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Alpha Asher

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Lola always assumed that her and her boyfriend Alpha Tyler were mates. On Tyler's 18th birthday, her world comes crumbling down. Broken hearted, she flees from her pack for an entire year. Tragedy forces Lola to return home where she finds the infamous Alpha Asher in charge. This time around, Lola may actually have a shot at happiness. That is, until she finds out who her mate truly is.

760 pages, Unknown Binding

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Jane Doe

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Profile Image for Country Goose.
1,131 reviews12 followers
November 20, 2021
Reading what I could on Wattpad, I really liked the premise. Too bad it's on a pay-by-chapter platform right now, which is insanely expensive to read. Girl falls in love with an alpha before they came of age to find their real mates, and on his 18th, he discovers his mate, and it's not her. She goes to live with her grandmother and comes back to the pack to learn everything seems to have changed. Well.... almost everything. Now, the alpha if the pack isn't Tyler. No. The Alpha is hot and dominating Asher, and he demands obedience, but she is the spitfire hell-bent on not submitting.
Chapters 1-6 are free, available on Wattpad and Goodnovel, though you have to pay Goodnovel for the rest, which total cost calculates over $25. No. Thank. You. I hope to revisit this book if it's ever available on Kindle or paperback. I also hope there's some editing. As it stands, it's sloppy.

Edit, I'm updating the cost of the entire book on Goodnovel because I check to see if it's available elsewhere. 4598 coins to read the remaining locked chapters. There are a total of 110 chapters, and I'm on chapter 7. That's $45. For an ebook you don't own. That's ridiculous.
Profile Image for Nae.
1 review
August 14, 2021
Paid $15 for this book on goodnovel and that only covered 53 chapters. Beyond pissed. Writer isn't published enough to want 20 plus dollars for a single fkn book. Good book to 53, pissed I wasted $15 to not even get the full book 😒
Profile Image for Becca D.
155 reviews
July 26, 2021
I put “read”, but really it’s “trying to read”. I read the free chapters, but now it’s on GoodNovel and super expensive. Due to that, I am still reading, but I wait for the bonus coins everyday. That only allows for me to read one chapter every other day. Right now she has 84 chapters, and I just finished chapter 21... so I will be finished in maybe 126 days?

I understand that the author wants to make money, but I am frustrated that an author would do this (put it on a super expensive app) to her fan base - it just ends up pissing them off.

I do enjoy the book, but reading a chapter every other day just leaves me frustrated with it.

Hopefully the author will find a way to make this right with her readers (and no, other free books isn’t the answer - though a nice idea - when readers are already invested in the other book).

**EDIT: I “finished” the book. I put that in quotation marks because I admit that I skipped a few chapters. It really started to drag on and some things felt way too repetitive. The ending was a bit disappointing as well. If there is a second one, I doubt I will read it. It seemed very promising at first, so it’s a bit sad. I wonder if the author drew out the story (the repetitiveness and taking forever to get to the birthday) for the sake of more chapters (more chapters = more money).
Profile Image for Sara Strand.
1,181 reviews33 followers
March 24, 2021
If there ever was an example of why you shouldn't fall for these apps, THIS book is the one. I actually paid to get to the end because I had to know what the hell was going to happen.

You guys- don't waste your money. It ends EXACTLY the way you think it will but also leave you with a ridiculous amount of unfinished business. The author started things earlier in the book and either abandoned it or just forgot because the story is far too long. (Example? She mentioned that when mates finish the process, they become stronger and inherit each other's powers to make them more powerful. We won't know because that was never actually used in the book.)

It was written about as well as a middle schooler's creative writing assignment and absolutely no grammatical or spell check was used. The moral of the story? If you have a mediocre story idea and limited talent, you can make bank stringing people on with these story apps.
9 reviews
December 17, 2025
First of all - I am 95% the way through the book and have spent $45 NZD - I wont be spending anymore money on this book. The goodnovel app is really expensive and I'm only so loose with my money.

It's an okay book but definetley not worth upward of $50 - the writer definitely gets better as you read and it's a shame shes chosen an app that isn't great on the pocket as I would have loved to follow her as she grew as an author - if you liked this book good value for money and a book series that is similar is the relentless series by Karen Lynch - it's available on playbooks and a heck of a lot cheaper.

SPOLIERS

for those that wont get to read this book (which is a lot of you) Asher is Lola's mate - there's more to it and it's not that simple but that's the main thing that I wanted to find out.
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Profile Image for Lela.
277 reviews
July 13, 2021
I found this book because goodnovel put out the first couple of chapters on Facebook and I was intrigued by Lola. That being said, I was wholly unprepared for how much it would cost me to read this book because it is on a pay-by-chapter platform, which I was unfamiliar with. It is a good story premise, and you get drawn into it... which turns into spending A LOT of money to read. *** IT COST ME $42.64 TO READ THIS BOOK** On content alone, the book is a solid 4 stars. However, that price....

