Review: His Devoted Mate by Brea Alepoú
SYNOPSIS:
True mates are found in the most unlikely of places.
Emory can’t be with Clyde.
Clyde is a predator and Emory is prey. At least that’s what Emory’s head is telling him. But his inner rabbit screams that Clyde is the one–Emory’s true mate. And it’s hard to fight against his instincts.
Clyde finally found his mate. It was love at first sight. Emory is strong-willed, smart, and a hard worker–everything and more that Clyde could ever dream of in a mate. But Emory is convinced that the fates got it wrong, and they aren’t really mates. How will Clyde convince Emory that they’re meant to be?
Hope, unconditional love, heat, and Support. Being there for one another always.
REVIEW:
I didn’t care for this installment in the Unexpected Mates Series. I think it is pretty clear that I am going to see this series through till the end, but Clyde and Emory’s story felt like it was filled with a lot of unnecessary drama. And it wasn’t the good kind that carries the story, but the bad kind that drags it out but contributes nothing to the plot line.
So let me start, all of the previous books in the series hardly reference the characters descriptions. Usually it is one feature point that is mentioned, like Dillan’s ever present cat ears and tail or Kenny’s silver eyes. Yet for some reason in this story, all we hear about is how curvy Emory is in every other chapter, and I don’t understand the fixation. It took me out of the story every since time it was mentioned…which was way too much, we get it.
I did enjoy Clyde and Emory’s unconventional meet cute and the fact that this is predator/prey pairing. It was a refreshing difference from the previous books and really had Clyde and Emory standing on their own. I liked that Emory was determined to finish school and work and didn’t allow his mating and urge to bond take control of his basic functions. But once Emory takes Clyde home and the major drama line of the story begins, I was so over it. Honestly, it got to the point where I was skimming chapters because everything felt so dragged out and boring.
After that all wraps up, I was kind of done with both Clyde and Emory. I was over their romance at that point and I am still salty about how Clyde was treated when visiting. How things played out just left a sour taste in my mouth and didn’t do either of these characters justice.
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