Venery: A Why Choose Alien Romance

For the Love of Aliens #3

by C.M. Stunich

I’ve been abducted by an alien in a cowboy hat.He needs me to play the role of fake fiancée to appease his family of tentacle-tailed cops.I’ll keep up the charade as long as I need if it means being reunited with Abraxas and Rurik.Shouldn’t be too hard, right? To play pretend …My life force is now inextricably tied to handsome, gun totin’ Officer Hyt.But do you know what happens if my new in-laws find out that I’m mated to three different males?Intergalactic war, that’s what.Eve Wakefield here, currently stationed on the water planet, Yaoh. I’ve been subject to all sorts of unimaginable cruelty since landing family drama, ill-fitting bathing suits, and Hyt’s horrible childhood friend. This woman is not only in love with my (fake) mate, but she’s also disturbingly perceptive. If she tells the Chief of Police that his son and I are we’re dead. Did I mention that liars are executed here?And what about the king and queen, the ones stuck on that horrible spaceship?Liars might be killed on Hyt’s planet, but Rurik’s people won’t stand for adultery.If they find out, they’ll do they’ll start eating planets and they won’t stop.Ah, hell.I did not intend to be crowned the queen of aliens.It sounds like the dumbest dumb-dumb alien romance plot ever.But if that’s the only way to save the people that I love, can I do it?Wear the crown, take the throne, save the universe.Yeah, I got this.VENERY - book 3 of 3 in the For the Love of Aliens trilogy. This is a why choose/reverse harem alien romance. In the series finale, we’ll see what it looks like when Eve's three alien males come together, find out what it really means when a spaceship eats something, and see our beloved caterer/queen of the universe get the ending she deserves.

Genres: Aliens, Science Fiction, Why Choose, Fantasy, Romance, Audiobook, Science Fiction Romance

695 pages, Paperback

Published December 11, 2023

About the author

C.M. Stunich is a self-admitted bibliophile with a love for exotic teas and a whole host of characters who live full time inside the strange, swirling vortex of her thoughts. Some folks might call this crazy, but Caitlin Morgan doesn't mind - especially considering she has to write biographies in the third person. Oh, and half the host of characters in her head are searing hot bad boys with dirty mouths and skillful hands (among other things). If being crazy means hanging out with them everyday, C.M. has decided to have herself committed.

She hates tapioca pudding, loves to binge on cheesy horror movies, and is a slave to many cats. When she's not vacuuming fur off of her couch, C.M. can be found with her nose buried in a book or her eyes glued to a computer screen. She's the author of over thirty novels - romance, new adult, fantasy, and young adult included. Please, come and join her inside her crazy. There's a heck of a lot to do there.

Oh, and Caitlin loves to chat (incessantly), so feel free to e-mail her, send her a Facebook message, or put up smoke signals. She's already looking forward to it.

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Reviews

[Lilibet Bombshell · Rating 5 out of 5]

So, the thing is: I’m still not sold on alien smut. But I am sold on this alien smut. Because when I was reading this series, but especially this final book in said series, the fact that the MMCs were aliens didn’t matter in the least. It hasn’t mattered the whole time. When I’m reading the spicy scenes in these books I’m often too caught up in the way C.M. Stunich writes (which is always stunning) to bother worrying about which parts goes where. Who cares how many tentacles are in which orifice? Not me. I care about what Officer Hyt is saying and feeling, and I care about what Eve is saying and feeling. No more. No less. Because what they’re saying and feeling is actually hotter than which part is going where.

To be honest, everyone’s possessiveness, attentiveness, and protective natures is a way bigger turn-on than almost everything else. The way Hyt, Abraxas, and Rurik constantly cover Eve in pheromones and mark spaces is both touching and sexy in a way I’d never condone in real life but find distinctly appealing when a tiny human female is stuck in outer space among environments and alien races who would love to see her dead.

I loved the first half of the book as Eve spends time with Hyt on Yaoh, waiting for Abraxas to arrive and playing “fake-fiancee” with Officer Hyt. She gets to play “possessive girlfriend” and it’s so much fun. I loved the second half of the book more, as she reunites with Abraxas and Rurik and all four of them try to figure out the rest of, well, everything. (Anything more than that would be spoilers).

