This book has been edited and updated as of October 25th, 2020.
It all started with a naked man in an alley….
Oh did that get your attention?
Good, now listen up. For years I’ve been fighting to be on my own and out from under my father’s control. I thought I’d finally managed it after I got my dream job in a London emergency room. Things were going great. I was making good money and even had a place of my own.
I should have known the good times wouldn’t last. I apparently was engaged to a man my father picked out and soon found myself kidnapped, tortured, and forced into becoming someone else. My whole life I’ve been lied to and something was hidden inside me. And now it’s set free.
Book 1 out of 4
This is a medium burn reverse harem where the leading character will not have to choose between her men. It is an 18+ book that has strong language, sexual situations, and physical & verbal abuse that ends on a slight cliffhanger.
Sorry, but ugh, no. Just *head desk, head-desk* If you are going to write a book with your fmc as a doctor, ffs look up some shit, like how a person’s HR speeds up when they’re bleeding it does not slow down. Also, some trauma basics, hmmmm? Let’s move trauma pt without consideration of c-spine, let’s LEAVE HIM TO GO HOME AND GET A DOCTOR’S BAG WITHOUT GETTING HELP; let’s inject him with crap without assessing for allergies, and let’s stitch his skin wounds that you are worried are deep enough to injure his lung. Never fear, we’re gonna use our handy dandy stethoscope to take his pulse instead of assessing his lung fields. *runs screaming into the night* After that we flash to “earlier the same day” cos you’ve gotta give me a boring info dump without assessing how that will progress your story aaaaaaaand I’m out. Le sigh.
Pages: 270 My rating: 3.5 Read other books by this author in the future: yes MC: Vivianne, Rikkart, Koit, Darius, Tavas
Viv is the FMC of this book. She is strong, independent and resourceful. She is an ER Doctor. On her way to a hospital she saves Koit, who was attacked. Okay a bit more medical research would have been good for the rescue scene. And when Rik finally finds Koit he meets Viv and owns her a dept for saving his friend.
She finds out that her father wants to marry her of to a Russian she does not even know and this guy invades her house and tells her that he is her fiancé. He successfully kidnapp her. But Rik starts a rescue mission with three other guys.
I liked the story. It moved with a nice pace and I was entertained the whole time. The FMC is not a damsel in distress. She is strong willed and knows some self defence. I am looking forward to read the next part, which seems to be published in November.
Oh this was terrible. Write an American, author. You haven’t done enough research. On anything. There is so much wrong with the story. The medical information is all wrong. The MC is an idiot,as soon as someone assaults you-call the police. Her personality is a god/savior complex. Just yuck.
A fundamental problem inherent to the RH genre is that the vast majority of books start out with some kind of inciting incident, then immediately diverges into the female protagonist ditching her established life, career, friends, etc to embark on a nonstop sexathon with multiple men.
In this book, Viv is/was a trauma doctor. Her father decides to sell her into an arranged marriage against her will and has her kidnapped to Russia. She is transformed into a werewolf, rescued/kidnapped by another group of men who take her to Latvia, and she proceeds to have sex with the new men until the cliffhanger ending.
The author skipped over the kidnapping plot, Viv’s transformation into a werewolf, and any helpful information about any of the other characters or the AU. I assume that she’ll pick them up in one of the other books, but I’m not going to stick around to see if she bothers. Since I don’t know enough about the characters to decide if I like them and the plot went nowhere, exactly why should anyone continue to read this series?
DNF at 20%. Not for me. I think it would be an enjoyable book to most though. From the small amount I’ve read, it’s well written and engaging, but it didn’t hold my focus.
Hidden Hope was an all wolf shifter story that was really unevenly paced book that ends up neglecting the plot way too much to keep my interest.
