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gypsydawn's review against another edition
DNF @ 55%... I never thought I would say this, but there was too much sex. I am normally here for that, but there was a decided lack of plot to back it up. I got bored. Maybe I'll return back to this eventually.
thedailykaylee's review against another edition
3.0
Good steamy start to the series
Alright, so book 1 of this alien Reverse harem series. I accidentally read the 3rd book first but they can be read as standalones so it didn’t throw anything off for me. But the women are all connected so if you can read them in order, do it. The overall gist of the series is that women are tested as babies for compatibilty to a race of aliens who helped humans defend earth many many years ago. These aliens are in need of mates. This book revolves around Carmen and the klan of aliens who win her as their mate. In the 3rd book, I felt like the book was a slowwwwww burn, whereas in this book I felt like the plot took a backseat to the s e x scenes. While there was definitely a plot, I felt like the s e x scenes just completely took over. Don’t get me wrong, it was hot as h e l l, but I hope to find more of a balance between plot and s e x in the next book.
Alright, so book 1 of this alien Reverse harem series. I accidentally read the 3rd book first but they can be read as standalones so it didn’t throw anything off for me. But the women are all connected so if you can read them in order, do it. The overall gist of the series is that women are tested as babies for compatibilty to a race of aliens who helped humans defend earth many many years ago. These aliens are in need of mates. This book revolves around Carmen and the klan of aliens who win her as their mate. In the 3rd book, I felt like the book was a slowwwwww burn, whereas in this book I felt like the plot took a backseat to the s e x scenes. While there was definitely a plot, I felt like the s e x scenes just completely took over. Don’t get me wrong, it was hot as h e l l, but I hope to find more of a balance between plot and s e x in the next book.
charlottenw1's review against another edition
3.0
I had heard rave reviews about this series and I was dying to get into the storyline when I picked it up, more excited probably because of the cover. The book started off really intriguing and exciting with the mystery of the unknown with these aliens that the girls knew nothing about but then the main Heroine just really annoyed me. She acted like a child the whole way through the book with paddies and whining, I really could not relate to her, maybe it's just her as a character because I did like the other harvest girls fine.
I loved the four different Heros in the book and thought they really all brought something to the story with their different personalities. However, the sex. Now I love sex in a book as much as the next person, if not more. But this was every other page and I didn't feel like a lot of the story was based on the progression of something developing in the story. I feel like it was focusing more on the sex and how many times the Heroine had sex.
I will continue to read the series because it does have really good reviews and I'm hoping the others are more enjoyable.
I loved the four different Heros in the book and thought they really all brought something to the story with their different personalities. However, the sex. Now I love sex in a book as much as the next person, if not more. But this was every other page and I didn't feel like a lot of the story was based on the progression of something developing in the story. I feel like it was focusing more on the sex and how many times the Heroine had sex.
I will continue to read the series because it does have really good reviews and I'm hoping the others are more enjoyable.
greek_myth5's review against another edition
5.0
Why oh why can't a hot alien harem abduct me?!?
This hot alien romance will require a fan, towel, and batteries or a stand by real deal for intermissions - you've been fairly warned! Carmen is crazy, blood thirsty, confident and an all around badass. She's nuts in a way that makes you shake your head while laughing and secretly hating her for owning that confidence. Her mates are warriors - insane and fueled by blood lust who inspire fear in everyone- well except Carmen of course. In short a match made in the stars. Their interactions are hotter than the bowels of hell and you will die of envy, wishing you had your very own sexy aliens that will maim for you, care for you and make you scream several times a day. In short this story was sexy, funny and I'm telling make no plans around the read unless they include what I mention in the opening of this review. You're welcome for the practical advice ;)
This hot alien romance will require a fan, towel, and batteries or a stand by real deal for intermissions - you've been fairly warned! Carmen is crazy, blood thirsty, confident and an all around badass. She's nuts in a way that makes you shake your head while laughing and secretly hating her for owning that confidence. Her mates are warriors - insane and fueled by blood lust who inspire fear in everyone- well except Carmen of course. In short a match made in the stars. Their interactions are hotter than the bowels of hell and you will die of envy, wishing you had your very own sexy aliens that will maim for you, care for you and make you scream several times a day. In short this story was sexy, funny and I'm telling make no plans around the read unless they include what I mention in the opening of this review. You're welcome for the practical advice ;)
bookwife's review
2.0
I just did not like Carmen. I’m all for women taking control of their life and in knowing what they want but Carmen was overkill. She was obnoxious. We freaking understand that you enjoy sex. That’s great, fantastic even but there is a time and a place. And Carmen seemed to think that every second and every where was the time for sex. It was insane. If you read this book purely for the smut it was ok.. I just found Carmen to be too abrasive and too crude. I literally don’t think I’ve ever said that in my life about a book it it was too much.
thebooknerdess9's review
1.5
I hated this book, but that's a me thing. I hated that there was zero character growth, that her feeling qbout being given away to aliens was far too happy go lucky, that the aliens were just dtf or punish but outside of that there was zero plot building, no character building just 300+pages of f*** me why am I reading this.
I love romance, I love erotica, I like it when it's dark. Conceptually this could have been perfect. Alas, not so.
It's not that I don't like Loxley Savage or K A Knight on their own, but this was messy qnd disjointed and there was literally zero central plot.
Big nopes from me.
I love romance, I love erotica, I like it when it's dark. Conceptually this could have been perfect. Alas, not so.
It's not that I don't like Loxley Savage or K A Knight on their own, but this was messy qnd disjointed and there was literally zero central plot.
Big nopes from me.
deannasworld's review against another edition
2.0
I read a few excerpts of Capturing Carmen and thought it sounded fun and hot. Sadly, when I started reading the book, I hated Carmen almost immediately. She's all the things in a heroine I hate. Brash, loud, disruptive, defiant, rebellious, more than a little crazy. Carmen is a bratty brat who acts out because she can't have her way. I hate to slut shame but Carmen's a tart. She's a little too free with her body and while I applaud her for embracing her sexuality, her outright disobedience with regards to what she is supposed to do and learn in her role as a Harvest Girl does not endear her to me at all. I mean, I like a good sexy scene as much as the next person but I prefer the sexy times to be between the heroes and the heroine and not just any old person. The book has barely started and Carmen has already made the rounds with one of her fellow Harvest Girls, and two random hookups for her supposed last night of freedom before being given to the aliens who are supposed to claim her and be her mates. I'm okay with a heroine having a past and having had previous relationships and sexual experiences but I draw the line at reading about those sexual experiences in the book. I can already tell Carmen is going to be a pain in the rear end and fighting and resisting her alien mates at every turn, and I just do not have time for that nonsense. Yes, I know this is branded as a dark romance but regardless of whether it's dark or not, I tend to prefer a certain degree of fidelity in my characters. So nope, Capturing Carmen is a big ol' of DNF for me because I freaking hate Carmen.
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