Unleashed
Written by Sara Humphreys
Narrated by Arika Rapson
3.5/5
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And shock turns to terror as Samantha falls prey to the deadly enemy determined to destroy the Amoveo, and the only chance she has to come into her true powers is to trust in Malcolm to show her the way.
Sara Humphreys
Sara Humphreys loves writing hot heroes and heroines with moxie but above all, she adores a satisfying happily-ever-after. A former actress and professional public speaker, Sara lives in New York with her husband, their four amazing sons, and two adorable pups. When she's not writing or hanging out with the men in her life, she can be found working out with Shaun T in her living room or chatting with readers on Facebook.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Samantha is a struggling artist in the Big Apple, waiting for her lucky break. When Sam's thirtieth birthday arrives, she is consumed by the dreams of a man telling her to return to her childhood home. As she settles back into her grandmother's beach house, Malcom, her mysterious neighbor, introduces himself, sparking Sam's flame and ultimately revealing to her the truth of his nature. Passion and mystery dwell within the pages of Sara Taney Humphrey's "Unleashed," magically leading the reader through the rousing and paradox world of The Amoveo Legend. The story that transpires will unleash the animal within you. -Nely Cab, Author of Creatura
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/52,5 stars.
Mildly entertaining, but not really great. The "friends to lovers" storyline just doesn't work so well for me - it bans the best part of romance imo: the falling in love, the mounting tension etc.
Here it was "I was in love with her/him forever", but something always prevented coming together - bad timing. And both MCs seemed quite inconsistent to me - first he knew all along that she was in love with him forever, then he was insecure. She was described as "prudish" in her college days, but so wanton later on that she masturbates while he supposedly lies sleeping beside her, just not able to contain her, well, horniness. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Since starting my blog I have discovered so many authors and books that I know I would not have come across otherwise. Whether it is through publishers, fellow bloggers or just being online more, I have found new genres and books that I have come to love. My favorite among these is paranormal romance. This genre continues to surprise me with all the different facets and has consumed my bookshelf. While Unleashed is a paranormal romance, it is not the typical format I have come to expect from this genre. Most paranormal romance books have the same basic makeup. They have a paranormal element, the main focus is usually just one couple that switches in each book in the series, there is villain looming in the distance that runs constant throughout the series and the male protagonists is usually an alpha male type. The alpha males are typically rough around the edges and can be crass, but in Unleashed, Malcolm should be categorized as a gentleman. He is still very much a take charge kind of guy and does not take orders easily, but he is more refined. I actually don’t think he cursed once in the book, which is not a negative; I am just so used to alphas being so domineering, it took me a little while to get used to Malcolm.The flip side to that is how incredibly patient and amazing Malcolm was with Samantha. In his culture, once you find your mate both parties accept the mating right away without issues. But Samantha has grown up thinking she was a human her entire life, so she does not accept the idea of having a mate easily. Poor Malcolm has been losing his powers and his mind looking for Samantha and if she rejects him, he will eventually die a slow painful death. Even with his life at stake, he never pushes her to choose him or live in his world. He goes slow with her, introducing her to his world a little chunk at a time and begins to gain her trust. I appreciated Sara showing us a different side to an alpha male and grew to love Malcolm and his compassion for Samantha. Their love does have a slow build to it, but their obvious passion for each other burned white hot.While I did enjoy a new take on shifters and learning about a new culture, I wished that Sara had given us a little more detail about how this species came to be and what life in their world is like. There were moments in the book where Malcolm talked to Samantha about their culture, but there was no dialogue, so we as the reader did not get to hear all the details. I love learning about new mythology and I really missed that in this book. This is the first book in this series though, so hopefully as it progresses we will get more insight into how this group of shifters lives and where and how they originated.There were a couple of pages in the book where we get into the mind of the villain briefly, which I always find interesting. I had a