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adrierising's review against another edition
5.0
Continuing a series is hard to do but Naomi Lucas has done a great job of keeping the same pacing while giving readers just enough new information to keep them hooked. This particular entry in the series leans more into horror than strictly sci-fi, but it’s still fantastic. I love the world building here alongside the character development. I can’t wait for next book.
c0urtn3yy's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
tense
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? Yes
3.5
This is the best one so far IMO. Story-wise, there was just a lot more going on to keep things interesting & i actually didnt hate Vagan like it thought I was going to after they built him up to be awful in the 2nd book. & tbh the 2nd epilogue surprised me; I'm kind of excited to start reading the next one.
runbibirun's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
bookishhill's review
3.0
3.25/5 ⭐️s
Okay, this series is getting GOOD. I’m loving all the world-building Naomi’s doing. There were so many new things we discovered about the Nagas in this book!
Shelby and Vagan were a bit of a mixed bag for me, but I definitely enjoyed their relationship. I liked their first interactions and how their relationship built on it. I didn’t like how Shelby lacked conviction when it came to what she wanted from both men.
I’m curious to see where Naomi takes the series from here. I liked how she left the story open-ended, and it’ll be interesting to see if we finally start exploring the universe outside of earth too.
Spice: 3.5/5
Okay, this series is getting GOOD. I’m loving all the world-building Naomi’s doing. There were so many new things we discovered about the Nagas in this book!
Shelby and Vagan were a bit of a mixed bag for me, but I definitely enjoyed their relationship. I liked their first interactions and how their relationship built on it. I didn’t like how Shelby lacked conviction when it came to what she wanted from both men.
I’m curious to see where Naomi takes the series from here. I liked how she left the story open-ended, and it’ll be interesting to see if we finally start exploring the universe outside of earth too.
Spice: 3.5/5
_ashton_reads_'s review
4.0
Another great installment! I was glad we finally got some answers regarding the history of how the Nagas came to be on Earth. I did find the Collins drama to be a bit annoying at times, but I’m also curious to see how it carries into the next book.
postmortem's review
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
czgathers's review against another edition
5.0
Originally was not going to write a review but if you’ve somehow stumbled upon this before reading books 1 or 2, or if you’re feeling blah after those books, this is meant for you and past me. Kinda spoilery but not really?
I did not totally like Viper and I really didn’t like King Cobra. Those heroes were too much: too pushy, too demanding, too aggressive, teetering the line of SA in my opinion. The heroines were…blah.
With Blue Coral, we have a heroine of color, Shelby, (love a black woman from infinity to infinity…) who is CHILDFREE, in a series that has breeding as one of its main things. And our hero, Vagan, while driven by this instinct to procreate, is on board and is staying on board with a childfree life. He wants to be worthy of the heroine and keep her safe. Thinking of buying the physical copy because I liked it and want to reread, that’s my criteria for keeping/buying physical books.
Do I like how much trauma the hero and heroine had to go through just literally to live? No, and I don’t like that for our heroine of color either. Fighting for their lives every fucking chapter. HOWEVER, I don’t see their attraction as trauma bonding necessarily.
You get a lot of answers to questions you had in books 1 and 2, and I can see the set up for book 4 and beyond. I’ll keep reading, but gimme more Vagan and way less Vruksha and Zaku.
9/18/22 edit: bought the paperback, reread & changed my rating from 4 starts to 5.
I did not totally like Viper and I really didn’t like King Cobra. Those heroes were too much: too pushy, too demanding, too aggressive, teetering the line of SA in my opinion. The heroines were…blah.
With Blue Coral, we have a heroine of color, Shelby, (love a black woman from infinity to infinity…) who is CHILDFREE, in a series that has breeding as one of its main things. And our hero, Vagan, while driven by this instinct to procreate, is on board and is staying on board with a childfree life. He wants to be worthy of the heroine and keep her safe. Thinking of buying the physical copy because I liked it and want to reread, that’s my criteria for keeping/buying physical books.
Do I like how much trauma the hero and heroine had to go through just literally to live? No, and I don’t like that for our heroine of color either. Fighting for their lives every fucking chapter. HOWEVER, I don’t see their attraction as trauma bonding necessarily.
You get a lot of answers to questions you had in books 1 and 2, and I can see the set up for book 4 and beyond. I’ll keep reading, but gimme more Vagan and way less Vruksha and Zaku.
9/18/22 edit: bought the paperback, reread & changed my rating from 4 starts to 5.
sammijoanne's review
3.0
It’s not normally a type of book I’d read but I actually kind of liked it it was fun to read.