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birdloveranne's review against another edition
4.0
This was a pretty cool book. I really enjoyed it. There were some predictable plot turns. And the ending left a couple of questions unanswered, which I found very irritating. I want to know what was left unsaid! But overall, good book.
sunnydee's review against another edition
3.0
Okay das Cover ist extrem trashig, aber manchmal mag ich halt trashige Geschichten vor allem wenn's um Aliens geht. So trashig wie das Cover vermuten lässt, ist das Buch aber gar nicht. Es hat 288 Seiten auf denen die Liebesbeziehung sich recht langsam entwickelt. Grundsätzlich finde ich das gut, aber hier gab es mir etwas zu viel drumherum. Die Handlung war sehr linear und es wurde auch viele unnötige Details beschrieben. Aber grundsätzlich wurde sich hier tatsächlich zu gleichen Teilen auf die Handlung um den Verrat und das Überleben als auf die Liebesbeziehung konzentriert. Der erotische Part hat sogar einen relativ geringen Anteil im Buch. Das Problem war eher, dass die Autorin die eigentlich schon interessante Handlung irgendwie zu langatmig und langweilig schilderte. Richtige Emotionen kamen hier nicht auf. Inhaltlich geht es um Leith (ich hatte nie wirklich eine Ahnung wie man diesen Namen richtig ausspricht), die für ihren kranken Vater einen Tauschhandel mit einem anderen Volk abhalten will. Dabei geschieht etwas, dass dazu führt, dass sie mit einem Außerirdischen auf einem verlassenen Planeten ausgesetzt wird. Dann geht es ums Überleben und darum wie sie mit ihrer beider Anziehungskraft umgehen. J'Quir ist eigentlich ein sehr interessanter und anziehender Charakter. Anfangs tritt er sehr selbstbewusst, fast schon kühl auf. Auf dem Planten nimmt er ebenfalls die typische Männerposition ein und rettet ihr auch das Leben. Allerdings ist er schwer verletzt und somit bekommt auch Leith ein paar dominantere Szenen. Sein Verhalten während der erotischen Szenen passte dann für mich nicht mehr zum Rest. Da war er eher wie ein unerfahrener Schuljunge. Das ganze wird versucht zu erklären, aber ich fand es einfach nicht glaubwürdig. Da kam keine rechte Stimmung auf.
Alles in Allem war es ein sehr mittelmäßiges Buch. Da es aber im Gegensatz zu vielen anderen Büchern dieser Art wirklich um Rahmenhandlung bemüht war und nicht trashig geschrieben wurde, möchte ich dem ganzen doch 3 Sterne geben. Empfehlen würde ich es aber nicht.
Wertung:
3 Sterne
Alles in Allem war es ein sehr mittelmäßiges Buch. Da es aber im Gegensatz zu vielen anderen Büchern dieser Art wirklich um Rahmenhandlung bemüht war und nicht trashig geschrieben wurde, möchte ich dem ganzen doch 3 Sterne geben. Empfehlen würde ich es aber nicht.
Wertung:
3 Sterne
alexperc_92's review against another edition
4.0
Bad made cover but amazing story, sci-fi elements and ending!
simply_sam's review against another edition
3.0
***3.5 stars (0.5 stars for our alien)***
So this was a toss-up between a "meh" 3 and a "liked it" 4 star rating.
On one hand I loved that there was an actual alien alien male MC and not just some human+ -you know, human but with some extra special features like really cool tattoos or glowing eyes. To quote another alien enthusiast, "Aliens do it better." That's the way alien smut, or in this case rather, alien lurrrve stories should be.
I'm not doing a big plot rehash. It pretty says it all in the book blurb. Leith temporarily assumes command of the family business while her dad is sick. While conducting a transaction with a Zi warrior, or THE Zi warrior J'Quir, her father's trusted second in command, Steve, goes rogue, locks up Leith and J'Quir, double sells the merchandise to another group, and then dumps Leith and J'Quir on an uninhabited planet, to live out their days, however many that may be. You can guess how the rest of the story goes. They only have each other, possibly for the rest of their lives. They learn how to survive and inevitably grow closer. Sparks fly, then some ho-hum "super nova"ing occurs (apparently "super nova" has been used to describe sexual climax-I found that funny).
