jaimesamms's review against another edition
4.0
There were a lot of things in this book I was actually prepared not to like, even though I've never not liked an Ariel Tachna book and I very much liked "Something About Harry".
First off, I've never understood or been engaged by the whole space-pirate-turned-sex-slave trope, and more times than not, that theme has caused me to close a book and never come back. Second, the fact that this is not the first time the main character, Peter has done this with a prisoner meant I was very unlikely to find him appealing, and he's the main love interest. That's two pretty heavy strikes against this book right off the bat. And, it's sci-fi. Not my preferred genre.
But, I knew all these things going in, and I wanted to see if a couple of my favorite authors could make a believer out of me. I'm not saying that I'll ever really seek out this particular scenario, but I will say this: success.
Somehow, in some way I haven't been quite been able to put my finger on, they succeeded in not turning me off. I believed Blaise was a willing participant, even while it was obvious he really wasn't being given a choice in anything that happened to him. And I believed that Peter might have some serious kinks, but he wasn't a bad person.
So while I won't tell you what happened, I will tell you, if you've been hesitating for the same reasons I was, it might be worth the risk of giving this one a try. You might still not like it, but I know I sure did, and that surprised the heck out of me. For anyone who likes the trope, sci-fi, BDSM, power exchange, and hasn't read it, well. Do it now.
First off, I've never understood or been engaged by the whole space-pirate-turned-sex-slave trope, and more times than not, that theme has caused me to close a book and never come back. Second, the fact that this is not the first time the main character, Peter has done this with a prisoner meant I was very unlikely to find him appealing, and he's the main love interest. That's two pretty heavy strikes against this book right off the bat. And, it's sci-fi. Not my preferred genre.
But, I knew all these things going in, and I wanted to see if a couple of my favorite authors could make a believer out of me. I'm not saying that I'll ever really seek out this particular scenario, but I will say this: success.
Somehow, in some way I haven't been quite been able to put my finger on, they succeeded in not turning me off. I believed Blaise was a willing participant, even while it was obvious he really wasn't being given a choice in anything that happened to him. And I believed that Peter might have some serious kinks, but he wasn't a bad person.
So while I won't tell you what happened, I will tell you, if you've been hesitating for the same reasons I was, it might be worth the risk of giving this one a try. You might still not like it, but I know I sure did, and that surprised the heck out of me. For anyone who likes the trope, sci-fi, BDSM, power exchange, and hasn't read it, well. Do it now.
mrella's review against another edition
2.0
I am not sure what to think about the book. To me it was a hard read, being a PWP (I like BDSM but this was just too much, too meaningless for too many pages) which was followed by a long streak of dumb misunderstandings with a grand finale of utter mush. 1.5 stars.
djeterg19's review
4.0
I loved this book! The sex scenes was amazing and really hot. I loved how the relationship between the MCs grew throughout the book.
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