Shattered by Laurann Dohner and Kele Moon

 

3 Star

Desmon mated his Amber when they were young. He wanted her and he would have her. The only thing standing in his way was his uncle who hated all humans. When his uncle Albert forces the issue by stated she could only be claimed via the old way Desmon was forced to choose. He chose to keep Amber safe and walked away with the female werewolf figuring he had time to explain later. He couldn’t explain and years later Amber is back. Desmon is determined to make her listen and stay because he doesn’t want to be without her ever again. Will he be able to get her to stay or will outside forces keep them apart?

I didn’t like this one as much as I liked the first one. There was more world building which was good, but I wasn’t a huge fan of Amber. She just rubbed me the wrong way throughout the book. Then the big climax of the story she is kidnapped and forced into a change. Then the people who are supposed to police the weres literally are going to allow the attackers to keep her. WTF HELL NO. They give her no say in the matter and the Nightwind Pack gets a slap on the wrist for not turning her over. So, any of these wolves can go and change a human woman and they get to fucking keep her HELL NO. Overall, it was an ok book just I had issues with some of the book.

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Cursed by Laurann Dohner and Kele Moon

 

4 Star

Alpha wolf Jazz thought he lost his mate when they were teenagers. He knew his father had taken her, raped her, and thought he had killed her with the help of his enforcers. After he and Desmon took out his father and enforcers as teenagers they spend their days managing the pack. He plans to never mate anyone as no one will ever compare to his mate. When a female hunter shows up and takes out one of their wolves, he will track her down to see why she killed one of their wolves. What he wasn’t expecting was a ghost from his past. She no longer goes by Marcy but Shawna. She barely survived Albert’s assault and to stay safe and heal she ran. Now she takes out wolves that abuse those they should protect. Jazz has his mate, and he won’t let her go no matter what. When trouble comes for the pack will they be able to figure out a way out?

I loved these two. I figured out that Shawna wasn’t dead in the last book as no body equals, she’s coming back. I can see why she wouldn’t want to come back and be known before now. I loved seeing them work through their issues and come together to protect the pack. Overall, it was a good story with a good flow. It matched with the previous two books and I want the next one now and not whenever they get around to releasing it.

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Claimed by Laurann Dohner and Kele Moon

 

4 Star

Planning on spending some time with her friends Brandi wasn’t expecting to be kidnapped and hunted. Brandi pulls off for gas and ends up in the woods being hunted by werewolves. Being the shock of being hunted is werewolves are real and they want her. When Jason hears screams in the woods, he rushes off to stop whatever it is. He takes out most of the rogue pack and saves the woman but is now stuck with what to do with the woman. When he accidentally triggers mating heat in her when he healed her, he now has to give her a crash course in werewolves and break the news to her she’s, his mate. How will she react, and will they take out the rest of the rogues?

This was a good story. I enjoyed seeing Brandi protect herself anyway she can. It was hilarious when she took out one of Jason’s pack mates for trying to mate her when she was a hard no. Jason stumbling through explaining everything to a human was amusing. The book flowed nicely but needed some more world building as things are left out that might help explain why things were the way they were. Overall, can’t wait for the next book.

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Hunter Raze by Laurann Dohner

 

4 Star

Anabel Brick was forced into service when her parents died. She was separated from her sister and made into a spy. She knows she will never be allowed to leave service as she knows too much. Her current mission has gone sideways. Ending up on the planet with primitive people with no way off and the remaining crew members she didn’t manage to kill hot on her trail to take her out. She was doing ok taking them out until she was “rescued” by a Veslor crew sent to extract her and take her to her sister. Raze and his hunters think it will be a snatch and grab instead get roped into helping take out her former crew.

I enjoyed this one a lot. It was interesting to see all the secrets that are revealed in this book. Watching Anabel throw Raze and his crew for a loop was hilarious. They never quite got the feel of her. Some of the twists and turns in the book were interesting and it will be awesome to see where she goes with the rest of the Veslor crew. I will say seeing the other Veslor Mates leaving the ship and getting their own world was a shocker and I want to see all their friends end up on this new world so badly.

