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dinosaursocks1's review
5.0
Well… this is embarrassing.
SA trigger warnings:
None of the sexual harassment is within the relationship between MMC and FMC — With the exception of MMC early on being curious and exploring FMC’s body briefly without asking first. She’s horrified with the fact that she enjoyed it, though, rather than horrified with the action. He didn’t understand her body- or verbal language, so his intention was nothing foul. But still, he didn’t get consent — So TW remains.
The other SA warnings concern the FMC’s ex-boyfriend to FMC: Grooming, taking advantage of, being rough and causing pain intentionally and not listening to objections, secretly videoing sexual content without consent, power imbalance.
As well another female character to the MMC: Seducing (alien type of way that’s way worse than “regular” seducing. Causes MMC unwanted bodily reactions), inappropriately touching without consent and clear objections, power imbalance.
SA trigger warnings:
The other SA warnings concern the FMC’s ex-boyfriend to FMC: Grooming, taking advantage of, being rough and causing pain intentionally and not listening to objections, secretly videoing sexual content without consent, power imbalance.
As well another female character to the MMC: Seducing (alien type of way that’s way worse than “regular” seducing. Causes MMC unwanted bodily reactions), inappropriately touching without consent and clear objections, power imbalance.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: War
Minor: Vomit and Death of parent
raindrops333's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Murder
__romancereader__'s review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I liked this book at first i was confused and couldn’t catch up to what I was reading but then when I was finally understating the book more it became interesting the sexual scenes were so good😩i don’t really have to much to say about this book because it’s a trilogy so I haven’t finished the story yet just book one but so far this book is spicy with no happy ending yet and a cliff hangar there's no love triangle or cheating I don’t have much to say I will have more to say when I finish the trilogy overall i rated this book 3 stars⭐️⭐️⭐️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
phoenyxashes19's review
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
2.75
This book deserves 2.75 stars in my opinion. The start of the book was a little hard becauseI had to get used to the world, their names and style of speaking but it got better by the end. I could say it is a guilty pleasure of mine but it lacked story plot and character development in order to receive more stars.
It lacked build up. Everything happened kind of fast.He found the ship. He found her and kept her. She woke up. They had a day or two of fighting but then catched "feelings".
My pet peave wasthat they started to understand each other's language in just a few days.
Also it was way to muchsex in my opinion. A single, well-crafted scene could have been impactful, but the repetition led to a sense of monotony, and I found myself skipping those pages.
Are the characters lovable? Well yes but they are also boring because they have nothing more going on thanbeing horny for each other
But it really is a guilty pleasure of mine as it had made my heart throb a few times.
It lacked build up. Everything happened kind of fast.
My pet peave was
Also it was way to much
Are the characters lovable? Well yes but they are also boring because they have nothing more going on than
But it really is a guilty pleasure of mine as it had made my heart throb a few times.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Murder, and Colonisation
Minor: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
doahdancer's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder
birbpal's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.25 Stars
Who knew spider aliens could be so adoring and hot?! I seriously am so surprised how much I liked this book! I love most of Tiffany Roberts's works, but I held off on reading this series because spiders seemed icky to me.😅 But it is the new year; 2024. So I thought, "Fuck it, let's read a spider monster romance!"
This book was filled with immersive culture, worldbuilding, and lore that immediately drew me in. Ketahn as a MMC was so unique! He was simultaneously sweet and fierce and what made him even more interesting (other than the fact he is a humanoid giant spider obvi) is that he was so skeptical and critical of his own people and their beliefs. It made him seem very fleshed-out to me.
Another thing I loved about the book was the slowish-burn between him and Ivy. It took them some time to act on their desires for each other, which felt realistic, giving how different they are from each other and the language barrier too. It only made the pay-off even sweeter and more deserved. My heart feels so full for the two of them.💗
Ivy as a FMC was good, although I felt she was definitely the weaker character of the two. I hope to see more development in the future for her. But I will say I found her backstory quite tragic and unique. I definitely understand why she ended up leaving Earth, I would too if I were in her shoes.
Overall, the book ended on a minor cliffhanger that makes me excited to jump right into the next one! This was a great read to star out my challenge this year, and hopefully, the next books live up to this one!🐥💕
Who knew spider aliens could be so adoring and hot?! I seriously am so surprised how much I liked this book! I love most of Tiffany Roberts's works, but I held off on reading this series because spiders seemed icky to me.😅 But it is the new year; 2024. So I thought, "Fuck it, let's read a spider monster romance!"
