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The Hollydale Omegas #1
Pumpkin Spiced Omega
“I will always love you, both in this life and the next. I vow to love you, honor you, and stay by your side through haunted houses, dead relatives, and random appearances of red croquet balls.”
Milo is a mild-mannered omega who just wants to save his Sweet Ballz, the candy shop he owns on Main St. in Hollydale. Someday maybe he will find an alpha as awesome as the book boyfriends he reads about in the popular books by his favorite author. But for now, Milo is content to be at home curled up with his favorite romance books.
Rafe is a lonely alpha trying to juggle his writing career while settling into the gorgeous old manor he's just purchased in quaint Hollydale. He just wants to have a home of his own away from the craziness of his rich, socialite family. All Rafe wants is peace and quiet to secretly write his popular romance novels, and to maybe someday find a sweet omega to love like the ones he writes about every night.
Rafe can't explain the odd happenings in his new home, or the strangely sweet little old lady who comes and goes, even when the doors are locked. Is he being gas-lighted or is there more going on? Rafe and Milo could be perfect for each other, if they can first overcome the red croquet balls that life keeps throwing at them.
This is the first book of The Hollydale Omegas series. This book is 35k and most likely contains an HEA. 18+ readers only please! And yes, this book contains M/PREG, adults adulting in sexy grown-up ways, and way more than an occasional use of potty mouth language.
Milo is a mild-mannered omega who just wants to save his Sweet Ballz, the candy shop he owns on Main St. in Hollydale. Someday maybe he will find an alpha as awesome as the book boyfriends he reads about in the popular books by his favorite author. But for now, Milo is content to be at home curled up with his favorite romance books.
Rafe is a lonely alpha trying to juggle his writing career while settling into the gorgeous old manor he's just purchased in quaint Hollydale. He just wants to have a home of his own away from the craziness of his rich, socialite family. All Rafe wants is peace and quiet to secretly write his popular romance novels, and to maybe someday find a sweet omega to love like the ones he writes about every night.
Rafe can't explain the odd happenings in his new home, or the strangely sweet little old lady who comes and goes, even when the doors are locked. Is he being gas-lighted or is there more going on? Rafe and Milo could be perfect for each other, if they can first overcome the red croquet balls that life keeps throwing at them.
This is the first book of The Hollydale Omegas series. This book is 35k and most likely contains an HEA. 18+ readers only please! And yes, this book contains M/PREG, adults adulting in sexy grown-up ways, and way more than an occasional use of potty mouth language.
134 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 21, 2017
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Susi Hawke
152 books1,063 followersI'm a total fan of M/PREG Paranormal Romances, first and foremost as a reader. I'm excited to share my own omegaverse(s) with you. What's not to love about adorable Omegas and the Alpha men who love them? If I'm not writing about men sporting baby bumps, I'm definitely reading about them!
I'm a native of Las Vegas, NV, so I'm pre-wired to love everything weird ~ although I don't find any kind of love to be weird. I'm a cis woman who's been happily married to the same lovable lug for 18 years. We have a 16yr old son, well, at least I think we do? Either that, or we have a ghost that eats all our food and uses up all wifi playing xbox while screaming into a headset.
As a new author, it's been amazing to find the amount of support that I've been given from readers and my fellow authors. Feel free to message me, I love to chat with fellow readers. Am I a reader? Heck yeah! In fact, I'm never certain that I can completely trust an author who isn't a fellow bibliophile.
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I'm a native of Las Vegas, NV, so I'm pre-wired to love everything weird ~ although I don't find any kind of love to be weird. I'm a cis woman who's been happily married to the same lovable lug for 18 years. We have a 16yr old son, well, at least I think we do? Either that, or we have a ghost that eats all our food and uses up all wifi playing xbox while screaming into a headset.
As a new author, it's been amazing to find the amount of support that I've been given from readers and my fellow authors. Feel free to message me, I love to chat with fellow readers. Am I a reader? Heck yeah! In fact, I'm never certain that I can completely trust an author who isn't a fellow bibliophile.
I will try to update here when I'm doing promotional parties & chats. I usually do those on Facebook. If you haven't already signed up for my newsletter, you should totally do it! I only send out NL's to announce new releases or important announcements. I also like to note in my NL what I'm currently reading along with a cover shot and the link for anyone who is interested.
I look forward to interacting with everyone here!
