I typically love shifter romance novels and a strong female lead is a must for me. I struggled with the interactions between the 2 main leads, especially in the beginning. I felt at times the FMC came across as mean instead of tough. I appreciated how the author explained the reason she would behave certain ways towards the middle of the book. I adored the humor and the steamy romance in this read. All in all I rated it 3.5 stars and will be looking forward to book two.

Rating: 3.75/4
There hasn’t been a book from Wren Michaels that I didn’t absolutely love, but this one started a little rough for me. I think sometimes, when creating strong, badass heroines, authors confuse badass or strong with bitchy. That’s not to say Reseda didn’t have moments of being an absolute badass, but for me, her first interactions with Kane and his family was a bit bitchy.

What I did enjoy was finding out why she was this way. The truth behind everything, right down to how Kane and Reseda know each other was filled with angst and intrigue. There was humor and steaminess to go along with the emotional rollercoaster this book takes you on. I also enjoyed reading a story with an Indigenous man and a Guatemalan woman in the lead. (One of my favorite parts involves Kane checking Reseda about his culture.) I would have been interested in learning more about the Pul Yah stone and how it works. Maybe more about the stone will be in the upcoming books.

The book could have done with a little editing. There was missing punctuation and the wrong pronoun being used; however, this didn’t detract from the story for me. I’m still a fan, and I’m excited for what’s to come with this series.

Really lovely book! I enjoyed Reseda's personality very much, though I would have liked the Stone/it's abilities/what it did to her explained a little better. It would have helped overall with the book. I loved Kane as well and the way he handled her was perfect. Together they were hilarious, the banter was well done. I imagine there will be more stories involving his brothers, and I can't wait.

I really enjoyed this book. I've read some different paranormal stories before but thought this was a different take on it and appreciated the change. The storyline was interesting and really appreciated how the author added some twists into the story but didn't overdo it to the point where you couldn't follow along. The action moved fairly quickly in the story and some really funny dialogue between the characters. Even some of the secondary characters seemed really to stand out in how they were described and their dialogue and I look forward to reading more about them.

Thank you to Netgalley and publishers for this eARC of Thunderstruck

I thought this novel was really good, the main character Reseda is as kick ass as they come. Though she's not human, not living nor is she a vampire, her being is certainly intriguing and the change in her makes it more so.
This story sees the dolls fighting against the werewolves in order to save humanity, as well as having their own other agendas as well as a treacherous doll.
Reseda and Kane make a sizzling pair and you can tell from the off set there's chemistry there. I liked the whole mate under-story too.
I didn't like the character Drake, he came across as a narcissist, who believed the dolls belonged to him, using words to mind control them. - he was definitely well written for that part.
The style of writing is great, each chapter focuses on the view point from each character. The pacing is good and the storyline pans out well. The ending leaves you wondering what is coming next.
The paranormal with action, romance and humour edges on the darker side which is great!

I read this quickly, it was well written with an intriguing storyline and well developed characters. I liked the supernatural elements and the romance in the book. A good read.