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Shifters of Consequence #1
Survivor
They say there’s nothing wrong with me, but I can’t walk.
At least not more than a couple of feet at a time. Like from bed to my wheelchair.
I crawled out of the wreckage of our family car seconds before it burst into flame at the base of the cliff, killing my parents. I screamed my lungs raw for help, even though I knew they couldn’t be saved, but nobody came for nearly twenty-four hours. It rained, and I shivered in the chill, the scent of burned upholstery and other things filling my nose.
My aunt cared for me for a short while, but when she also died in an accident—a house fire that nearly took me out as well—I was placed in the care of a hired nurse who made sure I took my meds and waited on me hand and foot. Over time I lost what little strength I had, until I never left my room, almost bedridden, my only contact with the outside world online classes.
But when I turned eighteen, I had to make a change or I’d end up dying here, old and alone and without any hope. So now I have my small apartment in a new town, living on my own for the first time and attending classes at the local community college. My parents’ insurance is running out, but I have a job in the school library, and as long as I take my pills every day, I seem to do all right.
It’s not much of a life, but so much more than I ever had.
When Brandon Graves knocked on my door, the look of shock on his face was priceless. Apparently, he’d never seen a shifter in a wheelchair before.
He said I was on pack lands and therefore had to meet with the Alpha, his brother.
So much for staying under the radar.
Survivor is the first book in a paranormal reverse harem shifter series featuring a badly injured female wolf shifter and the four male wolf shifters who all want to be her fated mate. It is a why choose werewolf romance with a slow burn buildup sure to make your toes curl. Relationships develop over the course of this supernatural series and, of course, Mazzy guarantees an HEA.
At least not more than a couple of feet at a time. Like from bed to my wheelchair.
I crawled out of the wreckage of our family car seconds before it burst into flame at the base of the cliff, killing my parents. I screamed my lungs raw for help, even though I knew they couldn’t be saved, but nobody came for nearly twenty-four hours. It rained, and I shivered in the chill, the scent of burned upholstery and other things filling my nose.
My aunt cared for me for a short while, but when she also died in an accident—a house fire that nearly took me out as well—I was placed in the care of a hired nurse who made sure I took my meds and waited on me hand and foot. Over time I lost what little strength I had, until I never left my room, almost bedridden, my only contact with the outside world online classes.
But when I turned eighteen, I had to make a change or I’d end up dying here, old and alone and without any hope. So now I have my small apartment in a new town, living on my own for the first time and attending classes at the local community college. My parents’ insurance is running out, but I have a job in the school library, and as long as I take my pills every day, I seem to do all right.
It’s not much of a life, but so much more than I ever had.
When Brandon Graves knocked on my door, the look of shock on his face was priceless. Apparently, he’d never seen a shifter in a wheelchair before.
He said I was on pack lands and therefore had to meet with the Alpha, his brother.
So much for staying under the radar.
Survivor is the first book in a paranormal reverse harem shifter series featuring a badly injured female wolf shifter and the four male wolf shifters who all want to be her fated mate. It is a why choose werewolf romance with a slow burn buildup sure to make your toes curl. Relationships develop over the course of this supernatural series and, of course, Mazzy guarantees an HEA.
209 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 30, 2020
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Mazzy J. March
103 books171 followersMazzy J. March is a fan of all things paranormal--shifters, vampires, witches...dragons and all the many creatures that inhabit the world beyond the ordinary. She has been plotting her Academy stories for a long time and is thrilled to finally have them releasing and ever grateful to the readers who are offering such support and helping her dreams come true.
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July 24, 2020
Psychosomatic symptoms, difficult to endure
When I saw this book, I was thrilled at the idea of a disabled protagonist...and then I read it.
Wendi, with an i, who never tells people that her name is spelled with an i, is so ‘independent’ that she is insulted that her movers offer to help her move some boxes. It turns out that Wendi’s doctors told her that there is no medical reason that she can’t walk, so one day, after many chapters of negative self-talk, she just decides that she’s going to walk again and does - no physical therapy, no walker, no canes, no crutches, nor any of assistive devices other than her wheelchair, she just starts walking.
This book is thematically disjointed with the author cobbling together multiple novel tropes into a disjointed hodgepodge. Wendi’s parents were killed and she lived as a shut-in rather than attending K12. At 18, she moved away, bought a house in a new town, and enrolled in community college - who relocates and buys a house to attend a community college? Wendi is devastated because she enrolled in a 9th grade geometry class as part of her college education, but can’t do the work. Thankfully, Wendi with an i, is also a wolf shifter and has 4 different men all pursuing a romantic relationship with her, which she has no qualms about whatsoever. Even though she has never even been on a single, solitary date or kissed a boy, she is ready to embark on a full RH experience as her first experience. The exception being that she slut-shames herself, too. Instantaneously, Wendi, who had no interaction with anyone other than her aunt and in-home healthcare aides for 13 years, is deftly able to balance simultaneously dating 4 different men at the age of 18. In addition to being a wolf shifter, dating 4 men, attending college, starting a new job, and deciding that she’s tired of being in a wheelchair, so she’s going to start walking (as one does), the author cranks up the volume by making Wendi the most specialist of special people with all the supernatural abilities.
When I saw this book, I was thrilled at the idea of a disabled protagonist...and then I read it.
Wendi, with an i, who never tells people that her name is spelled with an i, is so ‘independent’ that she is insulted that her movers offer to help her move some boxes. It turns out that Wendi’s doctors told her that there is no medical reason that she can’t walk, so one day, after many chapters of negative self-talk, she just decides that she’s going to walk again and does - no physical therapy, no walker, no canes, no crutches, nor any of assistive devices other than her wheelchair, she just starts walking.
This book is thematically disjointed with the author cobbling together multiple novel tropes into a disjointed hodgepodge. Wendi’s parents were killed and she lived as a shut-in rather than attending K12. At 18, she moved away, bought a house in a new town, and enrolled in community college - who relocates and buys a house to attend a community college? Wendi is devastated because she enrolled in a 9th grade geometry class as part of her college education, but can’t do the work. Thankfully, Wendi with an i, is also a wolf shifter and has 4 different men all pursuing a romantic relationship with her, which she has no qualms about whatsoever. Even though she has never even been on a single, solitary date or kissed a boy, she is ready to embark on a full RH experience as her first experience. The exception being that she slut-shames herself, too. Instantaneously, Wendi, who had no interaction with anyone other than her aunt and in-home healthcare aides for 13 years, is deftly able to balance simultaneously dating 4 different men at the age of 18. In addition to being a wolf shifter, dating 4 men, attending college, starting a new job, and deciding that she’s tired of being in a wheelchair, so she’s going to start walking (as one does), the author cranks up the volume by making Wendi the most specialist of special people with all the supernatural abilities.
June 24, 2020
I am so tired of authors not doing their due diligence. I’m not sure this author has ever seen a wheelchair let alone been in one or talked to someone in one. I felt like I was yelling at my roommate or fiancé about something new every few chapters. As a wheelchair user I found it, not just egregious but offensive. There were several very large misconceptions here that we genuinely struggle with every single day and the author wrote them in as fact. If I could rate this lower I would.
The book itself is a lot of tell instead of show. A lot of weird misconceptions and miscommunications in spots that don’t make a lot of sense. There would be significantly less issues if they just had an honest conversation. A lot of reiterating what we already heard over and over. A lot of plot holes and plot convenience. The writing itself was pretty immature. Some editing issues but only a couple.
The book comes off more like someone’s middle school Wattpad wish fulfillment story that they haven’t gone back and rewritten yet.
Would not recommend.
The book itself is a lot of tell instead of show. A lot of weird misconceptions and miscommunications in spots that don’t make a lot of sense. There would be significantly less issues if they just had an honest conversation. A lot of reiterating what we already heard over and over. A lot of plot holes and plot convenience. The writing itself was pretty immature. Some editing issues but only a couple.
The book comes off more like someone’s middle school Wattpad wish fulfillment story that they haven’t gone back and rewritten yet.
Would not recommend.
June 1, 2020
I wanted to like this book so much. I was in the mood for a reverse harem shifter romance. This looked good based on the synopsis and I was excited to dive in.
First major issue is the telling and not showing. The author’s writing style is to tell us something that happens/happened after the fact and most of these events are happening off page. If they are important why not let us engage with the mentioned characters to get to know them.
