4.5 Sexy Shifter Stars!!!!!
I am a huge fan of Suzanne Wright. I just absolutely adore her style of writing and how she always has witty, sarcastic, strong lead female characters and her stubborn, strong, sexy alpha male hero’s. Fierce Obsessions is Tao and Riley’s story which is the 6th book in the Phoenix Series. I feel that Suzanne Wright did a great job explaining the other characters which is great for anyone who is not familiar with this series, they could easily pick this up as a standalone but for better understanding and enjoyment I do recommend reading the entire series- it is one of my all-time favorites.

We were originally introduced to Tao in Feral Sins, he is the Head Enforcer of the Phoenix Pack and one of the original members who formed the pack with Trey as teenagers. Tao is extremely loyal to his pack and not someone who handles any form of change well including accepting new members to the pack. Riley is a raven shifter and a new character who was introduced to us in Savage Urges. Riley was previously living at the Shelter for Loan Shifters protecting the two children Savannah and Dexter who were eventually adopted by the Phoenix pack.

One of my all-time favorite things about a series from Suzanne Wright is the interactions with her other characters that we already know and love. She manages to show us diehard fans the characters we love without taking away from the story we are reading. It’s the perfect combination which always brings me back for more.

I really enjoyed Tao and Riley’s story, and loved watching how they evolved from a mutual dislike to having so much more. Tao doesn’t like change and was very weary of Riley, Savannah and Dexter from the very first. He was concerned due to the reputation of loan shifters and worried for his pack members. Riley while extremely attracted to Tao didn’t care for his dislike of her. And while both Riley and Tao continued to argue the sexual tension between them was off the charts.

I really enjoyed learning about Riley’s past with her flock and uncles, along with more about what makes Tao tick. I don’t want to give too much away but seeing another relationship between an inter-species couple was really fun to read about and I can’t wait to see what happens if or when one of these couples has their first child. I really enjoyed that the mating between Riley and Tao was completely different than all the other couples in both the Phoenix and Mercury Pack Books.

I would defiantly recommend this book to anyone who loves a good shifter romance with a strong female heroine and sexy growly alpha male hero. In fact I highly recommend the entire series.

**ARC courtesy of Montlake Romance, via Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review**

I have almost all of Suzanne Wright's books, and I liked them. But I really loved this one.
This is her best story yet! I love when with every book, the author just keeps getting better and better with the story, the characters, the setting, etc.
As always, I'm looking forward to the next one!

Fierce Obsessions is a quick, fun, enjoyable read. Anyone who is already a fan of Suzanne will definitely like it.

Suzzane Wright never disappoints. I just loved this book from start to finish. Her books are such a pleasure to read and I always get lost in the world she creates. That's what I call an amazing author. I won't go into the story, that's what the blurb is for. All I'm going to say is that I loved both main characters (plus the kids) :) If you like good story with lots of "heat" and love you'll love this one.
Please do yourself a favor and read this book you won't regret it, I promise!

I wanted to like this book, but I just felt meh about it. I was not connected to the characters. I'm not sure if it's a case of its me not you or if there really wasn't chemistry between Tao and Riley.

The book begins with Tao and Riley having had what she thinks is a one night stand. I think this intro to the story bugged me the most. Tao was already acting couple-y, so I felt like I didn't get that slow yearn for them to be together. It was them all at once and Tao demanding a relationship straight away.

To be honest I didn't really remember Riley much and, again, I'm not sure if its because it's been a while since I last read the books, or if it's because Riley didn't stand out too much. Either way I kept going WHO? There are also a lot of characters to remember and since they continue to expand occasionally reminding readers who the person is, aside from the Alphas, would be helpful, at least for me.

Riley and Tao weren't bad together, it's just that their relationship is kind of established early on, even with all Riley's internalizing that there wasn't much to enjoy. Not the new fluttery feelings, or much romance. It just didn't come through for me. I wanted it too, I also kept finding myself wandering and kind of being annoyed and board.

But once the conflict started showing up, I was slightly more engaged. I kept trying to figure out who might the shooter be as I had no idea or clue. Which is something I enjoy guessing. And there is a secondary conflict as well that I also found kind of annoying, actually I kind of wondered if we <spoiler> met this character before at the Shelter. Ramon is a mob type guy who wants Taryn to heal his brother's brain tumor. At risk to herself. *eye roll* But I thought we met him before, but the book makes it seem he's new so *shrugs* I guess he's new. (Ryan's book might hold the answer) </spoiler>

Anyways I still enjoyed seeing the gang and all that, it was interesting about Raven shifters and I enjoy the new species aspect. I can't wait for Dom to get a mate. That is going to be hilarious.

