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  • Mistaken Series, Book 2
  • By: Pixie Unger
  • Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
  • Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (5 ratings)

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Misconstrued

By: Pixie Unger
Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
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My name is Wilhemina Jensen. I am one of the few people who survived when aliens first made contact.

“You cannot live on the food we have for you. That leaves me three choices: Let you continue to starve, slowly dying. Or put you out of your misery, and save the resources of feeding you for someone who has a chance to live.” The orc gave me a long, calculating look before he continued, “Or I can find you someone who is willing to spend his personal resources to care for a defective human.”

It wasn’t the invasion that made society fall, we did that all on our own. People panicked. The food supply chains broke down. We started fighting each other for the last loaf of bread or bag of flour. That was before I ever saw one of the orc-shaped aliens. One day at a time, concentrate on getting through today, worry about tomorrow if you got there. Be safe, be smart, be invisible. Take care of each other. And don’t forget to feed the cat.

I managed to hide for more than a year before they found me. I ended up living in a tent city set up in a school yard that felt like a human zoo for months when one of the orcs pulled me out of the food line. He and his friends fed me the first real meal I’d had in ages before sending me back to my tent. I wasn’t trying to attract attention, but the next thing I know, I’m getting special treatment. When I asked why, I didn’t like the vague answer I got about Romeo, Tybalt, Mac, and Iago deciding to keep me. I don’t know what they’re up to, and it’s hard to trust monsters at the end of the world.

©2021 Pixie Unger (P)2021 Podium Audio

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Not a romance

Once again, this book is not what I would classify as a romance. They do develop a reverse harem, but not the deep emotional connection that most romantics crave. They are all more like friends with benefits.

The woman tries to understand her four orcs and to overcome cultural differences, but I got sick of them all asking each other “is this Ok?” Everyone is terrified of miscommunications. The men are more like desperate, insecure children seeking constant reassurance, rather than confident adults. The reason why is explained, but it is still a very unattractive trait to me.

Having said all that, I really like that it does not concentrate solely on sex scenes. I did find it weird that there is no real hatred to the aliens who destroyed humans’ way of life - whether they intended to or not. Few people are that noble, to let the (recent) past just be. It seemed unrealistic for there to be so little resistance or resentment.

In short, the book is well written, the world building is good and the narrator is excellent. It is worth a read, just don’t expect an epic love story.

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