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zombiezami's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Medical content, Torture, Sexual content, Murder, Violence, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Blood, Medical trauma, Death, and War
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Trafficking, and Xenophobia
Minor: Cannibalism and Slavery
whosevita's review
3.0
I can't help but compare this book to Heart's Prisoner, an earlier book in the series. The premise is super similar. Forced proximity, the mmc being held by a corrupt authority and the fmc being one of the good ones, enemies to lovers and of course the big climax where they need to work together.
But this book lacked the substance the other book had with the themes and the relationship.
I can't really say I like the characters more- let's be real here, their personalities are extremely copy-paste- but I liked their relationship more in Heart's Prisoner. The development felt way more realistic.
This book is slow burn (which i love), but in the end I simply don't believe they love eachother. I think that had to do with that the characters where reacting to a lot of high action situations instead of talking and developing a bond.
If this book seems interesting to you, I recommend Heart's Prisoner. It's the better execution of this one.
Anyway did not much care for this book, but Riley's writing is solid. As is her world building. 3 stars.
But this book lacked the substance the other book had with the themes and the relationship.
I can't really say I like the characters more- let's be real here, their personalities are extremely copy-paste- but I liked their relationship more in Heart's Prisoner. The development felt way more realistic.
This book is slow burn (which i love), but in the end I simply don't believe they love eachother. I think that had to do with that the characters where reacting to a lot of high action situations instead of talking and developing a bond.
If this book seems interesting to you, I recommend Heart's Prisoner. It's the better execution of this one.
Anyway did not much care for this book, but Riley's writing is solid. As is her world building. 3 stars.
lamichan's review
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
mollymemes's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
poppymonster's review
5.0
I basically want to marry the FMC. She was just the right mix of strong and compassionate. MMC had a fantastic growth arc and their love story was tender.
katiekeske's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Each book I read by this author just gets better and better. This one has an injured vrisha with a dark past who must deal with his health, past, and growing feelings for the doctor whose care he is in. I ate it up!
If you enjoy science fiction, danger, action, escape from prison, and a slow burn, then read this one.
If you enjoy science fiction, danger, action, escape from prison, and a slow burn, then read this one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Confinement, Body horror, Blood, Animal death, Violence, and Gun violence
bookswithleigh's review
4.0
I was so worried they were going to spend the entire book on the government ship and it would just be a long bottle episode, BUT WE WERE GRANTED MERCY
_ashton_reads_'s review
4.0
I was absolutely loving the first 2/3 of this book, especially that it centered around our doctor heroine helping to heal the wounded, yet still deadly, hero who is being transported to a prison planet. However, the last 1/3 fell flat for me, which I’m really saddened by.
The book went from this great slow build of tension (which Riley usually does perfectly) to all of a sudden the romance seemed to flip on like a switch. The smut scenes were also a bit lack luster (especially after I felt like the author was really starting to hit her smutty stride with the last book, Xora). I found myself speed reading the last few chapters because I didn’t feel as engaged in the characters or believe their romance as much as I have with other couples in this world.
However, I still adore this author and she is an auto-read and auto-buy for me (I own all her books in paperback despite them being on KU and have zero regrets about it). No writer, even if they’re one of my favorites, can hit a 5⭐️ for me every single time, and I’m still excited to see what Riley comes up with next!
The book went from this great slow build of tension (which Riley usually does perfectly) to all of a sudden the romance seemed to flip on like a switch. The smut scenes were also a bit lack luster (especially after I felt like the author was really starting to hit her smutty stride with the last book, Xora). I found myself speed reading the last few chapters because I didn’t feel as engaged in the characters or believe their romance as much as I have with other couples in this world.
However, I still adore this author and she is an auto-read and auto-buy for me (I own all her books in paperback despite them being on KU and have zero regrets about it). No writer, even if they’re one of my favorites, can hit a 5⭐️ for me every single time, and I’m still excited to see what Riley comes up with next!