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Dragon Shifter's Mates #3
Dragon's Desire
Ren is finally getting used to the idea that she's the last dragon shifter alive—destined to take four alpha shifters as her mates and unite all shifter kind—when more trouble looms on the horizon. The rogue group that slaughtered her family is still out for blood, and they don't care who they hurt along the way.
Ren and her mates set out to quash the rebellion once and for all. But the rogues have allies in unexpected places, startling enough to shake Ren's resolve. Throw in a challenger hoping to wrench the position of alpha from one of her guys, and this dragon shifter has reached her limit. How can a girl who's only known she's a shifter for three weeks heal sixteen years of chaos?
*This steamy new reverse harem paranormal romance series is intended for readers 18+. Expect sexy situations, intense action, ongoing storylines, and a quartet of alluring wolf, bear, jaguar, and eagle alpha shifters you’ll wish you could make your mates.*
Ren and her mates set out to quash the rebellion once and for all. But the rogues have allies in unexpected places, startling enough to shake Ren's resolve. Throw in a challenger hoping to wrench the position of alpha from one of her guys, and this dragon shifter has reached her limit. How can a girl who's only known she's a shifter for three weeks heal sixteen years of chaos?
*This steamy new reverse harem paranormal romance series is intended for readers 18+. Expect sexy situations, intense action, ongoing storylines, and a quartet of alluring wolf, bear, jaguar, and eagle alpha shifters you’ll wish you could make your mates.*
218 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 11, 2018
About the author
Eva Chase
128 books3,994 followersEva Chase is an Amazon bestselling author of urban fantasy and paranormal romance. She grew up on a steady diet of magic, mayhem, and romantic angst, and brings plenty of all three to her stories. But no need to fear the dreaded love triangle—her heroines never have to choose.
Eva's best-known series are Flirting with Monsters, Royals of Villain Academy, and Bound to the Fae. She lives in Ontario, Canada with her family and one velcro-like cat. Visit her online at https://www.evachase.com
Eva's best-known series are Flirting with Monsters, Royals of Villain Academy, and Bound to the Fae. She lives in Ontario, Canada with her family and one velcro-like cat. Visit her online at https://www.evachase.com
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May 8, 2023
Treachery is afoot!
The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 💙🖤💜💚
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📙📘
World building: 🌏🌍🌎🌍
Character development: 😠😘🤓🥰
Narrator(s): 🎙🎙🎙
Narration Type: Dual Narration
The heroine: Serenity (a.k.a. Ren) - she is a dragon shifter who thought she was human for most of her life. Now she has new abilities and power and is expected to mate with four alpha male shifters in order to bring peace to the shifter world. Though nothing is as easy as it seems, especially the idea of being with multiple men when she was brought up as a human. She has bonded with all four men, but so far has only mated two of them.
The Heroes: West, Nate, Aaron, Marco - West is an angry wolf shifter who has held a grudge against Ren for not being there for the last sixteen years. Nate is a huge mountain of a man and a bear shifter who just wants to protect Ren. Aaron is a sweet and loving eagle shifter who knew what he wanted from the start. And Marco is a feisty jaguar shifter who has a lot of pride.
The Story: The group of them had gone on a dangerous trek to find out what happened to Ren’s mother and get the power that she had been after when she disappeared. They were attacked more than once along the way and after by rogue shifters and fae. Possibly the same ones that killed Ren’s mother and the rest of her family. However, they have been holding their own and even better all along. Now they must go on to the bear shifter’s territory.
Like the first two books this one had a lot of action. I liked that there was more action and dialogue than steamy scenes as sometimes these reverse harem romances get a bit too smutty. There was a lot of strategy around finding out what the rogue shifters were up to and more than one of the guys found out there were traitors in their ranks. The story was interesting and the romance between Ren and each of her guys was more than just smut for the sake of smut. There were actually different relationships between her and each guy.
