Wild Author D.D. Prince By D.D. Prince
D.D. Prince » 8 Review
Oh my, this author can sure do shifter romance this was such a mega-hit with a capital H for me.
I’m fanning myself here with the heat levels with this one.
So this was a new direction for this author but man did she brings the goods.
Basic premise Ivy while escaping a weekend getaway that was totally not what she signed up for hits something in the road.
This something is Tyson Savage and after sniffing her out and then hunting her down he has no intention of allowing her to escape him he’s keeping her for his own.
Now mated claimed and knotted this gorgeous huge Alpha shifter has claimed Ivy as his wife and for some reason unbeknown to her she can’t seem to resist it’s like he has her under some sort of supernatural mojo bewitched even.
Plus does she even want to escape him?
Tyson was adorable he’s all instinct and dominance he doesn’t understand why Ivy is fighting him, it all seems very simple to him, She’s his mate they belong together end of.
He’s uncomplicated and his focus is on Ivy, mating and food in that order.
He’s all OTT possessive and obsessive shifter Alpha male.
he’s been on his own for so long a lone-wolf and being on two legs again feels strange he’s obviously more comfortable in his wolf form and this also brings an animalistic aspect to his whole possession of Ivy at times he is almost feral in his actions towards her.
I could definitely understand the why's of his behaviour even If I didn’t always condone it.
With his limited experience of the world and his years spent in wolf form it’s not actually surprising he struggles with the social niceties and acceptable behaviour.
There’s also more to his past going on here than is on the surface a past of secrets and lies that are now closing in fast also confusing his senses.
Ivy, well even when she was pushed to the extreme by Tyson she can't help herself where he is concerned.
Her whole world has been turned upside-down, inside-out and on its head, if you get my drift.
So I adored these two together there chemistry was phenomenal and set the pages alight with its brilliance, there dynamic together was incredible and made me tingle all over.
Tyson is learning as he goes along and relying on instinct means he doesn’t always get things right.
Ivy is struggling with what she should do against what she actually is doing.
Her common-sense clashing when faced with Tyson’s natural magnetism and allure.
This one isn’t instalove yes there lots of instalust but the feelings at least on Ivy’s part take a little building and she definitely struggles with the whole intensity of them.
Tyson’s feral behaviour at times managing to work against him.
He’s gaga over his Ivy right from the get-go and sometimes reacts without thinking or with due care.
This one also has some loose ties to sleepy hollow but there's no need to have read that series to get this.
This really was fantastic drawing me in almost instantly, the characters and situations were intense and the emotions between Tyson and Ivy felt authentic and real.
I also loved how this all fit together and the potential for future story growth is huge.
I’m so excited about this new series and can’t wait to read more set in this world.
Totally recommend this 200% it was fantastic and I couldn’t put it down.
I voluntarily reviewed a copy of Wild.
Reviewed By Beckie Bookworm
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ He is a feral beast and I loved watching him fall in love and adapt - it was magical, with angst and so much heart and heat. Ivy and Ty scorch the pages. - Sara, Goodreads
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Tyson is even wilder as a man than he is as a wolf. And he’s decided Ivy is HIS.
Ivy was just trying to get away from some misadventures in the sticks, but then Tyson was in her headlights, up on the hood of her car, and then trying to get
IN
HER
PANTS
Oh yes… he knew she was his fated mate. This one has biting and knotting, folks!
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<3 MORE alpha shifter books for this series coming in late 2021 for other couples in this pack of alphas. Book 2 in the plans with an ETA of end of 2021 or early 2022. <3 Romance, Paranormal, Contemporary ✰ 4.25 ➼ 4.5 Stars! ✰
Now that she’s mine, she will always smell like she’s just been fucked.
-ˏˋ Initial Thoughts & Feelings ˎˊ-
WOW, what a book! First things first, before I even talk about the book I need to give new to me author D.D. Prince a truly moving round of applause -
This book, Wild, truly knocked the metaphorical socks off of my feet! I went in expecting a by the numbers smutty werewolf romance, and what I got was, welllllllll, it was still a smutty shifter romance but it had HEART. That's right, I got swept up in this smutty little story and by the end I was throughly invested!
