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A review by vrstal
Mine to Save by Jayda Marx
2.0
2.5/5.
ETA: As I was reviewing a more recent book I read by her I was remembering that she mentions the use of “smudging” here too. That is a specific indigenous ritualistic practice, and she could’ve easily used “smoke cleansing”. Not to mention white sage is endangered because of over-commercialization and cultural appropriation. I’m knocking down my review stars for this.
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As usual, Jayda Marx is hilarious and I really enjoy her writing. Part of her humor to me is some of the things she’ll say mention casually — like “oh yeah if he rejects me my life will spiral into a depressive abyss I can’t recover from but you know, whatever”. Lmfao. She sometimes was repetitive here and there, but the fact is I’ve read so many of her books I’m bound to notice such things popping up more often!
Rory and Phoenix were pretty cute - this wolf shifter universe works a little different than her other shifter books, such as how once two fated mates meet, they will essentially get pushed into a heat until they mate and bond. I liked that idea a lot, although there is no omegaverse/mpreg shenanigans here. As usual they fell together pretty quickly, and I liked how they met from Rory being physically hurt. It’s some sweet hurt/comfort trope without it being super angsty.
Marx has a bit of a formula she uses sometimes - tall big protective guy and virgin twink - that was here, and I loved it regardless. These two were hot under the sheets and had some great scenes, such as the intercrural one. Overall, I’m very happy with this read and can’t wait for Dax’s book!
“Maybe he’s some crazed mountain man who hasn’t had contact with another person in years. I mentally shrugged. Eh, nobody’s perfect. Besides, apart from Dax, this is the most attention a man has given me in...ever!”
ETA: As I was reviewing a more recent book I read by her I was remembering that she mentions the use of “smudging” here too. That is a specific indigenous ritualistic practice, and she could’ve easily used “smoke cleansing”. Not to mention white sage is endangered because of over-commercialization and cultural appropriation. I’m knocking down my review stars for this.
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As usual, Jayda Marx is hilarious and I really enjoy her writing. Part of her humor to me is some of the things she’ll say mention casually — like “oh yeah if he rejects me my life will spiral into a depressive abyss I can’t recover from but you know, whatever”. Lmfao. She sometimes was repetitive here and there, but the fact is I’ve read so many of her books I’m bound to notice such things popping up more often!
Rory and Phoenix were pretty cute - this wolf shifter universe works a little different than her other shifter books, such as how once two fated mates meet, they will essentially get pushed into a heat until they mate and bond. I liked that idea a lot, although there is no omegaverse/mpreg shenanigans here. As usual they fell together pretty quickly, and I liked how they met from Rory being physically hurt. It’s some sweet hurt/comfort trope without it being super angsty.
Marx has a bit of a formula she uses sometimes - tall big protective guy and virgin twink - that was here, and I loved it regardless. These two were hot under the sheets and had some great scenes, such as the intercrural one. Overall, I’m very happy with this read and can’t wait for Dax’s book!