True Omega is a story about werewolves that very naturally blend into the story. The author makes it clear from the very start that there won’t be so much of a mention of a normal human life with normal human terminologies. The words ‘Alpha and ‘Luna’ get used straight off the bat, making you jump straight into this temptingly mysterious world that the author created.
The story starts off with a classic case of a child (or well, wolf) abuse. Her Alpha abused her, apparently for not doing her job correctly. She was responsible for most of the housework while Alpha went out and she was utterly incapable of doing things correctly. Adding on to our amalgamated pity and sorrow, she was merely eight years of age.
Alpha David went out once again, this time Alpha went early because a new ‘pack’ would be coming to visit that day. This initially sounds good, but Alpha restricted her from ever being seen by anyone else, otherwise, the classic physical punishment would be done.
This presents complications for Samantha (weird name for a wolf, by the way), she can clean when the pack comes to visit though she would only have a few hours at best.
While on the brink of clearing all her cleaning duties, in hopes that Alpha would be satisfied for once, she gets spotted by Alpha Jack and Luna Sara. Terrified at the thought of her being punished for getting spotted, she begged the two not to tell Alpha David of her being spotted. Unlike her expectations, the people showed immense concern for her and eventually offered to take her in with them. It was also discovered that Samantha was an Omega, the most powerful one they had seen to that day. A clich’trope, though a good type of cliche.
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Part 1: Main Theme of True Omega
Main Theme of True Omega
The thematic show that this novel provides to us is clear from deriving our thoughts from two words: ‘sweet werewolf.’
These two words immediately tell us that the novel has supernatural themes, a sweet protagonist with a personality that feels humane (ironic for a werewolf story), some sort of intricate and emotional scenes that have meaning behind them, and overall, something to enjoy if you’re just that type of reader!
During the entirety of the book, the topics of identity, self-discovery, and acceptance are dissected and discussed. The struggles that many people face when trying to come to terms with who they are and where they belong in the world are mirrored in Samantha’s trip, which serves as a metaphor for those struggles.
Because the author did such an excellent job of establishing a universe that manages to feel both ordinary and foreign at the same time, the reader is immediately drawn into the story from the very first page though this is not necessarily a good thing, more on that later.
Oddly enough, the novel explores themes of very intense yet wholesome sympathy. The tragic background that Samantha holds makes us feel bad, though we as the reader get a sense of overwhelming ease when her new pack rescues her, cares for her, promises her better things, and formulates deep connections with her.
It truly is something inexplicably heartwarming though I must admit the werewolf factor kind of dilutes it. In the later chapters as Samantha grows up, we get more mature and exotic scenes which I found a little misplaced.
The element of self-discovery and overwhelming responsibilities in the perspective of an eight-year-old is interesting, I’d say. It turns out that Samantha was a gift from the Moon Goddess, and she can pretty much calm any wolf with her ability which allows her new pack to flourish more than ever before though it has the compromise of it being extremely difficult for Samantha to get a mate.
The decision-making factor comes in as Samantha’s old pack begs her new pack to help them. The Alpha that replaced Alpha David is one that is Sammy’s mate, and the question arises as to whether she should trust her old pack or not.
Part 2: The Negatives in True Omega
The Negatives in True Omega
True Omega is a story that gets very, very predictable. It is cliche to an extent that I have no words to put into perspective. You could tell from the very first sentence that Samantha was special in some way and the plot twists do not exactly present themselves as any sort of twists because there’s only so much you can do to manage a story revolving around werewolves driving cars and eating grilled cheeses.
The world itself, as stated before, feels ordinary and foreign simultaneously. However, at times it feels more foreign than anything else. The beginning gets frustratingly confusing, especially if you’re just getting into this genre of novels.
No matter how many of these I read, I can NOT get behind the idea of literal werewolves driving cars. Some things the writer puts up to interpretation, such as the ‘Werewolf Council.’
Part 3: Conclusion
True Omega is a neat novel with interesting characters, and decent chemistry between them, and overall, it was enjoyable with a minute and sometimes obnoxious sections of frustration in between. The character and story development is very nice and the pacing is fine.
Samantha feels like a natural character and the situations that she is put in feel interesting enough. As she grows and finds lovers and there is a sense of accomplishment when they develop together, making us hope that they mark each other eventually.
At one point, however, you draw the line as to how ridiculous a story can get with its characters, interactions, and overall theme. At points, I feel like True Omega crosses that line and runs a marathon past it instead. This is observable in a staggering amount of werewolf stories in general so if you enjoy these types of stories, True Omega might be decent.