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September 30, 2024
Pumpkin Spiced Omega is book one in The Hollydale Omegas series by Susi Hawke. This is my first book by this author and I really enjoyed it. I LOVE alpha/omega romance with babies. And I LOVE reading seasonal books so this was a win/win for me!
Milo, an omega, is alone now after recently losing his father but was also left with the mess his father made of their finances, forcing him to lose the family home. He is the owner of Sweet Ballz, a candy shop in the adorable little town of Hollydale where he grew up, and is living in a tiny apartment. His best friend forces him to go out with him on a blind date but Milo would rather stay home with his beloved romance books.
Rafe, an alpha, is a romance author and has moved to Hollydale to get away from his rich, socialite mother and brother and live a quiet life. He has finally found the perfect home, a huge manor, where he can live. If only he had someone to share it with. His best friend forces him to go on a blind date which he dreads.
Both Rafe and Milo are pleasantly surprised when they meet. They hit it off immediately. But Milo doesn’t want to burden Rafe with the troubles he is having at the candy shop. And Rafe is having a mysterious visitor after he moves in to his new home, an old lady that just seems to appear out of no where and visits with him. Both Rafe and Milo want the happy ever after but will it be with each other?
This is a quick read and I enjoyed it so much. And isn’t the cover adorable? I am definitely continuing with the next book which happens around Thanksgiving, Cinnamon Spiced Omega.
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Milo, an omega, is alone now after recently losing his father but was also left with the mess his father made of their finances, forcing him to lose the family home. He is the owner of Sweet Ballz, a candy shop in the adorable little town of Hollydale where he grew up, and is living in a tiny apartment. His best friend forces him to go out with him on a blind date but Milo would rather stay home with his beloved romance books.
Rafe, an alpha, is a romance author and has moved to Hollydale to get away from his rich, socialite mother and brother and live a quiet life. He has finally found the perfect home, a huge manor, where he can live. If only he had someone to share it with. His best friend forces him to go on a blind date which he dreads.
Both Rafe and Milo are pleasantly surprised when they meet. They hit it off immediately. But Milo doesn’t want to burden Rafe with the troubles he is having at the candy shop. And Rafe is having a mysterious visitor after he moves in to his new home, an old lady that just seems to appear out of no where and visits with him. Both Rafe and Milo want the happy ever after but will it be with each other?
This is a quick read and I enjoyed it so much. And isn’t the cover adorable? I am definitely continuing with the next book which happens around Thanksgiving, Cinnamon Spiced Omega.
For more about this book and so many others, come and visit me at Carol's Crazy Bookish World.
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January 10, 2019
My favorite person in this book was Tom... I love the fact that Tom is the thread that holds this series together, he is is so Ffing incredible... he is the core that all these books revolve around even though only one is about he and Colin's story. Second fav is Milo... they don't come sweeter nor more adorable than Milo. Loved this one!
July 16, 2021
That was absolutely terrible.
November 16, 2018
I hate to say it...
But, this is my very least favorite Susi Hawke book <> Not that I am saying I disliked it, Because I did, like it.. Its just my least favorite since there has to be a book filling that spot.
I just could not connect with the characters. I think a big part of that was due to one of the Minor characters TOM. Tom was annoying as all hell. The whole talking about himself and everyone else in Third Person drove me absolutely batty throughout the entire book. LOL. Him speaking just took away some of my enjoyment for the story in general. Other than that though... This is another cute story from Susi. I think that the omega Milo was sweet and has a totally awesome job I would love to have. The Alpha Rafe ended up being a decent guy, even after his OTT reaction to something that happens mid-book. Cute story, I just kind of wish that Tom was killed off in it, so we don't have to see him in the future.. I might have to avoid his book, I'm not quite sure how much more of him I can stand to hear.
Audio - Drew did a great job. I really enjoy his narrations when it comes to sweet omegas and more dominating Alphas. I think he has a great balance in his voice to keep the two character personalities separate. However, my dislike for Tom was made even more apparent when he was voiced out loud in the narration and not just in my head while reading the book. But overall I like Drew's narrating skills, so that made me also like the audiobook.
But, this is my very least favorite Susi Hawke book <> Not that I am saying I disliked it, Because I did, like it.. Its just my least favorite since there has to be a book filling that spot.
