4 out of 5 stars
E-book. Kindle Unlimited. 232 pages. Published July 23rd 2019
Blurb:
Sawyer Smith’s life is a hot mess.
Hot, because he’s found six of his eight mates. To say things are heating up between them is putting it mildly.
A mess, because he’s the Chosen One, the son of a goddess with no powers of his own, tasked with fixing the broken magic in his world… and he has no clue how to do it.
With every new layer of mystery that’s revealed, Sawyer’s doubts about his abilities get stronger. To complicate matters, Sawyer is growing weaker by the day. Meanwhile, his newest guardian, the one he’s calling Yellow Eyes, refuses to reveal himself.
With time running out, Sawyer’s desperate enough to make a daring move — one that’s potentially deadly for him and his mates. Because at the end of the day, if there’s nothing ventured… there’s Nothing Gained.
Likes:
- Yellow Eyes.
- More information revealed.
- Good to get back to the main story.
- Sawyer finally takes action.
- Got to meet Draco’s parents.
- Good action at the end.
Dislikes:
- Lots of recap.
- Joash’s name.
I always have a notebook nearby when I’m reading so I can jot things down about the story. And my first note is literally ‘lots of recap.’ Which sums up my feelings towards the beginning of the book.
I understand the need for a refresher. For those reading the books in the author’s suggested reading order, there have been two books since the last Chosen One novel. Not to mention the big reveal at the end of Next to Nothing that Sawyer is the son of the Mother goddess, and that his past self intentionally wiped all his memories. The way the recap was worked into the story did make sense, but it definitely dragged down the beginning.
Things soon picked up, at least in terms of new information. Sawyer meets with all kinds of people, gathering little tidbits of information or gifts to help him in the coming fight. It was nice to see the story finally coming together. The tension has slowly been rising, and now the final battle is in sight.
It was nice to finally meet Draco’s parents and learn a little about dragons. I absolutely hated that one of Draco’s fathers was named Joash. Every time I saw it, it looked like a typo of the name Josh.
The whole deal with Sawyer’s seventh guardian – who he called Yellow Eyes since the guy wouldn’t come close – was an interesting twist. Normally, Sawyer’s mates have been drawn to him. To finally have one who doesn’t immediately get in his pants was a nice change. Not to mention the reason why he was so reluctant.
The book does have some good action at the end. It set things up nicely for the final book, which I’m eager to get started on.
Be sure to check out the rest of the series – Sweet Nothings (The Chosen One #0.5), The Trouble with Love (The Chosen One #0.75), Santa Trouble (The Chosen One #0.76), All or Nothing (The Chosen One #1), Nothing Ventured (The Chosen One #2), Hell on Earth (Hellhound Champions #1), Double or Nothing (The Chosen One #2.5), Next to Nothing (The Chosen One #3), Give Him Hell (Hellhound Champions #3)
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