HAPPY RELEASE DAY TO OBSESSION! GO GET IT ON AMAZON!!!
Sunday Fallon is a wolf shifter who can't shift, sent to Ravenscroft University by her grandfather in order to find her wolf. What she finds instead is a witchy best friend and four supernatural men who all want a taste of her. All of that, and a side of danger to go with, because poor Sunday just can't catch a break.
OKAY FIRST OF ALL, I LOVE SUNDAY. I think she's written perfectly and accurately to what her background is. By that I mean, her family made her feel unwanted and like a disappointment for not being able to shift, and she struggles with getting over that during the book.
She becomes more confident in her abilities as the book goes on, and I like that it's not just because of the men orbiting her, but on her own too.
As for the men, I already have a favourites or ranking list if you will, subject to change at any time, but for now it's as follows:
Alek > Caleb > Noah > Kingston.
I wasn't sure how this would go, if it would be one book per one mate, or if they'd all somehow get together in creative ways because there were certain scenes that made me think the latter, but generally it's the former, with some scenes with the other mates sprinkled through.
So this book was about Noah and Sunday's story and the next will be about her and Kingston's story I believe? Anyway, Noah was alright, I don't have any complaints about him, but he didn't grow on me as much as Alek and Caleb did.
He kept "ghosting" Sunday and she forgave him every time, and while it wasn't as bad as what Kingston did, it didn't help his case in my eyes.
NOW KINGSTON, I straight up hate him, I'm sorry. I hate him so much that I'm tempted to knock off a star just for him. But I won't.
Sunday rejected him 7 years ago and he's still not over it, which I, as a regular grudge holder can understand and relate to, but the way he treats her because of it is so annoying. YOU ARE NOT A VICTIM KINGSTON, STOP ACTING LIKE IT!!
He even goes and does something which I won't spoil, but which is unforgivable. Yes, technically he and Sunday weren't on the best of terms or together then, but that doesn't mean you can just go and do THAT. Nope.
So my mate ranking in actuality is literally every man ever in between Noah and Kingston. He better improve in the next book, or else he's staying at the bottom for life.
Moving on to Caleb, there should've been more of him, but I get why there wasn't, his time will come. There's a mystery to his motives (and Alek's too) and he seems to be connected to someone (or something?) powerful. Also, he delivered the best line in the whole book that made me laugh and love him from the get go.
The line was related to people mispronouncing his last name by the way, you'll know it when you get to it. A+, chef's kiss.
And finally, Alek. I'm 100% biased with him, because I love his parents Nord and Lina, and he's exactly what a kid of theirs would be like. He deserved more page time too, my baby. He's the nicest of the bunch, and I hope he stays that way.
It's really smart that this wasn't his book actually, because the rest could never compare. I SAID WHAT I SAID.
I also love Moira, and that she likes girls. I am now an advocate for a Moira spinoff on the side, she earned it with her awesomeness.
You know who I feel really bad for though? Heather. We saw her in one scene, but the other characters couldn't get her name right and called her Hailey, Heidi, Harley and Hannah before circling back to Heather. Justice for Heather! Nothing was her fault!
Lastly, I need to see more of the classes. I love books set at magical/supernatural academies and I will read every single one without hesitation, but a lot of them have this flaw - they don't show enough of the classes.
Obsession did show some, for which I'm grateful for, but like I said I NEED MORE. I'm a little scared that the classes could be forgotten with the impeding doom in the background, hopefully that won't be the case.
P. S. A little birdie in the shape of a Mate Games adjacent book chart told me that Crombie would be in this series and I AM THRILLED! It seems I finally got my Crombie spinoff wish, even if he won't be a mate.
He didn't show up yet though, unfortunately. When he does I'm expecting him to do so with a bang and cause some chaos.
*Thank you to the authors for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*