Plunder

Spoils of War #2

by Kari Gregg

Captured as a boy when Herra invaded his homeland, Micah realizes that finding his way to freedom in Alekia with his savior and lover Eli was the easier task. They now hide among the Alekites. Battle with Herra looms, With Eli’s love, Micah must come to terms with his status as a noble and his mother's birthright of witch's blood inside him. The two also face the father Micah cannot forgive and Eli's family, who very much want Eli back as firstborn heir rather than the lowly slave who rescued the king's favorite son.

When court intrigues stir and Herran armies march to war, Micah and Eli must make their stand...or fall as plunder.

Genres: Fantasy, M M Romance, Historical, Romance, Erotica, BDSM, Abuse

172 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 13, 2012

About the author

Kari Gregg lives in the mountains of Wild and Wonderful West Virginia with her Wonderful husband and three very Wild children. When Kari’s not writing, she enjoys reading, coffee, zombie flicks, coffee, naked mud-wrestling (not really), and . . . coffee!

If you would like to catch up with Kari, caffeinate yourself and head to http://www.KariGregg.com

Reviews

[Emma Sea · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you take the last 70% of Spoils of War 1 and extend it to 150 pages then you have Spoils of War 2. Sex, angst, and feeding up Micah. With figs. Also lamb and pomegranate, but so many figs! For me, what was a delicious short treat in book 1 was just wearying and pointless in book 2. Aargh, Micah's endless internal monologue about his position, his master, his father . . .the endless spilling and spurting of sticky seed...

However, the last 20 pages were great!

I still want to know: why is the MC making a handbra on the cover?

EDIT: I still love you Kari Gregg. I think the problem is listening to your readers. Like me. When I read Spoils of War book one I was all "This is tooo short! It's so good, I want mooooore!" And that's exactly what you have delivered here: more of book 1. But sometimes we readers don't know what is best for us, like six-year-olds who want to eat the entire tub of ice cream.

[Theresa · Rating 2 out of 5]

I deleted this sequel and put the first book on my keeper shelf. Both MCs became unlikeable by the end of the book. Micah disappointingly regressed and became quite passive aggressive and manipulative. His love for Eli was like that of a sexually and emotionally abused dependent child and never recovered nor matured. Eli had a hidden agenda all along that came out and ruined his character. His love for Micah was a long range manipulative means to an end. This wasn't a satisfying romance, but a codependent need for each other.

A paranormal element was introduced that jarred with the first book. There were family members and political power plays that seemed to come out of nowhere. This second book just really jarred with it's predecessor.

[Elizabetta · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars

I loved Spoils of War, the characters, the world building the storytelling, the sensuality. So great is my disappointment with this sequel that doesn't deliver the same promise but gives more of the same and veers off with a strange paranormal addition.

The writing is still strong but as to the story...here, we get more of Micah's on-going anxiety and misery, understandable considering the abuse he suffered as a slave in Spoils, but increasingly boring as it doesn't seem to go anywhere. And we get more of Eli's constant tending to MIcah's needs with endless feeding, cosseting and sex. Micah had no issue with eating in Spoils. Indeed, he was constantly starved as a slave and finally, with Eli's rescue he can have his fill of food and freedom. Why all of a sudden is he starving himself?

Nowhere in Spoils is there any indication of MIcah's paranormal ability, this immense, destructive power within him that is suddenly revealed in this sequel. Micah starves himself as a means to control this power. Which causes Eli to spend most of his time, again, fussing over him. Why didn't this power manifest itself in Spoils ? This whole paranormal aspect feels so much like a plot device brought on too late to give credence to the sequel. Without this device there is not much of a story here, imho.

[Ayanna · Rating 2 out of 5]

It...wasn't bad, I suppose, but Micah seemed way too self-aware at the beginning especially since he's only been at wherever that is for 2 weeks. I don't think he'd be able to break years and years and years of conditioning during his most impressionable years that easily. He also seems to have suddenly developed a political savvy that really doesn't make sense, given how at the end of the first book, he was still in the process of learning the world. For example:

I would always be the hateful man’s son. His
youngest and most useless son, true. With a score of
elder brothers before me, I’d never inherit the throne,
and I was far too damaged to be of any use to Cyrus in
strengthening political alliances through marriage either.
I was reportedly his favorite, though.

