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Altered Shifters Universe #1
Altered: Part One
What happens to shifters when their world is torn apart?
Meeting your fated mate is the ultimate relationship goal for Mundane shifters, a blessing from the cosmos itself. For snow leopard shifter Sila, it's always been a distant possibility, not a looming reality, so she's stunned to find him already in attendance when she arrives at Pred Academy. However, her budding dreams are shattered when she is brutally and publicly rejected and humiliated.
The Reficio Establishment is home to Altered and Mythic shifters alike. For Altered shifters Bash, Nox, and Kane, their lives forever change the moment a feral Sila moves in, and sets them on the path to redemption and revenge.
If you enjoy sassy, sarcastic FMC's with a low tolerance for bullshittery, grumpy dire wolves who need to pee on everything, surly sabertooths who hate everyone, and prehistoric cave bears who wear frilly pink gingham aprons when they cook, pick up a copy today.
This is part one of a paranormal romance duet and is set in an interlinked universe with shifters, fated mates, knots, and heats, and where the FMC doesn't have to choose. It contains mature content, language, and scenes of a sexual nature. It also contains content depicting past abuse (both physical and sexual) that some may find triggering and is intended for audiences 18+. If you're not 18 or older, put the book down and go ask your parents. Go on, shoo!
Meeting your fated mate is the ultimate relationship goal for Mundane shifters, a blessing from the cosmos itself. For snow leopard shifter Sila, it's always been a distant possibility, not a looming reality, so she's stunned to find him already in attendance when she arrives at Pred Academy. However, her budding dreams are shattered when she is brutally and publicly rejected and humiliated.
The Reficio Establishment is home to Altered and Mythic shifters alike. For Altered shifters Bash, Nox, and Kane, their lives forever change the moment a feral Sila moves in, and sets them on the path to redemption and revenge.
If you enjoy sassy, sarcastic FMC's with a low tolerance for bullshittery, grumpy dire wolves who need to pee on everything, surly sabertooths who hate everyone, and prehistoric cave bears who wear frilly pink gingham aprons when they cook, pick up a copy today.
This is part one of a paranormal romance duet and is set in an interlinked universe with shifters, fated mates, knots, and heats, and where the FMC doesn't have to choose. It contains mature content, language, and scenes of a sexual nature. It also contains content depicting past abuse (both physical and sexual) that some may find triggering and is intended for audiences 18+. If you're not 18 or older, put the book down and go ask your parents. Go on, shoo!
299 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 1, 2022
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M.F. Moody
15 books132 followersM.F. Moody is a purveyor of Contemporary, Rom-Com, Dark, Mafia, Fantasy, Paranormal, LGBTQ+, RH/Poly, and Sci-Fi Romance novels. She has a vivid and active imagination, is often blunt to the point of brutality, has a dark and warped sense of humour, absolutely no filter, no shame, is an absolute genre whore, and aspires to the giddy heights of the gutter.
M.F. Moody is married to a VERY understanding man, and together they have a boy-child, 3 cats, and apparently WAAAAY too many books and alcohol, especially as she’s the only one who drinks. Although really, is there such a thing as having too many books? And as for the alcohol, well, she’s Australian. They live in a little corner of Kent in the UK, and she enjoys confusing the locals with her accent and colloquialisms, reading, coffee, wine, reading, baking, sleeping, and did we mention reading?
M.F. Moody is married to a VERY understanding man, and together they have a boy-child, 3 cats, and apparently WAAAAY too many books and alcohol, especially as she’s the only one who drinks. Although really, is there such a thing as having too many books? And as for the alcohol, well, she’s Australian. They live in a little corner of Kent in the UK, and she enjoys confusing the locals with her accent and colloquialisms, reading, coffee, wine, reading, baking, sleeping, and did we mention reading?
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September 12, 2022
Spoilers ahead 3.5* would've been more but jeeze book 2 pissed me off royally
The mess of book 2 kinda coloured my enjoyment of this one tbh.
I will say I thoroughly enjoyed this author's twist and unique perspective on shifters and the concept of Altered beats. I loved that, loved the guys and enjoyed the growth of the fmc
Book 2 just wasn't it 😭
The mess of book 2 kinda coloured my enjoyment of this one tbh.
I will say I thoroughly enjoyed this author's twist and unique perspective on shifters and the concept of Altered beats. I loved that, loved the guys and enjoyed the growth of the fmc
Book 2 just wasn't it 😭
July 3, 2022
4.5 stars.
This was really sweet.
I really liked this book.
I’ll be honest though, the timeline is a little wonky and hurried.
I’m pretty sure this book covers the events of like 2 years. So there’s a lot of skipping.
I do really like their animals and the cute, petty shit they war over because of them.
Plus the pure affection that they all have for each other is really sweet and kind of adorable.
I like their relationships.
The sex was good, too.
I really love the dirty talk that Kane throws down when they’re together, and basically everyone else does too.
I had a really good time with these characters. I liked getting to see them come together.
My other little gripe though, is that the plot of the book is a little strange to me.
Not a lot actually happens.
She gets rejected by her fated mate and sent to Reficio and then she meets the guys and they help her heal and then not much really happens, not even a lot of struggle between characters while they figure out if she’s theirs. I still really enjoyed the book.
But the timeline and the plot were just wonky.
This was really sweet.
I really liked this book.
I’ll be honest though, the timeline is a little wonky and hurried.
I’m pretty sure this book covers the events of like 2 years. So there’s a lot of skipping.
I do really like their animals and the cute, petty shit they war over because of them.
Plus the pure affection that they all have for each other is really sweet and kind of adorable.
I like their relationships.
The sex was good, too.
I really love the dirty talk that Kane throws down when they’re together, and basically everyone else does too.
I had a really good time with these characters. I liked getting to see them come together.
My other little gripe though, is that the plot of the book is a little strange to me.
Not a lot actually happens.
She gets rejected by her fated mate and sent to Reficio and then she meets the guys and they help her heal and then not much really happens, not even a lot of struggle between characters while they figure out if she’s theirs. I still really enjoyed the book.
But the timeline and the plot were just wonky.
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June 23, 2024
Almost.
This was a beautiful story, and fun in places.
However, the dialogue needs work. It’s a little too perfect, too wordy, and doesn’t read natural.