The playful, sisterly banter Eve has with Jane is hilarious and familiar for anyone who has a bestie who’s as close as a sister. After not seeing much Abraxas since book one I was so happy to have him back. He’s just a dragon-y cinnamon roll who’s incredibly competent.

Watching Eve and the guys come together and pull their stuff together in order to make everything work is everything I could have wished and hoped for out of this series. I loved it so much. I’d love to see what happened to some of the supporting characters in the aftermath of this story. I’ll wait and see what Stunich will do.

All opinions, thoughts, views, and ideas expressed herein are mine and mine alone. Thank you.

File Under: 5 Star Review/Book Series/Dark Romance/Kindle Unlimited/Monster Romance/Romance Series/SciFi/Spice Level 3/Why Choose

[Rose · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is like 400 pages too long, seriously. So much filler. I was bored. The scenes that were actually good were few and far between. Everything got wrapped up in neat little bows but it felt like the author was just checking every thing off of a list. Very bland.

[Cat H · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.6 stars.
Abraxas is still my favorite. He’s for real Toothless with horns, in a constant state of rut.😂
In other words: ✨adorably dangerous✨
He never revealed his age, but my guess is that he’s actually on the young side of an ‘elder’. He’s just too smart.

Anyway.
This was very long, and then the, arguably most, important part of the book was just like ‘yeah so that happened and it’s all good now’…over in a couple sentences.
I mean. I liked the outcome. I thought it was kind of cute honestly, but it was just so quickly flipped that it didn’t give me much satisfaction.

Still.
I really enjoyed the series.
Lots and lots of very alien smut. Lots of humor in many different forms. Lots of sweetness.
Also lots of guilt and doubting and second guessing that I wasn’t a fan of, but luckily the other things really helped me find it all worth it.

[Ꮗ€♫◗☿ ❤️ ilikebooksbest.com ❤️ · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Such a dumb-dumb alien romance plot!”



The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 💙💚💜❤️
Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Chemistry: 🧪🧪🧪🧪🧪
Story/Plot: 📕📗📙📘
World building: 🌏🌍🌎🌏🌍
Character development: 🙁🤓😍🥰
Narration: 🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙
Narration Type: Duet Narration

This third installment in the series picks up with all the momentum of Pheromone and Seminal, diving deeper into its wildly imaginative sci-fi landscape. If the first two books built the foundation, this one throws open the universe’s gates and dares you to follow Eve as she juggles political destiny, emotional bonds, and a trio of alien lovers who couldn’t be more different. And somehow? It works.

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🧍‍♀️ The Heroine: Eve

Eve, formerly just a caterer from Earth, now finds herself at the center of a galactic prophecy. Rescued from the trafficking ring that treated humans like livestock, she’s mated to three very different beings: Rurik, a mothman prince chained to a throne that devours worlds; Abraxas, her dragonlike partner who needs her presence to survive; and Hyt, a tentacled cop with an Earthling sister and a lethal cowboy charm.

She’s facing cosmic laws, biological imperatives, and a royal legacy that feels less like a crown and more like a collar. What grounds her isn’t the fate of the universe—it’s the fragile, volatile love she builds with each man. That emotional truth, threaded through high-stakes absurdity, makes her arc genuinely compelling.

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🧑‍🚀 The Heroes: Rurik, Abraxas, and Hyt

• Rurik complicates the romantic dynamic by needing Eve’s blood to survive. Royal, haunted, and emotionally eclipsed by duty, his decision to ransom Abraxas for Eve’s hand in marriage paints her into a corner where love feels more like leverage.
• Abraxas is all soft growls and jungle solitude. Their quiet moments—especially in the wreckage of their crashed ship—carry emotional heft. His dying body, clinging to her imprint, turns mutual survival into a quiet heartbreak.
• Hyt steals the spotlight with cowboy boots and cephalopod charm. His humor and human fixation balance the darker themes, and his moral backbone—rescuing Earthlings from the pet trade—is unexpectedly moving. His gesture, risking death to keep Eve alive, is oddly gallant for a guy who jokes about being the pregnant one.