I just could not connect with the characters. I think a big part of that was due to one of the Minor characters TOM. Tom was annoying as all hell. The whole talking about himself and everyone else in Third Person drove me absolutely batty throughout the entire book. LOL. Him speaking just took away some of my enjoyment for the story in general. Other than that though... This is another cute story from Susi. I think that the omega Milo was sweet and has a totally awesome job I would love to have. The Alpha Rafe ended up being a decent guy, even after his OTT reaction to something that happens mid-book. Cute story, I just kind of wish that Tom was killed off in it, so we don't have to see him in the future.. I might have to avoid his book, I'm not quite sure how much more of him I can stand to hear.
Audio - Drew did a great job. I really enjoy his narrations when it comes to sweet omegas and more dominating Alphas. I think he has a great balance in his voice to keep the two character personalities separate. However, my dislike for Tom was made even more apparent when he was voiced out loud in the narration and not just in my head while reading the book. But overall I like Drew's narrating skills, so that made me also like the audiobook.
June 8, 2020
This was a short quick read in the omegaverse world that I liked. Rafe comes to Hollydale to visit is friend Ian and decides to stay. While out for breakfast they meet Tom who is an omega who talks about himself in the third person that I found very annoying. When Ian and Tom decide to meet at a club Tom brings along his bestfriend Milo for Rafe. Milo is a mild-mannered omega who just wants to save his Sweet Ballz, the candy shop he owns. This was a sweet cute read Rafe and Milo aren't club guys so they leave and go for walk turns out Milo is a virgin and Rafe knows that he has to take it slow. Rafe comes from an upper class family and he is also an author who writes some of Milo's favorite books. With his business in danger Milo needs to get a book from his families former home when he goes to get it he runs into the new owner Rafe. This was funny especially when Tom screamed Rafe thinks that Milo has been pranking him because things have been moved and he gets visits from who he thinks is a neighbor, when Milo tries to explain Rafe doesn't listen and Milo leaves crying without the book that he needs. Six weeks later Milo is sick he is also worried because he will be losing his business when Rafe comes to bring him the book and ask for forgiveness. These two have a surprise turns out Milo didn't realize that condoms do get old. This book was well written with no errors in grammar or spelling. I am looking forward to reading the next book in this series.
May 22, 2019
2.5 Stars
Cute, sweet & fluffy, with little angst. But the drama revolved around a misunderstanding/miscommunication and that trope is just started to get on my last ever-loving nerve. Not terrible, but little to mark it as distinctive or memorable. I finished it a couple days ago, forgot to mark it completed (for a challenge!) and then when I went to write the review I had to crack it back open again to remind me of the story.
Meh.
Also, I really hate when a character refers to themselves in the 3rd person...it's an affectation that needs to die a fiery death. The character, too, if he continues to do it.
I might give the next one a try because Drew Bacca did a pretty good job narrating the material he was given (provided he's the narrator) and it does seem to fit quite a few challenge categories. We'll see. Maybe.
Cute, sweet & fluffy, with little angst. But the drama revolved around a misunderstanding/miscommunication and that trope is just started to get on my last ever-loving nerve. Not terrible, but little to mark it as distinctive or memorable. I finished it a couple days ago, forgot to mark it completed (for a challenge!) and then when I went to write the review I had to crack it back open again to remind me of the story.
Meh.
Also, I really hate when a character refers to themselves in the 3rd person...it's an affectation that needs to die a fiery death. The character, too, if he continues to do it.
I might give the next one a try because Drew Bacca did a pretty good job narrating the material he was given (provided he's the narrator) and it does seem to fit quite a few challenge categories. We'll see. Maybe.
July 15, 2021
Sophie is glad this was short. Sophie thinks Susi tried to fit too many plot points in and forgot that Susi needs to make the world make sense. Susi also shouldn't have a character that almost always refuses to use pronouns - it is just annoying!
January 21, 2018
Well, this is a bit hard to rate - because, despite some wordiness, I was really enjoying this story up to the half way mark where everything went to shit and the main alpha character just had a complete moment of insanity and lashed out at poor Milo. It's like Rafe was a completely different character at that moment, it seemed so out of place with what he said and how he treated Milo. It kinda made me hate him for the rest of the book!
I also wish, due to this being the first story in the series, there was a bit more foundation in this world building - there was no background into the hierarchy, if scents meant anything, the usual dynamics of ABO sex were pretty much ignored, and aside from the alpha being all alpha-strong, and the omega being weak, and the mpreg, it didn't feel like ABO to me.
