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A review by halffast
The Last Dominant by Eris Adderly
4.0
Qillian carries the Dominant gene which grants him incredible power, but he's also the last of his kind. When a captured enemy military officer is discovered to have the rare recessive gene of his power, his government orders him to breed her. Though both of them are unwilling to sleep together, they soon discover a connection which transcends their warring cultures.
This was a short and steamy read with great worldbuilding and strong characters. I liked that Qillian has been trained but isn't actually a warrior, he's a scholar. He acknowledges that Rushkah would beat him silly if he didn't have his powers to control her. Their sex scenes were hot af (this is Eris Adderly, after all) with some riveting powerplay and fantastic dirty talk from Qillian.
The plot moves at a lightning pace and packs in a lot in less than 200 pages. This resulted in a couple knowledge gaps -- for example, why did Qillian's government keep him as a secret weapon and not use him to win the war against Rhyolusia? I would have also liked more resolution at the end but there was enough for the HFN ending.
This was a short and steamy read with great worldbuilding and strong characters. I liked that Qillian has been trained but isn't actually a warrior, he's a scholar. He acknowledges that Rushkah would beat him silly if he didn't have his powers to control her. Their sex scenes were hot af (this is Eris Adderly, after all) with some riveting powerplay and fantastic dirty talk from Qillian.
The plot moves at a lightning pace and packs in a lot in less than 200 pages. This resulted in a couple knowledge gaps -- for example, why did Qillian's government keep him as a secret weapon and not use him to win the war against Rhyolusia? I would have also liked more resolution at the end but there was enough for the HFN ending.