Fighting Darius (2024)

I did enjoy the premise of this narrative. The reason I only gave it 2 stars is that there was a LOT of telling what happened and not enough showing what happened. The author would foreshadow and say what is going to happen next. Building that tension and then would just tell the audience what happened rather than showing us what happen. They would quite literally say x, y, z happened and what people said in the conflict or the tense moment rather than showing us. Then would spend way too much time telling us, as the audience, details on the getting ready process and what everyone was wearing.

I did enjoy the romance between Penny and Darius, and the inclusion of the others in the pack. The characters I wouldn't say developed a whole lot but I still enjoyed the banter back and forth between Penny and Caspian and the silent angst of Darius.

Love this series. It's silly and fun and I like the H's a lot. Darius is a classic tortured alpha H who just happens to be a lycan. Penny is a bit overly dramatic but she is also very emotionally honest, which makes that more tolerable.

The most amazing book!! Have read it almost more than ten times. Absolute love Darius.
Penny is my spirit animal, just love her sassy and bold nature. She doesn't hesitates in speaking her mind and that's what is the main highlight.

Spoiler : For anyone thinking that Darius sleeps with other woman, then no he doesn't. Before, even I felt the same and I had actually left it midway before picking it up again and I have no regrets.

Darius doesn't cheat on her nor does she. It's the perfect book of love and friendship. Especially between her and the Lycan Prince. Their bonding is just everything!!

Darius is a sweet pea, and I want to rant so much about the book, but my fingers would be really tired ;)

I unfortunately didn’t like this one. It had to much ow and om drama for my liking. I found penny to be really annoying, desperate and childish. I am looking forward to caspians story though.

I absolutely love this book!! It is definitely a must read. Nicole has such a way with words that you are literally on the edge of your seat waiting to see what happens next. I love that each book is so completely different with their own unique storyline but the same amazing characters. You can’t help but fall in love with the characters and their relationships with each other, especially Caspian and Penny. I can’t get enough of their banter. I love Catching Genesis but this book is definitely my favorite of the two. I can’t wait to see what Nikki has in store for Caspian’s story.

Whenever Riddley writes a new protagonist, she gains a sassy inner monologue and the last protagonist (and their love interest, to some degree) loses their sass to become a caricature of what she once was. It's giving pick-me. It's giving "I wish I had more female friends but I still need to be Special".

it was an amazing book and i am ur wattpad fan ><

I am so in love with this series, Darius being my favourite character of all.
Nicole Riddley is a really talented writer and even though in some parts her books need a little bit more editing, the world she has created is complete with depth. Moreover, the perspective we have of the book's characters is well rounded and you cannot help but fall for them - even find one that you can identify with.
Well done.

P.S. Darius is my forever book crush!

Daha kötü olabilirdi 😭✋✋

I can’t believe I read this

I had a mental breakdown and read the whole thing. Was it good? Debatable, did I like it? It depends, did I enjoyed it? Very much, because she was so stupid, that I kind of laugh a lot.

Would I recommend it? Absolutely no. A waste of time. But it has plot, and Wattpad characters. She's not like other girls main character vibes.

This book return my mind to 2012 Wattpad and my fried mind its greatful for that.

When is this going to be released on Amazon? The royal lycan Court is on Amazon, but not this one or Quincy. So sad. I LOVE these books!!

What an unexpectedly charming read. Every character was delightful in their own way.

First, Penny. You my girl stole my heart. Usually some of your immature traits I would find it infuriating in any other character. But you were so endearing and well written. You were the right amount of sass, courage, stupidity and loyalty. You are almost my top 20 fmc. I love characters that act their age.

Darius oh darius. Welcome to my book boyfriend collection. You are residing here with great fictional men. THE POSSESSIVENESS. It had me whipped. You were just amazing.

I know a lot of people were annoyed by the excessive ow and om drama. However, to me it felt like a necessary evil to build the story. If Pen just went back to Darius with her tail tucked in like a doormat I would have been pissed. The drama to me though a bit dragged on felt like a necessary evil. And it didn't make the read boring. No worries my friends there is no cheating exactly

Biggest honorary mention to my prince Caspian. The name is so special to me (chronicles of narnia Ben Barnes anyone?) that I knew I was gonna love you. And love you I did. I adore you. The sibling relationship between him and pen *chef's kiss * I am gonna start Caspian's book after this review

Plus there is the little mystery that I have yet to solve.