Still, I have the second book and I will definitely give that one a go before deciding if this series really isn't for me.
I also wish, due to this being the first story in the series, there was a bit more foundation in this world building - there was no background into the hierarchy, if scents meant anything, the usual dynamics of ABO sex were pretty much ignored, and aside from the alpha being all alpha-strong, and the omega being weak, and the mpreg, it didn't feel like ABO to me.
Still, I have the second book and I will definitely give that one a go before deciding if this series really isn't for me.
November 5, 2017
2.5 stars rounded to 3 because the last 20% was so much better.
Mixed feelings on this one. It was a sweet, no angst story really. There was a big miscommunication that was thrown in (I hate those, BTW) and it was precipitated by a lobotomy on the part of the alpha MC who went from saccharine sweet, lovey dovey, conciliatory to harsh and mean at 50%. Before that there was really nothing to set him apart from an omega - the alpha/omega role for the two MC were interchangeable as the alpha did not act very alpha like and the omega (other than a bit shy) not very omega like. So although this purports to be in AO verse it doesn't feel like it at all -everyone feels equal w/o societal differentiators. I wasn't loving it. I like my Alpha/Omega to display the characteristics of that sub genre. This lacked all tension in that sphere. Sweet - no spice. No pun.
It did get markedly better later in the book - and that saved the story. The voices mature a bit later on and stop sounding like 14 year old girls - but the giggling, sighing, and other teenage characteristics were OTT.
The other thing that drove me crazy crazy crazy is TOM. WTH? One of the side characters who has a huge role speaks of himself in third person. And he says M'kay ALL THE TIME. He comes off as kind of a village idiot most of the time. I cannot even begin to tell you how annoying and infuriating that was a reader. There is no explanation as to his issues - perhaps he has mental issues or is Autistic or something but I cringed and hated him. The few times he spoke outside of that convention and his role in our omega's life here were the only reason I didn't beg for one of the MC's to ditch him. Good thing? I now know that's a deal breaker. Cannot do it.
I've got the next on KU but if Tom is in it - maybe not. I think I need many palate cleansers before going in to be tortured again if he is part of the story.
Mixed feelings on this one. It was a sweet, no angst story really. There was a big miscommunication that was thrown in (I hate those, BTW) and it was precipitated by a lobotomy on the part of the alpha MC who went from saccharine sweet, lovey dovey, conciliatory to harsh and mean at 50%. Before that there was really nothing to set him apart from an omega - the alpha/omega role for the two MC were interchangeable as the alpha did not act very alpha like and the omega (other than a bit shy) not very omega like. So although this purports to be in AO verse it doesn't feel like it at all -everyone feels equal w/o societal differentiators. I wasn't loving it. I like my Alpha/Omega to display the characteristics of that sub genre. This lacked all tension in that sphere. Sweet - no spice. No pun.
It did get markedly better later in the book - and that saved the story. The voices mature a bit later on and stop sounding like 14 year old girls - but the giggling, sighing, and other teenage characteristics were OTT.
The other thing that drove me crazy crazy crazy is TOM. WTH? One of the side characters who has a huge role speaks of himself in third person. And he says M'kay ALL THE TIME. He comes off as kind of a village idiot most of the time. I cannot even begin to tell you how annoying and infuriating that was a reader. There is no explanation as to his issues - perhaps he has mental issues or is Autistic or something but I cringed and hated him. The few times he spoke outside of that convention and his role in our omega's life here were the only reason I didn't beg for one of the MC's to ditch him. Good thing? I now know that's a deal breaker. Cannot do it.
I've got the next on KU but if Tom is in it - maybe not. I think I need many palate cleansers before going in to be tortured again if he is part of the story.
October 27, 2022
Way better than I'd have ever expected! I should have had more faith in Susi Hawke, lol, my bad.
Pumpkin Spiced Omega was a cute, opposites attract, romance with a nice chunk of paranormal relatives (which was another surprise).
Audio nicely performed by Drew Bacca.
Pumpkin Spiced Omega was a cute, opposites attract, romance with a nice chunk of paranormal relatives (which was another surprise).
Audio nicely performed by Drew Bacca.
October 8, 2018
4.5 stars
When I want a little fluff I can go to my girl Susi Hawke for a great story and a good laugh. This will be a nice series to break up the other dramatic series (Death and Destruction) that I'm reading at the moment.