Some shady shifters show up at night at Wendi’s house so the alpha assigns some members to watch her house. For the evening Brandon is to watch her house. In the morning Wendi wakes up and reminisces about last night. I got hung up here. I couldn’t figure out if she meant her and Brandon talked all nice through her window when he was supposed to be watching her, or if it was a dream or what. It’s weirdly worded. And why wouldn’t we see that interaction? If Brandon is going to be a love interest the audience needs to engage with him to fall for him like the FMC will eventually do. And when most of their interactions that are more significant are not written on the page, how are we to get to know them?
I stopped just before chapter 10. I stopped when Wendi and Christie were at the 1950s looking drug store for a milk shake. A few things in this particular spot is what has lead me to not finish. While chatting, a story Christie was telling is being glossed over by Wendi to us the reader. We don’t get to hear the story or engage in any interaction between Christie and Wendi so we can form a friendship with her. When all of a sudden Christie stops and they see shifters from another pack show up. We still don’t know why. Christie texts the alpha, and Brandon, a shifter we meet, texts Wendi that they should stay there and wait for an escort. Right after this there is a quote by Christie that they should finish their milkshakes before they get picked up. But it says BRANDON SAID THIS. This is a peeve of mine, if you had 8 people reading this before publication this would have been noticeable imo. Then Brandon comes and instead of having actual dialogue between Brandon and Wendi, we get a gloss over of:
Why couldn’t we see them have this argument? Maybe it would have lent us to their personalities and told us more about them. Why have it off page or glossed over? Why not just act it out in “real time” and words? It seems small and could have been glossed over but it’s almost like a majority of their interactions are this way.
I’m over books that tell instead of show. This book could benefit from some more editing as well. I’m not huge on grammar, mostly typos and blatant wording that just doesn’t make sense and if you read it out loud wouldn’t flow well.
If this ever gets redone I’ll attempt a reread for now, I’ll be quitting.
This was read via Kindle Unlimited.
First major issue is the telling and not showing. The author’s writing style is to tell us something that happens/happened after the fact and most of these events are happening off page. If they are important why not let us engage with the mentioned characters to get to know them.
Some shady shifters show up at night at Wendi’s house so the alpha assigns some members to watch her house. For the evening Brandon is to watch her house. In the morning Wendi wakes up and reminisces about last night. I got hung up here. I couldn’t figure out if she meant her and Brandon talked all nice through her window when he was supposed to be watching her, or if it was a dream or what. It’s weirdly worded. And why wouldn’t we see that interaction? If Brandon is going to be a love interest the audience needs to engage with him to fall for him like the FMC will eventually do. And when most of their interactions that are more significant are not written on the page, how are we to get to know them?
I stopped just before chapter 10. I stopped when Wendi and Christie were at the 1950s looking drug store for a milk shake. A few things in this particular spot is what has lead me to not finish. While chatting, a story Christie was telling is being glossed over by Wendi to us the reader. We don’t get to hear the story or engage in any interaction between Christie and Wendi so we can form a friendship with her. When all of a sudden Christie stops and they see shifters from another pack show up. We still don’t know why. Christie texts the alpha, and Brandon, a shifter we meet, texts Wendi that they should stay there and wait for an escort. Right after this there is a quote by Christie that they should finish their milkshakes before they get picked up. But it says BRANDON SAID THIS. This is a peeve of mine, if you had 8 people reading this before publication this would have been noticeable imo. Then Brandon comes and instead of having actual dialogue between Brandon and Wendi, we get a gloss over of:
“ Brandon and a guy I’d seen at the bonfire turned up a half hour later, and I was lucky enough to have Brandon follow me home. He informed me my guards would now be around twenty-four/seven and, when I argued, told me to take it to the alpha if I didn’t like it.”
Why couldn’t we see them have this argument? Maybe it would have lent us to their personalities and told us more about them. Why have it off page or glossed over? Why not just act it out in “real time” and words? It seems small and could have been glossed over but it’s almost like a majority of their interactions are this way.
I’m over books that tell instead of show. This book could benefit from some more editing as well. I’m not huge on grammar, mostly typos and blatant wording that just doesn’t make sense and if you read it out loud wouldn’t flow well.
If this ever gets redone I’ll attempt a reread for now, I’ll be quitting.
This was read via Kindle Unlimited.
May 7, 2020
Alternative and interesting
Wendi Walker, the wolf shifter has moved out on her own. Not being able to shift isn't fun, but then neither is riding in a wheelchair, so, hey. But the move for independence brings on something else. A wolf knocks on her door moments after moving in. Says she's on pack lands and needs to introduce herself to the alpha. She winds up being invited to meetings and runs, lands on another pack's radar and gets a guard detail, and in amongst all that has college to deal with and a part time job. All this independence is exhausting. And that's before she decides to push her body to walk again.
Spoilers ahead.
This is a little fragmented, but enjoyable. Wendi has lost her parents to a car accident. The same one that took her mobility. Then, more recently, lost her aunt, who took her in afterwards. Deciding that there's a whole world to see, even from a chair, is better than being a hermit her whole life, she takes herself off to college and a new home. Never did she realize shifters were as abundant as they are here, and that she would ever be a part of a pack. Wolves tend to heal, but she didn't. So why would they want her? And now another pack is sneaking around trying to kidnap her? Add in 4 males who aren't letting her out of their sight, brain exhaustion from school, physical exhaustion from pushing herself to walk more and trying to make friends, and things are getting complicated fast. I like the way the story is laid out. The mystery of the unknown pills, the lack of a "woe is me" mentality, the ambition and desire for more. I don't think the family losses are coincidence. I'm still unsure how he got her professor to let her take the exam again. I love that she works and isn't a perfect Mary Sue and struggles with geometry. I'm curious about why they stopped her shifting if it would heal her. There's a purpose, but hasn't been revealed yet. The multiple mate thing hasn't been addressed and the whole other pack and their nasty tendencies, either. If the pack isn't a good one, why are they allowing them to border their lands? That leaves their females at risk, even before Wendi hit their radar. The background of wolves in general is a little thin but enough basics are given that the reader doesn't focus on the lack. Are there a lot of wolves? Is 1/1 or multiple mates the norm? Shifting seems fluid, none of the usual "it's magic" or bone popping slow and painful change. Do wolves only mate wolves? Do humans dilute the genetics or do wolf genes dominate? Are there other shifters? What's up with the pale friend who doesn't like sunlight? Is that a hint or a decoy? Lol. I have questions. So, on to book 2.
PS: the grammar was good, dialogue flowed and other than a few floating or dropped speaking quotation marks everything looked well edited. Yay!
Wendi Walker, the wolf shifter has moved out on her own. Not being able to shift isn't fun, but then neither is riding in a wheelchair, so, hey. But the move for independence brings on something else. A wolf knocks on her door moments after moving in. Says she's on pack lands and needs to introduce herself to the alpha. She winds up being invited to meetings and runs, lands on another pack's radar and gets a guard detail, and in amongst all that has college to deal with and a part time job. All this independence is exhausting. And that's before she decides to push her body to walk again.
Spoilers ahead.
This is a little fragmented, but enjoyable. Wendi has lost her parents to a car accident. The same one that took her mobility. Then, more recently, lost her aunt, who took her in afterwards. Deciding that there's a whole world to see, even from a chair, is better than being a hermit her whole life, she takes herself off to college and a new home. Never did she realize shifters were as abundant as they are here, and that she would ever be a part of a pack. Wolves tend to heal, but she didn't. So why would they want her? And now another pack is sneaking around trying to kidnap her? Add in 4 males who aren't letting her out of their sight, brain exhaustion from school, physical exhaustion from pushing herself to walk more and trying to make friends, and things are getting complicated fast. I like the way the story is laid out. The mystery of the unknown pills, the lack of a "woe is me" mentality, the ambition and desire for more. I don't think the family losses are coincidence. I'm still unsure how he got her professor to let her take the exam again. I love that she works and isn't a perfect Mary Sue and struggles with geometry. I'm curious about why they stopped her shifting if it would heal her. There's a purpose, but hasn't been revealed yet. The multiple mate thing hasn't been addressed and the whole other pack and their nasty tendencies, either. If the pack isn't a good one, why are they allowing them to border their lands? That leaves their females at risk, even before Wendi hit their radar. The background of wolves in general is a little thin but enough basics are given that the reader doesn't focus on the lack. Are there a lot of wolves? Is 1/1 or multiple mates the norm? Shifting seems fluid, none of the usual "it's magic" or bone popping slow and painful change. Do wolves only mate wolves? Do humans dilute the genetics or do wolf genes dominate? Are there other shifters? What's up with the pale friend who doesn't like sunlight? Is that a hint or a decoy? Lol. I have questions. So, on to book 2.