Doesn't sound half bad, right? And it wasn't, not really...
BUT J'Quir's (Jah-Keer) sibilant speech made it hard to continue reading. It was ssso dissstracting. It added nothing to the story line or dialogue of the characters. It would have been a much better reading experience had Leith, our female MC, made a mental observation of the long, drawn out s's instead of the author continually triple s-ing everything. And, to top it off, rather than him adopting more of Leith's speech nuances, Leith caught herself drawing out her s's too. Ahhhhh!! So. Friggin. Annoying. No that he spoke that way, only that the author actually typed it that way. Sigh. Moving on.
Aside from his distracting speech, J'Quir was supposed to be "The Warrior" of his people (which really means caretaker) yet he didn't know how to start a fire? Because on his planet they used mined rocks that when shaken produce an exothermic reaction? Yeah...that seems much more likely. Let's use the people, time, and resources to mine deep within the earth to produce rock that can be used ONE TIME to make heat. That's makes perfect sense. Hmmm..
And Leith and her fits she threw playing games. I'm a mature 21 year old, really I am. Just don't beat me at tic-tac-toe, or checkers, or mess up "row, row, row your boat." If you do I will go all 5 year old on your ass and swipe the game board away or stop singing the song and pout the whole time while doing it. It won't be my fault either, it's yours because your brain works differently, ie better, than mine.
So maybe it sounds like I didn't like the book. I read it in 2 days, so that has to mean something. I really in all actuality liked J'Quir and I didn't hate Leith. I liked the whole "just you and me, marooned on a deserted planet, must survive" deal it had going on. I mean, I like a plot and drama to go along with my alien sexy times (though this kind of fell flat in that area-just saying). But when I finished, there wasn't the satisfaction I normally feel when I've read a book that I like. I just felt, "Eh. I'm done. Time for something else."
This gets a 3-ssstar rating.
BR with the MacHalo ladies starting August 28, 2015.
Because with a cover like that it's bound to be....good?
So this was a toss-up between a "meh" 3 and a "liked it" 4 star rating.
On one hand I loved that there was an actual alien alien male MC and not just some human+ -you know, human but with some extra special features like really cool tattoos or glowing eyes. To quote another alien enthusiast, "Aliens do it better." That's the way alien smut, or in this case rather, alien lurrrve stories should be.
I'm not doing a big plot rehash. It pretty says it all in the book blurb. Leith temporarily assumes command of the family business while her dad is sick. While conducting a transaction with a Zi warrior, or THE Zi warrior J'Quir, her father's trusted second in command, Steve, goes rogue, locks up Leith and J'Quir, double sells the merchandise to another group, and then dumps Leith and J'Quir on an uninhabited planet, to live out their days, however many that may be. You can guess how the rest of the story goes. They only have each other, possibly for the rest of their lives. They learn how to survive and inevitably grow closer. Sparks fly, then some ho-hum "super nova"ing occurs (apparently "super nova" has been used to describe sexual climax-I found that funny).
Doesn't sound half bad, right? And it wasn't, not really...
BUT J'Quir's (Jah-Keer) sibilant speech made it hard to continue reading. It was ssso dissstracting. It added nothing to the story line or dialogue of the characters. It would have been a much better reading experience had Leith, our female MC, made a mental observation of the long, drawn out s's instead of the author continually triple s-ing everything. And, to top it off, rather than him adopting more of Leith's speech nuances, Leith caught herself drawing out her s's too. Ahhhhh!! So. Friggin. Annoying. No that he spoke that way, only that the author actually typed it that way. Sigh. Moving on.
Aside from his distracting speech, J'Quir was supposed to be "The Warrior" of his people (which really means caretaker) yet he didn't know how to start a fire? Because on his planet they used mined rocks that when shaken produce an exothermic reaction? Yeah...that seems much more likely. Let's use the people, time, and resources to mine deep within the earth to produce rock that can be used ONE TIME to make heat. That's makes perfect sense. Hmmm..
