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Dessa Lux

Autor(a) de The Omega's Bodyguard

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Inclui os nomes: Dira Sudis, Dira Lewis

Séries

Obras de Dessa Lux

The Omega's Bodyguard (2015) 18 cópias
Omega Required (2018) 15 cópias
Gun to My Head (2016) 11 cópias
The Omega's Pack (2015) 9 cópias
Surrendered to the Sea (2017) 8 cópias
The Beta's Test (2016) 8 cópias
Omega Defiant (2018) 6 cópias
The Alpha's Home (2017) 5 cópias
The Omega Learns a Lesson (2016) 4 cópias
Being Found 3 cópias

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Conhecimento Comum

Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
USA

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The Omega’s Bodyguard is the first book in the ‘Protection of the Pack’ series. It’s told in third person through the eyes of Sam Hurley, a genius computer geek and latent omega werewolf, and Rusty Jamison, ex-Marine and alpha werewolf without a pack.


Well, this story was porny. It has some plot, but there is a lot of scorching sex going on right off the bat. All the werewolf tropes come into play with Rusty scenting and knowing Sam is a latent werewolf at first whiff and Sam, who’s a virgin, going crazy for Rusty on first meeting and giving up his cherry as soon as they're alone for the first time. Other werewolf tropes are biting to turn a wolf, knotting, bonding, MINE! and an omega that craves lots and lots and lots of sex, especially during the full moon, with as many males as his mate, Rusty, will allow. One new idea the author came up with for an omega trait that I found interesting, was that they can go into berserker mode when they feel their pack is threatened by someone. As mentioned in the blurb, the plot revolves on finding out who is stalking Sam and protecting Sam from said stalker, while at the same time navigating Rusty and Sam’s lust.

There really isn’t a get to know you phase between Rusty and Sam. The readers just have to take it for granted that the wolf tropes are in full effect and that’s why the two men are perfect for each other. The author does a good job of conveying that Sam is going to love whatever pain and use by Rusty and other werewolves he’s going to get. An omega is rare and meant to bring the pack together and to calm tensions when they arise, so it sounds like Sam doesn’t have much power, but he does in his own way. Rusty is all alpha werewolf and so is his friend and former Marine leader, Mike, who runs the bodyguard company that employs Rusty.

This book isn't a full eighty-nine pages as listed on my ereader, it has at least ten pages of ads for other books besides the author info. I don't mind author info, but that many ads is annoying. I'd rather have more story and a link on where to find other books. The writing contained a lot of telling and passive writing. What saved it was the porn and the plot, which although not much, was interesting. If the writing was better I would’ve given this story 4 stars, but because the writing needs work, I give The Omega’s Bodyguard, 3 Stars. I'll wait before I continue reading the series, because I need a break from all the porn in this book. It had quite a lot.
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Penumbra1 | 1 outra resenha | Oct 11, 2022 |
The Omega’s Pack is the second book in The Protection of the Pack series. Rusty, Sam and Mike return and there’s a new addition, Nick Bellici, who was badly injured while serving in the Marines. This story is told in third person in each of the MCs povs.


Right away, we’re introduced to Nick when Rusty texts him and asks him to come to California. The author did a great job of letting the readers know immediately that Nick is not only physically hurt, he’s hurting mentally and emotionally from what happened to him. He’s suffering from severe PTSD and it takes the combined efforts of the Pack to get Nick to move to California. With the help of Sam’s Omega talent at settling emotions and fears, he calms Nick so he can actually take the first step to move. Also with Sam’s money, the Pack is able to get Nick to the Pack home in a convoluted way, although Rusty was a terrific friend, he also tended to be a bit harsh in trying to shake Nick out of his trauma and some of it didn’t make sense to me. Nick takes quickly to being a werewolf. In fact, he finds it much more comfortable living as a wolf than as a human where he has to face his problems and Rusty eventually has to Alpha command his to shift back, which was an interesting scene.

The readers are introduced to Sam’s full moon heat, and boy, it was a doozy! Every werewolf trope you can imagine was mentioned, and then some. The one addition I could’ve done without was where Sam lactated. It was more of an ‘ewww’ factor for me. That particular scene and topic didn’t seem necessary since there’s no mpreg in the story. The other technical issue I didn't like was the overuse of 'he felt, he knew, he thought...' etc. That just told me things, it didn't make me feel anything.

What I liked most about The Omega’s Pack was there was less sex, although more intense sex because of Sam’s heat, and the introduction of Nick. I liked finding out what his character was like and how he suffered and was integrating in with the Pack. In fact, I probably like him the best of the four characters so far because he is so flawed and struggling. It makes him a more interesting character. This was a much better book than the first one, which was more porn than plot. I give this story a solid 4 Stars.