This book was told in multiple points of view via dual narration and was narrated by Felicity Munroe and Joe Arden. I really like both of these narrators a lot. They both have terrific voices and are awesome narrators. I can’t say enough about Felicity’s New Joysey accent when she does the voice of Ren’s friend Kylie. Though like I said in my last review, I would like to hear more from each of the men’s points of view.
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The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 💙🖤💜💚
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📙📘
World building: 🌏🌍🌎🌍
Character development: 😠😘🤓🥰
Narrator(s): 🎙🎙🎙
Narration Type: Dual Narration
The heroine: Serenity (a.k.a. Ren) - she is a dragon shifter who thought she was human for most of her life. Now she has new abilities and power and is expected to mate with four alpha male shifters in order to bring peace to the shifter world. Though nothing is as easy as it seems, especially the idea of being with multiple men when she was brought up as a human. She has bonded with all four men, but so far has only mated two of them.
The Heroes: West, Nate, Aaron, Marco - West is an angry wolf shifter who has held a grudge against Ren for not being there for the last sixteen years. Nate is a huge mountain of a man and a bear shifter who just wants to protect Ren. Aaron is a sweet and loving eagle shifter who knew what he wanted from the start. And Marco is a feisty jaguar shifter who has a lot of pride.
The Story: The group of them had gone on a dangerous trek to find out what happened to Ren’s mother and get the power that she had been after when she disappeared. They were attacked more than once along the way and after by rogue shifters and fae. Possibly the same ones that killed Ren’s mother and the rest of her family. However, they have been holding their own and even better all along. Now they must go on to the bear shifter’s territory.
Like the first two books this one had a lot of action. I liked that there was more action and dialogue than steamy scenes as sometimes these reverse harem romances get a bit too smutty. There was a lot of strategy around finding out what the rogue shifters were up to and more than one of the guys found out there were traitors in their ranks. The story was interesting and the romance between Ren and each of her guys was more than just smut for the sake of smut. There were actually different relationships between her and each guy.
This book was told in multiple points of view via dual narration and was narrated by Felicity Munroe and Joe Arden. I really like both of these narrators a lot. They both have terrific voices and are awesome narrators. I can’t say enough about Felicity’s New Joysey accent when she does the voice of Ren’s friend Kylie. Though like I said in my last review, I would like to hear more from each of the men’s points of view.
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April 3, 2024
The angst in this thing. 3 books in and West still gets in my nerve. I don't know why I'm invested in finishing this.
August 7, 2022
2.5 ⭐ idk whats gotten into me that i really pushed through the series but here we are ... 😔🤦🏻♀️
This one became more boring than the first two, and I'm not sure I'll be able to finish the series. Everything about the book becomes tiresome and old. I noticed that I was also pushing and pulling through Ren and West's love life, but I can now say that I am more on Ren's side. Both of their arguments make sense, but I think Ren has already proven herself enough after this book (and all the battles she's fought), and if West continues to treat Ren like a five-year-old who can't understand simple sentences for the rest of the series, I'm going to lose my shit.
I can't say much about the writing, but the only thing I've noticed is that the characters appear to behave in an animated manner. The author fails to evoke emotions in the readers, and the action scenes are all anticlimactic.
AND don't think I'll continue because: (1) their lines became cringe at some point, and Ren's monologue became unbearable; (2) I don't even know who the real enemy is, and frankly, I don't care; and (3) its just so cringe.
The only good thing about this book is Alice. She's so fucking hot, and she's the saving grace of this book.
December 6, 2019
The first 2 books in this series were pretty bad and predictable. I kept reading and started reading the third book, hoping it would get better and unfortunately it got worse. I was only able to get about halfway through before I put this one down. The characters were flat, especially the alpha mates. The transparency in this book is so clear, that i wonder if the author just put all the other reverse harem shifter books into one. I'm sorry, I didn't want this to be a mean review, but understand that I love this genre and I read books for a living and there is only so many books i can fit into this lifetime. I feel disappointed and like I wasted my time when I could have read a reverse harem shifter book with characters i actually like.
