ChocoholicReader's Reviews > Omega Phoenix: Claimed

Rating- 3
Heat- 2.5 just one scene but it’s a group scene
Tropes- MMFMM, fated mates, scent match, omegaverse, multi pov

This book had some very good things going for it, but in other ways it missed the mark. It mixes omegaverse with shapeshifters and mythology. They aren’t just ABO, and they don’t just shift into animals like wolves. They shift into mythological creatures like the hydra, dragons, and centaurs. Sadly, in this first book we don’t really get to see this with the exception of the centaur, but the concept is unique enough to intrigue me.

The first few chapters had me hooked. Cyra’s introductions to her fated mates were fun to read. You could feel how drawn they were to each other without realizing why. Unfortunately, the pace slowed way down after discovering they were mates. It had the feeling that the last 2/3 of the book was supposed to be relationship driven but the relationships failed to be built. With the exception of Max, I couldn’t figure out if she actually even liked the guys. In fact, the most annoying of the men is the only one she exchanged I love you’s with and I couldn’t help but wonder when exactly she went from disliking him to loving him.

I always am desperate to see wrongs righted, and Cyra’s treatment from her parents is a wrong I really want to see avenged. I had to accept that I won’t get to see that when I realized the books weren’t on KU. I downloaded this first on Stuff Your Kindle Day. While this is a series I would have continued if it was free, I am not willing to pay for the additional books.