Fated to the Alpha by Jessica Hall

2 Stars

Katya has always been an outsider, shunned for having no wolf and unable to live up to the reputations of her Beta father and infamous warrior mother. Just before her 18th birthday, her family is stripped of their titles and shunned from the pack.

They have only two options: go rogue or seek refuge in a Black Creek Pack. Katya suddenly finds herself caught up in a web of lies her parents told. Now not only does she need to prove herself to her new Alpha, but she has to keep him from finding out her secret.

However, Katya finds keeping her secret harder than she thought when the Alpha shows a keen interest in her. She is forced to move into the packhouse. And with nowhere to hide, she is forced to go to extreme measures to keep him from finding out she has no wolf.

But darkness looms, and secrets come to light, more than she ever imagined. Now Katya doesn’t know who to trust or who to turn to when everything she thought she knew was just another lie of a bigger secret kept.

Just when she believes she has all the pieces of the puzzle, does she learn the Alpha is keeping a secret of his own. She is his mate. There is just one issue: Katya has no wolf, and if he figures that out, will he keep her or shun her as her last Alpha did?

I wanted to like this book so much. It hits all the tropes I love but I just couldn’t get past the grammar and typos in the book. Events in the book also need to be fleshed out more. World needs to be better explained. I also struggled with the Katya a lot. I got it from my library so I wasn’t out anything and they did have book 2 but I just couldn’t force myself to read it.

Book 1 Fated

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Save a Vamp Take a Crown by Sedona Ashe

4 Stars

A week ago, if someone told me I’d be trying to talk a vampire into feeding from me…

I would’ve laughed in their face.

Love has a way of making people do crazy things.

Zyon is my vampire soulmate, and I have the bite marks to prove it.

But we have to keep our romance a secret… for now.

I can’t imagine being with anyone else, but the vampire queen commanded me to step back and pretend Zyon hasn’t already claimed me as his mate.

I swear, if I see one more woman fawn over him, I might just snap. The only reason I haven’t lost it is because Zyon is making it very clear to every single person in the castle that he only wants me… so the vampire women trying to steal him away from me can suck it!

Adding to my list of worries is the way my body seems to have a mind of its own… as though something inside me is desperate to get out. I have a feeling that whatever is locked away isn’t interested in playing nice with my soon-to-be vampire family.

And did I mention I feel like I’m being watched?

But that’s impossible, right?

Journee puts up with so much in this book. MMC had 0 backbone and that frustrated me soooooo much. The twist at the end was a major surprise and was very interesting. Interested in seeing where the next book takes us.

Book 2 Flawed Fates

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Save a Life Tell a Lie by Sedona Ashe

4 Stars

Stalker or vampire?

The choice is yours, but if you make the wrong one…

You die.

He’s spent months watching my every move. Stalking me from the shadows, waiting for the right moment.

When he strikes, I’m not ready.

I’m surrounded by strangers, and far from anyone who might have cared, or at the very least, noticed if I suddenly disappeared.

He’s closing the distance, leaving me with a terrifying choice: take my chances with my stalker, or seek help from a monster more powerful than him. Making the wrong choice could cost me my life.

Risking it all, I throw myself at an extraordinarily handsome stranger. A stranger who just happens to be a vampire. He also happens to be the crown prince of vampires, and he’s disgusted by humans.

I haven’t even been bitten yet, and my life already sucks.

It’s too late to rethink my plan, and I’m out of options. I beg the stranger to claim he knows me.

Instead, the vampire claims me.

But my stalker isn’t ready to admit defeat, and the vampire I sought refuge with isn’t willing to let me go.

A stalker. A vampire. A choice that might end my life.

This was on the shorter side but such a good read. It’s not a complete story and you do need to read the next one. There’s no development in the characters or world building but it still worked for me. I do wish there was some world building to explain things but still loved it.

Book 1 Flawed Fates

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Tainted Bonds by Alisha Williams

3 Stars

Surrounded by mean girls at school and a-holes at home makes life difficult even with two of her fated mates by her side. She’s dealing until she finds out her biggest tormentor is another fated mate. This leads to more pain for Abby to deal with. Will she figure out a way to fix what is broken?

Book picks up where the last ended and continued to build from the past book. Two of the three made it right with Abby. Many things are revealed to Abby and her men, but more mysteries still need to be revealed. Book ends on a cliff and I am refusing to read more until all books are out. But once they are I will definitely be picking them up.

Book 2 Angelic Academy

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Tainted Wings by Alisha Williams

3 Stars

Abigail Morningstar is the daughter of the Devil. She is expected to take over for dad when he’s ready to retire. She feels out of place in her hell schools as a half angel. She is given an opportunity to live with her mother for three years and be enrolled at Angelic Academy. Things are still not easy at the new school as a half demon but when she discovers her mates will things get better?

Solid read. The guys ticked me off and made me want to make them crawl across broken glass to get her forgiveness. Abby’s mom was the worst of everyone. Loved Abby and two of the guys right off the bat. The world building is also pretty good. Interesting to see where this book is going.

Book 1 Angelic Academy

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Entranced by the Basilisk by Lillian Lark

3 Stars

Emilia was a human who was just doing her job when she opens the wrong thing at the library and ends up cursed. Her boss knows someone who may be able to help her. Ari and Jasper will have to live with her to help her control her snakes. Will they be able to keep their hands on to themselves while working on control?

This book was good and I enjoyed it but it was also incredibly slow. I found there to be a pacing issue. There were many times I wanted the story to hurry up but not in a I can’t wait to find out what’s going to happen but in a can we move on already. The writing itself was good and I enjoyed the story. I wanted them all to get their happy ending and they eventually do. Overall it was a fine read.

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Touch of the Mage by D.D. Chance

 

3.5 Star

Maddigan has worked so long to get into a top school to make her life better. While working as a janitor at an academy for magic it is discovered she has magic. One of the hottest mages on campus wants my help with his friends to compete in the trials. This shouldn’t be too difficult…right?

This book was an interesting take on magic, fated mates, and academy. This was a human who was working her butt off only to find out she has magic and mates. I really liked Maddigan and learning about all the things she’s lived through to get where she is. The guys she is going to end up with are jerks but you want to like them. I was digging all of this up until we get the trials. This is a woman who had no idea she was a mage until recently. She had barely had any classes under her belt before she was thrown into the trials. The trials have been known to kill mages who have years of experience but her and the guys can totally survive it with her weekish of training. Nothing about the trials is ever explained to her but she’s expected to just know. Everything up until this point was about how no one knows what the trial will be as it changes but as soon as they are called up the guys seem to know what needs to be done. On top of that there were some other inconsistencies. Anyone who is injured are disqualified except her and the guys who are injured but they’re still passed. Another one is they are told they are guaranteed a rest after the trials before the second round but they are almost immediately called up again and it's just swept under the rug. Overall, I enjoyed it even with these inconsistencies.

Book 1 Boston Magic Academies

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