raven168's review
3.0
I really enjoyed the first one so I was expecting the same amount of enjoyment from this one. Afterall, I quite liked the newsletter version and was again looking forward to it being expanded. But there was just something about this one that seemed too....childish maybe? It's hard to explain because this is definitely an adult book, but it was just all so happy and simple that at times it seemed almost silly. Then there were the sexy times, the fighting times, and even a smidge of humor at the end. So I guess it was just a weird mix for me. On the plus side, it was a beautifully created world here.
For a great deal of the story, Jenny is overwhelmingly naive and far too trusting. While I get that this started out as suuuuper short story so it had to all happen fast and this had to take that same story and just flesh it out, Jenny's thought processes (or lack thereof) were astounding. I like to think that I would be able to just go with the flow of things if something like this happened to me, but at the same time I would hope that I would still use my brain and not trust everything and everyone within moments of meeting them. And I certainly hope I wouldn't marry a guy just hours after meeting him. Which is what Jenny does. She's an elementary school teacher, so she ends up being exactly what Orion's children need as well.
I liked Orion. I do believe he indulged his children too much though sometimes. Orion lost his first wife after she gave birth to their second son. It was an arranged marriage, so there was no love there, but they both respected the other enough that it still hurt Orion to lose her. Fast forward a handful of years and Orion is being pressured to take another bride to maintain the balance in the kingdom. And when his sons bring with them a woman from another world who lights him on fire with a single look, that's exactly what he intends to do.
Orion's oldest son was tricked by the evil Magna (who may not be exactly as she appears) in an attempt to force Orion to take her as his wife. But Jenny shows up fulfilling his end of the contract leaving Magda furious. After that, not a whole lot happens. Though they marry right away, Orion spends weeks trying to officially court Jenny. Which wasn't hard at all. When a giant squid attacks the dome where his people live, Orion suffers a devastating loss. But he is also granted a remarkable gift. After that, again, not much happens. Orion helps Jenny adjust to her new life, we meet a dashing pirate, and finally Jenny finds her best friend after so many years apart.
Even though this one wasn't as great as I was hoping for, and I know how everything ends with Magna and the kingdoms, I'll still be checking out the other stories eventually.
For a great deal of the story, Jenny is overwhelmingly naive and far too trusting. While I get that this started out as suuuuper short story so it had to all happen fast and this had to take that same story and just flesh it out, Jenny's thought processes (or lack thereof) were astounding. I like to think that I would be able to just go with the flow of things if something like this happened to me, but at the same time I would hope that I would still use my brain and not trust everything and everyone within moments of meeting them. And I certainly hope I wouldn't marry a guy just hours after meeting him. Which is what Jenny does. She's an elementary school teacher, so she ends up being exactly what Orion's children need as well.
I liked Orion. I do believe he indulged his children too much though sometimes. Orion lost his first wife after she gave birth to their second son. It was an arranged marriage, so there was no love there, but they both respected the other enough that it still hurt Orion to lose her. Fast forward a handful of years and Orion is being pressured to take another bride to maintain the balance in the kingdom. And when his sons bring with them a woman from another world who lights him on fire with a single look, that's exactly what he intends to do.
Orion's oldest son was tricked by the evil Magna (who may not be exactly as she appears) in an attempt to force Orion to take her as his wife. But Jenny shows up fulfilling his end of the contract leaving Magda furious. After that, not a whole lot happens. Though they marry right away, Orion spends weeks trying to officially court Jenny. Which wasn't hard at all. When a giant squid attacks the dome where his people live, Orion suffers a devastating loss. But he is also granted a remarkable gift. After that, again, not much happens. Orion helps Jenny adjust to her new life, we meet a dashing pirate, and finally Jenny finds her best friend after so many years apart.
Even though this one wasn't as great as I was hoping for, and I know how everything ends with Magna and the kingdoms, I'll still be checking out the other stories eventually.
wondernikel's review
3.0
Simple and easy to listen to while I clean the house...a tad of the old school fairy tales mixed with new age humans...definitely a beginner steamy novel...
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