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The Willowdale Village Collection #1
Voiceless
I’d spent my entire life voiceless. Ignored. Put to the side. All because I couldn’t communicate with the humans that I was surrounded by. All because I wasn’t surrounded by my own kind, my parents subjected me to the worst type of loneliness because of their own bias and history. That all changed when I turned eighteen though. The day that I decided to pick up and move to Willowdale Village. A place that signified the exact opposite of my upbringing. A place where I found my best friend. A place where I opened up my own business, a small ballet studio where I didn’t have to worry about whether I could talk to others or not. A place where people understood why I couldn’t talk. A place where everyone was different. A place where I met the Graves brothers, a family of wolf shifters, that planned on changing my life forever. A place I now called home. But what happens when my parents come to visit with an unexpected guest? One that not only wants to bring me back to where I grew up but place a very unwanted ring on my finger? I have a feeling that no one is going to be happy about this, least of all me, and the reaction of the Graves brothers is nothing to be happy about either. The Willowdale Village collection consists of several standalone stories about the women that live in this supernatural town and their stories of finding themselves and love. You won’t find any dark romance here, only possessive alpha males and true happily ever afters. Each woman is absolutely unique and strong for their own reason. PNR UF Reverse Harem with +18 sexual content, swearing, and adult themes. This collection of short stories has been created by the author in an effort to give back. A certain percentage of the first month’s proceeds (for each new novel release within the collection) will be donated towards a select unique cause.
172 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 18, 2020
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M. Sinclair
109 books3,467 followersM. Sinclair is a USA Today Best-Selling Author who can be found writing or thinking about her characters and plots nearly every moment of the day. With over 65 published works since her debut in 2019, her work spans from paranormal to contemporary romance rooted in extensive world-building and deep character development. M. Sinclair believes there is enough room for all types of heroines in this world, and that being saved is just as important as saving others.
Just remember to love cats... that's not negotiable.
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July 5, 2020
See I know what I'm about to say is going to make me sound like a censorious shrew, but as a parent, I can't help but feel that it needs to be said. Because I have children around this age and as a parent I'm seeing the trend of that age group to glorify pregnancy and lose interest in school and it scares the hell out of me. Collette doesn't even know if she graduated and doesn't care when she runs away. She doesn't make any moves to make sure she graduated after settling in her new home. She immediately rushes into a new relationship with three considerably older men considering the ages they are. Now the age gap may be the same between people in their mid-20s and 30s, but it's a world of difference when that same gap is given between a girl who is only days past her 18th birthday with guys that are in their mid-20s. It's more acceptable when the youngest person is older, at least into their 20s because then they're all secure in adulthood, not little more than children. And if that weren't bad enough her big dreams are getting pregnant and starting a family of her own. It's freaking obvious the writer has no idea what it means to be a parent to glorify teen pregnancy in this way. And the ridiculous amount of children she gives them in the epilogue even with 4 parents you wouldn't have enough in your to give all of those kids the attention they really need to feel secure, loved, unique, valued and important. With that many kids, they'd basically be a number and you'd be an exhausted mess, not some hallmark adorable picture-perfect family crap that's portrayed here.
This book glorifies most of the bad decisions you don't want you teenager making and belittles the accomplishments you encourage them to have. Granted her home life was bad and needed changing, but the situation she finds herself in after where she's more a child with three new Dads than an equal partner isn't really that much better. And I REALLY REALLY HATE the way this book glorifies teen pregnancy like it's something to look forward to and be excited about. Parenting is hard like I've never experienced anything that required more work and dedication and constant worry and stress than being a parent. Kids don't just look adorable and create cute messes that make you smile like they do on television. They aren't just funny social media memes and twitter posts. There are days as a parent where you wonder if you're even sane anymore. And even when they grow up you pretty much never stop worrying and stressing about them and the choices they make. The reason no one encourages teen pregnancy is that you should have the chance to grow up, settle into a life that's stable and move into the mindset where you can put someone else's needs before your own before bringing a new life into the world. It is perfectly okay for a brand new adult to start out putting themselves first, they're supposed to because some of that helps them to want more and work for more to build better lives for themselves. But you can't do that as a parent and most young parents aren't mentally ready to make that switch and their kids are the ones that suffer for it. The way pregnancy was glorified in this book, for a barely legal teen character, just pissed me off to no end. It's sending unrealistic ideas to younger readers picking up the title. Most 18-year-olds are not mental, emotionally or financially ready to become parents. They have to have a chance to actually live first. I'm not saying that some can't do it, because some can, but to make it something for the character to reach for at that age is fucking sickening.
If those things weren't bad enough you know those scenes in movies where the murderer is chasing them or things are exploding and they're in actual danger but the leading characters stop to have sex and there's a part of you that thinks they sort of deserve to be the next victim for being so freaking stupid? Yeah, there's pretty much not a single sex scene that occurs in this book that occurs at an appropriate time. Almost get caught in the wood by people hunting you, yep let's stay out in the woods and get it on. In the middle of an open house for your brand new business in a building filled with young children, sounds like the perfect time to jump each other's bones. Just had a crazy battle that isn't even cleaned up yet and the bad guys are basically still being dragged from the room, it must be time for sex to happen. No seriously I just actually described the events happening prior to and during every single sex scene. There are plenty of scenes where these characters are alone and nothing else is going on, but that's not when they choose to have sex. It's at the stupidest time imaginable.
The big bad was entirely unrealistic and underdeveloped. The relationship was unhealthy. It sends teen readers all the wrong messages and if there is a ridiculous time to have sex that's exactly when the writer chooses to place the sex scene. They're like those characters that are just too dumb to live. Additionally, all of the emotional reactions are roller coaster rather than emotional. They jump from emotion to emotion like the ball in a pinball machine. There's no real wariness about jumping into new situations or getting to know a stranger, they just randomly fall into line like they've known each other forever, not just in the relationship but with everyone this character meets.
Basically the whole thing was just beyond ridiculous and not worth the time I spent reading it.
This book glorifies most of the bad decisions you don't want you teenager making and belittles the accomplishments you encourage them to have. Granted her home life was bad and needed changing, but the situation she finds herself in after where she's more a child with three new Dads than an equal partner isn't really that much better. And I REALLY REALLY HATE the way this book glorifies teen pregnancy like it's something to look forward to and be excited about. Parenting is hard like I've never experienced anything that required more work and dedication and constant worry and stress than being a parent. Kids don't just look adorable and create cute messes that make you smile like they do on television. They aren't just funny social media memes and twitter posts. There are days as a parent where you wonder if you're even sane anymore. And even when they grow up you pretty much never stop worrying and stressing about them and the choices they make. The reason no one encourages teen pregnancy is that you should have the chance to grow up, settle into a life that's stable and move into the mindset where you can put someone else's needs before your own before bringing a new life into the world. It is perfectly okay for a brand new adult to start out putting themselves first, they're supposed to because some of that helps them to want more and work for more to build better lives for themselves. But you can't do that as a parent and most young parents aren't mentally ready to make that switch and their kids are the ones that suffer for it. The way pregnancy was glorified in this book, for a barely legal teen character, just pissed me off to no end. It's sending unrealistic ideas to younger readers picking up the title. Most 18-year-olds are not mental, emotionally or financially ready to become parents. They have to have a chance to actually live first. I'm not saying that some can't do it, because some can, but to make it something for the character to reach for at that age is fucking sickening.
If those things weren't bad enough you know those scenes in movies where the murderer is chasing them or things are exploding and they're in actual danger but the leading characters stop to have sex and there's a part of you that thinks they sort of deserve to be the next victim for being so freaking stupid? Yeah, there's pretty much not a single sex scene that occurs in this book that occurs at an appropriate time. Almost get caught in the wood by people hunting you, yep let's stay out in the woods and get it on. In the middle of an open house for your brand new business in a building filled with young children, sounds like the perfect time to jump each other's bones. Just had a crazy battle that isn't even cleaned up yet and the bad guys are basically still being dragged from the room, it must be time for sex to happen. No seriously I just actually described the events happening prior to and during every single sex scene. There are plenty of scenes where these characters are alone and nothing else is going on, but that's not when they choose to have sex. It's at the stupidest time imaginable.
The big bad was entirely unrealistic and underdeveloped. The relationship was unhealthy. It sends teen readers all the wrong messages and if there is a ridiculous time to have sex that's exactly when the writer chooses to place the sex scene. They're like those characters that are just too dumb to live. Additionally, all of the emotional reactions are roller coaster rather than emotional. They jump from emotion to emotion like the ball in a pinball machine. There's no real wariness about jumping into new situations or getting to know a stranger, they just randomly fall into line like they've known each other forever, not just in the relationship but with everyone this character meets.
Basically the whole thing was just beyond ridiculous and not worth the time I spent reading it.
October 2, 2021
I feel like I say this a lot, but this story had the potential to be so much better and just fell short. I liked the concept of the FMC taking control of her life and moving away from her shitty parents, and in the process, finding a sense of freedom, identity, and belonging that she hadn't before. I also liked the idea of fate coming into play, that she would find her mates in the town she moves to.
But it was done in such a shallow way. I think I really needed to see her come into her own much more before the mating thing came into play. It was like she moved from being dependent on her parents to being dependent on her mates, because she only ran away with $500 so how do you think she opened a ballet studio? Of course it was a gift from her mates when they found out that this was what she wanted to do. She says she knows nothing about running a business, and they're all like, "We'll help you." And she accepted it so easily, no protest, nothing.
Let's talk about her leaving her parents. I couldn't really get a good read on what her relationship with her parents was like. On one hand, they sound controlling: not allowing her to shift, and punishing her for breaking the rules. On the other hand, she says they wouldn't even notice that she had left. So which is it? Neglectful or controlling? Because they can't be both at the same time. Not only that, she'd taken ballet lessons, which is not something either a controlling or neglectful parent would normally pay for, since you also have to constantly pay for new leotards and shoes and so on. A controlling parent would have tried to keep her at home as much as possible, or if they wanted her to do ballet, they would have used the ballet lessons as a means of controlling and manipulating her. A neglectful parent wouldn't have bothered to spend the money nor to take the time to physically send her to classes. Again, it doesn't fit the image of her parents that the author wants us to believe.
And let's talk about the whole drama of her parents' response to her leaving. This is extremely spoilery, so beware. But it is utter stupidity and there are SO MANY plot holes that I just cannot.
Now we get to her mates. They are three brothers, Hunter, Luca, and Dylan. Hunter is alpha of the pack at 26 years old, having taken over when he was 19 and their parents were killed. If you ask me, it wasn't really believable to have such a young alpha. And he didn't really seem like an alpha, didn't seem authoritative or sombre enough, didn't feel like he had a heavy mantle of responsibility resting on his shoulders. We have multiple first-person POV and all the three brothers sound exactly alike, and also all sound extremely young, like 21 years old young.
And the sex, oh my god, I hate it when sex happens at inappropriate times and places, and in this book, that was every. single. time. First: Dylan and Colette are nearly caught by the bad guys while the two of them are out running in their shifted forms. What do they do? Immediately shift back to human and then have sex on the ground, in the open. While the bad guys could still be lurking. Why? Uncontrollable lust. A mate who prioritises his lust over your safety? Let me just say, totally not my idea of a worthy mate.
Second: It's the day that Collete is launching her business and hosting an open house at her ballet studio. Lots of people are there to check out the studio and make enquiries about classes. Luca interrupts her as she's speaking to a potential client, drags her away into her office, tears off her clothes (literally) without even locking the door, and they have sex. This is the way you show that you respect your mate and her efforts at earning a living? And why did he choose to jump her bones right then? He's possessive and jealous:
Omg what a self-centred jackass.
Third: There's just been a shoot-out in the living room of the house, mess and carnage everywhere, and Hunter rips off Colette's dress -- a dress she liked!! -- pushes her against the wall, and has sex with her. I swear, this ripping clothes off thing pisses me off so much. I don't know why authors like to write it, as if women would find this sexy. At least stop to ask if she likes the dress and wants to keep it! Also -- in the middle of the living room, with people lying injured, and the pack enforcers walking around. So much privacy, and so romantic... NOT.
Did I say that in all these three occasions, it was each guy's FIRST TIME with Colette? The first time you're with your mate, and you don't even try to make it special for her. Just take her like a freaking Neanderthal because you can't control your urges. Am I impressed with these guys? Heck no, not in the least!
I've never read any of M. Sinclair's work before this, although I know she's known for the Red Masques RH series and also the Reborn RH series. Honestly, with this example of her work, I'm not motivated to pick up another book by her. I especially can't overlook the sloppy plotting that has resulted in lots of things that don't make sense, and poor characterisation.
But it was done in such a shallow way. I think I really needed to see her come into her own much more before the mating thing came into play. It was like she moved from being dependent on her parents to being dependent on her mates, because she only ran away with $500 so how do you think she opened a ballet studio? Of course it was a gift from her mates when they found out that this was what she wanted to do. She says she knows nothing about running a business, and they're all like, "We'll help you." And she accepted it so easily, no protest, nothing.
Let's talk about her leaving her parents. I couldn't really get a good read on what her relationship with her parents was like. On one hand, they sound controlling: not allowing her to shift, and punishing her for breaking the rules. On the other hand, she says they wouldn't even notice that she had left. So which is it? Neglectful or controlling? Because they can't be both at the same time. Not only that, she'd taken ballet lessons, which is not something either a controlling or neglectful parent would normally pay for, since you also have to constantly pay for new leotards and shoes and so on. A controlling parent would have tried to keep her at home as much as possible, or if they wanted her to do ballet, they would have used the ballet lessons as a means of controlling and manipulating her. A neglectful parent wouldn't have bothered to spend the money nor to take the time to physically send her to classes. Again, it doesn't fit the image of her parents that the author wants us to believe.
And let's talk about the whole drama of her parents' response to her leaving. This is extremely spoilery, so beware. But it is utter stupidity and there are SO MANY plot holes that I just cannot.
Now we get to her mates. They are three brothers, Hunter, Luca, and Dylan. Hunter is alpha of the pack at 26 years old, having taken over when he was 19 and their parents were killed. If you ask me, it wasn't really believable to have such a young alpha. And he didn't really seem like an alpha, didn't seem authoritative or sombre enough, didn't feel like he had a heavy mantle of responsibility resting on his shoulders. We have multiple first-person POV and all the three brothers sound exactly alike, and also all sound extremely young, like 21 years old young.
And the sex, oh my god, I hate it when sex happens at inappropriate times and places, and in this book, that was every. single. time. First: Dylan and Colette are nearly caught by the bad guys while the two of them are out running in their shifted forms. What do they do? Immediately shift back to human and then have sex on the ground, in the open. While the bad guys could still be lurking. Why? Uncontrollable lust. A mate who prioritises his lust over your safety? Let me just say, totally not my idea of a worthy mate.
