gigiviolent's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
mx_manda's review against another edition
4.0
3 ½★
A very sweet short with a different perspective than we usually see in these books, featuring human male Randall and Kraken female Rhea. It takes most of this story for these two to finally join, but the world building that happens helps set up for future installments. Things are getting tense in The Facility; it's only a matter of time before it spills into violence. (It seems it was one thing to allow human females into the Facility as mates to some of the more eccentric members of the group, but it doesn't sit well when one of the rare female Kraken decides to claim a human male as her mate and removes herself as an option to the male Kraken. Things start to escalate and quickly.)
I usually dislike children as written in SFR and related genres, but Melaina was a welcome addition to the story and worked well in it. She was not obnoxious but flowed well in the story line, and the addition of a pet also welcome. They make such a cute family; I can not wait to see what future installments have in store for them.
A very sweet short with a different perspective than we usually see in these books, featuring human male Randall and Kraken female Rhea. It takes most of this story for these two to finally join, but the world building that happens helps set up for future installments. Things are getting tense in The Facility; it's only a matter of time before it spills into violence. (It seems it was one thing to allow human females into the Facility as mates to some of the more eccentric members of the group, but it doesn't sit well when one of the rare female Kraken decides to claim a human male as her mate and removes herself as an option to the male Kraken. Things start to escalate and quickly.)
I usually dislike children as written in SFR and related genres, but Melaina was a welcome addition to the story and worked well in it. She was not obnoxious but flowed well in the story line, and the addition of a pet also welcome. They make such a cute family; I can not wait to see what future installments have in store for them.
rickireadss's review against another edition
4.25
by the end of book 2, i was wanting dracchus’s book SO BAD that i almost skipped this but CHILE- i am glad i, in fact, did not do that. i honestly liked randall in book 2 and i LOVE seeing an alien / monster fmc w/ a human mmc. it’s not done enough but i absolutely love it. rhea & randall were so cute & perfect for each other. also the pet??? obsessed. i can’t wait to read dracchus’s book next though!!!
nelsonseye's review against another edition
2.0
Not the strongest in the Kraken series (I think the authors' full length novels allow for richer plot and character development) but there were still some good moments. I liked the Ikaros (pretty adorable) and, given that I've already read Dracchus and Kronus' stories, it was interesting seeing them again at this point in the story.
lisajo85's review against another edition
3.0
This was an okay read. I hadn't really warmed up to Rhea from the previous novels and this story really didn't develop her character very much. Of course that's really hard to do when you're writing a novella anyway. Randall was ok, you could tell he wasn't a bad guy by the end of book two and I'm really happy he found a home and family in this story. But again, would have liked a little more info about his character overall.
emilycwilkinson's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
cam_nbdxtrs's review
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
lavendervvitch's review
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
valerieb's review
4.0
4 Stars
This was def a cute and interesting read seeing how a human-kraken relationship would work when the female is the kraken. It’s definitely a lot shorter than the other ones though which is perfect for this story as part of it overlaps the previous one. Also, Melaina and Ikaros are adorable! Love their lil family!
This was def a cute and interesting read seeing how a human-kraken relationship would work when the female is the kraken. It’s definitely a lot shorter than the other ones though which is perfect for this story as part of it overlaps the previous one. Also, Melaina and Ikaros are adorable! Love their lil family!