I never thought I’d love a pack in this series as much as I loved the Mirakill MC from the second book (Nest of Lies), but then came the Daane and I find myself once again in love. 

Drown My Sorrow is an intense and interesting omegaverse novel with a psychologically and physically disabled omega at the heart of the pack. Aspyn was nearly killed by a flood when she was a teenager, only to survive it with two-thirds of her family gone, a permanent limp, scars, and a lifetime of chronic pain ahead of her. The hits just kept on coming, leaving her with innumerable invisible scars she’s certain will never heal. 

Playing around with the plot structure a bit, Ravine has created a why-choose split into two groups of three alphas who will have to overcome their differences and work together to keep Aspyn safe, bring the series villain Typhor Raines to heel, and begin the work of healing her and each other: The Daane, a gang of three near-feral and definitely criminal alphas who rule the island Aspyn lives on with iron fists, worship her like a goddess, and are her scent matches; and the Raines Pack, who all know Aspyn in some way from the past, have stumbled by the island she lives on while on their pro-surfing retirement tour, and…are her scent matches. The Daane grew up with nothing in rough homes and fought their way to the top of the island’s food chain…literally. The Raines Pack was born into money and privilege and ran away from it all because there were demons on their backs. This isn’t a why-choose format I’m used to with this large of a pack and I enjoyed it a lot. The Daane know the value of time and getting business done and they don’t let the Raines Pack get away with the running they’re so used to. Is it a mess? Yes. They’re all messy. I think, in Daane’s mind, the mess is easier to clean up if there are all hands on deck. 

This book is lighter on the spice than the other books in this series but heavy on the romance and angst. I don’t think you could have a book with this many intense topics and themes without it being this tempestuous and melancholic. Aspyn isn’t the only character with mental health struggles and as the second half of the book proceeds this becomes more and more apparent. Luckily, the Daane are there with their Give-A-Damns on vacation, ready to protect and attack those who might come for their pack. 4⭐️

🩶 What to Expect 🩶

🍒 Why Choose

💣 LGBTQ+

🍒 Polyamory

💣 Pro surfers meet water phobia

🍒 3 rich MMCs running for their lives

💣 3 MMCs who are very much “Touch her and die”

🍒 Massive pack of 6 alphas

💣 Traumatized FMC

🍒 Physical & psychological disability rep

💣 Island setting

🍒 Forced bonding

💣 Nesting issues

🍒 Groveling required

💣 Burn the world for her

🍒 Ruthless alpha barking

💣 More money more problems?

🍒 Tarot cards

💣 Psychic visions

🍒 Lots of water and island metaphors

💣 Typhor being extra douchey

🍒 Abandonment issues

I was provided a copy of this title by the author. All thoughts, opinions, views, and ideas expressed herein are mine and mine alone. Thank you.

File Under: Book Series/Disability Rep/Found Family/Gang Romance/Gray Romance/Kindle Unlimited/LGBTQ Romance/Omegaverse/Polyamorous Romance/Spice Level 2/Sports Romance/Why Choose Romance