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Silvercoast Wolves #2
Rejected Wolf
My brother’s best friend harshly rejected me as his mate years ago.
Now I’m back in town, and guess who my new neighbor is?
I want to forget him, but fate is throwing us together in every possible way.
I want to avoid him, but that’s hard in a small town like this.
I’m sure that he’s forgotten all about me.
But unfortunately, I’ve never been able to forget about him.
I’ve always remembered the woodsy smell of his body.
I’ve always remembered the softness of his lips.
And now the alpha has paired us up to track the mystery in the forest.
And I have a feeling that’s not even going to be the worst of it.
What if the snow comes unexpectedly and we’re caught in the storm?
What if that abandoned cabin in the middle of nowhere is our only refuge?
What if I really need some reprieve from the cold…
And he’s the only one who can give it to me?
The women of the Silvercoast Wolves pack have envy-provoking lives. They live in a beautiful small town, are surrounded by the hottest guys on the coast, and once they’ve found true love, their mates will stop at nothing to please them. Want to come and visit?
WARNING: Intended for 18+ readers.
Now I’m back in town, and guess who my new neighbor is?
I want to forget him, but fate is throwing us together in every possible way.
I want to avoid him, but that’s hard in a small town like this.
I’m sure that he’s forgotten all about me.
But unfortunately, I’ve never been able to forget about him.
I’ve always remembered the woodsy smell of his body.
I’ve always remembered the softness of his lips.
And now the alpha has paired us up to track the mystery in the forest.
And I have a feeling that’s not even going to be the worst of it.
What if the snow comes unexpectedly and we’re caught in the storm?
What if that abandoned cabin in the middle of nowhere is our only refuge?
What if I really need some reprieve from the cold…
And he’s the only one who can give it to me?
The women of the Silvercoast Wolves pack have envy-provoking lives. They live in a beautiful small town, are surrounded by the hottest guys on the coast, and once they’ve found true love, their mates will stop at nothing to please them. Want to come and visit?
WARNING: Intended for 18+ readers.
143 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 5, 2022
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Ruby Knoxx
100 books93 followersRuby lives on a farm with her two daughters and husband. Besides horses, chickens, and a donkey, she sometimes imagines that there are other types of animals on her farm, too... Animals that turn into Very Hot Men at night to look for their mates... Whenever that happens, she turns to her computer and writes down the paranormal love stories of these rough Wolf, Bear, and Dragon shifters who will destroy any obstacle to protect their mate. Come and enjoy the steamy, suspenseful, and slightly sweaty adventures of Ruby's shifter romance world.
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April 13, 2022
Domestic Violence is NOT romance. Let me say that one more time: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS NOT ROMANCE. What the heck is happening that people promote this as a romance trope??? Hold tight because I’m about to seriously rant below.
Let me give you an example of what we’re working with here (spoiler alert):
“They’d fought. Viciously. He still remembered the feel of her claws on his shoulders, her snarling maw trying to bite at him and get him off her. His rage had become him to the point where he’d lost who he was. If Will hadn’t been there to jump on Finn in return and drag him off Holly, Finn didn’t want to imagine what he would’ve done.
He hadn’t wanted a mate, and he definitely hadn’t wanted her as his mate.”
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Rejected Wolf: A Rejected Mate Wolf Shifter Romance (Silvercoast Wolves Book 2)
Ruby Knoxx
This is the hero speaking about what he did to the heroine within the first chapter of the story because he flew into a rage when she told him she loved him and he was her mate!!! He went at her so viciously she has extensive scarring - he describes that scarring in detail later on. And he literally feels no remorse about this.
How is this okay? Why are female authors promoting this???
I normally don’t like to be super harsh when speaking about an authors work, but this book needs to go in the trash. As a human being, let alone a woman, I find this insulting and abhorrent that we would literally act like it’s completely okay to call a story about a hero who is totally okay with the fact that he viscously scarred his mate a romance of any kind. If we want to label this a drama or just plain fiction fine, but do NOT label this a romance.
Also, I hope any woman who reads this book knows that it is not okay for anyone, let alone someone who loves you, to use violence against you. Okay rant over.
Let me give you an example of what we’re working with here (spoiler alert):
“They’d fought. Viciously. He still remembered the feel of her claws on his shoulders, her snarling maw trying to bite at him and get him off her. His rage had become him to the point where he’d lost who he was. If Will hadn’t been there to jump on Finn in return and drag him off Holly, Finn didn’t want to imagine what he would’ve done.
He hadn’t wanted a mate, and he definitely hadn’t wanted her as his mate.”
Excerpt From
Rejected Wolf: A Rejected Mate Wolf Shifter Romance (Silvercoast Wolves Book 2)
Ruby Knoxx
This is the hero speaking about what he did to the heroine within the first chapter of the story because he flew into a rage when she told him she loved him and he was her mate!!! He went at her so viciously she has extensive scarring - he describes that scarring in detail later on. And he literally feels no remorse about this.