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🧠 Plot & Structure

The stakes are apocalyptic: Rurik’s absence risks Eve’s life and Earth itself, Abraxas is wasting away without her, and Hyt is living on borrowed time unless Eve seals their bond.

At first, I resisted the reverse harem format, but this trilogy earned my trust. Instead of quick hookups and instant chemistry, Eve builds something distinct and intimate with each male lead, and the emotional payoff lands stronger because of it. Where most stories start with all the men and let the woman catch up, this one puts emotional intimacy front and center—then bends genre tropes around it.

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😘 What I Loved

• That iconic exchange:
Hyt: “Were you pregnant by chance?”
Eve: “I am pregnant.”
Hyt: “Yeah, well, you’re not anymore, but I am.”
• Abraxas, deadpan perfection:
“I do not hate him. I simply want to eat him.”
• The Phalopex anatomy quirk: No fat cells, all appetite. A space-diet fantasy.
• Space pirates that dress like seventeenth century ocean pirates.
• Hyt in full Texas drawl, tentacles and all—somehow absurdly sexy.
• World-building that doesn’t just dress the stage; it’s textured and alive. Alien cuisine, spaceship architecture, cultural quirks—it’s sci-fi with flavor.

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🤔 What Fell Flat

• The audiobook length. At nearly double the runtime of the previous installments, pacing took a hit. The emotional momentum dragged under excessive narration and repeated beats.
• Overstuffed intimacy. The steamy scenes snowballed in the final act, to the point where I wished someone had called for narrative restraint. Once Rurik returned, it felt like a marathon of back-to-back encounters that dulled their emotional punch.

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🎧 Audiobook Performance

Patrick Zeller and Brooke Daniels were phenomenal. Daniels gives Eve a layered emotional range—vulnerable but never weak—while Zeller nails the trio of lovers with vocal clarity: Hyt’s drawl, Abraxas’s deep rumble, and Rurik’s imperious cadence. The duet-style narration keeps things dynamic and makes the tension feel personal.

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[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

First this book and the entire series was entirely too long. There were times I was actively skipping paragraphs because there was just unnecessary details.

Also there was a lot of slang in this book. Like I got the ick when she said someone had rizz.

Overall not bad but I do wish it could have ended sooner.

[Amanda Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This MAY have some spoilers but nothing crazy, I promise!
This was the longest book out of the series and now I understand why. It was A LOT to take in, but it was the best one.

The way this book started had me absolutely CACKLING. Within the first 5 minutes I was dying of laughter. Hyt has the type of energy and humor that a human would love, thanks to his sister, and that definitely made the first half of book 3 fun.
ABRAXOS. Wow yes. Primal and lovely still, he was so grounding for such a beast. She needed that throughout the ending of this story.
I absolutely loved the progression (and maybe regression at some points, ifykyk) with Rurik, and the progression with the rest of her mates.
Seeing all 3 of them together? Yes. Absolutely YES. I waited 3 books for that and it was worth the wait!

There’s a lot of moving parts for a literal sex and mating-based plot, and that I enjoyed ! I think the ONLY reason I’m not giving the full 5 stars is because there seemed to be a couple random characters thrown in towards the end that I don’t think needed to be there. Totally my opinion, and maybe there’s an extended series that involves them! They added to my already too big of a extended vocabulary that I needed to have for this story 🤣

Overall, the series was 4 ⭐️ !
Book 3 is a 4.5 ⭐️. The spice?! Literally every 🌶️. All of the peppers. Prepare yourselves. This book is about mates and mating and tentacles and tails and multiple peepees and a vampy moth with blood that literally connects them and dragon with purple spiral scales that poison her unless they smash and yea. Just remember that when you crack the book 🤣

Oh and DO NOT make me pick a favorite, thanks.

[Hot Mess Sommelière ~ Caro · Rating 2 out of 5]

Update: I finished the whole thing. it was tiring and interminable and the love rival showed up again by the end. Although she got some redemption I was left very annoyed by this.