Now I'm sure things are a little iffy about the whole trauma scene that played out meeting one of the harem guys but overlooking that, I think the quick pace was leaving the story a lot less impactful when I'm getting to know the FMC, her past and current situation plus the addition of the guys' POVs adding towards the shifter stuff and them as characters as well was a bit much. Nevertheless, things dive into the kidnapping part that adds up action scenes that frankly had me thinking this was going to be snappy and very active book but man after the rescue, things go so slow making this very abruptly paced book.
The plot is simple enough but takes a backseat after a very active start to give all the space towards the romance building with the harem. The guys have a typical personality fitting into one dimensional guy of that group. Things progress relatively quick for being a first book I mean only Darius was have any variation in his developing relationship with the FMC but even that was extreme. The rest of the guys were somewhat on the same linear path for how they felt about Vivianna.
Being a shifter PNR, this book had no pack interactions or scenes with other shifters besides the guys and the evil dudes. Just being limited to that safe location made it dull for all of the things mentioned about this shifter world and the lack of focus on the story doesn't create enough curiosity to see how this plays out in the next book.
This book started really promising. I had my eye on this book for a while, so I was excited to read it, but I feel disappointed.
Honestly, the MC is supposed to be this really strong woman, and she was in some parts, but in others she was a 13 yearly old girl trapped in the body of a 27 year woman.
Something is I did not like it, and that might seem small or stupid for some people, is how hard the author tried to distinguish between 'girly' and 'masculine' , like she always made sure to assure the reader that it was 'feminine' or 'girly', like bodywash'. Again, is not like I would quit a book for this, but I just like authors that don't put a lot of value on those things or just don't feed stereotypes, I just prefer books when this doesn't happen. consider this more like a Pet Peeve of mine, not necessarily a reflection of how good a book might or might not be.
Absolute unrealistic medical practice in the first chapter. Weird ass plot progression, speak one chapter happens and the second chapter is happening before the first chapter and during is pure info dump from not the FMC?? Dialogue is fine, except too often Person A tells Person B information B already knows and it's purely for the benefit of the reader.
Viv is just the kind of character I enjoy reading about. She's just living her life, working, until her life is turned upside down when her father gives her away to a Russian werewolf, who bites her and changes her into one.
She meets four men, four alphas, who did not hesitate to come and save her from that a**hole. Obviously, they all are mate material, even Darius who's hell bent on pushing her and his instincts away.
I really liked the fact that Viv is an alpha as well and doesn't shy away from the guys, she doesn't hesitate to say what she thinks and her wolf is just so insane, sassy and funny!
I really can't wait to read the second book in that series!
Against this story three stars because there were a multitude of mistakes and grammar errors that drove me absolutely insane throughout the entire book. However the story was solid enough that I actually want to read the next book so, I guess that means I would recommend it to a friend. It is extremely slow burn. I don't know who said it was a medium burn but they were wrong.
It has fast pace actions so I would recommend this to one of my male friends at least but if you are looking for smut value, this one is extremely slow.
Being honest, I did not think that I would be finishing this book. At the beginning of the book I was just not loving the writing style. It was hard for me to really get into the book the first couple of chapters. However, I want to say about 25% in I got more invested and found it easier to read. I don't know if I just got used to the writing style or if the story just sucked me in. Since this is a shifter romance and a RH romance on top of that there is plenty of cheesy things, but sometimes that's just what you want to read. I really enjoyed seeing the relationships form, even though this is really close to insta love, and I can't wait to see more grow in the later books.
