Bane's Choice by Alyssa Day: Review

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Every once in a while I like to stretch my wings a little and read some urban fantasy. I was just thinking about it the other day and this one popped up for review.

It’s not often that I’m a little conflicted when it comes to writing a review, but this story certainly got me wound up a bit. Publishing next month, read on for my thoughts.

Bane’s Choice by Alyssa Day
ISBN-13: 978-1682814758
Publisher: Entangled: Amara (October 27, 2020)

ABOUT:
Bane lost his humanity ages ago. Nothing is more important than protecting his Vampire Motorcycle Club from the death magic invading his territory. The most ancient of vampires, he seeks cold, unfeeling, bloody vengeance…until a frustratingly sexy human doctor is thrust into his path. She tempts Bane to distraction. And distraction is deadly in his world.

Buttoned-up and meticulous Dr. Ryan St. Cloud never thought she’d find herself in the mix of a motorcycle club, let alone one full of terrifyingly badass vampires. Or how intrigued she is by their dark and enigmatic leader, who seems balanced on the knife’s edge of killing her…or claiming her.

But Bane’s choice is harder than it seems because when that danger hits too close to home, he’s forced to choose between her life and everyone else’s…

Bane’s Choice by Alyssa Day Review

It’s gonna be a little hard to explain my thoughts surrounding this book so I’ll give it my best.

From the beginning several chapters made it seem like this book is a part of a series. I felt like I was supposed to know the characters already but I went back, looked and this is a standalone story. So it was a little tough to get into the book.

It took me probably the first quarter of the book to feel my way through but then I settled in and it started flowing nicely. I actually enjoyed several of the characters. Bane and his crew are tough and they take no grief from each other either.

And then we meet the doctor. She is an anomaly and a major part of the story which I will not spoil for you. But in some places, I really had a hard time with her character. I don’t know why. I can’t really put my finger on it.

I think for the most part she would not listen in times of strife and put others at risk to save her ass. That bothered me.

Yes, she’s tough and she supposed to show strength. But it was over the top. She talks way too much. And while she was a great balance for Bane, and I love their intense and heated connection, she really rubbed me the wrong way.

Bane and Ryan are like fire and water throughout. He is tough with pretty much no heart. She loves to tick him off and push every button she can. Passion and heat are pretty high and make up a lot in terms of the story for me.

Overall Bane’s Choice is an enjoyable read, once I got over my annoyances. And it was a great diversion from what I normally read.

3 STARS

Disclaimer: affiliate links included Chris has personally reviewed the product listed above. She has not received any monetary compensation for her review but did receive a free ebook so she could evaluate and use it for this post. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ.