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Ruth & Gron #3
UnBonded
For years, Kranu has only wanted one thing: to belong to a Queen. To be wanted, valued. Not to be passed over in the prime of his life.
Now it seems he’s found his chance. Only problem is, the Queen in question is one of the strange ones that Bonded his brother, Gron. She feels miniscule next to him. They can’t understand a word the other says. She quakes in fear if he so much as looks at her.
For years, Troii was perfectly content serving his Queen as an unBonded male. He played his role perfectly and felt no dissatisfaction, no ambition for more. That is, until his best friend Gron offered him his Queen to Bond to. It was enough to get him exiled, sent to wander the borderlands with Kranu, the surliest, most aggressive male in the tribe. All Troii wants is to get his old peaceful life back.
Now Kranu’s found a Queen, a tiny thing that’s terrified of him. Kranu is determined to be chosen. It’s Troii’s only chance to have a tribe again, though he’ll only admit to himself that he dares to want more than the life of an unBonded.
There’s one thing to do if they’re to have a chance of getting what they want. They have to take this new Queen to Gron's Queen, Ruth. Then maybe she will stop being afraid, and start to see them as something more than strangers.
This full-length novel of +/- 90,000 words features an M/F/M menage romance between one human woman, and two sexy alien males. It is best enjoyed when read in order with Book 1: Ruth's Bonded, and Book 2: Gron's Fated.
Now it seems he’s found his chance. Only problem is, the Queen in question is one of the strange ones that Bonded his brother, Gron. She feels miniscule next to him. They can’t understand a word the other says. She quakes in fear if he so much as looks at her.
For years, Troii was perfectly content serving his Queen as an unBonded male. He played his role perfectly and felt no dissatisfaction, no ambition for more. That is, until his best friend Gron offered him his Queen to Bond to. It was enough to get him exiled, sent to wander the borderlands with Kranu, the surliest, most aggressive male in the tribe. All Troii wants is to get his old peaceful life back.
Now Kranu’s found a Queen, a tiny thing that’s terrified of him. Kranu is determined to be chosen. It’s Troii’s only chance to have a tribe again, though he’ll only admit to himself that he dares to want more than the life of an unBonded.
There’s one thing to do if they’re to have a chance of getting what they want. They have to take this new Queen to Gron's Queen, Ruth. Then maybe she will stop being afraid, and start to see them as something more than strangers.
This full-length novel of +/- 90,000 words features an M/F/M menage romance between one human woman, and two sexy alien males. It is best enjoyed when read in order with Book 1: Ruth's Bonded, and Book 2: Gron's Fated.
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First published May 2, 2016
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February 28, 2020
It was my mistake. I thought that since it said "Ruth and Gron #3", it was going be a continuation of Groth and Ruth's story. However, was about Troii, Kranu, and Moira. I did not really care for Moira so I was unable to connect. I liked the first two books in the series, but this was blah.
May 9, 2016
A little disappointed. Loved 1 and 2, but this heroine took too long to get past her hangups. And they got together with like 2% of the book remaining. Just wish there had been more at the end.
May 13, 2016
This primitive love story continues with the sci-fi theme, but includes a new heroine. The book takes up shortly after Gron's Fated ends. In this continuation of the series, Ruth and Gron are background characters, while Kranu, Troii and new character Moira move to center stage. It starts with fairly repetitive internal reflection, but about mid-way, the pace picks up once the tribe is all together. Lancaster has created characters with unique characteristics, especially Moira. She is her own, flawed person and owns it. Kranu and Troii have to negotiate their own way through the confusion of the human dropped into their lives. Unlike the first two books, this book focuses almost exclusively on the relationship among the three main characters. The adventure factor is toned way down, and I felt that was a lack compared to the previous efforts. However, I like the Grandy world created by Lancaster and look forward to reading more.
May 11, 2016
Liked this one. These books are very different than most captured by aliens offerings. The Earth heroines and the alien men cannot communicate and so are almost completely in the dark dealing with each other. The two male leads felt pretty true to how they had been written in the previous books but since there was POV in their characters, they were much more appealing and you felt for both of them. I did like Kranu better though. He was so arrogant etc., that learning to like him was more satisfying.
I hope there are more books to come. I do think that the chicks ought to try to develop some sort of sign language with the aliens though even if they can't get to complex thoughts.