PS: the grammar was good, dialogue flowed and other than a few floating or dropped speaking quotation marks everything looked well edited. Yay!
September 21, 2020
I'm angry, so so angry. Ok, maybe angry isn't the right word. Disappointed is better. But it makes me feel better to rant and say I'm angry. While I have other things to add, let me get the big one out of the way and it's a spoiler, be warned.
I bought this book because it has a heroine on the cover who uses a wheelchair. The blurb says that she was injured in an accident as a child and now can't walk unassisted. I thought, 'Wow, a person with a mobility disability getting some rep. I am all in!' Imagine my immense disappointment to discover that the plot moves along with her regaining her ability to walk and no longer needing her wheelchair. (If you care to glance at the covers of books 2,3, and 4 you'll see she's up, on her feet and walking. Presumably even well enough to fight, if you judge by the sword.)
That's no longer representation. That's...that's...well, that's something else. And I was super annoyed every time one of the heroes asked her to leave the chair behind, or walk a little farther, etc. I realize the author meant this to be them encouraging her, but I felt like they were trying to separate her from her disability, rather than accept her as she is. The miracle cure trope needs to die. It's like a bait and switch—you thought you were getting some real disability representation, but nope, we were just using the disability of a prop or disposable plot device.
Outside of this big disappointment, that I won't be continuing the series because of (even though this book ended on a giant and abrupt cliffhanger), I liked the four heroes and the heroine. Though the four guys didn't seem to be getting the same amount of page time and none of them had any depth as characters. I thought the inclusion of a single other female, as a BFF, was tokenish. Why are books so often entirely populated by men? The writing is simplistic (with a tendency to tell) but perfectly readable, though the editing could use another pass. All in all, it's fine, but the author burned a bridge with me. So, I'm done.
I bought this book because it has a heroine on the cover who uses a wheelchair. The blurb says that she was injured in an accident as a child and now can't walk unassisted. I thought, 'Wow, a person with a mobility disability getting some rep. I am all in!' Imagine my immense disappointment to discover that the plot moves along with her regaining her ability to walk and no longer needing her wheelchair. (If you care to glance at the covers of books 2,3, and 4 you'll see she's up, on her feet and walking. Presumably even well enough to fight, if you judge by the sword.)
That's no longer representation. That's...that's...well, that's something else. And I was super annoyed every time one of the heroes asked her to leave the chair behind, or walk a little farther, etc. I realize the author meant this to be them encouraging her, but I felt like they were trying to separate her from her disability, rather than accept her as she is. The miracle cure trope needs to die. It's like a bait and switch—you thought you were getting some real disability representation, but nope, we were just using the disability of a prop or disposable plot device.
Outside of this big disappointment, that I won't be continuing the series because of (even though this book ended on a giant and abrupt cliffhanger), I liked the four heroes and the heroine. Though the four guys didn't seem to be getting the same amount of page time and none of them had any depth as characters. I thought the inclusion of a single other female, as a BFF, was tokenish. Why are books so often entirely populated by men? The writing is simplistic (with a tendency to tell) but perfectly readable, though the editing could use another pass. All in all, it's fine, but the author burned a bridge with me. So, I'm done.
January 13, 2022
Not one I'm in a hurry to jump into the next one. The disability was why I picked this one up. I thought it would be unique and needed it for a challenge but meh. The cliffhanger was abrupt. Wolf shifters. Four guys and one girl. It was fast. Quick FMC hijacking introduction and waiting in the background neighboring pack. Wendi was stubborn and had that not an invalid attitude, which I'm very familiar dealing with, so I'm not going to get into the whole wheelchair and easy movement because I will rant. Bullshit. Just gah! Nope. Just nope. Nope.
Focusing instead on the wolves. I liked all four guys, although the alpha would be in last place. Favorite was Escher because I'm a sucker for the misfit. It was sweet, the guys had their charm and I liked that Wendi was building a new life. The aunt was a red flag straight away, more so when revealed she was a step aunt. Honestly this one could've been a standalone. Drugs wear off, Wendi can walk as she likes and suddenly can shift. But nope. Sudden mystical powers right at the end. I've read the blurb for the second book and yeah, I'm not too sure I'm going to continue.
Focusing instead on the wolves. I liked all four guys, although the alpha would be in last place. Favorite was Escher because I'm a sucker for the misfit. It was sweet, the guys had their charm and I liked that Wendi was building a new life. The aunt was a red flag straight away, more so when revealed she was a step aunt. Honestly this one could've been a standalone. Drugs wear off, Wendi can walk as she likes and suddenly can shift. But nope. Sudden mystical powers right at the end. I've read the blurb for the second book and yeah, I'm not too sure I'm going to continue.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 8, 2022
I was looking for something different. We don’t usually see a shifter with a disability, so this sounded interesting. Umm I’m not sure what to make of this. It’s a very very slow burn.
Pretty much this first book just introduces use to all four guys and our lead. A small threat, but nothing happens. We see Wendi working on herself as in working to walk, be strong and independent while going to College and meeting the pack. She's also only 18. Teen heroines are harder for me to get into.
The story was slow and not all that exciting. Laid back. I’m not sure I’ll be continue. We also end on a cliffhanger. Not an exciting cliffhanger, but the book just ends. I felt it was in a random spot.
Rated: 2 Stars
Pretty much this first book just introduces use to all four guys and our lead. A small threat, but nothing happens. We see Wendi working on herself as in working to walk, be strong and independent while going to College and meeting the pack. She's also only 18. Teen heroines are harder for me to get into.
The story was slow and not all that exciting. Laid back. I’m not sure I’ll be continue. We also end on a cliffhanger. Not an exciting cliffhanger, but the book just ends. I felt it was in a random spot.
Rated: 2 Stars
August 14, 2023
Interesting but with serious issues
The world building here was subpar, with the little there was not adding anything. The author couldn't seem to remember if one of the main love interests was named "Escher" or "Eschel". There were also misused homophones. Overall, I'm interested to see where the story goes because of the characters, but if the author can't get it together in the next book, I won't read anything else written by her.
The world building here was subpar, with the little there was not adding anything. The author couldn't seem to remember if one of the main love interests was named "Escher" or "Eschel". There were also misused homophones. Overall, I'm interested to see where the story goes because of the characters, but if the author can't get it together in the next book, I won't read anything else written by her.
January 2, 2021
I was really curious about this story. Once I read the blurb, I couldn't be fast enough to start reading it. A werewolf on a wheelchair? Not many books have a female main character with disabilities, so I was super excited to read it. However it was kind of a let down. Wendi is a strong woman, and doesn't let the wheelchair stop her from doing what she wants. However, I felt like the more the author tried to make her become even stronger, the weaker she looked. I felt like she started relying more on her four hot werewolves friends instead of continuing to be as strong as before. I'll give the second book a try anyway to see how the story progresses and if it improves for me.
September 23, 2020
Good story but too many mistakes
This needs rewritten by the author. It's not just typos but the names are switched around, the character switched bodies abruptly. Who was she dancing with; Cash or Ecsther? Once Wendi was saying she kissed 3 out of 4 potential mates which is not true, it was 2. I even re-read a few pages in case I missed it. If it was fixed I would say 5 star but I spent too much time trying figure out the story corrections. There was also one scene where the author never said who was at her door, kept referring him as He.
This needs rewritten by the author. It's not just typos but the names are switched around, the character switched bodies abruptly. Who was she dancing with; Cash or Ecsther? Once Wendi was saying she kissed 3 out of 4 potential mates which is not true, it was 2. I even re-read a few pages in case I missed it. If it was fixed I would say 5 star but I spent too much time trying figure out the story corrections. There was also one scene where the author never said who was at her door, kept referring him as He.
January 15, 2021
If I could rate this lower I would. And that may be harsh for some but this is just my opinion feel free to come at me with pitch forks and flames I need help toasting marshmallows.
This doesn't flow well, the book was a load of nothing and the depiction of someone who HAS BEEN IN A WHEELCHAIR FOR 13 YEARS is so off base that I'm shocked. I would like to state I've never been in a wheelchair but even with about 5 minutes of research after frowning at why she could walk without any form of aid I know this story waved that mystical mary-sue wand with no regard to those who actually use wheelchairs will feel when reading this.
For example, being able to walk properly after a week is ridiculous. When you are a wheelchair you are not using your legs and this causes MUSCLE ATROPHY and that is why you have PHYSICAL THERAPY TO BUILD THE MUSCLES BACK!! WITH THE USE OF WALKING AIDES!!! (Sorry, my 5 minutes of research caused my annoyance to spike)
I am completely done with this series. I hate leaving bad reviews but man, there's no RESEARCH gone into this.
