Review: Strong writing, but the plot could have been much better
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 1, 2014
This is a six piece novella series that essentially amounts to a single book.  Perhaps written in parts it may have seemed more exciting, but overall this story really started to drag at the mid way point.  Overall, this author has a lot of talent and the writing is solid.  Even the storyline and her take on the concept of mates is interesting, but overall, there wasn't enough plot-wise to keep up the momentum.This particular pack is unique in that it has two alphas, one is truly a well rounded Alpha, Asch, and the other Caim, is an alpha due to sheer strength.  When Asch feels the pull to find a mate, they offer their protection to a nearby town in exchange for a human woman.  Apparently, only human women can provide offspring to the werewolves and finding a willing mate is rather difficult.  The process of finding a woman to mate is generally a lottery, ala Hunger Games style, meaning the winner is really the loser, but Mila Foster hears about the situation and volunteers willingly.  It turns out her girlhood fantasies and the reality of her situation are not one and the same and she finds herself struggling to making a relationship work with not one, but two very different males.Somehow, I feel that the story is still unfinished.  I enjoyed the serial style of the storyline, but if there was growth in characters, it was only in one of three.  We don't actually learn that much of each character from a backstory perspective or a depth perspective.  You get snippets here and there of background, but not enough for you to truly care about the characters.  To be honest, I was not a fan of Mila, the main protagonist.  She was rather useless for the entire story and her sole purpose is to be a broodmare.  Asch is already perfect from the start of the book and remains perfect till the end.  Caim is the one who changes throughout, but not to the point where you're feeling warm and fuzzy.  There is no climactic battle or saving a town.  It just didn't seem to have a purpose.  There's also no satisfying conclusion or a happily ever after.  It actually reads more like a documentary of the beginning stages of a werewolf ménage and even the mfm is not your typical yummy goodness since the two males don't actually want to share.  On the upside, I found there were some truly funny moments and you can tell the author has a great sense of humor with a lot of wit.  She has the makings to be a very popular writer if she gave her characters some depth and had more purpose in a story than making babies.