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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
Overall, I give this book 4 Stars just for Story 1 by Aubrey Cara. I loved it and it made the whole collection worth the read. This collection of stories will appeal to the readers who like a darker relationship and mild BDSM. If I had liked mean Alphas, I would have enjoyed the rest of the stories more, but that's not what I like personally. This is why book one appealed to me most. The alphas were Dominant but protective and only punished with harmless spanking. Also, I love the cover! ARC provided by NetGalley.
"Taking Their Human by Aubrey Cara"
Zapex captured, altered and enslaved human men that go by the name of Monrok. Monrok are the Zapex's Warriors. Zapex has decided to steal human women to breed with the Monrok for future soldiers. This story follows Allison, kidnapped and given aphrodisiacs to mate with twin Minrok brothers, Cal and Kien. With the lead of Cal and Kien, they have motivated all Monrok to rebel against the Zapex for their freedom. Now that they have mated with Allison, they steal her away and join the other Monrok to hide on a new planet. This is a short novella with a mfm relationship, slight bondage, spanking and very Alpha Monrok men.
I enjoyed this first story. It's well written and the twin Monrok men were Dominant but protective of Allison. I give it 4 stars.
"Pallid Slave by Alta Hensley"
Unin twins carry life forces that diminish when one twin dies. The surviving twin becomes a Pallid slave. Truth lost her twin sister Trinity in battle. Cross and Pike are transporting Truth to her new assignment as a slave. Cross is the twin of good and Pike, the twin of evil. Pike feels no emotion and relishes in his dominance over Truth but Truth finds a way past his barriers. Pike and Cross must decide if they can deliver Truth as a slave or save her. This is a short novella with a mfm relationship with choking, whipping, spanking and one dominant male and one omega male.
This story wasn't easy for me to connect too. Pike was too emotionally detached and just plain cruel for my tastes. He wasn't even protective until the very end which did redeem himself, but just barely. I give this story 3 stars.
"His Human Slave by Renee Rose"
Zander is from Zandian and is the prince of a planet-less race. He is working hard to prepare for war to reclaim their home planet. Lamira is a human, daughter of a famous soldier. Her mother was captured when she was pregnant with Lamira and has hidden their true identities with the Ocretions. She has a gift that would cause her and her mothers death if revealed. Zanders people wish to have him breed before he goes off to war to insure the continuation of his race. His physician has found Lamira to be the most compatible to breed. Zander is less than thrilled since humans are looked upon as the lowest of race. He sees them as weak and prone to deception. This has spanking, restraints, caging and an Alpha male.
This story was the reason I wanted to read this series. I am a fan of Renee Rose's work. I hate to admit that this story was a bit disappointing to me. I was not a complete fan of Zander. Lamira IS a slave, but he accused her of lying too many times and punished her for things she didn't do. This story would have been a 4.5 star for me if he had treated her a bit better. Instead , I'm rating it 3.5 Stars.
"Their Captive Mate by Kallista Dane"
Ron and Ryn are twins from Cephaia, bonded to their mate Zara. They can see, feel and communicate as one. While Ron and Ryn are out hunting, human pirates break into their home, rape and kill Zara. When the twins search for the Pirates, they run into Cass. Cass is the captain to the ship Luna that was taken over by the Pirates. When Cass tried to warn the Cephaia's of the Pirates, she is too late and now the twins believe she is one of them. Ron and Ryn will do whatever they can to get Cass to talk but they are angry that they are bonding to her in the process. This is a short novella with a mfm relationship, spankng and two Alpha males.
This was well written, but was just ok for me. I'm not a fan of reading my H's pining for another woman when they are with the h. They also started out their treatment of Cass cruelly since they thought she was part of the Pirates. For this I rate this story 3 stars.
"Kenan's Mate by Sue Lyndon"
Laylah just graduated from High School and her aunt gifted her a vacation on the newly discovered Planet Tallia. Their is no other intelligent life form on Tallia according to the government. Unfortunately, Layla learns her government lied about many things concerning Tallia. Kenan, Prince of the Kleaxian race is one of the many soldiers who shot down the human ship. He finds Laylah near death and claims her as his own. Laylah will soon learn the females of this race are treated much different than on earth.
Good writing, started out thinking it was another cruel Alpha to learn he is only trying to protect her. There is slapping of her face, a beating with a belt and spanking before he starts treating her better. I give this 3 Stars.