Viv’s world get turned upside down after a night where she find an injured man in the alley, then finds out her father has some pretty crappy plans for her. I really liked Viv’s strength. The guys are interesting, even if one of them is kind of a jerk. Thankfully, book two is already out, so I can download it to find out what happens next :)
Not quite 2 & 1/2 stars. I really don't know how to review this book. It's a shame, it had so much potential to be a really good book. This was NOT an ARC, but a book I picked up with KindleUnlimited. So it's published & out there for the world to see. At some point, down the road, some issues might be corrected -after I've read this. I'll start off with this needed a content editor and proof-reading really bad. That alone hurt the star rating on this book. I stumbled thru so many mistakes, that pulled me out of the story trying to decipher what the author meant. Published books need to be cleaned up & pulled together a lot more than this was. If you can't afford to pay for that, find a group of friends or fans that would be willing to beta read/proof-read for an advanced copy (ARC). I am prone to quit books that have as many errors as this one did. But the plot of the story was unique & is what kept me reading. The flow was a bit stop & go in places, and the world building is sort of learn as the heroine does. Some of the point of view changes were a little to abrupt at times, feeling like I really didn't get enough of that person's POV before a new chapter started. The 5 main characters in this book were good characters, but the characters were inconsistent in their behavior, which took away from the story, because it didn't feel like the way the character would behave at times. This also ended up blurring the characters, not realizing who is who or whose POV you are actually reading. There was medical stuff (mainly in the beginning and again in the scene where she tries to save the boy hit by a car) that didn't work for the book, which actually took away from the story. There were some things that weren't thought out & seemed to be just shoved in random places that just didn't make sense where they were placed. Almost like this was still in draft form- being sorted out. There was also some random stuff that didn't contribute to the story, and stuff that was left unanswered, that I can only assume were either unimportant or will be answered in the next book (assuming there will be a book 2, since this wasn't labeled as book 1, and there is sort of a mild cliff-hanger ending). At this point, I'm not sure I would pick up book 2 - if there's a book 2.
Viv doesn't have time for a life. Her work is everything. An emergency room doctor, a talented surgeon, and complete workaholic. Having her politician father show up after 15 years of barely any contact is enough of an intrusion. Especially after patching up a naked guy in an alley that morning. But hearing that he's set up a marriage to some unknown man, like a medieval bridal exchange, was over the top. The face slap was overkill. But when the man in question shows up in her home because dad gave him the key? Oh. Hell. No. Time to go. She breaks away, and lays low until she can get everything together to go to ground for a while. Only, he shows back up again, and a wolf, then there's biting, punches thrown, and the world goes dark.
Spoilers ahead. Editing is important. Very important. Reseed/recede, too/to and a host of other oopsies pull the reader out. But, the story itself was good. There's not a lot of world building, a lot of vagueness, but the main characters aren't 2 dimensional. You might not have all the info on them and their decisions, but they don't just exist as props. I have so many questions, though: *She's a smart woman. Sure, security isn't her expertise, but staying in 1 place for an extended time after being told it isn't completely safe wasn't smart. *Why aren't they questioning the doctor more? Even if it's gibberish, they could be getting something out of him. Make sense of the muddle later. *Why do they assume the Collective is still safe? Beck could have spies. Vadik probably does have spies. *When they liberated Viv why didn't they look for research? They knew going in how few guards there were. *In the end fight Vadik was pinned between 2 of the guys. Why didn't they kill him then? Never leave an enemy at your back. Especially one with so many alphas under his control. *Even having a hands off approach, why was Vadik allowed to amass so much power?
The plot was good, the story flowed- even with the omissions, and the dialogue didn't lag. I'm very curious about this mysterious destination and how being alpha will shake up pack structure. But it really does need a good editing. Commas all over, typos, homonym swaps, misspelled names, run-ons, fragments, it needs some love. But it deserves the 4 stars even with that.
So this book isn’t perfect, as most aren’t lately. When I first saw this under Amazon’s recommendations I mentally wrote it off because my first thought was: “I cannot stand when the heroine’s name is hope because she’s the last hope or whatever”. When I finally read the blurb, I realized that wasn’t the case and gave it a chance (judgey, I know, but I’m tired of crappy books, so sue me).
Reminded me a bit of ‘The Seven Mates of Zara Wolf’ crossed with TS Joyce and a few other shifter fantasy books. The story follows the whole “our race is getting weaker and you have extinct powers” idea. The characters are also closer to 30s in terms of maturity level.
