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A review by stxrlight
The Alpha King's Mark by Anne T. Thyssen
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
If you enjoy supernatural fantasy books about mates, then you'll love this! I enjoyed the read a lot, I'm a real sucker for mates type of tropes in any fantasy books, but also adored the way life of the wolves was introduced compared to vampires.
I'm giving it 4 instead of 5 merely because
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I would have liked to see the pack more involved, and Marcella bonding with them, as well as taking up her duties and how that would go. I feel like she could have earned Jarek's respect by attempting those duties, by showing she cares about the pack and not just about her mate. The pack was also with Marcos when they went to Aleister to get Marcella back, and for them to not have tried to change Rose's mind? When the pack was described to be so fond of her, having seen her as their Luna and Queen for so long? I felt like that was a missed chance. It also doesn't make sense that Rose wouldn't just tell them about the mate thing.
I also kind of rooted for Jarek and Rose 🥲 But I saw this coming for Rose when she joined them to the Underground, and I'm very curious to her book too!
The book also still leaves a lot open about Marcella's birth parents and the hints about her moonstone eyes, her true heritage and the prophecy. Since the series can be read as standalones I thought it would have the important questions answered in this one.
Aside from those things that I missed, I adored the storyline, the depth, the relationship between Marcos and Marcella, everything about the Old Gods, the mysterious things and everything was such a joy to read! I'm definitely reading the second book in this series, already have it ready to go!
I'm giving it 4 instead of 5 merely because
**** SPOILERS:
I would have liked to see the pack more involved, and Marcella bonding with them, as well as taking up her duties and how that would go. I feel like she could have earned Jarek's respect by attempting those duties, by showing she cares about the pack and not just about her mate. The pack was also with Marcos when they went to Aleister to get Marcella back, and for them to not have tried to change Rose's mind? When the pack was described to be so fond of her, having seen her as their Luna and Queen for so long? I felt like that was a missed chance. It also doesn't make sense that Rose wouldn't just tell them about the mate thing.
I also kind of rooted for Jarek and Rose 🥲 But I saw this coming for Rose when she joined them to the Underground, and I'm very curious to her book too!
The book also still leaves a lot open about Marcella's birth parents and the hints about her moonstone eyes, her true heritage and the prophecy. Since the series can be read as standalones I thought it would have the important questions answered in this one.
Aside from those things that I missed, I adored the storyline, the depth, the relationship between Marcos and Marcella, everything about the Old Gods, the mysterious things and everything was such a joy to read! I'm definitely reading the second book in this series, already have it ready to go!