"Taking Their Human by Aubrey Cara"
Zapex captured, altered and enslaved human men that go by the name of Monrok. Monrok are the Zapex's Warriors. Zapex has decided to steal human women to breed with the Monrok for future soldiers. This story follows Allison, kidnapped and given aphrodisiacs to mate with twin Minrok brothers, Cal and Kien. With the lead of Cal and Kien, they have motivated all Monrok to rebel against the Zapex for their freedom. Now that they have mated with Allison, they steal her away and join the other Monrok to hide on a new planet. This is a short novella with a mfm relationship, slight bondage, spanking and very Alpha Monrok men.
I enjoyed this first story. It's well written and the twin Monrok men were Dominant but protective of Allison. I give it 4 stars.
"Pallid Slave by Alta Hensley"
Unin twins carry life forces that diminish when one twin dies. The surviving twin becomes a Pallid slave. Truth lost her twin sister Trinity in battle. Cross and Pike are transporting Truth to her new assignment as a slave. Cross is the twin of good and Pike, the twin of evil. Pike feels no emotion and relishes in his dominance over Truth but Truth finds a way past his barriers. Pike and Cross must decide if they can deliver Truth as a slave or save her. This is a short novella with a mfm relationship with choking, whipping, spanking and one dominant male and one omega male.
This story wasn't easy for me to connect too. Pike was too emotionally detached and just plain cruel for my tastes. He wasn't even protective until the very end which did redeem himself, but just barely. I give this story 3 stars.
"His Human Slave by Renee Rose"
Zander is from Zandian and is the prince of a planet-less race. He is working hard to prepare for war to reclaim their home planet. Lamira is a human, daughter of a famous soldier. Her mother was captured when she was pregnant with Lamira and has hidden their true identities with the Ocretions. She has a gift that would cause her and her mothers death if revealed. Zanders people wish to have him breed before he goes off to war to insure the continuation of his race. His physician has found Lamira to be the most compatible to breed. Zander is less than thrilled since humans are looked upon as the lowest of race. He sees them as weak and prone to deception. This has spanking, restraints, caging and an Alpha male.
This story was the reason I wanted to read this series. I am a fan of Renee Rose's work. I hate to admit that this story was a bit disappointing to me. I was not a complete fan of Zander. Lamira IS a slave, but he accused her of lying too many times and punished her for things she didn't do. This story would have been a 4.5 star for me if he had treated her a bit better. Instead , I'm rating it 3.5 Stars.
"Their Captive Mate by Kallista Dane"
Ron and Ryn are twins from Cephaia, bonded to their mate Zara. They can see, feel and communicate as one. While Ron and Ryn are out hunting, human pirates break into their home, rape and kill Zara. When the twins search for the Pirates, they run into Cass. Cass is the captain to the ship Luna that was taken over by the Pirates. When Cass tried to warn the Cephaia's of the Pirates, she is too late and now the twins believe she is one of them. Ron and Ryn will do whatever they can to get Cass to talk but they are angry that they are bonding to her in the process. This is a short novella with a mfm relationship, spankng and two Alpha males.
This was well written, but was just ok for me. I'm not a fan of reading my H's pining for another woman when they are with the h. They also started out their treatment of Cass cruelly since they thought she was part of the Pirates. For this I rate this story 3 stars.
"Kenan's Mate by Sue Lyndon"
Laylah just graduated from High School and her aunt gifted her a vacation on the newly discovered Planet Tallia. Their is no other intelligent life form on Tallia according to the government. Unfortunately, Layla learns her government lied about many things concerning Tallia. Kenan, Prince of the Kleaxian race is one of the many soldiers who shot down the human ship. He finds Laylah near death and claims her as his own. Laylah will soon learn the females of this race are treated much different than on earth.
Good writing, started out thinking it was another cruel Alpha to learn he is only trying to protect her. There is slapping of her face, a beating with a belt and spanking before he starts treating her better. I give this 3 Stars.
Five erotic alien romances. Even though they are classified as novellas, each story is long. The them for each is a female captive of one or two males. Even thought the women are captives doesn't mean they are at all meek. All are strong and end then end the men are the ones who fall for their women. All stories are meant to be read by an adult. There are some strong themes in bdsm with fm and mfm relationships.
Received through NetGalley for an honest review.
Received through NetGalley for an honest review.
An ok read overall some stories are good some not so much worth reading though
A collection of Sci-fi Alien Romance novellas. Sign me up! I've been on a weird Sci-Fi romance binge so I'm happy to find new material. These were more of the forced seduction with heavy spanking/BDSM elements mixed in. Some stories were better than others. If you don't like a "strong hand" or slightly rapey scenes, this book is NOT for you.