Only a few specific things I want to nitpick. First, her daddy issues. Okay, so he’s a crap dad and in terms of the timeline of events in this book he’s a horrible dad. However, all her nightmares regarding his treatment of her are disproportionate to her initial portrayal of him before he goes off the deep end. Her childhood memories of him are cold and controlling and THEN he becomes abusive controlling and cruel. Anyways, it came across weird to me this bit of lopsided-ness. Second bit of weird, I felt the transition from kidnapped to mating WAY to fast it was like two days later and she was falling on these guys. Yes in these shifter romance books that happens but it doesn’t mean it works. Rik was the only one with some patience to actually get to know HER instead of just his attraction to her. Even Tav as the analytical character I thought would have taken a bit more time to develop a real relationship. Those are the only clearly annoying things for me. Though I would have also liked some clearer idea of their location in Europe besides “countries close to Russia” like are we talking Ukraine, Belarus, Turkey???
Things I appreciated were her inner dialogue with her wolf being more than just impressions and feelings for a change. Also, she never waxes poetic about their appearance inappropriate moments like some of these books are prone to do. Furthermore, no random comments about the status of her who-ha (yes I’m keeping it clean kiddos) at random intervals.
All in all it’s not super unique but it holds attention and didn’t make me hate myself for reading it.
This book is about Vivianna (Viv). She escaped her emotionally abusive and controlling father and has made a life for herself in London as a prominent ER physician. Until the day her father shows up again trying to bribe her hospital to fire her and saying he’s set up an arranged marriage and she doesn’t have a choice. Everything goes from bad to worse when she’s kidnapped by him and her supposed fiancé. She’s rescued by a group of Alpha werewolves and her life changes drastically.
This is a good book, but it had a really really rough start. At the beginning of the book I was ready to DNF it pretty quickly. The dialogue, the way she talked to herself, even the narration, was all extremely awkward and unnatural. The pacing felt weird…I dunno how else to describe it, but the beginning needs editing or something.
Then the author has FMC actively working as a physician, but all the medical stuff she did and thought she knew was entirely wrong. For example, explaining a patient with a low heart rate was to be expected because of the blood loss. That’s not how the body works! You don’t get a low heart rate from blood loss, it gets extra fast until it gives up. The author could have done a google search and had enough information for Viv to at least sound like a moderately intelligent doctor.
Thankfully I pushed pass the urge to DNF this story immediately. I’m still on the fence about the series, but I’m intrigued enough to read the next book.
- 👀 POV: Multiple, first person - 📖 PNR - ❣️ Reverse Harem - 🎱 Tropes: Unknown lineage, Werewolves, Mate bonds, Alpha female - 🧁 FMC: Dominant alpha female, doctor, a lot about her is still up in the air - 🌎 3/5 World-building Stars - ⭐️ 3/5 Plot-line Stars - 🤓 2/5 Character Development Stars - 👥 Harem: 4 prospective Alpha Male werewolf mates - 🍒 Virgins: None - ♥️ 2/5 Romance Stars - 🌶 2/5 Spicy Stars - 🔥 Medium Burn - 👄 Kinks: none - 🚫 No: MM, OW, Cheating, bullying - ‼️ Triggers: violence and abuse, kidnapping (all of it is pretty mild)
This is amazing. New author Elizabeth Knight delivers in this one of a kind werewolf romance. I loved this because it was so original not your normal PNR romance it had so many twists and turns cannot wait to read more in this series and from this upcoming to watch author.
What more could you want? Elizabeth's characters come alive! Viv is smart, strong, and caring. The men of Hidden Hope are so unique and make it hard to pick a favorite. I love it all! Can't wait for the next book!
Really enjoyed this story. Love Viv!!! Finally a strong main character that can take care of herself. Storyline is amazing. This author is a new author to me and is now definitely a favorite of mine. Cannot wait to read more of her books. Highly recommend this one.
Note: I received this book from the author and I voluntarily give this review, it is my honest opinion.
