Review: Red Hot Fate by Dylan Reece
SYNOPSIS:
Claiming my mate will destroy my pack.
Red: A steamy hook-up with Shayne is meant to be a once-off… Until I discover the tempting, human omega is my fated mate. Now I’m imagining whisking him away from his big city life, revealing the secret of wolf shifters, and raising pups with him in our small mountain town.
One huge problem — I’m the pack Alpha. I have boundaries to enforce, treaties to secure, and secrets to keep. And if I claim a mate, I’m bound by oath to pass the title to my deadbeat brother who is not ready for the responsibility.
I can’t put the Darlington pack at risk… But I’d do anything to keep Shayne.
Shayne: The town sign sums it up: “Darlington – Population ???” This place is off the map, literally. I’m here to see my suddenly-pregnant bestie, and then zoom back to my downtown corner office by Monday.
Fooling around with bold, woodsy alpha, Red, is a casual treat. Until I discover how unique, sincere, and kind he is… and start wanting to have his babies.
The commanding alpha clearly has me in his sights. Will his hunger for me blow up both of our lives?
REVIEW:
Hmmm I can’t figure out just what it is that is off about this series for me. It has all the things I am looking for; fated mates, sizzling romance, pack drama, and happily-ever-afters but something is just not working for me. I was intrigued by Shayne enough to dive into this book and I liked his journey to true love with Red.
But I think what is throwing off the book for me is the pacing and communication. Now don’t get me wrong, Shayne and Red have some serious sexual chemistry, I am talking off the charts. But they seem to lack anything deeper, they don’t really have any heartfelt conversations and any issue that erupts seems to be resolved with a quick f*ck. I get the whole fated mates thing but I wanted some substance to their relationship and I think that was missing. Shayne was sassy and horny while Red was so conflicted over his devotion to the pack and his desire to claim Shayne. And by the end of the book, they still seemed like virtual strangers who just met up over Tinder for a quick hookup.
Outside of the romance, the tensions in the pack are rising with the nearby Bear shifters trying to encroach on their land. I liked this conflict but the ‘cliffhanger’ ending left a sour taste in my mouth. I wasn’t a fan of that at all. In addition to the whole power conflict happening between Atlas and Red. Who should be alpha, why is Atlas so reckless, will Atlas ever get over this jealousy? I was initially going to pick up the next book but I just don’t care enough to. Kind of bummed as another series and new-to-me author is a flop.
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