4 short stories by different authors, all part of their series. I found these of uneven quality, certainly not up to the usual standards. ( )

Angel's Wolf: 4 stars
Alphas: Origins: 5 stars (come on, it's by Ilona Andrews)
Nocturne: 4.5 stars
Ascension: 3 stars (so boring, I can barely remember what it's about as I'm writing this) ( )

standard for an anthology ( )

As with all anthologies, some stories were stronger than others. Sharon Shinn is why I bought this, and that one was my favorite. ( )

To Reread in June 2022

4 Stars

Nalini Singh's story, Angel's Wolf gets 5 stars. Well written. Perfect flow. Great character build. Like a perfect melody. Left you well satisfied.
Ilona Andrew's story, Alphas: Origin gets 3 & 1/2 stars. Main characters needed more personality building. A good story, but not great. Left you feeling like something was missing.
Sharon Shinn's story, Nocturne, gets 3 & 1/2 stars. Was interesting. The main characters were fun & likable. But there were elements to the story that left me a bit unsettled.
Meljean Brook's story, Ascension, gets 3 stars. Was okay, but seemed a bit to staid. Started well, but too many rules for the hero/heroine that I found off-putting. They weren't allowed to protect themselves against humans.....really.
Which brings the book to a 3.75 stars in total. I rounded up to 4 stars. It's worth reading for the Nalini Singh story. Otherwise, its a take it or leave it kind of thing. ( )