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3.21 AVERAGE
3.21 AVERAGE
Skinned to the end though I liked the other books because the heroine was annoying and dull and the internal monologue of the male characters was repetitive
Moira, the new protagonist of the series, was a little difficult to connect with. She’s shallow…and kind of mean. The story wasn’t half bad, though. I just wish that she was nicer to them in the beginning.
I thought this would be more of a continuation of Ruth and Gron’s story (since it says Ruth & Gron #3), but overall, I enjoyed it. I found Moira more difficult to like and relate with than Ruth—she was definitely more prickly and could seem judgmental at times—but she comes around. Kranu could be a pain in the butt, but he has some good character growth.
I like the creativeness of this series! It stands out as different among a sea of alien romance.
I like the creativeness of this series! It stands out as different among a sea of alien romance.
[reread 2021] I’m still not a total fan of switching the POV after two books of Ruth’s but I get it, and by the end I’m totally on board with Moira.
[2019] Another good addition. It was kind of funny to see our prior main character Ruth in a slightly more critical light. Because yeah, she got super cool with the situation pretty fast and hard. I also enjoyed our two male leads this time around as well.
[2019] Another good addition. It was kind of funny to see our prior main character Ruth in a slightly more critical light. Because yeah, she got super cool with the situation pretty fast and hard. I also enjoyed our two male leads this time around as well.
Third book - not so much about Ruth and Gron but his crazy brother and best friend and their new mate. I thought she was inconsistent and a bit annoying. I did like how her relationship with Ruth progressed, though. I'm not a huge menage person, though with this particular series I did not mind it due to serious world building beforehand... I just did not feel as great about the characters.
I really enjoyed it, but honestly would have preferred less Ruth. She really got on my nerves here and definitely came across more self involved and I dunno, felt like she was better? I got upset whenever she said crap about Kranu because I don't like people projecting their thoughts of others like that. It's like, oh I hate him so anyone new has to hate him too. Instead she could have explained what had happened (never did) and I really hated hat she didn't explain more about the Gandry, like, oh how she's only met two females and however many men. I think Miss Assumption would have figured that out or just said it but she didn't. She didn't explain their previous group at all, and while she can't communicate with Gron I am still baffled neither of them realised the erection was the start of the 'one female' thing? They just kinda go, oh you'll be okay soon and leave it? And Ruth's reaction to Kranu being tied up is so messed up. Even if I don't like someone I wouldn't let them starve to death, especially with no harm done! Everyone's jumping to conclusions and while Kranu is a dick he was grossly misunderstood and the other guy did get on my nerves with his niceness, but I mean, whatever.
Unsure if I'll read the next book as of yet because Ruth and from but it's short. Interested in the little brother though so hope there's one for him
Unsure if I'll read the next book as of yet because Ruth and from but it's short. Interested in the little brother though so hope there's one for him
First three chapters are on the author's website: https://vclancasterblog.wordpress.com/
I wish with all my heart that this book was about Ruth and Gron lol. I wasn’t done with their story and I miss them. This was a great opportunity to make the 3rd book about them learning to communicate better with each other, or to give Gron a chance to understand how vast the universe really is. *Sigh* if only.
In this book we follow Moira, a human. Moira woke up on the Gandry’s planet and spent days lost and alone before she was found by the exiled Kranu and Troii, who (somewhat) agree between themselves that the best coarse of action is to bring Moira to Ruth. Moira, unable to communicate, takes her chances with Kranu and Troii. It takes a week for them to arrive to their destination. In that time the three of them don’t necessarily become friends, but acquaintances that travel together.
Ruth, always open to friendship, and an English speaking human friend, is thrilled to meet Moira. Ruth is ready to answer any questions and be a shoulder to lean on, but Moira.... *sigh* Moira’s standoffish, grumpy about being in her situation, and disbelieving of the truth. Moira, 30, is the opposite of what Ruth was, she’s slow to make friends and trust people. Moira thinks the idea of mating with the Gandry absurd, and she thinks Ruth has lost her damn mind.
Moira isn’t accepting of her situation, or truly grateful of the blessings she has before her. Yeah, she’s been abducted and relocated by aliens to an alien planet. Buuuuut there’s another human there for her to befriend, someone to help her adjust to her situation. Not only did Kranu and Troii take her there, but they’ve made sure that she was take care of, every single day AND they’re waiting to worship the ground she walks on. Moira’e previous life was running her brothers bar, and one night stands with drunkards. It’s not like she’s downgraded by coming to the Gandry’s world. She started out completely alone, in unrecognizable territory, and she ended up in the best scenario of an off earth experience. It was hard for me to like, or feel bad for Moira. She wasn’t as positive or as accepting of a character as Ruth was, and therefore it took FOREVER for her to accept the bond of her Gandry mates.