When I want a little fluff I can go to my girl Susi Hawke for a great story and a good laugh. This will be a nice series to break up the other dramatic series (Death and Destruction) that I'm reading at the moment.
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October 13, 2021
This was a sweet book. It was kind of typical for a short alpha/ omega mpreg book. They meet ,fall in love ,have a big misunderstanding and then get back together. I did think it was strange that Rafe had such a strange change in personality when he caught Milo in the attic. I also found Tom’s speaking in the third person kind of annoying.
December 6, 2020
First off, I'm not going to lie. I laughed out loud when I saw the title of this book. Then I decided to dive into it because it worked for a certain challenge. Long story short, Tom annoyed the living crap out of me. If I ever met Tom, I probably would punch him in the face.
I'm going to blame Tom himself because he didn't write the book. I'm just saying, I can only handle "Tom likes this. Tom is great. You love Tom." so many times. It would've worked or been cute if Tom only talked like this in the beginning once or twice. It just didn't stop and I was very annoyed whenever he was in the picture. Which was for most of this book.
Other than despising that character, I met Rafe and Milo. I wouldn't necessarily state that it was insta-anything but things do get pretty heated after the two week period. Which I can see being normal and realistic for any relationship. This book also had drama that seemed really blown out of proportion. I didn't really get it but then again - it's a book.
Luckily for me, it went by pretty quickly and I'm not sure what the next book will be about but if it's all about Tom, it's a no for me. Also, I was a bit surprised that they didn't name the baby Pumpkin Spice..
I'm going to blame Tom himself because he didn't write the book. I'm just saying, I can only handle "Tom likes this. Tom is great. You love Tom." so many times. It would've worked or been cute if Tom only talked like this in the beginning once or twice. It just didn't stop and I was very annoyed whenever he was in the picture. Which was for most of this book.
Other than despising that character, I met Rafe and Milo. I wouldn't necessarily state that it was insta-anything but things do get pretty heated after the two week period. Which I can see being normal and realistic for any relationship. This book also had drama that seemed really blown out of proportion. I didn't really get it but then again - it's a book.
Luckily for me, it went by pretty quickly and I'm not sure what the next book will be about but if it's all about Tom, it's a no for me. Also, I was a bit surprised that they didn't name the baby Pumpkin Spice..
May 27, 2019
DNF 17%
The ridiculous covers for this series with the spice names and the babies on every cover made me curious enough to pick this up. I figured it’d be campy fluff, and that’s pretty spot on from what I read.
I really tried but this book is a mess and I can’t continue.
I know it’s a short story but there is way too much dialogue, very little world building, and Tom talking in third person is getting on my last nerve. I don’t even care why the author chose for him to do that. It is ridiculous and annoying. It pretty much destroyed the story of Milo and Rafe for me (even if I ignored the excessive dialogue and zero world building).
Scratch that - I DO want to know why someone would create a character that talks in third person and ends everything with m'kay. I just... it was SO FUCKING ANNOYING!! I feel tainted by it.
If I continue, I’m liable to damage my teeth or my iPad.
I’m sure there is an audience for this, but it is definitely not me.
The ridiculous covers for this series with the spice names and the babies on every cover made me curious enough to pick this up. I figured it’d be campy fluff, and that’s pretty spot on from what I read.
I really tried but this book is a mess and I can’t continue.
I know it’s a short story but there is way too much dialogue, very little world building, and Tom talking in third person is getting on my last nerve. I don’t even care why the author chose for him to do that. It is ridiculous and annoying. It pretty much destroyed the story of Milo and Rafe for me (even if I ignored the excessive dialogue and zero world building).
Scratch that - I DO want to know why someone would create a character that talks in third person and ends everything with m'kay. I just... it was SO FUCKING ANNOYING!! I feel tainted by it.
If I continue, I’m liable to damage my teeth or my iPad.
I’m sure there is an audience for this, but it is definitely not me.
August 30, 2018
Insipidity
I avoided this sugary-sweets-related (title) series long enough for 8 books to rack up and desperation prompted me to avoid those initial gut instincts.
I wish I could say it exceeded the overused trope expectation limit.
There is nothing egregiously offensive, unless you count giggling and miscommunication, but overall, it's saccharine tinted insipidity.
I always liked that word...
insipid ÷ stupidity = insipidity.
meh. meh. meh.
