Phoenix absolutely hates the human race. Born and bred in a lab, he's a creature that should not exist because of his thirst for blood. He can control these urges now, but sometimes he doesn't want to. When he discovers his mate is human, he doesn't know whether to lock him up or spend every waking moment loving him.
Peter Ramsey is an intern at the hospital, and he hasn't been feeling so good lately. After passing out in the parking lot, he wakes up in a strange place. He was kidnapped by the most handsome man on the planet, a man who lights him up with pleasure only to leave him immediately after they finish.
Though Phoenix is distant, the man is still sending small hints that he cares, and Peter wants to care for him too. He wants to love him, but he cannot spend the rest of his life locked away, not even for love.
Peter Ramsey is an intern at the hospital, and he hasn't been feeling so good lately. After passing out in the parking lot, he wakes up in a strange place. He was kidnapped by the most handsome man on the planet, a man who lights him up with pleasure only to leave him immediately after they finish.
Though Phoenix is distant, the man is still sending small hints that he cares, and Peter wants to care for him too. He wants to love him, but he cannot spend the rest of his life locked away, not even for love.
Title: Command Me, Alpha (Rogue Wolfhounds #6)
Author/s: Marcy Jacks
Publisher: Siren Publishing Inc.
Publication Date: November 28 2015
ISBN: 978-1-63259-831-8
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Maria's Rating: ★★★★★
Author/s: Marcy Jacks
Publisher: Siren Publishing Inc.
Publication Date: November 28 2015
ISBN: 978-1-63259-831-8
Buy it from Siren Bookstrand
Maria's Rating: ★★★★★
I've been dying to get my hands on this book ever since the fifth installment stopped at a cliffhanger two weeks ago. My timezone is ahead by a few hours, so you can just imagine how worked up I was as soon as the 28th hit; I was furiously refreshing the Bookstrand page so I'd know as soon as the book was finally available for buying. Finally!
I've always been fascinated by Phoenix. He is, after all, "the biggest human hater of them all", as Dean puts it. We've read some of his interactions with George and Joey, and they weren't exactly pleasant. I've always wondered what it would be like if he got mated to a human, and I was absolutely delighted when I found out that that was going to be the case.
For someone who hated humans, I thought Phoenix was actually pretty nice to his mate. He was always very aware of what he was doing, and it was interesting to read his conflicting thoughts and feelings toward having Peter as his mate. Peter was both a doctor (in training) and a human, everything that Phoenix had had traumatizing experience with, but Phoenix never once directed his hate to Peter, and I really appreciate that. He was wary of Peter, yes, but he never blamed him for what had been done to him before. In fact, the worst he ever did was distance himself from Peter, despite the growing attraction between them; I honestly thought that was a bit cute. Not that Phoenix would appreciate being called cute.
I liked Peter. He was pretty cool with the whole mating business, and it left me snickering a bit when he admitted being attracted to Phoenix despite the "gruff personality and mean nature in general". He wasn't scared to talk about what he felt (e.g. he told Phoenix he missed him, which of course did all sorts of weird things to Phoenix's heart and ego), and he wasn't scared to go to his mate and confront him about it. I liked him even better when he found what happened to Phoenix and he... didn't try to really open the subject, but he very subtly offered Phoenix an assurance that he was going to be different from the other humans that Phoenix had dealt with in the past. He never showed Phoenix pity or contempt for it, despite Phoenix's deep misgivings about the subject, and I thought his approached just worked. It definitely disarmed Phoenix, which I thought was an important step forward for their relationship.
I squealed like mad when they slept together outside and Phoenix allowed Peter to touch and pet his wolfhound. It really underscored the gradual buildup of trust between them. Oh, and how they admitted they loved each other? That was fantastic. I was reduced to a pile of goo.
In my review of Rogue Wolfhounds #5 I mentioned suspecting that Monster Alpha (Rogue Wolfhounds #7) would be about Hyde because, well, I thought for sure they'd use that sort of title on him. Upon checking Bookstrand, however, I found out that I was wrong. Surprisingly, it turns out book #7 will still be about Phoenix and Peter, when Peter goes back to the hospital and the university.
While I have been really looking forward to reading about Hyde and his mate (who I'm still hoping will be a tiny human who loves cuddling), I am in no way disappointed by this interesting twist. Hell, I AM TOTALLY DOWN WITH THIS CONTINUATION. Marcy Jacks can write three more books about Phoenix and Peter and I'll happily support her, because these two are easily my favorite couple in this series. As it is, book #6 leaves so much room for them to grow, and I'm super excited to find out how their love deepens and how their relationship further develops. Hopefully the next book will show Phoenix coming to trust Peter a hundred percent, and being able to distinguish between his mate and the humans who experimented with him before.