I hope there are more books to come. I do think that the chicks ought to try to develop some sort of sign language with the aliens though even if they can't get to complex thoughts.
June 24, 2016
The first two books were enough for me and I enjoyed them.
This one was repetitive and it dragged. In my opinion with their advanced language skills they would have advanced more in building maybe tree houses and not just platforms, or have some tools and fire (cooking food). I found their life incredible boring, what the hell did they do all day.
This one was repetitive and it dragged. In my opinion with their advanced language skills they would have advanced more in building maybe tree houses and not just platforms, or have some tools and fire (cooking food). I found their life incredible boring, what the hell did they do all day.
May 10, 2016
Me gusto mas el primer libro. La falta de comunicación es bastante frustrante y me hubiese gustado más sexy times entre los 3.
January 1, 2022
I wish with all my heart that this book was about Ruth and Gron lol. I wasn’t done with their story and I miss them. This was a great opportunity to make the 3rd book about them learning to communicate better with each other, or to give Gron a chance to understand how vast the universe really is. *Sigh* if only.
In this book we follow Moira, a human. Moira woke up on the Gandry’s planet and spent days lost and alone before she was found by the exiled Kranu and Troii, who (somewhat) agree between themselves that the best coarse of action is to bring Moira to Ruth. Moira, unable to communicate, takes her chances with Kranu and Troii. It takes a week for them to arrive to their destination. In that time the three of them don’t necessarily become friends, but acquaintances that travel together.
Ruth, always open to friendship, and an English speaking human friend, is thrilled to meet Moira. Ruth is ready to answer any questions and be a shoulder to lean on, but Moira.... *sigh* Moira’s standoffish, grumpy about being in her situation, and disbelieving of the truth. Moira, 30, is the opposite of what Ruth was, she’s slow to make friends and trust people. Moira thinks the idea of mating with the Gandry absurd, and she thinks Ruth has lost her damn mind.
Moira isn’t accepting of her situation, or truly grateful of the blessings she has before her. Yeah, she’s been abducted and relocated by aliens to an alien planet. Buuuuut there’s another human there for her to befriend, someone to help her adjust to her situation. Not only did Kranu and Troii take her there, but they’ve made sure that she was take care of, every single day AND they’re waiting to worship the ground she walks on. Moira’e previous life was running her brothers bar, and one night stands with drunkards. It’s not like she’s downgraded by coming to the Gandry’s world. She started out completely alone, in unrecognizable territory, and she ended up in the best scenario of an off earth experience. It was hard for me to like, or feel bad for Moira. She wasn’t as positive or as accepting of a character as Ruth was, and therefore it took FOREVER for her to accept the bond of her Gandry mates.
Kranu was exiled from his tribe and is not welcome in Ruth’s tribe with Gron around. When Kranu see’s Moira wondering out in the wilderness alone, he runs head first to, as far as he’s concerned, his future Queen. Kranu is stubborn, arrogant, and hell bent on being bonded. He aspires to find a mate like Ruth; one that’ll allow him to be the dominant male in the relationship, one who will be loving and submissive to him. I absolutely love dominant men but I don’t really like Kranu. He reacts without thinking, often landing himself in hot water. He’s a bit of an asshole, never wanting to appear weak, or allow another to tell him what to do... even when he knows the suggestion is right. Kranu believes that his large size and strength are THE greatest assets and he acts accordingly. I kept waiting for Kranu to change, to realize that he’s a stubborn asshole and he should maybe try to bend, just a little. He almost got there... almost. But no, Kranu, it appears, will always be the asshole.
After Kranu delivers Moira, he works relentlessly on getting a moment alone with her, one where Ruth, and by extension Gron, isn’t around. When an opportunity presents himself, as usual, his passionate not thought through advances land him in trouble and has Moira questioning her safety around him. Kranu finds himself tied to a tree in punishment where he has a way too brief moment of clarity. Moira realizes that if she gives Kranu and inch he’ll take a mile, and it’s no surprise that he did exactly that. After Moira warms up to Troii, and she watches Kranu in his punishment, she realizes that she’s safe with Kranu and decides that she’s ready to be with him too. Eventually his goals of being bonded and accepted for the dominant asshole that he is were finally accomplished, even though I think he had some improvements he needed to make.
