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Ensnared by Tiffany Roberts

11 reviews

athena_16's review

adventurous emotional funny tense fast-paced

5.0

Fave notes:
Lots of set up describing the spidery alien society in the beginning, it's a lot of detailed descriptions but it's easy to read. MC is found in a Cryosleep chamber on alien planet by her spider-like love interest, which is as good a set up as any. Well done bondage with implied aftercare in the form of nesting. The language barrier between the m/f leads is cleverly overcome by mutual teaching.

The male lead is a loner trying to escape an unwanted arranged relationship with alien tyrant queen, and what's nice is that his status as a victim is taken seriously by the story itself. There's aphrodisiac pheromones if that's your thing, and it hints to almost a solemate type feel. The weaving as a love language moments are adorable!

  Minor notes: Sassy banter all around with everyone, the main characters are all very bold. Love interests both face a lot of confusion but the male lead is very patient/devoted while the female lead is very determined/clever. Interesting past trauma all around. Fight scenes are quick but done well to showcase power/motivation. Mysterious alien legends trope is a favorite of mine. Political issues in alien society draw out a lot of emotion, and character responses to it are satisfying and reasonable. All the aliens put importance on their interpersonal relationships and it makes them very relatable and fun to read even outside of the romance plot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Sexual content

Moderate: Violence

mentions of grooming in the female leads backstory, unconsensual filming of porn. Forced relationship, attempted coercion, and threatened sexual violence towards male lead by the villain