by Penny Angeles-Tan | Mar 1, 2023 | Book Reviews
When I open a book or a reading app and I find myself excited for the new chapter, that is how I know that a story is good. This is how I feel every time I open The Omega’s Triplet Hybrids by Saree Bee on Goodnovel. I already told you all what a blast I had with Omega’s Twin Hybrids a while back. This sequel to that story has upped the ante.
Daphne’s life before finding the Skynest and going to the island was as depressing as I could imagine, without being physically tortured and imprisoned. She loses her job, her sister dies from an overdose, and she gets evicted from her apartment … how much worse could it get? Oh, yes! She has to live on the streets now as she has nowhere to go.
Tearful and hopeless, she is approached by a stranger and offered a card with an address to a shelter called Skynest. Little did she know that she was an Omega and was destined to be mated to a shifter or three!
Christian, Vance, and Liam are triplets and princes … next in line for the throne once they are mated and have children. We met Liam in Omega’s Twin Hybrid as the annoying black dragon that gave Jack a hard time. Christian’s animal is a wolf, while Vance’s is a tiger. These brothers are close and from a young age, they agreed that they will only have one mate together. This also means that they will rule, together, as three kings.
Poor Daphne! She is unlike any Omega that has come before. No one told her what to expect so she was probably the first omega ever to want to go back to the city and not get mated. Imagine her shock to discover that upon landing on the island they (the Omegas) were going to be hunted like prey by all the single men on the island looking for a mate. And the chase begins!
Which brings us back to the triplets … how is that going to work? And considering how much she wants to go back to New York, is there any way they can convince her to stay? Will she learn to love all three?
I kid you not, The Omega’s Triplet Hybrids by Saree Bee is fun to read. I’m currently reading it on Goodnovel so you can check it out as well. What will these boys do next to win Daphne over?
by Penny Angeles-Tan | Feb 27, 2023 | Book Reviews
I did a quick review last August 2022 of Sweet Revenge by Kalenca and posted it on Facebook and Instagram. When I revisited the post I felt that it was insufficient so here is a more comprehensive post.
From the way the story is written, I would guess that the author is probably Chinese, based on the stereotypical cultural references … women not being good enough to become head of a company, all the bowing, all the slapping (seriously!), and being stigmatized for having sex before marriage even if it is rape.
What intrigued me about this story that got me to read it is that it is between a transgender man (Antonio, formerly Antonia) and a gay man (Damian) who fall in love with each other. But let me back up … they met in a former life accidentally when Damian inadvertently raped Antonia thinking she was the hooker his father hired. At the time, his father had dosed him with a drug akin to Viagra to force him to have sex with a woman. This was because Damian’s father would not accept that Damian is gay.
Antonia, at the time, was inebriated and tricked by her cousin into entering a hotel room to rest as she intended for someone to rape her. Antonia accidentally ended up in the wrong room, which is where Damian found her.
Disowned, ostracized, and later, Antonia discovers she is pregnant from the rape. Never having been comfortable in her own skin, she made the choice to transition after giving birth and took on the guise of Antonio and ends up working for Damian, the man who raped her, as his bodyguard!
The way the story is written (as in the language) is repetitive and, at times, redundant, and I am assuming it is either because English is not the author’s first language or the author is young. DEFINITELY, the author did not get a copy editor.
With a title like Sweet Revenge, it will make one wonder who the revenge is targeted towards. I’d recommend that you read this book and find out. Sweet Revenge by Kalenca is on Goodnovel and has only 157 chapters so it is, thankfully, a normal novel length. I think you will enjoy the story. I know I did.
by Penny Angeles-Tan | Feb 26, 2023 | Book Reviews
A couple of weeks ago I came across The Four Alpha Princes and the Omega by Raelyn Karson when I was looking for something to read in the young adult/teen category. The title seems to imply a reverse harem situation. The preview certainly seems to imply it (to this smutty brain) but I was curious how this story would spin.
The title mentions four Alpha princes … Braxton, Jace, Lex, and Sebastian. This simply means they are the sons of current Alphas. The omega is Izariah (sometimes called Iza) who is an omega. She is a werewolf but her wolf has not manifested yet.
Izariah hates bullies. Even though she is small and wolfless, she cannot help but defend victims of bullying, even if it means she gets hurt in the process. This is how she met the four princes … when Braxton was bullying a smaller guy who messed with the side mirror of his bike. When Braxton tried to make Izariah submit by using an Alpha command, he was shocked to discover that it had no effect on her. This led to his decision to make her life miserable.
37 chapters so far and at this point, Lex and Sebastian seem to be nothing more than bystanders to all the drama. Jace, on the other hand, became her self-assigned hero who rescued her from whatever misdeed Braxton (and his minions) cooked up. Things come to a head when a prank goes too far and Izariah almost dies, making Braxton realize his stupidity.
As you can tell from my narrative above, the title (so far) seems to be off and should probably be called “Braxton and Me”. To be honest, the story development is so very slow. I feel like I am getting a minute-by-minute update on their lives. Is this a tv series where we need to get inundated with all the minutiae? How long is this story going to play out?
