Reviewed by True
TITLE: Out of the Wild Night
SERIES: Coven Ties #2
AUTHOR: Marina Vivancos
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 246 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 30, 2023
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In a world filled with magic, where everybody is born a submissive or a Dom…
Mason might no longer hate being a submissive, but life has taught him his dynamic puts him at a disadvantage. Neglected in childhood, abused by the first Dom he ever trusted, he knows to keep his heart guarded.
Mason’s skill in Animal Magic allows him to move from coven to coven—never settling down. Never opening up to anybody.
The Meliora coven was supposed to be no different.
Mason has learnt the hard way not to fall for the kindness of strangers, but the people here are different. Charlie, the Dom Mason works with, is different. Joyful, teasing, caring—Mason’s icy suspicion can’t help but start melting.
Will it be so bad if he gives in and starts scening with Charlie? To get on his knees and beg for what he really wants?
Can he learn to trust again?
Content Warning: The beginning of this book deals with child abuse, grooming of a minor, and sexual abuse. It is not between the main characters but is on-page and may be distressing to read.
REVIEW:
My heart was so moved by this story!
Mason hated the outcome of the test, he isn’t a sub, he can’t be, he’s barely seventeen and doesn’t want to be a sub. Period.
Watching his mother being physically abused by her Dom, his stepfather gives him a wrong and one-sided impression of how an abuser acts. And that was his downfall.
He learned a lot after what he’s been through, barely seventeen and already abused by a Dom.
He’ll never let a Dom take control over him again, never!
Mason has Animal Magic, after he got his veterinarian degree he traveled, and every coven he joined he told them it was temporary.
He never stayed long, never bonded, was suspicious of Doms, and never trusted any fully.
At some point, at twenty-eight, he ended up with the Meliora coven, they were searching for an expert in Animal Magic.
Mason has a lot of experience with different covens, witches, and people, not always the best, so he’s cynical of all the kindness of the members of the Meliora coven. You could say he’s grumpy and spiked.
He’s quite reluctant to get attached, he is safer by himself, with his nightmares. He’s also defensive AF, snarling and snapping and judging on every comment made about any form of Dom or sub-dynamic, ready to bite a head of.
Charlie is a Dom, mellow, friendly, patient, always listening, and never judging. When they start scening Mason feels safe, for the first time in ages, and he’s angry about it, he can’t hang on to it for too long, it’s confusing AF. He can’t lose himself, and he didn’t need anybody! He was perfectly fine on his own.
“ Turned out, there was more to living than just survival.”
Mason’s attitude, thoughts, conversations, and learning process were amazing to follow, just amazing, the author did such a wonderful job writing and deepening his character, all characters btw. Charlie was the perfect partner for Madon.
The story speaks of all kinds of Magic, we know Mason’s Animal Magic, a few other types of Magic are Telekinetic Magic, Chaos Magic, Listening Magic, and Stasis Magic, not all present, but knowing it exists!
This is my sixth story by this author and like the others this one was breathtaking! Full of feelings, richly developed characters, beautiful magic, stunning Dom/sub dynamic, mesmerizing sexy scenes, and an amazing plot.
Be aware of the trigger warnings, it’s quite heavy.
Overall a winner, all the stars!!
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