Also the guys are forgettable and hard to distinguish as it's always 'he said, she said' and names are just an after thought. There's also no form of emotion that you can pull from the words to connect to the main character let alone anyone else. I think the most memorable thing is this book was the tree she almost smacked into when walking her muscle atrophied legs across forty feet.
DO NOT READ FOR LOVE NOR MONEY.
(This needs to be re-written with proper thought and not have the magical 'shifter genes' fix everything. Stories become great when you can relate and not roll your eyes at everything that is wrong)
This doesn't flow well, the book was a load of nothing and the depiction of someone who HAS BEEN IN A WHEELCHAIR FOR 13 YEARS is so off base that I'm shocked. I would like to state I've never been in a wheelchair but even with about 5 minutes of research after frowning at why she could walk without any form of aid I know this story waved that mystical mary-sue wand with no regard to those who actually use wheelchairs will feel when reading this.
For example, being able to walk properly after a week is ridiculous. When you are a wheelchair you are not using your legs and this causes MUSCLE ATROPHY and that is why you have PHYSICAL THERAPY TO BUILD THE MUSCLES BACK!! WITH THE USE OF WALKING AIDES!!! (Sorry, my 5 minutes of research caused my annoyance to spike)
I am completely done with this series. I hate leaving bad reviews but man, there's no RESEARCH gone into this.
Also the guys are forgettable and hard to distinguish as it's always 'he said, she said' and names are just an after thought. There's also no form of emotion that you can pull from the words to connect to the main character let alone anyone else. I think the most memorable thing is this book was the tree she almost smacked into when walking her muscle atrophied legs across forty feet.
DO NOT READ FOR LOVE NOR MONEY.
(This needs to be re-written with proper thought and not have the magical 'shifter genes' fix everything. Stories become great when you can relate and not roll your eyes at everything that is wrong)
May 13, 2020
Wendi is a shifter, who is unable to shift into her wolf form & is also in a wheelchair. She's been like this ever since her parents were killed in a car crash when she was a child. She's finally striking out to gain her independence and has moved to a new town to go to college. The same day she moves in she gets a visit from the brother of the Alpha of the local wolf pack. She moved to their territory without notification or approval, and she has to meet with the Alpha immediately. After being allowed to stay in their territory, she wakes up to overhear a few shifters outside her house talking about her & she texts to find out if the Alpha has sent some wolves only to find out that she's now a target for kidnapping by a rival wolf pack. Several of the pack are tasked with guarding her & she finds herself attracted to not just the brother but 3 more shifters. As she gains her independence, she's encouraged to try to gain stamina by exercising her legs. When she realizes that she's out of her medication, she decides not to have it refilled as she feels great & begins to wonder if it could have something to do with her inability to walk.
It took me a couple of chapters to really get in to this one, but I couldn't help but root for Wendi. She's got spunk & isn't afraid to let it show. The 4 guys that are attracted to her are all supportive and complement each other. I can't wait to see what happens in the next episode of this series.
It took me a couple of chapters to really get in to this one, but I couldn't help but root for Wendi. She's got spunk & isn't afraid to let it show. The 4 guys that are attracted to her are all supportive and complement each other. I can't wait to see what happens in the next episode of this series.
May 6, 2020
Wendi has been wheelchair-bound from a horrible accident which killed her parents. After being taken care of so well that she lost the little mobility she had retained, she decided to go out and live independently on her own.
A knock on her door by a visitor, Brandon Graves, surprises her. She is told to appear before the Midnight Alder Pack Alpha, as she should have done as soon as she moved there. The changes they bring to her life are long overdue! What will this mean to her future?
This was a really good story line with amazing characters. Wendi is a shifter unable to shift and needs her wheelchair to get around. But her pack will encourage her to develop strength, confidence, and acceptance of her shifter family. Best of all, they will give her hope. There is more to come and I highly recommend this series.
A knock on her door by a visitor, Brandon Graves, surprises her. She is told to appear before the Midnight Alder Pack Alpha, as she should have done as soon as she moved there. The changes they bring to her life are long overdue! What will this mean to her future?
This was a really good story line with amazing characters. Wendi is a shifter unable to shift and needs her wheelchair to get around. But her pack will encourage her to develop strength, confidence, and acceptance of her shifter family. Best of all, they will give her hope. There is more to come and I highly recommend this series.
October 25, 2020
There is so much potential here! I love the world building and the situation! The forming foundation could result in a fantastic story with a kick butt heroine and heroes that make me swoon.... yet the narrative doesn't quite get there. It needs a good spit and polish, along with a severe edit to smooth the flow, add detail in some areas and ease the stiltedness of others.
It feels like a debut novel, though from Mazzy's backlist, it isn't. Regardless, while there might be some issues and stumbles, it still offers a great story with a trope filled, but fun, plot I can't wait to explore more. I know what's going to happen (maybe I'll be surprised?), the foreshadowing is too blatant to avoid that, but it's still going to be a nice ride.
It feels like a debut novel, though from Mazzy's backlist, it isn't. Regardless, while there might be some issues and stumbles, it still offers a great story with a trope filled, but fun, plot I can't wait to explore more. I know what's going to happen (maybe I'll be surprised?), the foreshadowing is too blatant to avoid that, but it's still going to be a nice ride.
May 7, 2020
Cliffhanger Warning
Wendi Walker was born a shifter, but was injured as a child. Barely able to walk, she needs to use a wheelchair, and can’t shift. When she moves to a new town to study there, she meets a wolf pack, with four intriguing young men. And her discoveries only START there.
An interesting beginning, the book introduces us (and Wendi) to this new world at a steady, but not fast pace. It works though, and we are slowly drawn into it all, before the abrupt cliffhanger ending.
This is a reverse harem book, but it’s careful to address a number of issues I always wonder about, not that Wendi gets the answers (yet).
For fans of RH romance, and shifters in particular.
Wendi Walker was born a shifter, but was injured as a child. Barely able to walk, she needs to use a wheelchair, and can’t shift. When she moves to a new town to study there, she meets a wolf pack, with four intriguing young men. And her discoveries only START there.
An interesting beginning, the book introduces us (and Wendi) to this new world at a steady, but not fast pace. It works though, and we are slowly drawn into it all, before the abrupt cliffhanger ending.
This is a reverse harem book, but it’s careful to address a number of issues I always wonder about, not that Wendi gets the answers (yet).
For fans of RH romance, and shifters in particular.
October 5, 2020
Three and a half.
I enjoyed this, it has a good premise, it's refreshing to have an MC with a disability, and I like the guys so far. But it's lacking, something... And I can't really put my finger on it. Parts of it don't flow very well? And the ending is excessively abrupt, even for an episodic style series.
Still going to read the next book, I'd like to know what happens, so that's a positive :)
I enjoyed this, it has a good premise, it's refreshing to have an MC with a disability, and I like the guys so far. But it's lacking, something... And I can't really put my finger on it. Parts of it don't flow very well? And the ending is excessively abrupt, even for an episodic style series.
Still going to read the next book, I'd like to know what happens, so that's a positive :)
May 16, 2020
Enjoyed
I really enjoyed this book. Mostly because the fmc was “disabled”. She needed a wheel chair and I love when the characters are a little broken before they get better. I loved the other characters and I’m excited for the next book.
I really enjoyed this book. Mostly because the fmc was “disabled”. She needed a wheel chair and I love when the characters are a little broken before they get better. I loved the other characters and I’m excited for the next book.
May 17, 2020
A great read
I really enjoyed this book and can’t wait for the second. I found it a bit short but that’s only because I loved it, worth reading!
I really enjoyed this book and can’t wait for the second. I found it a bit short but that’s only because I loved it, worth reading!
January 31, 2021
Great book
Why Amazon insist on 20 words for a review via kindle, I don't know. Especially when I just want to say that I really enjoyed this book.
Why Amazon insist on 20 words for a review via kindle, I don't know. Especially when I just want to say that I really enjoyed this book.
September 8, 2021
I liked the book, I like Wendi -- I think she's doing the best with what she has, and I like all the guys, but there doesn't seem to be much distinguishing characteristics between all of them, apart from the vehicles they drive. She says that they all try to encourage and support her in different ways, but I wish we could see more of those interactions. We don't even know what they do. Moss is apparently a student at the same college, and it's mentioned that Cashel is a carpenter, but what about Brandon and Eschel?