February 25, 2024
this one was a lot better
the spicy scenes are great yet hilarious because like what lol
i’m becoming very tired of west and ren’s love hate relationship, literally just bang already
the spicy scenes are great yet hilarious because like what lol
i’m becoming very tired of west and ren’s love hate relationship, literally just bang already
April 26, 2023
Klappentext:
Ich habe mich endlich an den Gedanken gewöhnt, dass ich die letzte lebende Drachenwandlerin bin – dazu bestimmt, vier Alpha-Wandler zu meinen Gefährten zu machen und alle Gestaltwandler zu vereinen –, als sich am Horizont neuer Ärger anbahnt. Die Gruppe der Abtrünnigen, die meine Familie abgeschlachtet hat, ist immer noch auf Blut aus. Und es ist ihnen vollkommen egal, wen sie dabei verletzen.
Meine Gefährten und ich beschließen, die Rebellen ein für alle Mal niederzuschlagen. Allerdings haben die Abtrünnigen Verbündete an unerwarteten Orten, was meine Entschlossenheit zum Wanken bringt. Dazu kommt noch ein Herausforderer, der einem meiner Männer die Alpha-Position entreißen will. Die Drachenwandlerin stößt an ihre Grenzen. Wie soll eine Frau, die erst seit drei Wochen weiß, dass sie eine Gestaltwandlerin ist, sechzehn Jahre Chaos wieder gutmachen?
Meinung:
Im dritten Teil der Gestaldwandlerreihe geht es überwiegend um die Katzenwandler. Bereits im zweiten Band hat sich der eingebildete Marco ins Aus geschosssen. War Ren eine Idiotin ihm zu vertrauen? Oder kann er ihr beweisen, dass sie sich nicht in ihm getäuscht hat?
Weiters interessiert mich am meisten der Wolfwandler. Nur leider taut er mir viel zu langsam auf – wahrscheinlich macht das den Reiz aus – und er bleibt auch in diesem Buch ein Mysterium.
Ich fand auch diesen Band wieder spannend und interessant. Man erfährt wieder mehr über die Männer, für mich ist es aber immer noch zu wenig. Durch die Herausforderung bekommt man Informationen darüber, wie das Leben der Männer aussah, bevor Ren aufgetaucht ist.
Bewertung:
Schreibstil: ***
Handlung: ****
Spannung: ****
Atmosphäre: ****
Ich habe mich endlich an den Gedanken gewöhnt, dass ich die letzte lebende Drachenwandlerin bin – dazu bestimmt, vier Alpha-Wandler zu meinen Gefährten zu machen und alle Gestaltwandler zu vereinen –, als sich am Horizont neuer Ärger anbahnt. Die Gruppe der Abtrünnigen, die meine Familie abgeschlachtet hat, ist immer noch auf Blut aus. Und es ist ihnen vollkommen egal, wen sie dabei verletzen.
Meine Gefährten und ich beschließen, die Rebellen ein für alle Mal niederzuschlagen. Allerdings haben die Abtrünnigen Verbündete an unerwarteten Orten, was meine Entschlossenheit zum Wanken bringt. Dazu kommt noch ein Herausforderer, der einem meiner Männer die Alpha-Position entreißen will. Die Drachenwandlerin stößt an ihre Grenzen. Wie soll eine Frau, die erst seit drei Wochen weiß, dass sie eine Gestaltwandlerin ist, sechzehn Jahre Chaos wieder gutmachen?
Meinung:
Im dritten Teil der Gestaldwandlerreihe geht es überwiegend um die Katzenwandler. Bereits im zweiten Band hat sich der eingebildete Marco ins Aus geschosssen. War Ren eine Idiotin ihm zu vertrauen? Oder kann er ihr beweisen, dass sie sich nicht in ihm getäuscht hat?
