claire_thebookreader's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
3.5
raven168's review
3.0
This was so much better than the last three books. For a couple reasons. First, those ones all kind of felt like the same story with different characters. This one was completely different. And, even better, unlike the first four books, the lead male doesn't find himself needing the female to save him. That's something that always annoys me. My biggest complaint though would have to be the connection between Destin and Sula. I just wasn't sure where it came from. Discounting their brief and pretty bad first meeting on Earth, from the moment these two encounter each other on the Trivator homeworld, they're all they can think about. It really seemed much more like an obsession on both of their parts than anything more than that.
There was a good amount of action here, which is always a plus. From attacks on Hunter and Razor's families, to an all out battle on Earth. Things are getting more complicated with each book too regarding the enemy seeking to destroy the Alliance and make a name for himself. Again, those weird French guys play a role in this story. And, yeah I'd like to learn more about them still, but not enough to read their series.
Destin has taken a long earned vacation to visit Kali and her daughter, and to also go to Saber and Taylor's wedding. One morning he's out swimming when he thinks someone is drowning, so of course he goes to save her. Not realizing that she can breathe under water he 'kisses' her to try and force air into her lungs. An action that results in a real heavy kiss happening and him not wanting to let her go.
Sula has gone to the beach to vent out her anger at being assigned as the ambassador to Earth. She had been there once before and will never forget how she was treated by the human male she met. She never expected that male to try to save her, or her strong reaction to him.
Things happen super fast between these two after that. They don't expect to see one another again, but they're both going to the wedding. And then Destin finds out that she is going to Earth as well and the two of them end up in a relationship day one. The overwhelming majority of Destin's people don't even try to hide their animosity towards Sula, but Destin makes it clear that she is his woman and an insult to her is an insult to him. Honestly, I thought it would be a lot harder to get his people to change their attitudes. But maybe because of the book's timeline there wasn't enough time for much else, but they all end up accepting her within a day or two afterwards. What I liked the most with Sula is that she knew when she had to hang back. Very little annoys more more than a female who jumps head long into a fight despite being asked not to just to prove she can do whatever she wants. Yes, Sula was still strong enough to defend herself and fight to protect those she cares about. But she was also smart enough to acknowledge when she would be more of a hindrance than a help.
The bad guy from the last book is back, still trying to make the Alliance and everyone else fear him for his greatness. He plans to launch an all out attack on the Earth as a show of his power. And maybe it would have gone better if he chose his allies better. But when the attack starts, there is still a lot death and destruction that happen. Of course the good guys still win and Sula agrees to marry Dustin. I really would have loved an epilogue or something of how her family reacted to that.
Also, what ever happened with Destin's pendant?? Considering the HUGE deal made out of it in the beginning, it was completely forgotten about.
If the next book every goes on sale, I'll probably check it out. But I didn't get into this series enough to want to pay full price. I'd be lying if I said I didn't want Trig's book though.
There was a good amount of action here, which is always a plus. From attacks on Hunter and Razor's families, to an all out battle on Earth. Things are getting more complicated with each book too regarding the enemy seeking to destroy the Alliance and make a name for himself. Again, those weird French guys play a role in this story. And, yeah I'd like to learn more about them still, but not enough to read their series.
Destin has taken a long earned vacation to visit Kali and her daughter, and to also go to Saber and Taylor's wedding. One morning he's out swimming when he thinks someone is drowning, so of course he goes to save her. Not realizing that she can breathe under water he 'kisses' her to try and force air into her lungs. An action that results in a real heavy kiss happening and him not wanting to let her go.
Sula has gone to the beach to vent out her anger at being assigned as the ambassador to Earth. She had been there once before and will never forget how she was treated by the human male she met. She never expected that male to try to save her, or her strong reaction to him.
Things happen super fast between these two after that. They don't expect to see one another again, but they're both going to the wedding. And then Destin finds out that she is going to Earth as well and the two of them end up in a relationship day one. The overwhelming majority of Destin's people don't even try to hide their animosity towards Sula, but Destin makes it clear that she is his woman and an insult to her is an insult to him. Honestly, I thought it would be a lot harder to get his people to change their attitudes. But maybe because of the book's timeline there wasn't enough time for much else, but they all end up accepting her within a day or two afterwards. What I liked the most with Sula is that she knew when she had to hang back. Very little annoys more more than a female who jumps head long into a fight despite being asked not to just to prove she can do whatever she wants. Yes, Sula was still strong enough to defend herself and fight to protect those she cares about. But she was also smart enough to acknowledge when she would be more of a hindrance than a help.
The bad guy from the last book is back, still trying to make the Alliance and everyone else fear him for his greatness. He plans to launch an all out attack on the Earth as a show of his power. And maybe it would have gone better if he chose his allies better. But when the attack starts, there is still a lot death and destruction that happen. Of course the good guys still win and Sula agrees to marry Dustin. I really would have loved an epilogue or something of how her family reacted to that.
Also, what ever happened with Destin's pendant?? Considering the HUGE deal made out of it in the beginning, it was completely forgotten about.
If the next book every goes on sale, I'll probably check it out. But I didn't get into this series enough to want to pay full price. I'd be lying if I said I didn't want Trig's book though.
glyneth's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
goliathfrog's review against another edition
3.0
This was by far the best one in the series. Mostly because it didn’t rehash everything that already happened in the previous 4 books. Although it followed the general formula for this authors books, I thought it was fresher and added some unexpected events to the action. I liked that it brought us back to Earth and we got to see how progress is happening there. I think some things were left unanswered and I would have liked to have more follow up interaction with Sula’s family but I’m guessing that is a spin-off in the SE Smith universe so I’ll probably never find out. I did start getting kinda lost in the politics although I followed the main gist. I listened on audio so I can’t make any comment on writing quality or grammar, I liked the narrator though.
mousegoddess's review
3.0
Even tho we didn't get to see it I liked that there was time for this relationship to develop
okay for aayesha
okay for aayesha
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