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Can we please stop pretending like a model-beautiful woman with a high government position would stoop to obsessively stalking her childhood friend crush and his wife in hopes of getting to be his side piece in an open marriage?

This genre of women does not exist, because beautiful, well-integrated, respected and successful women do not orbit around exiled randos, hoping for the D

Having a pathetic love rival join the cast that the FMC and MMC are also constantly making fun of is seriously killing my enjoyment of this otherwise great series.

[Emms-hiatus(ish) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall, this is a fun trilogy and I enjoyed it for the most part.

I think I would’ve liked the series more if each book had different characters with an ongoing plot progression. Honestly, by the end of book 3 I was a bit bored with Eve and her fellas. Maybe it was because of the overuse of the authors acronym of A.S.S. (Alien smut slut) and the FMC reminding us over and over that she’s TSTL. It was funny the first time and annoying the 30th.

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the most fun series I've ever read!

I was genuinely worried if they and their worlds were gonna make it or not. I constantly went back and forth between who was my favorite alien. They were all wonderful.

And if only we all had a bff like Jane. Their friendship was chefs kiss.

Abraxas💜
Hyt
Rurik

[LolaLovesRH · Rating 5 out of 5]

My Heart Feels Full

If you are worried about us not getting enough of the other guys in this book, don’t worry. It’s almost twice as long as the others and we get a good amount of our dear Falopex officer Hyt and the other alien men together as well.

I loved this story so much, there were no loose ends to worry about, and the men were amazing as well as the greenest of flags. I loved their dynamic and if you asked me who my favorite was I couldn’t tell you because ALL of the men were THAT amazing, and so incredibly different from one another. I loved Eve’s character, she likes to make herself seem like she’s not a nice person but she is. She’s sassy for sure, but when it comes down to it she’s always thinking about others and how they feel and I think she’s a lovely fmc because of it, but at the same time I also enjoy her personality because she doesn’t just let people walk all over her. She has sass and fire and it made for an amazing chemistry between her and the men.

This has to be one of the smuttiest Alien RH I’ve ever read, and I loved every minutes of it. I would love to read about the other characters, especially Avery and Zero.

Virgin H
Smexy Alien Peen
Green Flag MMC

[TheBookPlatypus · Rating 5 out of 5]

“The whole universe knows that the Imperial Princess is missing now. I'm the Imperial Princess. Hyt kidnapped me. Rurik is in big trouble. I'm dead without Abraxas' cum. Important shit like that.”

This book. If there was ever an alien trilogy to recommend to someone who has an alien and monster fucker kink - it’s here. This is it. It’s fated mates. It’s three different alien species with VERY different alien appendages and customs.
It’s giving romance.
It’s giving smut.
It’s giving drama.
It’s giving comic relief.
It’s.all.there.

In book three, we get to know Hyt.. our alien space cowboy with tentacles and pheromone suckers…

“I want to be in the running, Eve. To be your mate. Maybe it's because you're the most unattainable female in the whole of the Noct, and that makes you a challenge. I've always loved a challenge."
Always going against the rules and plays by his own, he falls in love with a twice mated human. His species doesn’t like humans… yet here are.

Eve falls hard for these three aliens that love her even harder and risk their entire lives to all be together. It’s such a beautiful story that kept me on edge the entire time. I’ve I was ever beamed up to space by aliens, I can only hope it’s by one of these three species that claimed Eve as their mate.
“That's... that's true love, isn't it? When your guys can get cucked by a double-dicked dragon.”

When everyone is finally together, and we FINALLY get a few long epilogue chapters into the future… I literally cried happy tears for these fictional characters. So well deserved.

