Maicoh

by C.J. Raine

A lifetime of abuse and mistreatment, but instead of breaking our spirit, we embraced the anger and bloodlust within. We harnessed the dark void inside us, instead of being consumed. In the dark, we found strength, power beyond compare, and pleasure. So much pleasure. It would never corrupt us, because we had each other, our mother's spirit to guide us, our wolves, and we finally had love. It was time for women to bring order back to the pack that men had ruined with their egos and narcissism. We would using the strength of our mother's heritage, the blood in our veins, and the magic we were gifted to become the true alphas our father could never be, with our mates by our sides.

178 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 13, 2022

Reviews

[Cassie Fairbanks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Spice: 5/5
MFFFM+, Fated Mates, Morally Grey Characters
Triggers: Rape (flashbacks & attempted), pedophelia, starvation, somnophilia, torture, murder, light bdsm, OW/OM

Maicoh is a one of a kind paranormal romance full of morally grey characters, addictive love interests, and off the charts spice. Lark and Wren are absolute queens, and fight the stigma’s and traditions of weak females and male alphas.

This novella lives rent free in my head and is a definite read again in the future!

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Goddess I loved this novella! It was like nothing I’ve ever read before. I mean sure, I’ve read all sorts of paranormal books with vamps, werewolves, etc., but this is a whole different kind of trope with the Navajo lore woven in. Being that I’m not of Navajo lineage, I don’t know those stories. I was absolutely enthralled.

The twins seem like a representation of light and dark to me. The sweet and submissive twin vs the sassy and bold twin.

There is so much female empowerment in this first book that I’m left wondering how the second book will play out. Will it be balanced out or will it be a totally girl power duet? The fae, witches, vamps, wolven all play a big part in this story and I’m excited to follow the story on.

Fair warning: this is a Why Choose novella. There are scenes of MF, MFMF, MFFFM, and so on. It can be a lot, but it’s VERY spicy! There are somehow fated mates within this pretzel of a dynamic.

Always check the TW/CW:
💥Rape (flashback/attempted)
💥somnophilia
💥pedophelia
💥starvation
💥torture
💥BDSM
💥murder
💥OM/OW
💥graphic violence

Anywho! Time to wrap this up with the goodies:
Read: 4🌟🌟🌟🌟
Spice: 4🌶🌶🌶🌶
CLIFFHANGER

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Michele Hudson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was wrapped up in this story from the beginning and finished it in a day. You have badass alpha females, fated mates, and a different take on paranormal fantasy. Like others have mentioned, there is Navajo lineage which gives you something refreshing and new to get wrapped up in. I also love the representation of different paranormals like shifters, vampires, fae, witches.
The twins show resilience after being through various situations (check TW) and I love females lifting one another up. The characters were all amazing and honestly I can’t wait to see where the story goes.
The spice? Yes, please. 5/5. MF, MFFFM, MFMF so far, seriously hot, you will not be disappointed.

[Ink and Sin | EM · Rating 4 out of 5]

This novel starts off dark right from the beginning and proves just how much these female main characters can overcome. Lark and Wren had a very traumatic past, and when they finally receive their wolves on their 18th birthday, it became apparent that the difficult times were not truly over.

If you enjoy reading stories that contain shifters/Fae, lots of secrets, spicy scenes, bada** females, and numerous TW …. this book is totally for you!

I can’t wait for the next book in this series!!

[K.A. · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Little Bit of Everything

This novel had a little bit of everything: folklore and real life struggles, relationships and loss, love and anger. The characters were engaging though sometimes unrealistic. The ending is sad.

[Kandace_Bookaholic_ · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was filled with vampires, wolfs, and fairy’s. If you love escaping into a magical world were anything is possible this is definitely something you will enjoy! I loved this book and the spice in it is 🥵🥵 definitely an adult read with the perfect amount of smut that leaves you wanting more! Cant wait to read more by the fabulous author!!

[R.N. Arcadia · Rating 5 out of 5]

~ARC REVIEW~

It's my bestie's booook, yasss.

This is a short read/novella, but have no fear as it's action-pact!
There are wolf twins who are sassy!
Wren is Miss Sassy Pants with an attitude. Lark is like her sister but as a certain character said in the book, "a submissive little bird."

*eyebrow wiggle *

Although it's a short one, the spice is in there, boy oh boy. It's WHYCHOOSE with MFMF, MFFFM-(what are labels when there are more than two people involved? 😆 )
I like that there are mates in here as that's my jam.

There are also fae, witches, vampires, wolves, and female power-no-nonsense attitudes. Yes, please!
*fist bump *
I like the girl power in this one as these ladies have been through a lot of BS!


There is some trauma and graphic scenes/POVs, so check the TWs.

I also want to point out the Navajo rep in here too.

She did me proud. My only complaint, and a me-problem, is that I needed it to be longer and more in-depth, but I'm not used to novellas/short novels, so as I said, a me-thing. It's not a bad thing to want more either ;)

If you want a quick read, I recommend it!

[CJ]

Unpublished.

[Deandra Carter · Rating 1 out of 5]

I did not DNF, but it was difficult. I did not like the book at all. It was not written well, it was hard to follow, and the spice scenes were so random and over the top. Like 0-full on twin on twin o*gie. Or twin, twin, and fae queen. There was no foreplay, no lead up to the scenes.

I don't know where the Navajo part comes into play here, other than the language usage. I know the author claims she has done research, but did she consult any Diné folks when building a concept around Navajo mythology? Any Diné sensitivity readers?

While it's all well and good to research other cultures, people of those cultures should be consulted for accuracy and fair representation. Like if their mythology, beliefs, religion, and folklore are going to be used it must be used with as much accuracy as possible.

I also would disagree with the author's assertion that this isn't a dark book. It is. If I go into a book expecting SOME dark things here and there, per the author's foreword, but most of the book was dark.

The author's forward does not absolve her from reviews that are critical of the themes and usage of other people's cultures.

[Tabitha · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF @ 30%

Descriptions of rape from the rapist’s POV, child molestation, child abuse, incest, patricide and cannibalism. Oh, and cultural appropriation, can’t forget that. And it’s all wrapped up in dull prose with two sets of creepy twin MCs saying lines in unison and thinking in terms of we/them instead of me/him/her. Super weird and off putting. Trigger warnings did NOT cover it.