Kranu was exiled from his tribe and is not welcome in Ruth’s tribe with Gron around. When Kranu see’s Moira wondering out in the wilderness alone, he runs head first to, as far as he’s concerned, his future Queen. Kranu is stubborn, arrogant, and hell bent on being bonded. He aspires to find a mate like Ruth; one that’ll allow him to be the dominant male in the relationship, one who will be loving and submissive to him. I absolutely love dominant men but I don’t really like Kranu. He reacts without thinking, often landing himself in hot water. He’s a bit of an asshole, never wanting to appear weak, or allow another to tell him what to do... even when he knows the suggestion is right. Kranu believes that his large size and strength are THE greatest assets and he acts accordingly. I kept waiting for Kranu to change, to realize that he’s a stubborn asshole and he should maybe try to bend, just a little. He almost got there... almost. But no, Kranu, it appears, will always be the asshole.
After Kranu delivers Moira, he works relentlessly on getting a moment alone with her, one where Ruth, and by extension Gron, isn’t around. When an opportunity presents himself, as usual, his passionate not thought through advances land him in trouble and has Moira questioning her safety around him. Kranu finds himself tied to a tree in punishment where he has a way too brief moment of clarity. Moira realizes that if she gives Kranu and inch he’ll take a mile, and it’s no surprise that he did exactly that. After Moira warms up to Troii, and she watches Kranu in his punishment, she realizes that she’s safe with Kranu and decides that she’s ready to be with him too. Eventually his goals of being bonded and accepted for the dominant asshole that he is were finally accomplished, even though I think he had some improvements he needed to make.
I wish I liked Kranu more. Maybe if he apologized to Ruth, or if there were a few books between him as a villain and him as the hero, he would’ve had a better chance with me.
Troii. Troii was banished because his old Queen thought he’d end up like Kranu, obsessed with the desire to be bonded, eventually leaving his Queen behind. But Troii thought he was happy unbonded, spending his time working. It wasn’t until Gron asked Troii to be a brother mate that Troii started to change little by little. Having no where else to go, Troii is accepted into Ruth’s tribe, but told that he must travel with Kranu first.
Troii is convinced that he would be happy being unbonded, as long as he had a tribe to call home. So when he see’s Moira his first instinct isn’t to immediately bond, but to get in her good graces so he could call her tribe his. Thankfully, Troii is intelligent and a voice of reason to Kranu, who doesn’t appreciate it in the least. Once they arrive back at Ruth’s tribe, Troii concentrates on getting back into everyone’s good favor. He doesn’t believe that he needs to be mates, that he’ll be happy alone. But fate has another plan for him when he finds himself primed for mating with Moira.
Moira, not understanding what’s going on just thinks Troii is sick with fever and wanting to get down, so naturally she refuses him and poor Troii suffers for days until his priming passes.
When Moira finally gets her shit together and the book finally gets dirty, the sex is hot. This is truly mfm, and Moira likes (because she moves slow) her mates equally with both Gandry working together to sexually satisfy their Queen and it was almost worth the wait. I struggled with how long it took Moira to warm up to the idea that she could have mates with Kranu and Troii. Even after she meets the green aliens, she agrees just to make the best of things because she couldn’t live with the green aliens abducting someone else in her place, she doesn’t accept that she will mate with them until the very last minute, the very end of the book.
I can deal with a slow burn, but it was a lot to ask when I didn’t like both Kranu and Moira. But thankfully, Ruth and Gron’s novella is next and I’ll happily return to where I want to be.
In this book we follow Moira, a human. Moira woke up on the Gandry’s planet and spent days lost and alone before she was found by the exiled Kranu and Troii, who (somewhat) agree between themselves that the best coarse of action is to bring Moira to Ruth. Moira, unable to communicate, takes her chances with Kranu and Troii. It takes a week for them to arrive to their destination. In that time the three of them don’t necessarily become friends, but acquaintances that travel together.
Ruth, always open to friendship, and an English speaking human friend, is thrilled to meet Moira. Ruth is ready to answer any questions and be a shoulder to lean on, but Moira.... *sigh* Moira’s standoffish, grumpy about being in her situation, and disbelieving of the truth. Moira, 30, is the opposite of what Ruth was, she’s slow to make friends and trust people. Moira thinks the idea of mating with the Gandry absurd, and she thinks Ruth has lost her damn mind.
Moira isn’t accepting of her situation, or truly grateful of the blessings she has before her. Yeah, she’s been abducted and relocated by aliens to an alien planet. Buuuuut there’s another human there for her to befriend, someone to help her adjust to her situation. Not only did Kranu and Troii take her there, but they’ve made sure that she was take care of, every single day AND they’re waiting to worship the ground she walks on. Moira’e previous life was running her brothers bar, and one night stands with drunkards. It’s not like she’s downgraded by coming to the Gandry’s world. She started out completely alone, in unrecognizable territory, and she ended up in the best scenario of an off earth experience. It was hard for me to like, or feel bad for Moira. She wasn’t as positive or as accepting of a character as Ruth was, and therefore it took FOREVER for her to accept the bond of her Gandry mates.
