Anna Fury

When the Awaken Virus hit humanity, men became ravenous, uncontrollable beasts. They wrought destruction across the globe-now the humans who remain live in constant fear. Mallory As a reporter, I've seen firsthand what the Awaken virus does to people you love, turning them into mindless beasts intent on violence. That's why I'm staying safe inside my apartment. Women are getting kidnapped right off the streets in broad daylight. Rumors say there's a group of Awakened living under New York, and they're responsible for the disappearances. The old me would have sniffed out that story, but post-apocalypse Mal is too scared to go digging for clues. Life apparently has other plans for me, however-cue an Awakened showing up at my damn door. He's huge, imposing, with piercing gray eyes like a thunderstorm, and a mouth he insists he *needs* to put on me. He also claims they aren't all the destructive beasts I've seen on the news. I'm not sure what to believe. When the captivating "enforcer" asks me to live in his compound for two weeks and report to the rest of the world how normal the men really are, I surprise us both by accepting his strange invitation. I shouldn't have said yes, so why did I agree? My presence digs up something dark and primal in him though, and I'm terrified to find out if I'm his salvation, or complete downfall. The Alpha Awakens is the first book in the Alpha Compound series, by Anna Fury. This dystopian omegaverse romance features a snarky heroine and broken alpha finding their own HEA.

Alpha Compound - Book One

The Alpha Awakens

Shelby Goodwin

Thanks so much to author Anna Fury for sending me both this first book as well as the second instalment in the series in exchange for an honest review! All thoughts and opinions below are my own.

Not gonna lie, dystopian romance with Alpha males abound is exactly the kind of thing I typically avoid when it comes to the paranormal genre, but this was surprisingly SUCH a good combination!! Anna Fury is an extremely compelling writer and it was her style that hooked me and kept me going through this one to the point where I stayed up super late to read as much as I could before I just couldn’t keep my eyes open anymore!

I really enjoyed the premise of a journalist chronicling the true nature of the seemingly sinister Alpha males in this world. I love the idea of shedding light on a widely hated group as being gentle and kind and not nearly as monstrous as the malicious media has made them out to be. From start to finish, this book was extremely steamy and there were shirtless hotties galore, of course! Tons of shenanigans and spicy chemistry between the MC, Mallory, and the enforcer, Orion, I loved their scenes together so much, especially the ones at the cabin.

What’s great about this series is that every installment wraps up with a HEA for the heroine and her Alpha. Sometimes this is EXACTLY what I need as a reader, so I’m very excited to have found this series and author! Also, I’ve heard book two (Wake Up Alpha) is somehow even better and I’m so pumped to jump into it soon! Highly recommended for 18+ fans of adult omegaverse PNR.

Tatiana Alvarez 

Actual rating 3.5

This was such a fun and sexy omegaverse read. I’ve read plenty of shifter books but Fury adds her own elements to the story. This one has more dystopian vibes, which usually isn’t my scene, but I thought it worked well in the book. 

Mal and Orion are such a fun couple, I enjoyed all the tension between them. The steamy scenes were hot and the chemistry between the lovers was amazing. I was also really impressed with how well the compound was run. There were so many alphas and I felt like I was able to keep up with them all. 

The ending was a little abrupt. I wish we had more ending scenes and less in the middle, but it was still such a fun read and I can’t wait to read the next.

The Alpha Awakens Alpha Compound - Book One

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