I’m so hoping this trilogy gets typed enough that CM Stunich will continue with side characters to get their own stories because they definitely need them! I need them! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Kayla · Rating 3 out of 5]

I hate to say it, but this just felt too long. The writing style was definitely different, but was still able to suck me in as a reader. I loved all of our harem. I would’ve preferred if Jane’s story was told on its own instead of slightly parallel to Eve’s. The human characters are the only ones that feel one dimensional. Abraxas, Hyt and Rurik all felt so real, and it was incredibly easy to fall for each of them. I would destroy planets for all them. In that me and Eve were alike. Also while it was funny and made me laugh aloud, the jokes were getting REALLY repetitive. Otherwise an enjoyable read, but I will not reread it. Also Kya is soooo adorable🥰

[Melanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh just ok. 2.8 stars. Waaaay too many sex scenes. I was skimming them. Eve’s still bratty/selfish but she did get just a bit better. Not enough male POVs.

[Lila · Rating 3 out of 5]

What a wild ride, where to start…

“Venery” is more than 700 pages of the final instalment of Eve’s story. As with each of the previous books, a significant portion of the book is dedicated to getting to know and building the relationship with another member of the harem. We spend the first 1/3 of this book with Eve and Officer Hyt, before shit hits the fan and Eve, Rurik, Hyt, and Abraxas (swoon!) have to fight for their future.

I both loved and disliked aspects of this story…I’ll start with what I loved:

✅ The writing style. The plot was interesting, the world building was fantastic, and the dialogue was engaging.
✅ The three unique MMC’s and the creativity that went into building out their respective worlds, their physiology, and their characters. Hats off to the author on this.
✅ The fact that all loose ends were (basically) tied up by the end. 80% in I was nervous with how much was still open/unknown, but I’m left completely satisfied.
✅ Abraxas “thank you for quenching the hungry depths of my lonely heart.” ❤️❤️❤️

What I didn’t love:

☑️ The sheer amount of smut in this last book. Seriously, the size could have been cut by a third and still have had more than enough smut to satisfy me. I was sad to feel myself skimming through most of the last 50% of it.
☑️ Even though the “RH” aspect of this worked out at the end, it felt more like a “love triangle” through most of the book giving me some vague “cheating” vibes which tainted my feeling of the relationships throughout most of the series. It recovered by the end, but not enough to get rid of that bitter aftertaste.
☑️ Eve. She annoyed me in the first two books and continued to annoy me in this one. Just so many little things, but her character brought down the whole series for me.
☑️ I got really, really tired of the “dumb-dumb alien romance novel tropes” references. It was funny the first 10 times. Not the last 50.

Overall, I definitely applaud the author on such a unique story with so many sought-after tropes and really loveable MMC’s. I enjoyed the series and would recommend for sure…but I don’t feel invested enough to read any future instalments.

[Poppy || Monster Lover · Rating 5 out of 5]

Is there anything I can really say that won’t spoil? I’ll do my best to make this coherent.
I was on the fence about Hyt after book 2. He had some potential, and clearly was a good person, but, like, ABRAXAS. I shouldn’t be surprised I changed my mind because I also was very firmly on team “add Rurik to the harem” by the end of Seminal. This trilogy gives time and attention to each MMC as an individual, and a way for them to grow with the FMC as a couple without the other MMCs being around. Each relationship was all consuming in and of itself, so it probably wouldn’t have been feasible to add MMCs otherwise.
There was a moment, a major plot point, where I was really unhappy and debated dropping the rating. Then I decided it fit with the rest of the story, and moved on. It was over the top and ridiculous and wonderful as a whole.

Spice: 5/5

Triggers: violence, gore, child abuse (off page), emotional abuse from parent, cheating-ish, severe illness, murder

[Main Character Energy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great ending to a fantastic series. Usually, I put my book on audio so it reads to me while I complete other things like housework and such, but I had to read every word. I loved this series so much. I could read Eves life story forever.

If you haven't read this series, I highly recommend it.

Alien. Stolen from Earth. Mate bond. Why chose. Space. Planets. Girl drama. Fighting. Kidnapped. Strong female. Two meat sausage. Tentacles. Pregnancy. Family drama. Book boyfriends.

