Lilacs and Leather (Pack Saint Clair #1)
The opening sufficiently sucked me into the world and had me liking and rooting for the female lead … when it eased into a sweet, old-fashioned first-date with courting vibes, I nearly swooned.
I don’t read a ton of omegaverse, though I may have to change that—this was pretty fun. Tropes, etc. to love (or steer clear of, if you find any of them triggering):
💜 Super sweet, over-the-top, protective, caring, open-minded alpha.
💙 An omega who has escaped (and is still traumatized from) abuse.
💜 Toxic, backwards, overbearing family. Cult-like vibes here.
💙 Contemporary setting, but with omegaverse hierarchy.
💜 Knotting.
💙 A bit of mild darkness (in the FMC’s flashbacks).
💜 Praise, aftercare, light BDSM.
💙 Witty banter, which could be hilarious at times.
💜 Healthy polyamory.
💙Found family.
💜Endless drama.
💙Suspense.
Overall:
Fun read, ended on a cliffhanger. Will read on in the series and would read more from this author.
4 stars.
One thing I didn’t love was the way things are sometimes repeated—for example one scene plays out in one lead’s POV, and then I had to hear it again in the other’s. Some readers may appreciate hearing/reading things twice with varying POVs, personally I get extremely bored in the redundancy, and would rather the story keep moving forward.
I’ve nothing against steamy scenes at all, but these ones would go on and on and on … and on …. And then on some more. I did feel bored before they were over, I found, for all of them. (I suspect many readers enjoy this though! No hate!)
Audio:
These narrators sounded good—for the most part. Some of the male parts had poor sound quality, as if he was under water or something … it was especially noticeable after switching over from what were mostly flawless female parts. (Though a little bit her her parts had this going in, it was a bit more subdued than his.) 3-star production. This was surprising as the 🦩PFP books I’ve heard have typically been flawless until this.
Lavender and Lightning (Pack Saint Clair #2)
This picks up right where book 1 left off, but you could start here, as it quickly launches into a recap, so you’d know everything you need to in order to enjoy this one in the first chapter. Though, I enjoyed the slow-burn of getting to know the world and the characters that book 1 provided, so I do recommend reading them in order.
I’ll attempt to list specific tropes, etc. that I know people to both,seek out, and also avoid due to triggers, etc.
⚡ Omegaverse (with your typical hierarchy).
💜 Reverse harem.
⚡ History of domestic abuse which is sometimes described in detail.
💜 Stalking.
⚡ Protective alpha & betas.
💜 M/M.
⚡ F/F.
💜 Group scenes.
⚡ Light beeeedeeessssemmm (censored, sorry), complete w/ toys and aftercare.
💜 Toxic parents I loved to hate.
⚡ Found family.
💜 A fun, lovable bodyguard.
⚡ Knots.
💜 Suspense, action, danger, arson.
The world-building is epic—every time I read a book in this series, or pick one back up, I’m instantly transported into this world. It’s contemporary, but with the omegaverse hierarchy—impressive, as it felt very plausible and well done.
Overall:
4 stars.
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
And uh … where’s this author from? Talking about a hurricane, “... it’s been wild but not bad enough for Waffle House to close or anything.” ← Amazing.
I cannot wait for book 3—I mean, just look at that tagline: “She knew how to run and hide. Now she must learn how to stand and fight.”
Audio:
Seriously impressive! Overall sound quality is perfection, as usual when PFP is involved. I can clearly see that 2 narrators are credited, but I’d have believed this were a full cast, if not for that. These 2 narrators did amazingly well with different voices and accents throughout. Phenomenal. 🦩🦩🦩🦩🦩
Laurels and Liquor (Pack Saint Clair #3)
Once upon a time, I decided to check out this author because I loved a cover … I am so glad!
After books 1 & 2 in this series, this was obviously an absolute must-read! This installment has lots of drama still to finish unfolding and then of course, resolve so it’s intense and non-stop and the world-building, all the while, is absolutely stellar.
I expect this book has something for everyone, as it hits so many tropes and k!nks:
🍾 Crime.
🌿 Extortion.
🍾 A / B / O dynamic, but with humans!
🌿 Lots of steam, multiple partners, group scenes.
🍾 Light beedee-essemm (Cens0red 🙄.)
🌿 Praise.
🍾 F/F.
🌿 M/M.
🍾 Strong family bonds and found family.
🌿 Vengeance.
🍾 0mega heat.
🌿 Multiple alphas.
🍾 Scandal.
🌿 Abü$e.
🍾 F!ght scenes, lots of action.
🌿 Lots of witty banter.
🍾 Plotting, scheming.
🌿Daddy / DDLG.
🍾Male d0m / female d0mme.
🌿Rope play.
🍾Violence
*There’s no way I listed everything with so much going on!
Not a fan of the DDLG aspect, but the way this book packs in SO MANY k!nks and tropes, there’s bound to be something for everyone … and few are likely to like every single one, right? It wasn’t depicted a ton and didn’t really have a chance to take away from my reader experience.
There was a solid plot for sure, but there was also ***a lot*** of steam. There were several chapters of pure steam—though, with an omega-heat, this is realistic.
The action scenes were fun—is there anything this author can’t do? 100% would read more from this author, based on this series.
Also:
Excellent character evolution, particularly for the FMC! This took some skill.
Overall: 4 stars.
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Audio:
The narrators were absolutely brilliant and the overall sound quality was perfect. 🦩
Voices: 5 stars. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Performances: 5 stars. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Overall production: 5 stars. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️