Wild and Free (The Three Series Book 3) - Kristen Ashley

Solid 3.75 Stars
Whew... Well, aside from the fact that I have been waiting a LONG time, anticipating this book release, I must say, though I wasn't In Love with it, I did Love it. Let me attempt to explain myself.

Why this WASN'T a 5 star read for me

- I don't like the fact that Ms. Ashley decided to not really flesh out Abel's character more, concerning his Asian background/upbringing. Aside from the terms of endearments Abel used & the fact that we are TOLD of his genes/background & of course his "family", that's all you got.

 

Now, while I love me some Brock Lucas (Wild Man) I'm not too hyped that Abel sounds EXACTLY like him. Even though he is a 200+ year old Asian-American Vampire/Wolf Hybrid, & has had to adapt to modern times, I wish that his presence was just more his own when it comes to his upbringing & who he was born to. I think if we would have gotten this it would have made his character that much more for me. It would have shown him standing out more as an individual & not so close to other Alpha's I've read that were penned by KA.

Now because I love Abel & the story surrounding him, I was able to look past this. But still I just wish this type of character study/writing could have been a reality where he is concerned.

- I REALLY wish that we could have been allowed to see certain action sequences. I felt left out a bit. While I loved being cooped up in the compound with these characters. I thoroughly enjoyed what was occurring at times, I just still wish we could have been allowed to see certain things come about. Especially since we had to read through them planning & getting ready for such battles etc.. but then only to "hear" about it after the fact, left much to be desired, especially when you consider how intense/action packed this book starts. The first 3 chapters alone were pretty busy with this type of intensity. So to see it disappear for a good portion of the story, was a bummer.

- Now this is what REALLY ticked me off. MAJOR PLOT HOLE here concerning Delilah's "Power" the way it was introduced & what it represented, said it should have come into play long before it did. But it came into play for a completely different reason when it was truly needed, instead of for the reason(s) you'd think it would have. And what occurred to bring it out, truly made no sense to me & ticked me off... So, this is why, this book was not the 5 star read I was so hoping it would have been. There were just many things big & small that I don't feel were fleshed out well. And to be honest, ended on a slightly sloppy note. This is the final book of the 3. Things that should/needed to be on point, just weren't. Again, that's a bummer.

Why I love this story
-I loved the dynamic between all of the characters really. I definitely love how Abel & Delilah not only communicated openly, even when their discussions weren't always lovey dovey roses. But I  also love the intensity of emotion that they shared with one another, in & out of the bedroom. I loved all of the secondary characters that brought color to this tale & that helped move certain things along plot wise.

-I did enjoy learning more of the reasons behind the Three & why. (Though I wish more clear info was given) Even though I understood it myself, I can still see how certain things can be confusing or leave people wondering were things really resolved or not. Or what was the point? But again, I loved how these things came to light & that I was seeing it unfold through Abel's & Delilah's eyes. So the way those things came about it kept my interest.

- And FINALLY what took my rating a bit over 3.5 stars, was the Epilogue. I felt the closure here. I love how it all came together and how certain people & things were explained/given, after the fact. So the Epilogue did appease me in many ways.

All in all this was a decent close to this trilogy. I did enjoy the journey for many reasons. So I loved it, I just was hoping to beIn Love with it by the time it ended. *shrugs*

I would definitely recommend this read/trilogy. Though I would never EVER recommend you read book 1. I just can't do it. When people ask me about book 1 in this trilogy, I'm always like...
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Only read the last 20% & then go into book 2. LOL!