Second: It's the day that Collete is launching her business and hosting an open house at her ballet studio. Lots of people are there to check out the studio and make enquiries about classes. Luca interrupts her as she's speaking to a potential client, drags her away into her office, tears off her clothes (literally) without even locking the door, and they have sex. This is the way you show that you respect your mate and her efforts at earning a living? And why did he choose to jump her bones right then? He's possessive and jealous:
"I don't want you going out there without my mark and cum on you." That would make me feel better. Right? God, I f*cking hoped so.
Omg what a self-centred jackass.
Third: There's just been a shoot-out in the living room of the house, mess and carnage everywhere, and Hunter rips off Colette's dress -- a dress she liked!! -- pushes her against the wall, and has sex with her. I swear, this ripping clothes off thing pisses me off so much. I don't know why authors like to write it, as if women would find this sexy. At least stop to ask if she likes the dress and wants to keep it! Also -- in the middle of the living room, with people lying injured, and the pack enforcers walking around. So much privacy, and so romantic... NOT.
Did I say that in all these three occasions, it was each guy's FIRST TIME with Colette? The first time you're with your mate, and you don't even try to make it special for her. Just take her like a freaking Neanderthal because you can't control your urges. Am I impressed with these guys? Heck no, not in the least!
I've never read any of M. Sinclair's work before this, although I know she's known for the Red Masques RH series and also the Reborn RH series. Honestly, with this example of her work, I'm not motivated to pick up another book by her. I especially can't overlook the sloppy plotting that has resulted in lots of things that don't make sense, and poor characterisation.
June 19, 2020
It was sweet but a little bit boring.
July 4, 2020
Don’t waste your money
Mc was way to complacent. There was very little relationship building and I found myself rolling my eyes through most of the book.
Mc was way to complacent. There was very little relationship building and I found myself rolling my eyes through most of the book.
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November 4, 2021DNF 34%
Everything feels too rushed and there is no character development
Acquired via KU.
Everything feels too rushed and there is no character development
Acquired via KU.
June 19, 2020
2.5 fluff stars
Ah, that one was ultimately too sweet and docile for me. All in all it was an okay and nice read and if you need a break from too much action and drama - go for it.
Because not much happens, a little bland characters meet up in a little bland way to start a little bland relationship. It almost reads more like a really long epilogue instead of a story with, you know, plot and development.
But really it depends on ones mood. Fluffy and light, with a sweet, non-dominant heroine and three very interchangeable men, that dote on her. Only thing really interesting, was that she is mute. But ... not really, so ...
Ah, that one was ultimately too sweet and docile for me. All in all it was an okay and nice read and if you need a break from too much action and drama - go for it.
Because not much happens, a little bland characters meet up in a little bland way to start a little bland relationship. It almost reads more like a really long epilogue instead of a story with, you know, plot and development.
But really it depends on ones mood. Fluffy and light, with a sweet, non-dominant heroine and three very interchangeable men, that dote on her. Only thing really interesting, was that she is mute. But ... not really, so ...
August 8, 2020
It’s a quick read, but not remarkable.
June 30, 2020
3.5 🌟 rounded up because the story made me smile a lot. It's sweet, light-hearted, fated mates, insta-connection, standalone PNR RH story.
The FMC has been isolated from the supernatural community for most of her life, controlled by neglectful and uncaring parents, forced to hide and suppress her true self, and finally cuts and runs once she turns 18. Fate brings her to her mates. They have instant connections and trusts her instincts and magic, rather than over thinking anything she feels.
The Hs each do amazingly sweet and thoughtful things for her right off the bat. They're quick to read her and act to help her feel safe, cared for, and happy. They want her to feel like she's found a new home with them. Yes, they're alpha possessive too, but they just fall into a natural rhythm with each other. I really liked that the insta-love wasn't just because they found each other to be hot as sin 😂
There's not really the relationship discussion... They're just mates and the rest is expressed through brief remarks, actions, and feeling the emotions through their magic / connection.
h "... I don't wanna assume that we'd get married, I know we're living together - -"
"Of course we're getting married." H scowls as her smile brightens.
That's pretty much how their relationship blooming goes. It's not deep or complicated; it's sweet and light and just the guaranteed HEA without putting my organs through the ringer first that I needed ❤️
The FMC has been isolated from the supernatural community for most of her life, controlled by neglectful and uncaring parents, forced to hide and suppress her true self, and finally cuts and runs once she turns 18. Fate brings her to her mates. They have instant connections and trusts her instincts and magic, rather than over thinking anything she feels.
The Hs each do amazingly sweet and thoughtful things for her right off the bat. They're quick to read her and act to help her feel safe, cared for, and happy. They want her to feel like she's found a new home with them. Yes, they're alpha possessive too, but they just fall into a natural rhythm with each other. I really liked that the insta-love wasn't just because they found each other to be hot as sin 😂
There's not really the relationship discussion... They're just mates and the rest is expressed through brief remarks, actions, and feeling the emotions through their magic / connection.
h "... I don't wanna assume that we'd get married, I know we're living together - -"
"Of course we're getting married." H scowls as her smile brightens.
That's pretty much how their relationship blooming goes. It's not deep or complicated; it's sweet and light and just the guaranteed HEA without putting my organs through the ringer first that I needed ❤️
July 1, 2020
4 Stars for this fantastic book!
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: M Sinclair has quickly become one of my all time favorite authors. Her book, Descendent of Chaos, was one of the first RH books i’ve read, and after that I quickly made my way through the rest of her books!
This book is exactly what I needed. It was light, heartwarming and junk food for the soul. Was this book extremely complex? No. Was it dark, or riddled with conflict and nail biting moments? Still no... But that’s what makes it so good. This is a perfect book for a palate cleanser or to break a book funk/hangover. It has all the things I have grown to love about M Sinclair’s books— Healthy female friendships, Strong & Protective Alpha males, and FMC’s with a backbone! While the guys aren’t as psycho as some of her other male characters (cough bandit cough everett cough), they are still dominant alpha shifters through and through. ;) Luca was def my favorite, although dylan and hunter are both super close seconds 🥺 I loved them with colette so much!!
I can’t wait to see what comes next in this universe, as it seems M Sinclair has teed the ball up for several more amazing stories in this world!
Stop what you’re doing and get this book now! Especially since the proceeds are going to such an important cause!
SPOILERS BELOW:
am i the only one who wishes the guys tortured her fake parents too? lmao maybe i’m just too used to crazy MMCs 🤣
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: M Sinclair has quickly become one of my all time favorite authors. Her book, Descendent of Chaos, was one of the first RH books i’ve read, and after that I quickly made my way through the rest of her books!
This book is exactly what I needed. It was light, heartwarming and junk food for the soul. Was this book extremely complex? No. Was it dark, or riddled with conflict and nail biting moments? Still no... But that’s what makes it so good. This is a perfect book for a palate cleanser or to break a book funk/hangover. It has all the things I have grown to love about M Sinclair’s books— Healthy female friendships, Strong & Protective Alpha males, and FMC’s with a backbone! While the guys aren’t as psycho as some of her other male characters (cough bandit cough everett cough), they are still dominant alpha shifters through and through. ;) Luca was def my favorite, although dylan and hunter are both super close seconds 🥺 I loved them with colette so much!!
I can’t wait to see what comes next in this universe, as it seems M Sinclair has teed the ball up for several more amazing stories in this world!
Stop what you’re doing and get this book now! Especially since the proceeds are going to such an important cause!
