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charlote_1347's review against another edition
2.0
'Dangerously Mine' is the first 'for-pleasure' book I've let myself read in a while and I kind of wish I'd chosen something else. It was recommended by Amazon and I figured I'd take a chance on it.
My initial impression was positive. I liked the premise and the first chapter was well-written - generic and cliché but enjoyable nonetheless. I've come across a few books in this genre that pitch the main female protagonist as a trained fighter but I think Griffin managed it better than most. She avoided being vague in the fight scenes and actually came across as if she'd done her research.
Eva's backstory was tragic, I will admit, but it would have been nice not to have such an emphasis on it. Her desperation for a home and a family overshadowed the rest of her past- it was mentioned, for example, that she trained as a nurse. Something that important should have been integral to the plot.
The relationship between Eva and Taio was predictable. I enjoyed some of the dialogue but their lack of chemistry was off-putting. Making a male protagonist big and strong doesn't automatically give them sex appeal and I think some authors don't realise that.
I'm not interested in the rest of the series but if one of the blurbs catches my attention...who knows?
My initial impression was positive. I liked the premise and the first chapter was well-written - generic and cliché but enjoyable nonetheless. I've come across a few books in this genre that pitch the main female protagonist as a trained fighter but I think Griffin managed it better than most. She avoided being vague in the fight scenes and actually came across as if she'd done her research.
Eva's backstory was tragic, I will admit, but it would have been nice not to have such an emphasis on it. Her desperation for a home and a family overshadowed the rest of her past- it was mentioned, for example, that she trained as a nurse. Something that important should have been integral to the plot.
The relationship between Eva and Taio was predictable. I enjoyed some of the dialogue but their lack of chemistry was off-putting. Making a male protagonist big and strong doesn't automatically give them sex appeal and I think some authors don't realise that.
I'm not interested in the rest of the series but if one of the blurbs catches my attention...who knows?
tangiblereads's review
adventurous
funny
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Dangerously Mine was a fun time. I like the aliens coming to earth angle and the fiestyness of Eva. However, the sex was quick when she met Taio. I mean she act like she was desperate soon as he offered her some because it had been 3 years. That said, the intimacy scenes were fire. I was annoyed she kept referring to herself as a slave when she was repeatedly told she was not. And the whole jealousy thing was juvenile. Her and Taio need to grow up. But I do like how she wanted to assert her independence and didn’t back down from a fight with dudes bigger than her. Overall, I did enjoy the story though.
peachzebra's review
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
kirreadsbooks's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
sadie_rae's review
2.0
An interesting book, Eva is different that most females in the fact that she is highly skilled in Karate (I know that it was a specific form but I cant remember which). Though the book kind of follows the usual pattern of what I've read, though had I noticed that it included f/f I might have forgone this book completely. The ending was good but from about the middle of the book to right before the epilog I went between angry and sad. Over all just not my favorite.
mx_manda's review
4.0
Oh, man. I enjoy A.M. Griffin's work quite a bit—having started off with her latest series with the Game Warden—but the thing that finally pushed me into reading this earlier one was all of the pearl-clutching and gnashed teeth reviews about it.
Yes. At times I'm a contrarian and read things just because they cause such negative reactions. What of it?
I think the book I read may have been different than the one many here have reviewed, though: there's mention of multiple F/F scenes in many of the reviews, but there was only a single LIGHT scene and certainly no antagonistic female "rape" scene in the version I read. (There isn't a female antagonist in the story I read. Period.) I'm not a skimmer; it simply wasn't in mine. So now I'm intrigued: is the 2017 Kindle edition different than the previously released ones?
Anywho.
I can only review the story I did read, and what I was presented was pretty enjoyable, though a bit different than standard cookie-cutter romance fare. Meaning: I liked it and wished more authors strayed from the approved formulas.
We have our FMC, Eva, who has come from possibly the crappiest timeline Earth has ever seen: the aliens came, were not friendly, enslaved all 7.8 Billion of us in a matter of months, then stripped the planet of all natural resources for profit. If that isn't the most gutting thing ever, then I don't know what is. Earth and humanity? Just gone, and we didn't even do it to ourselves. Eva has serious abandonment issues that keep getting stirred up throughout this story, giving her a sore spot that she tries to hide behind a bad-ass exterior and lots of snappiness. I thought the physically strong martial artist aspect of her character was great, but if reality needs to crash this party...
