Summary
Review
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L.V. Lane again gives us a wonderful OV fantasy telling, and this time it actually ties into other books in the Coveted Prey universe.
We have met Doug and Jasmine before since they have had some small cameos in other books, so it was wonderful to finally read their origin story and how their relationship came to be.
It was also great to see some scenes from other POVs, scenes that have had me wondering what actually happened.
There are triggers in this book 👇
The book contains some dark aspects. The ‘Blighten’ is, after all, a war party and within said war party there is abuse, both mental, physical and sexual.
Triggers notes and warnings from Author. Spoiler below.
-Violence and gore.
-Assaults, SA – None are related to the H against the h.
-Death, cruelty, manipulation, blackmail.
-Kidnap and servitude.
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The side character is a bondservant and forced to terminate an early pregnancy. It happens off-page, but the characters see the effects.
Doug and Jasmine, however, is quite a light story with a big HEA. As mentioned this is Omegaverse and Jasmine is a female Omega. Doug is a half-orc and half-wolf shifter. His father was an Alpha wolf shifter, so Doug is also an Alpha shifter. However, he does not shift into a wolf.
Doug is also born mute and can therefore not speak, however, he does not have many problems making himself understood, hehe.
Being a white orc doesn’t help him. White orc? No one has ever seen one like him. Orcs come in two shades after all: Greenish or muddy-like.
Because of this, other Orcs particularly the Blighten, believe him to be more of a brutish idiot. After all, his mother wanted nothing to do with him, despite his Alpha status, size and other accomplishments that I would argue the Blighten should feel were an asset to their cause.
♥️ Doug in his beast form ♥️
His white beast is truly magnificent and something to be terrified of! 😈
Art by: lykostherium
You can read this book entirely as a stand-alone, even though it is the 19th book in the series. This is because though it ties together some scenes from other books, the couple’s story is entirely on its own.
This is great for those of you who like to just jump in no matter the number in the series! ♥️
I found Doug & Jasmine to be a wonderful couple, even if their initial introduction and reason to stay together isn’t.
Doug is a wonderful male Orc with a kind heart and is super gentle with Jasmine. He’s also very much a huge orc that also battles, rawrs and kills, so it was the best of two worlds.
I liked Jasmine, and though her past is sad, she did the best she could with her circumstances. She is kind but she’s also feisty. The book had me laughing on more than one occasion over their antics together.
This is something Lane does very well, she writes the best of Alphas, the humour is usually a guarantee in her books – and she writes strong heroines with great character arcs.
I highly recommend this book and series for other fantasy omegaverse lovers.