SPOILERS BELOW:
am i the only one who wishes the guys tortured her fake parents too? lmao maybe i’m just too used to crazy MMCs 🤣
June 12, 2020
Voiceless follows a sweet fox shifter who wants nothing more than to be heard. After running from a stifling home, Colette connects with an awesome pack who show her what a true family is like. I loved how sweet this story was, despite a horribly relatable villain and a less than loving childhood. This was unique take on a shifter/human world, and it was set up beautifully for the next story. I'm excited to see what else happens in Willowdale Village!
June 13, 2020
I love this Book! It is a quick, but fabulous read. Colette is an awesomely sweet FMC. And the guys are amazing and protective! I loved the storyline. Coming from an unloving childhood Colette wants to love and be loved as well as be heard, as she cannot speak, at least not in the traditional sense. I adore this stand-alone book and cannot wait for the next book in the collection.
August 4, 2020
This is a decent Stand Alone Reverse Harem, though it does seem to lack major substance or pivotal plot points - at least the kinds that would make you really stand up and pay attention.
It's a subtle weaving, gentle almost, and rather sweet. Colette is 18 and finally has enough of being unwanted, or at least ignored, by her loveless family. Like many a young adult does, she sets out on her own, taking with her just the clothes on her back, a small bag and a meager amount of cash she was able to acquire. So sets the stage for a new type of adventure, one that is part coming of age, part fated mates.
A chance delay sets off a cascade of events that direct Colette to a new place, new friends and a new life - one she can't wait to embrace. It's all rather charming, if somewhat fast, per the nature of a stand alone.
Perspective
First Person, Multiple POV
Ending Type
HEA (There are multiple Epilogues that expand on the story)
Rating
18+
Romantic Dynamic
MMMF
Character Age Range
18+
My Final Verdict on Voiceless
While this narrative didn't blow me out of the water, and the emotional connections felt rushed, it was still a good book that I might read again - and the author is writing this series for a good cause, so there is that to consider as well. Over all 4 Stars.
It's a subtle weaving, gentle almost, and rather sweet. Colette is 18 and finally has enough of being unwanted, or at least ignored, by her loveless family. Like many a young adult does, she sets out on her own, taking with her just the clothes on her back, a small bag and a meager amount of cash she was able to acquire. So sets the stage for a new type of adventure, one that is part coming of age, part fated mates.
A chance delay sets off a cascade of events that direct Colette to a new place, new friends and a new life - one she can't wait to embrace. It's all rather charming, if somewhat fast, per the nature of a stand alone.
Perspective
First Person, Multiple POV
Ending Type
HEA (There are multiple Epilogues that expand on the story)
Rating
18+
Romantic Dynamic
MMMF
Character Age Range
18+
My Final Verdict on Voiceless
While this narrative didn't blow me out of the water, and the emotional connections felt rushed, it was still a good book that I might read again - and the author is writing this series for a good cause, so there is that to consider as well. Over all 4 Stars.
September 21, 2020
Two blah stars
Everything happened too quickly, too easily, and there was no real character development.
Everything happened too quickly, too easily, and there was no real character development.
January 6, 2025
This started out pretty strong and then it felt like we pressed fast forward in a bad way. Spoilers.
I think for the first 60 percent of this book I really enjoyed it. We got character development, I felt like like I got to know the characters and was invested in their lives and story. Then all of a sudden it felt like the author realized her page count and just skipped super far ahead to the happily ever after.
Our showdown with the parents and the fake fiance from the human hating group lasted one chapter and there was no follow up on the torture, what they did with the information, or how they planned on taking care of the problem in the future. Or how they would explain a human going missing? Or how her parents found her in the first place. Did she have a chip? Was her phone tracked? Was the hate group going to continue to look for her?
Then we have the reuniting with her parents which for a book that did pretty well with characters we get 4 people introduced in a matter of one chapter and no real conversation. Felt as though it was being told rather than experienced. Which continues on for the wedding and for the epilogues. I am genuinely bummed about how the latter half of the book went because I was surprised that I liked the beginning as much as I did because it wasn't a super in depth read but it was cute and I wanted more.
Overall I liked it, but felt the story wasn't fully flushed out.
I think for the first 60 percent of this book I really enjoyed it. We got character development, I felt like like I got to know the characters and was invested in their lives and story. Then all of a sudden it felt like the author realized her page count and just skipped super far ahead to the happily ever after.
Our showdown with the parents and the fake fiance from the human hating group lasted one chapter and there was no follow up on the torture, what they did with the information, or how they planned on taking care of the problem in the future. Or how they would explain a human going missing? Or how her parents found her in the first place. Did she have a chip? Was her phone tracked? Was the hate group going to continue to look for her?
Then we have the reuniting with her parents which for a book that did pretty well with characters we get 4 people introduced in a matter of one chapter and no real conversation. Felt as though it was being told rather than experienced. Which continues on for the wedding and for the epilogues. I am genuinely bummed about how the latter half of the book went because I was surprised that I liked the beginning as much as I did because it wasn't a super in depth read but it was cute and I wanted more.
Overall I liked it, but felt the story wasn't fully flushed out.
June 19, 2020
If your voiceless, can you still be heard?
THIS IS NOW A FAVORITE OF MINE. I love reading about shifters and this one ticks every box. So we meet Colette, who has had a rough upbringing, always told what to do by her parents. She has no voice so she can't say what she is thinking. So she leaves her home in her own. Well I gotta say that she is brave for doing that. So her journey begins but her destiny changes by miscalculation of time. So let's bring in Luca, Dylan and Hunter Graves. Somehow her magic feels comfortable around these guys. Why? She was raised in a human community and does not know much about the shifter community. I can't tell you anymore of that without giving away the book. I can say that the build up of the story is perfect. You have a scared girl with no voice trying to make her way in the world. The attraction is there, and some bad people showing up to make this book amazing. We do get a happily ever after. I can't wait to read more of this series.
THIS IS NOW A FAVORITE OF MINE. I love reading about shifters and this one ticks every box. So we meet Colette, who has had a rough upbringing, always told what to do by her parents. She has no voice so she can't say what she is thinking. So she leaves her home in her own. Well I gotta say that she is brave for doing that. So her journey begins but her destiny changes by miscalculation of time. So let's bring in Luca, Dylan and Hunter Graves. Somehow her magic feels comfortable around these guys. Why? She was raised in a human community and does not know much about the shifter community. I can't tell you anymore of that without giving away the book. I can say that the build up of the story is perfect. You have a scared girl with no voice trying to make her way in the world. The attraction is there, and some bad people showing up to make this book amazing. We do get a happily ever after. I can't wait to read more of this series.
March 4, 2022
Lovely
A sweet standalone story about a voiceless FMC, Colette, who has been abused by her parents and fled them planning to reach Los Angeles but ended up in Willowdale, a supernatural town.
There Colette began a new life, opening her own dance studio, making friends, and meeting three gorgeous shifters😏
I like the idea of a voiceless FMC even if she isn't really voiceless😉 The guys are very sweet and protective with Colette. No darkness and/or alphah*le here, just romance and a bit of action and mystery to balance it. A good mix!
A sweet standalone story about a voiceless FMC, Colette, who has been abused by her parents and fled them planning to reach Los Angeles but ended up in Willowdale, a supernatural town.
There Colette began a new life, opening her own dance studio, making friends, and meeting three gorgeous shifters😏
I like the idea of a voiceless FMC even if she isn't really voiceless😉 The guys are very sweet and protective with Colette. No darkness and/or alphah*le here, just romance and a bit of action and mystery to balance it. A good mix!
