This is a short story shifter bully romance, that Follows the perspective of the two love interests. I love shifter romances; they are one of my favorite sub genres, so I was super excited to pick this one up. However, because it has a bully trope, I am very particular about how it's done and the reason behind it. The explanation used for it in this story was really lacking and I don’t really like the type of message it sends. Because this story was so short and there was not a lot of time for the development of an actual relationship, so it just felt like she just forgave him because of true mate bond, and it all felt unsatisfactory. The writing was ok, but I found the spicy a bit awkward. I don’t think that this short story is for me, while I like shifter romance, but there were just several elements that did not work.
I received this advanced ebook, via Netgalley. This review is my own honest opinion.

I love a good fated mates trope which is why I decided to give this a go. Sprinkle in some good old enemies to lovers banter and I’m sold! I do wish there had been more spice, but that’s just my preference.

It was a cute story and I’d pick up another one of Sam Crescent’s books in the future.

I received this book as an ARC through Netgalley. Thank you for the early read,

I love reading books that are paranormal/supernatural./romance. This book does get 4/5 stars from me. That being said this was a read that was simple and really overdone. Like all paranormal books, it is about a mate who was bullied. The bully ended up being her mate. The bully realized what he did and waited for her to make it up. Total reap what you sow and karma vibes. I would recommend this to someone who likes the idea of a redemption romance.

I read this author but I don't read shifter books. That said once I got around all of that this was a good story and the characters all seemed to go together with the story. A good story if you are into these types of books.

I loved the romance, loved the s*x, loved the entire wolf pack and fated mates vibe going on but I’m giving this a four star since I wish I could truly see the actual change, through his actions, attitude, etc., of Klaus. A part of me felt that the romance was so fast because Poppy got with Klaus even if he bullied her and I couldn’t see the actual change in him. I understand that it’s a novella yet legitimate, readable change that’s clear would’ve been great to see. I ship Poppy and Klaus though, and this book makes for a pretty good quick romance read!

Thanks to Net Galley and Evernight Publishing for this eARC in exchange for my honest review.

One of my guilty pleasures is romance novels, especially with fantasy aspects. I LOVE the alpha/mates/bully plots.

I enjoyed this story but I feel it started at such a weird place in regards to the plot. We miss all the buildup and are thrown in right after the characters realize they’re mates. There was also more tell instead of show moments.

Overall, it was a good escape.

This is one female wolfs story of being bullied through her school years only to find out the wolf doing the bullying is her mate.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own

Klaus is the alpha’s son and a bully. Poppy is full figured and beautiful and was the one being bullied by Klaus. They are wolf shifters and at eighteen they go through their first transition. As soon as they do, they know they are mates. But Poppy wants nothing to do with him because of the way he bullied her. The longer they wait, the harder it is to control their animals. Can Poppy forgive Klaus for his past behavior?

Great little story. Enemies to lovers. Shifters. Sexual tension.

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Klaus was a bit of a jerk, but he definitely owned up to all his mistakes. I don't blame Poppy for wanting to take things slow after the abuse he heaped on her over the years.

I received an ARC copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Rating: 2.5 ✨️

Rejected/Bullied mate books are one of my guilty pleasures, so I wanted to give this one a try. I do have some critiques, but overall, I think this book had potential and I would be interested to see how this author can grow moving forward.
My first "issue" with this book is that it started in a weird place regarding the overall plot. We start out with Poppy and Klaus arguing over wanting to tell others about them being mates. This way, we've skipped over the bullying, them actually discovering that they're mates, Poppy's first shifting... I think it would have served the book more to have it start earlier on. It felt like the action had already happened.
Furthermore, I felt that the author leaned towards the "tell, don't show" approach, with sentences such as "Klaus felt..." and "This happened like this." This writing style often leads readers to skimming pages rather than attentively read them. The sentence structures were also a bit odd at times.
However, I really liked the characters. I felt like they had a lot of potential and I enjoyed reading about them, especially Poppy and Klaus (the main characters).
Like I said, I think the book itself had a lot of potential!
I would also recommend adding acknowledgements or a foreword at the end of the book. It helps readers feel more connected with the author. That's just a suggestion though!

What a great addition to this alpha mate series. Sam definitely knows how to write an alpha male that is always wanting his woman. I have enjoyed each book in this series and hope there is more.

This book was so cute and really enjoyable to read. It tells the story of two shifter mates who never thought they’d turn out to be mates. Klaus, the MMC bullied Poppy all through childhood, and she’d hated him for it. When they turned out to be true mates after her first shift, she despised the mating bond between them and tried to ignore it at every moment. They didn’t tell anyone they were mates, and Klaus spent all the time he could, trying to prove to her how sorry he was. Things get a little complicated when a neighboring pack comes for a visit and the Alpha’s son wants to mate with Poppy and make her his wife, even without the true mate bond. Poppy and Klaus will have to decide if they really want one another and if they’re ready to be honest with the pack, the Alpha, and Poppy’s mom about why they hid their bond for so long. I love enemies to loves style romances, and this one was no different. Absolutely adorable and it made my heart smile. I definitely want to read more books like this in the future.

I love Sam Crescent. I really enjoyed Poppy and Klaus story. Being bullied and not liking him to loving and mated. It's well written and at first I did not enjoy Klaus because of his bullying history. But its a great book . Another amazing read by Sam Crescent.

Shape Shifting? Handsome men? Festy, strong Women? Yes, Please! I really enjoyed the story of Poppy and Klaus. I love the possibility of shape shifters! Keep 'em coming, Sam!.