I love Gracie’s humor and her interactions with Dohrein. They are so cute together. I also loved getting more information about this well-fleshed world. The bonus short story was very cute!
Tara also woke up in the auction pen. Fortunately, she is bought by Tac’Mot, a marsupial type alien. He works on a ship whose capitain is Brax. They may be great, but Tara needs to get back to her two toddlers on Earth!
Quote from blurb: “For those of you that prefer not to be surprised, there are TWO heroes in this story. It is a Happily Ever After with three people, a mini Reverse Harem set up of MFM (male/female/male) that doesn’t quite classify as Menage… and you’ll find out why.”
I absolutely love that these aliens are alien, as in not entirely human like. They have reptilian, avian, marsupial, etc characteristics, which makes sense. Nature on Earth is extremely varied along branches, so I expect alien humanoids to come with variety.
I also love how the alien characters use metaphors/similes with alien comparisons. Something like, “It was more bitter than marbock seeds.” We readers have no idea what those are, but we understand they must be very bitter. I’m impressed with the imagination it takes to do this.
As with the first book in this series, I love how they can’t understand each other for a long time and how that is written. It makes for some great laughs.
Zadeon rescued Callie after she had been gang raped. This book deals with her PTSD and healing. So if this is a trigger for you or you don’t want to read about such horrible things, give this one a skip.
Yes, there is rape and torture in the back story, but this book is about healing and love. It is extremely well written. The portrayal of shock is very good. Callie’s mind jumps around, not sure why she is doing things from one moment to the next. The pain isn’t glossed over or healed immediately because of Zadeon. The healing happens over time in a very realistic way. Extremely well done!
Good pacing made this a fast read. The action scenes were wonderfully described. Abbey is a strong kickarse female lead. Very good quality writing in scifi romance! I immediately want to read the next book.
Very well written! I loved the description and writing style. It’s a cute story with interesting quirks I haven’t seen before, good pacing, and action. I liked the characters and their unique personalities, not cookie-cutter at all. I want to read more about the secondary characters. They were each unique and memorable.
Well above average for science fiction romance.
Dark in a very realistic way. Good plot and action scenes, nicely paced for a quick read. Casual sex but no cheating.
I loved this!! It’s smart, funny, sexy, and unique with suspenseful action. I couldn’t put it down and am going to read the next book right away.
Angie woke up in an auction pen and was sold to some nasty spiderish aliens. Arokh, a reptilian alien, steals her from them.
Them not being able to speak to each other was masterfully handled. It was funny, very entertaining, and not confusing at all. I was almost sorry to lose it when they could finally speak. Actions speak louder than words. Confusion still occurs even after and made for more funny bits all the way to the end.
Some have complained of the reptilian nature of the hero, but I really liked that. It’s different and made me want to know more about him and the other aliens mentioned. It’s much more interesting than just being blue or something.
There was a good start to world-building, but it wasn’t fully realized. The novel would have to be much longer to fully flesh it out. Some explanations were good, but the story went back on our understanding later. For example, I understood the way Loraine learned Raxar’s language, but several chapters later, we are told Raxar knows English now. That was very confusing.
The conflict was too easily and quickly resolved. It could have used a lot more plot.
The grammar was terrible with wrong words, repeated words, and missing and extra quotation marks. It was very distracting.
In one sentence, this book is about: a family running off to a cabin in the woods as a plague kills most of the population.
This book is pretty clean – no sexual situations and just a bit of swearing.
It is not a YA novel like All Is Silence. The main characters are adults.
I don’t want to write a spoiler, but I think people should know that not every character gets an HEA. You don’t want to read this while depressed. It does have a solid ending, no cliffhanger.
I really liked this. The characters and situations felt very real. The people have strengths and flaws. I saw family dynamics that matched some of my own experience. It’s convincing and real. This isn’t about greater issues of society but rather the microcosm of a single extended family. We don’t get to choose family! Families are messy, but they still care about and are there for each other.
If you like apocalyptic / post-apocalyptic stories, I highly recommend it.
I love post-apocalyptic fiction and this gave me that. I was predisposed to like it. There are no zombies! Hurray! The story was engaging, fast paced, and seemed realistic. I liked that the characters weren’t flat. They have flaws, but I could still sympathize with them.
The writing was good but not amazing. I would have loved more details about the world. There were very few grammar mistakes.
Sex occurs once in the book, but I would still call it “clean”. That one scene had very little description and was over very quickly. The violence wasn’t described in detail either. There were a few curse words, including the F word, but they were rare.
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