Good But With Some Issues

This book left me with conflicting emotions. In the end I thought there was some, good, some bad and sadly quite a bit of wasted potential. As for the good: I liked the hero. Dorn was a warrior, alpha male that was focused on his duties to his family, species and world. He was hot and seemed like a decent guy. The heat level: Trust me when I say things get sizzling and steamy. The World: I found the setting intriguing. And Lastly: The Battle Of Wills. It was fun to see these two clash together. Now the bad: The heroine. Considering her situation you are inclined to feel for Mandy and I kind of did, or at least as much as I could because she was just so very unlikable. Privileged, spoilt and a straight-up brat, this character was very hard to take. Emotion: I felt that there was a lack of a real connection between the couple. Desire, yes. Attraction, yes. Love, not so much. So, in the end, I liked this book but felt some of its potential was squandered. I will certainly give other books in this series a chance because my most troubling issue was the heroine. The book is performed by a single narrator and I felt that they did a good job in bringing the story to life.

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VT. FAN

Have enjoyed the series so far. Audiobook was also very good. Will get rest in series. If you like Anna Hackett you will like this series.

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Erotica/Lady Porn with minimal SciFi

This is straight up Erotica with a bare bones storyline. I was more interested in the SciFi ARC than with the explicit sex scenes. 


Lol, I'm a prude and see no reason why they couldn't be married 1st. Anyway, Mandy & Dorn have interesting character traits and I wish the two were fleshed out more. Haha, they were definitely in the flesh zone. 


World building was great, although, visualizing the bomber wasn't so clear. The ending wasn't as satisfying as I would have liked. But, it certainly does lend itself towards reading the next book...for me it would mostly be for the storyline. I'm personally not into all of the pornographic scenes. Sooo, a tall star because of her story telling skills. :-) 


My star ratings include these 5 elements:

1★ story line

1★ engaging characters

1★ use of world building/descriptions

1★ the ending

1★ narration or editing


"I was given this free review copy/audiobook at *MY* request and have voluntarily left this review."

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Sizzling Alien Warrior Romance

It was my first audio book from this author . The story line and narration was very good. There is action, some suspense and sizzling romance. I am on to the next book. There is plenty of steam, action, drama, tension and emotion to keep you entertained and invested. All and all a very fun and very hot read. I thought the narrators did an great job in bringing this book to life. I definitely recommend this audio book.

*I received this audio book in exchange for an honest review.*

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Fun Different Galactic Story

I enjoy the galactic SYFY style book and have read many.This is my first story from Tana Stone. I found it to be a fun generally lighthearted story with a little action. I wouldn't say it was non stop engrossing that you can't put it down, but it was enjoyable and I will continue with the series.

You have Mandy who is a bored socialite, but doesn't realize her bad choices are due to boredom. She doesn't see anything wrong with her behavior but has issues with abandonment, trust, and self image. She was a very rich spoiled girl who people wanted to be her "friend" because of who her father was. Many saw her as a stepping stone. Her popularity was vastly diminished due to being in a photo where a "friend" had insulted a son of another rich powerful person. This has basically made her a pariah and people drop her faster than you can say boo. So she became and Instagram influencer. The story begins with her making an Instagram post where she is meeting a childhood "friend". Her friend drops her because she is no longer considered to be an acceptable person to be friends with. Then she also sees a media blip about her father dropping her too. After confirming that her father will talk to her when she is better behaved and won't be giving her anymore allowance she wakes up in a studio for a game show. When in reality she is thousands of light years away being matched to an alien by his brother. Talk about bad behavior because she was sick of being considered unacceptable!!! This part was actually my favorite part. Don't you sometimes want to say F*** it all and just make a splash. well she did and got the shock of her life.

Dorn is a commander of the Drexian fleet that is on the outskirts of their space protecting them from the Kronocks. He is pissed that his brother called him to the love boat and wants nothing to do with the boat as its nicknamed. Once there he finds out he has been selected to be a groom and cannot refuse for honor's sake and because he is the last of his line that can reproduce. He seriously dislikes Mandy and the situation.



I liked the growth Mandy showed. Her maturity once she got it in her brain she was accepted for who she was and not who she knows. She discovers her self worth and love. it was great watching them warm up to each other and fall it love. It was funny, The chemistry was hot, and the descriptions were well thought out. although it was predictable for the most part. I wanted to know a Kronocks looked like but didn't discover that until the end and it surprised me. I would say a good beginning to the series and worth a credit.

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Tamed

Enjoyed the story, but the narrator left some room for improvement. She sounded a little to whiny for my liking. But I would read the next book in the series, as I did get a chuckle from this one

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monotone lead male

the book was okay. but the voice actor had little in the way of diversity with voices and the main male character was so monotone that it made me cringe alot. especially when he was supposed to be displaying emotion.

Off to a good start

I have actually listened to all but one of the books in this series; regret not listening to this book first based on unfavorable reviews. Jodie did a good job with narration; although narration did improve with two narrators. Now on to Random, the last book not listened before Tana adds new books to series.

Audio Porn!!!

I love this book. First off, the narrator sounds so sexy in male and female voices! I will be ordering the second book!Best scene for me was when Mandy's father cut her off from his money and once her best friend found out she dumped Mandy as well. Huge plot twist and wake up call.

awful narrator

I really liked the synopsis so I bought the audible but once I started to listen it was just painful to listen to. So I bought the book instead and I definitely enjoyed that 100% more. If the narrator had more life or even a different one it would be enjoyable but not this particular narrator for this story.