And an important secondary character who has an affectation for speaking in the third person almost exclusively (except when the façade falls whilst stressed) was irritating AF and made most of this title a caricature of twinkdom vs alphadom that I appreciated...not.at.all.
Booooooooooo.
I avoided this sugary-sweets-related (title) series long enough for 8 books to rack up and desperation prompted me to avoid those initial gut instincts.
I wish I could say it exceeded the overused trope expectation limit.
There is nothing egregiously offensive, unless you count giggling and miscommunication, but overall, it's saccharine tinted insipidity.
I always liked that word...
insipid ÷ stupidity = insipidity.
meh. meh. meh.
And an important secondary character who has an affectation for speaking in the third person almost exclusively (except when the façade falls whilst stressed) was irritating AF and made most of this title a caricature of twinkdom vs alphadom that I appreciated...not.at.all.
Booooooooooo.
August 17, 2020
First of, I never would have chosen this book out of my own volition, but I needed to read a book with mpreg for a challenge, and this book was chosen from the list. Not to say I don't like abo universe/mpreg books, because I do, and there are some excellent fanfic out there containing these tropes.
But this book did not do it for me. First of, Tom annoyed me to no ends. I scanned all the parts where he was speaking. I did not like the fight in the middle, where a someone suddenly acts completely out of character, just to create drama and tension. And the rest of the story was pretty meh too.
I did like the candy shop, and the old house was interesting. But Milo and Rafe are both utterly forgetable, as is this book.
But this book did not do it for me. First of, Tom annoyed me to no ends. I scanned all the parts where he was speaking. I did not like the fight in the middle, where a someone suddenly acts completely out of character, just to create drama and tension. And the rest of the story was pretty meh too.
I did like the candy shop, and the old house was interesting. But Milo and Rafe are both utterly forgetable, as is this book.
March 7, 2025
2.0 stars
I really am shocked. I finished this story. It wasn’t bad,I just I was little bored. I also do not understand why we had to get ghost involved in all this. At first it really got on my nerves because I thought it was pointless but at the end, I thought that gave the story a cute little touch. Also feel like there break up was pointless and unnecessary and a little dumb. I feel like I might read the other books because the sound really interesting and fun. I just hope I like them more than the first one.
I really am shocked. I finished this story. It wasn’t bad,I just I was little bored. I also do not understand why we had to get ghost involved in all this. At first it really got on my nerves because I thought it was pointless but at the end, I thought that gave the story a cute little touch. Also feel like there break up was pointless and unnecessary and a little dumb. I feel like I might read the other books because the sound really interesting and fun. I just hope I like them more than the first one.
October 8, 2020
sometimes you just need something sugary and sweet..like a pumpkin sweet latte
but I need more on the writing and the cooking, and the ghosts and everything
I didn't mind Tom, I found him very amusing
but I need more on the writing and the cooking, and the ghosts and everything
I didn't mind Tom, I found him very amusing
March 6, 2022
Tom talking about himself in third person all the time was the most annoying thing I have ever encountered in a book and made me hate the character so much. Also wtf was that whole haunted house. This book was a mess.
July 11, 2020
In this omegaverse there are women, but I wanted more details about the whole concept.
Milo is sweet and Rafe is super nice until the big misunderstanding.
Tom drove me absolutely crazy with all this talking in the 3rd person...so annoying.
Cute and I'll probably continue.
Milo is sweet and Rafe is super nice until the big misunderstanding.
Tom drove me absolutely crazy with all this talking in the 3rd person...so annoying.
Cute and I'll probably continue.
October 23, 2017
**grm**
So, I was expecting more from this book....maybe way more than a short story could give me, but the blurb had sounded so interesting....
I already knew that there wouldn't be any wolves(sadly), but this human Alpha/Omega thing was disappointing, maybe the fault was in the author that decided to write a story that would have needed way more pages, just in few and then didn't add a background. All happens too fast and the fact that our virgin omega becomes pregnant right after his first time with the Alpha he met only few weeks before (well at least they didn't have sex the same day), and accepts his pregnancy so easily, wasn't believable. The Alpha, was too good to be true, and actually was an Alpha only in name, bcs he didn't act as an alpha....I was starting to think that the "slutty" omega Tom(our Omega's best friend) and the Alpha's best friend Ian, would be more interesting to read about...