It’s what we wish we could say, or what we would write, but never actually speak.
It would sound too fake, too cringe in reality.
Also, the story as a whole is too easy. The solutions too fast, too simple.
Not enough conflict or journey.
Basically, everything moved too fast, too easily.
I didn’t get to fully immerse myself in the story or the feelings.
Despite all of these issues (that are about my preferences), I still loved the world building, plot, and the main characters.
I will definitely be reading part II.
Though I can also hope that the author continues to grow and relax a bit more in their writing, and learns to take their time in reaching the good bits. 🥰
This was a beautiful story, and fun in places.
However, the dialogue needs work. It’s a little too perfect, too wordy, and doesn’t read natural.
It’s what we wish we could say, or what we would write, but never actually speak.
It would sound too fake, too cringe in reality.
Also, the story as a whole is too easy. The solutions too fast, too simple.
Not enough conflict or journey.
Basically, everything moved too fast, too easily.
I didn’t get to fully immerse myself in the story or the feelings.
Despite all of these issues (that are about my preferences), I still loved the world building, plot, and the main characters.
I will definitely be reading part II.
Though I can also hope that the author continues to grow and relax a bit more in their writing, and learns to take their time in reaching the good bits. 🥰
April 3, 2022
A fairly unique take on the rejected mate troupe. The first fifth is like a typical shifter mating story: heroine moves in, gets on bad side of queen bee, makes friends, and meets her fated mate - a gorgeous and perhaps misunderstood male. Plot twist, this time the alleged jerk is, in fact, an actual jerk and he rejects her. Then we have a whirlwind of her trying to emotionally recover while meeting three males with tragic pasts and special animal halves. Some warm up faster than others, but this group becomes loving, respectful, and supportive. Only sticking point: the romance was hot, but I felt like the plot collapsed once "that" started in the final few chapters.
TW: Each male has had major childhood trauma or abuse, including , which they tell the heroine about.
TW: Each male has had major childhood trauma or abuse, including , which they tell the heroine about.
April 3, 2022
Different take
Absolutely.
⚠️ tw for abuse, sa, bully.
Sooo many great things here omg!
A new school.
Rejection
Pain.
Change.
Growth
Love
A new life. This book took me for a ride and i Absolutely loved it. M.F does an amazing job building characters that are captivating and full of life and quirks. The plot kept me on my toes and the ending while i love it left me ready to preorder book 2 now.
The spice is a solid 🔥🔥🔥/🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥. Its a but of a slow burn but soooo worth it. 🥵
Absolutely.
⚠️ tw for abuse, sa, bully.
Sooo many great things here omg!
A new school.
Rejection
Pain.
Change.
Growth
Love
A new life. This book took me for a ride and i Absolutely loved it. M.F does an amazing job building characters that are captivating and full of life and quirks. The plot kept me on my toes and the ending while i love it left me ready to preorder book 2 now.
The spice is a solid 🔥🔥🔥/🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥. Its a but of a slow burn but soooo worth it. 🥵
April 3, 2022
Amazing
M.F. Moody hits it out of the ballpark once again! With this new take on the shifter world we watch our characters grow from heartbreaking backstories into amazing people with so much potential and love.
The sass had me laughing out loud one moment, and the depth and pain had me in tears the next.
I stayed up all night to finish reading it and that cliffhanger leaves me yearning for more. I cannot wait to see what sass and growth our characters find in the next book and am totally ready to see Sila kick some major ass for her clan.
M.F. Moody hits it out of the ballpark once again! With this new take on the shifter world we watch our characters grow from heartbreaking backstories into amazing people with so much potential and love.
The sass had me laughing out loud one moment, and the depth and pain had me in tears the next.
I stayed up all night to finish reading it and that cliffhanger leaves me yearning for more. I cannot wait to see what sass and growth our characters find in the next book and am totally ready to see Sila kick some major ass for her clan.
April 2, 2022
great first book
I really enjoyed this book. It’s a unique take on shifters and I liked the world building. Silas is a great main character and I the guys were perfect for her.
I also liked that it did not end in a cliffhanger but left enough questions that I immediately preordered the next book.
I really enjoyed this book. It’s a unique take on shifters and I liked the world building. Silas is a great main character and I the guys were perfect for her.
I also liked that it did not end in a cliffhanger but left enough questions that I immediately preordered the next book.
July 9, 2022
This was just a fun and entertaining read. I liked the characters. I liked the growth. It was just a sweet easy read.
February 13, 2024
2.75 bc I finished it.
August 31, 2022
I LOVED IT!! It was unique and had several chapters with feral h stuck in animal form and how that cat acted with new H-s (pissed in one dude shoes, turned around and slapped the face with a tail etc.. cat lovers will love her catty attitude)
So basically h meets H, H rejects her because he is stupid (OW also has a part) and h goes crazy. In this authors word rejection is BAAAD. Like they go feral.
"Unauthorized rejection of a fated mate is akin to murder in the Council’s eyes, and conspiring against a fated mating is akin to attempted murder." (Ex mate and OW in big trouble in second book).
Feral h is carted off to other school, because she has obvi mental issues. She is stuck as a feral cat 2 months, but bonds as a cat with H(s) etc. First 60% book is like EPIC (then it slows down a bit)
Second book is where h and old mate meet again etc. Old mate redeems himself (grovels and cries) and they all become friends (but not mates). Major OW drama book 2. (And start of book 1, until she is off to that other school as feral). In the end h rips OW animal away and makes her human...
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April 1, 2022
Everyone stop what you are doing and go read this book. Seriously do it. As popular as shifters are and as many books have been written about them it's hard to find a shifter idea that hasn't been done. I can't claim to have read every shifter book but the premise behind this story is one that I have not seen before. Unique types of shifters, unique circumstances leading to mythic shifters and a huge an amazing cast of lovable well crafted characters. If I could write my ass into this book so I could steal Kane I would do it in a heartbeat. All of them really, but especially Kane. Be still my submissive heart😈😇😈. Some of the things we know and love about shifter books are here to tease us. Heats, knotting, special peens, rejected mates, and Overprotective alpha heroes. Sila is a badass that takes some hard knocks but picks herself back up and gets right back to being badass. I can't wait for part 2!!! (I won an advanced copy is a facebook giveaway. Release date of April 1st)
March 28, 2022
MF created an academy setting but with an amazing twist. She created a twist on shifters also.