How is this okay? Why are female authors promoting this???
I normally don’t like to be super harsh when speaking about an authors work, but this book needs to go in the trash. As a human being, let alone a woman, I find this insulting and abhorrent that we would literally act like it’s completely okay to call a story about a hero who is totally okay with the fact that he viscously scarred his mate a romance of any kind. If we want to label this a drama or just plain fiction fine, but do NOT label this a romance.
Also, I hope any woman who reads this book knows that it is not okay for anyone, let alone someone who loves you, to use violence against you. Okay rant over.
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March 15, 2022DNF @ 53%
I didn’t read the first book, so I might’ve missed some of their backstory… but this isn’t the standard rejected mate scenario. The book begins many years after the couple had a fling that ended violently.
Finn’s feelings toward Holly were complicated, to say the least. A long time ago, they’d had a fling after Finn broke up with his then most recent girlfriend. For him, being with Holly hadn’t been anything serious. She was a convenient rebound; someone he’d known who’d liked him enough not to care if he wasn’t emotionally invested in her. Or so he’d thought. After a few weeks of fucking every which way, Finn had grown bored, ready to find a real relationship again, or set out on his own. And Holly had become the opposite. Right as he’d gone to cut things off, Holly had confessed that she was in love with him and that she thought they were mates. She’d wanted to settle.
He’d been enraged and completely lost track of his own actions. Others had told him later on that they’d fought. Viciously. He vaguely remembered the feel of her claws on his shoulders, her snarling maw trying to bite at him and get him off her. His rage had become him to the point where he’d lost who he was. If Will hadn’t been there to jump on Finn in return and drag him off Holly, Finn didn’t want to imagine what he would’ve happened.
We pick up with Holly and her brother Will returning home after 5-ish yrs. away hunting goblins. (I think) Finn wants to make amends so it won’t be awkward when they run into each other… and because Will is his best friend. Holly HATES Finn. She’s pissed that he attacked her, but her wolf still thinks he’s her mate. After a grumbling reunion, the two are assigned to track a potential danger in the forest.
I’m assuming we’ll figure out why he doesn’t feel that mate pull and why he reacted so violently, but I’m halfway in and bored… so I’m calling it.
I didn’t read the first book, so I might’ve missed some of their backstory… but this isn’t the standard rejected mate scenario. The book begins many years after the couple had a fling that ended violently.
Finn’s feelings toward Holly were complicated, to say the least. A long time ago, they’d had a fling after Finn broke up with his then most recent girlfriend. For him, being with Holly hadn’t been anything serious. She was a convenient rebound; someone he’d known who’d liked him enough not to care if he wasn’t emotionally invested in her. Or so he’d thought. After a few weeks of fucking every which way, Finn had grown bored, ready to find a real relationship again, or set out on his own. And Holly had become the opposite. Right as he’d gone to cut things off, Holly had confessed that she was in love with him and that she thought they were mates. She’d wanted to settle.
He’d been enraged and completely lost track of his own actions. Others had told him later on that they’d fought. Viciously. He vaguely remembered the feel of her claws on his shoulders, her snarling maw trying to bite at him and get him off her. His rage had become him to the point where he’d lost who he was. If Will hadn’t been there to jump on Finn in return and drag him off Holly, Finn didn’t want to imagine what he would’ve happened.
We pick up with Holly and her brother Will returning home after 5-ish yrs. away hunting goblins. (I think) Finn wants to make amends so it won’t be awkward when they run into each other… and because Will is his best friend. Holly HATES Finn. She’s pissed that he attacked her, but her wolf still thinks he’s her mate. After a grumbling reunion, the two are assigned to track a potential danger in the forest.
I’m assuming we’ll figure out why he doesn’t feel that mate pull and why he reacted so violently, but I’m halfway in and bored… so I’m calling it.
April 24, 2025
So...nice plot story BUT I didn't like any of those two. He was so self-absorbed that he hadn't realised how much damage was done on her physically and emotionally. On the other hand she fears him in one page and flinches when he tries to come close and the very next page she jumps him because... well... pheromones. Ok now I can accept it, not. There was zero remorse and a tiny regret from him that we read it in his inner monologue. When he tries to really apologize to her, she cut him off saying something like "Oh you aren't that much of a jerk". Girl?!?! Are you insane?!?! Leave the man to properly apologize! you literally have scars on your body because of him. Though an apology for that isn't enough, it would need a proper groveling to redeem himself.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 5, 2022
DNF. I dunno why I need to say this but DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS NOT LOVE OR MISUNDERSTANDING. The story begins with us being told that she was LITERALLY attacked by her supposed mate, who never gets reprimanded EVEN by her OWN BROTHER, and that is the person we are all supposed to root for? After meeting her for the first time in years AFTER HE PHYSICALLY ATTACKED HER AND SCARRED HER FOR LIFE, he states "In a way, it brought Finn satisfaction that Holly was still so angry at him. Despite it being her, it felt good to be desired and feared. " WTF?!!! She was attacked quite literally for telling him she loved him! And ofc "Since their falling out, she hadn’t slept with anyone else. Even though she’d wanted to—had tried to fuck everything in sight just to get over him properly, to spite him, or prove something to herself, she didn’t know anymore—she’d never been able to go through with it." This book is so predictable, all I did was search cliches to find these quotes. That's how repetitive FGM tropes are.