Still, it's very nice to read about an RH where there's no bullying, all the guys are sweet and caring and protective of Wendi, yet not smothering. They encourage her in what she wants to do and achieve. They aren't even jealous of each other, which is... interesting. We only get Wendi's POV (first-person), so I don't know if they had a discussion about their feelings for her, but they certainly are aware of each others' interest and aren't bothered by it.
There are continuity errors, such as Moss and Wendi are in the same Geometry class, but when Wendi fails a test, Moss asks if the professor had tried to be tricky and made the test about other material than what he had covered in class. He should have sat for the same test and would know the answer. Also, not sure that any student can just call a professor and request that their friend or classmate be given a make-up test. Even if you could get hold of the professor that easily, I think they'd require you to request on your own behalf, and also make your own explanations as to why you'd need a make-up test.
Another continuity error is when Wendi won't let Brandon drive her car to the pack house because it has been modified for her use and he doesn't know how to use the hand controls, but after her meeting with the alpha, Brandon asks her to wait while he brings her car closer to the house so she won't have to wheel herself a distance to it. But in the next breath, she says that if he had known how to use the controls, she would have gladly let him drive them back to her place, because she was so tired. If he didn't know how to drive her car, he couldn't have moved it and brought it to the front of the pack house for her; and if he could have moved it to the front of the pack house, then he could very well have driven them home. This was a very glaring error to me.
Other reviewers have mentioned a wheelchair user being depicted wrongly, but as I don't have experience of that, I can't really comment on it, except to say that she talks about being able to stow away her own wheelchair in the car before getting in, and I'm not sure that any wheelchair user could do that. Although she can stand and take a few steps and therefore is not utterly dependent on the wheelchair, still, it seems improbable, especially as she is extremely weak at the beginning of the story. Her being able to take some steps also may explain why her leg muscles hadn't completely atrophied, but I kept thinking she should be using a walker around the house to help her keep her balance and give her something to lean on while she practices walking. It's not safe or reasonable to just simply walk unassisted while her legs are so weak.
I wish we'd had more information about shifters and shifter life. You'd think the pack -- or her four guys -- would have been eager to give her information, since they knew she had grown up outside a pack and hadn't had contact with other shifters ever since her parents died when she was five. But no, it sounds like she's still more or less in the dark because things keep catching her by surprise and no one seems to explain beforehand or prepare her by letting her know what to expect. This seemed out of character for guys who are so protective; you'd think they'd want her to know so she could assimilate into their pack comfortably. Learning more about their shifter lifestyle would only benefit them, especially if they all hoped to mate her in future. So I found this very weird. They never sit down and have a chat about what it means to be a shifter or how the pack works or anything like that.
Despite these issues, I liked the book because I like sweet and caring men, and I liked Wendi's spirit. Although some reviews also mention that she slut-shames herself, I felt that it was reasonable for her to have misgivings when she found herself attracted to all four guys and responding to their overtures. If she'd taken it in stride and not questioned it, that would have been weird.
Still, it's very nice to read about an RH where there's no bullying, all the guys are sweet and caring and protective of Wendi, yet not smothering. They encourage her in what she wants to do and achieve. They aren't even jealous of each other, which is... interesting. We only get Wendi's POV (first-person), so I don't know if they had a discussion about their feelings for her, but they certainly are aware of each others' interest and aren't bothered by it.
There are continuity errors, such as Moss and Wendi are in the same Geometry class, but when Wendi fails a test, Moss asks if the professor had tried to be tricky and made the test about other material than what he had covered in class. He should have sat for the same test and would know the answer. Also, not sure that any student can just call a professor and request that their friend or classmate be given a make-up test. Even if you could get hold of the professor that easily, I think they'd require you to request on your own behalf, and also make your own explanations as to why you'd need a make-up test.
Another continuity error is when Wendi won't let Brandon drive her car to the pack house because it has been modified for her use and he doesn't know how to use the hand controls, but after her meeting with the alpha, Brandon asks her to wait while he brings her car closer to the house so she won't have to wheel herself a distance to it. But in the next breath, she says that if he had known how to use the controls, she would have gladly let him drive them back to her place, because she was so tired. If he didn't know how to drive her car, he couldn't have moved it and brought it to the front of the pack house for her; and if he could have moved it to the front of the pack house, then he could very well have driven them home. This was a very glaring error to me.
Other reviewers have mentioned a wheelchair user being depicted wrongly, but as I don't have experience of that, I can't really comment on it, except to say that she talks about being able to stow away her own wheelchair in the car before getting in, and I'm not sure that any wheelchair user could do that. Although she can stand and take a few steps and therefore is not utterly dependent on the wheelchair, still, it seems improbable, especially as she is extremely weak at the beginning of the story. Her being able to take some steps also may explain why her leg muscles hadn't completely atrophied, but I kept thinking she should be using a walker around the house to help her keep her balance and give her something to lean on while she practices walking. It's not safe or reasonable to just simply walk unassisted while her legs are so weak.
I wish we'd had more information about shifters and shifter life. You'd think the pack -- or her four guys -- would have been eager to give her information, since they knew she had grown up outside a pack and hadn't had contact with other shifters ever since her parents died when she was five. But no, it sounds like she's still more or less in the dark because things keep catching her by surprise and no one seems to explain beforehand or prepare her by letting her know what to expect. This seemed out of character for guys who are so protective; you'd think they'd want her to know so she could assimilate into their pack comfortably. Learning more about their shifter lifestyle would only benefit them, especially if they all hoped to mate her in future. So I found this very weird. They never sit down and have a chat about what it means to be a shifter or how the pack works or anything like that.
Despite these issues, I liked the book because I like sweet and caring men, and I liked Wendi's spirit. Although some reviews also mention that she slut-shames herself, I felt that it was reasonable for her to have misgivings when she found herself attracted to all four guys and responding to their overtures. If she'd taken it in stride and not questioned it, that would have been weird.
July 9, 2020
I decided to review this series as one just because they are fairly short reads – around about 100 pages each – and I managed to read all three in just one day. Plus they all follow the same story arc and read as one continuous story.
I had never heard of this author before but I was scrolling through Amazon a couple of days ago in the mood to read some paranormal romance, and I happened to stumble across this series. I’m shallow, and I would be lying if I said I wasn’t instantly drawn to these books because of the gorgeously eye-catching colourful book covers. But I was also drawn to the fact that there is a female shifter in a wheelchair as the main character. I wanted to see how that would play out in the story and I am so glad that I decided to go with this series.
Despite only being short, these books are so filled with action and romance that I very quickly became hooked – hence the reading marathon that ensued once I had started reading book one. There is the mystery surrounding Wendi’s past, including the accidents that seem to plague her family and the fact that she can’t walk despite doctors being unable to find anything physically wrong with her. There is also the danger of a nearby pack who seem intent to get their hands on Wendi due to a shortage of female shifters – and they don’t care who they have to hurt in order to get to her.
Also, there is a lot of romance involved, as when Wendi first meets her new pack, she becomes close with four of them and it becomes clear that they are all her fated mates. Obviously this comes as a shock for Wendi who, because of her disability, has led a very sheltered life up until this point and has never even been on a date or kissed a guy. These books are not very graphic in terms of the more steamy moments – these tend to be brushed over quite quickly and are there to develop the story as opposed to allowing the reader to enjoy the salacious parts – but that is not really a complaint as it just doesn’t seem to be the style of these particular books. The emphasis is very heavily on the emotional aspects of their relationship as opposed to the sexual aspects and I enjoyed reading about how Wendi’s relationships developed and evolved as the series progressed. I think that my only complaint about the romance elements would be that the four guys all seemed a little TOO perfect. In a new relationship with five people involved, all of which have never been in relationships before because they were all waiting for their fated mate, I would have expected there to be some teething problems as everyone got used to the situation. But there wasn’t, and I guess I found that a little weird. There were a few times where Wendi struggled a bit with their relationship, but the guys all took it in their stride with no jealousy or possessiveness to be seen.
Something else I loved about this series was watching Wendi become stronger and more empowered as the story progressed. At the start of book one, she is just moving into her own place for the first time, after spending most of her life being looked after by people who have not allowed her to do anything for herself. But, with the encouragement of her mates, she pushes herself more and more to be able to find independence. She manages to strengthen herself physically so that she is able to walk for longer distances. She manages to reconnect with her wolf, who has been missing since the accident that left her in a wheelchair as a little girl. And she also manages to connect with healing powers that she had never known she had, so that she is able to help others in the pack. Wendi develops so much throughout the series and I was cheering her on every step of the way.
There were occasional issues with the writing, such as some spelling and grammatical errors, but I found it pretty easy to overlook them as I was drawn into the story completely. I absolutely loved this series and I can’t wait for book four to come out next month so that I can find out what happens next!
