Review: Crash by Zoe Perdita

Published: July 2013

Pages: 236

Synopsis: “Ben Singer, an omega werewolf, has been in love with his former best friend and the alpha scion of their wolf pack, Axel, from the time they were teenagers. Ben thought they were mates, but the rules of their pack kept them apart.

Axel Cross is a fuck-up. The sexy tattooed wolf threw away his chances of ever becoming pack alpha at seventeen, and Ben has no idea why.

When Axel’s uncle kicks Ben out of their Pittsburgh pack, it’s the chance the omega has been waiting for. Then Axel demands to accompany the smaller wolf. The only problem is Ben wants to run away for good – away from the pack Axel’s uncle decided the omega should join and away from Axel.

But Axel doesn’t take ‘no’ for an answer. He’s determined to go with Ben, even if the omega doesn’t want him around.

While desire stirs between Axel and Ben, years of heartache haunt them. Can the alpha and omega let go of their past and the old pack in order to find a bright new future together?”

Rating: ***

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Gay werewolf, homophobic pack.

Ben has been in love with Axel for as long as he can remember but has been exiled by the alpha of the pack. When Axel tags along, Ben's mind and emotions are whirring once again.

Crash is the first book in the Westside Wolf Pack series (book 2 titled Burn and book 3 titled Break) and was an easy read that was typical of the m/m paranormal romance genre. The sex scenes fit in with the plot and character development and wasn't just gratuitous. Crash was definitely character driven rather than plot driven. Personally, I would have preferred to be told more about the wolf pack itself, its hierarchy and culture. This would have given the book a lot more background and I think, a lot more depth.

There were some instances of the wrong type of your/you're being used such as "Your James Cross's son?" as opposed to "You're James Cross's son?" I did feel that these were very basic mistakes which should have been picked up during editing.

Did I enjoy Crash? To be honest, I’m not sure. I think I did, but not enough to read books 2 and 3. So from that, you can make what you wish.