🐺✨ I N V E S T ED people! 🐺✨
WILD is a book that at first glance seems to be following the typical shifter-romance formula, please hold for a fun example -
✦ Hunky Sexy Werewolf: *sees exceptionally gorgeous human heroine* MATE! MINE! MATE! MINE! MATE! MINE! MATE MINE!
✧ Everygirl Heroine : *causally hanging out with friend we will never see again* I am so single cobwebs have literally started growing in my vagina.
✦ Hunky Sexy Werewolf: *most likely kidnaps heroine or forces her into relationship* MATE, SEX, MATE!
✧ Everygirl Heroine: *pouts in the corner for .5 secs* OHHHHhhHHHHhhhh you have a nice penis. I guess I'm cool with you now, oh and I love you.
✦ Hunky Sexy Werewolf: HOW DARE YOU EVEN GLANCE AT ANOTHER MAN! mate. mate. sex. sex. mate. mate. *radiates an insanely uncomfortable possessive energy*
✧ Everygirl Heroine: *overlooks NUMEROUS red flags* This is gonna work out great! I will overlook your flaws and especially overlook the way you bulldozed over my autonomy and life! I love you, Mate!
. . .SO. . .yeah. . .you guys get the idea. These books typically go hard on the smut and light on everything else. And look I'm not knocking that 👏 ✨ 😉 i see you guys, and i celebrate you 👏 ✨ 😉 however, sometimes all's I want is a werewolf romance that has an epic romance! Or, at least a romance that doesn't act out the above scenario. Now this begs the question, did WILD meet these truly lofty expectations *sarcasm heavily implied*❓
Basically, WILD was super smutty and indulged in many of the staples of the genre, but at the same time it was also very clear that author D.D. PRINCE was trying to put her own spin on things. There's a sort of self awareness that the characters posess that I greatly appreciated, and on top of that the heroine doesn't just let the hero get away with all of his RED FLAG behaviors. She calls him on his shit, and isn't afraid to set clear boundaries or make him grovel. That's like, UNHEARD OF, in shifter-romances! I'd say that WILD grabs you with the smut and then gets you invested in the romance.
-ˏˋ A Quick Summary ˎˊ-
WILD begins as every great romance does, with a kidnapping! When Ivy finds herself driving down a windy secluded road she accidentally crashes into Tyson Savage. The minute Tyson sees Ivy he knows that she's his destined mate. However, with Ivy being a normal human woman and Tyson being more wolf than man, will this relationship actually work? Welp, what ensues is a whole lot of smutty werewolf sex, abduction - SO MUCH ABDUCTION - and a surprisingly sweet romance that sneaks up out of nowhere.
-ˏˋ The HIGHLIGHTS! ˎˊ-
✦ Our (h) Ivy ✦
You guys, I appreciated Ivy. More often then not my biggest complaint about shifter-romances is that the heroines just let things happen to them. The big bad broody alpha will bulldoze all over their lives and they'll just let him. Now there comes a point when I do want the heroine to fall in love, etc. etc. etc. BUT I also want the heroines to pushback against having their autonomy taken away. Our girl Ivy mostly does that! When she gets kidnapped she's understandably upset and I love that she acts accordingly.
“Kill you? Never,” he grunts. “Why would I kill my mate?” “Oh for fuck’s sake,” I groan without first measuring my words. It’s a day for F-words. Clearly, he’s nuts. He’s a crazy werewolf. Or I’m having a crazy fever dream.
While Ivy does enjoy some sexy times with Tyson I loved that she didn't just check out from reality and completely accept her situation. She tries to escape multiple times, and even after she begins to really fall for Ty she still aims to go back to her old life. Ivy reacts how I think most normal people would react. She's hype about Tyson's vibrating dick, but she also has her priorities in order. Not only that, but I liked how she was slowly and steadily charmed by Tyson, and I enjoyed seeing her slowly fall in love with him. She had a backbone when it counted, stood up for herself repeatedly, but she was also forgiving and understanding. Overall, I really liked Ivy as a heroine!
