Review: 3.5 stars for good potential but bad editing
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 11, 2014
You know a book is going to have some problems when the spelling of one single character's name is spelled several different ways in the text.  The alien insect species referred to in the book is originally spelled "Zyphir" but changes throughout the story.  In another instance, "albeit" is written in as "all be it".  This is the downside to indie books... such great material that gets marred by bad editing.Now, on the other hand, there was some great potential found in this story... I've never read a were-dragon book and am pleased that this gave me a taste of it.  The characters were all very easy to fall in love with and despite it only being 160 some pages, I felt that Roma explored them pretty well.  I really enjoyed their different personalities.  The mythology about their world, Arcadia, was really fascinating and I liked how unique Alexis was with her hair and eyes.  I thought it was beautiful how they healed her infertility.One thing that kind of rubbed me the wrong way was how there wasn't really grit.  I hate a book with too much angst but, in this case, there was hardly any there in 3013: Mated.  It sort of becomes mind-numbing after a while when everyone is getting along and there's no issues or challenges.  Granted, I'm not asking for a soap opera but something to sink my teeth into, something real.  But that's just me.  If you enjoy a book with fun sexy times, awesome characters, but no challenges, this piece is for you.