How the hell could Micah possibly know that? Sure, someone might have told him, but I'd think that people would be more treading on eggshells around him. Besides, his tone conveys a depth of belief that goes beyond simply reciting what had been told to him. The characterization of Micah is extremely non sequitur. In fact, it seems to have lost a bit of its original rawness...while it moves steadily towards the real of Mary-Sue-ism.
In rereading as I'm writing this, a nuance that I hadn't quite picked up on/registered earlier occured to me - struck me as odd. The king provided a tutor, apparently. So early? Mayhaps the king does not fully understand the full implications of Micah's enslavement? Either way, it just rings...oddly. Like the pieces of the puzzle are good approximations, but don't quite fit. A hastily home-made piece to substitute for a lost original, perhaps.
The fear a little later made more sense to me than the anger/resentment I sensed earlier. I doubt anyone could develop emotionally as fast as Micah seemed to have towards the very beginning of the book. The later part - the first meeting of the king - did serve to somewhat justify the anger, but I was still perplexed by the king's attitude. It seemed...incongruous at first, but I can see why? But not quite. I can come up with an excuse, but it didn't quite fit with what had been revealed of the king before. But perhaps they were simply politically sanctioned statements, and therefore not entirely true.

Another aspect - kind of small? - that bothered me was Micah's claim that Herra had taught him through the "art of agony," that is, accomplishing a "great deal of damage." This is at odds with what we are given to know in the first book - that he never fought back. I suppose you could argue that he picked it up from watching others, but the syntax has a surety that suggests he knows from personal experience. Which is not true, unless Gregg is somehow attempting to ret-con (very badly) this nuance.

And then there was the awkward reference to Hamlet... *cringes.
(And yes, I'm commenting as I read now)

*cringes. Gregg realizes that if Micah can say "please," he can say "Eli," right? The l-sound can transfer over...=_=

It angers me, though, the Gregg made the king so cold-hearted. Cyrus, that guy. I'd have hoped that he had even a little bit of empathy, but he seems to lack it completely...I guess she decided to ret-con it. It made it...boring. Too predictable. I'd have rathered King Cyrus be morally ambiguous. It would have made more sense in the long run of things and given at least someone else redeeming features to make Micah+Eli less of Mary Sues.

Oh my goodness. I really want to strangle this kid. His completely screwed up logic is just...not framed correctly at all. His "revelation" about him being the only monster...again, I still feel like he's way too self-aware and mentally mature from someone who's still recovering from what he went through. Psychologically speaking, I don't think he should have been able to progress as far as he has, especially considering the fear and distrust he generally holds for Alekia (Eli doesn't count, obviously). Mentally, he should still only be a small child.

Also, it annoys me that Gregg has Micah insist he hated what happened to him. That's exactly it. He hadn't. Maybe he hates it now, now that he realizes the implications, which I still hold shouldn't be possible, not in such a short time span, but at the time, he didn't. He didn't know better. Mentally, he was still the small child. Mentally, in this book, he technically still should be. It seems more like a couple months have passed instead of only 2 weeks. Gregg is overestimating the ability of the mind to recover. Either that or she's forgotten the implications.

Also, she uses the word turgid. It just...It's one of those moments I mention below, one of those that remind me of other slave-fics. Syntax reveals a lot, and I think Gregg's syntax is way too advanced for Micah.

Eh, the apology from the dad wasn't bad, I guess...I really don't understand what Gregg was getting at with the earlier douche-baggery, though.

The "breakthrough" with the singing was...too easy. And too...readily done.

The goat thing was kind of meaningful, even cute, until Micah threw his damn tantrum and probably terrified the poor kid who had the misfortune to be named after him.

The part where he says:

“Herra was easier,” I mumbled. “I didn’t feel anything
anymore. I was…numb.”
My master nodded and fidgeted with the grass.
“Now you feel…”
“E…everything,” I whispered.

Finally. Something good.

But...but...when the hell did Micah's nose get broken? And not just once, but several times???

DAMNIT AND THEN SHE RETURNS CYRUS TO DOUCHE-BAGGERY.

While I rather liked the first one, the entirety of this book is just...exasperating. There are some good moments and some of the ideas Gregg invokes are intriguing within this context (eh, but as my physics teacher would have said, "even a blind squirrel can find a nut now and then"...), but overall, it just...disappoints.

