geo_ix's review against another edition
1.0
I didn't like it, plain and simple. I sound stupid saying it wasn't realistic as its a paranormal/scifi, but in terms of a humans interactions, it wasn't.
Lots and lots and lots happened, to the point it was too much, and then it ended with a sex scene with no conclusion to their troubles. I was interested in both Cara and Carmen's personalities, but this took me a long time to read and I struggled greatly so I'm unsure if I'll continue at all.
Lots and lots and lots happened, to the point it was too much, and then it ended with a sex scene with no conclusion to their troubles. I was interested in both Cara and Carmen's personalities, but this took me a long time to read and I struggled greatly so I'm unsure if I'll continue at all.
bookwife's review against another edition
2.0
This book sounded soo good. I was extremely disappointed with it. Like I hated the book. I listened to the audio book so I can't judge the editing. Which most every review I have read as complained about. But the story... I mean this chick randomly finds a space ship and she's not even a tiny bit scared? Come on. She just wants to pet it because it seemed upset. And then the same thing when Zoran wakes up and man handles her. She's not scared, no. She's just concerned for his well being... But then later on when they are on the way to his home land she gives up and stops eating and sleeping? I don't understand at all. She was just dumb.
I feel like it could have been a really fantastic book because the story line itself, I liked. It just wasn't written well. The human bad guy was kinda lame and cliche but other than that I liked it. Which the only reason Im giving it 2 stars. Cara seems pretty cool.. I might try the next book but I defiantly won't waste my time and finish it, if it is anything like this book.
I feel like it could have been a really fantastic book because the story line itself, I liked. It just wasn't written well. The human bad guy was kinda lame and cliche but other than that I liked it. Which the only reason Im giving it 2 stars. Cara seems pretty cool.. I might try the next book but I defiantly won't waste my time and finish it, if it is anything like this book.
myzanm's review against another edition
2.0
Well this was a bit confusing....
I see that there are a lot of high ratings for this book. Unfortunately this was not a book that appealed to me. There were some very intriguing elements in the story and had a potentially good storyline that made me curious enough to give it a go. Here is my take on the story:
Abby lives like a hermit alone on a mountain. Without close contact to any other people and I wonder if she ever even went to school.... During a thunderstorm an alien crashes in the woods above her cabin. The next morning Abby heads out to investigate the strange light she thought she saw during the storm.
Yeah, and here's when things got weird. And confusing.
The silliness and absurdity escalates after that. Like the stalker/sheriff. How could she just be so mellow about him watching her for yearsand not have her friends and family help her against that? And why was she not creeped out? Why does it not concern her that he knows everything about her? She spends a couple of hours on a plane with a few other women and suddenly they're BFF? What? And they seemed to be as ditzy as Abby, because when they see Abby being abducted they give chase. Without calling it in. It's briefly mentioned, but just as soon discarded. Hey we can take back our friend from the psychopath ourself... Smart thinking.
A few things irritated me like how Abby lacked any kind of communication skills when she was dealing with men. I was also put off with how the author portrayed one of these friends. “I’m a little ADHD. I couldn’t sit still if my life depended on it, and I only sleep about four hours a night if I’m lucky. Drives everyone nuts, but I get a lot done. I have an IQ out the kazoo. Needless to say, most people and all men can’t stand being around me for more than five minutes. Oh, but I do love to drive them crazy first.” You either is diagnosed with it or not. There is no "a little ADHD". It'd not a friggin' cold! Then she continues to portray this 20-25-something woman like a hyperactive three-year-old climbing the walls and annoying people throughout the story. Appalling! The one redeeming thing about this part was that apparently this woman had an extremely high IQ. Not that the author lets her show that with more than she knows how to hotwire a car and to think up ways to drive men crazy, because all men are evil and stupid and how fun is it not to drive everyone away. I think the author might have wanted to read up a bit about ADHD, especially with adult women. Ugh, I'm rambling...
The worst thing about this was that the POV's changed frequently. Often from one sentence to another which made the story hard to follow at times. I think that can be part of the reason why I at several occasions had to go back and reread previous paragraphs to really understand what happened, who did what and to whom. Major confusion. It made my head spinn, and not in a good way.
