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elspethm's review
4.0
Apparently since I haven't read Ice Planet Barbarians yet I don't know how "horrible" this book really is. However, I enjoyed it. This is my second alien romance author so I guess I'm still a newbie, but I also don't expect a "classic" to come from alien romances ;) :)
While the Kalaxians are trying to escape their own captivity and revenge previous attacks on their people, Tordax sees Rose and saves her, hoping she will be the first "Irisa" or fated mate for Kalaxians since all of their females of childbearing age were killed. I liked their relationship. Rose seemed to be trying to help out as best she could in the beginning and that progressed to her risking her life to distract their captors from the Kalaxians and other kidnapped Earth women. It takes her a bit to adjust to the idea of being a fated mate for Tordax, but they end up having a HFN, and the end of this book leads into the next featuring Tordax's second in command and another woman from the ship. That woman, Harper, seemed to be the most obnoxious and annoying in this book so we'll see if she redeems herself in book 2 but I'll keep reading the series.
Maybe when I finally get to Ice Planet Barbarians I'll see why this book was so awful ;)
While the Kalaxians are trying to escape their own captivity and revenge previous attacks on their people, Tordax sees Rose and saves her, hoping she will be the first "Irisa" or fated mate for Kalaxians since all of their females of childbearing age were killed. I liked their relationship. Rose seemed to be trying to help out as best she could in the beginning and that progressed to her risking her life to distract their captors from the Kalaxians and other kidnapped Earth women. It takes her a bit to adjust to the idea of being a fated mate for Tordax, but they end up having a HFN, and the end of this book leads into the next featuring Tordax's second in command and another woman from the ship. That woman, Harper, seemed to be the most obnoxious and annoying in this book so we'll see if she redeems herself in book 2 but I'll keep reading the series.
Maybe when I finally get to Ice Planet Barbarians I'll see why this book was so awful ;)
dorsa_mel's review
3.0
Just couldn’t get into it.
I just couldn’t get into this book. There was nothing bad about it, although i thought it was kind of slow at times, it wasn’t horrible. But I just couldn’t connect with the characters. I also thought the ending was kind of weird... she gets a pregnancy test but doesn’t tell Tordak the results. I would have expected the epilogue to be about that, but the epilogue is about Harper, which was odd. I don’t think I’ll be continuing on with this series, it just wasn’t for me.
I just couldn’t get into this book. There was nothing bad about it, although i thought it was kind of slow at times, it wasn’t horrible. But I just couldn’t connect with the characters. I also thought the ending was kind of weird... she gets a pregnancy test but doesn’t tell Tordak the results. I would have expected the epilogue to be about that, but the epilogue is about Harper, which was odd. I don’t think I’ll be continuing on with this series, it just wasn’t for me.
alinagard's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
nicichels's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
shinysue's review
4.0
This is silly and simple but it works. I wonder why every single one of these series always starts with the leader getting matched up first.
anxiousmoodreader's review
4.0
My review of this book comes from the comfort read perspective. Alien/ shifter alpha males rescues human/ fated mate brings me comfort. Saying that, this book had an interesting plot that kept my interest with familiar tropes (communication barriers, breeding, kidnapping, mates) that had me until the very end. It was overall a pleased read.
halleyesmith's review
lighthearted
fast-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? No
3.75