I think the main problem is that it's told from Micah's POV. With what is there, some of what the author presents may be vital information, but doesn't quite make sense coming from Micah. (stuff like "how would he know?" and "how can he possibly know?" etc) The other problem is, the only way this story would have worked is from Micah's POV. So I guess the main problem is content, then.

It got a little better as I got used to the idea. I suppose because of the length and tedium, time passed in my head...probably more time than actually did in the timeline.

I think I started skimming about 1/3 (maybe more like 3/7) the way through...

This one is more...ordinary. The characterization doesn't quite fit and the ideas Gregg invokes seem to be eclipsed by "conventional" slave-fic. It reminds me of several other ones I've read all at once (in different spots) so it's boring in an "ordinary," "that's been done before" sort of way, yet there's enough of Gregg's original voice as presented in Spoils of War that reading is also exceedingly frustrating.

It ended too abruptly. There should have been a little more...dénouement. All it really was was the climax, then the falling action, and then an abrupt end scene.

I had actually briefly contemplated giving it a 3 star (sometime after Micah made his resolution to go and do his little solo mission thing) but the ending disgusted me a bit (it lacks a dénouement, sheesh), so I'm sticking with 2.

The names have and still do make me lol. The king of Alekia, which is decidedly Greek, is Cyrus (Persian). One of his sons is Barak (Swahili? I think it has some sort of Hebrew variant), the other Micah (Hebrew), who "owns" Eli (also Hebrew) (and whose clan is apparently "Greece"/"Greek" O_o). The Cyrus dude has a servant named Rigel (Arabic). Isanna seems vaguely Sanskrit, but not that exact spelling. I think this is why fiction/fantasy authors generally prefer (and sometimes should use) bastardized versions of established names.

[Serena Yates · Rating 5 out of 5]

Where the first book in this series was hard to read for me, due to the gruesome circumstances Prince Micah was exposed to during his enslavement by the Herrans, this sequel, in many ways, was even more difficult for me to deal with. It is a great story, full of confusion as Micah learns to deal with freedom, determination to fight for what he wants, and amazing courage as he decides to face his ex-enslaver and the man who raped him then let his noblemen do the same, King Xerxes. In line with the historical time this novel is set in and the theme, the violence is indeed graphic, and the publisher's warning note is not to be ignored. This is not a book for the fainthearted.

However, having said all that, if you want to "risk" it, the potential for finding this book rewarding is definitely there. I found it extremely fascinating and rewarding because it deals with someone who reacquaints himself with freedom after knowing only slavery between the ages of eight and twenty, someone who also is supposed to be a prince, leading other men, and, in the end, a man who is desperately looking for love and affection from the only other human being he has ever truly loved, his "master" Eli.

Micah is getting to know himself pretty well, and he has gotten better at letting others know what he wants as well. Slavery, or the illusion of it, is still easier for him though, and Eli does his best to coax him out of it. Micah doesn’t like his methods, and I have to say I cannot blame him. Additionally, Micah's father has his own sinister plans to use Micah, never mind what price Micah has to pay or if he is even ready. I had a hard time accepting all of that, but it was great to see that Micah came up with his own plan and, never mind how significant a price he had to pay, he went for it. As tough as it was to read, it showed how far he had come and how much he was his own man, in the end.

Eli is a different matter. Yes, he loves Micah, and he sacrificed his own freedom to be able to protect the prince, but he is also very selfish and way too loyal to his king, who happens to be Micah's father. Eli's family also enters the picture in this book, and not all of them have pure motives, nor do they have Micah's interests in mind. I can't really blame them, except to say that they should accept how much Eli loves him, and be less harsh on Eli.

If you're ready to read the continuation of Micah's harrowing tale only to discover there is more hell ahead of him if he wants his revenge and to keep Eli safe, if you want to find out how it is possible to cope with that much suffering, fear, and horror, and if you're looking for a story that will make you think, and cry, and wonder how we survived as a species with any sort of moral compass mostly intact, then you will probably like this novel. It moved me deeply and Micah will be with me for quite a while.


NOTE: This book was provided by the publisher for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews.

[Jennifer Ali · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was enjoying it - then the ending was a slap in the face, one sentence after all that brutality.

[Charly · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wanted to like this so much…but I didn’t

Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.