January 12, 2022
I don’t even know where to begin. I did not really enjoy this book. What Finn did to Holly was unforgivable. Holly informed Finn that they were mates. Instead of being happy this enraged Finn. Rather than simply tell Holly that he did not feel the same way as her and that he did not think they were mates, he attacked her. He left her scarred physically and emotionally. Their pack even let what Finn did to Holly slide.
Fast forward to a few years later, Holly returns back to their town. Their alpha makes Holly and Finn team up to track a creature that has been causing their pack problems. Of course, Holly is upset. Anyone would be if they are being forced to be near their abuser. The alpha did not care and even told Finn that maybe being together would be a good thing. How in the world would that be a good thing? Finn literally left her scarred!
Anyways, Holly and Finn end up being stranded at an abandoned cabin, they find the creature which turned out to be a shifter that was “cursed” by some enemies that their pack had killed years ago. Holly eventually forgives Finn, Finn apologizes to Holly, and they officially become mates.
Honestly, I was more interested in reading about the wolf that was “cursed” and his family rather than Finn and Holly which is why I even gave this book a 2 star rating. I actually wished that Finn and Holly didn’t get together. I also wished that Holly had either found a different mate or moved to a different pack. The entire pack including her own brother seemed to not really care about what happened to Holly and expected her to just get over what happened to her. You also never find out what caused Finn to become so enraged that he attacks Holly or why he’s always been more aggressive than most wolves. This is worth noting since he actually tried figuring out why he was so aggressive and why he attacked Holly.
Fast forward to a few years later, Holly returns back to their town. Their alpha makes Holly and Finn team up to track a creature that has been causing their pack problems. Of course, Holly is upset. Anyone would be if they are being forced to be near their abuser. The alpha did not care and even told Finn that maybe being together would be a good thing. How in the world would that be a good thing? Finn literally left her scarred!
Anyways, Holly and Finn end up being stranded at an abandoned cabin, they find the creature which turned out to be a shifter that was “cursed” by some enemies that their pack had killed years ago. Holly eventually forgives Finn, Finn apologizes to Holly, and they officially become mates.
Honestly, I was more interested in reading about the wolf that was “cursed” and his family rather than Finn and Holly which is why I even gave this book a 2 star rating. I actually wished that Finn and Holly didn’t get together. I also wished that Holly had either found a different mate or moved to a different pack. The entire pack including her own brother seemed to not really care about what happened to Holly and expected her to just get over what happened to her. You also never find out what caused Finn to become so enraged that he attacks Holly or why he’s always been more aggressive than most wolves. This is worth noting since he actually tried figuring out why he was so aggressive and why he attacked Holly.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 23, 2022
Not for me
This is not so much a rejection its more an attempted murder story, where once again the fated mate bond makes the female look like a pathetic, weak minded female with no self worth, she was forced to live and work next to the man that nearly killed her and left her with the scares as reminders, and yet when she finds out that the alpha was responsible for that she didn't leave, she claims to be independent and isn't a mindless drone and not a meek follower of the male wolves that run her pack, but she lets the males in the pack make choices for her.
The very first chance she gets to sleep with Finn she jumps on it (literally) he is the one who stopped it and she chases (Pathetic) and he tells her she is wrong about her feelings he says "you don't love me Holly you just think you do, you love an idealized version of me that doesn't exist you love f***ing me but I'm not the man you want as your mate and I will never be" then he tells her "I don't love you, I never will, but i do love f***ing your brains out" and yet she still follows through, maybe its just me but I'd be humiliated to not only chase a man that hurt her so badly and is talking to her like shes trash. But he felt bad after he came to his senses apologized and they live happily ever after. I call bullshit.
This is not so much a rejection its more an attempted murder story, where once again the fated mate bond makes the female look like a pathetic, weak minded female with no self worth, she was forced to live and work next to the man that nearly killed her and left her with the scares as reminders, and yet when she finds out that the alpha was responsible for that she didn't leave, she claims to be independent and isn't a mindless drone and not a meek follower of the male wolves that run her pack, but she lets the males in the pack make choices for her.
