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Penelope Peters

Auteur van Ben's Bakery and the Hanukkah Miracle

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Werken van Penelope Peters

The Omega Nanny (2016) 11 exemplaren
The Prince and the Omega (2017) 7 exemplaren
Camp Lake Omega (2017) 7 exemplaren
The Country Alpha: Ned's Story (2016) 4 exemplaren
What Happens at Bonded Beach (2018) 2 exemplaren
Hands-On Hanukkah (2021) 2 exemplaren
The Alpha's Fake Mate (2020) 1 exemplaar
The Omega's Missing Mate (2020) 1 exemplaar

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It should have been much better. I guess it was too slow, and both parties were too insecure for my taste. Plus, the author kept hinting hinting hinting at the backstories but man, I gave up before the beans were spilled.
 
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AnneMarieMcD | 2 andere besprekingen | Jan 16, 2024 |
I received Camp Lake Omega through the Goodreads ‘Don’t Buy My Love’ program. We meet Zachary Ito the Alpha director of Camp Alpha-by-the-Lake, and Jim Smith, the lone Omega camp counselor at Camp Lake Omega. This story is told in first person with alternating povs.



This story revolves around Zachary refusing to fall under the influence of an omega and losing himself in an omega’s heat. Jim is surer of himself and pursues Zach convincing him that they can just have a summer fling. Jim is a latent omega, meaning he doesn’t give off the omega scent that drives Alphas wild because Jim is still sort of bonded to his deceased mate, but at the same unbonded.

I consider this story more in the alternate universe and fantasy genre because I don’t remember it mentioning anything about humans. Zach and Jim share attributes with wolves, but they aren’t shifters. They are humanoid with animal characteristics. At one point Jim is worried about actual wolves and bears in the woods. If he was a shifter, he’d have no need to worry. The Alphas have the usual ability to knot, but the omegas have no balls. It’s even hinted that female Alphas may have penises or the ability to create a penis when needed.

I liked the main characters, Jim the most. He was confident and not the usual subservient type of omega in many other books. Zach was more tightly wound, always worried of succumbing to omega pheromones. With Jim not exhibiting the usual omega traits, the two werewolves were able to get to know each other without the usual werewolf rules and drives constraining them. The one thing I didn’t like was that there was too much monologue, with the characters explaining their thoughts and feelings. It felt like someone was lecturing to me.

There are some grammar mistakes but not so much to ruin the story for me. I didn’t like the way the mother omegas were portrayed, not only Jim’s mother, but another mother. The author characterized them as hand wringing, worrisome creatures that needed calming or placating. The ‘don’t worry your pretty little head, your children will be fine,’ sort of response from the counselors. I found it disrespectful of women who are mothers. Another issue I had came at the end. I don’t mind mpreg, what I didn’t like was the kids calling Jim, ‘mom.’ Maybe I’m looking at this from a human viewpoint, but if two men marry, why would one be called ‘mom’ even if they had children? Why not variations of ‘dad, pop, father, etc.?’ Maybe that’s something that male omegas are called once they have a family, but I found it disrespectful in an odd way. It’s as if calling Jim, mom, negated who he was, a male omega, not a female omega.

Camp Lake Omega is a different kind of Alpha/omega story with characters that aren’t shifters, but who share wolf characteristics. There are some characterization issues I had that might be personal, but I also found disrespectful about omegas and females in general. A fast, entertaining read, I give this book 3 Stars.

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Penumbra1 | 2 andere besprekingen | Oct 11, 2022 |
I really enjoyed this read; all the characters worked (even the tween hockey boys), and Ben and Adam were good for each other. I’ve been immersed in Check, Please! fanfic lately, so I basically read this as a Jack and Bitty AU (which it may have well been—it’s too coincidental to not be) which was fun.
 
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spinsterrevival | 2 andere besprekingen | Dec 13, 2021 |
Not completely a 4 star, but deserves more than a 3.

This was in fact a fun & easy book to read. And to be honest, it would have been a solid 4 star if not for a pet peeve of mine that turned up at the very end of the book. Why, oh why do some omegaverse writers insist on having the omega partner being called "mom" by any kids they have. Please, please, please stop this!
 
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ShazOV | 2 andere besprekingen | Feb 10, 2021 |

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11
Leden
70
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4.0
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11
ISBNs
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