Hidden Hope is the first book in a new paranormal reverse harem by Elizabeth Knight and it was great. I enjoyed the story so much and the storyline was very interesting.
At first, I did have a little trouble getting into the story but after I got into a grove I found myself highly enjoying the story and excited to find out what happened next. Viv is a strong main female character, she is smart (were talking doctor), she cares for people, has a little bit of a quirky personality, and doesn't take any crap. She had a lonely past, she didn't get along with family and really didn't have friends, plus she's a workaholic, so she was pretty much a loner. However, she is funny, logical, and determined, all this makes her a very interesting character.
In this reverse harem, the guys get chapters which is my preference when it comes to reverse harems. I love seeing things from the guys povs, getting a read on them and their feelings add a little more depth to the story for me. I love the guys but of course, there is that one alpha butt who has to fight his feelings and cause undue pain and confusion. I can't wait to see how long it takes him to cave. I love how bonded she is with the guys especially after being alone for so long, they make her happy and is helping her adjust to a new world.
This story is sorta crazy, there is a lot of family drama, werewolf drama, and romantic drama so of course it was gonna hold my interest. I also feel like the story had a couple of aspects that I never came across before, I wish I could go into more detail without spoiling it. One of my favorite things about this book is that it was funny, I love it when I laugh throughout a book and this one had me cracking up. Something occurs about halfway through the book and a new voice is introduced to the story and the commentary is everything. I am really hoping to have more of this in the next book.
Hidden Hope is a compelling story that was full of drama, romance, steam, violence, history, werewolves, kidnappings, crazy plot twists and so much more. The story ended on a cliffhanger and I have one huge question that I want to be answered and I know it's gonna come up in the next book so I'm sticking around to see where this story goes.
This is a new to me author, and I was pleasantly surprised. I’ve had many books that just...should have been much more polished than they were before being published. That being said I enjoyed my time in Hidden Hope, but to be honest I don’t feel like I’ve learned enough about what’s going on for the book to have ended. There is a series plot but I don’t think there was a sub plot for this particular book. Originally I thought it was to get out from under the thumb of her dad, but we never find out they whys of what he did.
The story is written somewhat simplistically which I find nice, but I wish some aspects went deeper than they were. I don’t feel like we got to experience they guys enough before she was suddenly mating them. I get we are following instincts but..that wasn’t explained well enough either to make me chalk it up to that.
To top it off, we get the guys povs, and they get some info about this safe island place, but they keep whatever their request was hidden from the reader. I could understand not knowing from Viv’s POV, but not from the men. So it bugs me I don’t know what they want. I have no clue what they are walking into.
There are some editing and grammar issues. I’m not usually a grammar person but I found myself tripping in areas where I expected a comma and there wasn’t one, and other places having unnecessary commas. There were also a few typos, and a few places where we change from past to present tense and it’s somewhat confusing/jarring. However the story is still well written even with the editing issues. It was vivid and nice, though could use a few more minor details like if the FMC is say holding a can of soda, make sure to mention she put it down. Or if she’s getting into a taxi make sure to mention it, don’t just have her in the taxi all of a sudden. This book could definitely use a tune up but be an awesome read.
I really did enjoy the journey even though I can’t figure out what is going on or where this is headed. I look forward to the next book.
Hidden Hopes is the first book in the Hope series by Elizabeth Knight.
There were such mixed reviews for this book I went into this with mixed feelings. Taking the beginning of the book into consideration, pretty much everything before they rescue her, I can understand the negative opinions. It all appeared so artificial. Even her relationship with Chief Mitchell seemed shallow.
However, the story shifted once they get to the safe house and it’s only our five alphas: Darius, Viv, Rik, Tav, and Koit. There was actual development between the characters and individually. We were given glimpses into each of their defining life experiences.
