Melanie
There aren't enough words for how much I loved Kylo and Evie's story. I cannot wait to dive into the 2nd book and M. Sunseri's other duet. I absolutely adore the blend of philosophical yet practical sense in her story, loved how both characters just work separately and together.
Definitely one of my best and favourite surprise of 2025.
I think I expected something different. Not that I was disappointed but I guess I kinda expected it something more uncivilized? I also went into this thinking it was a standalone so I was bit surprised when I was getting to the end and realising that this wasn't done. I feel like it could have been a one shot story and am not sure there will be enough to sustain me over another book.
That said, this was well written. The FMC was great, her trauma was sharp but wasn't taking over everything as well. The MMC are all very different and I really do love when relationships form at different paces. I find it so much more interesting than when they all fall at once and everyone starts sleeping together at the same time.
This wasn't quite what I hoped for. The writing flows really nicely even if there are too many repetitions but the characters, especially the MMCs, lacked personalities. It had the same flaw I felt in her other book Pixel Perfect Pact : it had really interesting elements but everything was treated almost too superficially. I wanted to dig more into the past of the characters and some of the hurtful things that were happening to them but it was all almost too.... polished?
Definitely my fav from this series, though this has the same flaws and strength as the first opus (too much thinking and consent talking, which is both great and slows down the story). I love the rule setting highlighting the relationships but it's almost too much and it does feel more like a judicial proceeding than an actual love story.
I'm extremely conflicted about this series. On one hand, I read all the books so you know, that's always a great sign. So on the pros, it has an intelligence to it that I feel almost does not match the omegaverse. I'm absolutely sure I'm explaining this wrong because I don't mean to say that most omegaverses aren't intelligent or the characters stupid but it's like this philosophical version of how to create an omegaverse? It's in depth, it's analytical and methodical. The characters are educated, extremely consent oriented. It's both a great change because I often regret that no omegaverse tries to get into natural instincts vs emotional response. I love it when an omegaverse shows that it's possible to have some restraint (except sometimes I also love the tear your clothes off because can't resist trope).
That said, it's almost too analytical? It's very in depth when it comes to the FMC but I feel like I know nothing of the MMC so it's hard to understand the attraction or the development of the relationship. The MMC are so focused on the FMC's well being that there's no room for their story to grow.
Harley Knight, I'm feeling pretty enamored with your storytelling. This wasn't perfect or even a four stars to me but it sure wasn't missing a lot. Looooved the FMC, loved that she had such a strong character. Loved the banter in this, it was really great.
Thought the pack made a lot of sense together, found the development of their relationship really solid. It lacked some steam in my opinion but this was a really promising first forray into her work.
This toed the line for me. I feel like it could have been a hit, it was almost a hit. Was it too short to be as developped as I wished it had been? Maybe. I LOVED the premises of the story. It was refreshing. I really appreciated having a chronically ill FMC but honestly, it was more say than show and that's always a shame in my book.
That said, considering the shortness of the book, this had a great basis. The writing was fine and flowed naturally. There needed to be a bit more fleshing out of the characters but I guess you can't have it all.
I just want to give Hannah and Maddox a serious hug. Also, I'd like to rewind time back for them. I still get that they might not have worked out but for fuck's sake, these two babies were precious as “kids” and precious as adults. I loved that it wasn't all drama drama but that all the feelings were so deep they reconnected like no time had passed.
This was not uninteresting. I do feel like it only explored some stuff superficially, which is a shame considering this had some interesting ideas to begin with. I think the author tried to maintain some sort of balance, not going too light or too dark but this needed to be much darker than it was. The characters weren't developped enough and it lacked some grit.
I loved the first two installments and was waiting eagerly for the next. I loved all the characters, especially Della. She was an incredible character. This gets really dark, which is interesting because in real life, heroes aren't always on time. I appreciated how this pack got together, quietly but almost inevitably, and that their bond just blossomed. It did not feel rushed, even if very little time actually passes.