[Danielle Ciaglia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh the Imperial Queen Eve, how fiercely you protect those you love most. This series was so easy to dive into! Eve is hilarious and brave and I truly fell in love with her character and the development she went through. Her spunky attitude and curiosity was easy to relate to. As well as being part of the A.S.S.! (Gotta read the books to get the reference 😉). Abraxas will forever be in my heart. I fell in love with him first and just continued to throughout the series and will stand by the fact that he’s a cinnamon roll in a scary dragon aliens body! His dominance and possessiveness of Eve throughout was constantly demonstrated by his actions which had me dreaming of my own double 🍆 Aspis🤤 Rurik and his otherworldliness just makes me curious as to what the cormata are like👀. Plus his fierce protection of Eve is hard not to fall in love with either, while also putting the others before himself. Taking over the Korol despite how badly he didn’t want the throne just demonstrated how true his heart is 🤍 Oh Hyt, the family issues along with sharing the pregnancy… wow wow, he was probably the one I fell for the fastest. His huge heart, genuineness, tentacles, devotion plus being a skilled warrior…. Plus did I mention the tentacles?!?!!

I’m glad the book had 3 epilogues cause I was slightly disappointed that the story was built up so much throughout to end abruptly.

I need more Noctuida asap!!

[Dreamy · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5

I didn't expect to enjoy Hyt's moment to shine, his relationship with the FMC in the first book is almost nonexistent and in the second it felt very, very forced, but I loved him. He's such a good mate, so loving. The spice was amazing and I loved how he got tangled up in the baby situation.

The one thing I didn't like was when all the four got together, though. It didn't feel natural for neither Abraxis or Rurik to be so okay with sharing. Neither of them are the type to begin with and this RH didn't feel very natural in the slightest, but I did enjoy how they became a team to overthrow the Vestalis king and queen.

The end was a lot of sugar, the whole "the ship understand loves now" felt forced, but whatever, it was a fun ride. I loved the universe and the rich fabric of races and characters.

[Mary Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first two books balanced the intimate scenes with plot really well. This one felt like too much for me. I fully understand that the mating was intrinsic to the story and this was Eve's time with Hyt, which is fine, but it was in almost every chapter, especially in the first half. It all melded together, and I had to push myself to keep reading.

That being said, I absolutely LOVED the last 25%, in particular, the ending. The resolution to making Rurik king was not overdone, and I never saw the ship's response in a million years. It was fantastic and unexpected. I also enjoyed the epilogues.

This series was really neat. If you're looking for a fun adventure with a mouthy human and spectacular aliens from outer space, you'll like it.

[Mor Perry · Rating 5 out of 5]

so hot!!

This series is really amazing. I loved reading it couldn’t stop reading it for three days straight. It has a lot of smut.. a lot of really hot sex scenes with freaky alien sex. I love that storyline. I have a soft spot for hot aliens so if you’re looking for a good alien Romance this is the book for you. I really love the writing. It’s funny. It’s witty and the best part is the ending of the book . It ends with not just one chapter of an epilogue she gave us the taste of earth in the end and I know it’s a spoiler, I got the closure I needed for the ending and it made me really laugh out loud thanks again, c m stunich for another amazing book!

[Angela Plumeria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Unique MMMF alien romance series. Fantastic world building and great romance arcs. Like the heroine, I loved all the male love interests most when I was reading about them. There are a few childish things about the writing. This last book should have been split into two, it was wayyyy too long. Almost quit but I am glad I stayed with it. Great action scenes in this one. Author did a good job of making the males attractive physically and mentally but also incorporated some disgusting aspects into the mating and physical characteristics. Weird but good overall. Not sure why she kept harping on the caterer profession when they don’t have her cook or prepare a single thing the entire book. Lol

[Claire Letnic · Rating 4 out of 5]

NGL: this was a LONG book… there were times when I’d come back to it and be like “should I skip chapters to get to the good stuff?”, but I found that each chapter had important parts that would have been confusing if I had skipped it later on. Plus, the content still kept me motivated to keep going. I’m glad I did.

[✨ Just Another Bookwyrm ✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gah!!! I’m SO sad this is over!!! 😭 I wanted more of all of them together 🥰. I’m gonna have SUCH a bad book hangover from this series. Definitely a new favorite ❤️.

