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Never Say Never by Odessa Hywell
5.0
Book safety, content warnings, and tropes down below.
I love him. I love him so much it hurts. How am I going to survive a lifetime of loving him but never truly having him?
Turns out I really like reading about brothers kissing on the mouth. Who knew.
I was excited to read about Keenan and Ellis after I read For nEver Mine, as they both featured a fair bit in that one. Ellis was such a bratty little shit, and I wanted to read more. That thankfully continued in their own book, but we also got to see more of why he ‘brats out’. I think these books are really quite special. Sure, they’re very taboo and very spicy, but it is way more than just smutty taboo. There’s so much love and intimacy. There is plenty of romance and depth to the characters. Their feelings, fears and actions make a lot of sense in the context of the world they live in.
This one definitely upped the taboo factor from the last one, and I really enjoyed it. It’s overall very low angst as well, all things considered. I want to go back and see what other good stuff Odessa has done that I can read. It was also super easy to buy direct from her website, which is always nice.
Highly recommend.
“Neither of you could be bothered to call?” I open my mouth but can’t find the words to explain. No way in hell am I telling our mother we didn’t call because we were too busy banging. I’d rather be skinned alive and roasted over a roaring fire.
⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️
⚠️ Tropes & tags ⚠️
Wolf shifters
Bro ‘cest
Taboo
Alpha/omega
Mouth-knotting
Mpreg universe (no pregnant MC)
Omegaverse
Heat sex
Outdoor shenanigans
Breeding kink
Cockwarming
CNC
Forced orgasms
Orgasm torture
Fully shifted sex
Size difference
Untouched O
Felching
⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
Mouth-knotting
Knotting
Slick
Explicit sexual content
Incest
Attempted blackmail
Mpreg (not MCs)
Facefucking
Breath play (mild)
Consensual non-consent
Mild degradation
Forced orgasms
Orgasm torture
Fully shifted sex
⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
Other person drama: No
Breakup: No
POV: 1st person, dual POV
Genre: Omegaverse/shifter/taboo romance, M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Strict roles
Main characters’ age: 21 and 27
Pages: 205
I can’t sleep. My muscles hurt. Even my joints ache. Somewhere inside of me I’m bleeding out. Wounded in a place I can’t see. Only feel.
Ellis isn’t just my brother; he hasn’t been for a long time. He’s my whole world. The moon in my sky. The air in my lungs. Since the moment he joined our family, I have existed for him.
He wants me to tell him what a good omega he is, how perfect I think he is, and call him my needy slut in the same breath.
You can find most of my reviews on Instagram as well: https://www.instagram.com/booksafety?igsh=MWZ3azhkdDc2Y2ludg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
I love him. I love him so much it hurts. How am I going to survive a lifetime of loving him but never truly having him?
Turns out I really like reading about brothers kissing on the mouth. Who knew.
I was excited to read about Keenan and Ellis after I read For nEver Mine, as they both featured a fair bit in that one. Ellis was such a bratty little shit, and I wanted to read more. That thankfully continued in their own book, but we also got to see more of why he ‘brats out’. I think these books are really quite special. Sure, they’re very taboo and very spicy, but it is way more than just smutty taboo. There’s so much love and intimacy. There is plenty of romance and depth to the characters. Their feelings, fears and actions make a lot of sense in the context of the world they live in.
This one definitely upped the taboo factor from the last one, and I really enjoyed it. It’s overall very low angst as well, all things considered. I want to go back and see what other good stuff Odessa has done that I can read. It was also super easy to buy direct from her website, which is always nice.
Highly recommend.
“Neither of you could be bothered to call?” I open my mouth but can’t find the words to explain. No way in hell am I telling our mother we didn’t call because we were too busy banging. I’d rather be skinned alive and roasted over a roaring fire.
⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️
⚠️ Tropes & tags ⚠️
Wolf shifters
Bro ‘cest
Taboo
Alpha/omega
Mouth-knotting
Mpreg universe (no pregnant MC)
Omegaverse
Heat sex
Outdoor shenanigans
Breeding kink
Cockwarming
CNC
Forced orgasms
Orgasm torture
Fully shifted sex
Size difference
Untouched O
Felching
⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
Mouth-knotting
Knotting
Slick
Explicit sexual content
Incest
Attempted blackmail
Mpreg (not MCs)
Facefucking
Breath play (mild)
Consensual non-consent
Mild degradation
Forced orgasms
Orgasm torture
Fully shifted sex
⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
Other person drama: No
Breakup: No
POV: 1st person, dual POV
Genre: Omegaverse/shifter/taboo romance, M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Strict roles
Main characters’ age: 21 and 27
Pages: 205
I can’t sleep. My muscles hurt. Even my joints ache. Somewhere inside of me I’m bleeding out. Wounded in a place I can’t see. Only feel.
Ellis isn’t just my brother; he hasn’t been for a long time. He’s my whole world. The moon in my sky. The air in my lungs. Since the moment he joined our family, I have existed for him.
He wants me to tell him what a good omega he is, how perfect I think he is, and call him my needy slut in the same breath.
You can find most of my reviews on Instagram as well: https://www.instagram.com/booksafety?igsh=MWZ3azhkdDc2Y2ludg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr