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bookishlifeofgem's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
willow_belle's review against another edition
dark
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
melodicfate's review
4.0
*I’d like to thank the author for providing me an ARC of this book, in exchange for an honest review.*
It’s been a pretty long time since I read the third installment in this series. Luckily for me, this book was a kind of prequel. Almost all of it took place quite a few years before the first book, so I didn’t really need to remember much. That being said, I did remember liking a lot of Melissa Haag’s romances, and this one was no exception.
Charlene was a really good heroine. As her ability was controlling other people’s wills, she could easily have turned all-powerful, making everyone do whatever she wanted. However, she did the opposite of that. Charlene always asked people to do things whenever she could, was loyal to those she cared about, and wanted everyone to be happy. Seeing her past just made me like her that much more, and I felt sorry for the fact that she had to leave her parents in order to find happiness.
Thomas was Charlene’s love interest. The author did a wonderful job of making me dislike him, and then like him right along with Charlene. In the end, I loved all of the little things he did for her, and how they generally talked things out. Their romance is definitely right up with the rest in this series in terms of greatness. It was one of those that went from dislike to love, and I’m pretty much unable to resist that trope, when done realistically.
The plot of this book was, as I said, mostly in the past. It followed Charlene as she ended up living with the werewolves. Trying to evade being claimed by one of the numerous men, Charlene also tried to ensure the werewolves had a more stable future. I really liked seeing Charlene hold her own against these creatures that she was trying to live with, and watching her and Thomas start a relationship was great. The book never dragged for me, even though there was no real threat, and no constant action. It was just a story about life, building a family, and finding a home.
Overall, I really liked this book. It didn’t move the present storyline along too much, but that was okay. The past events were definitely intriguing enough for me, and i feel like the next books in this series will have all the action and quick pace of the others. I really recommend this book if you’ve read the others in this series, and if you haven’t, go and start with book one, (Hope(less).
It’s been a pretty long time since I read the third installment in this series. Luckily for me, this book was a kind of prequel. Almost all of it took place quite a few years before the first book, so I didn’t really need to remember much. That being said, I did remember liking a lot of Melissa Haag’s romances, and this one was no exception.
Charlene was a really good heroine. As her ability was controlling other people’s wills, she could easily have turned all-powerful, making everyone do whatever she wanted. However, she did the opposite of that. Charlene always asked people to do things whenever she could, was loyal to those she cared about, and wanted everyone to be happy. Seeing her past just made me like her that much more, and I felt sorry for the fact that she had to leave her parents in order to find happiness.
Thomas was Charlene’s love interest. The author did a wonderful job of making me dislike him, and then like him right along with Charlene. In the end, I loved all of the little things he did for her, and how they generally talked things out. Their romance is definitely right up with the rest in this series in terms of greatness. It was one of those that went from dislike to love, and I’m pretty much unable to resist that trope, when done realistically.
The plot of this book was, as I said, mostly in the past. It followed Charlene as she ended up living with the werewolves. Trying to evade being claimed by one of the numerous men, Charlene also tried to ensure the werewolves had a more stable future. I really liked seeing Charlene hold her own against these creatures that she was trying to live with, and watching her and Thomas start a relationship was great. The book never dragged for me, even though there was no real threat, and no constant action. It was just a story about life, building a family, and finding a home.
Overall, I really liked this book. It didn’t move the present storyline along too much, but that was okay. The past events were definitely intriguing enough for me, and i feel like the next books in this series will have all the action and quick pace of the others. I really recommend this book if you’ve read the others in this series, and if you haven’t, go and start with book one, (Hope(less).
dannielleraffin's review against another edition
5.0
I received this book as an ARC, and it was amazing... You need to buy this when it comes out on the 24th! Especially if you've read the other three.
Charlene's story is perfect, I feel like I've finally caught up with the story so far. I always wondered about her, and now I know! The best part about reading this was that I already knew how claiming and all that worked but THEY didn't... I'm pretty sure I screamed at them! (In a good way of course!)
Clay used to be my favourite, but I think he's now running a close second to Thomas... He is just absolutely gorgeous!
If you haven't started this series, you should. And if you're one of those awesome people already waiting on (Un)bidden, I promise you, it is totally worth the wait!
Charlene's story is perfect, I feel like I've finally caught up with the story so far. I always wondered about her, and now I know! The best part about reading this was that I already knew how claiming and all that worked but THEY didn't... I'm pretty sure I screamed at them! (In a good way of course!)
Clay used to be my favourite, but I think he's now running a close second to Thomas... He is just absolutely gorgeous!
If you haven't started this series, you should. And if you're one of those awesome people already waiting on (Un)bidden, I promise you, it is totally worth the wait!
krisdai's review against another edition
4.0
It had a powerful and strong main character that made the story cool.
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