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whitneywillis20's review
3.0
A collection of Sci-fi Alien Romance novellas. Sign me up! I've been on a weird Sci-Fi romance binge so I'm happy to find new material. These were more of the forced seduction with heavy spanking/BDSM elements mixed in. Some stories were better than others. If you don't like a "strong hand" or slightly rapey scenes, this book is NOT for you.
3 1/2 stars - Taking Their Human, by Aubrey Cara
This was a sci-fi MFM story. It was a bit forced seduction. Not always my thing but I just went with it. The story was interesting and I was intrigued. The relationship between H/h/H is a bit intense and harsh at times but it worked for this particular story.
2 stars - Pallid Slave, by Alta Hensley
This one was confusing. Not the story line but the emotions that were flying around. The idea of LifeBlood twins and Pallid slaves was interesting. But, the struggle with Truth, the heroine and Pike (mean twin) and Cross (good twin) was just meh. I found Pike to be VERY unnerving. There's a fine line between for forced seduction to work and Pike went over that line and couldn't come back from it, in my opinion. The ending was weird and left me feeling odd about the entire book. I understand the author's purpose of it but I just didn't like it.
4 stars - His Human Slave, by Renee Rose
This one was my favorite. Maybe because it was longer than the others so it expanded on the story line but I seriously enjoyed this one. It ran the same theme as the others, sci-fi forced seduction. And there were times that Zander (the H) was a bit extreme in his punishments but the difference was you saw his feelings and sometimes his deep regret. Lamira (the h) was feisty but not to a fault. The chemistry between the two was off the charts. The only downside was it ended slightly with a cliffhanger and I can't find on the author's profile if the second book/novella is in the works.
2 stars - Their Captive Mate, by Kallista Dane
This one was just all over the place. No seriously. I felt like the author couldn't quite decide what she wanted so she threw the whole lot into the mix. Furthermore, there was a lot of time hoping going on that just added more confusion to the story. It made it hard to invest in this relationship with it being all disorderly and fumbled.
1 star - Kenan's Mate, by Sue Lyndon
Well, I can honestly say I felt like I was reading a personal encounter with extreme domestic violence and domestic rape with this one. There was no "forced seduction" which is a fine line between rape most of the time. It was just a nasty and brutal beating and violation that wore Layla down. I think the ending was suppose to be sweet and make up for the entire story but it didn't. The whole thing was past the point of no return. I trudged on just to finish this book.
** A copy of this book was provided by NetGalley for a honest review**
3 1/2 stars - Taking Their Human, by Aubrey Cara
This was a sci-fi MFM story. It was a bit forced seduction. Not always my thing but I just went with it. The story was interesting and I was intrigued. The relationship between H/h/H is a bit intense and harsh at times but it worked for this particular story.
2 stars - Pallid Slave, by Alta Hensley
This one was confusing. Not the story line but the emotions that were flying around. The idea of LifeBlood twins and Pallid slaves was interesting. But, the struggle with Truth, the heroine and Pike (mean twin) and Cross (good twin) was just meh. I found Pike to be VERY unnerving. There's a fine line between for forced seduction to work and Pike went over that line and couldn't come back from it, in my opinion. The ending was weird and left me feeling odd about the entire book. I understand the author's purpose of it but I just didn't like it.
4 stars - His Human Slave, by Renee Rose
This one was my favorite. Maybe because it was longer than the others so it expanded on the story line but I seriously enjoyed this one. It ran the same theme as the others, sci-fi forced seduction. And there were times that Zander (the H) was a bit extreme in his punishments but the difference was you saw his feelings and sometimes his deep regret. Lamira (the h) was feisty but not to a fault. The chemistry between the two was off the charts. The only downside was it ended slightly with a cliffhanger and I can't find on the author's profile if the second book/novella is in the works.
2 stars - Their Captive Mate, by Kallista Dane
This one was just all over the place. No seriously. I felt like the author couldn't quite decide what she wanted so she threw the whole lot into the mix. Furthermore, there was a lot of time hoping going on that just added more confusion to the story. It made it hard to invest in this relationship with it being all disorderly and fumbled.
1 star - Kenan's Mate, by Sue Lyndon
Well, I can honestly say I felt like I was reading a personal encounter with extreme domestic violence and domestic rape with this one. There was no "forced seduction" which is a fine line between rape most of the time. It was just a nasty and brutal beating and violation that wore Layla down. I think the ending was suppose to be sweet and make up for the entire story but it didn't. The whole thing was past the point of no return. I trudged on just to finish this book.
** A copy of this book was provided by NetGalley for a honest review**
noveladdiction's review
4.0
I'm giving this four stars for the two stories I really really loved, and the other story that I liked. I loved the first and third story, and liked the fifth one. It's not that the second and fourth stories were bad, they just didn't work for me, or at least not as well when compared to the others.
I also desperately need a sequel to the Renee Rose story, and according to her FB page, there should be one in the future!
I also desperately need a sequel to the Renee Rose story, and according to her FB page, there should be one in the future!
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