I had never heard of this author before but I was scrolling through Amazon a couple of days ago in the mood to read some paranormal romance, and I happened to stumble across this series. I’m shallow, and I would be lying if I said I wasn’t instantly drawn to these books because of the gorgeously eye-catching colourful book covers. But I was also drawn to the fact that there is a female shifter in a wheelchair as the main character. I wanted to see how that would play out in the story and I am so glad that I decided to go with this series.
Despite only being short, these books are so filled with action and romance that I very quickly became hooked – hence the reading marathon that ensued once I had started reading book one. There is the mystery surrounding Wendi’s past, including the accidents that seem to plague her family and the fact that she can’t walk despite doctors being unable to find anything physically wrong with her. There is also the danger of a nearby pack who seem intent to get their hands on Wendi due to a shortage of female shifters – and they don’t care who they have to hurt in order to get to her.
Also, there is a lot of romance involved, as when Wendi first meets her new pack, she becomes close with four of them and it becomes clear that they are all her fated mates. Obviously this comes as a shock for Wendi who, because of her disability, has led a very sheltered life up until this point and has never even been on a date or kissed a guy. These books are not very graphic in terms of the more steamy moments – these tend to be brushed over quite quickly and are there to develop the story as opposed to allowing the reader to enjoy the salacious parts – but that is not really a complaint as it just doesn’t seem to be the style of these particular books. The emphasis is very heavily on the emotional aspects of their relationship as opposed to the sexual aspects and I enjoyed reading about how Wendi’s relationships developed and evolved as the series progressed. I think that my only complaint about the romance elements would be that the four guys all seemed a little TOO perfect. In a new relationship with five people involved, all of which have never been in relationships before because they were all waiting for their fated mate, I would have expected there to be some teething problems as everyone got used to the situation. But there wasn’t, and I guess I found that a little weird. There were a few times where Wendi struggled a bit with their relationship, but the guys all took it in their stride with no jealousy or possessiveness to be seen.
Something else I loved about this series was watching Wendi become stronger and more empowered as the story progressed. At the start of book one, she is just moving into her own place for the first time, after spending most of her life being looked after by people who have not allowed her to do anything for herself. But, with the encouragement of her mates, she pushes herself more and more to be able to find independence. She manages to strengthen herself physically so that she is able to walk for longer distances. She manages to reconnect with her wolf, who has been missing since the accident that left her in a wheelchair as a little girl. And she also manages to connect with healing powers that she had never known she had, so that she is able to help others in the pack. Wendi develops so much throughout the series and I was cheering her on every step of the way.
There were occasional issues with the writing, such as some spelling and grammatical errors, but I found it pretty easy to overlook them as I was drawn into the story completely. I absolutely loved this series and I can’t wait for book four to come out next month so that I can find out what happens next!
August 28, 2020
This was okay, a good intro to the series, but I had a few issues with the writing and editing.
Wendi is reliant on her wheelchair to get her places. The doctors don’t know why she hasn’t been able to walk more than a few steps and Wendi has all but given up hope at ever not needing her wheelchair. With a fresh start, Wendi has moved into her new home and wants a quiet college life to settle herself in. However, she’s quickly met with the local werewolf shifters knocking at her door and requesting for her to meet the Alpha of the lands.
The premise was interesting and we jump quickly into the story, but don’t get much in terms of backstory for any of the characters. Including Wendi. It literally did not mention her aunts death until the end of the novel. I guess we were supposed to infer those things from the blurb? But I would think they should be more laid out and an integral part to the story, since her aunts death was relatively recent and kind of traumatic.
With the added mystery of her not being able to walk and those pills her aunt made her take, there’s still stuff we don’t know. Her wolf, the guys, and the revelation at the end of the book were all interesting things to keep me engaged in the story.
I wish that the characters had more depth, especially the guys. We don’t really know anything about them besides the fact that they like Wendi. Guessing she’s their true mate?? With the way their all open about sharing her affections, I guess so? There wasn’t much conflict about it or discussion about how she felt, Wendi is pretty much going with the flow.
One thing that blew my mind that would never happen in real life??? *mild spoiler*
MOSS FUCKING CALLED THE PROF AND CONVINCED HIM TO LET HER TAKE THE MIDTERM EXAM AGAIN AFTER SHE FAILED LIKE WHAT.
Never would I have seen that done so easily and without groveling, if a professor would be nice to even consider it at all.
Lol either way, I guess that’s nice??? Idk I was just shook.
The editing needs work too, there were just enough problems that it became a little irritating to read.
Probably will stick around. Interested to see what’s gonna happen in the next book.
Wendi is reliant on her wheelchair to get her places. The doctors don’t know why she hasn’t been able to walk more than a few steps and Wendi has all but given up hope at ever not needing her wheelchair. With a fresh start, Wendi has moved into her new home and wants a quiet college life to settle herself in. However, she’s quickly met with the local werewolf shifters knocking at her door and requesting for her to meet the Alpha of the lands.
The premise was interesting and we jump quickly into the story, but don’t get much in terms of backstory for any of the characters. Including Wendi. It literally did not mention her aunts death until the end of the novel. I guess we were supposed to infer those things from the blurb? But I would think they should be more laid out and an integral part to the story, since her aunts death was relatively recent and kind of traumatic.
With the added mystery of her not being able to walk and those pills her aunt made her take, there’s still stuff we don’t know. Her wolf, the guys, and the revelation at the end of the book were all interesting things to keep me engaged in the story.
I wish that the characters had more depth, especially the guys. We don’t really know anything about them besides the fact that they like Wendi. Guessing she’s their true mate?? With the way their all open about sharing her affections, I guess so? There wasn’t much conflict about it or discussion about how she felt, Wendi is pretty much going with the flow.
One thing that blew my mind that would never happen in real life??? *mild spoiler*
MOSS FUCKING CALLED THE PROF AND CONVINCED HIM TO LET HER TAKE THE MIDTERM EXAM AGAIN AFTER SHE FAILED LIKE WHAT.
Never would I have seen that done so easily and without groveling, if a professor would be nice to even consider it at all.
Lol either way, I guess that’s nice??? Idk I was just shook.
The editing needs work too, there were just enough problems that it became a little irritating to read.
Probably will stick around. Interested to see what’s gonna happen in the next book.
February 28, 2022
Oh my goodness, such a wonderful, heart warming read!
I noticed at 19% in, I found myself grinning while reading this book. I then found myself smiling nearly the entire thing! This is such a sweet, fulfilling, heart warming book.
A young female shifter has been in a wheelchair for the last 15 years after an accident that took the life of her parents, and has never shifted since. During that time, her aunt and caregivers were taking care of her every need, to the point of not letting her have independence. At the age of 20, she decided to move away to a new area to go to in person College (previously she had only done home school and online learning). The house she has moved into happens to be on the property of a pack, who insist on meeting the alpha to be sure she understands and follows the rules of the pack, not knowing of her chair. It catches them all off guard, but thankfully hardly anyone there makes a big deal out of it, unlike others had in her life in the past.
She meets a new (female) friend, and four particularly wonderful guys who only encourage her to be her best self, and to be more independent just like she's always wanted.
Since the accident, she had been taking medication her aunt always ordered and given her, and one day she realizes she's pretty much out. She had missed a few doses already, and worries about having an "episode", as her aunt warned her about. She emails the healer who always arranged them for her, who sends them a few days later in the mail. When they arrive, she starts questioning them as she's realized she's been feeling better lately, and has a choice to make.
***SPOILER ALERT***:
This book has been WONDERFUL. However, I noticed at one point she had kissed two of the guys, and then she told her friend Christie she kissed THREE, and wanted to kiss the fourth. I went back to look over the previous chapter where she had spent time with the third guy, but there wasn't a kiss. She kissed him in the following chapter however, at the dance. Just a bit of an error on the author's part. If you look past that, this book is in my opinion, perfection!
I noticed at 19% in, I found myself grinning while reading this book. I then found myself smiling nearly the entire thing! This is such a sweet, fulfilling, heart warming book.
A young female shifter has been in a wheelchair for the last 15 years after an accident that took the life of her parents, and has never shifted since. During that time, her aunt and caregivers were taking care of her every need, to the point of not letting her have independence. At the age of 20, she decided to move away to a new area to go to in person College (previously she had only done home school and online learning). The house she has moved into happens to be on the property of a pack, who insist on meeting the alpha to be sure she understands and follows the rules of the pack, not knowing of her chair. It catches them all off guard, but thankfully hardly anyone there makes a big deal out of it, unlike others had in her life in the past.
