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Paradise Reclaimed #3
Alliance
“Saving him meant saving her colony…” Lyra Bryan has been saving people her whole life from a chick in the ventilation pipes to her mentally ill brother when his mind drifts back to Old Earth. She meets her match when she finds a gorgeous alien man aboard the arachnid ship. Captured after a failed attempt to save his people, his spirit is broken, craving only vengeance. To save her colony, Lyra must save his body and soul. Lyra’s lifemate, Tauren, is jealous of her obsession with the alien man and will do anything in his power to break them apart. While they travel to the arachnid’s home world to defeat the mother brain once and for all, they must set aside their differences and work as a team. But, can Tauren be trusted?
238 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 25, 2014
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About the author
Aubrie Dionne
37 books569 followersAubrie grew up watching the original Star Wars movies over and over again until she could recite and reenact every single scene in her backyard. She also loved The Goonies, Star Trek the Next Generation-favorite character was Data by far-, and Indiana Jones. But, her all time favorite movie was The Last Unicorn. She still wonders why the unicorn decided to change back to a unicorn in the end.
Aubrie wrote in her junior high yearbook that she wanted to be "A concert flutist" when she grew up. When she made that happen, she decided one career was not enough and embarked as a fantasy, sci fi author. Two careers seems to keep her busy. For now.
Now for the professional bio:
Aubrie Dionne is an author and flutist in New England. Her writings have appeared in Mindflights, Niteblade, Silver Blade, Emerald Tales, Hazard Cat, Moon Drenched Fables, A Fly in Amber, and Aurora Wolf. Her books are published by Entangled Publishing, Lyrical Press, and Gypsy Shadow Publishing. She recently signed her YA sci fi novel with Inkspell Publishing titled: Colonization: Paradise Reclaimed, which will release in October 2012. When she's not writing, Aubrie teaches flute and plays in orchestras. She's a big Star Trek TNG fan, as well as Star Wars and Serenity.
Aubrie wrote in her junior high yearbook that she wanted to be "A concert flutist" when she grew up. When she made that happen, she decided one career was not enough and embarked as a fantasy, sci fi author. Two careers seems to keep her busy. For now.
Now for the professional bio:
Aubrie Dionne is an author and flutist in New England. Her writings have appeared in Mindflights, Niteblade, Silver Blade, Emerald Tales, Hazard Cat, Moon Drenched Fables, A Fly in Amber, and Aurora Wolf. Her books are published by Entangled Publishing, Lyrical Press, and Gypsy Shadow Publishing. She recently signed her YA sci fi novel with Inkspell Publishing titled: Colonization: Paradise Reclaimed, which will release in October 2012. When she's not writing, Aubrie teaches flute and plays in orchestras. She's a big Star Trek TNG fan, as well as Star Wars and Serenity.
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August 31, 2016
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5 out of 5 stars
This book grips you and pulls you in from the first page!
5 out of 5 stars
This book grips you and pulls you in from the first page!
January 25, 2016
Alliance is the weakest of the three novels in this series. The main character's huge infatuation over someone she hardly knows got annoying. Her guilt feelings over everything got annoying as well. I really couldn't decide whether to give this 2.5 stars or 3. I was generous and gave it 3. Overall I liked this series ok. It is light sci-fi written for young adults that of course focuses a lot on romance. I do kind of get tired of the man destroying the earth with their carelessness theme a lot of these sci-fi books have. Can we think of some other reason to leave the earth? If you are looking for deep sci-fi or something new, look elsewhere.