The very first chance she gets to sleep with Finn she jumps on it (literally) he is the one who stopped it and she chases (Pathetic) and he tells her she is wrong about her feelings he says "you don't love me Holly you just think you do, you love an idealized version of me that doesn't exist you love f***ing me but I'm not the man you want as your mate and I will never be" then he tells her "I don't love you, I never will, but i do love f***ing your brains out" and yet she still follows through, maybe its just me but I'd be humiliated to not only chase a man that hurt her so badly and is talking to her like shes trash. But he felt bad after he came to his senses apologized and they live happily ever after. I call bullshit.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 6, 2023
Was not a 2nd chance romance, this was a violent attack from him that she thought his magic peen would fix.
Apparently it did.
Boo.
Apparently it did.
Boo.
March 17, 2022
You know that moment when you find yourself smiling when you’re reading a good book? Yeah, that doesn’t happen here. I found myself frowning, a lot.
I grabbed this after a GR friend DNF’d it. I thought it might be a good addition to my “how bad can it be?” tour. Bad, but not hate read or rage read bad (that can be entertaining).
This little shifter world is filled with patriarchal BS.
The premise of the book is a little disturbing—a shifter version of domestic violence theme. The hero shifts and literally attacks her in wolf form for having the nerve to say they were mates, leaves her physically scarred (they’d been in a sexual relationship and he was ready to move on to a real one). It’s 5 years later, she’s back in town and is still afraid of him.
She eventually decides her treacherous body syndrome is worth getting over her fear.
The overarching evil force for the series is called the Treasure Goblin?? Is that one creative name? Treasure Goblin?? Maybe because it’s St. Patrick’s Day, but I’m visualizing this as a trolly, evil leprechaun.
1 star for the interesting set up for the next book.
I grabbed this after a GR friend DNF’d it. I thought it might be a good addition to my “how bad can it be?” tour. Bad, but not hate read or rage read bad (that can be entertaining).
This little shifter world is filled with patriarchal BS.
The premise of the book is a little disturbing—a shifter version of domestic violence theme. The hero shifts and literally attacks her in wolf form for having the nerve to say they were mates, leaves her physically scarred (they’d been in a sexual relationship and he was ready to move on to a real one). It’s 5 years later, she’s back in town and is still afraid of him.
She eventually decides her treacherous body syndrome is worth getting over her fear.
The overarching evil force for the series is called the Treasure Goblin?? Is that one creative name? Treasure Goblin?? Maybe because it’s St. Patrick’s Day, but I’m visualizing this as a trolly, evil leprechaun.
1 star for the interesting set up for the next book.
abandonados
March 29, 2022Telita con esta escritora. Se viene explicación de porqué no merece la pena leer nada escrito por ella.
No es personal, es por las tramas y clichés que incluye en sus libros. Nada recomendables.
Érase una vez un hombre tan asustado del compromiso que cuando la mujer con la que se llevaba acostando unas semanas le dice que está enamorada de él y cree que es su compañero, es cegado por la rabia y la ataca, dejándola marcada de por vida:
Qué maravilla de protagonista masculino digno del género Romántico...
Este ha sido mi segundo y último intento de leer algo de esta escritora. Ni de coña es para mí.
No es personal, es por las tramas y clichés que incluye en sus libros. Nada recomendables.
Érase una vez un hombre tan asustado del compromiso que cuando la mujer con la que se llevaba acostando unas semanas le dice que está enamorada de él y cree que es su compañero, es cegado por la rabia y la ataca, dejándola marcada de por vida:
He hadn't wanted a mate, and he definitely hadn't wanted her as his mate.
Qué maravilla de protagonista masculino digno del género Romántico...
Este ha sido mi segundo y último intento de leer algo de esta escritora. Ni de coña es para mí.
January 7, 2022
still waiting on why
So the MMC was fixated on figuring out why he attacked and disfigured her years before. It was important to him to know what caused it, so he would know that she was safe with him.
The FMC also repeatedly wanted to know why and how he could have responded with some over the top violence, and didn’t feel safe with him.
Neither ever got their answers. She just magically feels safe again and forgives all. And he just magically feels good about himself again and forgot all about the need to to improve himself or protect his mate.
This was lame as hell.
So the MMC was fixated on figuring out why he attacked and disfigured her years before. It was important to him to know what caused it, so he would know that she was safe with him.
The FMC also repeatedly wanted to know why and how he could have responded with some over the top violence, and didn’t feel safe with him.
Neither ever got their answers. She just magically feels safe again and forgives all. And he just magically feels good about himself again and forgot all about the need to to improve himself or protect his mate.
This was lame as hell.
January 23, 2022
REMEMBER...THE GUY IS HOT.
So what if a gal is assaulted and fatally attacked....so what if she suffers brutally and is scarred both physically and mentally...none of that matters if a guy is hot right
So what if women are shit on and are blamed for being physically attacked and forced into being isolated with their attackers....blah blah blah
SO EFFING WHAT???
