Title: ⟫ The Loathed Omega (The Omegas of Windsly Book #1)
Author: ⟫ K Worthy
Rating: ⟫ 3.5/5
Blurb: ⟫ Jackson Rockford is a walking cliché. He’s handsome and rich, with dark, brooding eyes and a jawline carved by the gods. As the beloved captain of Windsly Academy’s football team, every alpha wants to be him, and every omega wants to be with him.
Well, every omega except for me.
Since our first encounter, Jackson has haunted my days and stalked my nightmares. He says I repulse him and makes sure I pay for it. Every. Single. Day.
It’s too bad that our fathers don’t get the memo…
During our last spring break, I’m faced with an impossible choice. Marry Jackson or spend the rest of my life rotting away in a golden prison.
My fate is the same either way, so I hold my head high as I walk down the aisle as the loathed omega.
I brace myself for his revulsion. But when his hand touches mine, a fire ignites in our hearts, changing us forever.
I may belong to Jackson, but now he’s mine too.
And not everyone is happy about it.
The Loathed Omega is a non-shifter omegaverse romance and the first book in The Omegas of Windsly series. Each book can stand alone, but the stories and characters are connected and will be best enjoyed when read in order.
Buckle up for a high school bully romance featuring first times, hurt/comfort, true mates, found family, off-the-charts heat, and a HEA.
This book contains very strong language and explicit sexual content. Please see the author’s note for information on trigger warnings.
Review: ⟫ This sounded like a really interesting take on the idea of soul-mates – I’ve never read about soul-mates being repulsed by each other and I was interested in the dynamic and how it would work out.
The beginning of the book definitely went with that idea – Jackson was completely awful to Eli, bullying him and encouraging his friends in a physical attack. However, once the marriage takes place and the discovery of them being soulmates comes to light, everything changes. And for me, this change happened too quickly in the book. It would have been more interesting in my opinion if the discovery had taken place later.
I did enjoy the practical aspects of things being explored – just how do two people who feel like they are halves of the same whole cope with being separated all day, every day? And just how does Eli get over how Jackson treated him before they discovered the truth?
I think, from my perspective, although aspects of this were explored well, the whole bullying aspect was glossed over too soon and too easily by everyone involved (apart from maybe Jackson). The side plot involving a young alpha felt a bit fake and extraneous and I would have preferred if the focus had been elsewhere.
The book has many sex scenes, is generally well written and moves along at a decent pace. I haven’t read any other works by K Worthy but will look out for them. This was a nice enough read but missed the mark on a few things for me.
I received an ARC from GRR.