January 31, 2014
So, you think Earth spiders are creepy? Imagine meeting up with alien arachnids who spew poisonous venom and suck the life out of other beings to feed their queen and her eggs? Oh, and they have their own planet, spaceships and are on an intergalactic hunt and your planet was on their “to do” list of conquests. Alliance by Aubrie Dionne, the third installment in the Paradise Reclaimed YA/Fantasy/Sci-fi series not only lets the reader escape from reality, but from the planet Earth, itself, which could be a good thing, as the Earth of the future has been destroyed. Colonies have been set up across the galaxy to save mankind, and Paradise 21 is now home to Lyra, a girl who never thought of herself as the heroic type, until one life-changing moment when she saw her future in the eyes of Asteran, possibly the sole survivor of an alien planet devastated by the arachnids. Together with a rag-tag group of unlikely warriors, they set out in the ship of defeated arachnid scouts, to discover what is left of Asteran’s world and attempt to thwart the full scale arachnid invasion. Will they accomplish their suicidal mission and save Paradise 21?
From page one, the action and the budding romance takeoff, as Lyra learns the importance of following her heart, and protecting her colony. Ms. Dionne breathes life into each scene, each character with her wonderfully detailed story-telling. There is adventure, personal growth for many characters, and amazing discoveries to be had inAlliance as I was transported into the far reaches of space, living each moment in the strange and wondrous reality of these pioneers of the future as they blaze their own trail into the unknown.
Low on angsty whining and high on adventure and bravery, Ms. Dionne takes us where no human has gone before, while allowing the reader the pleasure of seeing that young love truly is universal and worth fighting for.
Series: Paradise Reclaimed, Book 3
Publication Date: January 25, 2014
Publisher: Inkspell Publishing
ISBN: 1939590280
Genre: YA Fantasy/Sci-fi
Number of Pages: 238
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March 21, 2014
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Alliance was a rather good book. I did enjoy it. I really liked the whole Paradise Reclaimed series actually, there is a real sense of continuity and each book literally picks up where the last left off. This made for a good read as it gave me better insight into the world that was Paradise 21.
In this book, we are reintroduced to Lara. Remember her? She was present in Colonization, albeit a really tiny part and again in Reconnaissance, where she had a slightly bigger part, yet not a major one. The thing is, what we saw of her in these 2 books made me feel like she was a bimbo, and simply put, not a very likeable character.
Yet, what happened in this book is that the character development was really good. Aubrie Dionne seems to do this really well. From a not very likeable character, she develops the character into someone worth respecting and someone you begin to admire. She did that with Andromeda in Colonization, who really matured over the book. She did that with Nova in Reconnaissance, who managed to put aside her prejudice to save the colony. She did that again here, with Lara, where we see Lara grow into a strong girl who is willing to fight for what she wants.
The plot of the book was really good too and provided an excellent continuation of the series. The action was exciting and kept me turning pages. It was interspersed with rather good dialogue which made for a very engaging story.
All in all, I really did like this whole series. It was really well structured and I liked seeing how everyone had an important part to play, and that a problem wasn’t just so easily solved after all. Paradise Reclaimed is a really good series, and I hope that there will be more books! After all, we are told at the end of Haven 6 that eventually they left Paradise 21 for Paradise 18. So yep, after it seems like the threats have been neutralized here, I’m curious to know what other things can play out in the future!
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Alliance was a rather good book. I did enjoy it. I really liked the whole Paradise Reclaimed series actually, there is a real sense of continuity and each book literally picks up where the last left off. This made for a good read as it gave me better insight into the world that was Paradise 21.
In this book, we are reintroduced to Lara. Remember her? She was present in Colonization, albeit a really tiny part and again in Reconnaissance, where she had a slightly bigger part, yet not a major one. The thing is, what we saw of her in these 2 books made me feel like she was a bimbo, and simply put, not a very likeable character.
Yet, what happened in this book is that the character development was really good. Aubrie Dionne seems to do this really well. From a not very likeable character, she develops the character into someone worth respecting and someone you begin to admire. She did that with Andromeda in Colonization, who really matured over the book. She did that with Nova in Reconnaissance, who managed to put aside her prejudice to save the colony. She did that again here, with Lara, where we see Lara grow into a strong girl who is willing to fight for what she wants.
