I was in a bit of feeling invested, having read the first two of this series because I enjoyed them a lot, especially the second one. Rated them high. So I moved forward to the next.
A bit disappointed though. I don't know, I wasn't so much interested in reading Elizabeth's book, from the onset maybe because even from the beginning of the series, I find her uninteresting as a woman, who'd fit for a love story of her own.
I also didn't like Raina actually, another woman survivor who unfortunately, I'd have to read to complete the series.This one annoyed me a lot from the first book, acting tough and in control, being on an alien deadly planet. Don't get me wrong. I like my heroines a bit feisty, strong, independent and brave, especially when facing a jerk hero, yet reasonable and not stupid.There was Charlotte, the heroine of the first book, already attesting to the goodness and kindness of the Voxerans.The fact she was still alive and returned for them. Here was this Raina who was negating the obvious.
Anyway, I'm veering off from Elizabeth the heroine. Maybe I was judging a fictional character or I was stereotyping lol. I've met a lot of women doctors in my life, even my two relatives are, and they're both tough and far from sweet but yes dependable😛. I'm not generalizing guys okay. Elizabeth was smart and a good doctor yes, even a good person and a leader to the women survivors of the space craft, yet I find her flat and unappealing in my head. So matter of fact, being a woman of science, being a doctor, her personality suited her. Interested mostly in studying some facts, dynamics etc. concerning life on the deadly planet they were on. So I didn't see her in a romantic setting or any romantic scene. It would be clinical and boring if ever for me.
So I wasn't that far off in my reservations, if I was to read Elizabeth's story, after finishing the book. This bored me a bit. Coming from a high, reading the second book, this paled in comparison. I got annoyed a bit with Elizabeth, getting out from characterization, being a doctor who was supposed to be in control of herself and any situation. In here, she was a mess. 'Though I understood her predicament. I was only interested in Axen anyway the alien hero, who also got out a bit of character, but he saved the book for me. Such a sweet beast of an alien😛. I understood the effects of the mating bond, making him a softie. Only to his heroine. He was still a fierce beast despite wounded when angry.
Actually this was one reason why I fell in love with these alien men of this author.They were kick-ass, alpha brave muscled aliens, ready to face monstrous jungle beasts and hardened alien criminals, but when it came to their heroines, they were putties😛. 'Loved them. Their stories were written in simple, easy flowing heartwarming words yet passionate, deep and intense.
Also, I liked the series and I'm a new fan of the author, so I'm pushing ahead. I also felt the need to read all books in the series, though I'm sure some would be a chore, since I didn't want to miss anything. Each story is some kind of a continuation, 'though could be a standalone, (didn't seem so to me), but best to read in order. Each couple's love story yes, but the main plot no. Each book is needed it seemed, to be able to finish one whole big plot, culminating into a satisfying ending in the final book of the series. This I observed, as I went over the blurbs and reviews of the other books in the series.
Unfortunately this book didn't engage me much, well not until the last chapters. I'll give it to this author when some good action scenes took my waning interest to some level. However, I didn't like some dream sequences of Axen, one while in his sick bed having been injured during battle, making him realize the mating bond, which was a whole chapter and another in the last chapters. Dreams are always too boring for me in books, because I know they're not really taking place in actual scenes.To think I'm reading already some fictionalized story, then there'd be dreams to make the whole thing more unreal. Added to the pregnancy thing. Oh well.
Nevertheless, because I still love the writing style and the series, I'll be looking forward to more books and couples.