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drpig's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
whiskis's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Listened to this book on a plane, good passtime.
mefromson's review
3.0
A fun story about a big, hunky alien insta-loving a sweet but uncertain woman. It has some culture clash unease, but mostly the two lovers come together in an epically sexy way!
snaze6's review
5.0
Smoking hot aliens
The plot was unique for an alien story so I thought I’d try it. I really enjoyed the storyline, though I was ready to throttle the heroine, Sasha at several points. She’s an artist who has severe self-confidence issues and isn’t comfortable in social settings. She is visiting for her best friend’s binding ceremony (like a wedding) to an alien. She seems to be scared by things I think are normal, but she seems to be extremely sheltered. The hero, Dagan is a extra huge alien who is best friends with the ‘groom’ and king of the alien’s planet.
The two have insta-lust for each other, but Sasha can’t believe he’s interested in her. The author goes into a little of Sasha’s backstory to explain why she is the was she is.
Dagan is a super hot, alpha, warrior/king who isn’t going to let Sasha get away from him. He desires her and tries several plans to woo her and move along their claiming.
Overall, this is a fast paced read, involving hot aliens who are living on earth with some cool technology and history. This is listed to be the first book in a series and may be the author’s first published book. I enjoyed it and would be very interest in reading more books in the series. I think this author has talent and am excited to read her future books.
The plot was unique for an alien story so I thought I’d try it. I really enjoyed the storyline, though I was ready to throttle the heroine, Sasha at several points. She’s an artist who has severe self-confidence issues and isn’t comfortable in social settings. She is visiting for her best friend’s binding ceremony (like a wedding) to an alien. She seems to be scared by things I think are normal, but she seems to be extremely sheltered. The hero, Dagan is a extra huge alien who is best friends with the ‘groom’ and king of the alien’s planet.
The two have insta-lust for each other, but Sasha can’t believe he’s interested in her. The author goes into a little of Sasha’s backstory to explain why she is the was she is.
Dagan is a super hot, alpha, warrior/king who isn’t going to let Sasha get away from him. He desires her and tries several plans to woo her and move along their claiming.
Overall, this is a fast paced read, involving hot aliens who are living on earth with some cool technology and history. This is listed to be the first book in a series and may be the author’s first published book. I enjoyed it and would be very interest in reading more books in the series. I think this author has talent and am excited to read her future books.
brookieworm's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
lifeand100books's review
1.0
A lot of things made me cringe with this. The entire male fertility thing is ridiculous. It felt very "forced consent" IMO.
sotheresthisbook's review
2.0
I listened to this book via Audible and only chose it because it was narrated by Teddy Hamilton and Teddy + Aliens had me intrigued. Teddy’s performance was, as usual, impeccable. So this review is not a reflection of his talents.
Tropes and themes: miscommunication (not due to langue barrier), Alien MMC x human FMC, hidden royalty, futuristic society with planetary war, a slightly “barbaric” MMC, virgin FMC, and more.
Summary: The FMC is in town for her human best friend’s claiming ceremony with a Lumerian male. She meets their King, who she doesn’t know is their King, and he decides then and there that she is his “woman.” The book is about their courtship and is rife with cultural miscommunication.
Thoughts:
Ehhhhh.
I love alien romance. This unfortunately was missing a lot of what I like best about alien romance.
The first issue was that the MMC assumed that the FMC was an expert on his culture simply because she is best friends with a male of his species. And I hate that. Because it led to a lot of serious issues with consent.
*spoilers below*
1. She thinks she is agreeing to sex with him while he is actually claiming her as his “woman.” He does not communicate anything with her, does not explain the cultural significance of the things he makes her do. It’s awful.
2. The males of his species are capable of controlling their fertility. So they can choose to expend semen capable of reproduction, or not. The FMC does not want children at time of sex. She says this. He then tells her that when she agreed to be claimed by him, she handed over her reproductive agency to him and it was now his right to choose whether or not she gets pregnant. And that’s the literal worst thing ever because she didn’t know and therefore didn’t consent to that. Which means, its SA.
I don’t think I can recommend this.
Tropes and themes: miscommunication (not due to langue barrier), Alien MMC x human FMC, hidden royalty, futuristic society with planetary war, a slightly “barbaric” MMC, virgin FMC, and more.
Summary: The FMC is in town for her human best friend’s claiming ceremony with a Lumerian male. She meets their King, who she doesn’t know is their King, and he decides then and there that she is his “woman.” The book is about their courtship and is rife with cultural miscommunication.
Thoughts:
Ehhhhh.
I love alien romance. This unfortunately was missing a lot of what I like best about alien romance.
The first issue was that the MMC assumed that the FMC was an expert on his culture simply because she is best friends with a male of his species. And I hate that. Because it led to a lot of serious issues with consent.
*spoilers below*
1. She thinks she is agreeing to sex with him while he is actually claiming her as his “woman.” He does not communicate anything with her, does not explain the cultural significance of the things he makes her do. It’s awful.
2. The males of his species are capable of controlling their fertility. So they can choose to expend semen capable of reproduction, or not. The FMC does not want children at time of sex. She says this. He then tells her that when she agreed to be claimed by him, she handed over her reproductive agency to him and it was now his right to choose whether or not she gets pregnant. And that’s the literal worst thing ever because she didn’t know and therefore didn’t consent to that. Which means, its SA.
I don’t think I can recommend this.
alejandra_guerrero's review against another edition
2.0
I didn't like Dagan. Not one bit. He never gives the heroine all the information she really needs to make a decision, only what he needs her to know so she agrees to what he wants. Also, the heroine's background doesn't have much impact in the story. As an explanation of why h doesn't want to get close to H, it doesn't really make sense.
And the sex scenes weren't that great. I have read other authors that portrayed D/s relationships and submission play way better than this. It came out as dubious consent most of the time (if not whitout consent altogether).
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(aka. car accident that kills her family)And the sex scenes weren't that great. I have read other authors that portrayed D/s relationships and submission play way better than this. It came out as dubious consent most of the time (if not whitout consent altogether).