There is just something about this author's books that draws me in...
They suffer from so many things: editing mishaps, shallow plots and characters, all tell no show, lackluster sexual tension (I would say about 80-90% of why people even read these shifter books) and romance...
And yet...
Here I am. Book three done and dusted and eagerly ready for the next.
Maybe I'm just bored and want something easy to read. Maybe I can acknowledge the potential the author has in crafting their ideas for stories and characters and even though the execution isn't the best, it's enough of a hook.
I can't quite place my ranking of Adam and Arrow's story against the other pairing as they all tend to merge together for me. But the plot of this story was a lot better mapped out than the others, with the execution being better too.
I loved that they were friends for so long. Though seeing a short snippet of how they met as teenagers and being drawn to each other, the feisty Omega and Angry Alpha, would have been so good. And something I actually thought would be included when she first introduced them. Again, the potential in the idea of childhood friends for such interesting characters. The bookshop owner, and the mean, violent Alpha who has a soft spot for the bookish Omega. And yet! No payoff in actually getting even just a glimpse of this dynamic and their history.
I think I liked Adam the least out of all the characters so far though. I get what the author was going for with him; the stong-willed, independent Omega, but there's a thin line between being that and simply prideful and pig-headed for the sake of it all and unfortunately he tipped the scales for me. Especially when he put other shifters at risk simply so he could prove a point to Arrow that he wasn't weak and would do what he wanted damned the consequences and advice. So it was very frustrating when he gets into trouble and Arrow has to intervene.
Poor Arrow and his pining heart, I felt bad for him honestly. Though, he enjoyed Adam's strong personality so there was that at least.
Adam learns to take the help that's handed to him with a modicum of grace at the very least so it wasn't as if my disslike lasted the length of the book.
I think their chemistry wasn't what I was expecting and I was a bit disappointed, but for what it was they were enough to keep me invested.
As I've said before, this author does something with her characters that just has you invested in what's to come and I find myself in the same boat, twiddling my thumbs, eager to read Bash's story next!