Taio is the king of a small moon colony his home world has started, and he's having a difficult time balancing what he wants that will make himself happy and what is in the best interests of the community he's responsible for. After meeting Eva, Taio wants his cake and to eat it too, and this...can make him super frustrating at times. Dude, decide which is the most important and focus on that. For crying out loud. More than once I wanted to set him on fire for being an alien idiot— but he's not human and has his own circumstances he's trying to work with, so.... He's very self-absorbed and that does not change over the course of the story. But most of his species show this same trait, so I can't really fault an alien for being an alien and not behaving how I would want a human man to act.
Together these two have a lot of chemistry and what starts as a physical attraction quickly develops into much deeper feelings that take them both by surprise.
Overall, I really liked this story, and I could not stop reading until it was done.
My biggest issue with the story is this: Hi, I get that The Straights apparently need trigger warnings for Bisexuals and same-sex sexual interactions (
Yes. At times I'm a contrarian and read things just because they cause such negative reactions. What of it?
I think the book I read may have been different than the one many here have reviewed, though: there's mention of multiple F/F scenes in many of the reviews, but there was only a single LIGHT scene and certainly no antagonistic female "rape" scene in the version I read. (There isn't a female antagonist in the story I read. Period.) I'm not a skimmer; it simply wasn't in mine. So now I'm intrigued: is the 2017 Kindle edition different than the previously released ones?
Anywho.
I can only review the story I did read, and what I was presented was pretty enjoyable, though a bit different than standard cookie-cutter romance fare. Meaning: I liked it and wished more authors strayed from the approved formulas.
We have our FMC, Eva, who has come from possibly the crappiest timeline Earth has ever seen: the aliens came, were not friendly, enslaved all 7.8 Billion of us in a matter of months, then stripped the planet of all natural resources for profit. If that isn't the most gutting thing ever, then I don't know what is. Earth and humanity? Just gone, and we didn't even do it to ourselves. Eva has serious abandonment issues that keep getting stirred up throughout this story, giving her a sore spot that she tries to hide behind a bad-ass exterior and lots of snappiness. I thought the physically strong martial artist aspect of her character was great, but if reality needs to crash this party...
Spoiler
she...isn't going to be beating up males described as being 2 feet taller than her and likely outweigh her by a minimum of 200 pounds—but honestly they sound a lot heavier than that. Her size is never given in the story, but I envisioned her as a 5'8"-ish woman who was maybe a buck eighty at best. Our 7'6" protagonist says she's about chest height with him, so I feel comfortable with that guess.Taio is the king of a small moon colony his home world has started, and he's having a difficult time balancing what he wants that will make himself happy and what is in the best interests of the community he's responsible for. After meeting Eva, Taio wants his cake and to eat it too, and this...can make him super frustrating at times. Dude, decide which is the most important and focus on that. For crying out loud. More than once I wanted to set him on fire for being an alien idiot— but he's not human and has his own circumstances he's trying to work with, so.... He's very self-absorbed and that does not change over the course of the story. But most of his species show this same trait, so I can't really fault an alien for being an alien and not behaving how I would want a human man to act.
Together these two have a lot of chemistry and what starts as a physical attraction quickly develops into much deeper feelings that take them both by surprise.
Overall, I really liked this story, and I could not stop reading until it was done.
My biggest issue with the story is this: Hi, I get that The Straights apparently need trigger warnings for Bisexuals and same-sex sexual interactions (
atheresa's review
1.0
5/2017 edition. Dub con FF sex. Eva could physically fight, but she was an emotional doormat. Taio was a lying chauvinistic asshat with no page time to redeem himself. There was no relationship development. OW and MIL conflict too.
amanda_p's review
4.0
Oh, man. I enjoy A.M. Griffin's work quite a bit—having started off with her latest series with the Game Warden—but the thing that finally pushed me into reading this earlier one was all of the pearl-clutching and gnashed teeth reviews about it.
Yes. At times I'm a contrarian and read things just because they cause such negative reactions. What of it?
I think the book I read may have been different than the one many here have reviewed, though: there's mention of multiple F/F scenes in many of the reviews, but there was only a single LIGHT scene and certainly no antagonistic female "rape" scene in the version I read. (There isn't a female antagonist in the story I read. Period.) I'm not a skimmer; it simply wasn't in mine. So now I'm intrigued: is the 2017 Kindle edition different than the previously released ones?