June 24, 2020
3.5
This was such a fun shifter RH and it was exactly what I needed right now. I’m a huge sucker for mating bonds and I loved Colette and her wolves. I found I had some issues with the writing and the flow of the story, but I’m excited to read Lenas books!
This was such a fun shifter RH and it was exactly what I needed right now. I’m a huge sucker for mating bonds and I loved Colette and her wolves. I found I had some issues with the writing and the flow of the story, but I’m excited to read Lenas books!
June 24, 2020
This was too typical for me. Missing something...
October 21, 2024
This book was cute but lacked a bit in the plot. The story felt really rushed at the end and the prose a bit forced between characters. I would give it 3.5 stars but rated it up a bit.
March 17, 2022
I've read several collections by this author, and unfortunately the quality of the story and the material decreases with each new series. I'm not sure if the author is sacrificing quality for frequency, but this will be the last book I purchase from this author.
This was not good. First and foremost, this is not a series but a standalone novel, and a short one at that meaning there weren't enough pages to develope a female main character, her three love interests, the best friend and the best friends side story. The story suffers a lot from this. Other than knowing the birth order of the three guys I can't tell you much about them because what I was told was either in an unmemorable info dump but mostly because those details just weren't there. It also means that the plot and world development or totally skipped. The first three days of getting to know you exchanges between the FMC and the guys we don't see at all, we are just told it happened and FMC is feeling more attached. Awesome. Glad someone got to form an attachment because leaving out the details and the work certainly didn't allow me to form one.
The entire story takes place in two weeks time, followed by two epilogues. Within the first three days the FMC moves across the country, moves in with the guys, and is in love. Yes, this is a fated mates story, but the FMC is supposed to know very little about shifter ways, so that speedy time frame makes no sense as she doesn't know about shifter community.
The FMC is supposed to be this sheltered turned 18 today and ran away girl, but the author only stays with this character background when convenient, totally abandoning it to have the high school drop out running the books the the bakery within a day of arriving in the new town or giving her new and instant bestie relationship advice, like she has ever had a relationship or even a best friend. Also, despite the fact that she is 18 and super sheltered they are all about getting her pregnant as soon as possible. It's creepy and predatory. It makes the guys hard to like, especially as you aren't given anything about them to find them redeeming.
A lot of these flaws appear because the author is obviously going through a checklist of the type of things you expect in this type of book without putting any of the effort in to create those scenes or senarios or to fit them to her charaters. It makes for a really lackluster read. There are also massive plot holes. The series also is heavily influenced by True Blood and reads a little like a shifter RH True Blood fan fiction rather than it's own creative story.
Also, the spicy bits are so awkwardly thrown in occuring at totally inappropriate times, like hey you are literally in danger if we are heard instead of getting you back to safety let's hook up. They are also really poorly written, think 13 year old who has never seen or experienced anything other than movies or books is put in charge bad.
Spoilers:
Why does Derek just assume his brothers so be mated to Collette too? Late Lena suggests she will have multiple mates (setting up a future book) same for two other future books that are set in place but these four couple are literally the only time multiple mates are explained. Even if multiple mates are common how did he know his brothers would share a mate? This is the sort of world building that is totally left out.
And why did not a single person think hey, maybe Collette shouldn't be using her cellphone from home, especially once things with her mom and dad look sketch in the database and people show up sniffing around. Not a single person thought huh, phones can be tracked. You don't even need a special app for that. Hey look, her parents turned on find my iPhone.
And really, the whole Michael thing is just stumped and ignored? If this group hates shifters so much why did Michael want to purchase Collette to be his fiance and why on earth did her parents have to wait until she was 18 to hand her over? Michael seemed to think he had a legal purchase of Collette, so is it legal to buy shifters in this world? If it is I really don't think you have to wait until they are 18 to buy them.
And how is the pack in love with Collette? They literally have had one interaction with her and they aren't fated mates to her. Again, total lack of story development.
This was not good. First and foremost, this is not a series but a standalone novel, and a short one at that meaning there weren't enough pages to develope a female main character, her three love interests, the best friend and the best friends side story. The story suffers a lot from this. Other than knowing the birth order of the three guys I can't tell you much about them because what I was told was either in an unmemorable info dump but mostly because those details just weren't there. It also means that the plot and world development or totally skipped. The first three days of getting to know you exchanges between the FMC and the guys we don't see at all, we are just told it happened and FMC is feeling more attached. Awesome. Glad someone got to form an attachment because leaving out the details and the work certainly didn't allow me to form one.
The entire story takes place in two weeks time, followed by two epilogues. Within the first three days the FMC moves across the country, moves in with the guys, and is in love. Yes, this is a fated mates story, but the FMC is supposed to know very little about shifter ways, so that speedy time frame makes no sense as she doesn't know about shifter community.
The FMC is supposed to be this sheltered turned 18 today and ran away girl, but the author only stays with this character background when convenient, totally abandoning it to have the high school drop out running the books the the bakery within a day of arriving in the new town or giving her new and instant bestie relationship advice, like she has ever had a relationship or even a best friend. Also, despite the fact that she is 18 and super sheltered they are all about getting her pregnant as soon as possible. It's creepy and predatory. It makes the guys hard to like, especially as you aren't given anything about them to find them redeeming.
A lot of these flaws appear because the author is obviously going through a checklist of the type of things you expect in this type of book without putting any of the effort in to create those scenes or senarios or to fit them to her charaters. It makes for a really lackluster read. There are also massive plot holes. The series also is heavily influenced by True Blood and reads a little like a shifter RH True Blood fan fiction rather than it's own creative story.
Also, the spicy bits are so awkwardly thrown in occuring at totally inappropriate times, like hey you are literally in danger if we are heard instead of getting you back to safety let's hook up. They are also really poorly written, think 13 year old who has never seen or experienced anything other than movies or books is put in charge bad.
Spoilers:
Why does Derek just assume his brothers so be mated to Collette too? Late Lena suggests she will have multiple mates (setting up a future book) same for two other future books that are set in place but these four couple are literally the only time multiple mates are explained. Even if multiple mates are common how did he know his brothers would share a mate? This is the sort of world building that is totally left out.
And why did not a single person think hey, maybe Collette shouldn't be using her cellphone from home, especially once things with her mom and dad look sketch in the database and people show up sniffing around. Not a single person thought huh, phones can be tracked. You don't even need a special app for that. Hey look, her parents turned on find my iPhone.
And really, the whole Michael thing is just stumped and ignored? If this group hates shifters so much why did Michael want to purchase Collette to be his fiance and why on earth did her parents have to wait until she was 18 to hand her over? Michael seemed to think he had a legal purchase of Collette, so is it legal to buy shifters in this world? If it is I really don't think you have to wait until they are 18 to buy them.
And how is the pack in love with Collette? They literally have had one interaction with her and they aren't fated mates to her. Again, total lack of story development.
March 11, 2024
Apart from my DNFs this might be the worst book I've read this 2024. Luckily it was short so it only took me a couple of hours and I didn't waste so much time.
Let's start at the beginning, our heroine just turned eighteen and is running away from home with only 500 dollars she stole from her parents, let's be for real, how did she think she would've survived with that? She said her parents had thousands of dollars, shouldn't she have at least TRIED to calculate how much would she have needed? A quick google search would have been enough.