COME ON LADIES....LET'S TEACH OUR GIRLS THAT NONE OF THAT ACTUALLY MATTERS!!!
BECAUSE COME ON...THE GUY IS HOT...DUH!
Oh BTW...DNF
NWM🤬T
So what if a gal is assaulted and fatally attacked....so what if she suffers brutally and is scarred both physically and mentally...none of that matters if a guy is hot right
So what if women are shit on and are blamed for being physically attacked and forced into being isolated with their attackers....blah blah blah
SO EFFING WHAT???
COME ON LADIES....LET'S TEACH OUR GIRLS THAT NONE OF THAT ACTUALLY MATTERS!!!
BECAUSE COME ON...THE GUY IS HOT...DUH!
Oh BTW...DNF
NWM🤬T
May 28, 2022
Utter garbage.
Utter garbage that perpetuates the idea that things can work out with men who are simply fucking abusive and never suffer the consequences of the abusive actions towards women. This kind of crap is not fun to read about. Perhaps it's because I'm a man but I don't understand why female authors would fantasize about a happily ever after with a man that physically abuses you and then proceed to write a story about it. Don't waste your time. This is bad story writing.
Utter garbage that perpetuates the idea that things can work out with men who are simply fucking abusive and never suffer the consequences of the abusive actions towards women. This kind of crap is not fun to read about. Perhaps it's because I'm a man but I don't understand why female authors would fantasize about a happily ever after with a man that physically abuses you and then proceed to write a story about it. Don't waste your time. This is bad story writing.
April 21, 2024
Sorry. Not much better than the first, so I'm stopping the series now. The writing is repetitive and the inner monologues drone on and on. More conversation between the two characters would have been better. Also, I'm trying to wonder why goblin's are a part of this story? Even from the first book. You don't get much info as to why. Maybe there's another series before this one?
October 24, 2022
Sólo hay una palabra para describir este libro: Horrible.
No hay nada salvable.
Spoilers:
Finn acaba de terminar una relación y decide que quiere alguien de rebote. Holly ha estado enamorada de Finn toda su vida y de repente le hace caso, ella cree que están en una relación. Obviamente él no le dice que no quiere nada serio porque debe pensar que ella lee mentes y sabe realmente en qué se está metiendo.
El idiota está aburrido y quiere estar con otras por lo que termina lo que tienen; Holly sorprendida le dice que lo ama y que son compañeros, él se enoja, la ataca casi matandola, y le deja cicatrices de por vida . Sólo se salva porque su hermano interviene.
Su manada está llena de machitos que solo ven a las mujeres como cosas para satisfacer sus necesidades sexuales y todos culpan a Holly del ataque. Incluido el hermano que es mejor amigo del idiota.
Así es el hermano se pone del lado del atacante que el de la victima. Y por si fuera poco todos la empiezan a molestar y tratar mal.
Afortunadamente a ella y al inútil de su hermano los mandan a una misión y se van por cinco años.
Durante ese tiempo ella intentó estar con alguien, pero el ataque la dejó mal y ahora le tiene miedo a todos los hombres.
Por supuesto el idiota no tiene ningún problema de seguir con su vida como si nada y de estar con otras mujeres.
Al regresar a la manada le dan a Holly una casa que esta al lado del golpeador. Ella está enojada por eso. También le tiene miedo.
Supuestamente ya no ama al golpeador, pero unos días después de su llegada prácticamente le está rogando para que vea que el también la ama y que pueden ser felices juntos.
Cómo se imaginarán terminan juntos como si nada.🤮
No hay nada salvable.
Spoilers:
Finn acaba de terminar una relación y decide que quiere alguien de rebote. Holly ha estado enamorada de Finn toda su vida y de repente le hace caso, ella cree que están en una relación. Obviamente él no le dice que no quiere nada serio porque debe pensar que ella lee mentes y sabe realmente en qué se está metiendo.
El idiota está aburrido y quiere estar con otras por lo que termina lo que tienen; Holly sorprendida le dice que lo ama y que son compañeros, él se enoja, la ataca casi matandola, y le deja cicatrices de por vida . Sólo se salva porque su hermano interviene.
Su manada está llena de machitos que solo ven a las mujeres como cosas para satisfacer sus necesidades sexuales y todos culpan a Holly del ataque. Incluido el hermano que es mejor amigo del idiota.
Así es el hermano se pone del lado del atacante que el de la victima. Y por si fuera poco todos la empiezan a molestar y tratar mal.
Afortunadamente a ella y al inútil de su hermano los mandan a una misión y se van por cinco años.
Durante ese tiempo ella intentó estar con alguien, pero el ataque la dejó mal y ahora le tiene miedo a todos los hombres.
Por supuesto el idiota no tiene ningún problema de seguir con su vida como si nada y de estar con otras mujeres.
Al regresar a la manada le dan a Holly una casa que esta al lado del golpeador. Ella está enojada por eso. También le tiene miedo.
