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katiekeske's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
I love how Aehako is totally smitten with Kira without needing to resonate to her. I love his happy and dedicated personality.
I liked Kira because I could relate to her more quiet and reserved personality.
Plot-wise I enjoyed getting to see and learn more about the old space ship that the sakh aliens crashed on. I liked the action that picked up toward the end with
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Infertility, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape, Violence, Abortion, and Alcohol
georgiaisreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Death, Infertility, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
yaoipaddle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
if youre struggling to conceive or have fertility issues dont read this book because it will make you feel like shit. kira does nothing but describe herself as "flawed" and "broken" constantly because she is infertile due to a medical reason as a teen. instead of doing something interesting with a character that is not affected by the parasite in the same way the other humans are, the author makes kira a woman tormented and unbearable due to it.
"It was his choice to mate me despite knowing my flaws." - Kira (yes the 'flaw' is her being infertile.)
the actual plot beats of the evil aliens from book 1 returning are interesting but are too few compared to the many scenes of the author constantly reminding us of her pregnancy fetish.
the way everyone treated harlow was also so fucked up but i dont want to spoil too much. to me it just further illustrates how the characters will act out of character just when it's most convenient to the plot.
vektal and georgie continue to be so unlovable in this book as well. as if theyre the only two people that matter to each other and everyone else can die for all they care.
and my personal fave thing to hate on is how little the translator stuff makes sense. how can aehako not know what a "tub" is, but knows what calling someone "randy" means?
Graphic: Infertility, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Infidelity and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Stalking
eclectic_hellscape's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, and Pregnancy
mollydollydoodah's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy
Minor: Rape
literarycryptid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Sexual assault
robinsong's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Abortion, and Pregnancy
kbairbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Abortion and Alcohol
aleisurelydame's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
This overarching plot of this book focuses on Kira's fears that the aliens that abducted them from Earth might be able to track her and the other women via the translation device they implanted in her ear. While she's stressing out about possibly putting everyone in danger she's also being courted by Aehako.
Dixon does a great job at writing in Kira's voice, which a very level headed but melancholy one. She tries dealing with Aehako's flirtations with caution since they haven't "resonated".
“I saw you and thought, if ever there was a female that needed a male to make her smile, it was you. And that we would be perfect together.”
This book is very different from the previous two in that it has a more serious tone, and more action. Dixon really does romance and sci-fi well.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Infertility
Minor: Violence
ehmannky's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault