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Mate Me [If You May] (The Millennium Wolves, #0.5)
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God himself could not do enough to get me to read the rest of this series, or the rest of this author’s work.
The spelling and grammar were terrible, I have to assume this was written with her eyes closed, and spell check off - there is no feasible way auto correct (even on an iPhone) wouldn’t catch at least some of these errors.
The plot can be summed up in one word : rushed. They meet, almost immediately he bites her, then they’re dry humping and she hates him, but then she loves him, then bam they’re “mated” story over all other subplots are forgotten. Her constant angst about having sex with him? One session of dry humping and it doesn’t matter. Her worry over her dead friend Emily? One trip on a Ferris wheel, and one “panty dropping look” and it doesn’t matter. The whole big to-do about the millennium wolves showing up? She runs off and has a cry about her relationship - it doesn’t matter.
There are not enough words to describe exactly how bad the sex scenes are. The words used to describe the characters' anatomy constantly change from dick to cock, and pussy to cunt making each sex scene jarring. Not to mention the moment where the word boob is actually used, in the middle of a sex scene, in a book, for adults. Yeah. When the two lovers finally do have sex we get treated to him just ramming it right in there, and in the heat of the moment she describes him as ‘going so deep she can feel him touching her womb’. But to top it all off, almost every sex scene reads a bit like sexual assault as she always tells him to stop and get off her, and some even have her crying!
But wait there’s more! The book doesn’t just stop at hints of sexual assault, it actually gives us an attempted rape scene that serves no actual purpose other than to push forward the romance. It happens, she’s saved halfway through, she has a cry about it and then the next day is fine, it’s never brought up, or discussed again (except for her to think how great of a guy her lover is because he saved her from it). But wait there’s more! Get ready for some casual racism as the main character describes any POC she comes across. Like someone’s girlfriend she describes as being “black, short and round, with wild dark locks and big, dark eyes. She was the ultimate African-American mama-bear.” Not to mention moments of casual ableism and slut-shaming.
Overall this book is a garbage fire, and there is no amount of post-release editing in the world that could save it.
The spelling and grammar were terrible, I have to assume this was written with her eyes closed, and spell check off - there is no feasible way auto correct (even on an iPhone) wouldn’t catch at least some of these errors.
The plot can be summed up in one word : rushed. They meet, almost immediately he bites her, then they’re dry humping and she hates him, but then she loves him, then bam they’re “mated” story over all other subplots are forgotten. Her constant angst about having sex with him? One session of dry humping and it doesn’t matter. Her worry over her dead friend Emily? One trip on a Ferris wheel, and one “panty dropping look” and it doesn’t matter. The whole big to-do about the millennium wolves showing up? She runs off and has a cry about her relationship - it doesn’t matter.
There are not enough words to describe exactly how bad the sex scenes are. The words used to describe the characters' anatomy constantly change from dick to cock, and pussy to cunt making each sex scene jarring. Not to mention the moment where the word boob is actually used, in the middle of a sex scene, in a book, for adults. Yeah. When the two lovers finally do have sex we get treated to him just ramming it right in there, and in the heat of the moment she describes him as ‘going so deep she can feel him touching her womb’. But to top it all off, almost every sex scene reads a bit like sexual assault as she always tells him to stop and get off her, and some even have her crying!
But wait there’s more! The book doesn’t just stop at hints of sexual assault, it actually gives us an attempted rape scene that serves no actual purpose other than to push forward the romance. It happens, she’s saved halfway through, she has a cry about it and then the next day is fine, it’s never brought up, or discussed again (except for her to think how great of a guy her lover is because he saved her from it). But wait there’s more! Get ready for some casual racism as the main character describes any POC she comes across. Like someone’s girlfriend she describes as being “black, short and round, with wild dark locks and big, dark eyes. She was the ultimate African-American mama-bear.” Not to mention moments of casual ableism and slut-shaming.
Overall this book is a garbage fire, and there is no amount of post-release editing in the world that could save it.
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Reading Progress
February 8, 2019
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Started Reading
February 9, 2019
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February 9, 2019
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Finished Reading
February 14, 2019
– Shelved as:
would-not-rec
February 14, 2019
– Shelved as:
romance
February 14, 2019
– Shelved as:
paranormal-romance
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I would love to read your book but I can not find a copy any where to read or buy can you please give me link to do so thank you sandy
I like the book it's amazing so far but I can't find it anywhere. That inkit has it but I deleted that app was horrible. Where can I find a copy of this book?
I am very glad to have that clarification from an author! How was it that it ended up on the galatea app?

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I was nineteen when I wrote this book and it was the second book in English I'd ever written at that point, what with Hebrew being my main language. I was subconsciously racist, thanks to the environment I grew up in and content I was exposed to, and was an inexperienced girl (sexually-speaking) who never had sex, had wild fantasies about it, and pushed all of that on this book.
This book is bad. Really bad. I tried to edit it once not too long ago, because it could be saved if only a few things were changed, but couldn't bring myself to do it. It sucks ass, and honestly? I want nothing to do with it beyond what has already been done.
So I do agree with everything you said. I just hope you understand me a little bit better now :)
(P.S I know authors usually don't get involved with readers who didn't like their books, but I felt it was prudent considering 1) I'm not really a published author, and 2) I want to be clear that this book does not reflect me as a human being.)