The fmc is a snow leopard fated to a lion. When he publicly rejects her he ALTERS her. Which sends her to a different type academy where she meets a dire wolf, cave bear, and sabertooth tiger. Each as broken as she is. However, together they just might be whole.
The fmc is a snow leopard fated to a lion. When he publicly rejects her he ALTERS her. Which sends her to a different type academy where she meets a dire wolf, cave bear, and sabertooth tiger. Each as broken as she is. However, together they just might be whole.
June 12, 2022
This review is for the full duet and not just book one.
I found this story to be pretty fun to read and I enjoyed the dynamic with the characters and the world that the writer established.
I wasn’t a big fan of the fact that the whole plot really revolves around the ‘mean girl’ trope, that you have this truly awful queen bitch character who wants to be a bully and steal all the boys. I think it would have been okay to be the early plot line, but the fact it persists throughout the duet and follows all the way to the end of the second book (two year after the initial drama) just felt a little juvenile. The interactions and references to this character all felt a little bit misogynistic and slut shamey too, which I do not think was the authors intent- but this idea of the blonde-haired, popular, bitchy skank just felt like a caricature of a blow up doll and it was hard to take her seriously as a villain.
That was my main gripe with the series, otherwise I did like it, although I’ll admit I skimmed through the spicy scenes toward the end of book two, some of the descriptions just weren’t for me 😅😅
There were some parts that really shined in this series and others where it felt like the author is still developing and finding their writing voice. From what I could tell this is a newer writer, so that’s totally to be expected. I would definitely recommend this book to other fans of rejected mate books.
I hope we get a little more information about Simon as the author expands the series, that part felt like I didn’t have closure. I also was intrigued by the little teaser at the end for a new character.
Check TW for your own reference- but I also want to make a special note that in book one a character does recount past trauma of CSA with a fair amount of detail of the prior incidents.
I found this story to be pretty fun to read and I enjoyed the dynamic with the characters and the world that the writer established.
I wasn’t a big fan of the fact that the whole plot really revolves around the ‘mean girl’ trope, that you have this truly awful queen bitch character who wants to be a bully and steal all the boys. I think it would have been okay to be the early plot line, but the fact it persists throughout the duet and follows all the way to the end of the second book (two year after the initial drama) just felt a little juvenile. The interactions and references to this character all felt a little bit misogynistic and slut shamey too, which I do not think was the authors intent- but this idea of the blonde-haired, popular, bitchy skank just felt like a caricature of a blow up doll and it was hard to take her seriously as a villain.
That was my main gripe with the series, otherwise I did like it, although I’ll admit I skimmed through the spicy scenes toward the end of book two, some of the descriptions just weren’t for me 😅😅
There were some parts that really shined in this series and others where it felt like the author is still developing and finding their writing voice. From what I could tell this is a newer writer, so that’s totally to be expected. I would definitely recommend this book to other fans of rejected mate books.
I hope we get a little more information about Simon as the author expands the series, that part felt like I didn’t have closure. I also was intrigued by the little teaser at the end for a new character.
Check TW for your own reference- but I also want to make a special note that in book one a character does recount past trauma of CSA with a fair amount of detail of the prior incidents.
June 8, 2022
I read a lot. A lot of them are good, some are really good but very few have that something extra that makes it a 5 star read. Sometimes it's chest pounding action, sometimes it's an unexpected emotional connection. Sometimes the story is so engaging that things that would bother me otherwise are easily overlooked. Sometimes I don't know what that extra thing is.
Altered has a mix of everything I needed in a book right now. It is a fresh take on Shifters and fated/ rejected mates. That in itself is worth an extra star. It has a FMC, Sila, that DOESNT have a history of abuse, isn't a pseudo-bad@ss or a push-over. It has 3 yummy broken guys who don't use their backgrounds to be jerks and are completely devoted to Sila. It has adults who are working for the good of the main characters and most importantly, at least for me, it doesn't treat the rejected Mate, or any other Altered, as a throw-away or outcast. Everyone (except the mean girl/guy in the beginning) had value. It was so freaking refreshing. I love the unique shifter types as well.
Sila, Nox, Kane and Bash are wonderful together. I love how Kane treated Pretty Girl. I just freaking love the empathy and emotion shown by them all. The secondary characters are memorable and supportive.
Could Altered have had more action? Yes. Could it have had more of Sila's back story? Yes. Could have the whole story leading up to the Mate rejection have been fleshed out? Yes. Did I miss any of those things? Nope. Too many books leave me not caring what happens to any of the characters. I've read book 1 of a dozen series this year alone and didn't bother with book 2. I want Altered part 2. I NEED to know what happens next. I'm rooting for Sila, Kane, Nox and Bash.
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Altered has a mix of everything I needed in a book right now. It is a fresh take on Shifters and fated/ rejected mates. That in itself is worth an extra star. It has a FMC, Sila, that DOESNT have a history of abuse, isn't a pseudo-bad@ss or a push-over. It has 3 yummy broken guys who don't use their backgrounds to be jerks and are completely devoted to Sila. It has adults who are working for the good of the main characters and most importantly, at least for me, it doesn't treat the rejected Mate, or any other Altered, as a throw-away or outcast. Everyone (except the mean girl/guy in the beginning) had value. It was so freaking refreshing. I love the unique shifter types as well.
Sila, Nox, Kane and Bash are wonderful together. I love how Kane treated Pretty Girl. I just freaking love the empathy and emotion shown by them all. The secondary characters are memorable and supportive.
Could Altered have had more action? Yes. Could it have had more of Sila's back story? Yes. Could have the whole story leading up to the Mate rejection have been fleshed out? Yes. Did I miss any of those things? Nope. Too many books leave me not caring what happens to any of the characters. I've read book 1 of a dozen series this year alone and didn't bother with book 2. I want Altered part 2. I NEED to know what happens next. I'm rooting for Sila, Kane, Nox and Bash.
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November 17, 2024
This book contains so many of my most dearly detested tropes. Starting with the fact that it’s an academy/school setting. And a confused one at that: American High School vibes what with the guidance counselor and the lockers, confusingly crossed with British secondary system: 19-year old FMC is spoken to about “college prep” and AP courses as if she’s not already college age, also there are bells between class periods and she’s given assigned textbooks before knowing what her classes are instead of needing to pick them up off the syllabus after attending her first lecture. However, all of her classes are named like college courses then there’s this:
It’s giving “we wanted to do high school but we don’t actually understand the American school system and also we need the characters to be 18+ for the X-rated stuff that comes up later.” Do better. Jeez.
Next least favorite trope: NLOG FMC immediately meets HBIC and would you believe it… she wears short skirts, FMC wears tee shirts, she’s cheer captain and FMC’s on the bleachers… But FMC immediately puts HBIC in her place and storms off, so we know she ain’t putting up with no nonsense ☝️ You know what occurred to me though? In real life, people like her don’t like coming off as horrible and judgmental—they want you to think they’re the sweetest, most kind people so you’ll vote for them for prom queen or whatever. Instead of being a giant jerk to the queen bee girl right off the bat, all FMC had to say was, “Actually, I’m adopted. My parents are both Pallas cats” and the queen bee would’ve probably been embarrassed and falling over herself to apologize. Instead, she brought her baggage about her parents being lesser shifters and made an enemy right off the bat.
Incidentally, I think it’s a bit silly of the author to have made lions the designated homophobic shifter class for this novel, considering lions IRL are like, the gayest species of cats—both males and females have been observed to participate in homosexual behavior. Ever wonder what happens to all the male lions when you see a pride of one or two males and 4-6 females? Packs of bachelor lions form coalitions and will have sex with each other for bonding purposes. Sometimes they just stake out a territory and vibe. Every now and then they take over a rival male’s pride, kill his offspring and mate with his lionesses. Just lion things 🦁🦁🦁❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 😻😻😻
So yeah, maybe using a monogamous/solitary cat species for your designated homophobes would’ve been more logical. I could totally see a solitary species that only comes together to mate being like “mating is only for procreation! Gays r dumb and stinky!” 🚩🚩🚩
The book gets better, not-so-coincidentally, when the school stuff gets toned down after the FMC switches over to the “special” school where classes are, I guess, optional for crazy people (?) because the FMC spends like two months unable to shift back to a human at all as a result of her fated mate rejection going wrong. This brings up my next least favorite trope, because the NLOG FMC is soooo special:
This book also makes it clear to say that less than a dozen people EVER have ever been in her situation:
Luckily FMC’s parents aren’t Panthera, I suppose. Otherwise Thanksgiving would be supes awks.
The rest of the book is supposed to be the good parts, where the FMC gets to know her men and heal, but we’re kind of in a corner, because you have to be traumatized to end up at this place, and all the MMCs feel like they’ve gotta “clear the air” with her by telling them all about their own traumas, and then all of them decide (kind of out of nowhere if I’m honest with you) that they’re going to form their own bonded clan with FMC at the center, and that they all want to be with her sexually even though they’ve barely kissed.
They end up doing all this paperwork to form their clan before they’ve even really started their relationship. It’s like getting married and moving in together before ever having sex. 🤦🏻♀️ 😂 😝What is this, 1790? Honey, you gotta give these men a test ride before you commit! What if they’re lazy lovers? What if they leave their dirty socks on the floor? What if they “don’t believe in” vibrators? What if they make you turn location sharing on and then text you angrily when you take too long at the grocery store?
And then they’ve all gotta have their “turn” with her individually before she goes into heat. Chapter after chapter, it becomes this weird procession of relationship-building that all comes together to feel very artificial. And just when you’re looking forward to the four of them going at it—even teased with some sword-crossing action—they cut to black and her heat is over, and it’s the end of the book 😕 Kay, that’s … guess that’s all there is. And then they’ll be going off to whatever college starts at age 21, I guess.
(OH, is that why the author thinks we’re still in high school at age 19? Because in American shows they’re always drinking when they get to college, and they’ve heard of the 21+ rule and naively assume that everyone’s legal? Hahahaha)
I’d grown up in upstate New York, had gone to elementary school there, then enrolled at Prion Intermediate after my compulsory two years at the local Shifter school. [M]y parents and I moved to Colorado so I could attend school here […]
It’s giving “we wanted to do high school but we don’t actually understand the American school system and also we need the characters to be 18+ for the X-rated stuff that comes up later.” Do better. Jeez.
Next least favorite trope: NLOG FMC immediately meets HBIC and would you believe it… she wears short skirts, FMC wears tee shirts, she’s cheer captain and FMC’s on the bleachers… But FMC immediately puts HBIC in her place and storms off, so we know she ain’t putting up with no nonsense ☝️ You know what occurred to me though? In real life, people like her don’t like coming off as horrible and judgmental—they want you to think they’re the sweetest, most kind people so you’ll vote for them for prom queen or whatever. Instead of being a giant jerk to the queen bee girl right off the bat, all FMC had to say was, “Actually, I’m adopted. My parents are both Pallas cats” and the queen bee would’ve probably been embarrassed and falling over herself to apologize. Instead, she brought her baggage about her parents being lesser shifters and made an enemy right off the bat.
Incidentally, I think it’s a bit silly of the author to have made lions the designated homophobic shifter class for this novel, considering lions IRL are like, the gayest species of cats—both males and females have been observed to participate in homosexual behavior. Ever wonder what happens to all the male lions when you see a pride of one or two males and 4-6 females? Packs of bachelor lions form coalitions and will have sex with each other for bonding purposes. Sometimes they just stake out a territory and vibe. Every now and then they take over a rival male’s pride, kill his offspring and mate with his lionesses. Just lion things 🦁🦁🦁❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 😻😻😻
So yeah, maybe using a monogamous/solitary cat species for your designated homophobes would’ve been more logical. I could totally see a solitary species that only comes together to mate being like “mating is only for procreation! Gays r dumb and stinky!” 🚩🚩🚩
The book gets better, not-so-coincidentally, when the school stuff gets toned down after the FMC switches over to the “special” school where classes are, I guess, optional for crazy people (?) because the FMC spends like two months unable to shift back to a human at all as a result of her fated mate rejection going wrong. This brings up my next least favorite trope, because the NLOG FMC is soooo special:
That she not only survived the rejection, but appeared to retain some form of control, even as a snow leopard, was promising. When she made her way home to her family, and only lashed out when they tried to touch her as she attempted to shift, that was awe-inspiring. Having another ‘big cat’ in her presence without descending into a murderous rage is nigh-on miraculous. Especially since she was able to do all this the same day her trauma occurred.
