Reviews with content warning for Sexual content - Her Orc King

When I initially read these books, they hit the fluffy-good-feelings-escapism buttons I was looking for. Of the three available in audio at the time of this writing, this first book is the weakest in terms of plot. But I think I undervalued this book at the time, because despite reading a half dozen books since, I can't shake my book hangover. This world has unfolded and taken up permanent residence in my head. I'm continually thinking of the side characters whose romances I haven't read yet. Quite frankly, this series has gotten under my skin in the best way. It's going to take a lot of patience to wait for more!

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-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

5.0

Jeez I was melting from the first ‘MINE’. Great story and amazing audio. His voice just rumbles through your headphones

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adventurous emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Overall, alright. Didn't dislike it but didn't love it, either. Decent start to a series with establishing some basics - little bit of world building, little bit of tension/conflict, and the most well done part, an interesting cast of characters.

It's that cast of characters that has me looking forward more to the rest of the series than I was for this one. I'm already intrigued at some of the other books and hoping we get to see the young and excitable Neekar find a mate eventually since it looks like he doesn't have his own book yet. I also think the series will benefit from having more humans as part of the clan so that should help liven things up as well.

Some notes I jotted down to myself while reading:
I find the whole scenario of a grown human woman being taught how to masturbate by a man, even if it's an orc man, to be annoying. If there were in-world reasons that justified it, I'd be more likely to let it slide, but there wasn't given one in this case so her naivete seems unrealistic. For me, it wasn't hot or tantalizing or sweet or whatever, it was condescending.

Gorvor's unwillingness to be honest with Dawn was FRUSTRATING. Especially because he'd refuse to tell her anything on one hand, but then turn around and get upset at the guesses she was making based on the little information she had. You don't get to be upset about that if you're not willing to compromise! And in the end, it really didn't feel like it was that big of a deal that he was making it out to be. Like some of it was personal and painful for him to talk about it but literally everybody in the entire clan knew about it.

I wasn't too thrilled with the surprise public orgy involving the entire clan and guests at the very end. While it's true it's not really my thing, it also didn't feel like it fit well with the rest of the book and didn't serve as a great "ending" or final closure for the story.

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