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carmineslamp's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Better than the first two but still only 3,,,

To start, the romance is genuinely better in this one ;-; I wasn't particularly rooting for the other couples in their own books, BUT HERE??? GOD. I think it's the lack of one-sided symbiont-lust. They wanted each other just to want each other.

Them resonating for each other was just a pleasant addition :>

Scared for book 4,,, BUT I MUST PERSIST THROUGH 18 MORE BOOKS

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robinwritesallthethings's review

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emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

What It’s About: Once again, this story picks up basically where the last one left off. This time the focus is on Kira, who fears the return of the bad aliens and that she will never resonate at the same time that Aehako is seriously courting her.

Spice Level: Hot as heck because of the anticipation that builds up throughout the story.

Realism: This volume brings up some of the bigger questions that are lingering about the khui and resonance. How does it pick partners? Is it just fertility and genetics, or is there something more? And what happens if you don’t think you can have children? I also appreciated the lingering fear that the other aliens would return. It would have been odd if they’d just disappeared from the story after the first volume.

Trope Alert: Virgin heroine and slow burn.

Trigger Warnings: There’s a discussion about abortion and infertility, and slavery comes up again a bit because of the bad aliens.

Final Thoughts: I thought it was especially nice to explore the idea of choosing someone in spite of not resonating this time around. It was almost the reverse of the second novel, and it was a good contrast.

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bbygirl21's review

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challenging hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I liked this book but I found myself skipping through some pages.

Aside from the handful of times I skipped pages, I loved Kira and Aehako. I love how they both choose each other despite the fact they weren't resonated and didn't think they'd be able to resonate to each other. It showed that they loved each other whether or not they're able to have kids.

Now when it comes to Asha I really did not like her. I hate the fact she kept persisting Aehako even though he repeatedly told her he does not want her, and the fact she is going out of her way to sleep with Aehako while already being mated did not sit well with me. Both Aehako not wanting her and her having a mate and persisting anyways has me not liking her one bit at this point I'm the series.

I loved that Kira finally got the translator removed from her ear and that in the end her and Aehako finally resonated to each other and that Asha got put in her place due to this resonation. I am hoping that Harlow is safe and that she gets found soon.

Even though this is my least favorite in the series so far, it was still a mostly enjoyable read.

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yaoipaddle's review

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dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

only ruby dixon can take the couple of my fave side characters and make it a fucking slog to get through.

if youre struggling to conceive or have fertility issues dont read this book because it will make you feel like shit. kira does nothing but describe herself as "flawed" and "broken" constantly because she is infertile due to a medical reason as a teen. instead of doing something interesting with a character that is not affected by the parasite in the same way the other humans are, the author makes kira a woman tormented and unbearable due to it.

"It was his choice to mate me despite knowing my flaws." - Kira (yes the 'flaw' is her being infertile.)

the actual plot beats of the evil aliens from book 1 returning are interesting but are too few compared to the many scenes of the author constantly reminding us of her pregnancy fetish.

the way everyone treated harlow was also so fucked up but i dont want to spoil too much. to me it just further illustrates how the characters will act out of character just when it's most convenient to the plot.

vektal and georgie continue to be so unlovable in this book as well. as if theyre the only two people that matter to each other and everyone else can die for all they care.

and my personal fave thing to hate on is how little the translator stuff makes sense. how can aehako not know what a "tub" is, but knows what calling someone "randy" means?

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