I wish I liked Kranu more. Maybe if he apologized to Ruth, or if there were a few books between him as a villain and him as the hero, he would’ve had a better chance with me.
Troii. Troii was banished because his old Queen thought he’d end up like Kranu, obsessed with the desire to be bonded, eventually leaving his Queen behind. But Troii thought he was happy unbonded, spending his time working. It wasn’t until Gron asked Troii to be a brother mate that Troii started to change little by little. Having no where else to go, Troii is accepted into Ruth’s tribe, but told that he must travel with Kranu first.
Troii is convinced that he would be happy being unbonded, as long as he had a tribe to call home. So when he see’s Moira his first instinct isn’t to immediately bond, but to get in her good graces so he could call her tribe his. Thankfully, Troii is intelligent and a voice of reason to Kranu, who doesn’t appreciate it in the least. Once they arrive back at Ruth’s tribe, Troii concentrates on getting back into everyone’s good favor. He doesn’t believe that he needs to be mates, that he’ll be happy alone. But fate has another plan for him when he finds himself primed for mating with Moira.
Moira, not understanding what’s going on just thinks Troii is sick with fever and wanting to get down, so naturally she refuses him and poor Troii suffers for days until his priming passes.
When Moira finally gets her shit together and the book finally gets dirty, the sex is hot. This is truly mfm, and Moira likes (because she moves slow) her mates equally with both Gandry working together to sexually satisfy their Queen and it was almost worth the wait. I struggled with how long it took Moira to warm up to the idea that she could have mates with Kranu and Troii. Even after she meets the green aliens, she agrees just to make the best of things because she couldn’t live with the green aliens abducting someone else in her place, she doesn’t accept that she will mate with them until the very last minute, the very end of the book.
I can deal with a slow burn, but it was a lot to ask when I didn’t like both Kranu and Moira. But thankfully, Ruth and Gron’s novella is next and I’ll happily return to where I want to be.
In this book we follow Moira, a human. Moira woke up on the Gandry’s planet and spent days lost and alone before she was found by the exiled Kranu and Troii, who (somewhat) agree between themselves that the best coarse of action is to bring Moira to Ruth. Moira, unable to communicate, takes her chances with Kranu and Troii. It takes a week for them to arrive to their destination. In that time the three of them don’t necessarily become friends, but acquaintances that travel together.
Ruth, always open to friendship, and an English speaking human friend, is thrilled to meet Moira. Ruth is ready to answer any questions and be a shoulder to lean on, but Moira.... *sigh* Moira’s standoffish, grumpy about being in her situation, and disbelieving of the truth. Moira, 30, is the opposite of what Ruth was, she’s slow to make friends and trust people. Moira thinks the idea of mating with the Gandry absurd, and she thinks Ruth has lost her damn mind.
Moira isn’t accepting of her situation, or truly grateful of the blessings she has before her. Yeah, she’s been abducted and relocated by aliens to an alien planet. Buuuuut there’s another human there for her to befriend, someone to help her adjust to her situation. Not only did Kranu and Troii take her there, but they’ve made sure that she was take care of, every single day AND they’re waiting to worship the ground she walks on. Moira’e previous life was running her brothers bar, and one night stands with drunkards. It’s not like she’s downgraded by coming to the Gandry’s world. She started out completely alone, in unrecognizable territory, and she ended up in the best scenario of an off earth experience. It was hard for me to like, or feel bad for Moira. She wasn’t as positive or as accepting of a character as Ruth was, and therefore it took FOREVER for her to accept the bond of her Gandry mates.
Kranu was exiled from his tribe and is not welcome in Ruth’s tribe with Gron around. When Kranu see’s Moira wondering out in the wilderness alone, he runs head first to, as far as he’s concerned, his future Queen. Kranu is stubborn, arrogant, and hell bent on being bonded. He aspires to find a mate like Ruth; one that’ll allow him to be the dominant male in the relationship, one who will be loving and submissive to him. I absolutely love dominant men but I don’t really like Kranu. He reacts without thinking, often landing himself in hot water. He’s a bit of an asshole, never wanting to appear weak, or allow another to tell him what to do... even when he knows the suggestion is right. Kranu believes that his large size and strength are THE greatest assets and he acts accordingly. I kept waiting for Kranu to change, to realize that he’s a stubborn asshole and he should maybe try to bend, just a little. He almost got there... almost. But no, Kranu, it appears, will always be the asshole.
After Kranu delivers Moira, he works relentlessly on getting a moment alone with her, one where Ruth, and by extension Gron, isn’t around. When an opportunity presents himself, as usual, his passionate not thought through advances land him in trouble and has Moira questioning her safety around him. Kranu finds himself tied to a tree in punishment where he has a way too brief moment of clarity. Moira realizes that if she gives Kranu and inch he’ll take a mile, and it’s no surprise that he did exactly that. After Moira warms up to Troii, and she watches Kranu in his punishment, she realizes that she’s safe with Kranu and decides that she’s ready to be with him too. Eventually his goals of being bonded and accepted for the dominant asshole that he is were finally accomplished, even though I think he had some improvements he needed to make.
I wish I liked Kranu more. Maybe if he apologized to Ruth, or if there were a few books between him as a villain and him as the hero, he would’ve had a better chance with me.
Troii. Troii was banished because his old Queen thought he’d end up like Kranu, obsessed with the desire to be bonded, eventually leaving his Queen behind. But Troii thought he was happy unbonded, spending his time working. It wasn’t until Gron asked Troii to be a brother mate that Troii started to change little by little. Having no where else to go, Troii is accepted into Ruth’s tribe, but told that he must travel with Kranu first.
Troii is convinced that he would be happy being unbonded, as long as he had a tribe to call home. So when he see’s Moira his first instinct isn’t to immediately bond, but to get in her good graces so he could call her tribe his. Thankfully, Troii is intelligent and a voice of reason to Kranu, who doesn’t appreciate it in the least. Once they arrive back at Ruth’s tribe, Troii concentrates on getting back into everyone’s good favor. He doesn’t believe that he needs to be mates, that he’ll be happy alone. But fate has another plan for him when he finds himself primed for mating with Moira.
Moira, not understanding what’s going on just thinks Troii is sick with fever and wanting to get down, so naturally she refuses him and poor Troii suffers for days until his priming passes.
When Moira finally gets her shit together and the book finally gets dirty, the sex is hot. This is truly mfm, and Moira likes (because she moves slow) her mates equally with both Gandry working together to sexually satisfy their Queen and it was almost worth the wait. I struggled with how long it took Moira to warm up to the idea that she could have mates with Kranu and Troii. Even after she meets the green aliens, she agrees just to make the best of things because she couldn’t live with the green aliens abducting someone else in her place, she doesn’t accept that she will mate with them until the very last minute, the very end of the book.
I can deal with a slow burn, but it was a lot to ask when I didn’t like both Kranu and Moira. But thankfully, Ruth and Gron’s novella is next and I’ll happily return to where I want to be.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 17, 2019
And as soon as I finished Bron’s Fated, I went straight to the next book Unbonded and hit a wall. I suppose as the song says two out of three ain’t bad.
We have a different heroine in this book. Moira is the heroine in this book. She has been somehow transported to this strange and different planet. She’s not doing too bad until she runs into a couple of strange looking creature, Kranu and Troii. Kranu is Bron’s older brother and Troii is Bron’s best friend and both have been kicked out of the ‘tribe’ by the Queen as neither one is putting her first and that’s the number one thing in this world. Queen comes first.
In the previous book Kranu is quite the jerk but we didn’t see his POV in Gron’s Fated. Because we do see his thoughts in this book, he comes across as a lot more of a sympathetic character. The thing he’s wanted most for most of his life is to be a bonded mate and the chances of that were very slim. I think the males outnumbered the females by quite a bit. So when Gron comes back after going missing and brings a Queen with him, that really frosts poor Kranu’s toes. Gron, who was always everyone’s favourite never even wanted a mate and he gets one and Kranu who wants nothing but, doesn’t.
So when Kranu and Troii come across this strange Queen who looks a lot like Ruth and speaks in the same odd language, he’s quite happy thinking he’s found himself his own Queen. He brings her back as he knows that Moira as he discovers her name and Ruth have much in common. For his part Troii is just an easy going dude who kind of goes with the flow.
Now my issues with this book is I didn’t like Moira, nope, didn’t like her at all. She tends to play the two of them off each other. Kranu makes it clear that he wants to ‘get to know’ her better so she makes him jealous by spending more time with Troii. Bitch. Troii would take a bonding if offered and does like the idea but not nearly as intensely as Kranu. By this time I’ve quite changed my mind and like Kranu a lot. And she’s mean to him. Even at the end I got the feeling she didn’t love either of them and that is a big no, no in a romance.
And next I’m going to try and explain something else about the book and probably muck it up in the explanation. This is a MFM book and while I don’t have anything against that particular trope, I’ve read a very few, I’m also not very comfortable reading it. It makes my blush. And reading a book while alone and blushing just isn’t an easy thing. While in a much more vague kind of way, two guys and one gal isn’t not one of my fantasies but only in a nebulous, cloudy kind of way. When faced with graphic, very easily imagined scenes, well…. Not easy for me. And now I’m sounding like a prude and I’m really not. See, mucking it up I am.
So between not liking the heroine, a hero I really like being treated like dirt and misunderstood and scenes that make me blush, well, this one gets a lower grade.
There are two more in this series and I totally plan on reading them too.
We have a different heroine in this book. Moira is the heroine in this book. She has been somehow transported to this strange and different planet. She’s not doing too bad until she runs into a couple of strange looking creature, Kranu and Troii. Kranu is Bron’s older brother and Troii is Bron’s best friend and both have been kicked out of the ‘tribe’ by the Queen as neither one is putting her first and that’s the number one thing in this world. Queen comes first.
In the previous book Kranu is quite the jerk but we didn’t see his POV in Gron’s Fated. Because we do see his thoughts in this book, he comes across as a lot more of a sympathetic character. The thing he’s wanted most for most of his life is to be a bonded mate and the chances of that were very slim. I think the males outnumbered the females by quite a bit. So when Gron comes back after going missing and brings a Queen with him, that really frosts poor Kranu’s toes. Gron, who was always everyone’s favourite never even wanted a mate and he gets one and Kranu who wants nothing but, doesn’t.
So when Kranu and Troii come across this strange Queen who looks a lot like Ruth and speaks in the same odd language, he’s quite happy thinking he’s found himself his own Queen. He brings her back as he knows that Moira as he discovers her name and Ruth have much in common. For his part Troii is just an easy going dude who kind of goes with the flow.
Now my issues with this book is I didn’t like Moira, nope, didn’t like her at all. She tends to play the two of them off each other. Kranu makes it clear that he wants to ‘get to know’ her better so she makes him jealous by spending more time with Troii. Bitch. Troii would take a bonding if offered and does like the idea but not nearly as intensely as Kranu. By this time I’ve quite changed my mind and like Kranu a lot. And she’s mean to him. Even at the end I got the feeling she didn’t love either of them and that is a big no, no in a romance.
And next I’m going to try and explain something else about the book and probably muck it up in the explanation. This is a MFM book and while I don’t have anything against that particular trope, I’ve read a very few, I’m also not very comfortable reading it. It makes my blush. And reading a book while alone and blushing just isn’t an easy thing. While in a much more vague kind of way, two guys and one gal isn’t not one of my fantasies but only in a nebulous, cloudy kind of way. When faced with graphic, very easily imagined scenes, well…. Not easy for me. And now I’m sounding like a prude and I’m really not. See, mucking it up I am.
So between not liking the heroine, a hero I really like being treated like dirt and misunderstood and scenes that make me blush, well, this one gets a lower grade.
There are two more in this series and I totally plan on reading them too.
May 14, 2016
I've really tried to like this series. I'd probably enjoy it more if the characters could communicate better. The Gandry behave like high functioning gorillas. I can't get past the bestiality aspect.
March 5, 2019
Not as good as Ruth and Gron's story. I'm not sure I really like Moira, she's a little too analytical and distant for my taste. The pacing was slow in some parts and it tended to drag. It also took too long for Moira to finally decide to give Troii and Kranu a chance.
May 31, 2016
Eh. This one was kinda old school. And not in the good way. In the hero kinda tries to rape the heroine and never apologizes for it way. Lacked the magic of the first two. Sad face.
July 5, 2018
I absolutely enjoyed this one. Truthfully, while Kranu is a dick he was seriously misunderstood. Yes, he's an arrogant ass and loves being in control (as much as he can anyway) but he owns up to his actions. And even if his mouth doesn't apologize (can't remember if he did so even once tbh) he tries to improve and let his actions do the talking. He's bold, brash and arrogant but not all heroes can be Gron and really Troii was just a little too self-righteous and meh sometimes
January 20, 2020
Kinky...🤭🤭
March 27, 2017
I really enjoyed it, but honestly would have preferred less Ruth. She really got on my nerves here and definitely came across more self involved and I dunno, felt like she was better? I got upset whenever she said crap about Kranu because I don't like people projecting their thoughts of others like that. It's like, oh I hate him so anyone new has to hate him too. Instead she could have explained what had happened (never did) and I really hated hat she didn't explain more about the Gandry, like, oh how she's only met two females and however many men. I think Miss Assumption would have figured that out or just said it but she didn't. She didn't explain their previous group at all, and while she can't communicate with Gron I am still baffled neither of them realised the erection was the start of the 'one female' thing? They just kinda go, oh you'll be okay soon and leave it? And Ruth's reaction to Kranu being tied up is so messed up. Even if I don't like someone I wouldn't let them starve to death, especially with no harm done! Everyone's jumping to conclusions and while Kranu is a dick he was grossly misunderstood and the other guy did get on my nerves with his niceness, but I mean, whatever.
Unsure if I'll read the next book as of yet because Ruth and from but it's short. Interested in the little brother though so hope there's one for him
Unsure if I'll read the next book as of yet because Ruth and from but it's short. Interested in the little brother though so hope there's one for him
November 17, 2017
Although this is titled the Ruth and Gron series, this book was about Kranu and Troii finding their mate. While I'm happy they found their mate, Moira, I really am much more interested in reading about Ruth and Gron.
I felt like Moira was sort of judgy when it came to Ruth. Ruth was nothing but welcoming and honest and she tried to help Moira as much as she could, but I thought Moira was a little superior in her thinking sometimes. It ticked me off.
I was also hoping that Kranu and Gron would get on more solid footing now that Kranu was mated. I was really hoping he would apologize for some of the accusations he made against him. Kranu understands the dynamic of having a human mate now, so I felt like he owed Gron a huge apology. I was hoping their relationship would be better by the end of this book, but it wasn't.
I did read that there will be a Ruth and Gron book 4 though and it will once again be about Ruth and Gron. I'm really excited about that!!
I felt like Moira was sort of judgy when it came to Ruth. Ruth was nothing but welcoming and honest and she tried to help Moira as much as she could, but I thought Moira was a little superior in her thinking sometimes. It ticked me off.
I was also hoping that Kranu and Gron would get on more solid footing now that Kranu was mated. I was really hoping he would apologize for some of the accusations he made against him. Kranu understands the dynamic of having a human mate now, so I felt like he owed Gron a huge apology. I was hoping their relationship would be better by the end of this book, but it wasn't.
I did read that there will be a Ruth and Gron book 4 though and it will once again be about Ruth and Gron. I'm really excited about that!!
May 27, 2016
I liked this series. This is a little different from the typical alien offerings out there. This series offers a continued language barrier (Shay Savage) as well as smutty action (Ruby Dixon). This book offers 3 new protagonists in Kranu, Troiee, and Moira. All characters are looking for something different in this tale. Moira is rational, determined, and really pissed to be on amongst the Gandry. Kranu is looking for a second chance at a mate. Troiee is looking for a second chance at a family tribe. This series is the first offering from V.C. Lancaster and I think you'll like it if SciFi Erotica is your thing. I have read menage from seasoned authors that haven't handled it so well.
March 17, 2019
2.5 stars
I was honestly looking forward to a new couple... well in this case triple, but Moira was just infuriating and made the story worse for me. I stopped reading like halfway through a couple of months ago and I'm just now picking it back up to read so I can finish the series. I liked Troii though he seems a little too passive at times and surprisingly this book made me like Kranu more. At this point, I'm just glad the next book is a novella and goes back to focusing on Ruth and Gron again
I was honestly looking forward to a new couple... well in this case triple, but Moira was just infuriating and made the story worse for me. I stopped reading like halfway through a couple of months ago and I'm just now picking it back up to read so I can finish the series. I liked Troii though he seems a little too passive at times and surprisingly this book made me like Kranu more. At this point, I'm just glad the next book is a novella and goes back to focusing on Ruth and Gron again
August 18, 2021
By the 3rd book, 6 months has passed on the planet. H and h can STILL only say each other’s name. That’s it. I get that the different languages use different parts of the brain, but all I could think about is how have they not got better with communication? Hand signals would have been great. Even my dog understands more words than they use.
