The sex scenes could have been more intimate between them, or even just small gestures of affection would have gone a long way. Roman could have been shown as the leader he was said to be. Isabella could have been less bitchy and more thoughtful. We get told the character is hurt, angry, sad, scared, etc but never actually shown anything. Also, the author has no grasp whatsoever of the show-don't-tell. Repeating things hinders the story and progress. Some things are better left unsaid to allow the reader to connect the dots, to think, to theorise and keep guessing. I get that there are certain things you need for dramatic effects but not to THAT extent. I don't know if this is because of the characters' pov or the author's actual style, but it's honestly hard to enjoy. I said it once and I'll say it again, the writing comes off as immature and childish, boring even. You had 45+ chapters to lay out the plot and the storyline, but ended up dragging it all only to rush it at the end. The Lycans acknowledging Isabella as their leader was too fast. There was nothing exciting happening in the beginning, and then when we reach the final 5 or so chapters, it's basically arushtothefinishline. The book has 55 chapters I believe and only when we get up to I think chapter 45 do we start to see the plot *somewhat* moving. I can't believe I'm saying this, but the sex scenes in Come Here, Kitten were better, and I hated those as well. They just seemed so stiff, rushed and thrown there just because.
But it was just thrown there, just like the sex in the final chapter. With the way they kept dancing around each other, I expected the revelation to be a bit. Towards the very end (final 3 or so chapters), Isabella just suddenly and randomly blurts out "I love Roman". The scenes with Raj and Jane, although brief, showed far more affection than what Roman and Isabella ever displayed. I didn't get the vibe that they were mates or that there really were any intense feelings between them. They fought most of the story and when they were not fighting, it's because Roman had his fingers in her pants. Who? There was zero connection between Isabella and Roman. Raj was heaps better, and he was just a side character. It would have been much better if he was a common wolf, because he really didn't do shit. And he was the Alpha? Where? We literally saw nothing that displayed him as the Alpha. He was always so hard on Isabella for no reason before she turned 18 and when she finally did, his personality does a 180. The guy was basically nonexistent in this book unless they were having sex. That would have been such a plot twist! Even though we didn't get much from her, Vanessa was probably my favourite character (if I had to choose one).Īnd then there was ROMAN. A few times in the story I even thought she LIKED Isabella because she showed so much interest in her. VANESSA didn't deserve any of the disrespect or hate she received. I wanted to see more of her strategising, plotting, intimidating and doing something other than growling or just slashing her nails across someone's skin. Her killing a rogue or two *just like that* isn't fierce. Her flirting to complete her mission isn't fierce. Isabella was also introduced as a fierce warrior, and I would have liked to *see* more of that. Excuse me, but what the hell? Isabella was the bitch in this story, no offence. Where I hated her was her disrespectful comments about Vanessa when the woman honestly never did anything wrong, as far as I remember? Vanessa was mostly nice, but just because she was constantly flirting with men, she was a "whore", a "try-hard", and my favourite which is given to any girl who is flirty, "bitch". She was supposedly a strong, powerful wolf who wanted to be a warrior more than anything, and that was admirable because she wanted to protect her people.
I was SO intrigued by the 5-star reviews on Amazon and all the raves, but I now genuinely believe they're all from her friends or super-loyal fans because honestly, how in the world did this book get all the good ratings that it has? "Over and over and over again." This one right here was repeated so much that I honestly cannot stand the phrase now. To give you an exact quote from the book: Was that too repetitive? Well, that's how the author's style seems to be, based on her two books that I read. I totally, fully, completely, honestly, genuinely regret reading this book. Possible spoilers ahead a super long, critical review. For some reason, Amazon isn't letting me leave a review, so I'll post it here. Okay, so after feeling a little guilty for leaving a negative review on her other book, I decided to give this-seemingly the really popular one based on all the 5-star reviews on Amazon-a chance.
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