This book is definitely my favorite in the series so far. Can't wait for Monster Alpha.
P.S. I'm really stumped by the development of Dean and Joey's relationship. At the moment I'm at least 85% sure that they aren't mates, because Dean doesn't appear to be experiencing that mysterious pull that Phoenix himself describes as pretty darn intense. Sure, Dean has grown to actually give a shit about Joey, but it just... kind of develops, and it isn't even a desperate need to care for him and make sure he's okay, etc. I have two theories: (1) the experiments fucked with Dean's biology so he's ended up not being able to distinguish his mate, among other things; and (2) Joey and Dean aren't really mates, but Joey has been getting sick because his actual alpha mate is somewhere in the house and there's gonna be one hell of a drama when the alpha mate finally reveals himself.
Of course both my theories could be wrong lol. Just gave it a shot.
I've always been fascinated by Phoenix. He is, after all, "the biggest human hater of them all", as Dean puts it. We've read some of his interactions with George and Joey, and they weren't exactly pleasant. I've always wondered what it would be like if he got mated to a human, and I was absolutely delighted when I found out that that was going to be the case.
For someone who hated humans, I thought Phoenix was actually pretty nice to his mate. He was always very aware of what he was doing, and it was interesting to read his conflicting thoughts and feelings toward having Peter as his mate. Peter was both a doctor (in training) and a human, everything that Phoenix had had traumatizing experience with, but Phoenix never once directed his hate to Peter, and I really appreciate that. He was wary of Peter, yes, but he never blamed him for what had been done to him before. In fact, the worst he ever did was distance himself from Peter, despite the growing attraction between them; I honestly thought that was a bit cute. Not that Phoenix would appreciate being called cute.
I liked Peter. He was pretty cool with the whole mating business, and it left me snickering a bit when he admitted being attracted to Phoenix despite the "gruff personality and mean nature in general". He wasn't scared to talk about what he felt (e.g. he told Phoenix he missed him, which of course did all sorts of weird things to Phoenix's heart and ego), and he wasn't scared to go to his mate and confront him about it. I liked him even better when he found what happened to Phoenix and he... didn't try to really open the subject, but he very subtly offered Phoenix an assurance that he was going to be different from the other humans that Phoenix had dealt with in the past. He never showed Phoenix pity or contempt for it, despite Phoenix's deep misgivings about the subject, and I thought his approached just worked. It definitely disarmed Phoenix, which I thought was an important step forward for their relationship.
I squealed like mad when they slept together outside and Phoenix allowed Peter to touch and pet his wolfhound. It really underscored the gradual buildup of trust between them. Oh, and how they admitted they loved each other? That was fantastic. I was reduced to a pile of goo.
In my review of Rogue Wolfhounds #5 I mentioned suspecting that Monster Alpha (Rogue Wolfhounds #7) would be about Hyde because, well, I thought for sure they'd use that sort of title on him. Upon checking Bookstrand, however, I found out that I was wrong. Surprisingly, it turns out book #7 will still be about Phoenix and Peter, when Peter goes back to the hospital and the university.
While I have been really looking forward to reading about Hyde and his mate (who I'm still hoping will be a tiny human who loves cuddling), I am in no way disappointed by this interesting twist. Hell, I AM TOTALLY DOWN WITH THIS CONTINUATION. Marcy Jacks can write three more books about Phoenix and Peter and I'll happily support her, because these two are easily my favorite couple in this series. As it is, book #6 leaves so much room for them to grow, and I'm super excited to find out how their love deepens and how their relationship further develops. Hopefully the next book will show Phoenix coming to trust Peter a hundred percent, and being able to distinguish between his mate and the humans who experimented with him before.
This book is definitely my favorite in the series so far. Can't wait for Monster Alpha.
P.S. I'm really stumped by the development of Dean and Joey's relationship. At the moment I'm at least 85% sure that they aren't mates, because Dean doesn't appear to be experiencing that mysterious pull that Phoenix himself describes as pretty darn intense. Sure, Dean has grown to actually give a shit about Joey, but it just... kind of develops, and it isn't even a desperate need to care for him and make sure he's okay, etc. I have two theories: (1) the experiments fucked with Dean's biology so he's ended up not being able to distinguish his mate, among other things; and (2) Joey and Dean aren't really mates, but Joey has been getting sick because his actual alpha mate is somewhere in the house and there's gonna be one hell of a drama when the alpha mate finally reveals himself.
Of course both my theories could be wrong lol. Just gave it a shot.
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