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Penumbra1 | Oct 11, 2022 |
The Beta’s Test is the third book in the ‘Protection of the Pack’ series. We again meet the previous members of the pack: Sam, Rusty, Mike, Nick, and a new lone wolf, Brody Marshall. As in the other books in this series, the povs are from each member of the pack.



This story is mostly focused on Nick and the new wolf, Brody Marshall. After the death of Brody’s werewolf parents when he was young Brody was raised by a human, foster mother. For some reason, I got the impression she knew he was a werewolf but told him to not to let others know, which was confusing to me. Why would a human know about werewolves? Maybe I missed something but that’s what I understood. That was one of the main reasons Brody was a lone wolf. He traveled by himself in his van until he landed a job at Sam’s company. Sam immediately knew Brody was a wolf without a pack and invited Brody back to his home, where Nick freaked because of his attraction to Brody and then ran off. And so began the very quick ‘courtship’ of Brody and Nick.

Nick is still my favorite character in this series, maybe it’s because he’s the most realistic with his emotions. He doesn’t fit the mold of an alpha male or omega’s personality traits. He’s not boring. The other characters seem to be stuck in a role. Brody was a bit hard to decipher at first, but he was the right partner for Nick. Brody tended to remain calm and think rather than react. He was controlled compared to Nick’s impulsiveness. I also got the impression Sam, Rusty, and Mike felt a kind of sadness for Nick and handled him carefully. They didn’t really know how to deal with him. Brody connected with Nick on an equal level, not as someone who had to be obeyed like the Alphas, or as an omega who could coerce Nick to do something with his omega ‘magic’. Both Brody and Nick grew in the story, which I liked. The other characters remained the same.

There’s still too many words like ‘knew, felt, obviously, clearly,' etc, which means the author hasn’t improved their writing skills over the series. There’s also still too much telling instead of showing. I want to feel but the overuse of words like I mentioned don’t make that happen. There is however, fewer sex scenes, which I liked. I prefer character development. However, when there was sex between Nick and Brody, it was hot. The pack didn’t really have any sex scenes, except for this very strange abbreviated scene, which is no more than a paragraph or so. There's never a full scene of the whole pack having sex with Sam including Brody. All there is, is Nick whispering in Brody's ear as Brody is penetrating Sam. Very, very disappointing.

I was set to give this story four stars until I read the ending chapters and the conclusion. Nick gets involved with Mike and Rusty’s business and his involvement and subsequent investigation seemed tacked on. Then when Sam and Rusty confront a local pack involved with the investigation, the book reaches an abrupt halt and I mean abrupt. It read like a cliffhanger and I couldn’t figure out why it ended the way it did. So in the end I can’t give The Beta’s Test any more than 3 Stars. I’d still recommend it to others because it gives background on Brody and Nick.

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Penumbra1 | 1 outra resenha | Oct 11, 2022 |
The Omega Learns a Lesson is the third book in the series ‘The Protection of the Pack.’ It stars the same characters from book three, Sam, Rusty, Mike, Nick and Brody. It’s pretty much porn although there’s a little plot to get the porn started. In this book the povs are limited to Sam and Rusty whereas previous books have included all the characters’ povs. If you wanted to skip reading this story, you’re not missing anything because it doesn’t add to the previous stories or characters.

2.5 Stars


This is a short story that doesn’t pick up the plotline after book three. The previous book ended rather abruptly and in this one the timeline seems to have jumped ahead a month or so. Sam has spent the last three days at his work and not returned to the pack. Rusty has come to get him because that isn’t how an omega/pack member should behave.

I didn’t particularly care for what felt like the ‘magic cock cure’ in this story. The author explains why Rusty behaved that way, but I guess since I’m not a werewolf I didn’t particularly care for the methods. As I mentioned, it was the magical dick that can cure any ill, and that doesn’t work for me. In fact, it wasn’t just one cock, it was all the cocks from the pack members. When Sam returned home it was a gang-bang, and no matter how much Sam or Rusty tried to convince the readers that Sam held the group together, especially since they all had sex with him, they didn’t convince me. It just felt like they were using him and putting him in his place which didn’t sit well with me. Maybe I’ve grown jaded with all the sex happening in the books. I guess it’s the author’s werewolf lore that she’s created and I’m just not buying it. But probably other people will since many readers like the sex.

In the end, this book didn’t fit into the series other than as an issue the author wanted to cover about Sam’s insecurity and turning it into a pornfest. If the storyline had been expanded around a plot and the sex woven into the plot, it would’ve been more interesting. The Omega Learns a Lesson is going to get 2 Stars because it's a scene that I feel should've been included in Book Three and not as a book on it's own. It could've easily been woven into the previous story. Also, the author’s writing still hasn’t improved.

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Penumbra1 | Oct 11, 2022 |

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