Weiters interessiert mich am meisten der Wolfwandler. Nur leider taut er mir viel zu langsam auf – wahrscheinlich macht das den Reiz aus – und er bleibt auch in diesem Buch ein Mysterium.
Ich fand auch diesen Band wieder spannend und interessant. Man erfährt wieder mehr über die Männer, für mich ist es aber immer noch zu wenig. Durch die Herausforderung bekommt man Informationen darüber, wie das Leben der Männer aussah, bevor Ren aufgetaucht ist.
Bewertung:
Schreibstil: ***
Handlung: ****
Spannung: ****
Atmosphäre: ****
May 2, 2020
Was not a fan of this one. There is only one book left, and these are fairly short, so I will finish the series. I haven't really liked the last two series I've read from Eva Chase. This and her Wicked Wonderland series. Both are reverse harem, and it felt like she was reaching to find an explanation to justify the multiple partners. For example in this one, the female dragon shifter has to have one alpha from each of the four categories to reproduce. Because dragons are too much for just one shifter. And there are no male dragons.
I think a big part if why I haven't liked the last two series, for the most part, is I haven't really liked the heroines. They just annoy me so much.
I think a big part if why I haven't liked the last two series, for the most part, is I haven't really liked the heroines. They just annoy me so much.
January 14, 2018
I think this just may be my favorite of the series so far! And not because I got tons of Nate lol I am loving the progression of Ren’s character and the progression of the romance with her an her Alpha’s. I can’t wait to see where this goes next! I need book 4 now!!!
May 17, 2026
I think my biggest problem with this story is that it doesn't really feel like a whole story. It feels like it's been chopped out of a larger book and sold as it's own thing, when it really should have just been a part of book 2. There's no definable story arc.
So while yes, there's more action and intrigue. More danger, more drama, it just ends up feeling like it should have been a part of the last book leading up to the FINAL confrontation in book 4.
I've also started to feel the fatigue and repetition in this one with the way these characters behave and talk to one another. There's some progress on the relationship front, especially with Marco, who finally manages to get his foot out of his mouth and consummate his mate bond with Ren. But with the wolf guy?
It feels like we're purposefully being deprived of his story because it's gonna be the ONLY thing driving the last book forward (which isn't true, obviously there's still conflict afoot). So we just keep having the exact same conversations and confrontations with him and I'm bored of it.
Now, obviously the action is decent. I enjoyed the battle for Alpha that Marco has to engage in once another challenges him. But this book is SO short that a lot of the buildup for the final conflict falls flat because there's not enough time to build up to it. We obviously meet the 'bad guy' earlier in the story - but he shows up, is smarmy, and then disappears again until it's time to literally come in guns blazing. We should have seen him more, had more time to understand his motivations.
3 books in and we STILL don't really know what's driving the rogues to do what they're doing. Why they're trying SO hard to kill the dragon and overthrow the alphas.
Oh - and one more thing that doesn't matter, except to me it does:
All this time Marco - the feline shifter - has had a distinct southern accent. It comes across as Texan when the narrators try and replicate it (I've been listening to the audio on and off while house cleaning) - but that's neither here nor there. The feline shifter's home base is in MIAMI of all places. But the way the area's described it sounds more like it SHOULD be in some place like Savannah. From the peach Victorian house to the surrounding landscape - the text even goes so far as to point out that the residence is "further inland" than the others previously visited on the west coast.
...In MIAMI?!
Were the others on stilts IN the ocean?!
This isn't a huge issue, obviously. The setting is just a backdrop for the action and drama going on . But listen - when you place things in a real-world landscape, the people who ACTUALLY live in those places are going to notice when you don't do your research and fuck it up.
There's not a SINGLE Cuban side character, either. Everyone's talking like they're straight out of the Antebellum south - like Scarlet O'Hara will come waltzing by in her dress made from curtains at any moment. But you've put us in MIAMI. A place alive and rich with an entirely different culture!