Apart from that, you get into a bus in the middle of the night, make 1 second of eye contact with a man you don't know and then fall asleep next to him, HOW is that secure enough for you to accept to go home with him? I mean yeah he took her to his sister's house instead of his but then she woke up NEXT TO HIM? Like ??? god
I'm not even going to say anything about the insta love thing because it's the LEAST of my problems. All the relationships were SO shallow, like she's calling Lena her best friend but they have only met each other for two days and there's nothing IN the book that makes us readers feel any connection between them, also the fact that there's some shit going on between Lena and her could-be-mates and Colette doesn't give a fuckkkkk, it's not even about giving advice, she doesn't even LISTEN to her, and you're telling me they are BEST FRIENDS? Yeah no.
If I had a dollar for every time teen-pregnancy has been glorified on this book I would have a lot of dollars. Not only that but also the fact that ALL THREE of her mates talk about getting her pregnant as a way to ensure she doesn't leave them/town? Am I the only one who thinks that's the reddest flag I have ever seen? Also the age gap between Colette and her mates is... uncomfortable, she just turned 18, she's a teenager, can't even buy alcohol and there are three men in their middle twenties trying to get her pregnant? If they had known each other all their lives, been friends forever or something like that I MIGHT be able to see past that but they met like 3 days ago and are already thinking of getting her pregnant bye.
I skipped over the sex parts cause they were cringey but all I got from them was that they all chose to have sex at the WORST time ever; 1) in the middle of the woods FIVE SECONDS after the bad guys almost caught you. 2) On the opening day of your mate's ballet studio after you got jealous about a new possible costumer... in a room with only an UNLOCKED door separating you and CHILDREN like ? that was icky. 3) Literally after bullets fly through the window and you pulled a part of the ceiling over your "fiancé" with your magic that is never explained and bodies still lying on the floor...
The bad guys were laughable, the plot line inexistent and there was no "oh shit" moment, boring as fuck. Her magic is never explained, the author made her spurt seven children which was insane, we got no indication she finally graduated from school, and what I think bothered me the most was how she IS MUTE but only one of her mates cared to learn sign language and after she magically was able to telepathically communicate they never used it again (btw how come her parents were both controlling AND negligent but she still felt enough of an emotional connection to them to telepathically communicate with them until she was 15? makes no sense).
Also the fact that she's supposed to be the new Luna of the pack but we only see her interact with said pack ONCE, like where is the feeling of community, where is the connection, the found family... this book is so shallow, I hated it, the premise was cool but it was done very poorly. I have the Reborn series by this author on my TBR shelf but if I'm honest I have lost any interest in reading this author again.
Sorry for the rant, I'm done now.
Let's start at the beginning, our heroine just turned eighteen and is running away from home with only 500 dollars she stole from her parents, let's be for real, how did she think she would've survived with that? She said her parents had thousands of dollars, shouldn't she have at least TRIED to calculate how much would she have needed? A quick google search would have been enough.
Apart from that, you get into a bus in the middle of the night, make 1 second of eye contact with a man you don't know and then fall asleep next to him, HOW is that secure enough for you to accept to go home with him? I mean yeah he took her to his sister's house instead of his but then she woke up NEXT TO HIM? Like ??? god
I'm not even going to say anything about the insta love thing because it's the LEAST of my problems. All the relationships were SO shallow, like she's calling Lena her best friend but they have only met each other for two days and there's nothing IN the book that makes us readers feel any connection between them, also the fact that there's some shit going on between Lena and her could-be-mates and Colette doesn't give a fuckkkkk, it's not even about giving advice, she doesn't even LISTEN to her, and you're telling me they are BEST FRIENDS? Yeah no.
If I had a dollar for every time teen-pregnancy has been glorified on this book I would have a lot of dollars. Not only that but also the fact that ALL THREE of her mates talk about getting her pregnant as a way to ensure she doesn't leave them/town? Am I the only one who thinks that's the reddest flag I have ever seen? Also the age gap between Colette and her mates is... uncomfortable, she just turned 18, she's a teenager, can't even buy alcohol and there are three men in their middle twenties trying to get her pregnant? If they had known each other all their lives, been friends forever or something like that I MIGHT be able to see past that but they met like 3 days ago and are already thinking of getting her pregnant bye.
I skipped over the sex parts cause they were cringey but all I got from them was that they all chose to have sex at the WORST time ever; 1) in the middle of the woods FIVE SECONDS after the bad guys almost caught you. 2) On the opening day of your mate's ballet studio after you got jealous about a new possible costumer... in a room with only an UNLOCKED door separating you and CHILDREN like ? that was icky. 3) Literally after bullets fly through the window and you pulled a part of the ceiling over your "fiancé" with your magic that is never explained and bodies still lying on the floor...
The bad guys were laughable, the plot line inexistent and there was no "oh shit" moment, boring as fuck. Her magic is never explained, the author made her spurt seven children which was insane, we got no indication she finally graduated from school, and what I think bothered me the most was how she IS MUTE but only one of her mates cared to learn sign language and after she magically was able to telepathically communicate they never used it again (btw how come her parents were both controlling AND negligent but she still felt enough of an emotional connection to them to telepathically communicate with them until she was 15? makes no sense).
Also the fact that she's supposed to be the new Luna of the pack but we only see her interact with said pack ONCE, like where is the feeling of community, where is the connection, the found family... this book is so shallow, I hated it, the premise was cool but it was done very poorly. I have the Reborn series by this author on my TBR shelf but if I'm honest I have lost any interest in reading this author again.
Sorry for the rant, I'm done now.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 30, 2020
I so ran away from home as an adult, and I know just what Colette Allard was trying to accomplish--families often suck hard.
Colette is a fox shifter with negligent 'rents. They are genuinely terrible peeps. She tests them the only way she can think will reach them, when all else has failed, she leaves and goes where fate and the bus system takes her: Willowdale Village, California. But it hasn't been easy traveling because Colette is mute, and not everyone is good at sign language or kindness or even being mannerly, which is how she meets Dylan, on a bus to Willowdale Village.
Okay--there are many parts of this book I liked. Many parts of this book were mushy, gooey, lovey stuff that makes me barf into my mouth. I am so not a mushy, gooey, lovey girl. The redeeming parts are that the psychological damage isn't swept under the rug too far, and the steamy parts are steamy. Fated mates and perfect mates don't have to equal the same thing, and M. Sinclair held off on one of Colette's mates joining the mate pile until later in the story, which made my day.
BUT I did think there was one largely detracting element from this story: the HAF. Read the book to see what that stands for. I will say that it felt contrived for the sake of convenience, so there was more conflict, but not well developed. It felt out of place to me.
Voiceless is best for people who enjoy the Hungry for Her Wolves series by Tara West.
Colette is a fox shifter with negligent 'rents. They are genuinely terrible peeps. She tests them the only way she can think will reach them, when all else has failed, she leaves and goes where fate and the bus system takes her: Willowdale Village, California. But it hasn't been easy traveling because Colette is mute, and not everyone is good at sign language or kindness or even being mannerly, which is how she meets Dylan, on a bus to Willowdale Village.
Okay--there are many parts of this book I liked. Many parts of this book were mushy, gooey, lovey stuff that makes me barf into my mouth. I am so not a mushy, gooey, lovey girl. The redeeming parts are that the psychological damage isn't swept under the rug too far, and the steamy parts are steamy. Fated mates and perfect mates don't have to equal the same thing, and M. Sinclair held off on one of Colette's mates joining the mate pile until later in the story, which made my day.
BUT I did think there was one largely detracting element from this story: the HAF. Read the book to see what that stands for. I will say that it felt contrived for the sake of convenience, so there was more conflict, but not well developed. It felt out of place to me.
Voiceless is best for people who enjoy the Hungry for Her Wolves series by Tara West.
December 19, 2024
3.5 Sweet stars
This was a sweet and super quick read about shifters, fated mates, and insta-love.