This book also makes it clear to say that less than a dozen people EVER have ever been in her situation:
“In the entire history of the Shifter Council, roughly a dozen shifters have been brought back from the brink after an unauthorized rejection. Most were unable to control their animal halves and had to live in extreme isolation. Several formed some sort of fraternal bond with other shifters, but never one of their own species. Only three ever recovered enough to associate with shifters of their own species. They still experience violent aggression toward anyone the same genus of the person who rejected them.”
Luckily FMC’s parents aren’t Panthera, I suppose. Otherwise Thanksgiving would be supes awks.
The rest of the book is supposed to be the good parts, where the FMC gets to know her men and heal, but we’re kind of in a corner, because you have to be traumatized to end up at this place, and all the MMCs feel like they’ve gotta “clear the air” with her by telling them all about their own traumas, and then all of them decide (kind of out of nowhere if I’m honest with you) that they’re going to form their own bonded clan with FMC at the center, and that they all want to be with her sexually even though they’ve barely kissed.
They end up doing all this paperwork to form their clan before they’ve even really started their relationship. It’s like getting married and moving in together before ever having sex. 🤦🏻♀️ 😂 😝What is this, 1790? Honey, you gotta give these men a test ride before you commit! What if they’re lazy lovers? What if they leave their dirty socks on the floor? What if they “don’t believe in” vibrators? What if they make you turn location sharing on and then text you angrily when you take too long at the grocery store?
And then they’ve all gotta have their “turn” with her individually before she goes into heat. Chapter after chapter, it becomes this weird procession of relationship-building that all comes together to feel very artificial. And just when you’re looking forward to the four of them going at it—even teased with some sword-crossing action—they cut to black and her heat is over, and it’s the end of the book 😕 Kay, that’s … guess that’s all there is. And then they’ll be going off to whatever college starts at age 21, I guess.
(OH, is that why the author thinks we’re still in high school at age 19? Because in American shows they’re always drinking when they get to college, and they’ve heard of the 21+ rule and naively assume that everyone’s legal? Hahahaha)
July 29, 2022
Good Book
I really liked this book. It was less omega alpha, more like certain shifters had fancier peens than others, and females have heats. I felt that the summary really didn’t do this much justice. The book was much better. I loved the dif povs. I loved the guys, Kane the big teddy bear, Nox the one who hates everyone but his clan and Bash, the friendly one. I did find that there was a bit of disconnect when Kane and Sila finally did the deed, all of a sudden there’s this Dom. There’s 1 mention of an inside joke when Sila gets turned on from a butt slap that Kane would be happy but I think this should have been talked about previously. It distracted my attention from the scene. The sex was hot no doubt but I feel there could have been more lead up to it to make it feel more natural. Kane didn’t show once he was into being a Dom through the book and then Bam he was telling her safewords.
There wasn’t anything that was out to get them in this book. There’s no fighting with the council, running to stay alive. It centred around the fmc being rejected from her fated mate, and then when she shifts back after a few months, there’s a few chapters of her getting to know the guys in their budding romance while going to a new school meant for Altered shifters. Not in the sense of someone physically testing on them and them coming out different, but something detrimentally happening to them that physically changes their other form. The story is about Sila. I really felt her pain in the first few chapters. I loved how Sila connected with her teachers. I hope to see Sila grow a bit more of a back bone. She deserves to be able to get some revenge for what they did to her.
I really liked this book. It was less omega alpha, more like certain shifters had fancier peens than others, and females have heats. I felt that the summary really didn’t do this much justice. The book was much better. I loved the dif povs. I loved the guys, Kane the big teddy bear, Nox the one who hates everyone but his clan and Bash, the friendly one. I did find that there was a bit of disconnect when Kane and Sila finally did the deed, all of a sudden there’s this Dom. There’s 1 mention of an inside joke when Sila gets turned on from a butt slap that Kane would be happy but I think this should have been talked about previously. It distracted my attention from the scene. The sex was hot no doubt but I feel there could have been more lead up to it to make it feel more natural. Kane didn’t show once he was into being a Dom through the book and then Bam he was telling her safewords.
There wasn’t anything that was out to get them in this book. There’s no fighting with the council, running to stay alive. It centred around the fmc being rejected from her fated mate, and then when she shifts back after a few months, there’s a few chapters of her getting to know the guys in their budding romance while going to a new school meant for Altered shifters. Not in the sense of someone physically testing on them and them coming out different, but something detrimentally happening to them that physically changes their other form. The story is about Sila. I really felt her pain in the first few chapters. I loved how Sila connected with her teachers. I hope to see Sila grow a bit more of a back bone. She deserves to be able to get some revenge for what they did to her.
September 13, 2024
I'd give this read a 4-5 stars, I just decided to "Round Up"
There isn't much to state about this book, really.
The beginning of the book is a bit rough for our FMC, Sila. She starts at a school full of predator shifter students, all of them of the feline variety. Cheetahs, leopards, lions, etc. She gets into it with a lioness shifter, Catherine, who believes herself to be the queen of the school and better than lower-class, smaller feline shifters (and everyone else, for that matter). Sila stands her ground and puts her in her place, but Catherine is less than pleased.
While at this school, she also meets her mate. He ends up rejecting her, and between that and Catherine, she snaps. Sila is then sent to another school for Mythical and "Altered shifters," where she meets three men who decide to take her under their protection.
Each of the men have gone through some trauma of some sort, which is what let them to be where they are now and who they are. We learn each of their stories, and they're definitely all pretty sad. Check out the trigger warnings at the beginning of the book if you have any, just to be sure any you have aren't mentioned in this book.
The ending sort of fell flat for me. Theoretically, you don't even need to read the second one if you aren't feeling it. There's no cliffhanger, and for anything that hasn't been answered yet (which will be in part 2), you can just make up your own ending or ignore it all together. You aren't left screaming to know what happens next. It's a bit disappointing and isn't actually making me rush to start the second one. The only reason I'm going to is that I'm curious to see what happens with Catherine, which I'm sure will be mentioned again.