Rating: 5/10

PROS:
- Not much time has passed between the end of Spoils of War and the beginning of this book, and the stories flow together quite nicely. The tone and overall feel of this story are similar to those of the first.
- This offers a deeper look into not only the background of the first story, but also the characters’ motivations and their feelings about the events that occur around them.
- The contrast between the men’s actual roles (in society) and what they are to each other--Micah a prince but emotionally a slave; Eli a slave but the master within their relationship--makes for some interesting interplay in their struggles for power and dominance over each other.

CONS:
- Early in the story (for about the first third, I’d guess), there’s a lot of mental wandering on Micah’s part. This technique does a good job of revealing Micah’s character, but I wanted more to be going on externally in the midst of all the pondering and self-reflection. I was, to be blunt, a bit bored.
- I struggled far more while reading this installment to understand Micah’s finicky nature. I pitied him as I read Spoils of War and was forgiving of most of his psychoses, but here I simply wanted to wring his neck. He’s a petulant, vacillatory brat in this book: he wants to remember his past, then he doesn’t. He loves Eli but despises him. And so on. And the changes in activity/opinion happen rapidly, with (what I felt were) very spare transitions from one state to the next.
- Eli commits some acts in this story that paint him in a less sympathetic light than in the previous book. True, all of these acts are colored by Micah’s perception of them--the book is in first person, so we hear about everything through Micah--but my regard for Eli fell rather drastically when his attempts to inspire Micah to greatness are revealed to include duplicity and behind-the-scenes insults.
- The ending is abrupt. The make-up scene is all of about two pages.

Overall comments: I really enjoyed the first book in this series, and I wanted to really enjoy this second one. I just didn’t. Perhaps the story’s fractured nature was intentional--the author’s way of echoing Micah’s fractured state of being, perhaps--but I found the constant back-and-forth of Micah’s mind (not to mention the characters’ repeated prevarication and deception) to be incredibly frustrating. I have a strong feeling that I ought to read the book again, because I feel as though I must have missed something HUGE…but I genuinely didn’t like it enough for that prospect to be the least bit appealing, at least right now.

[Pixie Mmgoodbookreviews · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 Hearts

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This book is part of a series and must be read in order. Micah is finding it hard to acclimatize to his freedom. The only person that he can truly feel safe with is his slave/master Eli. Micah is expected to be the savior of Alekia, but he doesn’t know how and as he learns the truth of Eli’s past, he fights to do the right thing.

This book takes up where Spoils of War finished. It continues with Micah still trying to come to terms with being free, never mind a Prince and heavily relying on Eli. Micah and Eli are ensconced in a villa that to Micah is like a gilded cage, the new things he is supposed to learn, the punishments he receives from his tutor and then discovering what his father really wants him for. Micah still struggles with his own instinctive behavior and now also the magic that he learns resides inside him.

This is an excellent continuation of Spoils of War. One that doesn’t pretend that all Micah has suffered in the past can be easily overcome. one that shows you the continued struggle that Micah is going through, not just how he views himself as a slave, but also how hard he finds it to believe that he deserves Eli’s love. Eli acts a bit out of character to try to force Micah to become the man Eli knows he can and Micah finds it very hard to believe his father ever loved him. The storyline is brilliant. Even with Micah free from his captors he still feels like a prisoner and Eli trying to find ways to make Micah realize he is still the person he was before he was taken.

Micah is a strong character; in his suffering he is so much stronger than he thinks. Eli might be the rock that he desires, but Micah can find the strength to stand by himself when he truly needs to. The mental suffering he endures as his memories return, memories he banished when he was first captured is quite harrowing, and the way that he tries to protect his love, Eli, is touching. Eli is the perfect foil for Micah, the strong slave/master who gave up everything for the man he loves and adores, who will always be there for the man he will be. There are many erotic sex scenes, many of them with Micah reaffirming to himself that he is really Eli’s and that Eli was his.

I will recommend this to those who like traumatic recoveries, prisoner of war survivors, true love in hard situations, betrayal, forgiveness, violence and finally, an ending that will hopefully lead to a happy ever after.

[LD Durham · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have to agree with other reviewers who found this sequel...off. Some reviewers were blaming Micah's erratic behavior, but that actually seemed spot on for me. His life has gone through some major extremes, both long-term and very short-term. So his erratic and often contradictory behavior and thoughts seemed perfectly in character and natural.

