Reviewed by: Rabid Reads. 
 ALPHA UNLEASHED tied in well with BRUJA, plus the full moon ceremony was a go and the werewolves outted themselves to humans, so Aileen Erin definitely delivered on her promises. Tessa's confrontation with Luciana was pretty terrific too. As a result, this book had an end-of-the-series vibe to it even though there was an author's note promising otherwise, just not soon. All those pros notwithstanding, the five installment journey to get here could have been more proportionate instead of this race to the finish. 
 Tessa & Dastien finally get with the mating which was behind schedule in my opinion, and I wasn't crazy about the way it went down. It was the werewolf equivalent of eloping, and after all of this talk about THE ceremony, I kinda felt cheated by the lack thereof. And, all of the "good stuff" happened off scene which was a bummer too, but it's New Adult, so that quibble wasn't taken into consideration in my rating. Still, Claudia & Lucas' HEA was better. 
 Supes' first public appearance is a common enough theme in Speculative Fiction, and personally I tend to give this particular thread a pass or a fail based on how well its impact on the world at large is described, and the masses reaction to the news. Erin did ok in both of these areas; however, the crunch to get 'er all done in one installment took its pound of flesh from this fundamental element as well. 
 Luciana was the only character that was given enough room to fully do her thing. Her evolution as this series' villain has been solid throughout, and the author really put the pedal to the metal in this novel; from the trail of carnage that the witch left in her wake, to the traps she set-up for the werewolves, and the unveiling of her ultimate objective. Erin may have teased us with lovemaking, but she swamped us with action! 
 ALPHA UNLEASHED was a good conclusion to Tessa & Dastien's story.