There isn't much to state about this book, really.
The beginning of the book is a bit rough for our FMC, Sila. She starts at a school full of predator shifter students, all of them of the feline variety. Cheetahs, leopards, lions, etc. She gets into it with a lioness shifter, Catherine, who believes herself to be the queen of the school and better than lower-class, smaller feline shifters (and everyone else, for that matter). Sila stands her ground and puts her in her place, but Catherine is less than pleased.
While at this school, she also meets her mate. He ends up rejecting her, and between that and Catherine, she snaps. Sila is then sent to another school for Mythical and "Altered shifters," where she meets three men who decide to take her under their protection.
Each of the men have gone through some trauma of some sort, which is what let them to be where they are now and who they are. We learn each of their stories, and they're definitely all pretty sad. Check out the trigger warnings at the beginning of the book if you have any, just to be sure any you have aren't mentioned in this book.
The ending sort of fell flat for me. Theoretically, you don't even need to read the second one if you aren't feeling it. There's no cliffhanger, and for anything that hasn't been answered yet (which will be in part 2), you can just make up your own ending or ignore it all together. You aren't left screaming to know what happens next. It's a bit disappointing and isn't actually making me rush to start the second one. The only reason I'm going to is that I'm curious to see what happens with Catherine, which I'm sure will be mentioned again.
September 13, 2022
Rating: 3.5 Stars
POV(s): Multiple—First Person
Relationship: Reverse Harem
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance
Given the context that I’ve been unable to get more than a few chapters into the last couple of books I’ve picked up, the fact that I found this duet as a whole to be such a smooth and enjoyable read should speak for itself.
The character(s) who deserve it get their comeuppance by the end of book two (and can I just say how satisfying I found it that the FMC gathered/provided evidence against her enemies that disproved the bullsh*t narrative they tried to spread. Every. Single. Time.).
My only real issue was with the steamy scenes, and that the dirty talk was a bit cringy to me.
Title: “Altered (Altered Shifters Universe #1-2)” by M.F. Moody
Interconnected Series: Yes
Standalone: No
Cliffhanger: No
HEA:
Triggers: Yes
Tags/Tropes:
➢ Cave-Bear-Shifter
➢ Chosen-Bond/Mating
➢ Dire-Wolf-Shifter
➢ FMC-Rejected-by-Fated-Mate (not MMCs)
➢ Found-Family
➢ Rehabilitation
➢ Saber-Tooth-Tiger-Shifter
➢ Snow-Leopard-Shifter
➢ Toxic-OW-Drama
POV(s): Multiple—First Person
Relationship: Reverse Harem
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance
Given the context that I’ve been unable to get more than a few chapters into the last couple of books I’ve picked up, the fact that I found this duet as a whole to be such a smooth and enjoyable read should speak for itself.
The character(s) who deserve it get their comeuppance by the end of book two (and can I just say how satisfying I found it that the FMC gathered/provided evidence against her enemies that disproved the bullsh*t narrative they tried to spread. Every. Single. Time.).
My only real issue was with the steamy scenes, and that the dirty talk was a bit cringy to me.
Title: “Altered (Altered Shifters Universe #1-2)” by M.F. Moody
Interconnected Series: Yes
Standalone: No
Cliffhanger: No
HEA:
Triggers: Yes
Tags/Tropes:
➢ Cave-Bear-Shifter
➢ Chosen-Bond/Mating
➢ Dire-Wolf-Shifter
➢ FMC-Rejected-by-Fated-Mate (not MMCs)
➢ Found-Family
➢ Rehabilitation
➢ Saber-Tooth-Tiger-Shifter
➢ Snow-Leopard-Shifter
➢ Toxic-OW-Drama
April 11, 2024
This is part 1 of the duel, and the story continues in part 2.
PNR RH will always be one of my favourite books to read and this is no exception. The beginning does start out YA, the characters are in college but due to their shifter education, they are behind human students - but don't worry, things definitely get hotter and steamier towards the end. I'd say a slow burn leading to a medium burn.
This first part of the story contains a mean-girls element, and feels a bit high school, but again, the shifters being behind the humans explains this. I did love how Sila put Catherine in her place when they first met. I'm looking forward to these meeting again in book 2.
Sila is rejected by her fated mate and ends up in her shifter form at Reficio - an academy for shifters who are struggling to control their animal side. I enjoyed the world building as to how shifters worked and their relationship with their animals.
Kane is the star of the MCs, he takes the time to get to know Sila and build up some trust. Nox and Bash are more hesitant.
The second part of this book is all about building the relationship between Sila and the guys, not much else really happens plot-wise. I did feel like I had missed a few chapters as the jump from her being hesitant about even meeting or chatting with the guys, to then being in a relationship with them all was super quick.
I'm looking forward to part 2 to see what happens with Catherine and the fated mate who rejected her.
- PNR RH (3 guys)
- rejected mates
- mean-girl / bully
- multi POV
- slow to medium burn
PNR RH will always be one of my favourite books to read and this is no exception. The beginning does start out YA, the characters are in college but due to their shifter education, they are behind human students - but don't worry, things definitely get hotter and steamier towards the end. I'd say a slow burn leading to a medium burn.
This first part of the story contains a mean-girls element, and feels a bit high school, but again, the shifters being behind the humans explains this. I did love how Sila put Catherine in her place when they first met. I'm looking forward to these meeting again in book 2.
Sila is rejected by her fated mate and ends up in her shifter form at Reficio - an academy for shifters who are struggling to control their animal side. I enjoyed the world building as to how shifters worked and their relationship with their animals.
Kane is the star of the MCs, he takes the time to get to know Sila and build up some trust. Nox and Bash are more hesitant.
The second part of this book is all about building the relationship between Sila and the guys, not much else really happens plot-wise. I did feel like I had missed a few chapters as the jump from her being hesitant about even meeting or chatting with the guys, to then being in a relationship with them all was super quick.
I'm looking forward to part 2 to see what happens with Catherine and the fated mate who rejected her.