She meets a new (female) friend, and four particularly wonderful guys who only encourage her to be her best self, and to be more independent just like she's always wanted.
Since the accident, she had been taking medication her aunt always ordered and given her, and one day she realizes she's pretty much out. She had missed a few doses already, and worries about having an "episode", as her aunt warned her about. She emails the healer who always arranged them for her, who sends them a few days later in the mail. When they arrive, she starts questioning them as she's realized she's been feeling better lately, and has a choice to make.
***SPOILER ALERT***:
This book has been WONDERFUL. However, I noticed at one point she had kissed two of the guys, and then she told her friend Christie she kissed THREE, and wanted to kiss the fourth. I went back to look over the previous chapter where she had spent time with the third guy, but there wasn't a kiss. She kissed him in the following chapter however, at the dance. Just a bit of an error on the author's part. If you look past that, this book is in my opinion, perfection!
April 14, 2025
RH MMMM/Shifters/Fated Mates-Insta Attraction
The FC, Wendi, has been stuck in a wheelchair since she was 5 years old when she was in a car accident that killed her parents. She was then looked after by her aunt until there was a fire which killed her aunt. She then decides to start anew at a university and buy her own house in an attempt to be more self sufficient. The house she buys is on the Midnight Alder pack lands. When she is brought into the pack, having never been part of a pack, she meets her fated mates (although she does not know that they are her mates) and discovers that she is been sought after by another pack, the Rattlesnake pack from whom the Midnight Alder Pack must protect her. It turns out that she is a rare healer and the series covers the evolution of her relationship with the MCs and the FC discovering her legacy and background whilst fighting to keep away from the Rattlesnake pack.
Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/🍆🍆🍆 The scenes ramp up as the story progresses and there are group and one on one scenes with all centred around the FC and no MM scenes. I found” the writing to be crude and didn’t really work for me “Hot semen poured in to me” - really? That’s not hot that’s just “eew” 🫣
• There are material editing issues including sentences that just don’t make sense and disjoints with parts of the story. One minute the FC can barely walk and the next she can walk decent distances; The FC manages to escape from a house fire that kills her aunt but which the girl in the wheelchair somehow survives? Book 2 ends on a minor cliffhanger with a house burning down yet there’s no mention of it in Book 3, in fact its not even acknowledged; There’s a sudden mention of the Alpha’s twin brother appearing who has never been mentioned before but then no explanation as to where he’s been or why he’s suddenly popped up; The FC is lauded as a rare healer and yet apparently her grandmother has been living in the pack as a healer??
The story as a whole was hackneyed and unoriginal. The “crippled” heroine that was clearly not really crippled but was just too stupid to live - check? (I mean, who spends 15 years taking unknown pills, not seeing or questioning the lack of medical diagnosis or the fact that her aunt kept her sequestered her whole life?) An FC who discovers that she has some incredible, rare healing power that makes her wanted by every pack - check? The old women who pitches up out of the blue to “teach” the FC about her gift who turns out to be related – check? However god forbid she tells the FC that they are related or about her background and her family and once the FC finds out why would the FC bother asking about her family and why she did not know she had other family? Apparently she wouldn’t, only a normal person would ask questions 🙄 🫣
The author throws in so many plot mechanisms purely designed to create some kind of angst that they are just annoying. For example, the FC herself is incredibly annoying as the author insists on painting her as one of those FCs who has clearly met her fated mates but refuses to see that and instead believes the MCs are only attentive because she’s a healer and important to the pack 😡. This is further compounded by the fact that the MCs do not tell her she is their fated mate despite there being absolutely no reason not to other than the author trying for some dramatic effect. The FC also gets given a file about herself and her parents but unlike any normal person who would read the file she doesn’t. She reads a few pages then puts it aside to read later. Of course it turns out to be purely a mechanism so the author can create a lame plot twist when she comes back to read more 😒 However does the FC then rush off to clarify what she has discovered? Apparently not, she goes to plan her wedding. The author’s attempts at plot twists and drama were dreadful and so badly manufactured they were just insulting to the reader.
The FC herself came across as annoying, stupid and weak. I could not engage with her or the MCs to any real degree. I think the author was trying to write a strong character but she comes across as aggressive and stupid in how she digs her heels in over pointless issues and seems to be constantly crying.
Overall this was a badly written and poorly constructed story with an unlikeable heroine that the author insisted on dragging out over multiple books.
The FC, Wendi, has been stuck in a wheelchair since she was 5 years old when she was in a car accident that killed her parents. She was then looked after by her aunt until there was a fire which killed her aunt. She then decides to start anew at a university and buy her own house in an attempt to be more self sufficient. The house she buys is on the Midnight Alder pack lands. When she is brought into the pack, having never been part of a pack, she meets her fated mates (although she does not know that they are her mates) and discovers that she is been sought after by another pack, the Rattlesnake pack from whom the Midnight Alder Pack must protect her. It turns out that she is a rare healer and the series covers the evolution of her relationship with the MCs and the FC discovering her legacy and background whilst fighting to keep away from the Rattlesnake pack.
Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/🍆🍆🍆 The scenes ramp up as the story progresses and there are group and one on one scenes with all centred around the FC and no MM scenes. I found” the writing to be crude and didn’t really work for me “Hot semen poured in to me” - really? That’s not hot that’s just “eew” 🫣
• There are material editing issues including sentences that just don’t make sense and disjoints with parts of the story. One minute the FC can barely walk and the next she can walk decent distances; The FC manages to escape from a house fire that kills her aunt but which the girl in the wheelchair somehow survives? Book 2 ends on a minor cliffhanger with a house burning down yet there’s no mention of it in Book 3, in fact its not even acknowledged; There’s a sudden mention of the Alpha’s twin brother appearing who has never been mentioned before but then no explanation as to where he’s been or why he’s suddenly popped up; The FC is lauded as a rare healer and yet apparently her grandmother has been living in the pack as a healer??
The story as a whole was hackneyed and unoriginal. The “crippled” heroine that was clearly not really crippled but was just too stupid to live - check? (I mean, who spends 15 years taking unknown pills, not seeing or questioning the lack of medical diagnosis or the fact that her aunt kept her sequestered her whole life?) An FC who discovers that she has some incredible, rare healing power that makes her wanted by every pack - check? The old women who pitches up out of the blue to “teach” the FC about her gift who turns out to be related – check? However god forbid she tells the FC that they are related or about her background and her family and once the FC finds out why would the FC bother asking about her family and why she did not know she had other family? Apparently she wouldn’t, only a normal person would ask questions 🙄 🫣
The author throws in so many plot mechanisms purely designed to create some kind of angst that they are just annoying. For example, the FC herself is incredibly annoying as the author insists on painting her as one of those FCs who has clearly met her fated mates but refuses to see that and instead believes the MCs are only attentive because she’s a healer and important to the pack 😡. This is further compounded by the fact that the MCs do not tell her she is their fated mate despite there being absolutely no reason not to other than the author trying for some dramatic effect. The FC also gets given a file about herself and her parents but unlike any normal person who would read the file she doesn’t. She reads a few pages then puts it aside to read later. Of course it turns out to be purely a mechanism so the author can create a lame plot twist when she comes back to read more 😒 However does the FC then rush off to clarify what she has discovered? Apparently not, she goes to plan her wedding. The author’s attempts at plot twists and drama were dreadful and so badly manufactured they were just insulting to the reader.
The FC herself came across as annoying, stupid and weak. I could not engage with her or the MCs to any real degree. I think the author was trying to write a strong character but she comes across as aggressive and stupid in how she digs her heels in over pointless issues and seems to be constantly crying.
Overall this was a badly written and poorly constructed story with an unlikeable heroine that the author insisted on dragging out over multiple books.
May 22, 2020
I have had the opportunity to ARC read for Mazzy March before with the Lycan Academy book series & I loved them! So when the opportunity to start a new Series as an ARC reader, I decided to leap into a new series and it was an enjoyable read.
As if being Wolf Shifter that is unable to shift wasn’t bad enough … add to that being a Wolf Shifter in a wheelchair … yeah … good times! Wendi Walker, the wolf shifter has moved out on her own; but the move for independence brings on something else. Moments after moving in, a wolf knocks on her door and says she's on pack lands and needs to introduce herself to the alpha. Pretty standard, commonly known Pack Law/custom. What she didn’t count on was being invited to meetings and runs. As if that wasn’t enough she lands on another pack's radar and not in a good way which earns her a guard detail. Oh, and in amongst all that has college to deal with and a part time job; all this independence is much more than she bargained for! Even with ALL of the things going on in her life, she decides to push her body to walk again.
