3.5 stars
Well, this was a pleasant surprise.
Occasionally, I get on Amazon and look up the most recent M/F Omegaverse publications. Doing so is often...entertaining. Frankly, there's so much trash. You'll come across uncreative pen names, terrible covers, and when I read a sample often the writing is poor. Often the books will be a serial, book 1 to a start of a serial series. The author does not reveal when the next book is out, it's unfinished despite being only 70 pages long and less than half a story (I swear it's like writers are just publishing their unfinished WIPs on Amazon for some quick cash in KU).
So, when I noticed this on Amazon I was immediately impressed because of how the book was advertised: Standalone dark novella, complete with a HEA. Now, I'm open to Omegaverse serials if they're using the rapid release strategy, are priced appropriately, and well-edited. In M/F Omegaverse on Amazon, this often isn't the case.
This story is quick, short, but well written with all the basic things in Omegaverse I like: Failing suppressants, an Omega & Alpha caving to their biological drives, an oncoming heat, nesting, & claiming. A little bit of adventure so this story had a plot too.
The writing style was actually reminiscent of Nora Ash. Clean, good flow, a nice build up of suspense. This author is talented. She writes erotic dark vampire stories under the pen name, E.V. Gray, and I'll definitely be checking those out.
This really was a pleasant surprise. I want to thank the author for pricing this appropriately. I would recommend this to KU subscribers who want a quick, short Omegaverse read. This isn't very dark compared to others in the genre, but it was a fun read with a few dark themes. A little bit of danger was in the story.