Kranu was exiled from his tribe and is not welcome in Ruth’s tribe with Gron around. When Kranu see’s Moira wondering out in the wilderness alone, he runs head first to, as far as he’s concerned, his future Queen. Kranu is stubborn, arrogant, and hell bent on being bonded. He aspires to find a mate like Ruth; one that’ll allow him to be the dominant male in the relationship, one who will be loving and submissive to him. I absolutely love dominant men but I don’t really like Kranu. He reacts without thinking, often landing himself in hot water. He’s a bit of an asshole, never wanting to appear weak, or allow another to tell him what to do... even when he knows the suggestion is right. Kranu believes that his large size and strength are THE greatest assets and he acts accordingly. I kept waiting for Kranu to change, to realize that he’s a stubborn asshole and he should maybe try to bend, just a little. He almost got there... almost. But no, Kranu, it appears, will always be the asshole.
After Kranu delivers Moira, he works relentlessly on getting a moment alone with her, one where Ruth, and by extension Gron, isn’t around. When an opportunity presents himself, as usual, his passionate not thought through advances land him in trouble and has Moira questioning her safety around him. Kranu finds himself tied to a tree in punishment where he has a way too brief moment of clarity. Moira realizes that if she gives Kranu and inch he’ll take a mile, and it’s no surprise that he did exactly that. After Moira warms up to Troii, and she watches Kranu in his punishment, she realizes that she’s safe with Kranu and decides that she’s ready to be with him too. Eventually his goals of being bonded and accepted for the dominant asshole that he is were finally accomplished, even though I think he had some improvements he needed to make.
I wish I liked Kranu more. Maybe if he apologized to Ruth, or if there were a few books between him as a villain and him as the hero, he would’ve had a better chance with me.
Troii. Troii was banished because his old Queen thought he’d end up like Kranu, obsessed with the desire to be bonded, eventually leaving his Queen behind. But Troii thought he was happy unbonded, spending his time working. It wasn’t until Gron asked Troii to be a brother mate that Troii started to change little by little. Having no where else to go, Troii is accepted into Ruth’s tribe, but told that he must travel with Kranu first.
Troii is convinced that he would be happy being unbonded, as long as he had a tribe to call home. So when he see’s Moira his first instinct isn’t to immediately bond, but to get in her good graces so he could call her tribe his. Thankfully, Troii is intelligent and a voice of reason to Kranu, who doesn’t appreciate it in the least. Once they arrive back at Ruth’s tribe, Troii concentrates on getting back into everyone’s good favor. He doesn’t believe that he needs to be mates, that he’ll be happy alone. But fate has another plan for him when he finds himself primed for mating with Moira.
Moira, not understanding what’s going on just thinks Troii is sick with fever and wanting to get down, so naturally she refuses him and poor Troii suffers for days until his priming passes.
When Moira finally gets her shit together and the book finally gets dirty, the sex is hot. This is truly mfm, and Moira likes (because she moves slow) her mates equally with both Gandry working together to sexually satisfy their Queen and it was almost worth the wait. I struggled with how long it took Moira to warm up to the idea that she could have mates with Kranu and Troii. Even after she meets the green aliens, she agrees just to make the best of things because she couldn’t live with the green aliens abducting someone else in her place, she doesn’t accept that she will mate with them until the very last minute, the very end of the book.
I can deal with a slow burn, but it was a lot to ask when I didn’t like both Kranu and Moira. But thankfully, Ruth and Gron’s novella is next and I’ll happily return to where I want to be.
I was really excited to read Troii and Kranu’s story. Especially Kranu whom had been having such a hard time before it was nice to see him finally find someone who accepted him; even if it took mad long for Moira to get there (she dragged that poor dude through the trenches).
I liked Moira as well for the most part and thought her character was well developed. However, the romance between her and the guys were not so as much. I think it was mostly because they didn’t actually get together until the last leg of the book. Like literally final two chapters with just a couple of pages is when a romance actually finally starts between the three. The slow burn was nice, but I wished the author would have also added more chapters AFTER Moira, Troii, and Kranu finally solidified their relationship.
Most of the book was really just about Moira trying to figure out life on an alien planet and being cautious of Troii and Kranu; whereas Troii and Kranu spent the entire book pining after Moira and desperately wanting to be accepted. Though I still liked their story, that plot makeup didn’t really make much of a romance like Gron and Ruth’s story, which I was more hoping for but for these characters.
I liked Moira as well for the most part and thought her character was well developed. However, the romance between her and the guys were not so as much. I think it was mostly because they didn’t actually get together until the last leg of the book. Like literally final two chapters with just a couple of pages is when a romance actually finally starts between the three. The slow burn was nice, but I wished the author would have also added more chapters AFTER Moira, Troii, and Kranu finally solidified their relationship.
Most of the book was really just about Moira trying to figure out life on an alien planet and being cautious of Troii and Kranu; whereas Troii and Kranu spent the entire book pining after Moira and desperately wanting to be accepted. Though I still liked their story, that plot makeup didn’t really make much of a romance like Gron and Ruth’s story, which I was more hoping for but for these characters.