✦ The Lore of The Werewolves ✦
Another thing WILD did right was the werewolves. I thought D.D. PRINCE did a fabulous job establishing the way HER werewolves worked. I thought it was really cool that instead of one head Alpha there were multiple alphas, AND I liked that the women in the pack were clearly respected and could hold their own. PLUS, I loved that D.D. PRINCE made sure to note that her world also includes vampires, fae, and other supernatural creatures. That leaves room for more characters to be introduced and explored. I liked that the werewolf aspect of the whole shifter-romance actually played a roll in the story. I can never understand why books have their characters be werewolves and then never mention it again. I purchased because I saw wolf somewhere in the summary/title, so you best deliver!
✦ Werewolves Need Love Too ✦ OKAY so, I'm gonna be honest here you guys, I ended up so much more invested in the romance then I thought I was going to be. It starts out with Tyson abducting our girl Ivy. . .yeah it's kind of a fun theme of the book. Anyway, so Ivy gets kidnapped and they just immediately start boinking, because how can that atmosphere not inspire vigorous love making?! So imagine my surprise when the romance actually turned sweet, and I began to actively root for them to make things work?!?! I think what made the romance really work for me and respect Ivy's decision is that Ivy doesn't take Tyson's shit. She pushes back against things that she doesn't like, puts up clear boundaries, but she also comes to understand Tyson and his situation. Tyson for his part was actually really loving. From the minute he meets Ivy he's saying things like this -
“I’ve never felt this way about anybody before, Ivy. My only. It’s because you’re the only one for me. We’re meant to be together.”
Like Jesus my heart. However, what I appreciated about Tyson and the romance was that those grand words and declarations of matehood are actually BACKED UP. Tyson looks at this woman like she's cured world hunger and treats her accordingly (except for that one time). Likewise, Ivy comes to really care for Tyson beyond him just being a great lay. I think what really stood out to me was that this HEA was actually very hard won. Ivy and Tyson had to learn to communicate properly with one another, Ivy had to decide if she wanted to take the chance on Tyson, and Tyson had to put his burning want aside to determine whether or not Ivy was truly happy.
✦ The Way Ivy Handled THE INCIDENT ✦ Okay so when I say incident I mean - Now this incident was really horrible and afterwards I was done with Tyson's ass. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? SO WAS IVY.
“Please forgive me.” “Never,” she vows softly and with what feels like blades dripping from her words. Jagged steel coated in blood she wishes was mine.
I loved that Ivy was fucking done. She didn't give a shit about the mate bond, she didn't give a shit that he wholeheartedly and truly regretted it, and she didn't give a shit about the wolf instincts that triggered it. SHE WAS DONE. I loved that the other women in the pack were like, I know WHY you did this Tyson butttttttt IVY GIRL, YOU DO YOU. After this incident the whole rest of the book was one giant ass grovel fest and I fucking loved it. Ivy doesn't forgive him the first time he asks for it, and she doesn't forgive him the last time he asks. It is only after he really proves that he's willing to give up EVERYTHING without asking for anything in return that she truly decides that she can trust him again.
✦ Tyson. . .for the most part ✦
Despite half the shit Tyson pulled I actually liked him as the hero. While I didn't love him as much as Ivy, I still felt for him and his story. Baby boy went through it. From being kidnapped as a child and forced to live with his crazy Uncle, to being forced to murder and steal things, and ultimately losing touch with his human side. Now, I think my biggest issue with Tyson - aside from fuckery he pulled at the party - was that he very much embodied the Me Tarzan, you Jane attitude for most of the book.
“Ah. Punishment with orgasms so you’ll submit. Classic alpha shifter move.”
He is very much a slave to his baser instincts for the first half of the book, and he's like a bull in a china shop when it comes to emotional tact. However, this actually fit his character because he spent a good majority of his life as a wolf. So, when he meets Ivy he's very rusty on his communication skills, and that's putting it lightly. But, what this means is that over the course of WILD Tyson slowly becomes more socially adept, his thoughts/stream of conciseness becomes more clear, and the way he deals with Ivy shifts. He realizes that while HE FEELS that Ivy is his mate and the one for him, she may not feel the same. In my opinion his biggest full circle moment came when he decided to let walk away unsure of whether or not Ivy would stop him.
“Are you asking me to marry you?” “I already married you. I’m asking you to marry me back.” “Yes,” I say. “I will.” He smiles big and kisses me.
