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lennatheunicorncat's review against another edition
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.75
Star rating: 1.75
So I've been trying to process what is up with this book. Things to know, this started out as semi-horrific (there's a brutal rape scene within the first chapter that needs to be skipped past quickly, or at least I did), it's rather absurd and hilarious at times, which is why I kept reading it, even though it definitely gave me all of the ick. But then, issues started coming up the further I progressed. Yes, I continued out of morbid curiosity, like a train hurtling towards a tragic ending, I just could not look away or stop. And then there was a tonal shift around the second half of the book. Much like Gabbie from GabbieReads said in her youtube review, the book goes from not so serious and outrageous, to suddenly trying to take itself seriously, which made the logic side (that I had turned off just so I could enjoy as much as I could the weirdness that is this book) turn back on. And once it turned on, oh, I had some serious issues! First of all, the whole caveman gender bullshit where women are supposed to be demure, unable to save themselves and just have to take it. The book is aware of it, considering in the last couple of pages, the characters mention that they're basically going to become barefoot and pregnant now that they are stuck with these alien Jurasic Park creatures (that look like Loki Laufeyson in his ice giant form, but with more horns and pokey bits, and their nether regions turned into a monster horse sex toy) *shudders and tries to not puke* Logically, I cannot understand why the characters stayed when they had a way to go back to earth, even if it was a long shot and....
SPOILERS AHEAD SO AVERT YOUR EYES
....that they had to inject this parasite, which the whole scene was a horror novel in itself, just to stay on the planet instead of going on the space ship back to earth. Also I'm not a fan of pregnancy. It is a horrific condition to me that I could never go through, and if anyone is tokophobic like me, this is definitely the series to stay away! Pregnancy breeding kinks and having human women (who are abducted so as to be come trafficked sex slaves for other aliens) who willingly put themselves in this situation does not go well with me. When the FMC says that she's so glad she doesn't have to worry about birth control, that's when I knew this was not for me. Has she never seen Twilight?! (which is what Gabbe said) And she is not "in love" with this alien monster cock dude when she has only known him for 5 or 6 days! That's lust honey! That's not love! I also did not understand why all of the other women who were human cargo are now fine with being broodmares for these alien dudes who are getting semi close to extinction (there are only 4 or 5 females and like 20 something dudes). Even if they're in another solar system, you'd think they'd fight to go back to what they know when the planet they're on his hostile to them, so much so that they need this parasite inserted into them to filter the toxins in the air. Like they have 8 days before they die from the toxin buildup shutting down their bodies and these women are fine putting this huge creepy ass parasitic worm in a gash through their necks to remain as the broodmares for these monster creatures??!?!??!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!!! Oh honey no! Hell no! I would have yeeted myself so fast into space if it was death or doing that to become a breeding horse for them. *gags* Nope. nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope. Least to say, I don't think my stomach or my brain could handle continuing this series. It was semi fun and outrageous while it lasted, but I'm getting off this ride for now. It's a tad too Stockholm syndrome-y for me and I cannot stomach anymore of it.
So I've been trying to process what is up with this book. Things to know, this started out as semi-horrific (there's a brutal rape scene within the first chapter that needs to be skipped past quickly, or at least I did), it's rather absurd and hilarious at times, which is why I kept reading it, even though it definitely gave me all of the ick. But then, issues started coming up the further I progressed. Yes, I continued out of morbid curiosity, like a train hurtling towards a tragic ending, I just could not look away or stop. And then there was a tonal shift around the second half of the book. Much like Gabbie from GabbieReads said in her youtube review, the book goes from not so serious and outrageous, to suddenly trying to take itself seriously, which made the logic side (that I had turned off just so I could enjoy as much as I could the weirdness that is this book) turn back on. And once it turned on, oh, I had some serious issues! First of all, the whole caveman gender bullshit where women are supposed to be demure, unable to save themselves and just have to take it. The book is aware of it, considering in the last couple of pages, the characters mention that they're basically going to become barefoot and pregnant now that they are stuck with these alien Jurasic Park creatures (that look like Loki Laufeyson in his ice giant form, but with more horns and pokey bits, and their nether regions turned into a monster horse sex toy) *shudders and tries to not puke* Logically, I cannot understand why the characters stayed when they had a way to go back to earth, even if it was a long shot and....
SPOILERS AHEAD SO AVERT YOUR EYES
....that they had to inject this parasite, which the whole scene was a horror novel in itself, just to stay on the planet instead of going on the space ship back to earth. Also I'm not a fan of pregnancy. It is a horrific condition to me that I could never go through, and if anyone is tokophobic like me, this is definitely the series to stay away! Pregnancy breeding kinks and having human women (who are abducted so as to be come trafficked sex slaves for other aliens) who willingly put themselves in this situation does not go well with me. When the FMC says that she's so glad she doesn't have to worry about birth control, that's when I knew this was not for me. Has she never seen Twilight?! (which is what Gabbe said) And she is not "in love" with this alien monster cock dude when she has only known him for 5 or 6 days! That's lust honey! That's not love! I also did not understand why all of the other women who were human cargo are now fine with being broodmares for these alien dudes who are getting semi close to extinction (there are only 4 or 5 females and like 20 something dudes). Even if they're in another solar system, you'd think they'd fight to go back to what they know when the planet they're on his hostile to them, so much so that they need this parasite inserted into them to filter the toxins in the air. Like they have 8 days before they die from the toxin buildup shutting down their bodies and these women are fine putting this huge creepy ass parasitic worm in a gash through their necks to remain as the broodmares for these monster creatures??!?!??!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!!! Oh honey no! Hell no! I would have yeeted myself so fast into space if it was death or doing that to become a breeding horse for them. *gags* Nope. nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope. Least to say, I don't think my stomach or my brain could handle continuing this series. It was semi fun and outrageous while it lasted, but I'm getting off this ride for now. It's a tad too Stockholm syndrome-y for me and I cannot stomach anymore of it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Sexism, Violence, Trafficking, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
arys_library's review against another edition
funny
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Who knew I would like alien p0rn as much as I did?! This is definitely not something I would usually pick up. But it was one of the books in my book club so I decided to go out of my comfort zone and read it.
And I finished it in one sitting.
I absolutely devoured this book. It was so steamy and fun. The beginning was a little questionable when it comes to consent which is basically the only reason why it wasn’t five stars but I loved it other than that.
And I finished it in one sitting.
I absolutely devoured this book. It was so steamy and fun. The beginning was a little questionable when it comes to consent which is basically the only reason why it wasn’t five stars but I loved it other than that.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing and Rape
Minor: Confinement, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
elledanie's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment
libraryofdoe's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Pretty much exactly what I expected. A great palate cleanser.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment
melissaslibraryy's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Originally read: July ‘21
Spice: 2.5 🌶
This is a reread since I bought the physical book with a new cover and I still love the relationship between Georgie and Vektal. Their original “meeting” was pretty funny and their language barrier made their interactions humorous especially from his pov where he’s trying to understand what she’s saying. I tabbed the hell out of this book and for good reason. Their were a lot of spicey scenes throughout the book along with funny and romantic moments between the duo and the side characters and even some sad sappy moments when they talk about the possibility of her going back to earth if she had the chance.
I liked the world building in the book and the descriptive language used when mentioning the setting as well as what the aliens and other wildlife looked like on this other planet.
Spice: 2.5 🌶
This is a reread since I bought the physical book with a new cover and I still love the relationship between Georgie and Vektal. Their original “meeting” was pretty funny and their language barrier made their interactions humorous especially from his pov where he’s trying to understand what she’s saying. I tabbed the hell out of this book and for good reason. Their were a lot of spicey scenes throughout the book along with funny and romantic moments between the duo and the side characters and even some sad sappy moments when they talk about the possibility of her going back to earth if she had the chance.
I liked the world building in the book and the descriptive language used when mentioning the setting as well as what the aliens and other wildlife looked like on this other planet.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Trafficking, Murder, and Sexual harassment
kbairbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Well hot damn. I finally gave in to the hype and wooooooooooie! This book was sexy, fun, surprisingly…. Dare I say realistic? I dunno I really enjoyed it and I’m about to start book 2 right away.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
laneydimple's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
cheybrary's review against another edition
an attempt was made LOL
if you like this series more power to you! I tried this book for an "out of your comfort zone" readathon prompt and boy howdy is audiobook erotica is most definitely NOT my thing. I'm also not really on board with the fact that the first encounter between the MC and her love interest was definitely...non-consensual sex played off because she "liked it"? I do appreciate that in the newest revised edition of the book the rape scene at the beginning was removed.
if you like this series more power to you! I tried this book for an "out of your comfort zone" readathon prompt and boy howdy is audiobook erotica is most definitely NOT my thing. I'm also not really on board with the fact that the first encounter between the MC and her love interest was definitely...non-consensual sex played off because she "liked it"? I do appreciate that in the newest revised edition of the book the rape scene at the beginning was removed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
erisedstraeh's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
veeronald's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
More than a little disappointed in this book because although it's kinky and silly and has characters who genuinely care about each other, it's really tone deaf to context and content. It's a dumpster fire for lack of consent, so as much as individual circumstances are cute or sexy, viewed in context they're... uncomfortable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Slavery, Torture, Kidnapping, and Stalking