Alpha's Claim Book 1 and 2 by Addison Cain

Alpha's Claim Book 1 and 2 by Addison Cain | A Review

What's Up, Readers!!

Welcome to Quills and Pages. Today I am reviewing two books in the series....Alpha's Claim by Addison Cain.....a friend recommended this series to me and I was like let's do it.....it would be great to read something a little different.

BLURB

Every bit as ruthless as his reputation suggests…
Shepherd ravages both Claire and her conquered city, refusing to let either slip through his fingers.
He steals Claire's innocence and future by forcing a pair-bond on the rare, unwilling Omega female.
Violent, calculating, and incapable of remorse, he demands his new mate's adoration. Her attention. Her body.

GENRE
Paranormal Dark Romance

TROPES

☙ Enemies to Enemies

☙ Anti-hero

☙ Slow-Burn (kinda)

☙ Reluctant Allies (to help with the FMC's heat cycle 😅)

☙ Forced Proximity

☙ Political Conflicts

☙ Major trigger Warnings ( and I am serious)

☙ She wants him and she hates it

☙ Reluctant FMC

MY REVIEW

I didn't know what I was getting into when I started reading but I have to say I got sucked into the story right away.....she is an Omega in heat and she is surrounded by ruthless, scary and cruel alphas until he smells her and claims her just like that....I haven't read any book with the concept of Alpha and Omega...I thought this distinction was usually used in werewolf books, but here, all of these are humans.

The world they live in is divided into groups Alpha, Omega, and Beta.....Alph are like the superiors, dominant people. Omegas are somewhat weak people with recurring heat cycles, which render them vulnerable in society....they are usually claimed by Alphas.....and in most cases it happens with no consent. Betas are usually free people; they are not bound by any kind of urges, so they are free to do whatever they want. I like this concept.

Some serious triggering situations are happening in the book, so please go through TRIGGER WARNINGS before reading this. Book 1 ends in a cliffhanger, so I started book 2 right away. Both are good reads and I would recommend them if you are a dark romance reader.

MY RATING
Overall: ★★★ | 3 Stars

Plot: ★★★★| 4 Stars

Romance: no romance happening!!

Characters:★★★★ | 4 Stars

Pacing: ★★★★★| 5 stars

Mystery: ★★★★★| 5 star

Banter: ★★★★★| 5 star

Spice Level: 🌶🌶🌶🌶 | Level 4

Book Cover: ★| 1 star (because I don't like these types of covers 😅)

THE BEST PART
☙ I like it when they are a little mean......the MMc wasn't mean in these books, but FMC thinks he is.....so I guess I enjoyed the situation happening between these 2 lol

☙The world-building was really great

THE WORST PARTS
☙ The girl (FMC) is not in her right state of mind....she doesn't try to understand and take control of the situation. She just became a victim easily (which she is not, but she loves to pretend she is)

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