I will say that the book moves at a relatively good pace for most of the time as far as action is concerned. It was not a boring read, despite there being occasions where the author would circle back and repeat the same events through the eyes of a different character. On one hand, it helped amp up the suspense but on the other hand, it can be a little annoying. The author's voice/writing style matures a bit as the book progresses.

The sex scenes were pretty good, and I love a good dom/sub scene (as long as consent is established). I will say that there was a lot of repetition with the sex scenes (she does a lot of clenching her legs/clenching her core/ "wet slit"/etc- you'll see what I mean when you read it. It doesn't detract from each individual scene, but as a whole it wouldn't hurt the author to come up with some more creative phrasing.

I love Lola. I love that she is unapologetically her. I love that she embraces her flaws, but also tries to work on them (being late, speaking without thinking, impulsiveness, etc). I love that she is fiery and sassy and strong. I get really tired of reading the Mary Sue trope, and Lola is no ones Mary Sue. I found myself really enjoying her.

Alpha Asher's character evolved some and I liked him a bit more. I will say that the evolution seemed like an over night thing, but I guess that could be attributed to the 'mate-bond". My biggest issue with his character may not be with the character, but in the description of him... he was always glaring, narrowing his eyes, smirking, etc.

Lola's Grandmother is an awesome character- almost a trope, but not quite. I will say that I suspected she was a witch before it was outed in the book. Lola's thought that her grandmother was a witch right about the time I was considering it myself, but she dismissed it and I disagreed with her. Also, this book should absolutely come with grandma's recipe for Lavender Brownies.

I really loved that Sean, Lola's brother, is gay and his mate was another male. That is a refreshing break from the "usual" trope. I suspected after Kanyon's death, when Sean took it so hard and left the pack for a sabbatical (only to get captured and forced into gladiator to-the-death style fighting), that was the case because it was mildly reminiscent of Lola running away after losing Tyler to Brittany. To be fair, as soon as the author noted that Tyler tried to control what Lola wore, I hated his character. So, when he found a mate that wasn't Lola, and then had his heart ripped out... no tears shed on my end.

I wish Lola's Dad and Mom were more flushed out as characters. I also wish that there was less repetition with Mason and Breyona than "the look of shuttered/veiled/whatever pain in their eyes" over and over again.

I enjoyed Mason's character, but he is definitely a "friend zone" trope. Of course he fell for Lola and she only thought of him as a friend... saw that coming from miles off. I am so glad that they put his backstory in there and flushed him out some.

Luna Freya, Brittany's Mom, always gave me odd vibes. It was no surprise when she turned out to be a traitor and Lola had to kill her.

I'm very back and forth about Tristan. I don't trust him, but I do like him... kind of. I appreciate that he is in a precarious situation, but I do not appreciate his lack of understanding of consent (at one point, he kisses Lola and feels her up without her consent- i.e. sexual assault).

I like Holly, and I like that Lola feels a kinship with her- most importantly, I like that it is based at least partly on vibes/who Holly is, not just "oh, she's my sister so *instalove*.

I'm not sure how I felt about having Lola come into heat during the battle, but it worked out well. It meant the book ended with a sex scene (and pillow talk) and added another plot twist, but I didn't like that it rendered Lola completely powerless. I don't like the whole "hormones can render females of any species vulnerable/useless for anything but breeding and sex", but I did love that it was Sean, the gay brother, who came to her rescue.

I know there is a continuation of this book coming, as the author's not at the end of the last current chapter (Chapter 99 is as high as it goes at this moment). I would be interested to see how they go about reuniting the vampires and werewolves to make a better world, what happens with Tristan, Sean, Mason, Breyona and Giovanni- but I doubt I'll read it on this platform. Again, it cost me $42.64 to read this book. I could have bought MANY other books for this price. This is, by far, the most I have ever spent to be entertained by a book and, while I enjoyed the world and the characters, much like the cost of the shadows, the price is too steep. Jane Doe, if you read this, understand that many of your readers would gladly pay for your books on audible/kindle- but you will find that very few of us would pay this kind of money to read another book.
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Profile Image for Liz Malcom.
1 review
Want to read
January 12, 2021
From the little bit I read I adored this book. It had an interesting start and a lot of promise and heat but I can't afford $25 for this book through its current venue. Will happily buy via Kindle if it becomes available. I'd also be interested in reaching the author and offering myself as an editor for the typos which aren't major but less than pleasant.
Profile Image for Danielle.
25 reviews34 followers
March 1, 2021
This book is currently on my DNF book shelf as I refuse to pay 50 dollars for chapters of a book that isn't even finished yet? Absolutely ridiculous and I bet she makes very little money off of it as the site probably takes a HUGE cut of the profits. Such a shame as I would gladly have paid 10-15 bucks for this book off the shelf I really love the premise and the characters. Oh well there's other authors.
3 reviews
January 30, 2021
seems like it starting off to be an awesome story but I cannot get behind the having to pay per chapter, this is far to expensive and honestly put me off reading anything from you in the future.
Profile Image for Sylvia Gadsden.
1 review
April 20, 2021
A good premise for a story, and I really enjoyed the read. Pity that it is on a pay per chapter site which is insanely expensive to read. I got to the part that I was curious about and stopped reading after that due to the expense. Has a number of spelling errors where their is used instead of there, which is off putting.
Profile Image for Katryna Ells.
39 reviews1 follower
April 7, 2021
Great start to the book, but only available through goodnovel, which you have to pay per chapter to be able to read the book; got free reading up to about chapter 8. Wish the author all the best. Would love to read the book in full someday.
144 reviews
January 26, 2022
This book is two parts, but still posting under title Alpha Asher. Currently up to chapter 133 at this review.

