Review: When He’s Dark - Suzanne Wright

When He’s Dark by Suzanne Wright
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ stars

When He’s Dark is book one in the Olympus Pride series by Suzanne Wright. The story is a slow burn paranormal read which focuses on cat shifters Bree Dwyer and Alex Deveraux. Bree is an independent, Omega, Pallas Cat shifter who knows her place in her pride (even though people keep coming to her for help). She knows that her ‘true mate’ is crazy and not some one she wants to be with, much to the chagrin of his family who is also as crazy as he is and he has been missing for some time, but when other shifters start to be murdered and people come after Bree, his death may not be as final as she first thought.

Enter the stoic and grumpy wolverine, Alex who has always had an attraction to Bree but has done nothing about it, until now. He’s not going to stand for the way some people treat Bree, and he is definitely not going to wait for her ‘true mate’ to show up and make things difficult, especially when his own beast is imprinting on Bree and wants her for himself!

This book was an easy read with some great characters, snarky comments and some action that keeps you guessing. The banter between Alex and Bree is great and at times can be quite funny. Secondary characters like Alex’s mum really help make the book a page turner as they get right to the heart of the problem, which is both Bree and Alex being stubborn about what they feel for each other. I really enjoyed the twist and turns that this story offered when it came to Paxton and who he was (literally a psycho) and how his family reacted to his ‘death’ and how they intertwined themselves within Bree’s life.

There isn’t a huge fighting scene in this book which you normally see within other shifter romances. Instead, the drama is mainly focused on Bree and what she goes through with her mate as well as her place as a dominant Omega within the pride, which makes it different from other books and although we do get a lot about Alex and his feelings for Bree, I would say that this is definitely Bree’s story. Overall, a well written story which has made me want to read more of this series!

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