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4.42 AVERAGE
4.42 AVERAGE
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
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.
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.
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.
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ค๐จ๐จ๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ, ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐คโ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ข๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ก๐ค๐ค๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐ช๐ก๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ข๐๐คโ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ก ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฃ ๐ค๐๐? ๐๐๐ก๐ก, ๐จ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ค๐จ๐จ๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ข๐ช๐๐.
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 Sophiaโs 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 Iโm looking forward to seeing how these human women will deal with it all.
And, of course, I still adore the narrator, Stephen Dexterโฆand his purring. โค๏ธ
What this book is giving:
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Alien Romance
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Dual POV
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Purring
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Vibrating Tail
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Trained Husbands
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Sheโs a LARPer
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He doesnโt want to fall for her
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Tattoos
Rating:
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ/ 5
๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ / 5
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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
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
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 couldnโt put this down!
I loved this book when I first read it, and love it just as much on audio
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Victoria Aveline continues to hold me by my throat. Sikthand & Sophia are so wonderfully matched and I loved that Sikthand was willing to work through his trauma and be vulnerable with Sophia and after the final conflict was able to look past his prior paranoia and accept love into his life. This is one of my favorite series and I can't wait to see what comes next!