Tav: Being raised by a violent and egotistical father. Having suppressed his wolf side for his 49 years. All of this led to some discontent within himself. It was great to experience Viv helping him to accept all parts of himself. Even though it was a little insta-lovey. He’s a great tactician. As well as amazingly comforting and kind, the mediator of the group.
Kiot: Having hidden his alpha characteristics so as not to lose his only family. He comes across as this flirty, flighty, jokester. But he has this other more dominate, and more assertive side as well.
Rik: Is honestly the stereotypical happy alpha we see often in werewolf novels. He is cemented in his pack, assured in his life choices and mostly confident in any situation. He did have a few moments where he showed us he still feels inadequate. Mostly acts more subdued, calm and reasonable. Preferring a night reading with a glass of wine over a party.
Darius: Recently having lost his parents has brought to the fore his misguided attempt to always be un-mated. He appears as the most dominate, but I think it’s truly that he’s the most obstinate. A genius in his own right. The main planner of this group.
Viv is so strong in portrayal as an alpha female werewolf. The juxtaposition to her relationship with her father and childhood is daunting. She showed some of her more dominate traits in her profession, with the way she commanded the emergency/trauma floor. I think seeing her come out of her shell more, with the guys support and that of her wolf around her, allowing her to embrace her true desires.
The world building was kind of shaky. We have acquired a somewhat loose definition behind the hierarchy and politics in werewolf culture. I do miss the mind speak, it’s honestly one of my favorite aspects in werewolf literature. As well, the plot kind of fell off once we got into mate/bonding time at the safe house. The plot went right into vacation or little bubble time along with our MCs.
Our main character Vivianna (Viv), is an ER Doctor. There is hardly any medical scenes so the reviews regarding medical inaccuracies are no longer relevant. Viv saves an injured man (Koit) in an ally. The victim's friend (Rik) comes along, thanks her, and they all go their separate ways. In the meantime, Viv's abusive, estranged father is an Ambassador and has arranged for her to marry the Alpha of the Russian werewolves (Vadik). Viv doesn't know werewolves exist until Vadik bites and transforms her. Her Harem, realizes she's the girl from the ally and rescues her. They hideout in safe house while she comes to terms with being a werewolf and taking her harem (Koit, Rik, Tavas, and Darius) on as mates. She learned she is scientifically engineered (by Vadik's crazy doctor) to breed alpha female wolves, which haven't been seen in two centuries, until Viv. Of course, alpha females are prime breeding material so every male wolf wants to mate with her. Koit and Tavas become her mate in this book. Rik is on his way to becoming her mate. Darius is reluctant but has begun to accept what he truly wants. At the end of the book, Vadik attacks their safe house and they escape on a private jet to Kursar. We get the sense the these wolves on Kursar do things old school. There's a secret about Viv and her role in Kursar that her harem is keeping from her and we don't know how she'll react.
I'd consider this a medium-burn reverse harem. There's nothing I didn't like about this book. However, I didn't fall in love with the characters or the plot either (mad scientist I could do without). I am interested in the characters she will meet in Kursar so I might read the second book in the series. Right now, I've downloaded Birthright (Mercenary Queen Series) by the same author to mix it up. I realized she also authored the Elementi Series which I read and marked as one of my favorites.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Heads up, this is Book #1 in a series, though there is not indication on title or GoodReads page that this is a series.
This was an OK shifter book. The plot, though well worn in places, was still unique enough to pull you in and offers a way forward that is both intriguing and a touch different from the norm. That said, it seemed to lose its stride around the half way point. It started incredibly strong, smacking me in the face and MAKING me care.... and then it... just didn't.
A pivotal moment leads into immaturity, reversing any and all gains Vivianna had earned from me, and making me quirk my brow at her a bit too often. Simply put, she started to annoy me... a lot. While I enjoyed the interactions with her wolf, the reactions she had with the new men in her life, and the way they ALL acted around each other felt juvenile and misplaced in a tale that seemed to try to be bigger than it was.
