Lyric & the Heartbeats

This is a bittersweet, suspenseful and heartfelt omegaverse story about the cost of every dream, about how different people react to trauma and their ability to heal, regroup and build up their lives again.It's a story about strength, resilience, determination and unconditional love.
Outwardly, omega Zelena Ortega seemed to be living her perfect dream and the glamorous lifestyle of a famous, talented singer fitted her like a glove. But in reality, hidden behind the dazzling lights and the luxury, she was drowning in joyless, hollow sea of loneliness. The truth is that she felt hopelessly trapped by the contract signed when she was only 18y old. It gave her the golden ticket to follow her dream to sing but took away her freedom to claim mates, have friendships and make her own choices.
While Zelena was the heart and core of this tangled web of connections and relationships, this wasn't a story just about her. Zane, Dale, Archer, Russ, and Cam had their own struggles, challenges, and choices, but in the end, each step led to their bonding as a pack. There was an impressive amount of miscommunication, which of course was the cause of a lot of pain and frustration that could have been avoided if they could have spoken honestly and openly. But if they had, we wouldn't have a book to read. Overall, It was an enjoyable read. I needed to see more of the relationship development between the characters. Most of the book was focused on building the plot, the intensity and anticipation of what was about to happen, which I always appreciate in a book. But that left almost no room for developing the relationships between all the pack members - how they form and blossom fully, how internal conflicts are resolved - for example, Cam's animosity towards Dale's alpha Zane magically disappeared in a matter of minutes, which wasn't believable. I also expected another more detailed description of what happened to the people who ruined much of Zelena's life, but the consequences of their actions were somewhat glossed over and condensed into a short summary.

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