Rating: 3đ
Eden Wintersâ Diversion series is one of my favorites. Itâs so well written, highly complex, and the characters beyond amazing, with lives so layered , so thick with nuance , humor and peril that each book was a showstopper.
Never Underestimate an Omega sees Winters venturing into supernatural territory and for me the results are just a pleasant ok story.
Shifters romances, especially wolf shifters are plentiful. To stand out you need to add a new twist to the wolf shifter lexicon or give us a superb story that builds on the wolf shifter canon we already know.
This doesnât do either , if anything it works against known canon in the worst way. Itâs just a nice romance about a pack that needs rescuing, an omega included, and a alpha returning to exact revenge and take over the pack. Weâve seen this scenario before, multiple times. Including the fact that the omega turns out to be a stronger, more intricate part of pack dynamics then the old pack structure will acknowledge.
Again, nothing new. Although I enjoyed the omega Logan.
Alpha Grey, also sexy . And their relationship? What we see if it, which isnât much until the very end of the story, is superficial. That doesnât work or help to connect us to them as a couple.
What was confusing here was the whole mate recognition element. For one pair the mate factor/bond was immediate, although âoff stageâ so we donât see it happening. Weird.
For our all important main couple? The alpha seemed clueless which was incredibly odd when Logan knew Grey was it for him. However, that recognition was not the all powerful element youâd expect it to be. That could be any instant love story tbh.
Wolves mate for life, something not even mentioned here.
Within this universe, the mate bond almost seems to be a âtake it or leave itâ thing which diminishes the impact of any mating/bonding. At least for me. It feels all sorts of muddy here as a part of the shifter biology and that actually dilutes the importance of their relationship and impact within the pack structure.
In my opinion . At one part Logan debated even âreturningâ⌠which assumed that the entire mate aspect holds little physical or emotional sway. But for another pair itâs the direct opposite. But again for them it comes across as more of a âweâre in loveâ than a deep spiritual/physical imperative.
So is this in fact something the author intended or a continuity problem? I donât know. Either way it was extremely confusing and deflating.
Itâs not until the very end that they act or have any type of relationship that veers towards romance. Then itâs really too late. Much of the story is spent on other issues and them apart, physically and emotionally.
While there are certainly some interesting characters here they arenât necessarily the main ones.
Overall, as I said, itâs a nice story. But not what I was expecting from this author whoâs other stories are so extraordinary and complex.
If you ask me what I recommend? I recommend you read the entire Diversions series. Those are just great reads.
Synopsis:An alpha leader must have an alpha mate, but Gray wants only one man.
And that man is an omega.
Wolf shifter Gray Collins returns to his home pack to avenge his fatherâs murder, never expecting to take on the role of leader. Gray is a loner with no desire to tackle the politics of being Pack Alpha. Worse yet, he falls for the man heâs come to depend onâomega Logan Richardson.
According to pack lore, omegas are inferior, nothing more than lowly servants. Or are they? Logan is far too cunning, fierce, and bold to be a low-ranking wolf. While he keeps his head down in public, when theyâre alone, Logan stands toe-to-toe with Gray like no one else dares. Mutual respect grows into friendship, friendship into a white-hot desire neither can fight.
Despite the law and the odds, the two wolves form a tentative bond. Together they lead the pack through strife and threats, all while keeping a secretâa secret that could get them both killed, and plunge the pack back into the savage dark ages.
The entire Lycan world is on the brink of a hard-won lesson: Never underestimate the relentless force of an omega.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58329516-never-underestimate-an-omega
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