Review: Another Strong Brides of the Kindred Entry!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 29, 2013
3.5 stars rounded up to 4 - which is a good rating per my scale.I enjoyed Chained and recommend it for sci-fi erotica fans and fans of the Brides of the Kindred series. In Chained, beautiful, accident-prone xenobiologist/xenobotanist, Maggie Jordan embarks on a journey to do a scientific study on the new world of Gaia. Before going to Gaia, she has to make a stop on the infamous female dominant/male slave planet, Yonnie Six, where she encounters Lady Pope'nose and her slave, Korexiroth. Unable to bear seeing Korexiroth enslaved and tortured by Lady Pope'nose, Maggie sets him free and escapes with him. Many adventures ensue on the way to their HEA.Having read all nine of the Brides of the Kindred books, I feel very familiar with the author's style. There are certain commonalities between the books and various couples, but she manages to make each couple and each plot distinct, to the point where it is very easy to remember them from book to book. I don't feel like I've read the same story yet, and I always look forward to the next one. It's important to read these books in order. Chained was a very solid entry in the Brides of the Kindred series. I liked Maggie and Korexiroth (aka, Kor) and was invested in their relationship. The adventures were pretty good, and I was satisfied with the conclusion of their story.I did notice a few typos and errors, but nothing overwhelming. I will say that there was an intimate scene between previous characters, Nina and Reddix, early on in the book that was a bit jarring to me. I thought their "activities" were more suited for (other previous characters) Lissa and Saber, and b/c the main couple of Chained hadn't been intimate at that point, the scene just seemed a bit off to me. I never connected very strongly with Nina and Reddix as a couple, so, in my opinion, that scene could've been left out. There wasn't too much re-visiting of past couples and characters from the series, and I was glad for that. I did have some questions about the necessity of a certain time lapse that occurs in the plot and about exactly what happens to one of the villains at the end. Despite these quibbles, it was a good read, and I was pleased with it. The author's imagination is amazing, and I love to spend time in her worlds.