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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
5 OTHERWORLDLY STARS!
This book is not at all what I expected it to be. I expected the corny kind of love story between a woman from Earth and an alien. I expected this to have a lot of fast, ummm.. intimate scenes too. However, this book proved me wrong.
Grim may be a big badass king alien with all of his might and power, but he's vulnerable. He accepted a long time ago that he isn't fit to have a partner. He isn't fit to have children. He has long since accepted that he's the last of his line. I pity him because when he looks at himself, all he kind of sees is a failure. A badass still, but a miserable badass that is.
Until he comes across Lisa, a single mom with a one track mind when it comes to her children.
Lisa is from Earth. Life didn't go the way she wanted, but she soldiered on because of her children. If you ask me, Lisa is a badass in her own special way too. She endured it all.... Ugh, I can't say what she endured for it will give out big chunks of info.. SPOILERRRSSS.. Soooo yeah, you'll just have to trust me. I promise you that she endured something really awful and it takes a lot of courage to continue living like that.
It's fully explained how she was able to adapt right away to Grim's way of life. It's pretty impressive and amazing how she integrated herself in that situation as well as the kids. Well, no surprise with the kids. Kids are usually resilient. They were all so sweet to Grim that I was touched every time they address Grim.
Their love story isn't your everyday romance. It's even more special because Lisa is the one teaching Grim about the ins and outs. I had fun reading about Grim's slip ups and how fascinated he is with Lisa's Earthly quirks. It was fun as it was also heartfelt. :) They also had an explosive romance! Hah! You have to look forward to it!
What makes this book stand out too is the fact that men in this book AREN'T ALLOWED TO BE @$$#%2*8 TO WOMEN.It's strictly forbidden because women are scarce (AND I MEAN SCARCE) already. They have to treat their women as the treasure they truly are. However, in doing so, they gave too much power in their women that they don't know how to appreciate what they're given anymore. In this book, Lisa and the others will start changing their perspectives regarding the roles of women in contrast to that of a man.
All in all, this is an amazing book with lots of life and family lessons to learn. ;) Hot and explosive too! What more can you ask for?
This book is not at all what I expected it to be. I expected the corny kind of love story between a woman from Earth and an alien. I expected this to have a lot of fast, ummm.. intimate scenes too. However, this book proved me wrong.
Grim may be a big badass king alien with all of his might and power, but he's vulnerable. He accepted a long time ago that he isn't fit to have a partner. He isn't fit to have children. He has long since accepted that he's the last of his line. I pity him because when he looks at himself, all he kind of sees is a failure. A badass still, but a miserable badass that is.
Until he comes across Lisa, a single mom with a one track mind when it comes to her children.
Lisa is from Earth. Life didn't go the way she wanted, but she soldiered on because of her children. If you ask me, Lisa is a badass in her own special way too. She endured it all.... Ugh, I can't say what she endured for it will give out big chunks of info.. SPOILERRRSSS.. Soooo yeah, you'll just have to trust me. I promise you that she endured something really awful and it takes a lot of courage to continue living like that.
It's fully explained how she was able to adapt right away to Grim's way of life. It's pretty impressive and amazing how she integrated herself in that situation as well as the kids. Well, no surprise with the kids. Kids are usually resilient. They were all so sweet to Grim that I was touched every time they address Grim.
Their love story isn't your everyday romance. It's even more special because Lisa is the one teaching Grim about the ins and outs. I had fun reading about Grim's slip ups and how fascinated he is with Lisa's Earthly quirks. It was fun as it was also heartfelt. :) They also had an explosive romance! Hah! You have to look forward to it!
What makes this book stand out too is the fact that men in this book AREN'T ALLOWED TO BE @$$#%2*8 TO WOMEN.It's strictly forbidden because women are scarce (AND I MEAN SCARCE) already. They have to treat their women as the treasure they truly are. However, in doing so, they gave too much power in their women that they don't know how to appreciate what they're given anymore. In this book, Lisa and the others will start changing their perspectives regarding the roles of women in contrast to that of a man.