How can you not Cheer on Wendy! Warning, Cliff Hanger AHEAD and you can expect the relationships to develop even more in future books. The characters were fantastic and I was happy to see them encourage Wendi to be her best self. There is a lot to come and I can't wait to see what happens next.
I received this as an Advance Reader Copy (ARC) with the hopes I would read it, like it & then review it.
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As if being Wolf Shifter that is unable to shift wasn’t bad enough … add to that being a Wolf Shifter in a wheelchair … yeah … good times! Wendi Walker, the wolf shifter has moved out on her own; but the move for independence brings on something else. Moments after moving in, a wolf knocks on her door and says she's on pack lands and needs to introduce herself to the alpha. Pretty standard, commonly known Pack Law/custom. What she didn’t count on was being invited to meetings and runs. As if that wasn’t enough she lands on another pack's radar and not in a good way which earns her a guard detail. Oh, and in amongst all that has college to deal with and a part time job; all this independence is much more than she bargained for! Even with ALL of the things going on in her life, she decides to push her body to walk again.
How can you not Cheer on Wendy! Warning, Cliff Hanger AHEAD and you can expect the relationships to develop even more in future books. The characters were fantastic and I was happy to see them encourage Wendi to be her best self. There is a lot to come and I can't wait to see what happens next.
I received this as an Advance Reader Copy (ARC) with the hopes I would read it, like it & then review it.
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April 15, 2022
Having a disability myself, I could relate to the MC in this aspect. However, her medical status was a little frustrating as she seemed to be happy taking unknown medication with an unknown effect/ ingredients, and I can’t see that as being particularly realistic- I know she’s young, and naïve, and has been dependant on others due to her condition, but ask some questions, lady!
I found the writing to go downhill a little towards the end of the book; with more grammar and punctuation errors, and I found that there was a lot of non subtle foreshadowing that wasn’t addressed in this book.
Definitely a lot of telling not showing, as addressed by other reviewers, and some problematic writing around her disability.
The relationship with the boys was confusing, because it’s not defined and she’s just kind of going with the flow, without really questioning anything, which I felt was unrealistic. If I ever had 4 men lusting after me, I’d certainly be asking them “hey, where’s this going? Are you comfortable with me dating all 4 of you? Are we actually dating at all? What will you do when you find your mates?” Etc…. Just some pretty reasonable questions you’d want to ask before getting into a relationship with someone!
The main characters didn’t stand out particularly to me, and I found myself forgetting who was who. I also didn’t realise she and Cashel kissed, and when it was brought up I honestly couldn’t remember it, so it mustn’t have been particularly memorable 😂
I’ll continue on with the series, hoping it’s edited a little more thoroughly than this one.
I found the writing to go downhill a little towards the end of the book; with more grammar and punctuation errors, and I found that there was a lot of non subtle foreshadowing that wasn’t addressed in this book.
Definitely a lot of telling not showing, as addressed by other reviewers, and some problematic writing around her disability.
The relationship with the boys was confusing, because it’s not defined and she’s just kind of going with the flow, without really questioning anything, which I felt was unrealistic. If I ever had 4 men lusting after me, I’d certainly be asking them “hey, where’s this going? Are you comfortable with me dating all 4 of you? Are we actually dating at all? What will you do when you find your mates?” Etc…. Just some pretty reasonable questions you’d want to ask before getting into a relationship with someone!
The main characters didn’t stand out particularly to me, and I found myself forgetting who was who. I also didn’t realise she and Cashel kissed, and when it was brought up I honestly couldn’t remember it, so it mustn’t have been particularly memorable 😂
I’ll continue on with the series, hoping it’s edited a little more thoroughly than this one.
August 29, 2020
I had a LOT of problems with this novel, but it maintained a promise for future good stuff. So I kept reading. It is slow and never seems to leave the "introductory" stage. The characters were okay, but too cookie-cutter and boxed into one defining characteristic. There are often situations where more than two people are all together, and it's not clear who is speaking. I have a serious problem with characters that aren't curious about themselves. Here we have a woman whose parents died when she was 5. Then she was raised by her aunt until some point (the timeline is unclear here) when her house burned down, and then she was cared for by a professional caretaker until she left for college. Her involvement with werewolves ended at age 5. So where is she getting her knowledge of shifter culture? Why isn't she asking for information? Why isn't there a Pack Life 101 kind of discussion?SO RIDICULOUS that she wouldn't ask more questions. In line with this issue, there are constant rhetorical questions of "you don't know, do you?" NO, she doesn't know because NO ONE will tell her. The book ends abruptly and without any real crisis or resolution. It just kind of ends. The concept is interesting, though, so I'll read the next book.
May 8, 2021
Survivor: A Shifter of Consequence Tale
A different type of shifter story and very interesting. It is about a shifter that was in a car accident at five years of age that her wolf saved her but both of her parents did not. That was the last time she shifted.
Her aunt took her in to raise and Wendi, suffered a very bad injury to her spine during the car accident and had very little control over her legs. She was in a wheelchair from then. Wendi was totally dependent on her aunt and caregivers. Wendi decides to go to college and buys a house close to the one she will be going to but she has never been part of a pack and does not realize she needs the Alphas permission to move on pack lands. The day she moves in, she gets a personal visit to be taken to the Alpha. Everyone gets a shock because no shifter in their knowledge had never healed from an injury. They are shocked with Wendi being in a wheelchair.
Wendy's life totally changes from that day forward. She meets four hot shifters and finally has a friend that is a girl and shifter. College life is totally different than the online classes she took growing up. Wendi meets each challenge that comes her way in ways she never thought she would.
A different type of shifter story and very interesting. It is about a shifter that was in a car accident at five years of age that her wolf saved her but both of her parents did not. That was the last time she shifted.
Her aunt took her in to raise and Wendi, suffered a very bad injury to her spine during the car accident and had very little control over her legs. She was in a wheelchair from then. Wendi was totally dependent on her aunt and caregivers. Wendi decides to go to college and buys a house close to the one she will be going to but she has never been part of a pack and does not realize she needs the Alphas permission to move on pack lands. The day she moves in, she gets a personal visit to be taken to the Alpha. Everyone gets a shock because no shifter in their knowledge had never healed from an injury. They are shocked with Wendi being in a wheelchair.
Wendy's life totally changes from that day forward. She meets four hot shifters and finally has a friend that is a girl and shifter. College life is totally different than the online classes she took growing up. Wendi meets each challenge that comes her way in ways she never thought she would.
May 3, 2020
Wendi has been in a wheelchair since the accident that took her parents lives. She has lived with her Aunt and doing online classes. She has lead a pretty isolated life until she decides to move for college. Wendi wants to have her independence and do what she wants, even if she barely walk far. She is looking forward to this next phase.
Unexpected visitor will change her whole world. Wendi is informed she needs to see the Alpha of Midnight Alder pack immediately. Wendi doesn't want to go but she has no choice. Wendi meets with the alpha. What Wendi finds when she becomes involved with the pack, she will never return to her old life.
This was a really good, interesting read. The female lead is a shifter that can't shift and is wheel chair bound, she is trying to make a happy, independent life for herself. She will slowly find her strength, friendships, and much more as the book goes on. I really can't wait for the next book as Wendi finds herself, but the truth of what really happened to her wolf and everything else
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Unexpected visitor will change her whole world. Wendi is informed she needs to see the Alpha of Midnight Alder pack immediately. Wendi doesn't want to go but she has no choice. Wendi meets with the alpha. What Wendi finds when she becomes involved with the pack, she will never return to her old life.
This was a really good, interesting read. The female lead is a shifter that can't shift and is wheel chair bound, she is trying to make a happy, independent life for herself. She will slowly find her strength, friendships, and much more as the book goes on. I really can't wait for the next book as Wendi finds herself, but the truth of what really happened to her wolf and everything else
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May 14, 2020
This book 1 in the Shifters of Consequence Series is a very well written story in the series with characters that are strong, have depth and evolve as the series evolve. This is not a stand-alone story. Cannot wait for more stories from this Author. This story has action, adventure, twists/turns, and a romance that has more than 2 lovers. Interesting series. The female lead is a shifter, who is unable to shift into her wolf form & is also in a wheelchair. She's been like this ever since her parents were killed in a car crash when she was a child. The day she moves into her college town she gets a visit from the Alpha's of the local wolf pack. She moved to their territory without notification and must meet with the Alpha now. She is a target of kidnappers and the alpha sends protectors over and she finds herself attracted to not just the brother but 3 more shifters.
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I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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