Yet even with those issues, I am still going to continue the series when the next book comes out, as I want to know what happens next.
Perspective First Person, Multiple POV
Ending Type Soft Cliff
Rating Adult - Fast Burn
Romantic Dynamic MMMMF
Character Age Range 20's +
My Final Verdict on Hidden Hope This wasn't as strong as I hoped it would be, though there is potential in this narrative, enough that I will follow the series to the next release.
Elizabeth Knight amazed me with Hidden Hope! I love shifter books and this ticked all the boxes. The unique twist on shifters, the reason for the lack of alpha females and alpha males and the fact that the species was essentially dying out really caught my eye and kept me intrigued. The huge amount of drama throughout, whether it be with Viv's past meeting the present, the craziness with the truth about who and what she is, the psychotic fiancé, or the amount of guys currently keeping her safe, really solidified my decision to read this book in one sitting. It was that good. Besides all of the delicious drama and action, you get to really enjoy Viv as the strong female lead that she is. Her past with her family definitely wasn't picture perfect, way less than so, but despite the strict rules and lack of love or acknowledgement, Viv was able to overcome that past and blossom into a successful and dedicated doctor who didn't rely on daddy for anything. I know that with the information we found out as we read (can't give out spoilers), Viv is destined for greatness. I can't wait to see how she is able to set the wolves onto the right path towards a better future. Will the direction they are currently heading be more of a hassle than they think? I'm hoping the next book brings out even more secrets and excitement to keep us on our toes wondering what really is going on with the wolves.
This was a fun entertaining book that had my attention from the start. It's a fast burn, with a few steamy scenes and includes lots of action packed scenes. The plot is intriguing and has me looking forward to the next book in the series.
One of my favorite things in the book was seeing Viv's relationship with her wolf. Their dialog had me cracking up on several occasions.
I have also read the authors first book that she has published and can see all kinds of growth in her writing. I love seeing this and can predict huge potential in the future! This book does have a lot of typos and some of the dialog falls a bit flat. There is some relationship development but I wish there was a bit more. I totally get "mate" mentality but some of her situations felt a bit fast. (I still enjoyed reading the book even with these feelings)
That being said, as I mentioned before I have already seen growth in her writing and look forward to seeing what future books bring.
Let me say this first, I am not a prude. You cannot be when reading books in this genre. Still, a lot of authors of reverse harem stories seem to not able to balance the amount of sex. Often the complexities of the sexual scenes destroy the whole story. It is not so in Hidden Hope.
The author takes the time to introduce you to the story and main characters. You get to know the main character and all her men. The main storyline is not sacrificed and when action happens, it is very well written and hot. As in, oh my, let's switch the air conditioning on hot...
One of my strong favorites is the internal dialogue with her wolf. Think this is a typical example of a character taking over from the author and managing to get away with it. She is sassy and funny. She made me laugh out loud quite a few times. This balances the story in what has heavy subjects as parental abuse and kidnapping. You cannot but admire the balance the author managed to achieve.
This is the first book and I cannot wait to read the sequel.
This is a really good book! If you can handle fast paced and a whole lot of second hand embarrassment, then you'll love it.
Viv is a refreshing main character. Even though she's new to this life and finding her way, she's not weak. She fights for herself and I absolutely love it. She's a fantastic character.
Koit, which I've been pronouncing in my head has coy-t or like koi fish with a T, is such a fun wolf. I love the playful side.
Tav is like an onion, so many layers. I love how she brings out the better side of him to embrace his wolf.
Rik I'm undecided on. I really liked him in the beginning. While his romancing is sweet, I think she gets enough sweetness from Koit and Tav. But I love that he doesn't want to jump in like they did.
Now my Darius. With a name like that, he has to be a bad boy, I'm only hoping. Hopefully when he pulls his thick head out of his ass he'll be pure sin with her! She needs a little more bad.
I can't wait to get to the island!!!!!! The cliffy was annoying but I'm glad the series is complete so on to the next.