Review: It was an enjoyable read.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 23, 2013
This book is perfectly fine being read as a stand alone. I say that because that's exactly what I did, and I wasn't lost. Of course the characters from the first book make appearances in this book, you don't need to know what happened in the last book to enjoy this story. In fact, reading it as a stand alone allowed me to live in the moment with Naya.Naya is a human who lives a rough life on her home planet. She's gotten by as best as she could since she was abandoned as a young teen by her family. When her best friend's number is pulled for the grabbing, she pays her way onto the list. Which isn't really hard to do since no one really wants to be grabbed and mated to an alien. During a grabbing, aliens from a spaceship come to the planet in hopes of grabbing a bride. The women get a few minutes head start and soon the aliens follow. If they are able to grab a woman before she reaches the safe zone, they get to keep her and take her back to their ship. Which of course is where Naya finds herself, grabbed by an alien.I liked the story and the sci-fi element of aliens and humans but I didn't feel like it was sci-fi enough. The aliens were described as being really tall with pale hair and eyes. So of course I picture a blond haired, green eyed NBA star. I'm not saying that the aliens need to have tentacles coming from their neck or eyeballs on their biceps but at least give them horns, insane body colors or something to make it more sci-fi. I'd say even  Jabba the Hutt would do, but let's be honest here, there's nothing sexy about that. All I'm saying is make them not appear to be human. I just felt like I was reading a futuristic novel about two humans and that really knocked the book down for me since I really wanted a heavy sci-fi element to this story, and I didn't get it.Aside from that, I did find the story enjoyable. I liked the suspense of the grabbing and the fact that some people from other, less fortunate sections look at being on the grab list as a blessing because of the horrid conditions that they live in while others are terrified of having their number drawn. The erotic parts were nicely written and evenly spaced out to where they didn't overrun the story but complimented it with appropriate scenarios.Is this a series that I'll keep up with? I think if they become available for review, I definitely will. It was an enjoyable read.