✦ The Inclusion of Family ✦ I've noticed this trope that happens in shifter-romances, and it bugs the ever-loving CRAP out of me. I hate when the heroine ends up meeting / getting abducted by her werewolf hunk, and then BOOM. Her family never hears from her again, they don't check up on her, or conveniently she has no friends / family / people that care about her. Not the case for WILD. In this book, get this, HER MOM CARES THAT SHE'S GONE MISSING.
No lie this was the thing that excited me most about this book. FINALLY, FINALLY, a realistic reaction from all parties about an abduction. I just - it was beautiful. I'm sure you guys don't care but it was a big moment for me, so let me have this.
-ˏˋ The Negatives ˎˊ-
✦ Tyson ✦ I KNOW I KNOW! I both liked him and didn't like him (so he gets to be in the pro AND cons portion of this review). On the one hand I really felt great sympathy for him, his story, and what he went through. ON THE OTHER HAND, man it was like talking to a brick wall. He just did not seem to get why Ivy was upset about him abducting her. It got to the point where I was like, YOU GOT ABDUCTED AND YOU DIDN'T LIKE IT EITHER. While it was cool to see him go from basically nonverbal - expect for when he was asking for sex - to fully socialable, the Tarzan hero typically isn't my favorite. If I were in Ivy's shoes I would've left the building ASAP.
✦ Some WORD CHOICES ✦ Look I don't like to knock at authors writing, because I know for a fact if I ever tried to write a romance the dialogue would come out looking like a cheap porno script. HOWEVER, that said, I couldn't with some of the lines uttered by our two characters, especially during sex. Let me just give you guys some examples!
This sentence is uttered -
“Tyson, wait. I’m sore.” “What’s sore?” I bristle.
“My…” Her face goes pink. “My princess parts.
Or this -
This pussy is the boss. It wants all I want to give it and I’m going to keep giving it. This perfect creature is mine.
😂✨WHY IS HER VAGINA BEING TALKED ABOUT LIKE A PERSON✨😭
And finally, this thought is had by a living person -
I pull the handle and it fails to release the door, the door that prevents me from getting to her. Anger bubbles up and I want to use my cock to pierce a hole through it to get to her.
-ˏˋ Concluding Thoughts ˎˊ-
WILD was such a fun take on the typical shifter-romance. It delivered on the smut, it served the romance, and I ended up truly invested in the story as a whole! Romance, Paranormal, Contemporary 11/28/22: I have the flu and a re-read of this was what Dr. Kindle ordered. 4 COMPLETE Smut Scale Stars
5 COMPLETE Smut Scale Stars(Upgraded because I've re-read it so many times now)
These stars are the epitome of smut scale stars.
Don’t confuse them with regular stars.
The rating equation would not compute.
They are not the same.
They are the star equivalent of the empty calorie food.
No “nutritional” value, not really all that good for you...
But 100% fucking delicious.
And yes, I’ll have another. Romance, Paranormal, Contemporary YIKES... What did I just read? 🤮 This was NOT what I meant, when I said I liked dark romance... 🙃 Can we please stop romanticizing rape or allowing heroes to get away with it simply because they're 'hot'. These kinds of stories just feed into rape culture!! 🤬
I need to bleach my brain and dunk myself in holy water. And maybe escape to the mountains for a while...
Rating: 1/5 Romance, Paranormal, Contemporary
Many have asked if I'd ever write a shifter book. I've always wanted to and have always said that when a shifter story comes to me, I'll be all over writing it. Well, one came to me.
Vividly. Wild Author D.D. Prince
There are so many glowing reviews for this book and I don’t really see why. The characters are irksome and the length of this book wasn’t really needed. It started off so good! However, about 20% in things went downhill and I noticed that they started to get repetitive. Seriously, this is over 400 pages and it’s the same thing over and over. Let me give you a little example.
▪Tyson being mad about Ivy wanting to leave
▪Tyson punishing Ivy with sex
▪Ivy liking staying with Tyson but realizing that “real life” is a thing
AND REPEAT
How I sat through all this back and forth is beyond me. Characterwise, I didn't really understand how we were supposed to like Tyson. Their first time together (after he snatched her from the woods and brought her home the same night) is her begging him not to have sex with her but he does it anyway. Just because her body was reacting to it, does not override her saying no. He does this so much through the book. He also does something worse than this later and we are just expected to look over it because of how he grew up. I couldn’t.