If you wanted a southern feel - perhaps pick a more culturally SOUTHERN town. It's common knowledge for those of us who live in the south that the further south in Florida you go, the less SOUTHERN you actually are. Miami is SO well-known for it's vibrant and lively Cuban heritage, history, and culture. It feels sort of like a slap in the face to ignore that in favor of trying to re-enact the Civil War.
Ehh... the further into this series the more things are kind of starting to fall apart for me. Shame really. Because Eva Chase has written other series that I've enjoyed.
So while yes, there's more action and intrigue. More danger, more drama, it just ends up feeling like it should have been a part of the last book leading up to the FINAL confrontation in book 4.
I've also started to feel the fatigue and repetition in this one with the way these characters behave and talk to one another. There's some progress on the relationship front, especially with Marco, who finally manages to get his foot out of his mouth and consummate his mate bond with Ren. But with the wolf guy?
It feels like we're purposefully being deprived of his story because it's gonna be the ONLY thing driving the last book forward (which isn't true, obviously there's still conflict afoot). So we just keep having the exact same conversations and confrontations with him and I'm bored of it.
Now, obviously the action is decent. I enjoyed the battle for Alpha that Marco has to engage in once another challenges him. But this book is SO short that a lot of the buildup for the final conflict falls flat because there's not enough time to build up to it. We obviously meet the 'bad guy' earlier in the story - but he shows up, is smarmy, and then disappears again until it's time to literally come in guns blazing. We should have seen him more, had more time to understand his motivations.
3 books in and we STILL don't really know what's driving the rogues to do what they're doing. Why they're trying SO hard to kill the dragon and overthrow the alphas.
Oh - and one more thing that doesn't matter, except to me it does:
All this time Marco - the feline shifter - has had a distinct southern accent. It comes across as Texan when the narrators try and replicate it (I've been listening to the audio on and off while house cleaning) - but that's neither here nor there. The feline shifter's home base is in MIAMI of all places. But the way the area's described it sounds more like it SHOULD be in some place like Savannah. From the peach Victorian house to the surrounding landscape - the text even goes so far as to point out that the residence is "further inland" than the others previously visited on the west coast.
...In MIAMI?!
Were the others on stilts IN the ocean?!
This isn't a huge issue, obviously. The setting is just a backdrop for the action and drama going on . But listen - when you place things in a real-world landscape, the people who ACTUALLY live in those places are going to notice when you don't do your research and fuck it up.
There's not a SINGLE Cuban side character, either. Everyone's talking like they're straight out of the Antebellum south - like Scarlet O'Hara will come waltzing by in her dress made from curtains at any moment. But you've put us in MIAMI. A place alive and rich with an entirely different culture!
If you wanted a southern feel - perhaps pick a more culturally SOUTHERN town. It's common knowledge for those of us who live in the south that the further south in Florida you go, the less SOUTHERN you actually are. Miami is SO well-known for it's vibrant and lively Cuban heritage, history, and culture. It feels sort of like a slap in the face to ignore that in favor of trying to re-enact the Civil War.
Ehh... the further into this series the more things are kind of starting to fall apart for me. Shame really. Because Eva Chase has written other series that I've enjoyed.
February 13, 2024
This is definitely a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for me…. It’s something about seeing someone who thought she wasn’t good enough, wouldn’t be anything more than what she was turn into a straight up bad ass! The different scenarios and stories with her and her mates are all uniquely different with a beauty that tugs at your heart strings. 🐲🐉🀄️
I am currently waiting on someone to walk up to me in a bar and tell me that I am indeed a dragon shifter…. But I’ll keep my current mate 😉💕❤️
I am currently waiting on someone to walk up to me in a bar and tell me that I am indeed a dragon shifter…. But I’ll keep my current mate 😉💕❤️
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April 6, 2024Honestly, these books have no redeeming qualities and I definitely would not have finished the first one, let alone all of them if I was capable. You can give these a pass.
