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The Alpha's Son

The Alpha's Son

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  • Author：Penny Jessup
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Summary

Max Remus couldn’t care less about finding his mate—unlike the rest of his fate-obsessed pack。 He totally prefers hanging with his bestie， eating his dad’s steak sandwiches， and drawing in his trusty sketchbook。

But all that is about to change at the Blue Moon Festival—a summer camp where Elite Pack wolves go to find their mates。 The festival is a right of passage for every teen werewolf， and this year’s festival will be one to howl home about。 The alpha’s son， Jasper Apollo， is attending for the first time。

When Max finds himself inexplicably linked with the exceptionally handsome but totally jerk-faced heir， he’s forced to grapple with the unexpected feelings clawing at his soul。

If Max rejects his destiny， will fate’s bite be worse than its bark？

Netflix's Young Royals meets Teen Wolf meets Twilight––the first instalment in a thrilling new series， The Alpha's Son is a heart-wrenching Young Adult， wolf shifter romance; full of yearning， comedy， and adventure。

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Reviews

Courtney ，

Ok…when does the sequel come out？？ It can’t end like that！！

maegan ，

From the very beginning I’ve been telling myself that I should be kind with my rating， but I have THOUGHTS。 RTC

☽。°•。Ash°。☆☽ ，

3。5/5 "𝙼𝚊𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙼𝚘𝚘𝚗 𝙶𝚘𝚍𝚜 𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚊𝚝𝚑 𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚜。"This is why I never start an ongoing series。 （For the author） You do not get to break my heart in such a way and leave me hanging like this。Okay， damn。 Let me start over again。 "The Alpha's Son" by Penny Jessup is coming of age Y/A book about queer teenager who is a destined mate of the *drum roll* - the alpha's son。The storyline follows Max （our protag） going to the camp and discovering his mate， accepting his feelings， and making Jasper un 3。5/5 "𝙼𝚊𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙼𝚘𝚘𝚗 𝙶𝚘𝚍𝚜 𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚊𝚝𝚑 𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚜。"This is why I never start an ongoing series。 （For the author） You do not get to break my heart in such a way and leave me hanging like this。Okay， damn。 Let me start over again。 "The Alpha's Son" by Penny Jessup is coming of age Y/A book about queer teenager who is a destined mate of the *drum roll* - the alpha's son。The storyline follows Max （our protag） going to the camp and discovering his mate， accepting his feelings， and making Jasper understand their relationship。 It's mixed in with a lot of adventurous trips and a whole lot of plot twists and the damned ending。What I didn't like was Katie's character - she was complicated， her character's persona was confusing and a bit toxic。 And what I loved more than anything was Aisha - can she please be my friend as well。（ᗒᗩᗕ） 。。。more

Kenzie ，

Possible Spoiler ？？Honestly this book could have been a 4/5 but I bumped it down a star bc we finally get out happy ending only for it to DISAPPEAR once again 🙄

Sonia Nainwani ，

3。5⭐️I don't like Jasper 😮‍💨Enjoyable 💃 3。5⭐️I don't like Jasper 😮‍💨Enjoyable 💃 。。。more

Grace ，

shit actually turned my sister into a furry

Maca Rivera ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3，5✨， le hubiera puesto 4 estrellas si no hubiera sido por ese final y también porque Jasper me desesperaba demasiado， era como enough 😃🚑， trató a Max como el pico todo el libro y el momento lindo que tenían se manda su cagada 😀

Fem ，

This read like extremely bad fanfiction， i’m so sorry。

Mackenzie ，

Last half of the book didn't exceed any expectations。 Bit too dramatic （I understand this is WEREWOLF FICTION but I expect a touch of reality semblance because it's contemporary， not sci-fi）。I am all for a good call-back/foreshadow but this one just threw it in your face and then had the MC think "hmmmm that seems familiar but I can't figure why" WHY TF DO YOU THINK IT'S FAMILIAR！！！！ Plot convenience I guess。 Just seemed like they didn't want you to figure things out for yourself， and made sure Last half of the book didn't exceed any expectations。 Bit too dramatic （I understand this is WEREWOLF FICTION but I expect a touch of reality semblance because it's contemporary， not sci-fi）。I am all for a good call-back/foreshadow but this one just threw it in your face and then had the MC think "hmmmm that seems familiar but I can't figure why" WHY TF DO YOU THINK IT'S FAMILIAR！！！！ Plot convenience I guess。 Just seemed like they didn't want you to figure things out for yourself， and made sure it was blatantly in front of you。Extra star added for reference to DEH。 I will be reading the next book（s？） to see where things go 。。。more

