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birdloveranne's review against another edition
3.0
Breeding Ground has a very interesting beginning. I liked it a lot. The ending, however, fell a bit flat. Ok, a lot flat. What happened to the character's character? She couldn't be mesmerized but she sure changed with no real reason. The resulting conclusion left me feeling like I was swimming in a bowl of jelly. i.e. "what the hell is this shit?"
I also found the huge time jumps beyond credulity. A hundred million years, and legends have persisted that long? A war between species for 20,000 years? Ridiculously huge numbers that would have made a lot more sense if they were not so huge. On the other hand, the community of women seemed to be living at one end of the time spectrum, while the reptile men lived on the other. That makes no sense at all.
Starting with a nice science fiction beginning, it did plunge into typical Jaid Black naked women and public sex, so readers who want that will be quite happy. I think it's a shame that the excellent beginning did not carry through to the rest of the story. That said, I was interested enough to read the entire book. The ending, however, was unsatisfying. I wanted to know more about what future they were envisioning for their peoples. So, 3 stars, barely. Would I recommend it to others? Not really. But if you are a Jaid Black fan, and want to read her entire catalog, then read it, at least it is (mostly) entertaining.
I also found the huge time jumps beyond credulity. A hundred million years, and legends have persisted that long? A war between species for 20,000 years? Ridiculously huge numbers that would have made a lot more sense if they were not so huge. On the other hand, the community of women seemed to be living at one end of the time spectrum, while the reptile men lived on the other. That makes no sense at all.
Starting with a nice science fiction beginning, it did plunge into typical Jaid Black naked women and public sex, so readers who want that will be quite happy. I think it's a shame that the excellent beginning did not carry through to the rest of the story. That said, I was interested enough to read the entire book. The ending, however, was unsatisfying. I wanted to know more about what future they were envisioning for their peoples. So, 3 stars, barely. Would I recommend it to others? Not really. But if you are a Jaid Black fan, and want to read her entire catalog, then read it, at least it is (mostly) entertaining.
sjb86's review against another edition
4.0
I luv'd this book. Freaked me out a little cos the way we treat our earth we'll prob go that way. Really enjoyed the twist in the book and HEA.
amkago2008's review against another edition
2.0
This book has a creative concept but the ending ruined it for me. The author tried to throw in a twist but it just makes her look confused. It was like the author changed her mind midway through what she wanted the book to be about.
theowlsnestbooks's review against another edition
2.0
when I started this book I thought it was going great I was wonering what earth was going to be like ... where the world would be technology wise and I was just sucked him but the second they landed I was dissapointed ...I thought the story felt rushed and that the weird world it turned into was even worse she gets taken from the guy/demonor whatever the hell it was and she says no for one day then the next day she was in love ..just no.. I read the book and finished it and instantly said outloud (my poor husband )"wow that sucked!!" otherwie the beginning was good.
myescapistreads's review
4.0
Jaid Black weavs a compelling, futuristic story about Commander Alexandria Frazier "who headed up NASA's first deep-space mission to search for other habitable planets in distant galaxies". Suffice to say, things don't go according to plan, and let us not forget about a vengeful demon king bend on bringing Alexandria to his lair.
"Breeding Grounds" was one of those books which you can't put down but afterwards you can't really tell why. It's like coming out of trance. I believe it is down to the author's ability to weave a compelling story regardless whether the book itself meets all the criteria of a 'good book'. I find Jaid Black to be one of those authors: an accomplished storyteller whose books often kept me up all night, however when I started analysing individual aspects of her books I soon found a number of short-comings. And that begs a question: what is more important for us as readers?
"Breeding Grounds" was one of those books which you can't put down but afterwards you can't really tell why. It's like coming out of trance. I believe it is down to the author's ability to weave a compelling story regardless whether the book itself meets all the criteria of a 'good book'. I find Jaid Black to be one of those authors: an accomplished storyteller whose books often kept me up all night, however when I started analysing individual aspects of her books I soon found a number of short-comings. And that begs a question: what is more important for us as readers?
rosx's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.25
Les juro que la trama de este libro merecía muchísimo más que un par de capítulos y ese final tan terrible que nos dio la autora.
bhunky's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed it & the twist of time travel was a good one, but who would've guessed that instead of getting sent to the future they were sent to the very far past
jaypeg's review against another edition
4.0
So Captain Alexandria and her crew return from a deep space mission with the knowledge that centuries will have passed in their absence and the world they left will be incredibly different.
They learn via a space transmission that earth fell into nuclear war, the debris from this spinning towards them in a huge asteroid field. After dodging through this they fall into a worm hole and get transported millions of years through time.
Earth is completely altered. They are saved from giant predators by the fierce Amazonianesque women of the Takuru; A matriarchal race of women who have evolved stronger than the males. The male is therefore subservient and has to be protected by the females. It’s all very caveman/ancient egypt themed with loin cloths and a lot of nudity.
The Takuru live In fortresses which protect them from the other sentient race on the planet: the Xandi; A vampire-like race of shapeshifters who have fangs, slit eyes and wings. They are a patriarchal society who steal Takaru women and hypnotise them into sex slaves. Cool!
50% of the story focuses on the space voyage and crash landing and the crew’s interaction with the Takaru. Eventually Alexandria is hailed as the prophesied queen of the Takaru and promptly kidnapped by the enemy.
Only then do we get the sexy times as she is ‘broken’ by Malik; the immortal leader of the Xandi. Half vampire human, half giant monster thing, wearer of thigh-high leather skirts and knee-high boots. Queue sexy monster times as he makes Alex submit to him. We are talking a bit of kneeling and collars and leashes etc... nothing extreme. Not really my thing but I liked that Alex never gave in mentally to this and was quite practical throughout.
This story was less smutty than I expected but I actually really enjoyed the story. It was interesting and I had no idea what was going to happen. A real page turner. It felt quite upbeat and it had a surprisingly soppy ending. A good read!
They learn via a space transmission that earth fell into nuclear war, the debris from this spinning towards them in a huge asteroid field. After dodging through this they fall into a worm hole and get transported millions of years through time.
Earth is completely altered. They are saved from giant predators by the fierce Amazonianesque women of the Takuru; A matriarchal race of women who have evolved stronger than the males. The male is therefore subservient and has to be protected by the females. It’s all very caveman/ancient egypt themed with loin cloths and a lot of nudity.
The Takuru live In fortresses which protect them from the other sentient race on the planet: the Xandi; A vampire-like race of shapeshifters who have fangs, slit eyes and wings. They are a patriarchal society who steal Takaru women and hypnotise them into sex slaves. Cool!
50% of the story focuses on the space voyage and crash landing and the crew’s interaction with the Takaru. Eventually Alexandria is hailed as the prophesied queen of the Takaru and promptly kidnapped by the enemy.
Only then do we get the sexy times as she is ‘broken’ by Malik; the immortal leader of the Xandi. Half vampire human, half giant monster thing, wearer of thigh-high leather skirts and knee-high boots. Queue sexy monster times as he makes Alex submit to him. We are talking a bit of kneeling and collars and leashes etc... nothing extreme. Not really my thing but I liked that Alex never gave in mentally to this and was quite practical throughout.
This story was less smutty than I expected but I actually really enjoyed the story. It was interesting and I had no idea what was going to happen. A real page turner. It felt quite upbeat and it had a surprisingly soppy ending. A good read!