July 1, 2020
Ren is growing into her power and her role as the dragon shifter, and its pretty amazing. We got to see all of the alphas in action with all of the fighting that went on. And apparently there is still more to come. I can't wait to see how they handle the new threat.
West is finally to thaw out a little towards Ren. And it's about damn time. I have no clue why he's been pushing her away all this time when she has proved herself time and time again. But he's definitely the most caring one under his gruff exterior.
Marco was such a sweetie. I was worried that the five of them were only feeling the attraction because of the mate bond, but he proved me wrong. When he said he would still love her even if he wasn't the alpha, I swooned so hard.
West is finally to thaw out a little towards Ren. And it's about damn time. I have no clue why he's been pushing her away all this time when she has proved herself time and time again. But he's definitely the most caring one under his gruff exterior.
Marco was such a sweetie. I was worried that the five of them were only feeling the attraction because of the mate bond, but he proved me wrong. When he said he would still love her even if he wasn't the alpha, I swooned so hard.
July 17, 2025
This book picks up right where the last one left off, and the stakes just keep getting higher. I loved seeing the relationships continue to grow—both emotionally and physically (whew, those spicy scenes do not disappoint). Each of the guys brings something different to the table, and watching the bond between them and Ren deepen was such a satisfying part of the story.
There’s a great mix of romance, danger, and magic, with just enough twists to keep me hooked without feeling too chaotic. I especially enjoyed how Ren continues to come into her own—she’s strong, stubborn, and more than ready to fight for those she loves.
There’s a great mix of romance, danger, and magic, with just enough twists to keep me hooked without feeling too chaotic. I especially enjoyed how Ren continues to come into her own—she’s strong, stubborn, and more than ready to fight for those she loves.
December 28, 2024
Quick read, continued plot building from first two books in the series. Some parts were a little cringey but i didn’t feel like it took away from the book as a whole. Ends well. No cliffhanger, but it does leave it where it could easily be picked up on the next book. A little repetitive to the first two books but the FMC wasn’t nearly as whiney in my opinion. I am ready to wrap the series up though.
February 8, 2025
I’m glad it’s free on Audible, otherwise I don’t think I’d have gotten so far in the series. The third book was the best one so far and less predictable than the first two.
However, I wish it wasn’t so… smutty. The world built by the author has so much more potential and the spicy scenes are kinda repetitive. It leaves little space for the creatures, for real action & deeper character development.
I hope the last one will deliver! Thanks to Audible, I’ll finish the series.
However, I wish it wasn’t so… smutty. The world built by the author has so much more potential and the spicy scenes are kinda repetitive. It leaves little space for the creatures, for real action & deeper character development.
I hope the last one will deliver! Thanks to Audible, I’ll finish the series.
January 1, 2019
Another interesting read. I am enjoying this series.
January 15, 2024
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4 Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐
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4 Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐
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January 30, 2024
Oh my I luv the best friend more and more.... I'm glad they are mated to all but one now. Cant wait to see how this ends
March 20, 2024
Babe is going THROUGH it. Literally something happens then something happens straight away the second she gets one second to have a break. Honestly so realistic in that sense
May 10, 2024
Audiobook.
August 8, 2024
Full Review on the last book.
February 9, 2025
🌶️🌶️🌶️ keeps getting spicier
April 23, 2026
I'm loving this series.
The FMC goes from not knowing she's a dragon shifter to have 3 shifter mates and its like ever person you meet is some type of shifter. I love it!
The FMC goes from not knowing she's a dragon shifter to have 3 shifter mates and its like ever person you meet is some type of shifter. I love it!
July 2, 2019
Another great installment. I love how the narrators do the voices for the characters - makes it super easy to follow (I listened to the audible version). Can't wait for the next book. I feel a paranormal war brewing!
