Review: Just---WOW!!!!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 14, 2013
Oh my God.  What a story.  This has to be one of the most entertaining, emotional reads I have ever come across.I love to read.  I will admit I kind of stray towards what some people may consider "fluff" reads.  I love romance books, usually not too long, and always with a HEA.  I heard of this recommendation through a customer discussion on Amazon for jealous/posessive heroes.  People we're talking about the hero being a lizard--not lizard-like, not has "lizard qualities", but a lizard.  I thought this could be either very interesting, or very disturbing.  I found it to be so well written, and engrossing, I had a problem putting it down.  It is LONG.  I mean epic long.  Usually I find these longer stories have frivolous details, or technological terms I usually just skim over.  I found no skimming in this story!  Just cover to cover suspense, action and romance.I also found it refreshing how it was not instant love/lust with the characters.  The hero, Meoraq, actually thought the heroine was Amber was "ugly", with her flat face, her misshapened body, and her hair (which obviously lizard don't have).  The humans are the real aliens, there was no trying to switch the perspective to make them seem more important than the native people.Amber is incredibly strong willed.  Her level-headedness continuously saves the lives of the other humans, even without any gratitude.  Meoraq was also such an interesting character.  Deeply religious, his character can actually make the reader ponder the existence of God.  I am not overly religious, and I don't want to make it sound like God is being thrown at you.  I feel it is not in any ways an "in your face" religious story, but just another layer of its complexity.This story was just amazing.  It is emotional, up-lifting, heart-breaking, suspenseful, violent, and yes, romantic.  It is not for the faint of heart.  Some of the violence is written in great detail.  I cannot say enough.  This is my first read from this author.  I am looking forward to experiencing more!