The plot of the book was really good too and provided an excellent continuation of the series. The action was exciting and kept me turning pages. It was interspersed with rather good dialogue which made for a very engaging story.
All in all, I really did like this whole series. It was really well structured and I liked seeing how everyone had an important part to play, and that a problem wasn’t just so easily solved after all. Paradise Reclaimed is a really good series, and I hope that there will be more books! After all, we are told at the end of Haven 6 that eventually they left Paradise 21 for Paradise 18. So yep, after it seems like the threats have been neutralized here, I’m curious to know what other things can play out in the future!
January 13, 2014
Lyra Bryan must step out of her strawberry perfume life and save her colony and a hot alien at all costs in Aubrie Dionne's Alliance. The third book in the Paradise Reclaimed series, this novel picks up where Reconnaissance left off, but with Lyra telling the story. Lyra is a sweet girl, although she seems a little bit of a space head at the start. I love how she grows as a character. Asteran, the handsome alien from Priavenus, has such a sad story, and his plight tugged on my heartstrings. This fast-paced read sent me to the planet Paradise 21 and across the universe with Dionne's lyrical prose. And the alien arachnids still give me nightmares. Although I would've liked to know more of what happened to the characters at the end, Alliance by Aubrie Dionne is a wonderful addition to the Paradise Reclaimed series, and I recommend it to anyone who loves sweet sci-fi romance.
January 7, 2014
I was very lucky to receive an advance copy of this novel.
Aubrie Dionne writes characters with depth, in a beautifully described world. I've loved reading this whole series, and this one was my favourite so far!
Aubrie Dionne writes characters with depth, in a beautifully described world. I've loved reading this whole series, and this one was my favourite so far!
March 19, 2014
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I love this series, its been one that hooked me in from the first book. I first was sucked into this amazing future sci-fi world in Paradise 21, which is book 1 of another series (A New Dawn #1) That series is also great, but not necessary to read to enjoy this series. It would be better as it gives lots of the history of the relatives many generations back from the ones in this book.
Aubrie is an amazing writer, who has a great grasp of writing an entertaining series of books.
I do not like to spoil anything so will keep spoiler free. This is the 3rd book, and this series carries on from book 1-3, we just get a different character telling their story. If i say too much, it could have spoilers.
So I will just let you know, the world that is created is very believable, and interesting. The characters are all very well developed, and likable.
I especially liked the Alien, who is so hot, he is close to like humans, but has ever changing color of eyes, slight golden skin (i think nice tan) and dark blue hair (i think so black its blue, lol) has swirling tattoo markings on his face, makes me think of a great new tv show I watch called Star Crossed, they have the markings, but normal skin and hair.
Anyway, he is great. Thats all I should say on him.
The aracnids alien villains are horrid, scared the crap out of me, but giant spiders with metal webs and brain sacks hanging down is enough to creep anyone out, lol. We first see them in book 2, and see more in this one.
So come check out this series. Start with the first book, Colonization, then Reconnaissance , I highly recommend them all.
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I love this series, its been one that hooked me in from the first book. I first was sucked into this amazing future sci-fi world in Paradise 21, which is book 1 of another series (A New Dawn #1) That series is also great, but not necessary to read to enjoy this series. It would be better as it gives lots of the history of the relatives many generations back from the ones in this book.
Aubrie is an amazing writer, who has a great grasp of writing an entertaining series of books.
I do not like to spoil anything so will keep spoiler free. This is the 3rd book, and this series carries on from book 1-3, we just get a different character telling their story. If i say too much, it could have spoilers.
So I will just let you know, the world that is created is very believable, and interesting. The characters are all very well developed, and likable.
I especially liked the Alien, who is so hot, he is close to like humans, but has ever changing color of eyes, slight golden skin (i think nice tan) and dark blue hair (i think so black its blue, lol) has swirling tattoo markings on his face, makes me think of a great new tv show I watch called Star Crossed, they have the markings, but normal skin and hair.
