Alpha

by Rachel Vincent

[Angie]

Alpha was quite the satisfying ending to this awesome series! It was finally time for the Council to officially vote and remove Faythe's father from his seat, but not before they presented some evidence collected in the previous book. They hope to convict Malone of treason, but of course, the Council's backwards laws don't admit the evidence, which brings them to Plan B: war! The prides are nearly evenly divided, but Faythe knows that there is no way they can win without an extra edge. I bet you can guess what the edge will be. The war isn't the only problem Faythe needs to deal with. She still needs to choose between Marc and Jace.

I can't go into a lot of detail on what I enjoyed about Alpha, since it will all be spoilers. I saw several things coming, so they didn't pack as much of a punch as they could have, but that didn't make me any less engaged. The battles were a bit repetitive, since they each followed the same formula, excluding the final one. This made the book feel a bit slow in places, despite the action going on.

Of course, I must comment on the romance. This is what I was most interested in and Alpha does not disappoint! Things are super awkward and tense due to Faythe's relationships with Marc and Jace going public. This is just not done in werecat society. In the beginning, Marc made me mad since he was so mean to Faythe. His anger is justified, but I think it upset me because Jace was being sweet and supportive, while Marc who claims to love Faythe above all things can't even bring himself to look at her. However, I knew who Faythe was going to pick, and he's who I wanted her to pick. Whenever she discussed her predicament with a third party, she never once talked about one of them the same way she spoke about her choice. It was so obvious, even if she didn't realize it until the end. Happy ending!

I really liked Alpha. I'm happy with how everything turned out, despite all of the death and heartbreak to get there. Most of the loose ends seemed to be tied up, except for one that I can think of right away: What happened to Angela, Ethan's girlfriend? She was very noticeably missing, understandably, but I wanted to know if they'll include her in the pride now. And while I thought this was a great way to end, it also felt like just the beginning to me. I definitely want more! Faythe has a lot more trials to face, and I would be interested in reading about those.

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