Supuestamente ya no ama al golpeador, pero unos días después de su llegada prácticamente le está rogando para que vea que el también la ama y que pueden ser felices juntos.
Cómo se imaginarán terminan juntos como si nada.🤮
June 14, 2023
If Emotional Abuse is Your Thing, This is Your Book
Where to start? Summary... Misogynistic wolf screws a she-wolf as a rebound, she tells him she loves him, he loses his sh*t and claws her to the point she's scarred for life. She leaves, comes back and because she can't control herself, they eventually have sex...during which she once again says she loves him. Only for him to respond with -- paraphrasing here -- "I don't love you. I'll never love you. But I love effing you."
Wow... He says that and she doesn't rip his throat out? Yeah... Pathetic doesn't even begin to describe it. But, hey, they end up together so I guess physical and emotional abuse is her thing.
I'm not sure if all the author's characters are door mats, but I won't be finding out.
Where to start? Summary... Misogynistic wolf screws a she-wolf as a rebound, she tells him she loves him, he loses his sh*t and claws her to the point she's scarred for life. She leaves, comes back and because she can't control herself, they eventually have sex...during which she once again says she loves him. Only for him to respond with -- paraphrasing here -- "I don't love you. I'll never love you. But I love effing you."
Wow... He says that and she doesn't rip his throat out? Yeah... Pathetic doesn't even begin to describe it. But, hey, they end up together so I guess physical and emotional abuse is her thing.
I'm not sure if all the author's characters are door mats, but I won't be finding out.
June 5, 2022
This was awful
This was so upsetting. Mild spoilers
Hero is a JERK and the heroine is just taking abuse. He's mean, physically harmed her but her pack acts like she should just get over it. Including her OWN BROTHER. It was just unsettling how she was spoken to and treated but of course she falls into bed with him again. Then all of a sudden he's adding for forgiveness and wants to be mates. She just accepts. It was not a feel good story. Just sickening and disappointing
This was so upsetting. Mild spoilers
Hero is a JERK and the heroine is just taking abuse. He's mean, physically harmed her but her pack acts like she should just get over it. Including her OWN BROTHER. It was just unsettling how she was spoken to and treated but of course she falls into bed with him again. Then all of a sudden he's adding for forgiveness and wants to be mates. She just accepts. It was not a feel good story. Just sickening and disappointing
March 30, 2023
Abuse validated
Wow on top of this not being very deep we have a man that broke up with girlfriend and then picked a good friends sister to rebound with ...for a while .You know just an easy lay till he was ready to move on. He constantly thinks that it was just sex and a good time and she should have felt the same way .But when he is ready to move on to someone's else green pasture she tells him they are mates and his response? Attack her in a rage for daring to act like she wasn't just a sex toy. Savagely enough to leave permanent scars on her arms and admitted that if her dear old brother hadn't been there he properly, maybe would have killed her ..that's a natural response to telling someone that they love you and are mates..no.Its abuse and typical to blame the victim ,which he ,the pack and brothher did.
Of course the solution for this male run pack is to send her away with brother cause I guess she's disruptive to the poor male that she forced to abuse her . Top it off he is not punished and her brother forgives him and everyone acts like she is the unreasonable one in this whole mess. And of course writer has her for giving him ,I mean because NOW he is ready to admit she's his mate. Stupid girls got to learn their place .
Throughout these two book we have been told female wolves hid that they are shifters because of the way they are treated and admit that female wolves get attacked by males but can't help themselves because of hormones. To see this wrote is disturbing in the fact that they are not really writing that these males stop and fight for female equality but basically mate them and all is well. Add the abuse from this man that is absolutely not addressed other that everyone acting as if she is just wrong makes me want to scream. Add the brother not having her interest and knowing how violent the man was ,because he had to pull him off her sister ,make me sick to my stomach..... Is this really the message we want to send out to other young women reading that this is acceptable and if you just love your abuser enough you can change him?
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Not for me .Finished with this series and try to wash it from brain .Here's hoping I can land that golden egg of a book cause I really need it.
Wow on top of this not being very deep we have a man that broke up with girlfriend and then picked a good friends sister to rebound with ...for a while .You know just an easy lay till he was ready to move on. He constantly thinks that it was just sex and a good time and she should have felt the same way .But when he is ready to move on to someone's else green pasture she tells him they are mates and his response? Attack her in a rage for daring to act like she wasn't just a sex toy. Savagely enough to leave permanent scars on her arms and admitted that if her dear old brother hadn't been there he properly, maybe would have killed her ..that's a natural response to telling someone that they love you and are mates..no.Its abuse and typical to blame the victim ,which he ,the pack and brothher did.
Of course the solution for this male run pack is to send her away with brother cause I guess she's disruptive to the poor male that she forced to abuse her . Top it off he is not punished and her brother forgives him and everyone acts like she is the unreasonable one in this whole mess. And of course writer has her for giving him ,I mean because NOW he is ready to admit she's his mate. Stupid girls got to learn their place .
