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Oh boy, I immediately jumped into this book after Maxu/Meg because this series is that addicting. It feels like every book just gets better and better. I cannot wait for the next one and to see who the main couple is.

This book would have been 5 stars for me until about 100 pages before the end. I was on board the slow burn train and the angst and pining until the last like 1/5 of the book.

Maybe it's me and I'm the total opposite vibe of Sikthand in a relationship, but I wish at the end there was a bigger moment for him and his trust issues. Like, I know Sophia is his real mate, and that bond just magics away a lot of relationship issues, but the end was very underwhelming. The kidnapping from Maxu/Meg felt like a very sloppy plot progression tool, I'm sure there was another way to get them to realise they were mates. There was so much build up during the whole book and then it was like, they lived happily ever after, bye.

Sophia is a great character, I actually appreciated her patience with the whole situation and being a grown up when needed. She didn't pretend being a queen was all about dresses and banging the king, but she also wasn't a political science maven who knew everything about ruling over a group of people, she was willing to learn and accept her interim shortcomings.

erica_rich's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

booksta_adventure's review against another edition

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5.0

𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙮𝙥𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙣𝙟𝙤𝙮 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙝𝙤’𝙙 𝙗𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙞𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙑𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙞𝙢𝙗𝙤’𝙨 𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙡 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙛𝙛? 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡, 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙎𝙞𝙠𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝.

A new favorite in the series?

Sikthand is the King of Vrulatica, and Sophia is his new political prisoner. Sikthand was betrayed by a woman before, and is doing everything he can to keep from feeling anything for this new little human in his life.

I loved both Sikthand and Sophia separately, but their journey together was my favorite of the series.

From Sophia’s openness to this new society on Clecania, and Sikthand learning to trust again, the longing and tension between the two was just top notch.

I am also really enjoying the continued political upheaval humans have caused on Clecania, and I’m looking forward to seeing how these human women will deal with it all.

And, of course, I still adore the narrator, Stephen Dexter…and his purring. ❤️

What this book is giving:

✅ Alien Romance

✅ Dual POV

✅ Purring

✅ Vibrating Tail

✅ Trained Husbands

✅ She’s a LARPer

✅ He doesn’t want to fall for her

✅ Tattoos

Rating:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5

🌶️🌶️🌶️ / 5

akr_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous tense medium-paced

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

4.0

tasha1207's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

lpjapican's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I think this is officially my favorite of the series. You learn why Sikthand is this way he is and Sofia is a great FMC, smart, witty and kind. I couldn’t put this down!

tash_readsbooks's review against another edition

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5.0

I loved this book when I first read it, and love it just as much on audio

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