Book safety, content warnings, and tropes down below.

“Seriously, does that toyboy of yours let you sleep?” “Let’s get one thing straight,” I told her haughtily over my shoulder, “I am the toyboy in our relationship, being the youngest and prettiest and all.”

This omegaverse book was refreshingly original, and I’m glad I snagged an ARC. I’ve read quite a bit of omegaverse the last couple of years, but this is the first time I’ve read one where the alpha is rare. In this world, alphas have been extinct for a looot of years, and I loved that aspect of the story. It added something different you don’t see a lot.

I also really enjoyed how the MCs chemistry really showed on page. That part of these types of books is so important to get right if the instant connection is gonna be believable. These guys are really put through a lot personally and as a couple, and I’m glad it wasn’t treated like their lives hadn’t just exploded. Playing off all of that personal upheaval like no problem at all wouldn’t have worked, but it still wasn’t really angsty. They communicated well and decided to make it work.

This is also the most mpreggy mpreg book I’ve read, I think. A lot of the pregnancy (as well as the birth) is on page, so it isn’t treated as an afterthought in the epilogue. It was a large part of the plot, and so sweet and cute at times. The couple gets their HEA, but the author has set it up for a future series, so there’s a bit of a series cliffhanger.

Extra note: it’s been cool to see the author write better and better sex scenes with each book.

⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️

⚠️ Tropes & tags ⚠️
Omegaverse
Mpreg
Rare alpha
Wolf shifters
Chance meeting
Accidental mating
Designation awakening
Knotting/slick/biting
Found family
Alpha and omega

⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
Mpreg
Discussions of infertility
Kidnapping
Violence
On-page birth
Explicit sexual content
Anxiety
Accidental pregnancy
Gun violence
Knotting/slick
Gunshot wound

⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
OM/OW drama: No
Breakup: No
POV: 1st person, dual POV
Genre: Shifter romance/omegaverse, M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Strict roles
MCs age: 22 and 31
Pages: 306

“But if you change your mind, just tell me, okay? I need my mate in fighting shape.” Ollie snorted again. “Fighting, huh? Is that what we’re calling it?” My cheeks burned. “Around my sister it is.”

“Jesus, Beck, what did you do to him?” Sandy joked. I was not expecting Beck to respond honestly. “I knocked him up.” Silence fell. “Say what now?”

“Fucking fuck.”
“You’re doing well, Ollie. You can do this.”
“Oh, shut the fuck up.”

I imagine this is an accurate representation of giving birth, lol.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.