Review: I loved it, but...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 2, 2013
Again, this is another wonderful book from the Madison Wolves series. I have loved all the books in the series, but I cannot avoid siding with Michaela.While it is true Michaela has gained far more than she can ever imagine, and perhaps more than she has lost, I do feel she has lost many important things, once of which is her freedom and some of her independance. I imagine this is part of Marrying the Alfa (as it would be being married to a president), but I still feel she is not an equal in her relationship with her wife. Yes, I understand the fact that she has to give her throat to her Alfa - in public -, but it seems to me, even in the bedroom, she can never ever be "on top"; perhaps she has been, but I have never seen it described in the book. Michaela has expressed she wants to do reciprocate some of the same to Lara, but she can never do that. Furthermore, while she says she enjoys the way Lara dominates her to the point Michaela has to yell it, it makes me feel that she has no say in the bedroom... so, again, it is a great book, but I sometimes feel she is the underdog. She has a job her wife gave her, and as she has mentioned before, she is a kept woman... she lost her cabin because of their customs - which she was not aware of at the time -, and, she has been incarcerated several times now - even though her wife "promised" she would never do it. Every time she wants to do something, she has to threaten, and because of that, for her own benefit, they imprison her...Now, about the punishment... I am not sure I agreed with Michaela on killing the other wolves 100%, but she promised there would be retribution, and her wife plain ignored her because she had promised not to go further than that, so, Michaela's word mean nothing, even when she gave her word before Lara promised to leave it at that... and even when Michaela explained she had promised, she was ignored... as usual, her advice is helpful when it is convenient... Anyway, I hope in some book they become more equals. The babies/pups will grow to also be more than Michaela, and I bet, since one is the "Alfa to be", will want Michaela's throat too.Again, I did like the books, just some things I point out that do not retract from my liking this book or the others, I have just not gotten past the subtle S&M; in their relationship... where Michaela is the one giving up more. What has Lara given up?