Review: Ummmm, yuck
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 06 18, 2013
Normally I love the "Mated" series, but this one I couldn't get a ll the way through. The typical two weaker mates, one big strapping protective mate menage. I loved Jensen in a previous book and had looked forward to reading his book. Sadly it was a patch job at best.Jensen finds two salamander shifters hunting for food in garbage cans. He quickly discovers that they are starving, injured, h ave been tortured, and raped. He takes them home and within a few minutes claims one of them. The salamanders seem to have decided Jensen will do as a mate because he's strong, will protect them, and he's hot enough. Nothing about caring about each other of why the salamanders were in such shape, just "claim me and you can stop being jealous of your friends mating".Keep in mind both of these shifters have been abused, beaten, and raped to the point they are emaciated. So jumping into bed seems odd to me and gross. The trauma is forgotten the moment they see all Jensen can offer them.  A warm bed, protection, food,clothingand hot sex on demand. Seemed more like finding a sugar daddy than a true mate. I stopped rwading at that point.