This book has pissed me off. I’m only 65% into the story and it has been a struggle to continue it at all. I’ve put it down and picked it back up dozens of times. I completely understand all the reviews that stated they DNF’d, because on top of being boring it is misogynistic and lacking in details while also being contradictory.
The FMC was taken from her caveman post zombie apocalypse life, captured really, when her people tried to steal food from the shifter wolves. The OM(for lack of a better word)/second in command male character took her with the full intention of r@ping her to death and sharing her with his leader and his soldiers. He even referenced having r@ped human women to death before. They had no respect for the human’s lives or choices or species. He turned her via a serum into a wolf so she would “last longer”. When the FMC turned out to be a virgin omega another male shifter (the MMC), claimed her for himself.
The MMC proceeded to punish or penalized the FMC for not obeying their rules, when 1) she didn’t know them and 2) she was forced into their society with the CLEARLY stated intention of being used for s e x by many, and as a virgin who had purposely stayed a virgin, she tried to run away twice. For this heinous crime, the MMC forced her into her first heat with no explanations of what it all means, it was r@pe in my opinion when choice is taken out of the equation, even though he made her choose him out of the r@pe crowd that surrounded her. Then he proceeded to impregnate her, degraded her by stating she was only there to give them children, refused to mark/claim her, then threatened her with a cage if she tried to run away again after all that.
He further continues the abuse by triggering her animal instincts by coming back to his home smelling of an unclaimed omega, in essence making her violently sexual which he took full advantage of. Only to then not like that she wasn’t acting “in love” with him, and the s e x wasn’t loving. He then gave her a token conversation where she told him she would prefer to have a choice in her s e x and life, which he took offense at because he felt she should already want him. Which I can’t see why she should or would feel that way considering how ugly their interactions have been from the beginning. He also never actually tried to get to know her OR teach her anything other than to obey like a child or a dog! Bearing in mind, that the FMC was basically a wildling. She was born and raised in the forest and caves because of the apocalypse. She lived a truly free life and survival. While the shifter society just comes along and wants her for their own needs and their own benefits.
He then abandons the FMC alone in his house for weeks. No contact with anyone. Pregnant. While he had already forced her to sleep in another room instead of in his. Honestly, I was already not understanding why she even was attracted to the MMC, animal instincts or not. He was no better than vermin in my eyes.
The MMC was envious of his second in command’s relationship with his omega, who that male character treated like a woman he fell in love with, while being the same man who r@ped human women to death for fun and simply because he could. He was the same male who forced the change on the FMC and basically made her into his alpha’s s e x slave. Yeah, lots to envy there, especially considering that that omega female didn’t get the same special treatment that the FMC had gotten for him or the MMC.
Up to this point, the alpha still hasn’t claimed the FMC and is disappointed that she is depressed and beaten down emotionally, spiritually, even to a point physically, and not happy to be with him. Mind boggling as that is, the MMC is now acting like she is his girlfriend while the FMC is worried that he will lock her up again for weeks like he had already done once, and that his intentions were to take her baby away from him, and have her do it all again with as many alpha’s as possible. He may have implied this but never actually said anything along these lines but honestly, considering how uncommunicative everyone has been with her, is it any wonder that she thinks this is how her future is going to play out?!?
UPDATE 71%
Now the FMC has Stockholm, because she is basically in love with the MMC all because the s e x is good and he is now treating her better. By better I mean he is now keeping her company every day and has given her clothes. And he took her to a party, but f#€ked his fluids all over her before arriving. Honestly, if he pee’d on her in any part of this book I wouldn’t be surprised.
I’m so over this story.
83% UPDATE
This book is bipolar. Now the MMC is acting like a normal alpha would, by cherishing his mate. But he still hasn’t mated her. The FMC is in love with him now and it’s as if the ugliness never happened. It’s as if he earned her forgiveness and love when he hasn’t done anything at all! Ugh.
FINAL UPDATE
The ONLY interesting thing that happened in this book was the confrontation where the FMC behe@ded her assailants. I only wished it had happened in the beginning of the book when the second in command had captured her and saved me from this awful story. While this book was written well it still lacked continuity. One moment the MMC is an alpha who r@pes women for whatever reason and then he is a respectful male who cherishes women and does whatever he can to meet their needs. One minute the second in command is a brutal r@pist who is happy when they die during the r@pe and the next he is Mr softie for a female/omega who he only wants to make happy and protect.
There was such a huge disconnect in the characters individual arcs that it was like whiplash from one behavior to the next. The FMC was no better.
As for the world building, it was almost nonexistent. I still don’t understand how the omegas are the only viable mate for an alpha BUT at the end the FMC’s mother just so conveniently was able to mate with a human. That was a plot twist that served no purpose other than to confuse the reader. Because if that was the case then omegas would choose human men to mate so they aren’t made to submit, or would be forced to have offspring with humans to help expand their omega numbers. The virus of course is not fully explained. A lot is not really explained!
I didn’t connect with a single character in this book. Not one! I usually can at the minimum get attached to a side character, but that wasn’t the case here either. I disliked every individual character. The HEA did not match the tone of the story. It was an easy HEA that revolved around s e x and NOT because of character growth or truly falling in love. I honestly never want to read anything by this author again because this story was such a drag. I picked up this book because I wanted to read about a FMC who shutdown after the MMC f#€ks up and then his groveling to get her back. I did not get either of those. It was an insta kind of smutt romance that didn’t make me believe in any of it.
Good luck.