Review: His Apprehensive Mate by Brea Alepoú
SYNOPSIS:
True mates are found in the most unlikely of places.
Wolf shifter Morgan thinks he’s finally found a place to belong: in the arms of his fated mate. But with Morgan’s life endangered by his old pack, he’s not willing to risk his mate’s safety. Even if his very soul cries out for Kenny.
Snow Leopard shifter Kenny always wanted a family of his own. Now that he’s found his fated mate, that dream should come easy, right? Fear is all Morgan has ever known and Kenny wants to shield and protect him from every knowing it again. All he has to do is convince Morgan he can do it.
Family, acceptance, adoption, and healing. Creating a family, one of the greatest treasures of the world.
REVIEW:
I got to say, this story left me disappointed. I was pretty intrigued by Morgan and why he was so fragile and damaged. I anticipated an action packed story but this book fell flat for me. I enjoyed the Bliss Pride members but the romance didn’t hold my interest.
I think this stems from such a dramatic build up for why Morgan behaves the way he does and when all is revealed, I was just sitting here like that is it?! The reason didn’t justify or explain the treatment for me. And even after Morgan begins to work through his issues and bonds with Kenny, this story is starting to feel repetitious, down to each mate giving the other a nickname. Kenny calls Morgan ‘piglet’ which is the absolute worst, why pick a nickname that has a history of fat shaming?! It just took me out of every scene and the reason behind the name wasn’t even something cute so hard pass on that.
Another thing that took me out of this story was that when Morgan returned to the pride, his niece Ava was in tow. Ava obviously has some hang ups and trauma but they don’t really communicate well. I really wish there would have been a few more heartfelt conversations between Ava and Morgan as well as Ava and Kenny. I think this could have further supported their family bond because Ava randomly just one day wants to call Kenny and Morgan her parents and it all felt like it came out of nowhere.
Overall, the stories are intriguing enough to keep picking them up and reading them. But they could be better if each couple was a little more unique and the story was a little better balanced.
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