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A review by nicolelynnreads
Captive by Tana Stone
3.0
I enjoyed being back in this sand plant world. I read this one right after finishing Bounty. I think I enjoyed this one just a little bit more because it seems like it was a continuation of the first book even though it focused on different characters.
Kush & Max were fun to read about, but like the first novel it wasn’t overly exciting. I read it pretty fast and enjoyed the story. Maybe it’s the instant-love thing but I feel like in these stories there’s no real relationship development; although there was a slight attempt at it in this book with more of Max’s reluctance.
I think what keeps drawing me in is the outside story from the romance. Will the crew and new found tribe defeat Mourad? Will they befriend the Crestek people again or battle them? What else is on this planet? Will all the crew find mates? Will they return to space and bring their mates with them?
While the romances are enjoyable they’re not really strong for me. This is definitely more of a - “let’s escape into a fun, entertaining read for a couple of hours” & not a “let’s have this book devour my soul” type of story. But that’s totally okay. I read, I enjoyed, I didn’t waste my time & I want to read more. So I call that a win even if these stories aren’t blowing me away and the characters/romance feel slightly lacking. I’m now invested in this crew & this sci-fi world & will definitely be reading Tori’s story next!
Kush & Max were fun to read about, but like the first novel it wasn’t overly exciting. I read it pretty fast and enjoyed the story. Maybe it’s the instant-love thing but I feel like in these stories there’s no real relationship development; although there was a slight attempt at it in this book with more of Max’s reluctance.
I think what keeps drawing me in is the outside story from the romance. Will the crew and new found tribe defeat Mourad? Will they befriend the Crestek people again or battle them? What else is on this planet? Will all the crew find mates? Will they return to space and bring their mates with them?
While the romances are enjoyable they’re not really strong for me. This is definitely more of a - “let’s escape into a fun, entertaining read for a couple of hours” & not a “let’s have this book devour my soul” type of story. But that’s totally okay. I read, I enjoyed, I didn’t waste my time & I want to read more. So I call that a win even if these stories aren’t blowing me away and the characters/romance feel slightly lacking. I’m now invested in this crew & this sci-fi world & will definitely be reading Tori’s story next!