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drez80's review against another edition
3.0
I can't believe I'm saying this, but there was too much sex in this book. I really liked the idea of the book, but the milkers, egg/pregnancy and constant sex was just a little too far fetched for me.
birdloveranne's review against another edition
3.0
It was good. Really good. Until the end. My advice, if you have to read this, skip the last couple chapters. Or at least, do yourself a favor and skip the epilogue.
sjb86's review against another edition
5.0
to start off this is a really weird book but amazing at same time. if u dislike sex slave, breeding and MM then this is NOT the book for you. I very rarely read books now that go through the characters whole life but I really enjoy that even with this ending it feels like HEA even if its not a typical one. a lot happens in the book with highs and lows for both master and pet but its a great story that at times made me cry. I'm glad Dale wasn't left suffering. the writers comments at end of book were very sad but great insight into how she came to write the story. if ur the type of person who sometimes likes to take a chance and read an unusual book def try this out. You won't won't be disappointed.
tricia03053's review against another edition
4.0
I've read over 200 M/M books and this is the first one ending with me crying like a baby. Emotionally powerful, suck you in plot, and engaging characters. This was quite wonderful, if rather oddly sexual. It deals with love, death, grief, and a strange sense of freedom.
msmiz95's review against another edition
4.0
Bawled. Bawled. Bawled. Sniveled. Bawled some more. What a roller coaster this book was.
Some notes for those potential readers:
Do not read if you have a problem with:
1. Men as pets
2. Men as breeders
3. Men as breeders to aliens
4. Men with lots and I mean lots of sex with men (multiple partners does not even begin to describe some of the scenes)
Read if you like:
1. a story where the main theme is love. If a person is safe, loved, cared for, not lied to they can adapt (as well as overcome and thrive) to anything.
Some notes for those potential readers:
Do not read if you have a problem with:
1. Men as pets
2. Men as breeders
3. Men as breeders to aliens
4. Men with lots and I mean lots of sex with men (multiple partners does not even begin to describe some of the scenes)
Read if you like:
1. a story where the main theme is love. If a person is safe, loved, cared for, not lied to they can adapt (as well as overcome and thrive) to anything.
sleepey's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
4.5
It took me quite a long time to really pick up what this book was doing. On the surface it's an alien abduction & breeding story (& if you only want to engage on that level it's quite a detailed & well thought-out one) but all that kinky business eventually fades into the background. The first couple of times someone lays an egg it's a whole event, but by the halfway mark it barely warrants a mention in passing. There's a strange vibe underpinning everything, with an emphasis on how kindly they're treated by their Master, & how deeply (you might say abruptly) they become devoted to him, as though the book was written by the propaganda arm of the alien breeder recruitment office.
The key is in understanding the humans' status as "pets". Most people will read that as a kind of power imbalance, with negative & demeaning connotations. But this book is about the pets we bring into our homes, our beloved companions that we feed and take care of, and love unconditionally, and who love us back twofold. At one point the main character just outright says "I'm a bad dog with separation anxiety," and it's played as a joke, but viewed through that lens a lot of things about him suddenly make more sense.
From a summary you'd probably think this is a risky concept to pair with all the weird sex stuff going on, but the author is skilled enough to walk the line where they're clearly pets, but also fundamentally human, so we manage to avoid any unfortunate implications about how we treat our animal friends.
A lot of dark, depressing things happen to the characters as the story goes on, though they're able to weather most of it by drawing strength from their Master & each other. I'd say it goes a little too far toward the end though - I think it's supposed to be bittersweet, but the increasing use of time-skips through the peaceful times really emphasises the sad stuff. I don't believe in "show don't tell" as a hard & fast rule, but it definitely comes to mind here. If you like a good tear-jerker, this one's for you, but personally if I read this again, I might take the hint when the protagonist says he wants to stop time & stay in a certain moment forever. 📖➡️📘
This definitely isn't a book for everybody, for like a dozen really obvious reasons, but if you can get on its wavelength, it's got a unique & honestly kind of beautiful perspective on love & life. Yes that's a weird thing to say about a book where aliens put eggs up your arse that make you cum all the time, but that's just how it is sometimes.
The key is in understanding the humans' status as "pets". Most people will read that as a kind of power imbalance, with negative & demeaning connotations. But this book is about the pets we bring into our homes, our beloved companions that we feed and take care of, and love unconditionally, and who love us back twofold. At one point the main character just outright says "I'm a bad dog with separation anxiety," and it's played as a joke, but viewed through that lens a lot of things about him suddenly make more sense.
From a summary you'd probably think this is a risky concept to pair with all the weird sex stuff going on, but the author is skilled enough to walk the line where they're clearly pets, but also fundamentally human, so we manage to avoid any unfortunate implications about how we treat our animal friends.
A lot of dark, depressing things happen to the characters as the story goes on, though they're able to weather most of it by drawing strength from their Master & each other. I'd say it goes a little too far toward the end though - I think it's supposed to be bittersweet, but the increasing use of time-skips through the peaceful times really emphasises the sad stuff. I don't believe in "show don't tell" as a hard & fast rule, but it definitely comes to mind here. If you like a good tear-jerker, this one's for you, but personally if I read this again, I might take the hint when the protagonist says he wants to stop time & stay in a certain moment forever. 📖➡️📘
This definitely isn't a book for everybody, for like a dozen really obvious reasons, but if you can get on its wavelength, it's got a unique & honestly kind of beautiful perspective on love & life. Yes that's a weird thing to say about a book where aliens put eggs up your arse that make you cum all the time, but that's just how it is sometimes.
erin_talbert92's review against another edition
2.0
This book was...really weird, but not bad? I don't know, I'm still feeling confused about how I feel about it right now
Okay, now that I’ve had time to think about it, here are my thoughts. I didn’t really care for how hysterical Dale got but I could kind of understand? Like it would be weird to be on an alien planet and having your routine disrupted would be strange but maybe take it down a notch ? Also, I really hope there is a planet where human women get to be because life for them on Terra sounded pretty fucking abysmal.
For the record, I think if I saw the word milker one more time, I was going to go cross eyed
Okay, now that I’ve had time to think about it, here are my thoughts. I didn’t really care for how hysterical Dale got but I could kind of understand? Like it would be weird to be on an alien planet and having your routine disrupted would be strange but maybe take it down a notch ? Also, I really hope there is a planet where human women get to be because life for them on Terra sounded pretty fucking abysmal.
For the record, I think if I saw the word milker one more time, I was going to go cross eyed