Owen Chun ，

eh Eh made me feel things but not made me cry so I call it just ehThis also seems like a watt pad book

SnailReader ，

It was cringey at times but I ate this shit up。 It was like I was in 2014 on wattpad reading werewolf fanfics。 Thanks for the nostalgia， can't wait for book 2。 It was cringey at times but I ate this shit up。 It was like I was in 2014 on wattpad reading werewolf fanfics。 Thanks for the nostalgia， can't wait for book 2。 。。。more

Stephanie ，

i’m gonna be honest here。。 this read like a typical wattpad y/n story instead y/n is a boy named max remus who is a werewolf and clumsy。 typical y/n。 i honestly feel that a draft of this book was published。 it just feels so underdeveloped， rushed， and confusing。 this has potential ngl but it has to be thought out more and be more descriptive。 the transitions of time weren’t very smooth， there was things being thrown in randomly （no smooth flow on adding new information）， there was so many cringe i’m gonna be honest here。。 this read like a typical wattpad y/n story instead y/n is a boy named max remus who is a werewolf and clumsy。 typical y/n。 i honestly feel that a draft of this book was published。 it just feels so underdeveloped， rushed， and confusing。 this has potential ngl but it has to be thought out more and be more descriptive。 the transitions of time weren’t very smooth， there was things being thrown in randomly （no smooth flow on adding new information）， there was so many cringey lines i had to stop for a sec several times to encourage myself to keep reading， this dynamic has been so overused in so many fanfiction i basically had this whole story figured out before it even finished。。 this book gives off 14 year old girl who is obsessed with fanfiction and anime who one day thought it was a great idea to write a book mixing both together in a way。 i’m sorry but this is just my feelings on this book。 i will probably read the second book if it comes out praying that it’s much better than this first one but we’ll see。 there was also an unnecessary blank page in my copy that bothered me lol。 excuse my grammar i’m honestly just winging where the punctuation marks go rn cause i couldn’t care less。 my final thought on this book is that i can’t rate a draft。 i’ll leave it unrated for now。 。。。more

Bettie P ，

The editing left a lot to be desired ad felt juvenile at times， and I just really disliked Jasper。

Menoa ，

I NEED BOOK 2 ASAP

Mel （:（ ，

Solo puedo decir que lo amé， me encanta este cliché de hombre lobo jsjsjs 3。5 ✨

Jess ，

So this wasn't very good。。This could have been great had both main characters been likeable and had they had any kind of chemistry whatsoever。 As it stands， side characters Katie and Aisha both had more compeling romances （not together） and stories。 Also i didn't realise this was book 1 of a series and let me tell you the ending is bullshit， this didn't need to end like that。 Such unnecessary drama when it could have just ended。 What is even gonna happen in book 2？ I'm not gonna find out。。 I fee So this wasn't very good。。This could have been great had both main characters been likeable and had they had any kind of chemistry whatsoever。 As it stands， side characters Katie and Aisha both had more compeling romances （not together） and stories。 Also i didn't realise this was book 1 of a series and let me tell you the ending is bullshit， this didn't need to end like that。 Such unnecessary drama when it could have just ended。 What is even gonna happen in book 2？ I'm not gonna find out。。 I feel like this book might be better suited for middle grade/very young teen。 It's a very simple， way too packed， full of drama and escalading situations story that moves from one bit to the other quickly。 So it might catch the attention of young and new readers， and they might have a good time without thinking about the book too much， whereas a more experienced reader will be more inclined to see the books weaknesses。 。。。more