Anyway, he is great. Thats all I should say on him.
The aracnids alien villains are horrid, scared the crap out of me, but giant spiders with metal webs and brain sacks hanging down is enough to creep anyone out, lol. We first see them in book 2, and see more in this one.
So come check out this series. Start with the first book, Colonization, then Reconnaissance , I highly recommend them all.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author for my honest review.
Others in this series:
Other series that tie into this one:
March 13, 2015
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It took me a while to fall into this as we're now behind another character's eyes, but one that we've seen before in this series, and once I got the gist of who it was I was able to fall effortlessly into this world! Mrs. Dionne does well with providing information when need be on characters to remind us who they are without making it feel overwhelming for us. This world is beautifully detailed and I just love going on these adventures with this cast of characters! I get so sucked in that it feels absolutely real!
Once again the enemies for Lyra and her colony is the eight legged alien species from the previous book Reconnaissance. And me being absolutely deathly afraid of spiders this book was definitely creepy for me. The details are very vivid so whenever they were in the scene I definitely felt as if the little creepy crawlers were crawling all over me, so this was a spine chilling read for me haha.
Now onto the other side of the story, the romance! Lyra is excited that the former leader of the colony discontinued the lifemate program so now she has the chance to leave Tauren- a very jealous man. This man has a temper and towards any man that steps foot near Lyra and his temper has been brought up a notch because Lyra has eyes for an alien man she saved on the ship that captured her in Reconnaissance. Though I got swept up with the heat between them and the swooning, sometimes I would get annoyed when she's thinking about her feelings or wondering if he returns her feelings in times she should be thinking of running away. However, I like how Mrs. Dionne thinks the same and Lyra shakes herself out of the trance and snides herself for being distracted haha. It's actually a brilliant balance!
Overall I'm so sad to see this series end! I feel like they could go on so many adventures on this new world they're at! But no matter, I enjoyed the ride while it lasted! Alliance had me on my toes, making me have to read one more chapter. I could breeze right through this action packed book! There were moments that really pulled at my heart strings and I loved how real this world felt to me! I definitely got attached to these characters easily and when Lyra finally stood up to Tauren and told him it was over I was definitely going "You go girl!" haha. I'm just dying to read Mrs. Dionne The New Dawn series as I believe it's a prequel to this series, I'm just craving more of this world! If you love science fiction and romance then this is a series you definitely have to check out!
March 21, 2014
Aubrie Dionne is becoming one of those authors that I cannot say no to. Her books are phenomenal. The third in her Paradise reclaimed series was just as good as her first two. And the great thing about this series is that you really do not have to read the first two, although it would give you a heck of a lot of background information, but you do not HAVE TO. Aubrie does an outstanding job of reminding the reader of the past events but not to a point where the story gets boring just to a point where my memory is jogged and then she moves right along.
And speaking of moving along, this book picks up seriously right after they escaped from the horrific spider aliens. The main characters are still reeling from the affects of that escape and awards are still being given out. More importantly, an alien that was trapped on that spaceship was rescued and has just woken up!
This is just the beginning of this book. I was already completely enthralled and couldn't wait to find out what Aubrie had in store this time. All of her stories are filled with horror and some tragedy but the characters always come out in the end better than when they started.
We also get to see more arachnids, which I positively love! This is like Alien in book form, so fantastically written that I felt like I could imagine them! And since I'm a lover of spiders this was fabulous for me!
The ending seemed maybe a little cut off this time. I still have some questions where in her first two it seemed that although they ended on cliff hangers, I felt most of my questions were answered. This one seemed like it left some things unanswered on purpose. But being a huge fan of Aubrie's, I'm kind of hoping that was the point and we're going to get a book four!
Absolutely recommended for anyone who enjoys a bit of dystopian (although it doesn't seem that bad), with some sci-fi, horror, and a touch of romance!
And speaking of moving along, this book picks up seriously right after they escaped from the horrific spider aliens. The main characters are still reeling from the affects of that escape and awards are still being given out. More importantly, an alien that was trapped on that spaceship was rescued and has just woken up!
This is just the beginning of this book. I was already completely enthralled and couldn't wait to find out what Aubrie had in store this time. All of her stories are filled with horror and some tragedy but the characters always come out in the end better than when they started.
We also get to see more arachnids, which I positively love! This is like Alien in book form, so fantastically written that I felt like I could imagine them! And since I'm a lover of spiders this was fabulous for me!
The ending seemed maybe a little cut off this time. I still have some questions where in her first two it seemed that although they ended on cliff hangers, I felt most of my questions were answered. This one seemed like it left some things unanswered on purpose. But being a huge fan of Aubrie's, I'm kind of hoping that was the point and we're going to get a book four!
Absolutely recommended for anyone who enjoys a bit of dystopian (although it doesn't seem that bad), with some sci-fi, horror, and a touch of romance!
February 2, 2014
Lyra Bryan is a hero amongst her people. She's saved them many times, and even in private, she's rescued her brother from the hold of his strange mental illness. Now she's rescued a gorgeous alien from the arachnids' ship and she can't get him out of her head. She risks punishment just to learn his name. Asteran. He's as beautiful as his name and just as brave. Asteran tells them of the danger Paradise 21 is still in from the arachnids. Lyra and her people won't survive a second battle with them. With Asteran's help, Lyra and a few teammates travel to the arachnids' home world to destroy them at their source, but will they even make it there alive to complete their mission?
An incredible final book for this sci-fi romance trilogy. This is my favorite one in the Paradise Reclaimed series. It's fast-paced, suspenseful, and beautifully written. The author's description can sweep you off your feet into this whole new world.
Lyra is celebrated amongst her people and paired with the Commander's son, but she's afraid to tell him that's not what she wants. Over the story, Lyra grows and find the courage to do what's not only right for others but for herself as well. Of course her heart tells her that she's falling for Asteran. He's noble and brave, but he's suffered a great loss. His sorrow made my chest tighten. Lyra and Asteran are accompanied by a wonderful cast of characters. Leo is fascinating and entertaining, and I was already a fan of Nova from the second book in the series.
This book should be on everyone's must read list! I can't wait to see what Aubrie Dionne comes up with next.
An incredible final book for this sci-fi romance trilogy. This is my favorite one in the Paradise Reclaimed series. It's fast-paced, suspenseful, and beautifully written. The author's description can sweep you off your feet into this whole new world.
Lyra is celebrated amongst her people and paired with the Commander's son, but she's afraid to tell him that's not what she wants. Over the story, Lyra grows and find the courage to do what's not only right for others but for herself as well. Of course her heart tells her that she's falling for Asteran. He's noble and brave, but he's suffered a great loss. His sorrow made my chest tighten. Lyra and Asteran are accompanied by a wonderful cast of characters. Leo is fascinating and entertaining, and I was already a fan of Nova from the second book in the series.
This book should be on everyone's must read list! I can't wait to see what Aubrie Dionne comes up with next.
May 1, 2014
After defeating the arachnids, other aliens were recovered and placed under observation. The gorgeous alien Lyra saved has quite a tale to tell, one which places all of Paradise 21 (Earthlings new home world) in danger once again. I read books one and two of this series but only vaguely recall Lyra. Switching to her point of view was refreshing. This is how all books in a series ought to be written. World-building in this young adult sci-fi novel detailed not only a completely different lifestyle but a new way of thinking, echoing dystopian novels. Yet while Earth is also destroyed in this story, the universe now is new, fresh, and hopeful. Phrases like "sucked like a black hole", "galloping comets", and ...
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March 18, 2014
I love Alien books. This book grips you and pulls you in from the first page. Not only do you have the arachnid Aliens which bring the awesome creepy effect but then you have the gorgeous alien Asteran. Lyra is swooning over Asteran and Tauren is not ok with this attraction. Asteran is from Priavenus and seems a little broken.
Did I say I love Alien books. This book is set apart from the other alien books that fluff the story and make all aliens pretty and appealing and while this book has that, it has the intense aspect with the arachnid's. The poisonous venom that they inject into there prey adds to the intensity of the encounters. Once you start this book you wont be able to put it down. Sorry a little short I don't do spoilers. I am, giving this book 5 out of 5 stars. Add this to your read list below and you wont be sorry.
Did I say I love Alien books. This book is set apart from the other alien books that fluff the story and make all aliens pretty and appealing and while this book has that, it has the intense aspect with the arachnid's. The poisonous venom that they inject into there prey adds to the intensity of the encounters. Once you start this book you wont be able to put it down. Sorry a little short I don't do spoilers. I am, giving this book 5 out of 5 stars. Add this to your read list below and you wont be sorry.
October 12, 2014
I received a free copy of the book from the author for my honest opinion.
Lyra Bryan has been saving lost souls all of her life and now she wants to and has to save the alien that is a survivor like herself from the arachnids' ship. Lyra has been the only one that can help her brother Leo comes back to the present after a visit to the past on Old Earth. Lyra and her family have kept Leo's mental illness a secret as much as they could. But Lyra always manages to bring him back. Lyra has a great big heart and wants to save everyone but she can't save everyone but she tries. It is not in her heart to just walk away from the alien and not help him. Lyra and the alien, Asteran were both captives of the arachnids until Nova saved them.
The arachnids are giant alien spiders that came to Paradise 21 to take all of the humans back to their home planet as food for the queen of the arachnids. Asteran is the only survivor from his home planet. The arachnids attacked his planet and he was the only to survive thanks to Nova. When Asteran finally wakes up he tells Lyra that their planet is in danger. The arachnids will come to their planet and attack them just like they did his planet. Lyra tries to warn Commander Crophaven. She tells him that they need to go to the alien spider's planet and kill the queen spider in order to save their colony but the commander says they can't do that. They will have to wait for the arachnids to come to them. But Lyra and Asteran have other plans in the making.
Lyra is attracted to Asteran with his golden skin color and his cobalt blue hair. His body is to die for with muscles for days. Not that she peeped under the sheet while he was unconscious or anything. Ha Ha! What woman wouldn't peep if they found their selves in the same predicament as Lyra? Women as well as Men are gonna look at a beautiful person if and when given the chance. All men and women can recognize beauty I mean they are not blind not matter what they may say.
Lyra's lifemate is jealous of Asteran but I image that he is not the only one he is jealous of. Her lifemate Tauren thinks that Lyra should do what he says and she should also believe and think like he does. Lyra doesn't want to be Tauren's lifemate but hasn't found the right time to tell him. Even though she doesn't love him and under no circumstance does she want to spend the rest of her life with him she is having a hard time letting him in on that fact because she never wants to hurt anyone no matter what kind of person they are or what they have done to her.
After discussing with the commander the intentions of the arachnids and not getting the support she needs to save her colony. Lyra takes matters into her own hands with the help of Nova, Asteran, and her brother Leo to do whatever it takes to save their colony from the arachnids.
I have really and truly loved reading the Paradise Reclaimed series and am really looking forward to reading more about the people on Paradise 21. Aubrie Dionne knows how to capture your attention from the first page of the first book or from any book she has written. I love reading about aliens, spaceships, planets and colonies. Aubrie Dionne is one of those authors that you don't have to read the summary of her books to know that it is going to be good. She is like Stephen King meaning that no matter what genre she writes in you know it is going to be a #1 hit. I have loved every book that I have read by her and I don't know which one is my favorite. But I guess since I am a horror freak I would have to say that her science fiction, dystopian books about the planet Paradise 21 are my favorite. That includes the Paradise Reclaimed series and the A New Dawn Series as well. Although I have not finished the A New Dawn series as of yet but I definitely plan on it.
