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minkydo's review
3.0
Fun Yet Repetitive Bundle.
I enjoyed this bundle, but by the end I reached book 5 had gotten a bit repetitive. I'd actually rate it closer to 3.5 stars. There wasn't much difference between the beginning of the respective romances. Each couple starts out awkwardly and comically, then ended blissfully happy. (wash, rinse, repeat). The brides, and sometimes the grooms, are reluctant to be mated. Each groom is clueless and lacks understanding of the modern earth woman--which is understandable. Draconian women were very pampered and entitled due to there being a rare commodity so to speak. I probably wouldn’t have found the stories so repetitive if I hadn’t read one right after the other.
Book 1: Alien Commander's Bride (Lexi/Nash)
I read this originally through KU. Enjoyed it enough to read the bundle. Certain things seemed a bit cartoonish, specifically how the earth female was prepped for sex with the alien. Nash was extremely awkward and made numerous assumptions while poor Lexi was trapped into the relationship.
Loved Lexi completely. Hated her father. Felt bad for the little sister, Melody. Nash, I grew to like towards the end. I appreciated how he cared for what happened on earth and to Lexi’s family.
Book 2: Alien's Warrior Mate (Loretta/Mylash)
I enjoyed this story a bit more than the first. I was drawn to Loretta immediately. I loved her family and her spunk. Mylash was easier to like than Nash. He was a bit full of himself at first, but he was determined to woo his mate. I loved how he considered earth's various international wars stupid/foolish. I loved his statement, "We will no longer allow you to kill yourselves. Step aside, the grown-ups are here.”
Book 3: Alien Fighter's Woman (Tabitha/Oro)
Tabby was comical and spoiled. She was using the mating lottery to escape and wasn't really happy her mate had to put his mission first. Admittedly, Oro was a bit of a jerk at first. He, like the heroes before him, soon learned his mate would not be ignored and was a heck of a lot more useful than a brood mare. I did like that he bragged on her bravery, ““My mate is extremely brave and confident. We should ask her help in further missions regarding this matter.”
Book 4: Alien Fighter's Woman (Indigo/VLosh)
I felt so bad for Indigo and admired her strength. Even though she lost so much, she put her new mate above herself and ended discovering a new weapon against the Mulgor. I liked Vlosh from the beginning. While he was a strong military male, he didn't let that blind him from what his mate needed even while he was suffering and trying to win a war.
Book 5: Alien Architect’s Bride (Octavia/Joss)
I loved Octavia's spunk and determination. Joss was my least favorite male in the bundle. Even his redemption at the end wasn't enough to change my mind. The guy acted like a donkey's butt and was barely redeemed, imo. To his credit, he did say, “Fate gave me a brave, intelligent mate who was a match for my stubbornness.”
How is the author's writing? Good
Is there violence? Some violence
Is there sexual content? Yes
How is the story narrated? Third person
How would you describe the pace? Steady
How would you describe the characters? Semi-developed
I enjoyed this bundle, but by the end I reached book 5 had gotten a bit repetitive. I'd actually rate it closer to 3.5 stars. There wasn't much difference between the beginning of the respective romances. Each couple starts out awkwardly and comically, then ended blissfully happy. (wash, rinse, repeat). The brides, and sometimes the grooms, are reluctant to be mated. Each groom is clueless and lacks understanding of the modern earth woman--which is understandable. Draconian women were very pampered and entitled due to there being a rare commodity so to speak. I probably wouldn’t have found the stories so repetitive if I hadn’t read one right after the other.
Book 1: Alien Commander's Bride (Lexi/Nash)
I read this originally through KU. Enjoyed it enough to read the bundle. Certain things seemed a bit cartoonish, specifically how the earth female was prepped for sex with the alien. Nash was extremely awkward and made numerous assumptions while poor Lexi was trapped into the relationship.
Loved Lexi completely. Hated her father. Felt bad for the little sister, Melody. Nash, I grew to like towards the end. I appreciated how he cared for what happened on earth and to Lexi’s family.
Book 2: Alien's Warrior Mate (Loretta/Mylash)
I enjoyed this story a bit more than the first. I was drawn to Loretta immediately. I loved her family and her spunk. Mylash was easier to like than Nash. He was a bit full of himself at first, but he was determined to woo his mate. I loved how he considered earth's various international wars stupid/foolish. I loved his statement, "We will no longer allow you to kill yourselves. Step aside, the grown-ups are here.”
Book 3: Alien Fighter's Woman (Tabitha/Oro)
Tabby was comical and spoiled. She was using the mating lottery to escape and wasn't really happy her mate had to put his mission first. Admittedly, Oro was a bit of a jerk at first. He, like the heroes before him, soon learned his mate would not be ignored and was a heck of a lot more useful than a brood mare. I did like that he bragged on her bravery, ““My mate is extremely brave and confident. We should ask her help in further missions regarding this matter.”
Book 4: Alien Fighter's Woman (Indigo/VLosh)
I felt so bad for Indigo and admired her strength. Even though she lost so much, she put her new mate above herself and ended discovering a new weapon against the Mulgor. I liked Vlosh from the beginning. While he was a strong military male, he didn't let that blind him from what his mate needed even while he was suffering and trying to win a war.
Book 5: Alien Architect’s Bride (Octavia/Joss)
I loved Octavia's spunk and determination. Joss was my least favorite male in the bundle. Even his redemption at the end wasn't enough to change my mind. The guy acted like a donkey's butt and was barely redeemed, imo. To his credit, he did say, “Fate gave me a brave, intelligent mate who was a match for my stubbornness.”
How is the author's writing? Good
Is there violence? Some violence
Is there sexual content? Yes
How is the story narrated? Third person
How would you describe the pace? Steady
How would you describe the characters? Semi-developed
ofbooksncupcakes's review
3.0
I've always been a fan of sci-fi romance involving hunky aliens and voluptuous human women. This entire bundle consists of 5 stories, each with story comes with progressing timeline. I like how there's a message underneath these romances, power given to the uninitiated can be more detrimental. In exchange for human brides, the Draconians shared some advance knowledge. However, instead of making the Earth to be a better place, it only made it worst as the technology given was not supervised.
I do enjoyed the stories baring one which is Book 3: Alien Fighter's Women. I read a few pages and skipped it totally I dislike the h. I find her to be selfish, her character just grate on my nerves. The story that I enjoyed most was the last book, Alien Architect's Bride. The H/h was at loggerheads, the tension was palpable. He was such a dickward towards her that even the other Draconian Heroes chastised him about it. He did redeemed himself in the end and we all know how sexy makeup sex can be.
All in all, I like the writing and yes, I will look out for more of Miss Grove's books.
I do enjoyed the stories baring one which is Book 3: Alien Fighter's Women. I read a few pages and skipped it totally I dislike the h. I find her to be selfish, her character just grate on my nerves. The story that I enjoyed most was the last book, Alien Architect's Bride. The H/h was at loggerheads, the tension was palpable. He was such a dickward towards her that even the other Draconian Heroes chastised him about it. He did redeemed himself in the end and we all know how sexy makeup sex can be.
All in all, I like the writing and yes, I will look out for more of Miss Grove's books.
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