<i>This book was given to me for free by the publishers via Netgalley, all views expressed in this review are mine and mine alone. </i>

So another book that did not quite fit to my taste. I love SW and I know there is enough you can write before all the stories start blurring together and I feel she is at that point. The last book I read from her was Force of Temptation and I had issues with it's repetitiveness and this did nothing to help that. It was the same cycle all over again.

The introduction of a new specie in the series is a good one but we aren't given much info on ravens except the fact that they sleep when they are wounded. The issue with Riley and her pack was another thing. The search for the culprit behind the attacks was almost lackadaisical, considering that Trey and Taryn are both mental, I figured there would be no stone un-turned to find out who was responsible, instead they went on their way and then got angry when something happened.

The bit with Greta, I get it, she's a bitch that likes ruffling feathers but if there is someone like that that always causes trouble, and she has for the past 6 books if i'm not mistaken, then I would expect the alpha to have a sit-down with her even if she raised him or whatnot. It just gets tedious to read about her creating trouble without any repercussions.

Riley is a raven staying with the Phoenix pack. She wakes up from a hangover and naked in bed with Tao. Tao is a wolf shifter and a Guardian for the Phoenix pack. She is invited back to her flock for her uncles anniversary party. Tao goes with her and can't keep their hands off each other.
Someone is shooting at Riley and her flock. They believe it's because of an incident that happened several years ago and they blame her. Tao wants to go back home but she doesn't want to leave her uncles. But he talks her into it so whoever was after her would follow them and they'd catch them.
Now he'll do anything to keep her safe and his.
Funny, suspenseful, smoking hot, and of course the crazy Greta. I love Mrs Wright's books, they always make me laugh and need a cigarette ( if I smoked ).

amazing book i loved every word in it...
thanks suzanne for writing such a funny, loving, strong characters.
thanks montlake romance for giving me ARC

a good read

Love Riley and Tao together. I became interested in Riley's character in book 2 and was hoping to see her with one of the guys. Mrs. Wright does an excellent job of giving each member of the pack their own story while still prominently including all the characters from previous books. Here's hoping that Ivy is the next member to join the pack, they could use a witch.

I absolutely loved this book !
I have read every single book of Suzanne Wright and they are all awesome.
Suzanne never write's a bad book.
I read this book within an hour.
Suzanne is awesome !

I love reading this author's books. I don't think she could write a bad one. This was a great addition to the series. I love how the author is introducing new shifter species into her stories. In this one we get to experience raven shifters which I don't think I have read about before.
I can't wait for the next book!

**ARC kindly provided via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**

I was so excited to get an early copy of this! Yay! Thanks NetGalley! I love Suzanne Wright's books - never hesitate to buy her books !

This was Tao and Riley's story and it fit in very nicely with the rest of the series. Starting fro Mckenna and Ryan's story you could tell there was so much potential and chemistry between Riley and Tao. I was eagerly awaiting their story. I love that Suzanne let them be side characters for two books before jumping in. And she did not disappoint! There was plenty of action, drama, and steam between things happening in Riley's former flock (love that! flocka flocka flock!) and then outside issues trying to hurt the Phoenix Pack.

FANTASTIC READ!! Eagerly awaiting the next installment!

I love the author. This book was sexy and funny. Tao and Riley are a great couple. The plot was a letdown but the book was good.

I love this author and I usually find her characters to be really compelling and interesting. However, in this book the characters were just ok and I wasn't massively blown away by the plot either. Honestly, this book was quite a bit let down. That being said, I still love the way author writes and I'm looking forward to whatever books she releases in the future.

Loved it! This was a little more fast paced then other books. But I loved it none the less. I love this series and want to read more of them!

This was absolutely safe with no cheating!

Suzanne Wright is one of my favorite paranormal authors, and I’ve enjoyed the heck out of the Phoenix Pack series. When the opportunity arose to review Fierce Obsessions, I shouted gimme! I devoured this book in one afternoon. I was stuck at home waiting for a delivery, but I’m certain I would have found another ‘excuse’ to be stuck at home had that not been the case because this book was just as good as the previous ones in the series.

First off, I liked how the story began. We dove right in. Unfortunately, that means that those of you who haven’t been following the series may be a little lost. My response to that is – go read the other books! Trust me, you won’t regret it.

I wasn’t sure what to think of Riley in the previous novels, but I really liked her here. She was one tough broad but damaged and realistic. I think we’d be great friends. We haven’t really gotten much about Tao before either except that he’s a dominant male who doesn’t talk much and says what he thinks. Turns out that’s a major turn on. Yep, Tao was hot. H.O.T. Hot.

I love how these stories are not only love stories but suspense and mystery as well. Trying to unravel who was after Riley – or were they after the flock? or maybe the pack? – kept me flipping through pages as fast as I could. The story was a bit convoluted. Teenage drama and female fights aren’t really my thing, but it was realistic, interesting to read, and kept me on the edge of my seat until the last page.

If you love shifter novels, you need to read this one.