On top of that I didn't feel like some issues were solved. Like Abby's fear of public intimacy vs. the people of Valdier's perchant to nudity, public sex, voyeurism and sharing females. (Sex clubs and swinger parties, anyone?) When did that conversation between Abby and Zoran take place? Or was it lost in my confusion? I don't know. I think I might be getting a headache with all this spinning...
So if you enjoy confusing smut -CONGRATULATIONS! This is the perfect book for you.
If you already read it and liked it? Good for you!
Anyone else? Don't waste your time or money. If you already have it, I hope you, like me, got it free from Amazon, because it wouldn't have been worth my dime.
I see that there are a lot of high ratings for this book. Unfortunately this was not a book that appealed to me. There were some very intriguing elements in the story and had a potentially good storyline that made me curious enough to give it a go. Here is my take on the story:
Abby lives like a hermit alone on a mountain. Without close contact to any other people and I wonder if she ever even went to school.... During a thunderstorm an alien crashes in the woods above her cabin. The next morning Abby heads out to investigate the strange light she thought she saw during the storm.
Yeah, and here's when things got weird. And confusing.
Spoiler
She approaches the strange metal object she immediately thinks of as a space craft without fear or self preservation. And instinctively feels a connection with the ships as she pets it and talks to it. Even when she stumbles over the actual alien she just goes a head and pet him and takes him into her home without any reflection about consequences. (Btw, why had he crawled out of the symbiotic space craft? Never got an explanation to that. It must have been safer to remain inside on an unknown planet, right?)The silliness and absurdity escalates after that. Like the stalker/sheriff. How could she just be so mellow about him watching her for yearsand not have her friends and family help her against that? And why was she not creeped out? Why does it not concern her that he knows everything about her? She spends a couple of hours on a plane with a few other women and suddenly they're BFF? What? And they seemed to be as ditzy as Abby, because when they see Abby being abducted they give chase. Without calling it in. It's briefly mentioned, but just as soon discarded. Hey we can take back our friend from the psychopath ourself... Smart thinking.
A few things irritated me like how Abby lacked any kind of communication skills when she was dealing with men. I was also put off with how the author portrayed one of these friends. “I’m a little ADHD. I couldn’t sit still if my life depended on it, and I only sleep about four hours a night if I’m lucky. Drives everyone nuts, but I get a lot done. I have an IQ out the kazoo. Needless to say, most people and all men can’t stand being around me for more than five minutes. Oh, but I do love to drive them crazy first.” You either is diagnosed with it or not. There is no "a little ADHD". It'd not a friggin' cold! Then she continues to portray this 20-25-something woman like a hyperactive three-year-old climbing the walls and annoying people throughout the story. Appalling! The one redeeming thing about this part was that apparently this woman had an extremely high IQ. Not that the author lets her show that with more than she knows how to hotwire a car and to think up ways to drive men crazy, because all men are evil and stupid and how fun is it not to drive everyone away. I think the author might have wanted to read up a bit about ADHD, especially with adult women. Ugh, I'm rambling...
The worst thing about this was that the POV's changed frequently. Often from one sentence to another which made the story hard to follow at times. I think that can be part of the reason why I at several occasions had to go back and reread previous paragraphs to really understand what happened, who did what and to whom. Major confusion. It made my head spinn, and not in a good way.
On top of that I didn't feel like some issues were solved. Like Abby's fear of public intimacy vs. the people of Valdier's perchant to nudity, public sex, voyeurism and sharing females. (Sex clubs and swinger parties, anyone?) When did that conversation between Abby and Zoran take place? Or was it lost in my confusion? I don't know. I think I might be getting a headache with all this spinning...
So if you enjoy confusing smut -CONGRATULATIONS! This is the perfect book for you.
If you already read it and liked it? Good for you!
Anyone else? Don't waste your time or money. If you already have it, I hope you, like me, got it free from Amazon, because it wouldn't have been worth my dime.
oriental_muse_0818's review against another edition
2.0
Alot of nonsensical mushy gushy shit with no proper character development and world building even though the story line had alot of potential.
sadie_rae's review against another edition
4.0
A very different and imaginative take on alien's, dragons and mates. There were so many intricacies in the whole relationship between Zoran and Abby, it's almost hard to keep up with. More than that it's the intricacies of Zoran's race as they have something called a symbiosis which acts as a extension of them and a shield, and then the dragon form which is a part of them as well as separate in that like the symbiosis it has a mind of it's own. The beginning of the book catches your attention right off, I will say that my attention was waning towards the end a little... The conflict in this series, so far, is less heart wrenching(?). compared to the Zion Warrior's series there is just a lot less happening so it's not an adrenaline rush from start to finish. Still good though, I'm looking forward to the next book. One thing that I wish to have seen in this book would have been Abby picking up her glass work when on Valdier.
bireland's review against another edition
I listened to the audiobook, the narrator was a man who didn't have much variety in his voices.
