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docrobreads's review
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
perusing_pages's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Book 6 in the Clecanian series. I finally reached an unread book of the series after spending the last few weeks rereading books 1-5, and this didn't disappoint. Once again, the world building was great and not too heavy, but we got enough new places and people to keep the story moving forward.
This follows Meg who has never really been upset about being on Clecania like the other human women have as thanks to being abducted she has escaped a life from a small town, extremely religious parents and a deadbeat husband she was forced to marry after said religious parents found out she had slept with him at 17. Since arriving on Clecania she has immersed herself in her new world as best she can, learning to read the language as well as speak it and is the first to volunteer to go on the world tour the Queen suggests some of the human women take part in to hopefully help ease tension politically for her so all forms of Clecanians can meet humans whilst the possibility of upping Earth's classification within the solar system is discussed.
Maxu is Theo, Luka, & Auzed's brother, he has done all he can to avoid being eligible for the marriage ceremonies as his Traxian side struggles with letting his wife go at the end of the 3 months, so when he gets nothing but the scent and a quick glimpse of a human woman leaving for the tour and his mating marks instantly appear no-one is more surprised than he is. Because of her experiences on earth to say Meg is reluctant to have a mate is an understatement and there were times her actions towards Maxu because of this really irritated me so much so even by the end of the book I still wasn't fully warmed up to her character, what helped some is that I very much got Brat & Brat Tamer vibes from Meg & Maxu, it wasn't as fully explored as it could have been but there were definitely elements of that kind of dynamic there.
I can't say much more without giving major spoilers and I refuse to do that, so what I will say is the last few chapters of this book were some of the best of the series and made me incredibly excited to see where book 7 is going to go, I hope the momentum carries forward into the next book and we get more of what those last few chapters gave. Stephen Dexter narrates and is perfect as always, I honestly don't miss having an accompanying narrator for the female parts as he does such an incredible job telling these stories. 🌶🌶
This follows Meg who has never really been upset about being on Clecania like the other human women have as thanks to being abducted she has escaped a life from a small town, extremely religious parents and a deadbeat husband she was forced to marry after said religious parents found out she had slept with him at 17. Since arriving on Clecania she has immersed herself in her new world as best she can, learning to read the language as well as speak it and is the first to volunteer to go on the world tour the Queen suggests some of the human women take part in to hopefully help ease tension politically for her so all forms of Clecanians can meet humans whilst the possibility of upping Earth's classification within the solar system is discussed.
Maxu is Theo, Luka, & Auzed's brother, he has done all he can to avoid being eligible for the marriage ceremonies as his Traxian side struggles with letting his wife go at the end of the 3 months, so when he gets nothing but the scent and a quick glimpse of a human woman leaving for the tour and his mating marks instantly appear no-one is more surprised than he is. Because of her experiences on earth to say Meg is reluctant to have a mate is an understatement and there were times her actions towards Maxu because of this really irritated me so much so even by the end of the book I still wasn't fully warmed up to her character, what helped some is that I very much got Brat & Brat Tamer vibes from Meg & Maxu, it wasn't as fully explored as it could have been but there were definitely elements of that kind of dynamic there.
I can't say much more without giving major spoilers and I refuse to do that, so what I will say is the last few chapters of this book were some of the best of the series and made me incredibly excited to see where book 7 is going to go, I hope the momentum carries forward into the next book and we get more of what those last few chapters gave. Stephen Dexter narrates and is perfect as always, I honestly don't miss having an accompanying narrator for the female parts as he does such an incredible job telling these stories. 🌶🌶
angilooney's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-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
3.5
frzncmbstn's review
emotional
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
3.5
sunnycat03's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
medium-paced
4.5
kamichel's review against another edition
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? No
3.5