★★★★★ 3
i should have waited for there to be reviews posted
Format: Kindle
I'm being more generous than I should because this is a debut novel
i downloaded this book because i like why choose and band romances
i figured that it wouldn't take too long to get back to where the prologue was because the prologue seemed to be less than a day before they met
the FMC and the MMCs don't meet til 60 % of the way in which for a Romance novel kinda hard for the relationship to develop or for there to be plot beyond them just meeting in a way where the FMC really lacks agency
a lot of early plot and character things are forgotten about after they met
it's almost as if the last third of the book was written first and then they went back to write backstory separately but forgot there needs to be a plot
i get wanting to have background on the characters, but there has to be a way to do it without constant time jumps and no plot progression. Tessa's story jumps around a week lead up so much
also the band aspect is very much an afterthought in the novel
Spoilers--
one of the MMCs is openly pan and one of them has been dealing with a bi awakening but being somewhat defensive about it and once Tessa arrives that gets forgotten about til the epilogue and even then doesn't actually confront his sexuality
the wrap up of the church hiding her name is tied up with a quick sentence, but no real consequences for anyone
i honestly thought she forgot about family pack IRS deal until the final chapter and that gets resolved in an unsatisfying way
the pack is upset that Tessa gets viewed as an object and tricked into the contract but has no interest in making the company's wrongdoings public or trying to prevent this from happening to other omegas
tessa goes over a lot of struggles of homelessness but she only thinks about food waste once after joining the pack -- you'd think she'd use her newfound wealth and power to help other homeless individuals, especially youths and omegas. even a little side note to say that a portion of tour proceeds or her family fortune would go towards public food pantries and shelters would've done something to connect her beginning character to the end character
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Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2025
