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A review by timap
Wed to the Alien Gladiator by January Bell
5.0
Michelle, the female human lead, is furious to find that Alvez, the male lizard humanoid lead, has kidnapped her, believing that romance novels are prescriptive and that he’ll be able to convince her to fall in love with him this way. Alvez has abducted Michelle but he has paid attention to what she likes - he’s taken her to a historic village location where, many years ago, the villagers just disappeared and no one was able to find out why; he’s hoping to engage her intelligence analyst’s mind and solve a mystery whilst wooing her. But Michelle suffers from debilitating panic attacks that have been especially bad since her medicine was lost on arrival to this planet and that’s inhibiting her abilities and willingness to engage with anything, even Alvez and the unwilling attraction she feels towards him…
This story is dual POV, well written and edited, and a fun, fast paced, steamy romance. I enjoyed Alvez’s gentle determination to engage Michelle in a way she’d enjoy. I appreciated the effort he’d put in to supplying for her needs and that she was genuinely an individual to him, not just a breeding partner. I empathised with Michelle’s panic attacks and appreciated Alvez’s calm care and efforts to materialise a solution, amusing though the results of that were. I enjoyed Michelle’s persistent strength. I enjoyed the animal companion when joined them and the active support role it played. I enjoyed the integrated secondary characters and the support network that both lead characters had around them. I am GREATLY enjoying the way this world is building and the plot bunnies the author is creating. I’m looking forward to so many more stories!.
I received a complimentary copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This story is dual POV, well written and edited, and a fun, fast paced, steamy romance. I enjoyed Alvez’s gentle determination to engage Michelle in a way she’d enjoy. I appreciated the effort he’d put in to supplying for her needs and that she was genuinely an individual to him, not just a breeding partner. I empathised with Michelle’s panic attacks and appreciated Alvez’s calm care and efforts to materialise a solution, amusing though the results of that were. I enjoyed Michelle’s persistent strength. I enjoyed the animal companion when joined them and the active support role it played. I enjoyed the integrated secondary characters and the support network that both lead characters had around them. I am GREATLY enjoying the way this world is building and the plot bunnies the author is creating. I’m looking forward to so many more stories!.
I received a complimentary copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.