different…
This is different from the Royal cats I’ve been with so far in the series. I think the change to this pack is jarring, and I feel a bit incomplete because there are still cats to hear from. I didn’t invest much into the wolves who’d helped out the Royals but to now focus on the pack with people I don’t even recognize is a bit of a let down.
However, this book was very different. Culture shock, in a way, and it kinda intrigued me. This wasn’t like the Royals where true mates was a heavy thing. They super emphasized on the “humans suck, pick a pack member” rule. It was really frustrating. But it gave more of a reason/excuse to have all the drama too. I do get where the thrill is supposed to come from. Forbidden love, choosing between family and love, or duty and love. Both in this case. I just personally have a hard time being okay with the constant back and forth. I get really nauseous sometimes, to the point of getting annoyed and not enjoying myself.
But there were moments. Great and good, okay and meh. I DID, however, feel weird. Let me explain:
Riley does a lot of “let me prove my love” but she’s almost always going on her knees when she says this, and I always wanna laugh. Like… I don’t know, for some reason, I got the impression that sex was supposed to be their physical expression of love. Which doesn’t add up when they’ve both had sex with others for years. But then like… I don’t know. It’s hard to explain. I got more sex and internal drama from them than anything heartfelt. A lot of guilt and unintentional hurting, but no talking things out or spending time. I don’t think I like that. At least not with what happened for this couple. Super dramas, man, and it was more sex-filled than anything.