Review: Saved by A.M. Arthur
SYNOPSIS:
He didn’t want an alpha to save him, but fate had other ideas…
Braun Etting was raised to know his place as an omega by his alpha father’s cruel words and fast fists, and he expects nothing but violence from the alpha who may one day mate him. His older brother Kell mated a cruel alpha who abuses him daily, and Braun is terrified of that seemingly inevitable future. When Braun’s father dies in a car crash, leaving Braun an orphan, he’s sent to a halfway house for omegas. But on his fourth night there, he witnesses a horrifying crime that sends him fleeing to the streets alone—and edging into his first heat.
Tarek Bloom is settled in his workaholic, single lifestyle, even if it is somewhat embarrassing to be a twenty-eight year-old unmated alpha. He enjoys his job as a constable, helping people and solving problems, so he isn’t prepared for his life to flip upside-down when he walks into his beta friend Dex’s apartment to help with “a problem.”
The problem turns out to be an unmated, nearly in-heat omega orphan who Dex and his husband rescued off the street last night. The even bigger problem is that Tarek feels the mating bond for this terrified omega immediately—and he’s pretty sure the omega feels it, too. But Braun hates alphas as a general rule, and no way is he giving in to the bond. All mating leads to is violence and suffering, so no thank you. But Tarek’s gentle kindness slips under Braun’s emotional shields, and Braun begins to want. To dream. All Braun has ever known is violent alphas, but Tarek is determined to make Braun trust him—and to trust in the idea of their happily ever after.
REVIEW:
A.M. Arthur is another new to me author; if I search any omegaverse lists, her books and particularly this series, pops up. So I finally decided to give it a go since I have read almost all the other books on these lists. I didn’t hate the story but it desperately lacked that something special. Honestly, if I didn’t have the synopsis, I would have forgotten the characters names already.
Braun was a unique omega in that he was mouthy and opinionated. In a world where alpha’s rule, this gets him into trouble frequently. Tarek was nice but there was nothing remarkable about him. In terms of the budding romance, meh, it simmered at best but these two didn’t really draw me in or captivate me in any way. At best, I felt lukewarm to their entire relationship.
I think a big part of this is because the relationship was such a backburn item to all the other drama going on. First being Braun’s desire to save the omegas at the halfway house, which erupts into a whole rescue mission. Second being Braun’s brother, Kell, is stuck in an abusive relationship and the drama and tension surrounding this topic is endless. As heartbreaking as Kell’s situation is, it really detracted from any glimpse of hope and happiness between Braun and Tarek.
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