Instant Gratification by Jill Shalvis

 

3 Star

Dr Emma Sinclair is only in town to help her father and then she is heading back to New York and her job there. She doesn’t want to spend her life running her father’s clinic, but she will until he’s better. Now if only she could stop running into Stone that would be great. He aggravates her and pushes her, and she doesn’t want to have any feelings for him but she does. Will she be able to walk away?

Where I liked the last book for the characters this one not so much. I never really warmed up to Emma. She was one foot out the door the entire book. She’s unwilling to bend in anyway or open up with Stone throughout the book. He is all in and ends up being her dirty little secret which sucked. This is a me issue. Jill Shalvis’ writing was the same. It just one of the few I didn’t particularly like.

Audio: 5 Star

Liisa Ivory narrates the story and she does a good job with giving each character their own voice. I would definitely listen to another book narrated by her.

Book 2 Wilder

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A Shifter’s Heart by Debbie Cassidy

 

4 Star

Quinn came to Hawthorne with a plan and that plan isn’t going to work. She’s got her orders from her alpha that go against

One of my biggest complaints about Quinn is she doesn’t communicate. A lot of her issues would be resolved just by talking with her men. I did like this one, but this frustrated me. What I liked was learning a lot about Quinn’s history and what she is. She finally resolves things with her home pack. However, again this ends with the main story concluded but the fate of Tate is up in the air. GRRR….

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Pack Darling Part Two by Lola Rocks

5 Star

Lilah wakes in the hospital and has to decide what she’s going to do now that she’s perfumed. Does she want to stay with the Wyvern Pack even though they’ve treated her horribly, find another forever pack, or enter the rotation where different packs help her through her heats? Since she is unwilling to forgive the Wyvern pack, she opts for rotation but there is still someone after her and she needs to be protected. The Wyvern pack is determined to win her back even if they have to start by being her protector and watch her “date” other packs. When the threat against her only gets worst will they be able to keep her safe?

This starts right where the last one ended and I am happy to report that Lilah does give them so much to work through to make up for being massive assholes in the last book. I loved seeing them find ways to make it up to her, even while she’s telling them they are at the back of the line. One of the best parts of the book was Orion saying to hell with the men I pick Lilah. When all is said and done, I loved Lilah gets to save herself. The guys come in and help her, but she’s already rescued herself. These are the only two books out by this author and it makes me sad as I very much like the writing style of this author and I loved the story.

Book 2 Darling  

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Lord of Rain by Charlene Hartnady

 

2 Star

Bolt is the son of Zeus, and he is very similar to his father. He’s driven and ruthless. Since he’s been broken and can’t forget a ghost, he’s pushed everyone away. She wove a magic spell and captured him against his will now he’s dealing with the fallout of her death. After losing his administrative assistant he’s desperate for someone who can keep up with him. What he gets is Ashley. She has no experience working in an office and is learning as she goes but she intrigues him, and he can’t stop thinking about her. Ashley is just trying to make money to save her family’s bakery but what she gets is the adventure of a lifetime.

I loved the other books in the series and this one just sucked. I didn’t like Bolt or Ashley. Bolt has rubbed me wrong in previous books and this one doesn’t redeem him in my eyes. I also felt Ashley was a character the author couldn’t decide what she was going to be. One moment she’s the strong character and the next she was wishy washy. I found myself skimming to get through the book. I had been reading these back-to-back and this one put a stop to me reading them. I also noticed that the books all follow the same formula. Boy meets girl and he just can’t be with her because of the pact so let’s fight our feelings and then wait I love her and can’t live without her. It got old

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Pack Darling Part One by Lola Rocks

5 Star

Lilah has spent her entire life in a boarding school for omegas. She is a Darling sold to the school to be auctioned off to a pack. She’s never perfumed so never ended up on the auction block. That doesn’t matter as she’s being forced to agree to go to the Wyvern Pack. Atlas, Hunter, Finn, and Jett already have an omega with Orion and don’t want or need a woman to come into their home and try and take the pack. They believe she will be just like every other omega, spoiled rotten with the expectation of getting her way. They are drawn to her even though they don’t want to be. When a threat is brought to their home, and it nearly costs them Orion and it triggers both of their heats the pack take care of their omega leaving Lilah out in the cold. When they finally figure out that she is supposed to be theirs is it too late.

This book has all the feels, and I couldn’t put it down. I was incredibly happy that the duology was completely out so I could move right into that one as this one does end on a cliff, but the author did let everyone know this. Lilah was incredibly strong lead character who has had to deal with so much and just wants to be able to live a quiet life away from alphas even if they are fated. I can understand why the guys weren’t happy to have someone come into their pack the way that she did, and I really really hope in the next one she hands them their asses to make them see the error of their ways. If you like omegaverse I would say this is one you shouldn’t skip even though it isn’t cheap or on KU.

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Instant Attraction by Jill Shalvis

 

4 Star

After surviving a traumatic event Katie is ready to live. She’s been a good girl her whole life and now she is looking for adventure. She ends up in a mountain town called Wishful filling in for a bookkeeper. This will give her a chance to adventure around work. There she meets Cam who wants her but doesn’t want her. Will they find away to get their HEA?

I really liked Katie and Cam. They are both working through trauma. The back and forth with them was fun to read and I liked how cam is an idiot. He makes it up to her in a really good way. You get all the feels with this book. Was well worth the read.

Audio: 5 Star

Liisa Ivory narrates the story and she does a good job with giving each character their own voice. I would definitely listen to another book narrated by her.

Book 1 Wilder

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The Beta Part Two by Avanne Michaels

 

4 Star

Talia wakes up at the hospital and is determined to not bother the pack. They’ve made it clear they don’t want her and no one else will do for her. When the pack gets told off by her mother and finally show up at the hospital to claim her, she’s not sure if the alphas of the pack want her for her or just because she’s an omega and that Jasper wants and needs her. She knows her heat is coming and doesn’t want to force the men to take care of her even if they want to. When it’s decided they need more men to protect everyone and help with her heat they call in her former pack. Corso, Reid, and Alex are more then willing to help as they never wanted to let her go. The problem comes in when Talia is accidentally mated to someone other than Jasper’s pack. They need to figure out what this means for Talia and Jasper as they can’t be parted. Will it all work out?

This one starts where the last one ended and we get so many new information right from the start. It was interesting to see Talia come into her own as an omega and seeing her relationship grow and change with each of her men. I loved the solution everyone came up with to combine packs and have one big happy home for all of them as Talia deserves happy. One of my favorite parts of the book was her refusing to change her core being just because she is an omega and going out and kicking butt. It also ends in a cliffhanger, and I am not sure why it did. I don’t know where the author is taking the series next but I can’t wait for the next one.

Book 2 The Beta

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