Then there was a stupid misunderstanding, and what they do? they talk? Gods forbid it....they waste 6 weeks being apart...After this I couldn't feel anything, anymore, for this couple. I don't care if they got back together and had a cute baby boy, I just couldn't fall in love with them. All was too fast and happened too soon, and the fact that the author wrote "2 weeks later" or "3 months after" etc...didn't help me getting a connection with the story and its chars.
I gave 3 stars only bcs the Omega's grandmother, or to better say her ghost, was funny and I liked her, and nothing really bad happens.
Another thing that annoyed me, was Tom speaking in 3rd person...I wanted to slap him, sorry but I didn't like it, maybe someone else will find it funny or cute.
Anyway, something about this plot made me think about some of my father's actions and how he put our family in the Omega same condition or similar, put this didn't have any weight in my rating.
So, I was expecting more from this book....maybe way more than a short story could give me, but the blurb had sounded so interesting....
I already knew that there wouldn't be any wolves(sadly), but this human Alpha/Omega thing was disappointing, maybe the fault was in the author that decided to write a story that would have needed way more pages, just in few and then didn't add a background. All happens too fast and the fact that our virgin omega becomes pregnant right after his first time with the Alpha he met only few weeks before (well at least they didn't have sex the same day), and accepts his pregnancy so easily, wasn't believable. The Alpha, was too good to be true, and actually was an Alpha only in name, bcs he didn't act as an alpha....I was starting to think that the "slutty" omega Tom(our Omega's best friend) and the Alpha's best friend Ian, would be more interesting to read about...
Then there was a stupid misunderstanding, and what they do? they talk? Gods forbid it....they waste 6 weeks being apart...After this I couldn't feel anything, anymore, for this couple. I don't care if they got back together and had a cute baby boy, I just couldn't fall in love with them. All was too fast and happened too soon, and the fact that the author wrote "2 weeks later" or "3 months after" etc...didn't help me getting a connection with the story and its chars.
I gave 3 stars only bcs the Omega's grandmother, or to better say her ghost, was funny and I liked her, and nothing really bad happens.
Another thing that annoyed me, was Tom speaking in 3rd person...I wanted to slap him, sorry but I didn't like it, maybe someone else will find it funny or cute.
Anyway, something about this plot made me think about some of my father's actions and how he put our family in the Omega same condition or similar, put this didn't have any weight in my rating.
October 9, 2018
My favorite kind of pumpkins are the kind on my porch, and believe me, I love that kind of pumpkin. For food? I'm kind of a hater.
In my books? Well, I kind of like it! I am very surprised at just how much I enjoyed this story. So much so I already looked to see who was next. OMG, there are like a million books in this series!
Hopefully they all read as cute as this one did.
Pumpkin Spice love! HAHA!
November 2, 2017
A lovely wee story - thankfully not too sugary sweet. Tom was a great friend to Milo and Rafe but I'm sure his habit of referring to himself in the third tense all the time would soon be very annoying. I had to reread some of Tom's sentences to understand them. So overall a very simple plot but a great holiday short read.
3.5 stars
3.5 stars
December 26, 2017
I'm sorry but there was nothing here to enjoy. While Milo was a nice read, Rafe was petty in cases. Also, Tom talking on 3rd person drove me insane! The fact that the problem that separated them was so stupid, I just couldn't find anything good in this book. From Tom to Rafe, even Milo sometimes weak and couldn't stand up to say what he thought would drive me crazy.
October 21, 2018
This was cute for what it was. Low angst, one bit of huge misunderstanding and asshole behavior, and pure fluff. I think this story would have been exactly the same if Milo had been a female, or it hadn’t been mpreg, but it was still cute. I’ll probably even read more of the series.
One caveat: Tom and his manner of speaking drove me nuts. Hopefully, he’s outgrown it by his own book.
One caveat: Tom and his manner of speaking drove me nuts. Hopefully, he’s outgrown it by his own book.
December 24, 2018
4 stars
Cute Omegaverse read. The slight paranormal aspect of the story surprised me but I did enjoy it.
*****
POV... multi first person
Standalone or series... book 1 of series but CAN be read as standalone
Hangover... no
Recommend... yes
Reread... sure
Cute Omegaverse read. The slight paranormal aspect of the story surprised me but I did enjoy it.
*****
POV... multi first person
Standalone or series... book 1 of series but CAN be read as standalone
Hangover... no
Recommend... yes
Reread... sure
June 1, 2020
Ay mi madre, qué es esto?