What really made me DNF was the pacing. MMC and FMC were insta love, went full sex (v, m and a) the first night, lik, damn, let's build a little tension first!
Then we learn MMC has 4 brothers. FMC meets up with 4 women, literally meets them at the airport, doesn't know their last names, and invites them to stay the night at her place (with MMC there) and I just know this is laying the ground work for the upcoming books. Just felt rushed and forced.
The sheriff of FMC's small town also has a crush on her and totally stalks her and forces a very uncomfortable kiss, twice. Idk if he's supposed to be killed or what his purpose in the book was, but it felt a bit shoe horned in.
Finally, MMC is an alien king that can shapeshift into a dragon. That is too many things; pick alien, king or dragon, maybe two things, but definitely not all three especially for such a short book.
What really made me DNF was the pacing. MMC and FMC were insta love, went full sex (v, m and a) the first night, lik, damn, let's build a little tension first!
Then we learn MMC has 4 brothers. FMC meets up with 4 women, literally meets them at the airport, doesn't know their last names, and invites them to stay the night at her place (with MMC there) and I just know this is laying the ground work for the upcoming books. Just felt rushed and forced.
The sheriff of FMC's small town also has a crush on her and totally stalks her and forces a very uncomfortable kiss, twice. Idk if he's supposed to be killed or what his purpose in the book was, but it felt a bit shoe horned in.
Finally, MMC is an alien king that can shapeshift into a dragon. That is too many things; pick alien, king or dragon, maybe two things, but definitely not all three especially for such a short book.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual harassment
ladyofbooks's review against another edition
5.0
A bit more steamy than what I’m used to, however I thoroughly enjoyed this book regardless. Admittedly, I skimmed through the steamy bits, and the novel read just fine while doing so. I really loved the characters, the setting, and the other-worldliness of the aliens and their mating system. It was a fast paced read, one of which I spent a few hours flying through the pages, taking me only two days to read, having to stop only for real life issues such as dinner and sleep.
I’ve seen this book several times around Amazon and had been hesitant in reading it. I don’t remember why, only that I didn’t want to start another series being one of the major reasons. Well, now I’ve started yet another series regardless, and don’t regret it at all. Abby is a delightful character, kind and generous. She becomes way cooler towards the end of the book as well, though I’m not saying why due to spoilers. It does involve the dragons, however.
There are dragons, symbiotes, bounty hunters, serial killers, intelligent spaceships, and even art is mentioned throughout this book. It’s filled to the brim with action once the story gets going. I can continue listing reasons on why you should get this book, and the number one reason being it’s free on Amazon and other places as well.
Overall, I really liked this quite a lot and am now invested in getting book 2 to read in the near future, once I knock several of my arcs off the ever growing reading pile.
I rate this book four out of five stars, mainly because I wasn’t thrilled with the intimate romance, though a lot of others may like that kind of thing.
{Review also posted on my blog and Amazon.}
I’ve seen this book several times around Amazon and had been hesitant in reading it. I don’t remember why, only that I didn’t want to start another series being one of the major reasons. Well, now I’ve started yet another series regardless, and don’t regret it at all. Abby is a delightful character, kind and generous. She becomes way cooler towards the end of the book as well, though I’m not saying why due to spoilers. It does involve the dragons, however.
There are dragons, symbiotes, bounty hunters, serial killers, intelligent spaceships, and even art is mentioned throughout this book. It’s filled to the brim with action once the story gets going. I can continue listing reasons on why you should get this book, and the number one reason being it’s free on Amazon and other places as well.
Overall, I really liked this quite a lot and am now invested in getting book 2 to read in the near future, once I knock several of my arcs off the ever growing reading pile.
I rate this book four out of five stars, mainly because I wasn’t thrilled with the intimate romance, though a lot of others may like that kind of thing.