3 1/2 stars - Taking Their Human, by Aubrey Cara
This was a sci-fi MFM story. It was a bit forced seduction. Not always my thing but I just went with it. The story was interesting and I was intrigued. The relationship between H/h/H is a bit intense and harsh at times but it worked for this particular story.
2 stars - Pallid Slave, by Alta Hensley
This one was confusing. Not the story line but the emotions that were flying around. The idea of LifeBlood twins and Pallid slaves was interesting. But, the struggle with Truth, the heroine and Pike (mean twin) and Cross (good twin) was just meh. I found Pike to be VERY unnerving. There's a fine line between for forced seduction to work and Pike went over that line and couldn't come back from it, in my opinion. The ending was weird and left me feeling odd about the entire book. I understand the author's purpose of it but I just didn't like it.
4 stars - His Human Slave, by Renee Rose
This one was my favorite. Maybe because it was longer than the others so it expanded on the story line but I seriously enjoyed this one. It ran the same theme as the others, sci-fi forced seduction. And there were times that Zander (the H) was a bit extreme in his punishments but the difference was you saw his feelings and sometimes his deep regret. Lamira (the h) was feisty but not to a fault. The chemistry between the two was off the charts. The only downside was it ended slightly with a cliffhanger and I can't find on the author's profile if the second book/novella is in the works.
2 stars - Their Captive Mate, by Kallista Dane
This one was just all over the place. No seriously. I felt like the author couldn't quite decide what she wanted so she threw the whole lot into the mix. Furthermore, there was a lot of time hoping going on that just added more confusion to the story. It made it hard to invest in this relationship with it being all disorderly and fumbled.
1 star - Kenan's Mate, by Sue Lyndon
Well, I can honestly say I felt like I was reading a personal encounter with extreme domestic violence and domestic rape with this one. There was no "forced seduction" which is a fine line between rape most of the time. It was just a nasty and brutal beating and violation that wore Layla down. I think the ending was suppose to be sweet and make up for the entire story but it didn't. The whole thing was past the point of no return. I trudged on just to finish this book.
** A copy of this book was provided by NetGalley for a honest review**
3 1/2 stars - Taking Their Human, by Aubrey Cara
This was a sci-fi MFM story. It was a bit forced seduction. Not always my thing but I just went with it. The story was interesting and I was intrigued. The relationship between H/h/H is a bit intense and harsh at times but it worked for this particular story.
2 stars - Pallid Slave, by Alta Hensley
This one was confusing. Not the story line but the emotions that were flying around. The idea of LifeBlood twins and Pallid slaves was interesting. But, the struggle with Truth, the heroine and Pike (mean twin) and Cross (good twin) was just meh. I found Pike to be VERY unnerving. There's a fine line between for forced seduction to work and Pike went over that line and couldn't come back from it, in my opinion. The ending was weird and left me feeling odd about the entire book. I understand the author's purpose of it but I just didn't like it.
4 stars - His Human Slave, by Renee Rose
This one was my favorite. Maybe because it was longer than the others so it expanded on the story line but I seriously enjoyed this one. It ran the same theme as the others, sci-fi forced seduction. And there were times that Zander (the H) was a bit extreme in his punishments but the difference was you saw his feelings and sometimes his deep regret. Lamira (the h) was feisty but not to a fault. The chemistry between the two was off the charts. The only downside was it ended slightly with a cliffhanger and I can't find on the author's profile if the second book/novella is in the works.
2 stars - Their Captive Mate, by Kallista Dane
This one was just all over the place. No seriously. I felt like the author couldn't quite decide what she wanted so she threw the whole lot into the mix. Furthermore, there was a lot of time hoping going on that just added more confusion to the story. It made it hard to invest in this relationship with it being all disorderly and fumbled.
1 star - Kenan's Mate, by Sue Lyndon
Well, I can honestly say I felt like I was reading a personal encounter with extreme domestic violence and domestic rape with this one. There was no "forced seduction" which is a fine line between rape most of the time. It was just a nasty and brutal beating and violation that wore Layla down. I think the ending was suppose to be sweet and make up for the entire story but it didn't. The whole thing was past the point of no return. I trudged on just to finish this book.
** A copy of this book was provided by NetGalley for a honest review**
I'm giving this four stars for the two stories I really really loved, and the other story that I liked. I loved the first and third story, and liked the fifth one. It's not that the second and fourth stories were bad, they just didn't work for me, or at least not as well when compared to the others.
I also desperately need a sequel to the Renee Rose story, and according to her FB page, there should be one in the future!
I also desperately need a sequel to the Renee Rose story, and according to her FB page, there should be one in the future!