For me, I have to say that this felt like a square peg in a round hole. I have no idea if it is true or not, but it certainly seemed like the author tried fleshing out a short story by stitching in some far-reaching plot. The witch thing seemed forced, the brothers and father and their intentions seemed contrived, and, unfortunately, a few of Micah's actions seemed to be only unexplainable plot set-ups. The morning he just randomly decides to end his hunger strike which...dun, dun, dun, gives him the ability to make a big boom. Why did he decide to eat that morning? I dunno. Wasn't explained. He just needed to so the next part in the plot could occur.

In addition, I have to admit to having become bored with the characters' relationship. So much so, that I skimmed the sex scenes. How terrible is that? Eli's and other's constant infantilizing of Micah got old very quickly. I liked Micah's confusion, his quirks and his spunk (behavior, not body fluids), but he got stuck in this odd story of stunted growth.

If I am guessing correctly, and the author was kind of pushed into writing a sequel to the much loved Spoils of War, I mourn the might-have-been. Even the might-have-been that was just in each reader's mind at the end of the first story. We readers should learn that, sometimes, a story is just done and let it be. Hounding for more may bring about something we won't like.

I enjoy Gregg's style, and even though this book wasn't a hit for me, I'll still dip into her imagination in the future.

[Vallie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well...this definitely didn't carry the emotional punch that the first one did. It's not exactly a sequel. It picks up after Micah is rescued from Herra and returned to the palace. The first book wrapped up in a really nice HEA and an epilogue. This one covered what happened between the prince's return and the destruction of Herra (before the epilogue of the first book). I agree with other reviews that this book didn't really add anything to the story. It felt somewhat repetitive because what was almost laconic and precise in the previous book actually felt overly drawn out here. It didn't bother me but if you are considering reading the story, I'd suggest reading only the first one. It's amazingly good and it's impact was only lessened by the second book.

[TinaNicole ☠ Le Book Nikita ☠ · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF at 30%

Ya know, I wasn't crazy about Spoils of War so I wasn't expecting much here, but I already had it so I figured why not?

That was a bad decision on my part. A decision I rectified by closing the book at 30% and wiping my hands of it.

I won't even get into the storyline, I frankly can't be bothered, but let's just say things get stupid.

Real stupid.

So stupid in fact, that I didn't even want to waste the, maybe, 45 minutes it would've taken me to finish.

Oh, well. I gave it a shot.

You can't win 'em all, right?

[Vfields Don't touch my happy! · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was such a left turn from the first book it just didn't do it for me. The end was way too abrupt.

[BookAddict ✒ La Crimson Femme · Rating 3 out of 5]

When a Prince who is a master only wants to be the slave, how does the slave respond?

Micah is still reeling from all the changes. Roughly a fortnight ago, he's been liberated from Xerxes' torturous raping hands. Micah owns Eli yet he knows Eli is much more than just a slave. To Micah, Eli is his Master and savior. How is it that no one else but Micah acknowledges this? Could it be because Micah is back to being a mute?

This book is frustrating for the majority of the first half. The point of view from Micah will drive many a reader crazy. Micah is headstrong and deliberately cuts his own nose off to spite himself. His memory of being a Prince is slowly coming back to him. What he learns makes him angrier, yet he doesn't do anything about it. Or rather, he does do something about it. He does exactly the wrong thing. Every faux pas he could make and he knows it too, he does it. He says he does it because he is so frightened and doesn't know any better. I think it's because he is a dumbass and needs some sense knocked into him. This is a victim who is so stuck in victim mode that the first half of the book is an exercise in patience.

It appears this is purposely written in this manner because it is revealed that Eli knows full well Micah needs a kick in the pants. In order to "knock" some sense into Micah, Eli employs some Machiavellian methods. When Micah becomes upset with the truth, I want to smack Micah. I have no patience or empathy for this child. His irrational logic is beyond my comprehension. Ms. Gregg creates a character that seems to have no redeeming qualities. I'm about ready to kill the boy myself.

Finally well past the halfway mark, PLUNDER becomes more riveting. It isn't that Micah is growing up or becoming better; it's because his memories are coming back. And with his memory returning, he suddenly finds a purpose to life. This child sees the world in only black and white. There is no in between for him. If this were a poker game, he'd be sitting out every single hand and whining the entire time with some pathetic non-verbal words. Then out of the blue, he would play one hand, just one. This hand, he would go all in. Micah is this kind of extremist. Is it admirable? Perhaps for some, but for me, I can't stand it.

