Pirate Nemesis (Telepathic Space Pirates #1) in Reverse Harem Revolution

Feb 21, 2020 Soph rated it it was amazing

Oh happy days !!!

Lord I am happy. This truely is a jack pot. We have a paranormal space sci fi western slow build harem but fast burn RH (1 harem member per book is the feeling I’m getting but there def was a sexy time scene in this book so not sloooow burn ) ... and it DELIVERS!!! This book reads so easily with highs and lows and tensions both action and romantically.

Mercy is our MC and she is smart, wary, emotionally stable, (as much as you can while still having some drama) and an Independe ...more

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Jun 22, 2019 Anne Clarence (The Reading Life) rated it really liked it

I received a free copy for an honest review.

Rating: 3.5/5

My biggest problem in the book is the portrayal of the protagonist, Mercy. Mercy is the EXTREMELY cliched YA heroine who is always kind, brave, bad-ass, and "didn't want the power". This bugs me a lot because I'm so sick of the trope in fictional works where the protagonist "didn't ask for" this amazing power, and "doesn't want this". I personally think that this trope is way too overused and is quite unrealistic because I really can't re ...more

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Jan 28, 2021 Chrissy rated it really liked it

Shelves: crime, romance, magic, armed-forces, sci-fi

I listened to this as an audio book, and therefore the narrator’s performance may have coloured my experience of the book.

Mercy Kincaid was born a pirate. Her mother ran from their family when Mercy was 3 years old, after the death of her father. Mercy’s mother kept her safe until she was 13 when she didn’t come home. Mercy did as she was trained from infancy to do, she ran and kept running until she found a safe place with a grizzled ex-naval smuggler and his daughter, who became her best frien I listened to this as an audio book, and therefore the narrator’s performance may have coloured my experience of the book.

Mercy Kincaid was born a pirate. Her mother ran from their family when Mercy was 3 years old, after the death of her father. Mercy’s mother kept her safe until she was 13 when she didn’t come home. Mercy did as she was trained from infancy to do, she ran and kept running until she found a safe place with a grizzled ex-naval smuggler and his daughter, who became her best friend.

Many years pass and Mercy and her best friend are still searching for Mercy’s mother. It leads them into a trap, where Mercy is tortured, with her friend held as collateral damage.

Reaper is a psychic Killer, one of the most feared people in the universe. He’s able to see how to kill everyone he meets and executes it flawlessly. He has been sent by his King to find and rescue the daughter of an ally and when he does, he finds more than he bargains for which is the lost grandchild of the previous Pirate Queen.

I loved this story. How could I not love a story about psychic space pirates??? Apart from loving the premise, I really enjoyed the story. The world building was really interesting with great explanations about how the pirate society got started and why.

I liked both Mercy and Reaper both as individuals and as a couple. They had an instant spark but still needed to build on it. Reaper is cold and unemotional, as are all Killers. However, he was raised by an empathic mother and this has made him a little bit more accessible than most Killers.

The plot was complex and interesting. It interwove the Pirate society, the threat from the authority of the allied planets and all the threats from the hidden psychics within that society. There was a lot that Mercy had to deal with and she handled it pretty well considering.

I liked the narrator on this audio book, Carly Robins, and have listened to books she’s read before. She’s matter of fact with her delivery and doesn’t go over the top with acting the parts. She differentiates between voices, though in a few parts that differentiation went a little bit wobbly and it was hard to tell who was talking. But on the whole her delivery was engaging and enjoyable.

This is a good first book to a series as it gives a good background for any future work, lures you into getting the next book, but doesn’t drive you too nuts with a cliffhanger. I’d happily read/listen to the next book. ...more

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Mar 11, 2021 Kit rated it liked it

Shelves: reverse-harem, series, aliens, futuristic, first-in-series, mental-powers, 3-5-stars, pirates-hide-the-rum, mercenary-s-thief-s-assassins, read-in-2021

Read : March 11, 2021
Rating : 3,5 Stars

Pirates, in any form, always have that romantized feeling of freedom and revelry hanging around them.

Spacepirates are not an exception but there was very little pirating happening and much more focused on the mind powers they all have than getting booty and drinking rum, arrr matey!
(wow, that was terrible, it sounded so much better in my head xD)

The powers they have are quite varried and some seem really cool but our fmc is not very inclined to learn all ...more

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