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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
Fun read. Finally a heroine who doesn't react with baffling lust or total mindless terror at aliens.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I would have enjoyed this book a lot more if the fmc wasn’t so frustrating. She’s childish and doesn’t realize she is the alien. At the 80% mark I could no longer stand her. The concept of the book was incredibly interesting and the culture of the Ra unique. It’s unfortunate that the fmc is so annoying.
This book was loooooooong. I read it on my kindle so I don't know exactly how long but GR says 652 pages. Thats hella long for an alien book. Also let me say that it is NOT smut. At least not what I would consider smut. There was some sex yes. It's defiantly not suitable for younger readers but I like me some more smut when I read about aliens. Don't get me wrong, I still enjoyed reading it but I wish it was a little more smutty and a little less long.
Lumen is a human that was taken from Earth. The slavers decide that she is sexually compatible with them so they give her as a price the the slave that wins a fight. The winner, Venomous, is Ra. Im not going to lie, he was weird. All his customs are weird and to top it all off they weren't able to communicate with each other. Lumen has made him a male, which means she is his life mate. Im not going to go in to specifics but he didn't have a gender until he saw her, weird alien.
This all happens in the first 30% of the book Then they are rescued. They go to his home world where there are a lot more weird Ra customs. She somehow makes a few other Ras into males. Blah blah. This all takes a very long time. My problem with the book was Lumen. She fights everything! Venomous is the most protecting, caring, loving, alien. He fights, kills, and endures ridicule from his loved ones for her and she still bitches at him. Ok so she has to take another Ra male as her mate but she openly admits that she's attracted to him and likes him but she doesn't like that he doesn't agree with everything she says so she makes him suffer. Literally it pains a male not to take his mate once she has made him a man. She denies him foreeeeeverrrr. I mean not literally she eventually accepts him but it's ridiculous how long she takes. These men do everything for her. She is a pampered princess and treats her men like shit. I am not a fan of her.
I would have liked the actually storyline if not for her. The whole Ra thing was pretty cool and I love the way the mates treated her. I just hated her. And I hated the length. Maybe if I liked the heroine I would not have minded how long the book was but since I didn't, I was pushing myself to finish the book.
Lumen is a human that was taken from Earth. The slavers decide that she is sexually compatible with them so they give her as a price the the slave that wins a fight. The winner, Venomous, is Ra. Im not going to lie, he was weird. All his customs are weird and to top it all off they weren't able to communicate with each other. Lumen has made him a male, which means she is his life mate. Im not going to go in to specifics but he didn't have a gender until he saw her, weird alien.
This all happens in the first 30% of the book Then they are rescued. They go to his home world where there are a lot more weird Ra customs. She somehow makes a few other Ras into males. Blah blah. This all takes a very long time. My problem with the book was Lumen. She fights everything! Venomous is the most protecting, caring, loving, alien. He fights, kills, and endures ridicule from his loved ones for her and she still bitches at him. Ok so she has to take another Ra male as her mate but she openly admits that she's attracted to him and likes him but she doesn't like that he doesn't agree with everything she says so she makes him suffer. Literally it pains a male not to take his mate once she has made him a man. She denies him foreeeeeverrrr. I mean not literally she eventually accepts him but it's ridiculous how long she takes. These men do everything for her. She is a pampered princess and treats her men like shit. I am not a fan of her.
I would have liked the actually storyline if not for her. The whole Ra thing was pretty cool and I love the way the mates treated her. I just hated her. And I hated the length. Maybe if I liked the heroine I would not have minded how long the book was but since I didn't, I was pushing myself to finish the book.
There's a bit too much rambling and sometimes there's sooo much irritation. Lumen can be agrivatingly stupid and stubborn. And I really didn't get her relationship with Fiercly.
Other than that it was a great read. Both Venomous and Cobra were so sweet and understanding even if Lumen didn't understand that or deserve it.
Other than that it was a great read. Both Venomous and Cobra were so sweet and understanding even if Lumen didn't understand that or deserve it.
This was an extremely entertaining book. Sometimes sexy, sometimes funny, sometimes uncomfortable.
I'm not really into alien stuff so I was surprised I enjoyed it as much as I did.
The punctuation wasn't always what it should be, but if you aren't a grammar nazi like I am, it probably won't effect you.
I'm not really into alien stuff so I was surprised I enjoyed it as much as I did.
The punctuation wasn't always what it should be, but if you aren't a grammar nazi like I am, it probably won't effect you.
I quite enjoyed this novel and how it handled the cultural differences between the different species. Some stuff was a bit confusing and could have been better explained, and the ending seemed to drag on too long.
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I was really excited to learn about the half breed baby but those details never happened. (Hoping to hear about it in the next book)
Regardless I enjoyed the crafted world!
I wish there was more info on Fiercely and Cobra's relationship, it almost felt like time skipped through the important parts of their relationships.
Twards the end of the novel we see less of Lumen's view, making it somewhat jarring when we DO because she's gone through such character development that it feels odd. Sometimes I'm confused as to who is being spoken to, and who's viewpoint I'm in. Otherwise I did enjoy the book.
Spoilers
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I was really excited to learn about the half breed baby but those details never happened. (Hoping to hear about it in the next book)
Regardless I enjoyed the crafted world!
I wish there was more info on Fiercely and Cobra's relationship, it almost felt like time skipped through the important parts of their relationships.
Twards the end of the novel we see less of Lumen's view, making it somewhat jarring when we DO because she's gone through such character development that it feels odd. Sometimes I'm confused as to who is being spoken to, and who's viewpoint I'm in. Otherwise I did enjoy the book.