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Dark Edge of Honor

Aleksandr Voinov,

Rhi Etzweiler

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May 23, 2011 Amara rated it it was amazing

Shelves: mm, favorites

My thoughts: This was a hard book for me to write a review for. I actually had to read it twice, as the first time thru was so intense of a ride all I could do was drool on myself, gasp, stutter and want to scream at the authors… “OMG what did you do?!” … and... so on and... so forth. When I finished, I had no words and was left a bit dazed, wide eyed and gaping, with only one word uttered… Dayum. A review, this does not make. Upon rereading, I am really no better off. The second time thru still My thoughts: This was a hard book for me to write a review for. I actually had to read it twice, as the first time thru was so intense of a ride all I could do was drool on myself, gasp, stutter and want to scream at the authors… “OMG what did you do?!” … and... so on and... so forth. When I finished, I had no words and was left a bit dazed, wide eyed and gaping, with only one word uttered… Dayum. A review, this does not make. Upon rereading, I am really no better off. The second time thru still took me for a wild ride and …threw me for a loop.

So what's it mean?

In a nutshell, I uber loved this book. Twice. Aleksandr Voinov and Rhianon Etzweiler make one fine writing team. The writing was fantastic; strong, vivid, done in such a way as I could see and feel what was taking place.

I fell in love with both the main characters. Sergei, the young Doctrine officer, falling for Mike and learning what it is to “feel” for the first time just tugged at my heart. He was a mixture of the strong character I expect from a Voinov, yet so young and naive at the same time. He was quite a mix for me. Mike, the more experienced one, in the difficult position of being ordered to seduce Sergei in a covop mission while falling for him at the same time just tore at me, even wrecked me at times. I’d be lying if I said he didn’t leaving me wanting to throttle him on occasion. The secondary characters, good and bad, were just as engaging for me.

I loved the world in this book as well. I’m personally not a big sci-fi fan, but this one was done in such a way that it had enough of a real world feel that the sci-fi didn’t throw me as it so often does, and yet it retained an otherworldly feel at the same time. The plot was a rather slow build at first, which I didn’t at all mind as I loved watching Mike and Sergei connect. I loved watching the emotions build, and I must say, I rather enjoyed the OMG scorching hot sex. Once the action got started, almost ½ way thru the book, the intensity of the ride was incredible. I hesitate to say too much past that, as I would not want to spoil the ride for anyone. It’s a thrill ride worth taking to be sure. I will say, my second time thru, even knowing what was coming, I was brought thru every emotion possible, and still found myself wanting to scream “OMG how could you?!” By the end, I was completely satisfied, and still left with only one word. Dayum.

Bottom line: I loved it and cannot recommend it highly enough. I very much hope to see more co-writing from these two authors, and a sequel would please me to no end.

Please note, this book book is not a light romance. It is a dark, gritty, military Sci-fi novel about war and soldiers. It contains scenes of dub-con, torture, violence and other various difficult scenes involving the main characters.

Book received as ARC by request

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Jul 29, 2011 Emanuela ~plastic duck~ rated it really liked it

Shelves: rainbow-gay, sci-fi, romance

4.5 stars. *** spoilerish ***

Mike and Sergei are on two different sides of the same war. Sergei is the assistant to the general of the invaders of the planet Cirokko. Mike is supporting the resistance of the natives. When Mike takes a picture revealing a glimpse of the improper relationship between Sergei and the general, he is ordered to seduce the young captain to gather useful information to organize an attack against the invaders.

Sergei is young and his behavior is ruled by the Doctrine - a ...more

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Dec 26, 2011 Aija rated it it was amazing

Shelves: own, favourites, war, revved, must-re-read, aleksandr-voinov

I love this book. Hard.
Why? Let me tell ya why - it's full of surprises, it's graphic, it has very strong characters (none of them will leave you indifferent) and it's written extremely well.

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