Review: Not for me.
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 07 1, 2014
Avoiding Alpha is the second book of the Alpha Girl series, and unfortunately will be the last book I ever read in this series.I did not like this book. At all. There were just waaaayyy too many things wrong with this book.1. Insta Love(Or, some aspect of it). To be honest, I don't mind insta-love, as long as it is done well. But I just did not understand(or stand, for that matter) this bond thing between Tessa and Dastien, and Meredith and Donovan. Again, I love the shifter mate bonds in books, as long as it is done well. This definitely wasn't. As it was, it was totally irritating.2. This whole book could have been summarized in 2 words. "Save Meredith". I understand that Meredith's life is in danger, she doesn't have much time left, and all that, but it was Tessa's reactions that were highly irritating. She is just so self-centered. Each time she sees that there is something disturbing someone, and someone faces some other problems, all she says is, something to the effect of, "Never mind that. How do we do (such and such a thing) to help Meredith?". And everybody willingly obeys her, ignores their own concerns, and tries to help? What exactly is that?? Grrr.3. The Plot. The whole plot seemed like one big fiasco to me. Tessa definitely is a TSTL heroine. She decides something and tromps forward and does it, without regard to the consequences. Here is a case in point: She goes to the witches compound, and suddenly she cannot feel her bond with Dastien anymore. And after she gets out of the compound, and Dastien comes in search of her panicking, she just answers something to the effect of, "Oh? You were panicking? But, why?" She goes deliberately to the compound where people are intent on hurting her, and when her bond with her mate vanishes after she enters there, she FORGETS all about it? Gah!Even though the book had only 145 pages, those felt 145 looooonnnng pages, let me tell you. There were many times I simply quit read the book, only to pick it up again, hoping it got better. Must be morbid fascination.I'm sorry, but I did not enjoy this book. There might be others who do, but I guess this book is just not for me.