To Save a Mate

Oh, this is annoying - it is _almost_ an excellent story. The world is interesting, the characters excellently drawn; I was crying and laughing through the first part. It does need some proofreading - wrong words, typos, formatting errors - but although I noticed them they didn't throw me out of the story as the same type of errors will in a weakly-written book. But the middle and end got progressively weaker. The whole thing with the bond pulling them into sex got pretty much skimmed over, until they gave in; then a detailed (almost too detailed, but still hot) sex scene...and it's a week later and she gives in completely. Hey! What _happened_ in that week? How did their relationship grow? Why did she give in, how did he handle show more matters, how did his family get involved... I'll be looking for others by this author, but I really hope she learns somewhere along the way how to write a complete story, not just the high points. show less

A short, sweet, underdeveloped, NA PNR. The premise held promise, but again, underdeveloped. The villain was pathetic and gotten rid of with one paragraph. The whole thing spanned maybe a week, which given the story arc seemed short and inadequate for what was meant to be happening and "overcome". The beginning was fairly strong and I had high hopes, but it fell very flat. I was disappointed at how much so. So why the three stars? Because, I didn't hate it, the writing itself was good enough that the author had me actually crying (in the beginning; before the falling flat). And, the editing didn't make me scream. I just wanted more than the author gave me. It was one of those books where it felt like she didn't know what else to do with show more her characters, so she just abruptly gave you the HEA and called it a day.

Could've been so much more!

Also, it was free... show less

Kara and Luke know each other from school, with Luke secretly admiring Kara and Kara being with a jerk of a boyfriend Vincent. A fatefully tragic night brings Kara and Luke together and Luke is forced to make a decision that will change both of their lives forever. Luke has to figure out how to let her in on a family secret without adding too much added shock to Kara's recent bout of events.

I was actually gifted this book by Krystal Shannan through a Christmas giveaway!

Kara and Luke are amazing characters and you can feel the bond between them as you read word after word! The plot is well thought out and written! It was so disappointing when the book ended, I could have kept on reading! The VonBrandt family is definitely a family I show more wouldn't mind reading more about, that is for sure! show less

"2.5 out of 5 stars, loved from afar for years Luke knows Kara is the one for him. However, since she has been dating a douchebag for the past five years he is still waiting for the perfect time to make his move. Kara thought her world was perfect until the day that everything crashed around her and basically killed her. Thankfully, Luke is there to help her pick up the pieces of herself and her life, but in doing so his family's secret comes out into the open as he sacrifices everything to save her. Will the sacrifice (on both their parts) be worth it though?

This is a heart-wrenching story about loss and finding the will to move on. While I'll admit that I knew there was going to be tragedy in this novel, I didn't expect the intensity show more of it as thoroughly as it's displayed in this novel. And in truth after a while, it was quite depressing. I mean I understand Kara is grieving but WOW ..."

Read more of my review and a TEASER here: http://frommetoyouvideophoto.blogspot.com/2016/01/disappointmentville-somewhere-... show less

[b:To Save a Mate|23881203|To Save a Mate (VonBrandt Family, #1)|Krystal Shannan|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1418900891s/23881203.jpg|43489577] (VonBrandt Family, #1) by [a:Krystal Shannan|6543639|Krystal Shannan|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1349137695p2/6543639.jpg] is a Paranormal Romance. It was very immature and unfinished. A lot of it didn't make sense to me. Somehow Kara never knew Luke even though they went to school together and he somehow always knew she was to be his mate. Does not make sense!
She had dated some kind of playboy for 5 YEARS, who has apparently 'done' every female she knows, but she has NEVER suspected anything?! Really?
That is just a few of my problems with this book. It reads like a 14 or 16 year old show more tried to write an Adult romance and failed horribly.
Maybe a young adult would like this book, but then again......Nope. There is not enough of anything really happening. No mystery, no suspense. The best part of the whole book is the beginning when Luke runs into Kara with his truck. After that it is mostly crying and posturing. show less

DESCRIPTION, NOT REVIEW: A chance he never thought he'd have comes at a price he never wanted her to pay

What do you do when everything you thought was real turns out to be a lie? How do you pick yourself up and move on? Move past the pain?

Kara McClure is living the perfect life. A great boyfriend, supportive loving parents, and a full ride to John McAdams University on a scholarship. What could go wrong? But something always does. When tragedy hits, you’re supposed to be able to count on those closest to you for support. Kara turns to the love of her life, Vincent Harris, only to find him supporting the nether lips of her sorority sister.

Luke VonBrandt is a business college student with a secret no one can know. When an accident show more threatens the life of an innocent girl he's secretly loved since high school, he risks everything to give her a second chance on life, even exposing the truth about what he is. The blue-eyed beauty haunts his dreams and her scent is all he can think about.

Luke’s wolf insists he find a way to claim her as his own.

But Kara’s broken heart will fight him every step of the way. show less