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The Torid Affair by Laurann Dohner

 

3.5 Star

The crew on the Defcon Red are called on to help calm the riots on the planet Torid. Research Specialist Jessa Brick is pressed into service to help those who are injured. She is shocked by the inequality on the planet and is furious when she is pressed to help certain people over others by the governor. Veslor Medic Maith has always been annoyed by Jessa but seeing her work and her dedication changes his opinion of her. When things get dicey Maith is ordered to protect Jessa at all costs. This means they spend all their time together. As more information is discovered on what led to the riot the more danger Jessa is in. Will they be able to make it out unscathed?

I enjoyed this story. I particularly like seeing how Jessa got out of her forced servitude by the earth forces. The reason for the lower rating was the book seemed rushed at the end. It was a flow issue of the story was moving along nicely and then either we hit some wall and Dohner felt she needed to conclude the story right now and rushed the ending. It was a good read up until Jessa and Maith got back to the ship. When they were on the planet it was moving along nicely. I also didn’t feel they wrapped up the stuff going on planet side well because they were rushing the relationship. Overall, it was an enjoyable read and fit the rest of the series.

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B Clones by Laurann Dohner

 

2 Star

Big

Gemma is the mother of two adult sons who was in an explosion.  She closes her eyes in a hospital and when she opens them, she’s on a ship.  She thinks she’s hallucinating the ship, her twenty-year-old body, and the big brawny man.    When she finds out she and Big are clones she’s a whole lot freaked out.  Will this nightmare turn into a dream?

Blade

Hailey’s living her family worst nightmare.  She’s been kidnapped off her planet and taken into space for men’s pleasure.  She manages to get out of their clutches and locks herself away to buy time to figure out what she should and can do.  Before she can do anything, the ship is boarded by pirates who kill her kidnappers.  All but one wants to sell her to a brothel.  Blade kills all of the crewmates to save her.  He decides to take her home to his family of clones.

I wanted to like these short stories way more than I did.  There is a good premise here, but it just wasn’t followed through on.  It came across as the beginning chapters to a full-length story but it wasn’t.  It wasn’t just this that caused problems for me but also that the guys pretty much had sex with the women immediately after meeting them.  No get to know them let’s just fuck.  Who cares what hell you’ve been through to get to the meet and greet.  I ended up feeling very unfulfilled and wanting more in a bad way.

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Mission: Planet Biter by Laurann Dohner

 

3.5 Star

Roth and the rest of his grouping answer a destress call on a remote planet.  When they arrive, they find almost everyone dead, only one survivor.  Vera Wade attaches herself to Roth and won’t let go.  She’s been exposed to a drug and they’re not sure how to flush her system of it or if it will be better to wait it out.  Through the whole process she doesn’t want Roth to leave her.  He is the one thing real to her and she needs it.  When she is finally drug free they have to figure out who sabotage the facility and why. 

Overall, this was an interesting story.  There were some very good parts to the story and some not so good parts.  I was really digging the story of this book until they had sex.  At that point of the book it felt forced and rushed.  Prior to that the story was moving nicely.  There was an interesting plot and I wanted to see how it played out.  Once the sex happened it was as if the mating was the only storyline and the sabotage was an afterthought.  Overall, not one of my favorite books by Laurann Dohner.

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The Breeding Experiment by Laurann Dohner

3.5 Stars

Darla has to get her sister Becky off the planet.  She gets a job for both of them on a ship as gardeners.  The shuttle they are using to get there is full of humans and one Veslor.  Almost everyone on the shuttle want nothing to do with Veslor so Darla strikes up a conversation with him.  Halfway to their destination the shuttle is attacked and they are taken captive.  The aliens that have taken them demand the women mate with the Veslor so the aliens can have the baby.  Darla volunteers to protect her sister.  Gnaw can’t stand the idea of forcing Darla into anything.  They come to an understanding and even though it started out strange and uncomfortable it grew into being mates.  Once they are rescued they will need to figure out what they are doing.

 

There was some inconsistency with how mating and babies happen.  In book 1 and 2 they had to be in their warrior form but that doesn’t happen in this book.  They make up an excuse that because he was stressed and would normally shift, he got her pregnant and mated her.  It just didn’t work for me.  I enjoyed the story otherwise.  It was well written.  The scenes between Gnaw and Darla.  I’ll definitely check out the next book.

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