Review: Props for Trying
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 06 18, 2013
A Lycan's Mate2 starsI'm beginning to notice a pattern in the books that I read during my whole short story catch up on reading-track-thing. Kindle freebies that are usually short are free for a reason. Paying $.99 is probably pushing it. Lucky this story is still free because it is definitely not worth $.99. It probably seems like I'm judging this harshly and I am because 1)this isn't erotica and 2)I'm a reviewer and I can judge it however I want. This story has a basic plot. Jurisa is an Alpha werewolf who has lost her mate. She is about to go into the heat (which means she needs sex like a lot) and she needs an alpha. Since all the other wolfie clans alphas need a mate they have race-chase. Whoever gets Jurisa in a chase through a forest that is full of booby traps laid out by Jurisa and her pack wins her as a mate. My Kindle summary says mild romance. This makes me laugh. There was no romance just a sudden change of Jurisa's heart when it was down to creepy alpha and nice-always-there-to-save-the-day alpha. I personally thought this change of heart was strange. I mean this story wasn't bad, but it just was kind of all over the place. It had a plot, but it felt forced.I still stand by the whole Jurisa made her decision because it came down to those two choices. Jurisa forgot to mention she had a son. This for some reason annoyed me immensely. I read this at the end of May and I don't know why I still remember this, but I do.Kick-Butt Heroine Scale: 7 (I'm nice y'all)I don't remember his name. I thought he was nice though. I honestly no nothing about him other than the fact that he isn't soar on the eyes.Swoon Worthy Scale: 7 (Look how generous I am!)The Villain- He's obviously creeper alpha. He is one seriously horny dude. Rape isn't cool. I know your a wolf and a have wolfie instincts but slow your role. No means no!Villain Scale: 7There was this one guy at the beginning, Jurisa's friend. His name starts with a S. Jurisa seemed to dig him and they couldn't be together because of pack statuses. The good part is he gets a story. I might read it because I actually liked him. Probably not though.Character Scale: This is a short story so that's why I'm being so nice 7I think I covered it all. I may pick up the sequel if I fall behind. Probably not though because it would be easier to buy the series box set for $3.99 and I don't know if I want to spend that money on this writer. I mean she's not horrible just mediocre.Cover Thoughts: It's a terrible cover, but it's not the worst I've come across. Just really no thought an effort put into it.