Review: Invisible sixth star for the pure HEAT.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 26, 2011
A fascinating and internally logical new culture -- actually three, with the three humanoid Kindred subtypes of semi-giant, gorgeous, all-alpha all-the-time warriors, each biologically and culturally driven to find a life-mate and pleasure her until she can't see or walk straight --A deeply ambivalent Earthling heroine chosen by a warrior during his darkest hours to be his mate-- she's strong-willed, separated from her twin for the first time, wanting desperately to go home but seduced and wooed against her (conscious) will by alien pheromones and charm and gentle dominance until she doesn't know what she really wants anymore--A wounded hero -- a memorable, well-developed dominant male of honor, strength, bravery, kindness -- and stunningly well-endowed --A well-written and appealing story, with a nice style and grace, good dialogue, solid weave of subplots, tension and a steady pace, wit, -- oh, the bad guys are really bad, sort of Borg-meets-Dementors--This is as good as the sci-fi erotica/dominance genre gets, folks.Note - if you are looking for sci-fi, this is EROTICA. If you are looking for cloying romance, this is EROTICA. If you are looking for erotica, this is it. (If you are looking for realism, sensible adult discussions, or a world where 'No only means No' what the hell are you reading sci-fi dom erotica for?!)About that sixth star -- I could award it because the natural humor between the characters had me laughing out loud at times, rare in a genre that tends to take itself awfully seriously, and surprising in a book that has a pained, tragic undercurrent -- but I am giving the extra star for some of the best-written, most genuinely arousing, explicit sex scenes I've read anywhere -- lots and lots of them.