Matt is one of the best wide receivers to ever play the game. He’s also an alpha. When he meets the hot reporter he’s only ever seen on television, it doesn’t take him long to figure out exactly what’s off about him. His dreams haven’t come true, though, just because Josh is an omega.
Both Josh and Matt have to hide their status from the eyes of the world. After all, professional sports isn’t known for its acceptance of alphas or omegas. When a figure from the past threatens to reveal Josh’s secret, will he be forced to bear the consequences of their passion alone?
Title: Fire of Love
Author/s: Aiden Bates
Publication Date: August 2016
ASIN: B01L7V1C8Y
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Maria's Rating: ★★★
Author/s: Aiden Bates
Publication Date: August 2016
ASIN: B01L7V1C8Y
Buy it from Amazon
Maria's Rating: ★★★
I picked up this one because I'm always cool with any story that explores alpha-beta-omega dynamics, even without taking place in shapeshifter world. I think the premise gave it a lot of potential, but it never quite reached that point where... it could have been really amazing. There were too many things that got thrown into the mix, and while it wasn't hard to follow, it got annoying really fast.
1. The complications of being an alpha and an omega. It's interesting but it doesn't say anywhere in the book why exactly omegas are looked down upon. It just is, and we're supposed to simply accept that. The same is true for alphas - why do people not like them again? I mean if they possess awesome athletic abilities I don't see why labor-intensive fields such as sports wouldn't want them. I mean, wouldn't that be an advantage to whatever team they sign up for?
2. MPREG. The condom broke the first time the main characters have sex and that's just. NOT COOL. I'm all for things being realistc but really, why are we bringing a kid into their fucked up mess? I'm not big on mpreg either, but even if I was - just because omegas can carry offsprings doesn't mean we actually have to make them, y'know?
3. The main characters annoyed me. Don't get me wrong, it's cool how Josh has big dreams, wants to keep his independence and remain unmated to an alpha. I think that's amazing and I support him 100%. But it's exactly for all these dreams and aspirations why he decides to just... accept things as they are. I get it; the circumstances have basically forced him into this position. Still, it didn't make it any less frustrating to read about him being unable to do anything when he's already being harrassed by Kysely. In fact, he knows that keeping mum about his omega status is not something that he can do for an indefinite period of time. Given the wealth that he has amassed and the connections he has already established during the course of his career, wouldn't it have made sense for him to have set up some safeguards for himself? Especially since he's also very aware that any slip would cost him his career. I just found it very contradictory.
On the other hand, Matt is just... I don't even know to be honest haha. It's obvious he cares for Josh but he ALWAYS says the wrong things. He did two things that were totally not forgivable in my book.
3.1 First, he asks Josh if he was really raped. UHM. Isn't that sort of thing included in our unwritten rules of "things not to say to fuck up your (potential) relationships"? In what universe is it okay to ask a rape victim if he or she was really raped? Unless maybe you're interrogating them for police records or whatever, and even that is frowned up, isn't it?
3.2 He breaks up with Josh the day after Josh gets attacked in his room. Matt says it's because he doesn't do casual but we don't get that explanation until it's too late. Hell, Josh doesn't get a good explanation until days later. MATT YOU DUMBASS WHAT DID YOU THINK YOUR MATE WILL THINK? Is this guy really ready for a relationship? Because if he's that stunted when it comes to communicating I don't think he has any business getting into a relationship with anyone, Josh or otherwise. He still has so much growing up to do.
Overall I didn't really buy the whole thing. Technically speaking the writing was more than acceptable, so I will most likely give this author another shot (I saw a couple of books I'm really interested in). But for this one in particular I just didn't feel the chemistry and romance between Matt and Josh. Sooo... three stars.
1. The complications of being an alpha and an omega. It's interesting but it doesn't say anywhere in the book why exactly omegas are looked down upon. It just is, and we're supposed to simply accept that. The same is true for alphas - why do people not like them again? I mean if they possess awesome athletic abilities I don't see why labor-intensive fields such as sports wouldn't want them. I mean, wouldn't that be an advantage to whatever team they sign up for?
2. MPREG. The condom broke the first time the main characters have sex and that's just. NOT COOL. I'm all for things being realistc but really, why are we bringing a kid into their fucked up mess? I'm not big on mpreg either, but even if I was - just because omegas can carry offsprings doesn't mean we actually have to make them, y'know?
3. The main characters annoyed me. Don't get me wrong, it's cool how Josh has big dreams, wants to keep his independence and remain unmated to an alpha. I think that's amazing and I support him 100%. But it's exactly for all these dreams and aspirations why he decides to just... accept things as they are. I get it; the circumstances have basically forced him into this position. Still, it didn't make it any less frustrating to read about him being unable to do anything when he's already being harrassed by Kysely. In fact, he knows that keeping mum about his omega status is not something that he can do for an indefinite period of time. Given the wealth that he has amassed and the connections he has already established during the course of his career, wouldn't it have made sense for him to have set up some safeguards for himself? Especially since he's also very aware that any slip would cost him his career. I just found it very contradictory.
On the other hand, Matt is just... I don't even know to be honest haha. It's obvious he cares for Josh but he ALWAYS says the wrong things. He did two things that were totally not forgivable in my book.
3.1 First, he asks Josh if he was really raped. UHM. Isn't that sort of thing included in our unwritten rules of "things not to say to fuck up your (potential) relationships"? In what universe is it okay to ask a rape victim if he or she was really raped? Unless maybe you're interrogating them for police records or whatever, and even that is frowned up, isn't it?
3.2 He breaks up with Josh the day after Josh gets attacked in his room. Matt says it's because he doesn't do casual but we don't get that explanation until it's too late. Hell, Josh doesn't get a good explanation until days later. MATT YOU DUMBASS WHAT DID YOU THINK YOUR MATE WILL THINK? Is this guy really ready for a relationship? Because if he's that stunted when it comes to communicating I don't think he has any business getting into a relationship with anyone, Josh or otherwise. He still has so much growing up to do.
Overall I didn't really buy the whole thing. Technically speaking the writing was more than acceptable, so I will most likely give this author another shot (I saw a couple of books I'm really interested in). But for this one in particular I just didn't feel the chemistry and romance between Matt and Josh. Sooo... three stars.
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