Throughout these two book we have been told female wolves hid that they are shifters because of the way they are treated and admit that female wolves get attacked by males but can't help themselves because of hormones. To see this wrote is disturbing in the fact that they are not really writing that these males stop and fight for female equality but basically mate them and all is well. Add the abuse from this man that is absolutely not addressed other that everyone acting as if she is just wrong makes me want to scream. Add the brother not having her interest and knowing how violent the man was ,because he had to pull him off her sister ,make me sick to my stomach..... Is this really the message we want to send out to other young women reading that this is acceptable and if you just love your abuser enough you can change him?
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Not for me .Finished with this series and try to wash it from brain .Here's hoping I can land that golden egg of a book cause I really need it.
March 6, 2025
I had to DNF this book halfway. I had gritted my teeth and kept reading, but I just couldn’t take it anymore. The FMC’s thoughts and behaviors were waaaaaay too frustrating to continue. Here is a lesson for her. Sometimes, as a woman, your self-respect and dignity has to be stronger than your feelings.
This whole book made me feel gross and gave me second hand embarrassment for being a woman reading about another thinking and making choices that Holly was making. Unfortunate, because I really liked the couple of books written by this author that I’ve read thus far. Now, I’m not sure if I’ll be reading any more of Ruby Knoxx’s books fearing that this way of portraying women would be a big part of her repertoire.
Synopsis without spoilers:
1) Finn is a self-centered dickbag that doesn’t deserve Holly.
2) Holly is a world-class idiot/pick-me.
Now that I think of it this way, maybe they do deserve each other.
Whatever… ⭐️ for frustrating read with little to no return as a reader.
This whole book made me feel gross and gave me second hand embarrassment for being a woman reading about another thinking and making choices that Holly was making. Unfortunate, because I really liked the couple of books written by this author that I’ve read thus far. Now, I’m not sure if I’ll be reading any more of Ruby Knoxx’s books fearing that this way of portraying women would be a big part of her repertoire.
Synopsis without spoilers:
1) Finn is a self-centered dickbag that doesn’t deserve Holly.
2) Holly is a world-class idiot/pick-me.
Now that I think of it this way, maybe they do deserve each other.
Whatever… ⭐️ for frustrating read with little to no return as a reader.
January 20, 2022
This is a second chance, fated mates paranormal romance. Five years ago, Holly knew that Finn was her mate. Not only did he reject her, but he also attacked her leaving emotional and physical scars. Finn didn't understand why he got so mad but he knew that Holly wasn't his mate. Now that they are paired up to track an unknown being, he is questioning his feelings for Holly who still believes they are mates.
I absolutely would have moved on from this guy who committed what amounts to domestic abuse. He eventually came up with a lame ass excuse but he didn't grovel nearly enough in my opinion. Also, a little disgusted that Holly's brother was Ok with Finn hurting his sister. I love a rejected mate romance, but this one falls a bit short because Finn hurting her enough to leave scars is just not ok.
I absolutely would have moved on from this guy who committed what amounts to domestic abuse. He eventually came up with a lame ass excuse but he didn't grovel nearly enough in my opinion. Also, a little disgusted that Holly's brother was Ok with Finn hurting his sister. I love a rejected mate romance, but this one falls a bit short because Finn hurting her enough to leave scars is just not ok.
February 4, 2025
Rejected Wolf is a steamy, second-chance shifter romance packed with tension, longing, and undeniable chemistry. Years after a painful rejection, the heroine returns to her hometown, only to find herself face-to-face with the wolf who broke her heart—her brother’s best friend. As fate forces them together to solve a mystery in the forest, old wounds resurface, and buried feelings ignite. With an unexpected snowstorm, a secluded cabin, and a past that won’t stay forgotten, this slow-burn, small-town romance delivers passion, drama, and a gripping journey of love and redemption.
January 9, 2022
The writing was good...
It was well written, however, I am not a fan of stories where the guy hurts or abuses the girl in anyway and then years later it is like poof I forgive him. I think she went back to her abuser and she didn't change anything. It just was depressing to read. People change I get it but you should never have someone end up with the person who abused them. I don't think it qualifies as a HEA.
It was well written, however, I am not a fan of stories where the guy hurts or abuses the girl in anyway and then years later it is like poof I forgive him. I think she went back to her abuser and she didn't change anything. It just was depressing to read. People change I get it but you should never have someone end up with the person who abused them. I don't think it qualifies as a HEA.
January 15, 2022
Why????
This is such a disappointment and not worth reading. I was just not ok with Holly still in her heat of lust to see what kind of a person Finn is in the beginning of the book. I can't stand a female who thinks with her heat will say lol. Instead of her head. I think she should of made. Him work for her forgiveness. Being lock in the cabin was just a cliche really come on... Just couldn't continue the book after 70% into reading. Yeah DNF.