The first thing to note if you read through these apps just know it will be expensive! It's your choice to go to an app and read a book that cost a min of 20.00 a book it seems. Others more depending how long.

Another note, this book does a lot repeats of information just in another point of view. Not needed (my opinion) we already know what happened and for the price seems like either a. They couldn't think of what else to write, but had to post an update or trying to get more money out of ppl. I don't mind at all multiple pov as it makes it more interesting but to repeat a scene that already happened, the reader already knows so nothing for me at least was gained for it.

Now on to the review, aside from two negatives above this is an amazing story.

Lola goes through so many twists and turns in this book.

I love Asher and his alpha ways.

The dynamics between Lola and Asher how she purposely pushes his buttons to get a reaction she wants.

There is so much suspense, angst and nail biting moments. I'm holding my breath for more chapters to be released as i cant wait to see what the next war hold. I know ones coming!
Profile Image for Julia.
136 reviews1 follower
October 13, 2025
I find this book fairly frustrating! While it’s a good story and keeps me wanting to read more, there are a lot of grammar and punctuation errors, even using the wrong “your/you’re” and “their/they’re”...and using possessive apostrophes where there is no possession.
And after reading a chapter every two house for over a week now, I’m at chapter 80 and find out I can’t read the rest without paying more money!
I think if I was going to pay this much for a book, I would want it to he properly edited and well written.
As much as I’m enjoying the story and would pay as much as I would for a regular book, the extra amount is not worth a poorly edited book, even as much as I wish I could find out how the rest of the book goes.
(The only reason why it isn’t only one star is because the story is interesting.)
Profile Image for Brandilyn Hill.
63 reviews1 follower
January 27, 2021
This book started off really well. It hooks you in the first couple chapters. However the platform it is on is insanely expensive since it’s a pay by chapter book and there is at least 90 chapters. I made it to chapter 53 and 15 bucks in. I refuse to pay more for the book even though I enjoyed it. Hope the leads got their happiness. But I had to call it quits. Honestly the author would have better luck putting it on KU
Profile Image for Robs.
4 reviews1 follower
April 28, 2021
Its a good read but disappointing to pay per chapter. Total rip off but I got sucked in to the story haha
Profile Image for Erika.
1,159 reviews19 followers
June 14, 2021
Alpha Asher is a book about werewolves, humans and vampires, but specially about Lola and how she fits in everything.  The story is complex but it goes around Asher and Lola and their problematic relationship from the start.  It is a really well written with an interesting plot, and one of those great findings in the GoodNovel platform. 



The story was good, but I don't like the open ending, but there is supposed to be a second book that will explain everything, so I hope we do get it.
Profile Image for Caroline.
1,507 reviews10 followers
May 8, 2021
Update 8 May

I finally managed to finish Alpha Asher after months of diligently logging on daily to earn bonuses by reading other books, all to open another chapter without paying. I enjoyed the book but have no intentions of reading another on this platform. When I read a book I want to read it all.

The ending was very predictable and rushed, this was disappointing after reading chapter after chapter of repeats. Don’t waste your time unless this book is edited and published in entirety.


Initial review

This book is only available through sites that provide the first few chapters free then require excessive payment for additional chapters. I would have been happy to purchase the book, and support this author, if it was a fair price. To read to story in totality will cost more than $45, no book is that good.

This is a paranormal romance, well I guess it is, the free for view portion doesn't get that far. A young girl leaves her village after her Alpha boyfriend discovers his mate, who isn't her. After a year she ruins following the death of her mother. Things have changed, there's a new people in the village, including a new Alpha.