- AWESOME narration; definitely give them a listen!

- I think the characters I would be most excited to read about are Jane, Kya when she’s older, and (especially) Kayla 🤩.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.6

[Leidy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this trilogy. There wasn’t a second I felt bored or wanted to stop reading. All three books were fun and spicy. Deff recommend.

[thebookcritic_ · Rating 2 out of 5]

too long but overall a decent series

This book was extremely long. Way longer than the first two books. I felt a lot of it was repetitive. Like repeating everything that’s happened between Eve and her mates. The book definitely happened how it needed to but it was also about 200 pages too long. I am happy they eventually got their HEA. Still not a fan of the FMC talking to the reader. Rurik becoming free was a bit anticlimactic. That scene was just as important as them fighting for the throne. That part felt rushed and thrown together.

Towards the end the author kept referencing Rurik’s horns but I didn’t think he had horns, just antennae. There was also a mixup of characters at the end.

[Airwreckah · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 but I’ll round up because I loved Hyt and the world building was interesting but I do not like the endless hand wringing about the RH and her interminable inner dialogue which wears the reader down much more intensely by the third book.

If I have to read the phrase ASS alien Smut slut OR dumb-dumb alien romance plot I swear I will be compelled to murder. The number of times these 4th wall breaking phrases appeared to absolutely tear me out of the narrative is uncountable. And it happens in each of the books and gets progressively worse. Im begging you. Please no more.

[bbyblue · Rating 4 out of 5]

*SPOILERS AT THE END*

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 ; OVERALL RATING

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5 ; SPICE

🖤🖤🖤🖤/5 ; ROMANCE

Holy shit that last book was so long. But it was really quite good. Would I read again though? I don’t know honestly… I just didn’t connect with the characters especially the heroine. BUT it was written beautifully and held my interest enough to read a 772 page book lmfao.


What I liked:
-world building
-The alien descriptions
-the hero’s personalities
-I did like the epilogues they were very cute
-the funny moments especially with Abraxas peeing on everything lol

What I didn’t like:
-the heroine seemed narcissistic at times and was soooo back and forth throughout the second and even third book.
-the ending and everything building up was so abrupt, we were told rather than shown
-what was up with the cat? That was so random
-the scene with the ship?????? Like okay????? All of that worry over Rurik being attached to the ship for everything to work out PERFECTLY in less than 10 pages???????
-I was still so confused lol

**SPOILERS**

Mfmm/NOmm/alien/reverseharem/allvirginHs

Cheating- no
Ow/Om Drama- kinda(one of Hs has a female best friend who loves him but he sees her as a sister)
Possessive/Obsessive- yes kinda
HEA?HFN?- HEA

[Jet · Rating 1 out of 5]

Starts with cheating, spirals from there. As I mentioned in an update while reading, this is less of a “why choose” and more of a “why respect your partners”, and even though I myself am not poly, this left a bad taste.

Despite one of the LIs being *very clearly miserable* as a result of the MC’s actions, she continues to barrel her way through all interactions and make the same “Alien Smut Slut” joke I hoped and damn near prayed would be an unfortunate one-off joke from an older author that’s a little out of touch with humor, à la JD Robb.

No such luck. I stopped counting at ten times this “joke” was stated, though, honestly might’ve been counting a few from the previous entry in this series.

Between the MC turning into a totally different character, the filler being more prevalent than plot, and said aforementioned plot—the main crux of the story—being resolved in a page or two, I ended up not enjoying this book. Which is a shame as the smut scenes are well-written and it’s very clear that the author has skill with those scenes and with describing atypical biology. That skill just didn’t translate to maintaining a likable MC and a well-thought-out story.

[senna · Rating 3 out of 5]

that was an awful lot of buildup for something that was able to be concluded in one chapter in a couple pages… also i appreciate the art of the guys bc i can’t picture stuff for the life of me but WHAT DO THE KIDS LOOK LIKE????? HELLO??? I NEED ART OF THEM?? hopefully we get more from this world tho like i’d love to read jane’s side either of these of events or her story after it but i also def want a kayla book and a zero book