Mari ，

I only paid $5 and tbh I want a refund lmaojasper is kind of the worst。 actually all of the characters are， except maxdesperately needs a good clean-up edit as well

Drakoulis ，

It's tough for me to rate this book， because I believe it is mismarketed: the writing， the structure， the plot， the characters， the depth， all of them are in the way you expect from a Middle Grade/lower Young Adult book。To put it simply， this would be a 4-star or 4。5-star rating if the characters were aged 13 instead of 16 and I hadn't read the book with the expectation of reading something like e。g。 The Extraordinaries in style， which is the more mature YA gay awakening books。It is an enjoyable It's tough for me to rate this book， because I believe it is mismarketed: the writing， the structure， the plot， the characters， the depth， all of them are in the way you expect from a Middle Grade/lower Young Adult book。To put it simply， this would be a 4-star or 4。5-star rating if the characters were aged 13 instead of 16 and I hadn't read the book with the expectation of reading something like e。g。 The Extraordinaries in style， which is the more mature YA gay awakening books。It is an enjoyable read nonetheless， following Max unwillingly attending a werewolf festival where they're supposed to find their mate， bickering with the jerky son of his pack's Alpha， the bickering evolving to something else， and then when he makes sense and accepts what he's feeling， trying to reach out to the rather scared Jasper。 They obviously encounter obstacles in the form of enemies along the road and their path is bumpy。 As I said， the whole plot， dialogue and writing is more suited to younger characters and younger audiences。 I wish the best to TinyGhost Press and Penny Jessup since it's the first book for both the author and the publisher！ 。。。more

Kiara ，

Cherry blossom？？ Like the bath and body works scent？？ This book was okay。 It scaled my entertaining factor and I most definitely pulled an all nighter to finish it so it was good on that front！ But there was a lot of this book that felt like it was written for middle grade rather than YA。 The actual story would’ve been fun if the characters weren’t so 。。 hmI didn’t really like Jasper？ Like alright， broody love interest with dark backstory etc etc but usually with this trope they’re dark and broo Cherry blossom？？ Like the bath and body works scent？？ This book was okay。 It scaled my entertaining factor and I most definitely pulled an all nighter to finish it so it was good on that front！ But there was a lot of this book that felt like it was written for middle grade rather than YA。 The actual story would’ve been fun if the characters weren’t so 。。 hmI didn’t really like Jasper？ Like alright， broody love interest with dark backstory etc etc but usually with this trope they’re dark and broody for at least the first quarter or half the story but in this one it was the whole thing。 Like how am I supposed to root for the main couple when Jasper keeps being a dick ☹️ he had his moments but I really think he needed to have A Moment。 That ending didn’t help his case。 A whole “chase” for someone that keeps rejecting you and emotionally tolling you along just。 Max， I want better for you。 Also I cant forgive the whole “I invited you here so you could see me break our bond” like I would’ve committed arson at that point。 Also eleanor wasn’t like。 Wrong。 Like the political aspects of this book were interesting because they were very surface level but they always seemed like they would go deeper， but they didn’t so it was… interesting。 Jericho seems like an asshole corporate leader and it was weird to add that whole “I know all my wolves intimately <3” like ok if you do then why didn’t you clock your chauffeur about to betray you 🤨 Also the abuse with Jasper was just brushed off ？？？ Like huh？？？Like I said， this book was entertaining！ It had its haha moments too。 But it just wasn’t for me。 The typos also did not help /: it helped me out of my reading slump tho！ 。。。more

Erin McMahon ，

I started this today and just finished it。 Couldn't put it down。 A easy nice read with a big twist and some action。 Ending killed an was not what I expected。 That ending pissed me off then I see that Max and Jasper will return in the next book。。。I need that book nowww ahhh can't wait。 I started this today and just finished it。 Couldn't put it down。 A easy nice read with a big twist and some action。 Ending killed an was not what I expected。 That ending pissed me off then I see that Max and Jasper will return in the next book。。。I need that book nowww ahhh can't wait。 。。。more