November 30, 2025
Eating these up! Now grumpy wolf boy needs to get his attitude fixed and join the group!
November 3, 2024
This book is exactly what was expected. Some plot, some character development, lots of spice.
September 29, 2018
So three books in and I like the series but I don't love it. I was trying to figure out why that is. It's interesting even if there haven't been any bombshells. Every time something has been revealed I'm like, yeah, saw that coming, but it is still interesting enough despite the predictability that I'm enjoying it. There are some things that aren't very well thought out that bug me a little bit, like sometimes Chase seems to forget the guys are all insanely rich, or they will have clothes or luggage when they fled a situation or literally ripped the clothes off themselves, or the fact that they would freeze to death, the character's own words, without clothes is suddenly forgotten after a need for a shift when they are mostly exposed. And they never shrug off their shoes when they shift, like Ren will say the only thing I managed to get off was my jacket, so how does she still have shoes? And Kylie and Ren seem to have lots of time off from work and in used sick days and the means to fly across the country last minute and pay rent when they were literally just homeless. But that isn't why this isn't a five for me. It isn't even the fact that the guys all have amazing stamina and skills despite being virgins because the bond didn't let it happen with anyone else. No, I realized it's because I don't have enough meat on the characters. We have little glimpses about their lives prior to Ron's 21st birthday, but not much, and just getting a story here or a mention of insecurity there isn't enough to hook me on them. I want to hear the story behind Mate's mom and dad. Where are Marcus 's parents? Aaron? West? I want Ren to have moments with each of these guys where they are sharing good and bad stories from their lives, where Nate does something particularly bear like and it sends Ren into giggles with the memory of the time her mom took her to the zoo and she shares that story with the guys, where she shares moments of living on the streets and the want to further protect her and erase that for her. I want Ren to be along side the guys when they share what growing up knowing they would be alpha was like, while they get into the grit of it so I'm hooked on these people, uh shifters. I'm just not getting that. I getting acquaintance level and I want soul mate level of stories and character depth.
March 27, 2023
On the one hand it seems like the bad guys (aka the “rogues”) are disorganized and attacking because they prefer anarchy to alpha rule. On the other, there are hints that someone is behind these attacks and has a deeper agenda. But it’s not well done at all because there is only a tiny hint that the rogues are better organized than the main characters think they are.
This story is truly being dragged out to fit over the four books of the series. It feels like the author is delaying the solving of some mysteries just so there could be more books. On top of that, the payoff when we get answers isn’t very good. Take for example the discovery in the previous book of what truly happened to Ren’s mom. The reveal was anticlimactic.
In this book, we get hints that someone higher up among the feline kin is involved with the rogues and helping them plan their attacks. But when we actually find out who it is, anticlimactic again.
I feel like this series could’ve been edited for pace and a tighter storyline. I also cannot stand when a character does something embarrassing. I can’t handle the secondhand cringe. So Ren continuously does things that emphasize that she doesn’t know a thing about shifter culture but then her mates tell her she did a great job and really showed the doubters why she’s an excellent dragon shifter and leader of all shifters.
I’m also bored with West. Just reveal his backstory already! And enough with the back and forth between him and Ren. I get why this is being dragged out though. The first book was about Ren and Aaron. The second book was about Ren and Nate. This book was about Ren and Marco. So of course we know why the fourth book will be about.
I really should learn to DNF more often but I always want to know how the story ends so here I continue on this ride.
This story is truly being dragged out to fit over the four books of the series. It feels like the author is delaying the solving of some mysteries just so there could be more books. On top of that, the payoff when we get answers isn’t very good. Take for example the discovery in the previous book of what truly happened to Ren’s mom. The reveal was anticlimactic.
In this book, we get hints that someone higher up among the feline kin is involved with the rogues and helping them plan their attacks. But when we actually find out who it is, anticlimactic again.
I feel like this series could’ve been edited for pace and a tighter storyline. I also cannot stand when a character does something embarrassing. I can’t handle the secondhand cringe. So Ren continuously does things that emphasize that she doesn’t know a thing about shifter culture but then her mates tell her she did a great job and really showed the doubters why she’s an excellent dragon shifter and leader of all shifters.
I’m also bored with West. Just reveal his backstory already! And enough with the back and forth between him and Ren. I get why this is being dragged out though. The first book was about Ren and Aaron. The second book was about Ren and Nate. This book was about Ren and Marco. So of course we know why the fourth book will be about.
I really should learn to DNF more often but I always want to know how the story ends so here I continue on this ride.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 7, 2019
3.5 Stars
Overall Rating ★★★★
Plot ★★★★
Humor ★★★
Characters & Character Development ★★★★
Narration ★★★
Story:
Characters
Ren (Dragon Shifter)
Marco (Jaguar shifter) - Alpha of the feline kin
West (Wolf Shifter) - Alpha of the canine kin
Aaron (Eagle Shifter) - Alpha of the avian kin
Nate (Bear Shifter) - Alpha of the disparate kin who didn’t belong to the canine, feline, or avian groups
I liked the story. Ren is becoming stronger in her abilities and becoming more confident. She's learning how to be a leader and protect those she cares about. There were a lot of questions in this book about people's loyalty in the kin groups. There were more battles for control with the rogues. I like how much Ren's relationship grew with Marco in this book. I still feel like West is a jerk. I didn’t like how Ren had to pretty much beg West for closeness and affection. I don’t like that shit. She didn’t ask for any of that. And he blames her for something and treats her like crap and like she’s stupid at every moment. I can’t stand that. He questions everything she does.
Kylie was a dumb ass. Ren is going through so much shit and Kylie flies out to where she is without even telling her. So stupid. She should have asked if it was okay prior given she can’t fight shifters. And she will just be a liability and be in the way. She should know that. I honestly wish she’d never gotten involved. Given what’s already happened, why do it again. I'm glad she realized that Ren needs some space now to deal with all that's going on.
Narration: Joe Arden, Felicity Munroe - Unfortunately I don’t love the narration for this series because of the woman. Joe is great but I don’t care for Felicity. Every time I hear the narration for Kylie, I cringe.
Overall Rating ★★★★
Plot ★★★★
Humor ★★★
Characters & Character Development ★★★★
Narration ★★★
Story:
Characters
Ren (Dragon Shifter)
Marco (Jaguar shifter) - Alpha of the feline kin
West (Wolf Shifter) - Alpha of the canine kin
Aaron (Eagle Shifter) - Alpha of the avian kin
Nate (Bear Shifter) - Alpha of the disparate kin who didn’t belong to the canine, feline, or avian groups
I liked the story. Ren is becoming stronger in her abilities and becoming more confident. She's learning how to be a leader and protect those she cares about. There were a lot of questions in this book about people's loyalty in the kin groups. There were more battles for control with the rogues. I like how much Ren's relationship grew with Marco in this book. I still feel like West is a jerk. I didn’t like how Ren had to pretty much beg West for closeness and affection. I don’t like that shit. She didn’t ask for any of that. And he blames her for something and treats her like crap and like she’s stupid at every moment. I can’t stand that. He questions everything she does.
Kylie was a dumb ass. Ren is going through so much shit and Kylie flies out to where she is without even telling her. So stupid. She should have asked if it was okay prior given she can’t fight shifters. And she will just be a liability and be in the way. She should know that. I honestly wish she’d never gotten involved. Given what’s already happened, why do it again. I'm glad she realized that Ren needs some space now to deal with all that's going on.
Narration: Joe Arden, Felicity Munroe - Unfortunately I don’t love the narration for this series because of the woman. Joe is great but I don’t care for Felicity. Every time I hear the narration for Kylie, I cringe.
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