This book was filled with immersive culture, worldbuilding, and lore that immediately drew me in. Ketahn as a MMC was so unique! He was simultaneously sweet and fierce and what made him even more interesting (other than the fact he is a humanoid giant spider obvi) is that he was so skeptical and critical of his own people and their beliefs. It made him seem very fleshed-out to me.
Another thing I loved about the book was the slowish-burn between him and Ivy. It took them some time to act on their desires for each other, which felt realistic, giving how different they are from each other and the language barrier too. It only made the pay-off even sweeter and more deserved. My heart feels so full for the two of them.💗
Ivy as a FMC was good, although I felt she was definitely the weaker character of the two. I hope to see more development in the future for her. But I will say I found her backstory quite tragic and unique. I definitely understand why she ended up leaving Earth, I would too if I were in her shoes.
Overall, the book ended on a minor cliffhanger that makes me excited to jump right into the next one! This was a great read to star out my challenge this year, and hopefully, the next books live up to this one!🐥💕
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Blood
Minor: Emotional abuse and Abandonment
shinyfox's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and War
inkdrinkers's review
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
"Not vrix, not animal, not spirit... what was she? His. If nothing else, she was his."
Ketahn is a vrix hunter, used to living in the tangle outside the stone halls his people call home. He brings back meat for the rest of his people every month, at the behest of a queen who's motives seem more and more unclear each day. When Ketahn falls through a pit during a hunt, he discovers a strange metallic beast - and inside it's a belly is something he's never seen before. When Ivy wakes up in the arms of a beast who's half man, half spider, she doesn't know what to think or do - but as time passes in his care and they grow to communicate with each other, she begins to question if the fates have tugged on a thread and brought them together.
I have been SO eager to dive into this series. I've heard good things about it not only from the monster romance community, but for fans of sci-fi, and it DELIVERS. Ensnared is the kind of sci-fi book that clearly cares about it's lore and world-building, and while it's heavy-handed in the beginning, the info dump is absolutely necessary by the time you reach the end. The Vrix world is fascinating, with its own monarchy and different class levels, and figuring out where Ketahn both fits and doesn't is a great way to orient yourself with the world.
By far my favorite part of this is how sci-fi it feels. It's like if you took the Predator films and combined it with Tarzan. The "lost in space" trope of a human having to adjust to alien life will always be one of my favorites, especially as the reader begins to learn the vrix words for familiar things as Ivy does. This is just overall a really, really fun book and perfect for anyone who loves science fiction with a little sprinkling of smut. I can't wait to read the next two!
Content Warnings: Sexual content (between human and alien), Violence/Death (overall), Sexual harassment/Sexual assault/Sexual violence (heavily featured in both Ivy and Ketahn's stories, both past and present. It's noteworthy to say Ketahn and Ivy also explore each other's physical differences multiple times, in varying degrees of description), War (past), Murder, Abandonment (in past)
Ketahn is a vrix hunter, used to living in the tangle outside the stone halls his people call home. He brings back meat for the rest of his people every month, at the behest of a queen who's motives seem more and more unclear each day. When Ketahn falls through a pit during a hunt, he discovers a strange metallic beast - and inside it's a belly is something he's never seen before. When Ivy wakes up in the arms of a beast who's half man, half spider, she doesn't know what to think or do - but as time passes in his care and they grow to communicate with each other, she begins to question if the fates have tugged on a thread and brought them together.
I have been SO eager to dive into this series. I've heard good things about it not only from the monster romance community, but for fans of sci-fi, and it DELIVERS. Ensnared is the kind of sci-fi book that clearly cares about it's lore and world-building, and while it's heavy-handed in the beginning, the info dump is absolutely necessary by the time you reach the end. The Vrix world is fascinating, with its own monarchy and different class levels, and figuring out where Ketahn both fits and doesn't is a great way to orient yourself with the world.
By far my favorite part of this is how sci-fi it feels. It's like if you took the Predator films and combined it with Tarzan. The "lost in space" trope of a human having to adjust to alien life will always be one of my favorites, especially as the reader begins to learn the vrix words for familiar things as Ivy does. This is just overall a really, really fun book and perfect for anyone who loves science fiction with a little sprinkling of smut. I can't wait to read the next two!
Content Warnings: Sexual content (between human and alien), Violence/Death (overall), Sexual harassment/Sexual assault/Sexual violence (heavily featured in both Ivy and Ketahn's stories, both past and present. It's noteworthy to say Ketahn and Ivy also explore each other's physical differences multiple times, in varying degrees of description), War (past), Murder, Abandonment (in past)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Murder, Abandonment, and War
trayslays's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Murder, and War
Moderate: Cursing and Sexual harassment
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
ashlikes's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment
Minor: Vomit, Death of parent, and War