Eli is the one who makes it for me. He's loving, supportive and sacrifices everything for Micah. The amount of sacrifice is beyond measure and once Micah realizes all the ramifications, he too is blown away. I don't think Micah deserves it. Micah seems to feel the same. Why does everyone want Micah so badly?

This is when Ms. Gregg introduces more of the world she's built. The reader learns a smidge more about this medieval type world where there are witches and special elusive Northern people. Exactly what these Northern people are, the reader is never told. Will it be revealed in the next book? One can only hope.

PLUNDER ends with a Ms. Gregg trademark – unresolved. She leaves us hanging and wanting more. While the conflict in each book is concluded, she does not leave us with a happily ever after. There IS an impending sense of something else yet to come and the reader IS left clueless. We will have to wait with abated breath for her to grant us a glimpse into this world. My only comment to Ms. Gregg is – writer faster. This m/m romance story is recommended for those who enjoy brow-beating angst.

[TT · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lovely sequel with a bit more meat on the bones than the first. This was the continuation of Eli and Micah's story. It delves more into Micah's recovery, how he's trying to reconcile the man he was supposed to have been, and the expectations of his newly found family from the only life he's known which was pretty awful. The action towards the end was exciting, and i loved the big moment, Micah was so brave, and Eli was so loving, supportive and worried for him!

I will say, Micah also comes into his own more, he shows more spine and spirit too. The only weird thing is i felt like a scene was missing out of my book, it jumped from one scene abruptly to another that didnt make sense at first so i may have a glitch, but would need to compare it to another copy to be sure....also would have liked a bit more happily ever after at the end, but we do get an HEA so its all good.

Overall, just a beautifully written story, loved, loved, LOVED both books!!

[Da'ad · Rating 5 out of 5]

So romantic and sweet and powerful and just... Ugh! I loved it to death! I almost passed out in delight when I saw that a 2nd part to Spoils of War was out. Amazing book. Hate the torture bits like hell, but everything else is to die for. Can be read several times easy.

[Mouse · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love this more than the first. I think because there was more depth to the characters, the MC stood up for himself and there was sacrifice. LOVED. I didn't love the abrupt end. :(

[Jenn · Rating 2 out of 5]

Disappointing and lackluster in comparison to Spoils of War. I had high expectations for book 2 and Plunder fell terribly short.

[Beatriz Vargas · Rating 3 out of 5]

And now everything make sense!!!

[Shayla Renee · Rating 2 out of 5]

Slightly fucked up, I'm not gonna lie.

[Yassu, first of her name, Mother of Kittens ➰ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 bored stars


Very emotional..... too much of it actually, i skipped most of the sex scenes because there is a limit of how many times you can handle the same thing over and over.

[coflo · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought it would be better if the first book is longer, but when it comes to this book, I wish it could be shorter...I couldn't stand Micah's endless inner monologue and trivial but lengthy descriptions like the feeding scene. Micah does grow up this time and Eli's true identity is surprising, though. There is a nice ending, too. But this story shouldn't be this long.

By the way, the handbra pose on the cover is truly incomprehensible...

[justanya · Rating 3 out of 5]

Micah and Eli stole my heart as I read Spoils of War. As much as I enjoyed SOW though I often found myself wondering what possessed Eli to become a slave in order to rescue Micah. That particular loose end bothered me and I fervently wished that KG would clarify why. she does so in this follow up. A wonderful quick read sequel that may not be as good as the first book but is enjoyable anyway.

[NJS · Rating 4 out of 5]

Plunder is everything you wanted from the first book (Spoils of War)--a bit more plot, more explanations, more romance, more characters, more character development, more meaning, a little less sex. I really liked this one. I want more of this story. Gregg did a great job and this is definitely worth the read.

[Plainbrownwrapper · Rating 3 out of 5]

I reviewed this book and its predecessor Spoils of War in one combined review. See the combined review here.

[Lara]

Yay, yay, YAY!

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good sequal to spoils of war. Not everyone's cup of tea but I was definately in the mood for this.

[Nikyta]

I've been waiting for this sequel for years...

[Tamarrion Lash · Rating 3 out of 5]

Понравилась мне больше, чем первая книга серии.

[Marilicious · Rating 5 out of 5]

great emotional book

[Pr!ya · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked the first book of the series better. This was slow going.