Ivy was so wishy washy and I really wanted her to make up her mind. One minute she was done with him and the next she was putty in his hands. Once or twice fine, however, her doing this the ENTIRE time was tiring and annoying.
I know that this is the start of a series, but I can definitely tell you that I won’t be continuing it.
Romance, Paranormal, Contemporary 2 stars
Just a note to my safety gang :
Romance, Paranormal, Contemporary Whenever he was told to PURRRR FOR HER 😭🤣😭🤣😭🤣😭 Romance, Paranormal, Contemporary I was in the mood for a PNR book so I decided to give a new author to try as well! When I began this book I was a little sceptical on how it was going to go. I found there was a bit of repetition and also some borderline non-consensual werewolf sex taking place. For me, I can handle the non-consensual sex in my reads, as I read a ton of dark themed books. So I chose to continue and I am super glad that I did!
This is the start of a wonderful series that takes place in a world where there are werewolves, witches, and who knows what else will come along!
I loved the introduction of the close-knit wolf pack, and I definitely want to see where the author is going to take this series and I want to see all of the pack mates get their HEA!
I am glad I gave DD Prince a shot, and I am eager for the next instalment when it comes out! Romance, Paranormal, Contemporary love me some possessive shifters!!!
Oh man... this book was scrumptious! I devoured it in a little more than a day!!! I wish I could lay down all day and read- who needs sleep?!! Lol. Tyson’s possessiveness, love, and nurturing is EVERY. THING🥰🥰🥰!!!
The books starts off with Ivy in a remote area with a friend of hers from work. It’s them two plus five males and her friend takes two of them into a room with her and proceeds to be intimate with them. Ivy’s left outside with the other guys and she feels incredibly uncomfortable, so she leaves her friend and drives off. The problem is, she’s not familiar with the area and is driving in an unfamiliar location. She suddenly hits something, a wolf, but then the wolf turns into a man. And this man wants her because she is his mate😈.
She’s scared and he’s possessive of her😉. He takes her to his little house and lets her know that she’s his mate, his one and only, and they are destined to be together❤️. She doesn’t understand any of this because she didn’t grow up in this world. Tyson has been in werewolf form for years now, and hasn’t shifted to be a man in a long time. He grew up with an uncle who censored him from a lot and lied to him so he’s unaware of a lot of things in the world. One of the biggest lies he was told was that his family was dead and they were out to hunt him, which is why he had to always mask his scent.
Tyson proceeds to mate with her, knotting🔥, which is something that only happens when werewolves find their true mates. He also finds out that he has a whole pack waiting for him to join them as one of their alphas, Tyson being the top one. Because he has been sheltered by all of this, especially affection and what it’s like to be with others like him, he doesn’t know how to react. All he knows is that he wants Ivy to himself and to be with him always.
🔥Talk about fast burn 😅. Yes, Ty’s conscientious and tries to take it slow with Ivy, but she’s his mate- so he’s gonna mate with her whether she wants to or not 🥵 and even though she might be resistant, he knows just how to convince her 🔥🔥 😅😅. Um… Ty… I’ll volunteer as tribute if she doesn’t want you lol (joking… she does… womp womp lol). Annnnnd… he gives her his mark… aka a neck clit 🥵😅. Plus, he purrs for her all the time- on top of always ensuring she’s feeling pleasure. Not only that, but he adores and worships her. Swooooooom!!! 🥰🥰🥰
There’s a lot that both of them need to process. Obviously, this book ends with an HEA. We got to know other characters and I NEED THEIR BOOKS!!! Gah! I’m so invested in this world! DD Prince did an amazing job building this world and I am anxiously waiting for her to continue the stories of other members of the pack.
Highly recommended!
⚠️safety squad⚠️
-no cheating/sharing/owd
-dubcon/noncon
-H was a manwhore. He regrets not waiting to find his mate. h isn’t a virgin.
-biting/marking/knotting/public claiming
-spanking/alpha dominance
-mild OM- one of the h’s ex makes an appearance. He’s inconsequential though 💁🏻♀️and the h didn’t ever have a connection to him
-there are ow that look at the H in hunger. He doesn’t care for any of it because he only has eyes for his mate, the h Romance, Paranormal, Contemporary