough around the edges alpha. I think I may have even liked the companion novel better than the original which I loved. I really don't have any complaints. The action was intense, the romance sweet, and the hopeful yet protective tone to the book really set the mood pretty quickly. I highly recommend this book to fans of YA paranormal.
This book is the companion novel to (Un)Bidden. It has Thomas's POV and boy is it amazing!! We see Thomas going from hating humans so much to falling in love with one. It is amazing to see him change so quickly for her and how he did everything he could to keep Charlene safe. I loved this story Thomas has went through so much but he didn't let what happened to him get the best of him. He is willing to change to keep his pack safe at the end of the day that is all that matters!
Great POV!! I wasn't a fan of Thomas because i had little interest in him however i saw a different side of him now. I was interested and i was glad i got to know him more just like the other wolf mates. Definitely good book and well pace. This is how everything got started in the JOTS series. Im very exited to read the next POV from the other wolf!
Thomas' Heart (Judgement Of The Six Companion Series Book 4)
The love story of Thomas and Charlene as told by Thomas. Thomas came to the Sanctuary with one purpose to get Charlene, the human, away from them. One look and he knew she was his. This is the story how the largest pack was form and why many family were being killed. Great story.
I loved this book, each companions book just keeps getting better and better. Melissa has done an awesome job to catch the males view and portray their side of the story.
this was so different from the other mates and damn Thomas you was impatient as hell slow down me boy. it was cool watching how grey became an elder and that there was only two elders at that time. now off to (dis)content
So, the Urbat have been playing a pretty deadly game all this time? Where are all of those females? Poor Thomas was so confused about all of those human notions. It was neat reading about how Grey became an Elder. Hope the next book is Carlos and Isabella, the suspense is killing me!
Favorite Quote: “I’m Charlene,” she said, extending her hand to him. Grey looked down at her hand, grinned, then wrapped his fingers around hers. She wants me to touch her. What do you think about that, little brother? I think you’re an idiot and should stop touching my future Mate."
5stars for the actions as story line knowing that Urbat dirty dogs were stealing the women from the werewolves was really underhanded. They did many evi! things.
Seeing it from Thomas's point of view is very revealing. I can see that it started from the time Charlene got her abilities. Please read this series. Thank you Melissa 😊
Got to love how Thomas accepts things, once he recognized how different Charlene is from what he knows. The fact that he is willing to learn and change.