I liked this book best so far. Could be because wolves are my favorite and I'm biased but oh well. This book still had the same problems as the previous ones but by this point I was fully used to them and moved on from them. It is getting better, the mistakes showing up less. The dialogue still felt a bit forced at times but not as often.

And now for the characters:

Let's start with Ava, since she is our leading lady. I really liked her. I hate what she went through due to the cult her brother was a part of. It is called a church throughout the book but hearing how it is described and how some of the people are treated, that is for sure a cult with a predictably sick and twisted leader. The choice they took away from Ava is something no man should ever have a say in unless that person is her partner and only she agrees as well. But for this situation, none of the men involved had any right to make the choice they did, whether she was seventeen or not. I hurt for Ava and what she went through but I am glad she found peace in Kerian and River and vice versa.

Next, River, my favorite of the two males. River is complicated and crazy and after hearing his story, it's understandable. I love that he always somehow has food in his hands but it also hurts because I know why he feels the need to keep eating, why food is such an importance to him. I love the relationship he has with Kerian and it's clear that, even as children, there was always a bond between them, preparing them for when they would share a mate.

Finally, Kerian. I loved Kerian, don't get me wrong. But I did have a problem with him in the beginning. At the start, he gets into an argument with one of his pack members who is not pulling his weight at the garage that Kerian owns and calls Kerian out for not doing any work, asking if he gets paid for doing nothing. I feel like Kerian should have reminded the wolf that the garage belonged to him. He did more than just work on the cars that came in. I know that, at this time, he was struggling with a lot of things mentally and had been drinking and fighting for a while but that doesn't mean he has to sit there and take it when one of his pack members, who has made it pretty clear he doesn't fit with the rest of the pack, decides to call him out as well. I understand the need to have a leader who can own up to their mistakes but to someone like this, Kerian should not have felt the need to explain himself or admit to anything. Especially considering this same pack member will likely be causing trouble down the line in later books. Other than that, I liked Kerian. He isn't the same kind of Alpha I've seen in other works but everyone leads differently and he leads with compassion and feeling, using his Alpha influence when needed.

And that's another thing, they reference the Alpha stuff often, to the point it gets repetitive. I get that it's a fact that the reader is not supposed to forget but I feel like it is constantly being shoved in the reader's face. This book is for adult readers.

I don't know, maybe I'm being too critical. I like the series overall and can ignore a lot of the grammar mistakes and such. I've seen books with great editing that end up being terrible reads. This one is a great read so the mistakes in it are fairly easy to overlook. I know that may seem to contrast what I said in the review for the first book but just because I can look past it doesn't mean I'm not going to notice it and bring it up.

I'm excited to see where we go with the next book. I have a theory that, with Bash as our leading man, our leading lady will be Marie. I was thinking that I want her to either end up with Bash or Bishop. With Bash being featured in the epilogue, that sets him as the next male who will be finding his mate. Earlier in this book, it was mentioned that he had never met Marie in person. I feel like that was a hint that she would end up being his mate. And I'm all for it. I'd love to see that girl grow with confidence and I know she would make one hell of a vampire. She and Bash would be perfect. She would save him and he would bring her out of his shell. If it isn't her, I'm not going to be upset. It was just a thought I had while reading and it was mentioned that they haven't met yet. That being mentioned just stood out to me as odd. Like, why mention it? Unless that was a hint that she and Bash would be the next mated couple. I'm excited to see her point of view, maybe see why she has so much trouble accepting herself. With the little we were given from Bash in the epilogue, I already know I will love him and love watching him fall in love.

And that has me thinking if there will be more after. Will Logan become a prominent character? Will Bishop? I'm interested in them both and hope to see more from them. With Logan possibly joining Kerian's pack, he will be around more often but Bishop is a wild card. So far, when a new character is introduced as a good guy, they become more active in the story, Ryker and Kerian being the first two with River added in during Ryker's story. But we will just have to see.

The next book, "Saving Her Vampire", appears to still be in the works and I will definitely be keeping my eyes out for it.

See you there.