- PNR RH (3 guys)
- rejected mates
- mean-girl / bully
- multi POV
- slow to medium burn
December 10, 2022
When you least expect it
Sila is a snow leopard being raised by Pallas cats. Going to university was her chance to be a part of a larger shifter community as both her and her adoptive species are mostly loners. But what started off with just a mean girl snarl ended up with a fated mate rejection that about tore her soul apart. But a cat always lands on her feet. This new school is even better. And there are 3 delicious scents here that smell like home and safety.
Spoilers ahead.
Ok, so there are trigger warnings posted. And for that I'm eternally grateful. It gives a reader a choice and a chance to prepare. In this case one of the guys was abused by a pack elder and he describes it so that Sila understands his behaviors. I like the Altered and how they came to be. It's like the shifter side realized they needed more protection and compensated by mutating their animal side to a larger, more fierce version. Although, Sila's leopard doesn't change, she does become more dominant. As in almost dragon level dominant. And we see some mythicals, too. And want to thank the author so much for making consent a huge part of the story. Mate bonds, heat, just holding hands, everything is consensual.
Sila is a snow leopard being raised by Pallas cats. Going to university was her chance to be a part of a larger shifter community as both her and her adoptive species are mostly loners. But what started off with just a mean girl snarl ended up with a fated mate rejection that about tore her soul apart. But a cat always lands on her feet. This new school is even better. And there are 3 delicious scents here that smell like home and safety.
Spoilers ahead.
Ok, so there are trigger warnings posted. And for that I'm eternally grateful. It gives a reader a choice and a chance to prepare. In this case one of the guys was abused by a pack elder and he describes it so that Sila understands his behaviors. I like the Altered and how they came to be. It's like the shifter side realized they needed more protection and compensated by mutating their animal side to a larger, more fierce version. Although, Sila's leopard doesn't change, she does become more dominant. As in almost dragon level dominant. And we see some mythicals, too. And want to thank the author so much for making consent a huge part of the story. Mate bonds, heat, just holding hands, everything is consensual.
December 19, 2022
Altered...
This was a fairly fast paced book. Sila starts a pres academy and after a huge event happening, it sends her into a tail spin. Then comes reficio school. This is a school for altered shifters, which is something I have never read about before and was pleasantly surprised and happy to read about. Anyway, at this school is where we meet kane, nox and bash. Kane is this huge over protective guy. Nox is the a**hole but a secret softy. Then bash who is the gentle adorable one. I mean really they r all a bunch of softies though. So a run down of the pros: I liked the altered shifter plot, I thought the characters were pretty decent, and the story was intriguing enough. The things I personally wasn't a fan of: I felt like this book was in super fast forward like I couldn't connect fully with it, the characters were ok but didn't seem to have a ton of depth, and lastly the book kind of just ended like it felt abrupt to me. All in all I enjoyed the book and will continue on to see what happens. I have some answers I need lol plus I'm hoping we get more steamy scenes lol
This was a fairly fast paced book. Sila starts a pres academy and after a huge event happening, it sends her into a tail spin. Then comes reficio school. This is a school for altered shifters, which is something I have never read about before and was pleasantly surprised and happy to read about. Anyway, at this school is where we meet kane, nox and bash. Kane is this huge over protective guy. Nox is the a**hole but a secret softy. Then bash who is the gentle adorable one. I mean really they r all a bunch of softies though. So a run down of the pros: I liked the altered shifter plot, I thought the characters were pretty decent, and the story was intriguing enough. The things I personally wasn't a fan of: I felt like this book was in super fast forward like I couldn't connect fully with it, the characters were ok but didn't seem to have a ton of depth, and lastly the book kind of just ended like it felt abrupt to me. All in all I enjoyed the book and will continue on to see what happens. I have some answers I need lol plus I'm hoping we get more steamy scenes lol
May 15, 2022
Fun and unique
I loved this. Wasn't able to put this book down. For a shifter RH romance/rejected plot, I thought Moody did a great job at bringing the hard ships and a unique way of growth.
Sila seems to be a good hearted and sweet, strong and compassionate person. You just want her to have happiness.
The boys are all tattered and abused that make them into strong reliant men. I found, even with the triggers of horrible pasts, that each of them has a unique personality that doesn't blend into one another.
This book leaves you with wanting more. I gotta say it wasn't exactly a cliffhanger feel more like it ended at mid chapter or something. I turned the page and was like wait what, that's it? Yup ready to read book two...lol
This is a great start for a series and I am excited to see what comes next. Plus I am waiting for revenge on those Lions...come on now! Also when is Sila gonna meet Kanes Grandma? Free Nox from his father?
Yup your gonna devour this series.. I know I'm gonna.
I loved this. Wasn't able to put this book down. For a shifter RH romance/rejected plot, I thought Moody did a great job at bringing the hard ships and a unique way of growth.
Sila seems to be a good hearted and sweet, strong and compassionate person. You just want her to have happiness.
The boys are all tattered and abused that make them into strong reliant men. I found, even with the triggers of horrible pasts, that each of them has a unique personality that doesn't blend into one another.
This book leaves you with wanting more. I gotta say it wasn't exactly a cliffhanger feel more like it ended at mid chapter or something. I turned the page and was like wait what, that's it? Yup ready to read book two...lol
This is a great start for a series and I am excited to see what comes next. Plus I am waiting for revenge on those Lions...come on now! Also when is Sila gonna meet Kanes Grandma? Free Nox from his father?
Yup your gonna devour this series.. I know I'm gonna.
April 1, 2024
"Altered" is a different take on paranormal shifter RH, and I enjoyed the way shifter animals are influenced by experiences, but also what it means in the way the characters can form bonds with each other. It creates a fascinating world that I enjoyed exploring in this first part of the Altered duet.
There are some jumps in this book, both in time as in location, and they threw me out of the story a few times. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the storyline, the found family vibe and the connections between Sila and her men. I have a preference for shifter stories where the animals have a bit of their own personality, and I thought it was nice to even see their POV's as part of the story. All of these characters have a troubled past, and even though it's mainly in the past (besides the rejected mate trope for Sila), it might be wise to be weary if you have any triggers involving children.
With book one focussed on healing from the past, I sincerely hope book two will bring the reckoning some of these characters deserve.
