Review: I want to be Claimed
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 17, 2013
WARNING - MAY CONTAIN SPOILERSI'm not a huge fan of aliens so I wasn't sure I'd be interested in reading this book nor the series for that matter. BUT after a good friend's persistence claiming I MUST read this series, I decided to give it a shot. I'm really happy I gave this book a try - I could not put it down.The story mainly follows Olivia: A recent graduate with a nursing degree who has been drafted to be a Kindred bride. She is to live on the Kindred Mothership for a month [a claiming period separated into 4 weeks] with the one who has chosen her for his mate. If by the end of the month Olivia is able to resist her Kindred warrior's advances, she can return home. She's stubborn and insists on standing ground when it comes to her Kindred warrior. She has her own dreams and plans and will do anything to resist him so that she can return to Earth to be with her sister and best friend - being someone's bride is the last thing on her mind AND Baird: A Kindred warrior/genetic trader who has chosen Olivia as his bride, the one person who kept him sane through dream sharing while he was imprisoned and tortured by the enemy, the Scourge. The reader also gets some insight on secondary characters Sophia, Olivia's twin sister and Sylvan, Baird's half brother[whom will be featured in the second book of the series]I liked the way Evangeline painted the scene for the reader to really be able to visualize and be caught up in the world of the Kindred. Her imagination and talent of description made me feel like I could really be inside the story and connect with Olivia on a personal level as she went through discovering Baird's world.From her first encounter with Baird TO discovering her new home in darkness TO Olivia getting drunk on fireflower juice which she assumed was  milk TO the very funny encounter with Baird's pet, Bebo; the story captivates the reader from start to finish.Favorite Quotes:* "You're mine, Olivia. The sooner you realize that the better"* "We aligned because we're right together. Because you're the one I need and I'm the one you need, even if you don't want to admit it. It's the way it always happens with Kindred. We just know"* "And then you'll be mine, as you were always meant to be, Olivia. Mine forever"* "It's just...you're so big. I mean, can you actually use that thing without being arrested for assault with a deadly weapon?" <---- that one made me seriously laugh :D