{Review also posted on my blog and Amazon.}
loverofromance's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This was a romanceopoly pick that I decided to grab up for the "Outer Space" prompt. I have been meaning to return to this author, I read her once many years ago, and never returned. So I thought this series sounded so fascinating, I mean alien dragon shifters??? Yes please! So I really had a wonderful time with this one here. It was so enjoyable in many respects. It definitely had merits for a solid romance, but to be honest, it was quite rough around the edges. While many aspects I enjoyed, I think the writing style just wasn't that polished as much as I am used to.
I did find the set up of the story very interesting. The romance as a whole was completely solid and I really enjoyed this couple together. The hero crash lands on the planet, finds out that Abby is his mate, and she ends up in danger from multiple enemies, and they have to work through the outer conflicts that wish to drive them apart. There are quite a few hot steamy moments between these two. But I think what I really enjoyed the most was the outer conflicts in the plot in the later half of the story. It wasn't really what I expected, if I am being honest, and their time together as dragons *my heart* I just enjoyed seeing what the author delivered in this story.
I am not super eager to read the rest of the series though, because the other couples we are introduced to its going to be so angsty and just from the interactions we saw in this book, doesn't make me super excited. Because it looks like all of them will be enemies to lovers set ups and quite frankly all the heroines look to be abusive brats lol not really my cup of tea but I might read through some reviews and see if those change my mind.
Overall I had a blast with this one and very intrigued about this author's other works. Abducting Abby was a sexy alien romance that had bonker alpha vibes, a charming heroine, unexpected plot surprises and a delightful cast of characters to delight in.
I did find the set up of the story very interesting. The romance as a whole was completely solid and I really enjoyed this couple together. The hero crash lands on the planet, finds out that Abby is his mate, and she ends up in danger from multiple enemies, and they have to work through the outer conflicts that wish to drive them apart. There are quite a few hot steamy moments between these two. But I think what I really enjoyed the most was the outer conflicts in the plot in the later half of the story. It wasn't really what I expected, if I am being honest, and their time together as dragons *my heart* I just enjoyed seeing what the author delivered in this story.
I am not super eager to read the rest of the series though, because the other couples we are introduced to its going to be so angsty and just from the interactions we saw in this book, doesn't make me super excited. Because it looks like all of them will be enemies to lovers set ups and quite frankly all the heroines look to be abusive brats lol not really my cup of tea but I might read through some reviews and see if those change my mind.
Overall I had a blast with this one and very intrigued about this author's other works. Abducting Abby was a sexy alien romance that had bonker alpha vibes, a charming heroine, unexpected plot surprises and a delightful cast of characters to delight in.
fsmeurinne's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyed the story will continue the series when they get on KU. I love dragon stories, this one is good, but hopefully there is more plot in the. ext books.
whatcha_listening_to's review against another edition
4.0
Zoran and Abby
This was a really awesome book. It took a little bit of time to understand this world but it was really an truly fun to get in to. I need more more more.
Ok so here's my review buy this book.
Zoran is a dragon shifter who lives on a different planet.
He was escaping from being captured, and lands in Abby's backyard so to speak.
As she nurses Zoran back to health they have this intense connection.
She protects him and he protects her from the cop.... Karma guys total Karma on that one.
Ok so I have to say my favorite part of the book is when Zoran and his brothers are on the ship back home with the humans they all gather and get drunk and complain about the ladies. Oh lord I laughed so freaking hard I had tears!
Yeah so I loved this book did I mention that? I totally did. Can tomorrow come faster I want to read book 2!
This was a really awesome book. It took a little bit of time to understand this world but it was really an truly fun to get in to. I need more more more.
Ok so here's my review buy this book.
Zoran is a dragon shifter who lives on a different planet.
He was escaping from being captured, and lands in Abby's backyard so to speak.
As she nurses Zoran back to health they have this intense connection.
She protects him and he protects her from the cop.... Karma guys total Karma on that one.
Ok so I have to say my favorite part of the book is when Zoran and his brothers are on the ship back home with the humans they all gather and get drunk and complain about the ladies. Oh lord I laughed so freaking hard I had tears!
Yeah so I loved this book did I mention that? I totally did. Can tomorrow come faster I want to read book 2!