I can't wait to find out more about Lyra and Asteran if they end up together and how Tauren actually accepts her rejection of him. Does he try to get revenge? Will they be a part two of Alliance? Or will the next book be about other characters in the series? I would like to learn more about Lyra and Asteran's relationship but I love all of the characters in this series. Hopefully we will get to continue following the colony on Paradise 21. And if you have not read the Paradise Reclaimed series or the A New Dawn series then I highly recommend both series.
Lyra Bryan has been saving lost souls all of her life and now she wants to and has to save the alien that is a survivor like herself from the arachnids' ship. Lyra has been the only one that can help her brother Leo comes back to the present after a visit to the past on Old Earth. Lyra and her family have kept Leo's mental illness a secret as much as they could. But Lyra always manages to bring him back. Lyra has a great big heart and wants to save everyone but she can't save everyone but she tries. It is not in her heart to just walk away from the alien and not help him. Lyra and the alien, Asteran were both captives of the arachnids until Nova saved them.
The arachnids are giant alien spiders that came to Paradise 21 to take all of the humans back to their home planet as food for the queen of the arachnids. Asteran is the only survivor from his home planet. The arachnids attacked his planet and he was the only to survive thanks to Nova. When Asteran finally wakes up he tells Lyra that their planet is in danger. The arachnids will come to their planet and attack them just like they did his planet. Lyra tries to warn Commander Crophaven. She tells him that they need to go to the alien spider's planet and kill the queen spider in order to save their colony but the commander says they can't do that. They will have to wait for the arachnids to come to them. But Lyra and Asteran have other plans in the making.
Lyra is attracted to Asteran with his golden skin color and his cobalt blue hair. His body is to die for with muscles for days. Not that she peeped under the sheet while he was unconscious or anything. Ha Ha! What woman wouldn't peep if they found their selves in the same predicament as Lyra? Women as well as Men are gonna look at a beautiful person if and when given the chance. All men and women can recognize beauty I mean they are not blind not matter what they may say.
Lyra's lifemate is jealous of Asteran but I image that he is not the only one he is jealous of. Her lifemate Tauren thinks that Lyra should do what he says and she should also believe and think like he does. Lyra doesn't want to be Tauren's lifemate but hasn't found the right time to tell him. Even though she doesn't love him and under no circumstance does she want to spend the rest of her life with him she is having a hard time letting him in on that fact because she never wants to hurt anyone no matter what kind of person they are or what they have done to her.
After discussing with the commander the intentions of the arachnids and not getting the support she needs to save her colony. Lyra takes matters into her own hands with the help of Nova, Asteran, and her brother Leo to do whatever it takes to save their colony from the arachnids.
I have really and truly loved reading the Paradise Reclaimed series and am really looking forward to reading more about the people on Paradise 21. Aubrie Dionne knows how to capture your attention from the first page of the first book or from any book she has written. I love reading about aliens, spaceships, planets and colonies. Aubrie Dionne is one of those authors that you don't have to read the summary of her books to know that it is going to be good. She is like Stephen King meaning that no matter what genre she writes in you know it is going to be a #1 hit. I have loved every book that I have read by her and I don't know which one is my favorite. But I guess since I am a horror freak I would have to say that her science fiction, dystopian books about the planet Paradise 21 are my favorite. That includes the Paradise Reclaimed series and the A New Dawn Series as well. Although I have not finished the A New Dawn series as of yet but I definitely plan on it.
I can't wait to find out more about Lyra and Asteran if they end up together and how Tauren actually accepts her rejection of him. Does he try to get revenge? Will they be a part two of Alliance? Or will the next book be about other characters in the series? I would like to learn more about Lyra and Asteran's relationship but I love all of the characters in this series. Hopefully we will get to continue following the colony on Paradise 21. And if you have not read the Paradise Reclaimed series or the A New Dawn series then I highly recommend both series.