All in all, this is an amazing book with lots of life and family lessons to learn. ;) Hot and explosive too! What more can you ask for?
Surprisingly pretty good for a Sci-Fi Alien romance. The idea and story line were good. Characters were likable. As most people who have read this book will all agree, it seriously needs to be edited. If I can notice frequent grammatical errors, then it's bad. (to, too, two, you're and your. Plus tons of comma errors) I will admit that the last 15% felt a bit tedious. A lot of political drama that dragged the story down. Despite all that was wrong with it, I still felt like the story was engaging. The next story is on my tbr list.
I really liked it. The plot was a little convoluted and some of the dialogue became repetitive but the story was good. What detracted from my enjoyment were the numerous typos and grammatical errors. I don't think there was a paragraph without one or the other, making it seem more of a first draft rather than the finished product. Hopefully, the next one will be better edited. I'm looking forward to the next installment.
It makes a change to have a man treat a woman with love, honour and want to cherish her. A follow on or preview to Wray, you need to read the two books to get the complete story.
Grim is scared so unwanted by females of his race which means he will eventually loose his position and wealth etc.. he saves Lisa and her 2 daughters and finds a great treasure in her and learns what love is all about and how to have a healthy relationship.
Grim is scared so unwanted by females of his race which means he will eventually loose his position and wealth etc.. he saves Lisa and her 2 daughters and finds a great treasure in her and learns what love is all about and how to have a healthy relationship.
2 stars only because I finished it.
The story itself isn't so bad -- not terribly original and a little O_o in places, but about on par with most of this sub-genre -- but the writing is TERRIBLE. Oh my goodness. Spelling, syntax, everything. I hope Eidem has sold enough books by now to be able to afford a copy editor, but I'm not going to pay money to risk finding out.
The story itself isn't so bad -- not terribly original and a little O_o in places, but about on par with most of this sub-genre -- but the writing is TERRIBLE. Oh my goodness. Spelling, syntax, everything. I hope Eidem has sold enough books by now to be able to afford a copy editor, but I'm not going to pay money to risk finding out.
The author felt the need to constantly remind the readers that Lisa was perfect and not like those other alien females and it was really grating to read everyone always being in awe of her. It could definitely also use the help of an editor but otherwise it was pretty typical of the genre.
Audio book review.
If you can suspend your disbelief and get past the awful trope of insta-love, then I think you will really enjoy this book. Aliens kidnapping women to breed, because women are so rare in their culture. And scars can deem a man unfit to protect a woman and children. Definitely not believable how quickly the main character adapted to her surroundings, but I feel like that's part of the suspended disbelief. The story only works if you believe that she's on board 100%. I love the bits of writing describing her relationship with her girls. It becomes a bit creepy when you know all the men are looking at the two tiny girls as potential mates for the men of their culture, to help continue the species. Ugh. But overall, it's a good book. Definitely drew me in and kept me interested.
If you can suspend your disbelief and get past the awful trope of insta-love, then I think you will really enjoy this book. Aliens kidnapping women to breed, because women are so rare in their culture. And scars can deem a man unfit to protect a woman and children. Definitely not believable how quickly the main character adapted to her surroundings, but I feel like that's part of the suspended disbelief. The story only works if you believe that she's on board 100%. I love the bits of writing describing her relationship with her girls. It becomes a bit creepy when you know all the men are looking at the two tiny girls as potential mates for the men of their culture, to help continue the species. Ugh. But overall, it's a good book. Definitely drew me in and kept me interested.
3.5
World building is pretty interesting, I look forward to reading future installments, although I really want to jump ahead to the girl's stories.
World building is pretty interesting, I look forward to reading future installments, although I really want to jump ahead to the girl's stories.
adventurous
challenging
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:
Complicated
The editing in this book was absolutely terrible. I liked the storyline, however it left much to be desired.