But why 4 not 5 stars? Because I feel the writing needs a bit of polishing and editing.

Overall, so unexpected, maybe because I went in with 0 expectations. Overall a really fun read. I don't usually enjoy werewolf ya/na series (it is way too PG to be considered adult). But this was really good.

I've been reading this on Galatea. Most of the books unlock the next chapter after 6 hours on the app, but for some reason this one takes a day or more to unlock the next chapter (the time between chapter unlocks has grown as I've been reading). I started out liking it well enough, but I got bored with it before long. I think most readers have read other books in the series, so they are familiar with the characters, but I'm not sure in which order they're supposed to be read. The main couple have too much involvement with other love interests. I couldn't understand why they couldn't just get together. Later a reveal showed why the male lead didn't want to accept the female as his mate. Then after they are mates finally, they're going to play it off like they aren't. Idk I would maybe like this better if I didn't have to wait so long for the next chapter, but I'm bored with it now. I'm at least 2/3 the way done, but I don't know if I will end up finishing it. If I do, I will update my review. Even though I've been reading it for so long and am so far into it, if I wanted to finish it today, it would still cost around $20 to completely unlock the book all at one time. And if I just continued reading as a chapter unlocked it would be at least 2 or 3 weeks to finish it.

Good action💪🏻🦵🏻
Nice paranormal setting in modern world💙
Loved the lycans♥️
Predictable and repetitive romance/angst (skipped through all the sizzly bits) The description of Darius' 8 packs got annoying and how hot a lycan is compared to a mere mortal or werewolf, yes, yes, i have it ingrained in my blood enough to recite it when i next see the beginning of the same sentence😱
Bored of the too realistic way of convo, ugh, gah, darn, meh... This just shows that the author is still budding and not a linguist with enough vocabulary (just my opinion, no offence). It could also be that the author wanted to make it look natural, like how we would speak... But i do not like that way of writing because writing and speaking are different forms of language expression and written form mirroring spoken form specially like a tween without eloquent speech grated on my nerves.
Also, didn't like the endless description of their dresses/attire... This is a novel... Basic description is more than enough... Not a costume/designer's competition.

Can be read as a series or as a standalone
Since the writing style is not to my taste, i won't be reading the other books.

3.8 ish
Okay so the h has a different fate chosen mate and the H sort of makes out on purpose in front of h to drive her away for her safety.

But…. It all sort of worked for the plot !?
If I had read the spoilers about this then I might have not picked it up so I am glad I didn’t.
The connection h and H share is actually beyond what u felt for the late entry mate. It was actually good to know she had a plan B. The way the whole ow make out scene is later explained also reduces your initial anger toward the H.
I was really surprised the whole mate thing didn’t bother me. I think it was the way it was written. Like her connection to that mate was very baseline attraction type whereas her connection with H was wild and untamed.
Them both being celibate since they met each other also helped.

Overall like the OOT H and the connection.
Good read

2.5 stars. I read this on Inkitt. An okay read. I really like this world. I really like this author’s writing style. The action was fun to read and it was was interesting seeing where the story would lead. The alpha was too alpha for me to the point he seemed like an insecure beta, but the female was a pretty strong alpha character that was just right. There were grammatical errors, simple ones, so editing is definitely needed. Also, can we talk about the repeated chapters??? So annoying!! I’d get to the end of a chapter, click “next chapter” and it would be the same chapter I just read. Sometimes I had to click next chapter 2-5 times!!! The page count is totally off. Ridiculous! That is why it gets a 2 star rating in the end: the stupid chapter repeats!!

it was alright. penny’s naiveness and her exaggerated words made me cringe so much, to the point where I had to slip over multiple scenes. Darius is charming, but the name Darius is really not serving…it reminds me of my very sassy childhood friend 😔 at least give the man a hot name like Christian or something 😭.

I liked the banter between the characters, I thought it was refreshing to see and it was quite funny. At times, I liked penny, especially in the beginning, her delusions and optimism made me say “she’s just like me fr” so many times 😭 but then she became a bit too aggravating and made it difficult to read on. Idk why I’m surprised though, this is quite literally a wattpad fic turned paperback

I accidentally discovered this book during an internet search for something unrelated. I started reading and was hooked. The story line is not original - girl meets boy, instant attraction, boy resists out of misguided something, underlying drama - but the author's work shines. The story and characters are well developed and I never felt like slapping the FL for being silly or irritating. There is a happy ending and apparently books that came both before and after this one. I will be searching those books out and reading them VERY SOON.