May 29, 2015
Alliance is the third book in the Paradise Reclaimed series. Lyra has proven the previous two books that she would do anything to ensure the safety of her people. Her alliance to them has never been called into question. Her alliance to her lifemate is an entirely different story. Tauren is a horrible lifemate and how the colony does not know what a tyrant he is, is beyond me.
In the previous book Reconnaissance, Lyra and Nova battled the archnids, evil alien spiders. During the battle, they stumble upon Asteran, an individual from another planet, Priavenus, that the archnids attacked. Now her colony is keeping Asteran under lock and key as they are unsure of the danger he poses. Asteran shows Lyra what the archnids did to his planet- the same thing they are planning to do to hers. Lyra, Asteran, her brother Leo , Nova and surprisingly Tauren attempt to attack the Queen arachnid to prevent the destruction of their new home planet.
Lyra is a strong-willed young lady who wills top at nothing in order to help her people. She does at times avoid confrontation, especially with Tauren. However, with his reaction to when she does oppose him, I would probably avoid conflict with him as well. Her attraction to Asteran is instant- this is due to his alien mojo. You got to hand it to the alien man- his is HOT hot and extremely protective of Lyra. He also serves as a mentor to her brother Leo.
Alliance is an interesting book. The pacing was good, the story was entertaining. It did fail to bring the intensity of the previous two books.
My Rating 3 out of 4 stars
Favorite Quote No offense, but I don’t want a space brain for a brother-in-law.
Other People
Nova- Lyra’s friend and commanding officer
Leo- Lyra’s brother, he is advanced which makes him weird
Tauren- Lyra’s lifemate (she should break up with him)
My Review
In the previous book Reconnaissance, Lyra and Nova battled the archnids, evil alien spiders. During the battle, they stumble upon Asteran, an individual from another planet, Priavenus, that the archnids attacked. Now her colony is keeping Asteran under lock and key as they are unsure of the danger he poses. Asteran shows Lyra what the archnids did to his planet- the same thing they are planning to do to hers. Lyra, Asteran, her brother Leo , Nova and surprisingly Tauren attempt to attack the Queen arachnid to prevent the destruction of their new home planet.
Lyra is a strong-willed young lady who wills top at nothing in order to help her people. She does at times avoid confrontation, especially with Tauren. However, with his reaction to when she does oppose him, I would probably avoid conflict with him as well. Her attraction to Asteran is instant- this is due to his alien mojo. You got to hand it to the alien man- his is HOT hot and extremely protective of Lyra. He also serves as a mentor to her brother Leo.
Alliance is an interesting book. The pacing was good, the story was entertaining. It did fail to bring the intensity of the previous two books.
My Rating 3 out of 4 stars
Favorite Quote No offense, but I don’t want a space brain for a brother-in-law.
Other People
Nova- Lyra’s friend and commanding officer
Leo- Lyra’s brother, he is advanced which makes him weird
Tauren- Lyra’s lifemate (she should break up with him)
My Review
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March 13, 2014
Very good! Over all, I loved it. A couple of things bothered me. This book seemed more "new adult-ish" than the previous ones, which I don't like. The girl was pretty immature. And the ending was too abrupt for my taste--leaving the relationships, the romance, the whole story, unfinished. Another chapter would have tied everything up. But definitely worth reading, I couldn't put it down! 4.5 stars.
January 18, 2015
As always, I'm blown away by Ms. Dionne's brilliance. She makes Lyra seem a bit fickle and dumb in the first two books of the series, but seeing what is happening from her eyes is an interesting point of view. It just cements my realization that there are so many views of this reality. I gobbled up this book just as quickly as the first two, having finished all three within a week. They are addicting and hard to put down. I highly recommend all work by this author.
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