Lauren ，

This had promise， and it was a fast， sometimes sweet read with a beautiful front cover， but the sheer amount of “…” and over dramatic exclamations and the number of “！” Used really put me off。 Sometimes the last sentence in a chapter was repeated at the beginning of the next chapter as if we’d forget what it was and the repetitive aspect of the “will they won’t they” between the two main characters was a bit eye roll worthy。 I think this needed more editing， to make it really shine， and it’s a s This had promise， and it was a fast， sometimes sweet read with a beautiful front cover， but the sheer amount of “…” and over dramatic exclamations and the number of “！” Used really put me off。 Sometimes the last sentence in a chapter was repeated at the beginning of the next chapter as if we’d forget what it was and the repetitive aspect of the “will they won’t they” between the two main characters was a bit eye roll worthy。 I think this needed more editing， to make it really shine， and it’s a shame that it didn’t live up to its potential for me。 。。。more

TheEuphoricZat ，

I quite enjoyed it。It is a twist on the classic Wattpad wolves and mate trope。 This time， the alpha son finds himself mated to a boy。I will be waiting for the next book， just to see how it goes。

John ，

Good book。 Nice story。This level of angsty drama is the reason I shouldn't read anymore YA tho but I really wanted to after the synopsis but the story took a 180 degrees from what I expected。 I hoped the story would be centered in Max coming to terms with being mated。 Not the opposite。 sighSo much cowardice and drawn out drama。 That's my personal opinion tho so if you enjoy angst loaded and overflowing ya， have at it。 My personal rating is 2 stars because I had to force myself to finish。 Otherwi Good book。 Nice story。This level of angsty drama is the reason I shouldn't read anymore YA tho but I really wanted to after the synopsis but the story took a 180 degrees from what I expected。 I hoped the story would be centered in Max coming to terms with being mated。 Not the opposite。 sighSo much cowardice and drawn out drama。 That's my personal opinion tho so if you enjoy angst loaded and overflowing ya， have at it。 My personal rating is 2 stars because I had to force myself to finish。 Otherwise its a 4 Stars for me。 。。。more

