So I finished this and got 50 pages into the second book when I admitted to myself that this wasn't worth it. The extra lore Alpha and Omega might provide the Mercy Thompson series is not worth the effort it would take to read these. Big interconnected series are only exciting when they offer consistency. 

This series feels like a step down from Mercy in multiple ways, and that wasn't a high bar to begin with. From the start, it struggles to find its footing, relying on the reader having read the opening prequel novella and at least the first Mercy novel. I take issue with that when this is labeled as the first book. 

Then it bounces the reader around with inconsistent multi-POV chapters. The story clearly revolves around and centers on the girl. I feel like the additional perspectives are only there to observe her and advance the plot. Because why would a woman in love be able to drive her own plot? And I don't even want to get into the fact she told him she didn't like sex and he was like "I'll prove to her that she will".

The most annoying quirk was when the girl would be wondering about something she (and the reader) didn't know, and she would think, "I'll just ask him later." Then it would be forgotten. It would never come to fruition, promising answers and conversations that never materialized. 

Look, it wasn't all sloppy trash if I'm being fair. However, if I'm being honest, I hated it.