I’m a doctor and a researcher. My pack is small, in a quiet part of central Texas. It’s a simple existence, and I like it that way. It’s just me and my two besties, living our best single lives.

That is, until the mandate comes. Every unmated wolf in the entire world, called to one place. I’m a psi, the weakest designation there is. I can barely shift, and there’s no chance of me getting matched—only humiliated.

It can’t get worse, until it does. I’ve barely made it off the bus when I lock eyes with the hottest wolf I’ve ever seen, and he reeks of power. There’s no way he’ll be interested in me, a psi wolf who can barely hold her shift.

Until my wolf starts acting crazy, my magic goes on the fritz, and I’m suddenly wielding way more power than a lowly psi. Goddess only knows what’s going on, but there isn’t much time for me to figure it out.

Oh, and there’s one more little thing. Mr. Hottie McPowerful? He’s the prince of the shifter world, and my fated mate, whether he wants to be, or not.

If I’m being dead honest, this was a fluff read that got me out of a reading slump. Werewolf/wolf/alpha/omega stories aren’t usually something I am in to. I usually find them poorly written with a ton of stereotypes or pwp.

I took a chance on this because I really struggled to read in May. It’s not that I didn’t have the time, I just didn’t feel like I was in the mood for reading and I always struggle with that mindset. This was a short read, only 290 pages so I felt it was a small doable achievement.

This book follows Brielle, a shifter who can’t really shift. Her and her pack go to a mandatory ‘pack meet’ with all the packs under control of the High Pack Alpha. Essentially, numbers are dwindling and this event is designed to hopefully allow ‘true mate bonds’ to happen.

Obviously, Brielle mates with the main alpha, the High Pack Alpha’s son – this isn’t a spoiler. It tells you in the blurb.

I thought I would be seeing more of a tug from enemies to lovers but Kane, the High Pack Alpha’s son, came around very quickly from not wanting to be fate mated to Brielle to singing her praises to the moon.

It made his character lack depth but it didn’t negatively impact the overall narrative. I found out, once I finished the book that the series is an intertwined series, meaning that each book focuses on a character we have already been introduced to.

The second book (and I presume the third book) follow the love stories of Brielle’s two best friends.

So, perhaps there isn’t magnificent world building or true depth to the characters past what you’d expect for a decent book but I think the ‘world building’ is put into the overall series rather than book by book. It can work like this, I’ve seen it work before.

You might be wondering, for all I talk about character depth and evolution, why I rated this book a 5 star. It’s not my typical choice for a 5 star read. However, I was captivated while reading it. It only took me an hour and a half and I was fully standing alongside the characters as I was reading.

I suppose it filled a hole that I had. But, more than that, I found myself invested in what I was reading. This book had an except from book two at the end and I found that intriguing to the direction of the series and whose story I would learn of next.

If you want an easy read with a balance of plot versus spicy, this is a good bet for you.