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A review by mindylou
Human Surrender by Renee Rose, Kallista Dane, Aubrey Cara, Sue Lyndon, Alta Hensley
4.0
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.