Antes de empezar este libro ni sabía que era el omegaverse
Antes de empezar este libro ni sabía que era el omegaverse
January 31, 2018
I feel like I should be sheepish or something for firing this series off to my kindle as quickly as I did, and then tearing through them in an evening, but honestly after two decades of fanfiction I'm incapable of possessing the remotest glimmer of embarrassment for any stripe of fiction.
For those of you who have a reference point for the phrase "kink meme", you'll understand what I mean when I say I can't recommend the series. There's a terrifically horrible series of rapes in the histories of two of the main characters in the series, and by extension a third, that isn't glossed over per se but seems to exist to give the various couples genetic ties between their children, who are products of the assaults from the serial rapist. Certainly the emotional weight of rape and pregnancy from rape are treated more as upsetting roadblocks on the way to baby acquisition, particularly compared to the sort of m/m romance where angst and hurt/comfort is the porn of choice.
And you're not going to find anything particularly notable in this series, assuming you're interested in the trope in the first place -- it's sort of like eating a roll of Hobnobs for dinner -- and each book would be tediously formulaic if, you know, you didn't want Hobnobs for dinner. More than that, the absurdly reductive social framework Hawke contorts into place is so eye-rolly that it reaches the escape velocity of eye-rolls. "Mr and Mr Smythe!" where the omega character takes the surname of the alpha character. The omega becomes pregnant from their chosen alpha partner, usually in an appalling way -- the condom breaks, or there's a "bad batch" of contraceptive medication somehow unknown by multiple characters, etc.
And then there's this random as fuck "supernatural" element to these stories, where each couple has some kind of intervention by ghosts of dead elderly relatives, or Santa's elves, or aging hippie Cupid, who deus exes the characters into Happily Ever Afters. Without any context for supernatural activity -- the town isn't like a Hellmouth or something -- or any greater explanation beyond "so hey here's the ghost of my nosy dead grandma."
Yet the characters are just complex enough to be entertaining, and there's that thing to be said about romance novels: for the most part you tend to know exactly what you're getting when you get it, from the cover or the title or blurb, and even though you know you could be having half-moon cookies which are clearly of higher quality and more satisfying, you just want to peel through your roll of bloody Hobnobs.
Despite that this review looks like a contortionist's effort to explain all the reasons one shouldn't read these books, I still enjoyed them. For this round, at least, the Hobnobs won me over, and didn't even spoil my appetite.
For those of you who have a reference point for the phrase "kink meme", you'll understand what I mean when I say I can't recommend the series. There's a terrifically horrible series of rapes in the histories of two of the main characters in the series, and by extension a third, that isn't glossed over per se but seems to exist to give the various couples genetic ties between their children, who are products of the assaults from the serial rapist. Certainly the emotional weight of rape and pregnancy from rape are treated more as upsetting roadblocks on the way to baby acquisition, particularly compared to the sort of m/m romance where angst and hurt/comfort is the porn of choice.
And you're not going to find anything particularly notable in this series, assuming you're interested in the trope in the first place -- it's sort of like eating a roll of Hobnobs for dinner -- and each book would be tediously formulaic if, you know, you didn't want Hobnobs for dinner. More than that, the absurdly reductive social framework Hawke contorts into place is so eye-rolly that it reaches the escape velocity of eye-rolls. "Mr and Mr Smythe!" where the omega character takes the surname of the alpha character. The omega becomes pregnant from their chosen alpha partner, usually in an appalling way -- the condom breaks, or there's a "bad batch" of contraceptive medication somehow unknown by multiple characters, etc.
And then there's this random as fuck "supernatural" element to these stories, where each couple has some kind of intervention by ghosts of dead elderly relatives, or Santa's elves, or aging hippie Cupid, who deus exes the characters into Happily Ever Afters. Without any context for supernatural activity -- the town isn't like a Hellmouth or something -- or any greater explanation beyond "so hey here's the ghost of my nosy dead grandma."
Yet the characters are just complex enough to be entertaining, and there's that thing to be said about romance novels: for the most part you tend to know exactly what you're getting when you get it, from the cover or the title or blurb, and even though you know you could be having half-moon cookies which are clearly of higher quality and more satisfying, you just want to peel through your roll of bloody Hobnobs.
Despite that this review looks like a contortionist's effort to explain all the reasons one shouldn't read these books, I still enjoyed them. For this round, at least, the Hobnobs won me over, and didn't even spoil my appetite.
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