Just as things appear to get interesting and chemistry is starting to heat up the free portion ends.
Profile Image for Jesslan Rose.
1,140 reviews50 followers
November 7, 2022
Alpha Asher
By Jane Doe

The first few chapters seemed good, but there is no way on earth I'm paying almost $50 on an overcharged app to finish it. Especially when it isn't even a book I can purchase permanently and reread in my Kindle app.
Profile Image for Denise Dion.
418 reviews1 follower
March 4, 2021
Loved what I was able to read. So don't love that none of the sites allow you to finish the book unless you pay a ton of money. So I am done and will not finish it. Hope she gets published by a real publisher so you can actually read the book.
10 reviews30 followers
March 15, 2021
A great read that pulls you in from the first chapter & just keeps you hooked for more. Hopefully there will be another book in the future to continue this story, i felt it was left on a cliff-hanger that needs to be continued! Lol. It would be better as an e book though rather than the current platform its on now. ❤
Profile Image for Jaime.
16 reviews1 follower
January 1, 2023
I would love to finish this book; I'm hooked but I've already put in $26 to get up to chapter 82. I pay that for great full, completed books. Will be putting this on hold. Hopefully, this gets published because I would love to finish it.

One thing that is needed is editing, a lot of spelling and grammar errors.
Profile Image for Jelena Milenković.
442 reviews121 followers
January 1, 2023
Chapters finished: 1-131

This book ain’t finished yet, I think around 240 chapters are out for now, but the writing already started being inconsistent and so many elements are being thrown together that it’s a hot mess

I might continue it one day, after the author finishes it (if she ever does).
Profile Image for Erica.
459 reviews25 followers
April 25, 2021
It was reallllllly a great book. Not gunna lie. I love the story line, the characters, just an awesome story

But omg. What ruined it, was paying over $40 dollars in total to read it on GoodNovel. Like damn it was a good book, but not to spend $40 on. I know that's on me and I wasn't forced to do it. But I did. I enjoyed the book. But the account I have to buy books did not. 😭
Profile Image for Stacey Robinson.
3 reviews
June 7, 2022
I have marked the book as ‘read’ but only because I got up to chapter 170 and am unable to find the rest anywhere online. I looked into it further and it would appear that the writer still hasn’t finished it.

The book should at least be a trilogy considering it is so long and covers so much ground. It has three clear parts to it.

I have read the other reviews and I can see peoples frustration at having to pay by chapter, I was suckered in by one of those reading app Facebook ads but luckily was able to find most of the chapters in PDF form online.

The book can be a bit cringe at times, I think if the writer had a team of editors behind her then it could be tweaked to be a little more believable. Having said that, I really enjoyed the storyline and the characters. It made up for all the typos!

I will try to keep up on the newly released chapters but I’m afraid I will probably lose interest having to wait!
1 review
March 23, 2021
Started reading on wattpad only to see the author moved it to some paid to.use site.

If your not going to put the whole story, delete it.
1 review
March 24, 2021
I want to read it but the fee is too much. The chapters 1-6 is good. But you have to pay for the rest which is too pricey
1 review
Want to read
July 13, 2021
Got hooked in the 1st 8 chapters but I refuse to pay such high prices to continue reading, good luck but due to the expensive platform you have chose I feel you have lost a huge following.
Profile Image for Lucy.
47 reviews
March 28, 2021
Gutted I couldn’t get to finish this book it was so good. But I can only give 3 stars as it’s so disappointing it is only on a pay by chapter site, such a rip of for a great book! I managed to make it to chapter 89 of 100 (so close!) but just can’t afford to spend money on finishing it when you can buy complete books on Amazon for a couple quid!

Overall the story, twists & turns and different POVs had me hooked and intrigued throughout and would be a story I could happily read over and over again (even ignoring the many grammar mistakes and annoying character name changes ...Beta Drake, Derek, Devin??? Gah just pick one!) if I do ever get to finish it. I really do want to know what happens, sigh.
Profile Image for Julie C.
51 reviews
February 17, 2023
This was a surprisingly decent read, considering how frustrating it was to get through it all. First, let me address the elephant in the room, these “pay-to-read” apps are swindlers. I don’t have a problem purchasing a book. I do it all the time online, in bookstores, even audiobooks. But it would’ve cost me more than $40 to read this book and that’s just ridiculous for something so poorly edited.
I was able to find it online, and I have to admire the author for weaving such a compelling tale that kept me wanting to find the next chapter. The heroine is strong, but not overconfident or cocky, as she maneuvers her way through all the twists and turns of the plot, and the hero is appealing from the very beginning, also strong, but not overbearing.
Even with all of the spelling errors, both accidental and intentional it was a good story. I enjoyed all the character development and all of the epilogues at the end from the different characters involved. I would definitely read a sequel.
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7 reviews9 followers
March 22, 2021
It was alright, I’m glad they offered the every 3 hours a chapter is free or it was gonna go DNF. You have to buy the last twenty with coins tho. I feel like the author would do a lot better posting on another app or self publishing.
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