Five Stars. Would recommend. Fun read. Drama without much angst.

🌟 3.5 ~ It was suchhhhhh a good read, I love Penny's personality, she's fiery, confident, a literal crackhead and jokes. I love her banter with Caspian. And damn, of only Darius manned up and communicated with Penny smh, it was hard to read the parts when they had sooo much tension but yes the wait was worth it in the end. As usual, Caspian stole my heart. He's my faveeeee. I was a little taken back by all their reactions to when she found her mate but at the same time I get why they did tht, I woulda thought Genesis would've been really supportive it ofs she's afraid that they'll be separated... Anyways very very good read!,,

I enjoyed this more than Catching Genesis and Trapping Quincy. Penny can definitely be childish, but I appreciated not having an MC who is allergic
to swearing or using phrases like “fuzzy bunny slippers.” Genesis’s phrases and Quincy’s swear jar, in their respective books, got old really fast. So I appreciate Penny, as an MC, who was a bit more straightforward. Darius was also a great male lead, although I did not appreciate him at first. The story did slow down for me at one point and it took me a little bit to get through it. But it was otherwise an enjoyable read

Another great novel by Nicole Riddley. I was reading week to week, which I rarely do because I like to just read a bunch of chapters together, but I could not put down this book for more than a week. I love Penny and Darius, and their chemistry and love was leaping off the pages. I can't wait to see what she does with Prince Capasin and his mate in her next book. I will be following along every week now.

Penny has got to be her funniest character she has written about. Penny doesn't hesitate to speak her mind when it comes to her family and friends. I love how she was determined to get Darius no matter what she has to do to get his attention. I had to laugh at Darius at how he reacts when he finds out she's giving up on him and going after other guys. That's hilarious how he decided she wasn't sleeping with anyone else but her mate.

“I want to make you happy,” I tell him, turning my whole body towards him.
“And you do. You make me very happy, every day. My life before you didn’t make sense. I’m the happiest I’ve ever been with you in it. You make me excited to go to bed with you in my arms every night. You make me excited to open my eyes in the morning to see you lying next to me. You’re my home. I devote my life to you. I belong to you. Completely”

it was ok. I personally am not a fan of second chances but in this case the angst and hurt got me. Like i get it if he told / communicated with her that there’s danger if she was with him. I’m glad he groveled i think. But the back and forth with their rooms is too much. just make him grovel and hurt like he did when she found out him cheating. Like what!!!? towards the end was kinda cool. love a good fight scene.

I absolutely love this book with all my heart. It’s such a pure book that leaves me wanting more. The romance that occurs between the two characters in this book is absolutely beautiful and leaves me craving this type of intimacy. I absolutely recommend this book to anyone that was to have a good laugh or who wants to read a very romantic book!

I love this series so much. It's so fun and light to read. But I find it hard to distinguish the difference between Penny and Genesis they felt the same as main character. Though I could just put that down as since they grew up together they have the same tastes and such. But as the book went on there was a difference and I live character development

To jest o mnie książka (albo jestem w stanie obłąkania) i pewnym mężczyźnie, dla mnie dziecinnym i bojaźliwym chowając swoje uczucia. Historia trwa, jak mam podbić tego tytułowego "Dariusza"? Czy tu można też wydawać książki z wierszami? Ciągle do niego je piszę.
Gwiazdkę odjęłam za mało poruszający język.

Okay this is my first time reading Shapeshifting book. Usually I don't do these books but damn I love every second of it.. I wish there were more of Darius POV and a little bit more detailed sm*t..⊙⁠﹏⁠⊙ but yeah I really love this book especially the banter between Penny and Caspian😂 and yeah I was hoping to see more of Mr Tummy Lip Ring... Idk why but I'm somehow hooked with Yummy Lip Ring.

Loved the back and fourth between these two stubborn people. Reminds me of my hubby and I… lol
Hopefully this and Trapping Quincy will be available on audible so I can added to Catching Genesis. Thank you.