Anywho.
I can only review the story I did read, and what I was presented was pretty enjoyable, though a bit different than standard cookie-cutter romance fare. Meaning: I liked it and wished more authors strayed from the approved formulas.
We have our FMC, Eva, who has come from possibly the crappiest timeline Earth has ever seen: the aliens came, were not friendly, enslaved all 7.8 Billion of us in a matter of months, then stripped the planet of all natural resources for profit. If that isn't the most gutting thing ever, then I don't know what is. Earth and humanity? Just gone, and we didn't even do it to ourselves. Eva has serious abandonment issues that keep getting stirred up throughout this story, giving her a sore spot that she tries to hide behind a bad-ass exterior and lots of snappiness. I thought the physically strong martial artist aspect of her character was great, but if reality needs to crash this party...she...isn't going to be beating up males described as being 2 feet taller than her and likely outweigh her by a minimum of 200 pounds—but honestly they sound a lot heavier than that. Her size is never given in the story, but I envisioned her as a 5'8"-ish woman who was maybe a buck eighty at best. Our 7'6" protagonist says she's about chest height with him, so I feel comfortable with that guess.
Taio is the king of a small moon colony his home world has started, and he's having a difficult time balancing what he wants that will make himself happy and what is in the best interests of the community he's responsible for. After meeting Eva, Taio wants his cake and to eat it too, and this...can make him super frustrating at times. Dude, decide which is the most important and focus on that. For crying out loud. More than once I wanted to set him on fire for being an alien idiot— but he's not human and has his own circumstances he's trying to work with, so.... He's very self-absorbed and that does not change over the course of the story. But most of his species show this same trait, so I can't really fault an alien for being an alien and not behaving how I would want a human man to act.
Together these two have a lot of chemistry and what starts as a physical attraction quickly develops into much deeper feelings that take them both by surprise.
Overall, I really liked this story, and I could not stop reading until it was done.
My biggest issue with the story is this: Hi, I get that The Straights apparently need trigger warnings for Bisexuals and same-sex sexual interactions (
Yes. At times I'm a contrarian and read things just because they cause such negative reactions. What of it?
I think the book I read may have been different than the one many here have reviewed, though: there's mention of multiple F/F scenes in many of the reviews, but there was only a single LIGHT scene and certainly no antagonistic female "rape" scene in the version I read. (There isn't a female antagonist in the story I read. Period.) I'm not a skimmer; it simply wasn't in mine. So now I'm intrigued: is the 2017 Kindle edition different than the previously released ones?
Anywho.
I can only review the story I did read, and what I was presented was pretty enjoyable, though a bit different than standard cookie-cutter romance fare. Meaning: I liked it and wished more authors strayed from the approved formulas.
We have our FMC, Eva, who has come from possibly the crappiest timeline Earth has ever seen: the aliens came, were not friendly, enslaved all 7.8 Billion of us in a matter of months, then stripped the planet of all natural resources for profit. If that isn't the most gutting thing ever, then I don't know what is. Earth and humanity? Just gone, and we didn't even do it to ourselves. Eva has serious abandonment issues that keep getting stirred up throughout this story, giving her a sore spot that she tries to hide behind a bad-ass exterior and lots of snappiness. I thought the physically strong martial artist aspect of her character was great, but if reality needs to crash this party...
Taio is the king of a small moon colony his home world has started, and he's having a difficult time balancing what he wants that will make himself happy and what is in the best interests of the community he's responsible for. After meeting Eva, Taio wants his cake and to eat it too, and this...can make him super frustrating at times. Dude, decide which is the most important and focus on that. For crying out loud. More than once I wanted to set him on fire for being an alien idiot— but he's not human and has his own circumstances he's trying to work with, so.... He's very self-absorbed and that does not change over the course of the story. But most of his species show this same trait, so I can't really fault an alien for being an alien and not behaving how I would want a human man to act.
Together these two have a lot of chemistry and what starts as a physical attraction quickly develops into much deeper feelings that take them both by surprise.
Overall, I really liked this story, and I could not stop reading until it was done.
My biggest issue with the story is this: Hi, I get that The Straights apparently need trigger warnings for Bisexuals and same-sex sexual interactions (
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