couple of ideas about who the bad guy was, but Sara did pull out a few of surprises towards the end. I obviously cannot reveal the identity of the villains, but I know this revelation will rock the Amoveo world and will have repercussions in future books.I have to mention Samantha’s friend Kerry. We don’t see her until later in the book, but I fell in love with her instantly. She has a sarcastic sense of humor and a realistic outlook on life that I appreciated. I am excited that she is going to be the focus for the next book along with, Dante who we get to see briefly when he is helping protect Samantha. I always like getting a preview of future couples so I have some idea of where the overall story is going to go next. It also helps us to get to know the characters better and how they fit into this world. I already love Kerry, so I am sure I will enjoy reading about how she gets involved in the Amoveo world in the future.Overall, I think this is a great start to a new interesting series. It was a good solid read, but I was not blown away by it. I wished we learned more about the mythology and had some of the characters developed just a little more. However, I had a smile on my face when I finished the book. The overall romance was just so sweet and I really enjoyed Samantha and Malcolm’s courtship. Samantha was so precious to Malcolm and he handled her with extreme care at every turn, even when she was fighting him. I am very interested to see where Sara is going to take this story next when the next book, Untouched, is released next year.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Samantha has had enough of New York. Enough of not selling her art and enough of not finding Mr. Right, so she moves back home. She has definitely noticed some changes. Like her sexy neighbor Malcolm.Malcolm tells her of the shape-shifting Amoveo clans and it seems unbelievable to her. That they really exists and she is one of them. An Amoveo hasn't been attacked or killed since Sam's parents. But with her return she's in much danger. The enemy has their sights set on both her and Malcolm.I'm a sucker for true mate stories and this one sucked me right in. Unleashed is a story of dreams and shape-shifters. Both Samantha and Malcolm were great characters to read about. Their romance was sweet and passionate. An enthralling story. One of the things I enjoyed was that the author didn't just stick with one animal. The Amoveo Clans shape-shifters are all different kinds of animals. Sure keeps things interesting. Ms. Humpreys has created a fantastic world, a unique one too. Her world will leave you wanting more.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I read ROCK ME, LEAVE ME BREATHLESS, and UNLEASHED in backwards order, and by the time I got to UNLEASHED I think I was just checking items off my TBR queue. It should have been a good romance over all, and I'm still not convinced that it isn't, but on the whole I am abivalent to the series. There's nothing memorable one way or another to bring me back.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Unleashed
3.5 Stars
Predictable and unoriginal but a cute read nonetheless.
Shapeshifting clans with special abilities, fated mates and racist enemies have all been done before and Humphreys doesn’t add anything new to the mix. In fact, she seems to throw it all together into one big cauldron just to cover all her bases.
This is particularly evident in the world building. The Amovea are interesting and have potential but not enough information is provided concerning their origins, culture and norms. Moreover, they have too many abilities – telepathy, teleportation, pyrokinesis, shapeshifting – all in one character is truly excessive and leaves no room for unique characterization or development.
Malcolm and Sam have adequate chemistry but their romance is uninspired. Malcolm has an almost gothic sophistication but never manages to completely pull it off perhaps because he more beta than alpha in comparison to the almost larger than life Prince of the Amoveo. Although Sam is wary of Malcolm and the new life that he represents, she is too accepting of the drastic changes that occur relatively quickly. Nevertheless, she is strong and independent and handles Malcom’s overbearing and possessive tendencies very well even though this ultimately gets her into trouble.
The suspense plot is also weak. To begin with there are too many villains and none are particularly scary or chilling. The ex-boyfriend stalker is more smarmy than creepy, the Cadeo hunter is slightly better in this area but ultimately comes across as spineless and weak-willed, and the silent partner is so obvious at one point that the “revelation” at the end is completely superfluous.
The secondary characters are decent particularly the grandmother and the butler. However, they remind me of the identical characters in Elizabeth Hunter’s A Hidden Fire but without the personality and wit. The other Amoveo members are, however, interesting enough for me to continue with the series.