First, the narrators were amazing. The voice for August was off putting and kind of creepy, but overall they did great! Second, I wish there was more development of their relationships. It felt like they just jumped right into the deep end. Although, what it is lacking in romance it more than makes up for in sex scenes. I learned I am not into this kind of bdsm and that is my issue, not the author’s. The breath play and brutality was too much for me. It made me feel claustrophobic and turned me off quite often. I found myself wanting to drag Dylan away at times, but again that’s my fault and I should have paid more attention to what I was getting into with this book.
For me the story didn’t feel well rounded. The alphas all had similar kinks and they were all so aggressive towards Dylan, yes I know he liked it, but I felt like it was missing a softer touch. I think I was expecting Steve to be more of a protector and caregiver (especially for aftercare) for Dylan when he eventually joins them, but he’s worse than the other two. It just felt like Dylan could use a relief and I was hoping Steve would be that. They demand so much from Dylan, but I don’t feel like they gave enough in return. Perhaps if there had been more romance and care it could have balanced out the hard-core sex scenes a little more.
I also didn’t like how much they pushed Dylan to do things when he said he didn’t want to. It’s not like they didn’t listen when he said no, but they would push it. I also would have liked to see more action between the alpha’s. I get it they’re all alpha’s and don’t want to bottom, but they all love each other too. With them being different levels of alpha (?) I expected them to be more sexual and more aggressive with each other as well as with Dylan, but they barely did anything with each other. Maybe they could have tried some of the stuff they do with Dylan, but with each other where the more dominant alpha would be in control. It would take some of the pressure off of Dylan anyway. Just a thought.
Overall good story. I loved the different view of pack life and that Dylan is a secret badass when necessary. It was good seeing Dylan grow and learn to stand up for himself.