I adore M. Sinclair as an author, but after reading this book, I've come to the conclusion that she seems to struggle with writing standalone books.
I thought this story was cute, but it fell a little flat for me. Everything was so "insta" that I ended up disconnected from the characters and their relationships.
Medium/low steam
reverse harem with 3 mates
No MM, OW, cheating, or bullying
Low anxiety read
Mute FMC
Shifters & magic
This was a sweet and super quick read about shifters, fated mates, and insta-love.
I adore M. Sinclair as an author, but after reading this book, I've come to the conclusion that she seems to struggle with writing standalone books.
I thought this story was cute, but it fell a little flat for me. Everything was so "insta" that I ended up disconnected from the characters and their relationships.
Medium/low steam
reverse harem with 3 mates
No MM, OW, cheating, or bullying
Low anxiety read
Mute FMC
Shifters & magic
September 14, 2023
This book was wow. Amazing! It was as good as I hoped and more. I loved the characters so much and loved the plot and how we were going to get more stand-alone from this town and I absolutely love the writing. It was such a great read I blasted through it in 3 hrs I couldn’t put it down. M Sinclair is an amazing author and I’m so excited for more. I absolutely loved the endings it was such perfection. Just great. Wish I could give more then Five stars.
May 12, 2025
Multi pov
h 18, H’s are 23, 24 and 26
Why choose with no mm- the H’s are brothers
Fox shifter/ wolf shifters
Fated mates
Mute fmc but she can communicate telepathically
Safe, no owd/omd
No third act breakup
HEA
Epilogue- years later still happily mated and married they’ve had 1 set of triplets and 2 sets of twins and she’s pregnant again.
h 18, H’s are 23, 24 and 26
Why choose with no mm- the H’s are brothers
Fox shifter/ wolf shifters
Fated mates
Mute fmc but she can communicate telepathically
Safe, no owd/omd
No third act breakup
HEA
Epilogue- years later still happily mated and married they’ve had 1 set of triplets and 2 sets of twins and she’s pregnant again.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 17, 2025
Rating- 3
Heat- 3
Tropes- shifter romance, fated mates, MFMM, insta love, disability
The bones of a great story are here, but it remained too surface level to flush it out.
Let’s start with Colette. I love the fact that she is mute. The author does a great job tying in her feeling voiceless in both the physical sense and in her lack of control over her life. The addition of the power of telepathy, though, seems like an easy out. We don’t see many interactions with people where she is unable to speak telepathically to them. This kind of sidetracks the point about being voiceless. Colette supposedly has a dream of opening a dance studio, but instead of this being a passion we see her work towards, it’s more of a wish that lands in her lap. She mentions one time that she would like it and the guys buy it for her. Not only would I have liked to have seen her put some effort into obtaining her dream, I would have liked to have seen her work at it. This also hails back to her unexplored muteness. How does she teach a dance class while mute? (I’m not at all implying mute people are not capable. I’m sure it’s possible, but show me. Don’t just tell me she does it.)
One of my favorite summer books/movies is Safe Haven, and Colette running away by bus until she stumbles on this cute little town evokes the same feelings of coziness. However, the town is never described well enough for me to really feel it. We know it’s a tourist town filled with shifters, but that’s about it. There was real potential for creating an insular community of shifters. Give me scenes of daily life there. Coffee breaks from the dance studio where Colette goes to Lena’s bakery, a small town celebration for a random holiday, and walks down main street running into neighbors.
The villains of the story are also underdeveloped, or at least their motives are.
Colette’s relationships with the guys works. It is definitely insta love, but I enjoy that in a fated mates romance. My only complaint with the guys is their choice of sexy times. Every single guy decided to have their first time at the worst possible moment. Danger just steps away? Sex. An entire dance studio full of children and parents? Sex. Just survived a house collapse? Sex.
Heat- 3
Tropes- shifter romance, fated mates, MFMM, insta love, disability
The bones of a great story are here, but it remained too surface level to flush it out.
Let’s start with Colette. I love the fact that she is mute. The author does a great job tying in her feeling voiceless in both the physical sense and in her lack of control over her life. The addition of the power of telepathy, though, seems like an easy out. We don’t see many interactions with people where she is unable to speak telepathically to them. This kind of sidetracks the point about being voiceless. Colette supposedly has a dream of opening a dance studio, but instead of this being a passion we see her work towards, it’s more of a wish that lands in her lap. She mentions one time that she would like it and the guys buy it for her. Not only would I have liked to have seen her put some effort into obtaining her dream, I would have liked to have seen her work at it. This also hails back to her unexplored muteness. How does she teach a dance class while mute? (I’m not at all implying mute people are not capable. I’m sure it’s possible, but show me. Don’t just tell me she does it.)
One of my favorite summer books/movies is Safe Haven, and Colette running away by bus until she stumbles on this cute little town evokes the same feelings of coziness. However, the town is never described well enough for me to really feel it. We know it’s a tourist town filled with shifters, but that’s about it. There was real potential for creating an insular community of shifters. Give me scenes of daily life there. Coffee breaks from the dance studio where Colette goes to Lena’s bakery, a small town celebration for a random holiday, and walks down main street running into neighbors.
The villains of the story are also underdeveloped, or at least their motives are.
Colette’s relationships with the guys works. It is definitely insta love, but I enjoy that in a fated mates romance. My only complaint with the guys is their choice of sexy times. Every single guy decided to have their first time at the worst possible moment. Danger just steps away? Sex. An entire dance studio full of children and parents? Sex. Just survived a house collapse? Sex.
January 4, 2026
🙄
I just read the sickeningly sweet ending and it lost this book a whole star. Plot with mild spoilers: The h (Colette) is a mute fox shifter, She has bad parents (all off page). When we meet her she is getting on a bus and making a run for it. She's just turned 18. She meets one mate on the bus and it’s instalove, and the other two (they're brothers) when she arrives in their darling small town Willowdale Village. Got diabetes yet? Well let me help you: her mates luuuuuv her beyond words, they cater to her every need, they buy her everything she needs—including a whole ass dance studio, and they give orgasms generously. There's a (horribly written) villainous group driving around in the background, HAF - humans against freaks... lol. The shifters are the freaks fyi. But the group is only scary if you have an SUV phobia.
Now to that ending. smh. I was prepared to happily review this book and call it a feel good fluff piece, then the author had the audacity to pull that ending.
Book 2 in the series is about that annoying rabbit shifter. So that’s gonna be a no from me.
I just read the sickeningly sweet ending and it lost this book a whole star. Plot with mild spoilers: The h (Colette) is a mute fox shifter, She has bad parents (all off page). When we meet her she is getting on a bus and making a run for it. She's just turned 18. She meets one mate on the bus and it’s instalove, and the other two (they're brothers) when she arrives in their darling small town Willowdale Village. Got diabetes yet? Well let me help you: her mates luuuuuv her beyond words, they cater to her every need, they buy her everything she needs—including a whole ass dance studio, and they give orgasms generously. There's a (horribly written) villainous group driving around in the background, HAF - humans against freaks... lol. The shifters are the freaks fyi. But the group is only scary if you have an SUV phobia.
Now to that ending. smh. I was prepared to happily review this book and call it a feel good fluff piece, then the author had the audacity to pull that ending.
Book 2 in the series is about that annoying rabbit shifter. So that’s gonna be a no from me.
March 23, 2025
I’m trying to wrap my head around this book. It’s honestly hard for to even rate. It’s bt a 2-3.
