Rating: 3 stars
Plot:
Zuri, one of the last remaining female human survivors of the destroyed planet Earth, is captured with her group by Zargonnii warriors that had gone on the hunt for human females after the discovery of Bay (from Book 1). Once captured, she is placed under the supervision of the warrior Kobe who is fascinated by her. While the two familiarize themselves with each other, Zuri hatches a plan to escape from the Zargonnii. However, her machinations ultimately prove unsuccessful as in the middle of her escape, Kobe catches her and both fall from the ship into hostile territory.
Thoughts:
This was a fun little addition to the series, but after overcoming my infatuation with the first book, I'm starting to see many more flaws with the plot and the world building. The author is for sure creative when it comes to the world of the Zargonnii - everything from their appearance to their habits and ways of living were super fun to explore and learn about. However, one of the powers that the author has given the Zargonnii includes the ability to set things on fire with their eyes - with such a powerful ability, it makes no sense that it is practically not used at all whenever Kobe is in danger. It's like the author gave him that ability just for the hell of it, but never has him utilize it because then he would become too powerful, and there would be no more obstacles for him. I also wished that the speech patterns of the Zargonni were more unique to them. They are aliens after all - it makes no sense that they sound like how a human would speak.
I think that after reading this book and the previous one in the series, I am more interested in the female Zargonnii than the main characters. Zuri and Kobe are okay, but there's not enough depth to them to have me actually become invested in their story and relationship. But the female Zargonniis on the other hand - that's a different story. The two that have been introduced so far in both books have been mysterious and only made a short appearance. But their lives are so hidden and unknown that I'm curious to read more - and they just sound so badass that I cannot help but want to read their side of the story too.