All for Knot: Book One (The Packverse #1)
by Ember Blaze
My Rating: 4 stars
Genre: Omegaverse
Age Category: Adult
Type of romance: Polyamory
Blurb:
It’s the night before my wedding, and I just found out my beta fiancé is cheating on me.When I receive a series of texts from the other woman, complete with photos and screenshots, I have to make a choice.
Option #1: Roll over and take it, because that’s what everyone expects from people like me.
Option #2: Maturely contact him before the wedding and call things off.
Option #3: Show up at the church in full bridal regalia and blow up his effing life.
Guess which option I chose?
Revenge is sweet, right up until he destroys me in turn, leaving me with nothing and no one. Penniless, with no job, no family, and no place to live, I accept help from the charismatic owners of Club Zephyr, London’s hottest new adult nightspot.
Gruff ex-constable Spencer, who plays white knight on his days off. Silver-tongued Hamid, whose hidden depths are even darker than mine. Aloof Xavier, with his tragic past and lonely present. And sweet, broken Angel, whose trust issues pulse through his veins like fresh blood.
Our sharp edges should slice each other to ribbons, but instead, we slot together like puzzle pieces. I never wanted a pack, but now I’m second-guessing myself. As we inch closer, I feel myself sliding into a new kind of danger.
It’s easy to say “no strings attached,” but how long can I keep my heart unbound?
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All for Knot is a 153,000-word alphomic non-shifter duology, first published on Kindle Vella. It contains M/M. Don’t let the slow burn fool you; this crew is scorching hot.
My Review
I really liked Ember Blaze’s first series and had bought this one when it released, now I was in the right mood to read it and I had a great time reading this book. Juni is in a tough situation with her fiancé cheating on her, losing her job and then most of her money and possessions. She accepts the help from a friendly alpha who offers his help and then she starts living together with the omega of the pack. They grow closer and she grows closer to the alphas as well.
While I really liked the Secret pack series, this one I might enjoy even more so far. There is less danger and suspense, but there’s plenty going on with Juni landing in a difficult situation and needing help. I liked reading about Juni, Angel, Spencer, Hamid and Xavier. The relationship between Juni and Angel gets the most focus and I loved seeing how they helped each other and were there for the other. There are some great scenes involving Spencer and Hamid as well and I liked getting to know them. Xavier keeps his distance from Juni and only toward the end the reason for this gets revealed.
This book has it’s sad moments as all characters have been gone through some tough stuff. Especially the scene were Juni and Angel open up about their traumatic pasts was heartbreaking and that made it all the sweeter to see them find some happiness. There is plenty of steam as well, but it takes a while to get there, but I liked the build up and felt it made the steam even better when they do get there. I liked the steamy scenes, there is some kink involved and plenty of variety in the steamy scenes so far. There is a lot of focus on consent and checking in with each other during the steamy scenes, which I liked.
My favorite part was seeing these broken and hurting characters get a bit of healing and grow throughout the book. I liked seeing how protective the alphas were of the omegas and do anything to keep them safe. I really liked seeing them all interact together and can’t wait to see how they grow even closer in the next book.
To summarize: I really enjoyed this book. I liked reading about Juni, Angel, Spencer, Hamid and Xavier and seeing them grow closer. The most focus is on Juni and Angel’s relationship and later Spencer and Hamid as well, while Xavier mostly keeps his distance. There are some sad parts with the traumatic pasts of some of the characters, but mostly it has a hopeful tone. I liked the sweet parts and the growing relationship and in the later part of the book there is plenty of steam as well. I liked the steamy scenes. I look forward to the next book and seeing these characters grow even closer.
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