This is such a disappointment and not worth reading. I was just not ok with Holly still in her heat of lust to see what kind of a person Finn is in the beginning of the book. I can't stand a female who thinks with her heat will say lol. Instead of her head. I think she should of made. Him work for her forgiveness. Being lock in the cabin was just a cliche really come on... Just couldn't continue the book after 70% into reading. Yeah DNF.
October 29, 2022
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Como puedes hacer un arco de redención a un personaje que casi mata a su compañera, dejándole cicatrices de por vida, PK en un estallido de enojo, le dijo que era su mate? Echándote la culpa, diciendo que por decirle que eran mates, que por eso el casi te mata y nadie hace nada. Además que tú hermano, el que dices que te protege y te ama, sigue siendo amigo de la persona que te hizo daño y que por como se comprometa tú eres la exagerada?
Sorry no puedo con eso.
Como puedes hacer un arco de redención a un personaje que casi mata a su compañera, dejándole cicatrices de por vida, PK en un estallido de enojo, le dijo que era su mate? Echándote la culpa, diciendo que por decirle que eran mates, que por eso el casi te mata y nadie hace nada. Además que tú hermano, el que dices que te protege y te ama, sigue siendo amigo de la persona que te hizo daño y que por como se comprometa tú eres la exagerada?
Sorry no puedo con eso.
April 4, 2023
almost killed her but she gets back with him?
Not only did the ML treat FL like garbage and use her for sex, but then he almost kills her because she caught feelings. To top it off the hole story was internal monologue, so how they resolved their issues makes no sense. FL brother forgave ML after almost killing his sister. This book is basically saying it’s ok to go back to your abuser.
Not only did the ML treat FL like garbage and use her for sex, but then he almost kills her because she caught feelings. To top it off the hole story was internal monologue, so how they resolved their issues makes no sense. FL brother forgave ML after almost killing his sister. This book is basically saying it’s ok to go back to your abuser.
April 2, 2022
Good
This is more of a bullies to lovers romance series not a rejected mates series but this was really good all the same. Holly and Finn's story was just as good as book 1 Mila and Rielyn's story. Although I'm not so sure about finishing the series. I might read it just to see who is next on the HEA list.
This is more of a bullies to lovers romance series not a rejected mates series but this was really good all the same. Holly and Finn's story was just as good as book 1 Mila and Rielyn's story. Although I'm not so sure about finishing the series. I might read it just to see who is next on the HEA list.
May 6, 2022
Idiot
XXX! Adult content, reader discretion advised. Finn is an idiot. Holly is also a bit of an idiot. Then the two idiots get stuck in a blizzard. Fate has a way of getting what she wants regardless if she has to use two knuckleheads to get it, like saving babies, saving the lost and finding mates.
XXX! Adult content, reader discretion advised. Finn is an idiot. Holly is also a bit of an idiot. Then the two idiots get stuck in a blizzard. Fate has a way of getting what she wants regardless if she has to use two knuckleheads to get it, like saving babies, saving the lost and finding mates.
May 8, 2022
holly and Finn
I enjoyed rejected wolf much better than alpha wolf. The ages of everyone is confusing though. I wish we got to see her brothers reaction after Finn and Holly finally marked each other. I loved seeing Finns turmoil and eventual realization Holly truly was his mate.
I enjoyed rejected wolf much better than alpha wolf. The ages of everyone is confusing though. I wish we got to see her brothers reaction after Finn and Holly finally marked each other. I loved seeing Finns turmoil and eventual realization Holly truly was his mate.
October 5, 2023
To be honest the idea was good, but as a lot of this kind of stories i felt it rushed, their is an interesting part with the goblins that would make for a fantastic development but sadly it was not touched here. I know is your tipical "romance mate wolf" novel but Ruby had a sooo good plot and it felt rushed like she just wanted to arrive from point A to B in the fastest way possible.
June 27, 2024
Terrible Writing
Bully/enemy to lovers books can be done well, this was not. Between the misogyny, bullying, and actual physical attack there was absolutely zero apology and zero groveling. His pack was also just fine with him physically attacking her and leaving scars basically saying sucks to suck being female.
Bully/enemy to lovers books can be done well, this was not. Between the misogyny, bullying, and actual physical attack there was absolutely zero apology and zero groveling. His pack was also just fine with him physically attacking her and leaving scars basically saying sucks to suck being female.
January 8, 2022
Rejected Mate.
The storyline was good and the angst and tension was there . However, the thought each character were having went on and on. Not much actual dialogue. Found myself skipping pages to get back to the actual character’s interacting.
The storyline was good and the angst and tension was there . However, the thought each character were having went on and on. Not much actual dialogue. Found myself skipping pages to get back to the actual character’s interacting.
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