There are some jumps in this book, both in time as in location, and they threw me out of the story a few times. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the storyline, the found family vibe and the connections between Sila and her men. I have a preference for shifter stories where the animals have a bit of their own personality, and I thought it was nice to even see their POV's as part of the story. All of these characters have a troubled past, and even though it's mainly in the past (besides the rejected mate trope for Sila), it might be wise to be weary if you have any triggers involving children.
With book one focussed on healing from the past, I sincerely hope book two will bring the reckoning some of these characters deserve.
July 5, 2025
Slice of life?
An easy read. I only rated it 2 stars as this might be better off on Wattpad. I'm glad glad this was on KU as I would've been disappointed if I'd paid for it. I like the world. I looove all the different types of animal shifters and how it displays on their skin. I didn't see the Inciting Incident coming the way it did, which was nice. However, I felt they acted and talked like highschoolers, despite being 19. And the trauma felt OTT as there'd been no mention previously that it what was done to her was a bad thing, until afterwards. Forewarning would've been helpful for us to understand the true impact at the time. Also.. why? The why wasn't even explained. And for it to give her extra strong powers and dominance...? It was too much. Also... no conflict. Besides the bit at the beginning, nothing really happened. At all. Other than getting to know her Clan. And entire chapters devoted to the info-dumps of the MMCs backstories, which was hard to be invested in, when it didn't impact the plot. Sorry, I dont like giving 2 stars.
An easy read. I only rated it 2 stars as this might be better off on Wattpad. I'm glad glad this was on KU as I would've been disappointed if I'd paid for it. I like the world. I looove all the different types of animal shifters and how it displays on their skin. I didn't see the Inciting Incident coming the way it did, which was nice. However, I felt they acted and talked like highschoolers, despite being 19. And the trauma felt OTT as there'd been no mention previously that it what was done to her was a bad thing, until afterwards. Forewarning would've been helpful for us to understand the true impact at the time. Also.. why? The why wasn't even explained. And for it to give her extra strong powers and dominance...? It was too much. Also... no conflict. Besides the bit at the beginning, nothing really happened. At all. Other than getting to know her Clan. And entire chapters devoted to the info-dumps of the MMCs backstories, which was hard to be invested in, when it didn't impact the plot. Sorry, I dont like giving 2 stars.
April 5, 2022
Moody seems to be a relatively new author, but this is the first book I have read by her. I wasn’t really a fan of the cover, but was drawn in by the blurb. Then was sucked in by the story. Sila is starting Pred Academy, where she almost immediately has the head mean girl out to get her. I really liked that Sila was confident in herself and stood up for herself and others. When Sila is rejected by her fated mate in a humiliating manner, she turns feral and is sent to Reficio to learn to control and adapt to the changes going feral/trauma has on shifters. I loved her interactions with the guys, their shifter sides are fun too. Each of the guys have had their own traumas and I liked how they were upfront and willing to expose themselves for her. The story ends with a happy for now ending, but there are still some plot arcs that are open and I’m looking forward to seeing what happens in book 2.
April 22, 2024
This book is the first in a new world. It is also part of a duet with these characters as the leads. The first book explains how Pounce comes to be and how they meet their mates following the incident. They are all shifters but at the start of the book they are mainly mundane and towards the end the story changes schools and the characters become mainly altered shifters or mythic shifters.
The story follows Sila on her journey to gain Pounce and then meet their mates. It also features a particularly horrid mundane called Kathrine and she is your typical horrid high school girl, but Sila won’t take any of her nonsense. Sila makes friends and they also don’t like “Cat”. The shifter world that is crafted in this book is not the typical shifter story and has been crafted very carefully with lots of attention to detail. I couldn’t put the book down and thoroughly enjoyed it. I can’t wait to read book 2.
The story follows Sila on her journey to gain Pounce and then meet their mates. It also features a particularly horrid mundane called Kathrine and she is your typical horrid high school girl, but Sila won’t take any of her nonsense. Sila makes friends and they also don’t like “Cat”. The shifter world that is crafted in this book is not the typical shifter story and has been crafted very carefully with lots of attention to detail. I couldn’t put the book down and thoroughly enjoyed it. I can’t wait to read book 2.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 9, 2024
A new take on rejected mates and shifters in general
Sila is a shifter, a rare snow leopard she usually lives with her adoptive parents who are Pallas Cat shifters. Right now she’s about to start her new school in a different city. Teen drama shifter style, and cue the predictable sad example of the mean girls posse. It’s definitely when it involves actual predators.
This is a brilliant introduction to a new series, it’s well written and the background details are impressive. It appears (I think) that shifters are “known” to the world at large. The book gives details of all kinds of shifters, love the description of a Cassowary! There’s a big emphasis on sense of smell.
So what happens when a rare shifter meets their fated mate?
I’d love to read more on the characters it revolves around as I felt the book didn’t resolve all of the issues raised. I’m pretty sure book 2 is about different characters but I’m hoping for overlap. Would definitely recommend.
Sila is a shifter, a rare snow leopard she usually lives with her adoptive parents who are Pallas Cat shifters. Right now she’s about to start her new school in a different city. Teen drama shifter style, and cue the predictable sad example of the mean girls posse. It’s definitely when it involves actual predators.
This is a brilliant introduction to a new series, it’s well written and the background details are impressive. It appears (I think) that shifters are “known” to the world at large. The book gives details of all kinds of shifters, love the description of a Cassowary! There’s a big emphasis on sense of smell.
So what happens when a rare shifter meets their fated mate?
I’d love to read more on the characters it revolves around as I felt the book didn’t resolve all of the issues raised. I’m pretty sure book 2 is about different characters but I’m hoping for overlap. Would definitely recommend.
April 11, 2024
“Altered”, book one starts the story of Sila transferring to Praedonius Felidae Academy, there she runs up against a major bully of a Lioness by the name of Catherine, that using her influence she got Simon who was Sila's fated mate to reject her. No one is aware of the damage a rejected mate goes through. Sila was transferred to The Reficio Establishment, in Wyoming, where they work to help her from becoming feral and get her to sift from her snow leopard back to herself. Due to sever trauma,shifters can become an Altered shifter if they are from a pride of lions they can become a Cave Bear. There she meets the men who will help her and themselves with their Altered shifters. Kane, Bash, and Nox and their altered shifter animals. The stories of what happened to these men will bring you to tears. I can't wait to read book two!
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