This series asks the question: what happens when you want to carry on as a species so badly that you’re willing to incite war under false pretenses wiThis series asks the question: what happens when you want to carry on as a species so badly that you’re willing to incite war under false pretenses with another alien civilization so that you can go to earth—with whom you share an ancestral gene pool—and tell them ‘we’ll protect you from them but as payment we want access to your female population’.
We finally get Zavis’s story and a lot of reveals in this installment. This is my second favorite in the series behind the first book with Torin and Eden.
I like that we finally get to see how exactly we get to the events of the Ash Planet Warriors series (a companion series that takes place years after the events of this series). Zavis and Naney’s story begins in the present. We then go back in time and get the truth of the war with the Jal’zari, sex trafficking, and the events that lead to Ash Planet series. Then we’re brought back to the present. Fantastic plot, some great surprise moments and reveals.
The author wrote a phenomenal story arc for this series as a whole and has mentioned the difficulty of all the elements that come into play. I sincerely hope the she will give us Kael’s story at some point. I’m so intrigued by this world and I honestly want a little more of it. ...more
Alien Invasion romance // dual pov // fated mates // enemies to lovers // common ancestor // spicy
Aliens invade earth for fertile women as the last oAlien Invasion romance // dual pov // fated mates // enemies to lovers // common ancestor // spicy
Aliens invade earth for fertile women as the last of their own females died decades before accidentally by their own hand. They not only want earth women but they also want to assimilate humans since both species have a common ancestor.
The author does a masterful job of articulating the emotions one would go through when presented with the events in this story.
Eden is extremely relatable. I found myself mirroring her emotions throughout. Anger on her behalf at being captured, at being wanted for her womb, for all that was taken from her: autonomy, freedom, her home, loved ones. Followed by compassion when confronted with all male Vetusian fetuses and the reality of their species, their desperation.
The Vetusians do something unforgivable. Humans are the lifeline to saving the Vetusian species but rather than ask they simply took. But when we’re presented with the why, what species wouldn’t respond in the way that they do? What they do is wrong but you also understand it—both are true. The right thing to do would be to go extinct. But biology and instinct isn’t easy.
Eden’s capturer, Torin, turns out to be her linked mate as well as the alien commander. She wants nothing to do with him so he makes her a bargain: her freedom for access to her body to end in a pregnancy. She agrees.
He is pragmatic, cold, and unsympathetic. He sees only what they require to carry on as a species. Over time that changes as layers get peeled back from them both. Shame over what he took from her slowly creeps in: Her planet Her freedom Her autonomy Her job Her home Her life.
There is much more that the author expertly incorporates giving it depth and complexity without rushing or dragging the story along. Easily a favorite read....more
I found the idea of the story compelling but the execution was disappointing. The author tried to tackle some deep subjects but didn’t have the depth I found the idea of the story compelling but the execution was disappointing. The author tried to tackle some deep subjects but didn’t have the depth to accomplish that feat. Males attend husband school because females are in short supply. 80% of babies born are male and the competition is fierce. Females do the “choosing” of male partners. Females jobs were literally to get married, have babies, and spend their husbands money. Then move on to the next husband who raises the offspring and lather rinse repeat. Pass. It left a bad taste in my mouth.
I liked the MMC. The FMC was dumb as a bag of hair. The way she waffled around in her thoughts was enough to give a reader whiplash. There were a couple great gotcha moments but otherwise quite boring. Very shallow story telling overall....more
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