December 6, 2020
I couldn’t stand Moira and Kranu. I liked Troii - he was more sane than Kranu. I still think Kranu is an asshole and Moira was just so enjoying. I really couldn’t stand it.
July 24, 2023
DNF 59%
I felt like I owed this a chance to see if it got better, but just couldn’t muster up the effort or interest.
The MC’s.
Moira:
Moira felt bad. She shouldn’t, because as far as she was concerned, it was this stranger’s fault that this had happened to her.
“Isn’t it? If you’d said no to him,” Moira jerked her head in Gron’s direction. “Like a normal person, this T’Lax would have no reason to think more human women was a good idea.”
[Shes blaming a fellow victim, rather than those who abducted her.]
This was getting gross and ridiculous now. There was nothing cute or romantic about this situation, including their apparent relationship.
As baffling and slightly nauseating as Moira found Ruth’s love for Gron… [she passes judgement on everyone but herself, most solely superficial. As best she knows, they have never hurt anyone, have only shown kindness and care. But she calls them monsters, because of the way the6 looks, and calls Ruth crazy and disgusting for caring about them.]
Kranu:
…as the male had always been overly aggressive and inconsiderate of others. He hadn’t fared well in the tribe he’d had, why would he be better adjusted with only Troii for company?
He turned back to Troii, stepping close to intimidate him with his height, a move he used so often that it had long stopped impressing Troii.
Kranu snarled viciously–at his own mother! A Queen!
Kranu growled in response. Did he want to fight everyone, Troii wondered?
Kranu’s jealousy was easily his worst trait by far. Kranu’s tail gave Troii’s leg a hard whip as it lashed, and Troii huffed in reproach but did not get an apology, as usual.
Troii’s blood chilled. “Do not pretend you care what happens to Gron and his tribe and his happiness. You are a creative liar, but I know you too well for that.
Troii:
Kranu growled. He knew Troii was not as pure as he liked to pretend, he just wanted Kranu to make the decisions he didn’t want to.
“Can Gruth climb? No. So once we get the Queen up here, I doubt you will have anything to worry about,” [Kranu] …snarled
Troii did not reply. He looked troubled, but he wasn’t going to offer any other arrangement that gave the Queen the opportunity to leave them behind.
Yeeaaah, none of them were likeable.
I felt like I owed this a chance to see if it got better, but just couldn’t muster up the effort or interest.
The MC’s.
Moira:
Moira felt bad. She shouldn’t, because as far as she was concerned, it was this stranger’s fault that this had happened to her.
“Isn’t it? If you’d said no to him,” Moira jerked her head in Gron’s direction. “Like a normal person, this T’Lax would have no reason to think more human women was a good idea.”
[Shes blaming a fellow victim, rather than those who abducted her.]
This was getting gross and ridiculous now. There was nothing cute or romantic about this situation, including their apparent relationship.
As baffling and slightly nauseating as Moira found Ruth’s love for Gron… [she passes judgement on everyone but herself, most solely superficial. As best she knows, they have never hurt anyone, have only shown kindness and care. But she calls them monsters, because of the way the6 looks, and calls Ruth crazy and disgusting for caring about them.]
Kranu:
…as the male had always been overly aggressive and inconsiderate of others. He hadn’t fared well in the tribe he’d had, why would he be better adjusted with only Troii for company?
He turned back to Troii, stepping close to intimidate him with his height, a move he used so often that it had long stopped impressing Troii.
Kranu snarled viciously–at his own mother! A Queen!
Kranu growled in response. Did he want to fight everyone, Troii wondered?
Kranu’s jealousy was easily his worst trait by far. Kranu’s tail gave Troii’s leg a hard whip as it lashed, and Troii huffed in reproach but did not get an apology, as usual.
Troii’s blood chilled. “Do not pretend you care what happens to Gron and his tribe and his happiness. You are a creative liar, but I know you too well for that.
Troii:
Kranu growled. He knew Troii was not as pure as he liked to pretend, he just wanted Kranu to make the decisions he didn’t want to.
