Mild spoilers ahead!
This is the third book in the Omegaborn series. I read the first one but not the second and I did feel like I had missed a part of the story.
The world represented in the series is intriguing, with two opposed interpretations of the natural order: the one in the domed city of Tharia where citizens believe order is created through the suppression of biological impulses, and the other in the Wild, where they believe in letting natural impulses follow their course.
It seems certain events happening in the second book, Frantic, lead to a forced exile of Tharia's Alphas into the Wild, causing a tremendous imbalance, chaos, fighting...(well, I think you get the picture). In the meantime, the Omegas in the city are being held against their will in a Sanctuary that becomes more of a prison than anything else, and they become the oppressed minority, like a shameful secret kept hidden and left to die.
The reverse harem part of the story feels almost irrelevant, I didn't get the impression that they mattered much; there's one surprising element and it's the introduction of a Beta mate for the Omega...Unusual and somehow, it worked. I didn't expect to enjoy a Beta interacting with the Omega heroine, but the character was also domineering and with his own personal style, so he actually resulted to be more fascinating than the Alpha characters.
The story is quite centered on the Omegas liberation and their empowerment against their oppressors; Omegas are supposed to be submissive, but they are strong and they have a strong motive to fight back, survival. I actually enjoyed their revolt, the united front presented by the "weakest" dynamic together with the Alphas from the Wild...This fight was more important than the reverse harem side of the book, (which felt almost superficial except for the scenes between the heroine and the Beta guy, those were really hot), and it kept me glued to the pages until the end of it.
I would like to know more about this world, would enjoy more character development and also get to know better the male characters, but for that the books need more page count, the story feels too rushed, like it missed several chapters IMO.
Sara Fields can write excellent omegaverse, let's hope she continues doing so.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.