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The Last Dominant by Eris Adderly

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halffast's review against another edition

4.0

Qillian carries the Dominant gene which grants him incredible power, but he's also the last of his kind. When a captured enemy military officer is discovered to have the rare recessive gene of his power, his government orders him to breed her. Though both of them are unwilling to sleep together, they soon discover a connection which transcends their warring cultures.

This was a short and steamy read with great worldbuilding and strong characters. I liked that Qillian has been trained but isn't actually a warrior, he's a scholar. He acknowledges that Rushkah would beat him silly if he didn't have his powers to control her. Their sex scenes were hot af (this is Eris Adderly, after all) with some riveting powerplay and fantastic dirty talk from Qillian.

The plot moves at a lightning pace and packs in a lot in less than 200 pages. This resulted in a couple knowledge gaps -- for example, why did Qillian's government keep him as a secret weapon and not use him to win the war against Rhyolusia? I would have also liked more resolution at the end but there was enough for the HFN ending.

soniaj1025's review against another edition

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5.0

Wow it was so good. 5 stars

awortiz's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced

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

2.75

diandra_s's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful fast-paced

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

3.5

ireliajellycomb's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

4.25

A quick enemies-to-lovers read in sci-fi romance! I like how Eris Adderly's female leads (FL) always have a sassy internal commentary even if they know better than to say all of it out loud. It was fun seeing the back-and-forth between the soldier FL and her minister/scholar ML (male lead), and Adderly definitely delivers on the steam. Really enjoyed the smack talk from the ML too, and it's all the more entertaining because he's the reserved scholar type. The way they bring out expected sides to each other was just *chef's kiss*. The ending was a little rushed, but everything still ties up neatly for the happily ever after. Would recommend, but check the content warnings because the premise is dubcon.

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bri_839's review against another edition

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3.0

It was good but very short. I didn't feel any major connection to the main couple and the steamy scenes weren't that great.

I really enjoyed the idea of this book but execution wise I've read better novella length novels so this was a miss for me.