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Alpha by Rachel Vincent
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it was amazing
bookshelves: series, shifters, urban-fantasy, love-triangle, favorites

It is going to be damn hard to review this book without spoilers, but here goes nothing.
This was, without a doubt, the most amazing rollercoaster ride of emotions I have ever been on. From anger to anxiety, fear to hatred, joy to love, pain to healing, and everything in between� It was all there and in spades. I must first say I balled my eyes out at least three times and felt my heart break at least six, so be prepared. Yes, you read that right. At least six times. Three of those were for each Faythe, Marc and Jace.

Obviously, the love triangle will be a major concern with most readers. As I know it was a huge reason why I tried reading into every little tidbit that concerned the trio. This was probably the only situation I had some small bits of concern. Again, not much I can say without spoilers, but I was happy, disappointed, resolved, and then happy again. You do not know how bad I want to comment on the finality of this triangle, but I fear it may be the main result everyone is waiting on.
This isn't giving anything away, but I loved it nonetheless. "..there's never been anyone for me but you. Not in my bed, not in my life, and not in my heart. And there never will be."

I felt every emotion and action Faythe was experiencing and wanted all the revenge & bloodshed, love & comfort she deserved with every single turn of the page. You cannot believe how great I felt when the blood finally started to spill, but none of it was without consequences. Just as every action demands recompense in some way, it is not always in the form we would like. As it is proven repeatedly throughout this entire series, though none more than in this final book.

Hope. Finally, there are great things to look forward to. I mean, there was so much hope in the end that I cannot help but be greedy and wish there were another 2+ books to continue with all the possibilities they could encompass. But alas, we will have to figure out the details of how this world continues on our own. (Barring some miracle Rachel announces she will continue in a spin-off!) However, I say the hope is enough to keep me feeling great about the final words splayed out over the last pages.
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Reading Progress

July 9, 2010 – Shelved
July 9, 2010 – Shelved as: shifters
July 9, 2010 – Shelved as: series
July 9, 2010 – Shelved as: urban-fantasy
September 24, 2010 – Started Reading
September 24, 2010 –
page 18
3.81% ""Get out! And if you come back, I swear I'll wear your canines as earrings.""
September 24, 2010 –
page 40
8.47% "Marc didn't want to win by default. He wanted to win for real. Forever."
September 24, 2010 –
page 63
13.35% "OMG Im dying here! "Don't confuse the issue by trying to figure out who loves you the most, or who needs you the most. In the end, it only comes down to one thing: choosing the one you cant live without.""
September 24, 2010 –
page 108
22.88% ""Malone was going to pay, and a mere pound of flesh would not suffice. Justice demanded all one hundred and eighty pounds of him, laid out cold and dead for the earth to reclaim."
Ohh, if only things went as planned in these books. :crosses fingers & toes:"
September 24, 2010 –
page 204
43.22% "Oh Good God I cant breathe...or stop crying."
September 24, 2010 –
page 247
52.33% ""This is the new player. And now its a whole new game."
Woohoo!!"
September 24, 2010 – Finished Reading
September 23, 2011 – Shelved as: love-triangle
July 2, 2013 – Shelved as: favorites

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message 1: by Marissa (last edited Sep 24, 2010 10:12AM) (new) - rated it 5 stars

Marissa I'm so freaking excited! I went to Borders on the off chance they had it in early, like they have had quite a few times, and there it was! As soon as I get home I'm devouring it!


vale pao OMG! I wish I could read it too! Can't wait to see your review!


Marissa If I wasn't so impatient I would wait a few days to read it with others, since I love chatting about books almost as much as the reading! I can't wait for you two to get it as well!


LaSarah lucky!!!


Marissa I had preordered it from amazon (paperback) but it was showing I wouldn't get it until the 5th! So I said screw that and canceled it real quick.
I'm sure I will update a lot while reading, try to give you guys some fun non-spoilery bits if you want!


Darcy I ordered from B&N and they shipped mine today. Hopefully it will come fast.


Marissa Yay! I heard from a few people that B&N shipped early, so hopefully we can get some chatting going on soon!


Heather Book Savvy Babe i'm so jealous of everyone who gets books early! can't wait to read this one, sooooo excited...


message 9: by Mariya (new)

Mariya wow. ur finished already.


Marissa I tried so hard to go slow and savor it. But I just could not seem to put it down for longer than a minute. (Potty breaks and all.) :D


message 11: by Mariya (new)

Mariya haha. i guess its that good then.


Marissa Lmao of course...I finished it last night! I've been wondering if I should take the book back from my mom just to read it again when everyone else does.


Marissa Aw that sucks. I wonder why my Borders had it out early? :/


message 14: by Mariya (new)

Mariya and also barnes and nobles.


Marissa If the store is close I would run down to it and scour the shelves. I actually found Alpha in the romance section, not the fantasy section so look all over! Good luck if you go and let us know if you find it! :)


message 16: by Mariya (new)

Mariya i knoe. i knew it was in the romance section b/c when i was glancing for book 5 before it was in new romance books sections so i knew where to look this time. i had went on B&N wevsite and went to find in store to see if they had it and it said it was in stock so i went down there and yes it was there.


Marissa Mariya, you need to plow through the rest of the books so you can read this one before your spoiled on something important!


message 18: by Mariya (new)

Mariya haha. i wont be going on the shifters group for a while.


vale pao OMG! You're review was amazing. I read every word carefully,lol. You know you can always discuss about the book in the group. I'll join you once I read it, can't wait. Again, I loved your review.


Marissa Aww, thank you! Your too kind. :)
I was scared to start chatting about the book because I know even though you can mark things as spoilers, it still somehow may ruin it for some. So I was waiting for others to start finishing it first.
When will you get yours Vale?


vale pao The 27th, which sucks, but that's how it is. At least I will get to hold the book in my hand and treasure it at my library at home,lol *Geek*. I was being serious though, I bought the whole series. My library keeps getting bigger and bigger. I love it (L).


Marissa Oh I am so with you! I buy and keep all my favorites.
I dust them and whisper sweet nothings to them telling them I will always love & care for them....LOL I have a whole bookshelf dedicated to just my favorite keepers!
Ill be watching to see when you finally get this one and what you think! :)


vale pao lol, I know, sometimes, I even turn like the dude from Lord of the rings, you know the "my precious" guy but with my books. But shh,lol, that's between you and me. haha.


Marissa LMAO :-x :lips sealed: Our secret.


Brandi I'm just reading this book now. I'm almost halfway through it. I'm at the part where someone extremely important to Faythe is killed. Omg, talk about the feels with this book. Honestly the whole series. It took me 2-3 years to read Shift (the 5th in the series) because I wasn't ready for this world to come to an end. I finally finished it a few days ago and now I'm devouring the 6th and final one. I don't reread books. Except for the Tiger's Curse series by Colleen Houck. I just don't like reading something that I already know what's going to happen. This series though, I think might be the exception.

Thankfully there is a spinoff series!!! 😁😁😁 Wildcats. I've got all those waiting to be devoured next. Lol


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