Dark ，

No relationship devolopment AT ALL

Charlie ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The Alpha’s son。。。 was not what I was expecting。 I didn’t realise that this would be an urban fantasy set in New York， which wasn’t necessarily a bad thing， I was just anticipating something very different。 I was really hoping for a full on new fantasy werewolf world that I could sink my teeth into。 As someone who literally grew up reading Sterek fanfiction， and to be clear， I have probably read more of those fics than I have published novels， I had high expectations。 I also read a lot of differ The Alpha’s son。。。 was not what I was expecting。 I didn’t realise that this would be an urban fantasy set in New York， which wasn’t necessarily a bad thing， I was just anticipating something very different。 I was really hoping for a full on new fantasy werewolf world that I could sink my teeth into。 As someone who literally grew up reading Sterek fanfiction， and to be clear， I have probably read more of those fics than I have published novels， I had high expectations。 I also read a lot of different werewolf series， and love the genre。 The point is， I feel like I’ve exhausted every trope， pack dynamic， world-building device， and wolf system， you could imagine。 Alas， I love stupid little werewolves， and based on my expectations for the Alpha’s Son， I thought it could be a new favourite。 For the most part， if I ignored the little problems I had with it throughout， this could have been something I really loved。 I hate that I am a critical reader， but I just can’t ignore those things no matter how hard I try。 The thing that bothered me the most was how Jasper treated Max - like absolute shit。 Jasper was genuinely cruel sometimes， and for what reason？ It also felt really out of character at some points and so confusing。 The thing is， I normally LOVE dark romances and enemies or hate to lovers。 Literally give me any book with those kind of tropes and I’ll devour it。 As long as it makes sense for the plot and is well written， of course。 I don’t really think that was the point of this romance， so it really surprised me。 In this case， it did not make a whole lot of sense。 The ending was actually kind of infuriating。 After treating Max like shit for literally the entire novel， and then finally having that lovely moment with him on the beach， Jasper flips and pushes him away again。 Why？ I get that this is a series and they are obviously going to get together eventually。 Yet， there are so many better ways to do slow burn romances。 I just didn’t think any of that was necessary。 It also didn’t really make any sense by the end of the book。 His father gives him permission to be with his mate， aka the one thing that was holding him back from openly loving him， and now he suddenly has a new excuse to not be with him for the sake of prolonging the burn？ I wish the author had just went FULL enemies to lovers and had them both absolutely hate each other and despise the fact that they were mates。 The get together in the next book or third book or whatever， would probably be so much more satisfying。 With the way that their story is being set up currently， I don’t feel myself rooting for them as much as I could be。 Why would I want them to get together when Jasper literally doesn’t even deserve Max？ My point is， it wasn’t the fun kind of slow burn。 Their dynamic just felt a little off。 It was very clear that they both actually liked each other， and I just don’t think Jasper’s reasonings for pushing Max away were justified。 I get the pressure parents can put on their queer children， I understand the internalised homophobia he may have been feeling because of the tradition his father was projecting on him。 If those were the reasons， I don’t think they were really explored well enough to be good justifications for his behaviour。 Maybe this would have benefited from a dual POV so we could get inside his head and really understand him。 I hope the author expands the story with a Jasper POV in the next book！ Despite my complaints， I did actually enjoy the read！ I finished it in less than a day， which is always a good sign for the slowest reader in history （me）。 I really liked the side characters， and Max was a fun protagonist。 I just wish he had a more worthy love interest。 The pack dynamics were interesting and I’d like to learn more about that。 The rogues were endearing and I feel like there’s potential there for some interesting storylines to unravel。 I ended up really liking the references to things like TikTok and how modern it ended up being。 I felt like the urban fantasy aspects could have been pushed further， and I’d love to know more about how the wolf society functions around the human world。 The plot ended up being really fun and mysterious。 I did not see the twist coming at the end， and when it happened， I could see the groundwork that had set everything up， and it did feel believable。 I LOVED the conversation between Max and his Alpha in the final chapter。 I was craving a one-on-one like that and hope the author explores that relationship more because it could make for some really fun dynamics。 There is a lot of potential for this to be a really good series。 I’m hoping the next novel makes sense of the few problems I had so I can just full on love this！ I’m definitely going to pick up the next one。 Jasper has a lot of work to do to win me back。 Yet， from that ending I feel like he’s probably going to infuriate me even more in the next book。 I am looking forward to revisiting the world！ 。。。more

Unisa rOo ，

I don't know what this book was all about like that jasper kid was "NO I'm a victim I'm going through so much shit blah blah blah AND Max was like I DON'T HAVE ANY SELF RESPECT for myself even all people out there was like "give him another chance because you don't have any respect for yourself"And that little shit katie who was Max's friend was kinda loser for no reason whatsoever。What a time wasting book this was。*NOTE*ENGLISH IS NOTE MY FIRST LANGUAGE Sorry for my grammer。 I don't know what this book was all about like that jasper kid was "NO I'm a victim I'm going through so much shit blah blah blah AND Max was like I DON'T HAVE ANY SELF RESPECT for myself even all people out there was like "give him another chance because you don't have any respect for yourself"And that little shit katie who was Max's friend was kinda loser for no reason whatsoever。What a time wasting book this was。*NOTE*ENGLISH IS NOTE MY FIRST LANGUAGE Sorry for my grammer。 。。。more

Alexa ，

It’s me， playing myself again for starting a book that’s first IN A SERIES。 I hate myself more than Jasper hates himself。

Kara ，

dnf @ page 148 🙃

lady moon ，

We just couldn't get what we want， could we？ We just couldn't get what we want， could we？ 。。。more

JJ ，

This might not be， objectively speaking， a 5✨ book。 But， OMG I really enjoyed it。 There are things I don’t like， but I just couldn’t stop reading。 It compelled from beginning to end。 Although I have to say that the end seemed kind of sloppy。

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