And Leith and her fits she threw playing games. I'm a mature 21 year old, really I am. Just don't beat me at tic-tac-toe, or checkers, or mess up "row, row, row your boat." If you do I will go all 5 year old on your ass and swipe the game board away or stop singing the song and pout the whole time while doing it. It won't be my fault either, it's yours because your brain works differently, ie better, than mine.
So maybe it sounds like I didn't like the book. I read it in 2 days, so that has to mean something. I really in all actuality liked J'Quir and I didn't hate Leith. I liked the whole "just you and me, marooned on a deserted planet, must survive" deal it had going on. I mean, I like a plot and drama to go along with my alien sexy times (though this kind of fell flat in that area-just saying). But when I finished, there wasn't the satisfaction I normally feel when I've read a book that I like. I just felt, "Eh. I'm done. Time for something else."
This gets a 3-ssstar rating.
BR with the MacHalo ladies starting August 28, 2015.
Because with a cover like that it's bound to be....good?
claudia_is_reading's review
4.0
I tagged this as horror, but only because it's the closest tag I have; this didn't really feel scary, more like a paranormal thriller.
I liked it, I liked the atmosphere of the story, the strong sense of place; the way in which conflicting beliefs are presented and the way in which they affect people in small communities. I also liked that we were given different perspectives but, in the end, that became more of a nuisance. The constant switch of POVs intrudes in the story's flow, at least in my opinion. And there were so many characters that I was unable to really get invested in their fate.
But the storyline is very interesting and very intriguing and I really liked Seán Barrett's narration. A good story, particularly for those interested in folklore and old beliefs.
I liked it, I liked the atmosphere of the story, the strong sense of place; the way in which conflicting beliefs are presented and the way in which they affect people in small communities. I also liked that we were given different perspectives but, in the end, that became more of a nuisance. The constant switch of POVs intrudes in the story's flow, at least in my opinion. And there were so many characters that I was unable to really get invested in their fate.
But the storyline is very interesting and very intriguing and I really liked Seán Barrett's narration. A good story, particularly for those interested in folklore and old beliefs.
kikiandarrowsfishshelf's review against another edition
3.0
This is not a Watkins book, though it does feature a supporting character who eventually appears in the book.
The plot in the story at first seems like two plots - one the discover of a bog man who is unburied, and the other is the far out of a musician's death.
The book makes great use of old belief and tradition, as well as the idea of co-opting such for one's own history. While I didn't like it as much as some of the Watkins, as always Rickman writes excellent women.
The plot in the story at first seems like two plots - one the discover of a bog man who is unburied, and the other is the far out of a musician's death.
The book makes great use of old belief and tradition, as well as the idea of co-opting such for one's own history. While I didn't like it as much as some of the Watkins, as always Rickman writes excellent women.
claudia_is_reading's review against another edition
4.0
I tagged this as horror, but only because it's the closest tag I have; this didn't really feel scary, more like a paranormal thriller.
I liked it, I liked the atmosphere of the story, the strong sense of place; the way in which conflicting beliefs are presented and the way in which they affect people in small communities. I also liked that we were given different perspectives but, in the end, that became more of a nuisance. The constant switch of POVs intrudes in the story's flow, at least in my opinion. And there were so many characters that I was unable to really get invested in their fate.
But the storyline is very interesting and very intriguing and I really liked Seán Barrett's narration. A good story, particularly for those interested in folklore and old beliefs.
I liked it, I liked the atmosphere of the story, the strong sense of place; the way in which conflicting beliefs are presented and the way in which they affect people in small communities. I also liked that we were given different perspectives but, in the end, that became more of a nuisance. The constant switch of POVs intrudes in the story's flow, at least in my opinion. And there were so many characters that I was unable to really get invested in their fate.
But the storyline is very interesting and very intriguing and I really liked Seán Barrett's narration. A good story, particularly for those interested in folklore and old beliefs.
mw2k's review against another edition
2.0
A great story buried underneath acres of one line "OMFGs" and irrelevant character observations. Not as gripping as it should be either.
annebrittingoleson's review
5.0
I love when Phil brings back characters who entered his world books ago.
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