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poppymonster's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 rounded up
I liked the change in personality for MCs, with Kira being less fierce but still intelligent. They had some solid chemistry. I would have liked to see more of Grol working through his shit, but maybe that’ll happen later in the series.
Spice: 4/5
Triggers: violence, gore, injury, explosion, grief, pandemic (off page)
I liked the change in personality for MCs, with Kira being less fierce but still intelligent. They had some solid chemistry. I would have liked to see more of Grol working through his shit, but maybe that’ll happen later in the series.
Spice: 4/5
Triggers: violence, gore, injury, explosion, grief, pandemic (off page)
pagirl's review against another edition
5.0
Kira and Grol
I really liked this one. I liked how she was small and peppy and he was big and gruff . They learn to work together and appreciate the others strengths.
I really liked this one. I liked how she was small and peppy and he was big and gruff . They learn to work together and appreciate the others strengths.
mel_c_bell's review against another edition
3.0
Did I enjoy this? I think so, I read it in a couple hours.
Why?
Marriage of convenience between smart human lady & sexy alpha alien warlord (NOT A SPOILER) it literally happen in like the first 10 pages) in an effort to stop the Starship Trooper bug aliens from wiping out both their races. Also get a lil of that Fated Mates trope *chefs kiss*. Can’t forget about the grumpy sunshine where Mr. Grumpy tries to resist the fated mates trope. Uh yeah, that’s kinda it. OH! There’s a cute lil ferret thing - I liked that.
Why not 5 stars?
Ok first! Don’t list this as a pregnancy alien romance if the pregnancy is on the LAST PAGE!!! That DOES NOT align with my wanna read monster f*cker pregnancy mood! Uh, but other than that there were a lot of very long and detailed fights & engineering talk. May have been fine in a deferent mood but didn’t do it for this mood.
Is it spicy? Yeah.
Is it smutty smut smut? There are scenes sure, BUT the none smut to smut ratio def sways to the not so smutty spectrum.
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Why?
Marriage of convenience between smart human lady & sexy alpha alien warlord (NOT A SPOILER) it literally happen in like the first 10 pages) in an effort to stop the Starship Trooper bug aliens from wiping out both their races. Also get a lil of that Fated Mates trope *chefs kiss*. Can’t forget about the grumpy sunshine where Mr. Grumpy tries to resist the fated mates trope. Uh yeah, that’s kinda it. OH! There’s a cute lil ferret thing - I liked that.
Why not 5 stars?
Ok first! Don’t list this as a pregnancy alien romance if the pregnancy is on the LAST PAGE!!! That DOES NOT align with my wanna read monster f*cker pregnancy mood! Uh, but other than that there were a lot of very long and detailed fights & engineering talk. May have been fine in a deferent mood but didn’t do it for this mood.
Is it spicy? Yeah.
Is it smutty smut smut? There are scenes sure, BUT the none smut to smut ratio def sways to the not so smutty spectrum.
Follow on Twitter @readwatchdnf
pagirl's review against another edition
5.0
Kira and Grol
I really liked this one. I liked how she was small and peppy and he was big and gruff . They learn to work together and appreciate the others strengths.
I really liked this one. I liked how she was small and peppy and he was big and gruff . They learn to work together and appreciate the others strengths.
bookswithsamanthaj's review against another edition
5.0
This is my favorite Varoolian warriors story so far! Grol is super grumpy and that makes my little romantic heart so Happy! I love a good grump and sunshine pairing and Kira just topped off this beautiful story!
First of all, this story had so much worldbuilding and we really got to know more about the Folri and how they worked and I absolutely loved that!
This story definitely had some similarities! A marriage of convenience resulting in an immediate consummation! I love it when books carry the theme throughout the shared universe! This one's main story was a little different though!
Kira and Grol get to know each other over the course of exploring the Folri ships to figure out how the jammers work and discover more about them! Krista really has this way of creating this enrapturing world that just leaves you wanting more and more.
While the steam is super prevalent in this book, the story and the worldbuilding are the most important and Krista tells an amazing story worth reading! Seriously! Do yourself a favor and read this series! You won't regret it and you get an adorable alien pet in each one! Amazing Scifi Romance story with amazing storytelling! You don't want to miss out!
First of all, this story had so much worldbuilding and we really got to know more about the Folri and how they worked and I absolutely loved that!
This story definitely had some similarities! A marriage of convenience resulting in an immediate consummation! I love it when books carry the theme throughout the shared universe! This one's main story was a little different though!
Kira and Grol get to know each other over the course of exploring the Folri ships to figure out how the jammers work and discover more about them! Krista really has this way of creating this enrapturing world that just leaves you wanting more and more.
While the steam is super prevalent in this book, the story and the worldbuilding are the most important and Krista tells an amazing story worth reading! Seriously! Do yourself a favor and read this series! You won't regret it and you get an adorable alien pet in each one! Amazing Scifi Romance story with amazing storytelling! You don't want to miss out!
emma_gd's review
5.0
I really like this series! This book is grumpy sunshine instead of enemies to lovers, and I like it even more. Grol is so hot, a big muscled fighter who goes sweet for his mate. And Kira is smart and nice. The sex was really hot!
ebgracie77's review against another edition
3.0
3.4 stars. It’s perfectly fine but this series is so formulaic that I’m a bit bored. Plus this couple has the tiniest woman and the largest alien. The size difference is in the ridiculous realm.
The formula includes:
1. Arranged marriage to get down to the planet
2. Some sort of travel on foot
3. Meeting/fight with the enemy aliens (always 5 of them… tho this book mixed it up with 10)
4. Local animal decides to become a pet
5. They are both equally interested in the other person but distrust because of past as enemy cultures
6. Positive consent
7. Giant, protective men
8. Smart, capable women who also tend to get injured (but alien man has special healing medical gear)
9. They solve some part of the mystery together
10. Fated mates (even tho totally different cultures and species, the guys always know when they've met their match)
it's a "safe" series because you know what you're going to get. Since it's not on audio, it competes with the gazillion other books I've got on my TBR so it's hard to put it at the top.
The formula includes:
1. Arranged marriage to get down to the planet
2. Some sort of travel on foot
3. Meeting/fight with the enemy aliens (always 5 of them… tho this book mixed it up with 10)
4. Local animal decides to become a pet
5. They are both equally interested in the other person but distrust because of past as enemy cultures
6. Positive consent
7. Giant, protective men
8. Smart, capable women who also tend to get injured (but alien man has special healing medical gear)
9. They solve some part of the mystery together
10. Fated mates (even tho totally different cultures and species, the guys always know when they've met their match)
it's a "safe" series because you know what you're going to get. Since it's not on audio, it competes with the gazillion other books I've got on my TBR so it's hard to put it at the top.
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