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The Alpha Wolf Kidnaps A Mate (2012)

by Marcy Jacks(Favorite Author)

3.34 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Siren-Bookstrand, Inc.

series

DeWitt's Pack

review 1: I listened to the audio version of this book. I feel I should start this review with a qualifier. This book is published by Siren Publishing, which is kind of like the McDonalds of the mm romance (and mf for that matter) publishing world, IMHO. They turn out lots of serial based books that read very much like soap operas with many characters which spin off into new series. This is not, nor does it pretend, to be great works of literature. They are simply full of characters (usually vampires and shifters with size differentials), an ongoing storyline (that generally has a formulaic “I must protect my mate” vibe) and lots of smex. I have read about 10 over the years if I got into a storyline or really enjoyed a character. Although they are part of a series, they t... morery to make each book a stand alone, but it really helps if you have been following the series for true enjoyment of the book. With that said, my rating of them is on a 1 – 3 star basis. In my opinion, there is no way any of them can be higher than a 3 because to do so would equate them with the likes of Josh Lanyon, Jordan Hawk, Kaje Harper, Mary Calmes, etc. It would be like comparing McDonald’s food with Morton Steakhouse, not apples to apples. I’m not saying Siren books are bad, they certainly are not, but I personally have to grade on a curve.This book gets 3 stars because I really enjoyed it. It was a bit darker than other series I have read, but I thought it was done well, despite the world’s worst cheesy title. It is a typical alpha shifter insta mate love but with a crazy ass ex thrown in. People die pretty grizzly deaths. I’m interested to see where this series goes.
review 2: Why? Why do I do these things? I feel like I’m going back to an old boyfriend I broke up with, despite the fact that he’s up to the same old tricks. So why am I reading a shifter series when I’ve read so many-too many, and matured in my tastes since then??? Well, I read something else by this author, and though the writing was shaky, it was also familiar and fun. And I liked this book well enough, and I actually thought the writing was decent. Good start to a series; it didn’t insult my intelligence, and had a good flow. My only complaint is that it was slightly boring. I’m going to try a couple other books by this author, and I probably will return to this series at some point, but there wasn’t anything compelling me to grab the next book. When I was reading Stormy Glenn and Lynn Hagen back when I first started reading MM books, I could barely make myself finish the one I was on before I was off to snag the next one. In this case, little mention is made of too many of the external characters, so I’m not pressed. Still, overall a decent book and worth it for me! less

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