Grammar errors are whatever but they are there. But the flow felt off to me. Writing was sloppy. Plotting was iffy. Insta love is hard to pace. But I did love that it was low angst. So. 🤷🏻♀️🫣
Tons and tons of plot holes. Tons.
No MM. just MF but within a small harem.
Not spicy. But it’s there.
Wolf shifters. FmC is a fox shifter.
Low angst. No 3rd act breakups. No OW/OM drama. No bullying. I loved all of these elements.
Fated mates
Hea. (Thank you for that)
Breeding. Pregnancy in epilouge. Children in epi.
Kindle Unlimited.
FmC doesn’t have trauma but she should as she was kidnapped from her real parents and treated like shit bf she ran away the day she turned 18.
This book was heavy on “telling” and not showing. So I ended up skimming bc it got old just reading someone’s inner thoughts as they tell me everything going on. Not a ton of dialogue. It was weird.
The way the bad guys (her fake parents) spoke was hilarious.
And the author’s use of “Creator” as sort of a place for when folks might say “G-d” or even “Goddess” in books was annoying. For one thing bc then she has her characters saying “g-ddamn”. 👀If they don’t say “G-d” then why are they saying “Gd”? One time the fmc says “Christ”. Felt like a writing error bc creator is used so much that it then makes no sense to use g-d or Christ.
Creator was used like 25 times. It was annoying af.
Idk. Maybe it’s my mood while I do love a low angst no bully type of RH I feel the story developed too quickly and then the ending was abrupt. Followed by two epilogues that then TOLD us everything else that happened. Marriage. Children.
Grammar errors are whatever but they are there. But the flow felt off to me. Writing was sloppy. Plotting was iffy. Insta love is hard to pace. But I did love that it was low angst. So. 🤷🏻♀️🫣
Tons and tons of plot holes. Tons.
No MM. just MF but within a small harem.
Not spicy. But it’s there.
Wolf shifters. FmC is a fox shifter.
Low angst. No 3rd act breakups. No OW/OM drama. No bullying. I loved all of these elements.
Fated mates
Hea. (Thank you for that)
Breeding. Pregnancy in epilouge. Children in epi.
Kindle Unlimited.
FmC doesn’t have trauma but she should as she was kidnapped from her real parents and treated like shit bf she ran away the day she turned 18.
This book was heavy on “telling” and not showing. So I ended up skimming bc it got old just reading someone’s inner thoughts as they tell me everything going on. Not a ton of dialogue. It was weird.
The way the bad guys (her fake parents) spoke was hilarious.
And the author’s use of “Creator” as sort of a place for when folks might say “G-d” or even “Goddess” in books was annoying. For one thing bc then she has her characters saying “g-ddamn”. 👀If they don’t say “G-d” then why are they saying “Gd”? One time the fmc says “Christ”. Felt like a writing error bc creator is used so much that it then makes no sense to use g-d or Christ.
Creator was used like 25 times. It was annoying af.
Idk. Maybe it’s my mood while I do love a low angst no bully type of RH I feel the story developed too quickly and then the ending was abrupt. Followed by two epilogues that then TOLD us everything else that happened. Marriage. Children.
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June 21, 2020
This was a sweet book with a HEA! Colette is voiceless and has been ignored her whole life. All she wants is to be heard and accepted, but her parents don’t even seem to care about her or her happiness. She decides to start a new life, but when things don’t go according to plan, sometimes fate knows what you need.
Colette had a really sweet, shy, and trusting personality. Out of all three guys, I liked Luca the best. He was the first one to drop everything, including spending time with her, just to lean ASL so they could communicate with one another. Dylan was sweet and was the one to find Colette, while Hunter had a possessive and serious personality when in reality he was just a huge teddy bear. Lena was probably my favorite character- I loved her open and bubbly personality and that she always spoke her mind. I can’t wait for her story to learn more about her life and crazy mess of a love life.
Willowdale itself was just an amazing community. Everyone worked together and knew one another, mainly since it was almost a supernatural only town besides the holiday tourists. I liked that they were able to build and run their own businesses and be who they were without fear from their neighbors. There were so many different types of shifters and some that had lost their own families, but were all accepted under the pack’s protection.
I liked the unique aspects that Sinclair has done for some shifters and the world she’s created for them and other supernaturals. The mystery that revolved around Colette, her parents, and her strange upbringing were intriguing to follow. I really enjoyed the lightheartedness of this book and am looking forward to the rest of this series with more HEA’s.
*I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review
Colette had a really sweet, shy, and trusting personality. Out of all three guys, I liked Luca the best. He was the first one to drop everything, including spending time with her, just to lean ASL so they could communicate with one another. Dylan was sweet and was the one to find Colette, while Hunter had a possessive and serious personality when in reality he was just a huge teddy bear. Lena was probably my favorite character- I loved her open and bubbly personality and that she always spoke her mind. I can’t wait for her story to learn more about her life and crazy mess of a love life.
Willowdale itself was just an amazing community. Everyone worked together and knew one another, mainly since it was almost a supernatural only town besides the holiday tourists. I liked that they were able to build and run their own businesses and be who they were without fear from their neighbors. There were so many different types of shifters and some that had lost their own families, but were all accepted under the pack’s protection.
I liked the unique aspects that Sinclair has done for some shifters and the world she’s created for them and other supernaturals. The mystery that revolved around Colette, her parents, and her strange upbringing were intriguing to follow. I really enjoyed the lightheartedness of this book and am looking forward to the rest of this series with more HEA’s.
*I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review
June 28, 2020
Voiceless is a light fluffy read as predictable by the synopsis practically giving away the whole story. I picked it up since I've always been a sucker for shifters. Sigh.
This book fit perfectly in my mood of not wanting to read anything intense but still wanting something lovey-dovey. The standalone style works even better. So I did go in this with the light theme in mind but I have read enough from this author to know there could have been better finessing touches to improve the book.
It starts off okay enough. The FMC is very typical for the author but I don't mind that, it's just the too accepting factor once she meets Dylan that kinda fizzles out the potential scenes where we could have seen the mushy feels coming into play at a relatively reasonable pace for the length of the book. Once the guys are in the picture, it's just barreling towards the end at lightening speed.
The FMC is a mute, I'm not sure about this weird strangulation of being mute but not really. Like just commit, ya know? It's used to create this pity party backstory for the heroine but then the whole telepathy thing comes into picture, like I get powers but why disrupt this building blocks of the character? The guys were meh. The pack life is barely touched and nothing that I look forward to once wolves are mentioned is explored in the book.
The scene with her parents was so bland and typical, result of not having much content for the story to work with. The epilogue was cute though.
This book fit perfectly in my mood of not wanting to read anything intense but still wanting something lovey-dovey. The standalone style works even better. So I did go in this with the light theme in mind but I have read enough from this author to know there could have been better finessing touches to improve the book.
It starts off okay enough. The FMC is very typical for the author but I don't mind that, it's just the too accepting factor once she meets Dylan that kinda fizzles out the potential scenes where we could have seen the mushy feels coming into play at a relatively reasonable pace for the length of the book. Once the guys are in the picture, it's just barreling towards the end at lightening speed.
The FMC is a mute, I'm not sure about this weird strangulation of being mute but not really. Like just commit, ya know? It's used to create this pity party backstory for the heroine but then the whole telepathy thing comes into picture, like I get powers but why disrupt this building blocks of the character? The guys were meh. The pack life is barely touched and nothing that I look forward to once wolves are mentioned is explored in the book.
The scene with her parents was so bland and typical, result of not having much content for the story to work with. The epilogue was cute though.
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