While I think it is a good idea not to reveal too many things to the reader from the get-go, I also think that it should not take 20, 30, 40, or 50 chapters to do so. Sigh, it feels like a waste of money but I feel compelled to check every day to see if the story will move along or not. Fyi, it has … but it still moves at a turtle’s pace. At this point in the story, I would not recommend this book because of how slow it is, but it doesn’t mean it won’t redeem itself down the line. And just to be clear, I am not looking for heat, I’m just looking for a compelling/riveting story.
The Four Alpha Princes and the Omega by Raelyn Karson is available on Goodnovel.
by Penny Angeles-Tan | Feb 24, 2023 | Book Reviews
I started to read True Luna by Tessa Lilly on iReader because I was curious how this rejection would play out. There are so many stories lately of female lead characters being rejected by their mate that I was interested to see what direction the author would go. Will she immediately find her second chance mate? Will she run away and become rogue? Is her mate a bad guy?
After she shifted on her 18th birthday she discovers that her fated mate is the Alpha of her pack, Logan. As soon as he realized this he decided that he would reject her “for the good of the pack” because the pack needs a strong Luna. This obviously implies that he thinks she is weak.
In Tessa Lilly’s world, rejecting a true mate does not really break the bond, it simply frees them to find a chosen mate. This means that until they mark their chosen mate, they will still feel the connection to their true mate. That is so messed up! I wanted Emma to choose and get marked by Jacob, stat!
This story is riveting. I reached that point where I’d used up all my vouchers and coins and I will now have to purchase to read on. Fyi, reading on iReader is EXPENSIVE. One chapter is worth 180 coins/vouchers. On Goodnovel, most chapters only cost 35 coins. I’d already tried purchasing on iReader and it was shocking how quickly all my coins and vouchers disappeared. shudder In desperation I tried to check if the book is on Amazon.
To my joy, True Luna by Tessa Lilly is on Amazon, yes!!! Both books 1 and 2 are there and cost $4.99 a piece with book 3 in the works. I didn’t even quibble. I immediately tapped both books to purchase. After all, it is cheaper than reading on the app. This story falls under the young adult/teen romance category so it is not as steamy as most of the books I read but I think it is totally worth it! You should give it a gander on Goodnovel or iReader and read the free chapters to help you decide if you will want to purchase these books as well.
Note:
On reading apps books 1 and 2 are just one book but because of Amazon restrictions on the number of pages, it was split into 2 books.
Update!
Four books in the series are now published with 1 more coming soon. Here they are with the revamped covers. The cover you see in the feature photo is the original book cover for this series. Click on the covers below to be brought directly to the Amazon page of the book. Unlike the others, the last book appears to be in paperback format (for now).
by Penny Angeles-Tan | Feb 12, 2023 | Book Reviews
I had mixed feelings when reading Fighting Fate by Alle. A part of it was because the first chapter was more like a preview to the future and the succeeding chapters did not really connect to it. By the time the story was anywhere near what the first chapter was talking about, I’d already read more than half the story. In my opinion, the first chapter was unnecessary and could be scrapped … or shortened and made a preview instead. Skipping over that chapter, though, the story as it progressed was pretty good. It was easy for me to accept why both Selene and Rocco did not want to meet their fated mates.
In Alle’s world werewolves don’t sense their fated mates by scent or touch at any old time so long as they are of age. They must be within sensing distance on a full moon in her world. It also presumes that their fated mate will also be a wolf. This made it easy for the lead characters to “fight their fate” as they made sure not to be near any other wolves on a full moon.
Moving past the first chapter, the story is easy to get immersed in. Before I knew it I found myself involved in the story and couldn’t put it down. I think Selene and Rocco are perfect for each other. Their determination to succeed in life is admirable and the reasons why they are avoiding the mate bond are understandable.
Fighting Fate by Alle has 64 chapters so it won’t take you forever to read. The story length is just perfect. Some chapters feel like they run longer than the rest (which they probably do) but mostly I’ve discovered that those are the chapters where a lot of things happen to our characters. If this is the kind of story you think you can get into, then you can read it on reading apps like Goodnovel or …
I was happy to discover that it is also available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble for $4.99! Yessssss! This means we can enjoy this book without paying chapter by chapter, which is a less expensive alternative. doing the dance of joy
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A couple of weeks ago I came across The Four Alpha Princes and the Omega by Raelyn Karson when I was looking for something to read in the young adult/teen category. The title seems to imply a reverse harem situation. The preview certainly seems to imply it (to this smutty brain) but I was curious how this story would spin.
I started to read True Luna by Tessa Lilly on iReader because I was curious how this rejection would play out. There are so many stories lately of female lead characters being rejected by their mate that I was interested to see what direction the author would go. Will she immediately find her second chance mate? Will she run away and become rogue? Is her mate a bad guy?
I had mixed feelings when reading Fighting Fate by Alle. A part of it was because the first chapter was more like a preview to the future and the succeeding chapters did not really connect to it. By the time the story was anywhere near what the first chapter was talking about, I’d already read more than half the story. In my opinion, the first chapter was unnecessary and could be scrapped … or shortened and made a preview instead. Skipping over that chapter, though, the story as it progressed was pretty good. It was easy for me to accept why both Selene and Rocco did not want to meet their fated mates.
Fighting Fate by Alle has 64 chapters so it won’t take you forever to read. The story length is just perfect. Some chapters feel like they run longer than the rest (which they probably do) but mostly I’ve discovered that those are the chapters where a lot of things happen to our characters. If this is the kind of story you think you can get into, then you can read it on reading apps like 
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