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Viper by Naomi Lucas

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fuunosenshi's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

I didn't quite like V (I call him V because for some reason I find his name REALLY hard to pronounce), he's very toxic. Gemma was meh, at the beginning she was kind of independent and fierce, but then she just accepted everything without a fight. For a military woman she didn't show any resourcefulness or backbone, she just gave into him.
Another issue is the whole "let's trade the women for tech" thing. Why the hell did the humans take their weapons from them? Fucking idiotic, since they could have gotten more tech if the females freaking killed the nagas and took it. Which they might have been able to do if they had weapons! Made no sense. Instead, they forced them to what amounted to sexual slavery for all they knew and didn't look back.
The world is interesting enough to make me want to read more of the series, tough. I want to know how the nagas ended up on Earth, and what happened to the females. The writing style is good, and the story and the rest of the characters were intriguing.

its_aislinn's review against another edition

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4.0

I can’t believe I put this off for so long!

This book has been sitting on my kindle for over a year, but I’ve never really been drawn to it. Randomly, this past weekend I felt like reading an alien romance. After starting, I devoured this book within the day! It’s an easy read with plenty of steam, though because it’s an inter-species romance it’s important to note that it’s slow burn.

If you enjoyed IPB you’re going to LOVE this book. I’m already looking for special editions so that I can have this series on my shelf.

verbalhaven's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

geo_ix's review against another edition

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4.0

Honestly, can snake aliens be done wrong

c0urtn3yy's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

Gosh... I think I'm going to be one of the party poopers who couldn't look past how aggressive he was. Even though he'd technically stop if she said so, he would just force her later - because she didnt stop him - he wore her down/she just gives up. Eventually she says she loves him, but it wasn't believable for me. Also i'm not sure i cared about the underlying plot enough to want to continue either.