“Can Gruth climb? No. So once we get the Queen up here, I doubt you will have anything to worry about,” [Kranu] …snarled
Troii did not reply. He looked troubled, but he wasn’t going to offer any other arrangement that gave the Queen the opportunity to leave them behind.
Yeeaaah, none of them were likeable.
May 30, 2025
Denial, Drama & a Dash of Alien D
Unbonded is the third installment in the Ruth & Gron series, and listen—I wanted to love this. I really did. After the dramatic cliffhanger at the end of Gron's Fated, I cracked this one open expecting chaos, catharsis, and cosmic chemistry. Instead? I got 300+ pages of misunderstandings, emotional constipation, and characters whose greatest talent was self-sabotage.
If you enjoy screaming “JUST TALK TO EACH OTHER!” into the void while turning pages, this book’s for you. Think of it as relationship therapy in space, with a payoff that almost makes the pain worth it.
Am I gonna read the next one? Oh, absolutely. The next book is called Ruth’s Baby. I’ve come this far—I’m practically family at this point.
Unbonded is the third installment in the Ruth & Gron series, and listen—I wanted to love this. I really did. After the dramatic cliffhanger at the end of Gron's Fated, I cracked this one open expecting chaos, catharsis, and cosmic chemistry. Instead? I got 300+ pages of misunderstandings, emotional constipation, and characters whose greatest talent was self-sabotage.
If you enjoy screaming “JUST TALK TO EACH OTHER!” into the void while turning pages, this book’s for you. Think of it as relationship therapy in space, with a payoff that almost makes the pain worth it.
Am I gonna read the next one? Oh, absolutely. The next book is called Ruth’s Baby. I’ve come this far—I’m practically family at this point.
March 31, 2021
Moira is mad
Moira woke up in the jungle. As she was dressed for cold weather, complete with winter vest, this is causing her to wonder if she's gone mad. Then 2 giant furry guys come running out of the trees at her, she drops her bag of stuff, and that worry turns to angry mad. Not being the athletic sort, and trapped in layers of clothing, they catch up to her easily. But when they lead her back to their small tribe, she's back to wondering if the first mad applies more. There's another human here. And she's living with the ape people that she says are aliens. What?
Spoilers ahead.
Poor Moira did not get the bonding moments that Ruth and Gron got. She is dropped on planet vs captured and surviving together. One of the males is also Mr Grumpy Tail, Kranu, who is determined to snag himself a queen. She doesn't have the built up trust in them, is resentful of being taken from her life, and can't communicate with anyone else but the woman who is all too happy to be here. Moira isn't going to just accept the fate chosen for her without a fight. She didn't ask to be a part of some conservation preserve, population growth nonsense. But when the greens tell her that if they take her home they'll just snatch someone else, she refuses to be as cruel and evil as they are. She makes a choice. Moira comes off as callous and bit hateful at first. But as her panic calms, she learns what's going on, she starts to open up. And unlike Ruth and Gron, this is a HFN, not a HEA. She chooses to stay, chooses the 2, bonds them, but hasn't fully settled enough to move from attraction and caring to more. I do commend her for working more on communication methods than Ruth. In a little over a week she's taught them no, food, to lead on, and while she refuses to "babble uselessly" her communication still has purpose. I've read this series before, but apparently the reviews I'd left were eaten lol. I know that the next book focuses back on Ruth and Gron, and the book after that on another couple, but we do get to see Moira and the guys and how their relationship has grown in the background. So, while it ends as HFN, we see their HEA building from other POVs.
Moira woke up in the jungle. As she was dressed for cold weather, complete with winter vest, this is causing her to wonder if she's gone mad. Then 2 giant furry guys come running out of the trees at her, she drops her bag of stuff, and that worry turns to angry mad. Not being the athletic sort, and trapped in layers of clothing, they catch up to her easily. But when they lead her back to their small tribe, she's back to wondering if the first mad applies more. There's another human here. And she's living with the ape people that she says are aliens. What?
Spoilers ahead.
Poor Moira did not get the bonding moments that Ruth and Gron got. She is dropped on planet vs captured and surviving together. One of the males is also Mr Grumpy Tail, Kranu, who is determined to snag himself a queen. She doesn't have the built up trust in them, is resentful of being taken from her life, and can't communicate with anyone else but the woman who is all too happy to be here. Moira isn't going to just accept the fate chosen for her without a fight. She didn't ask to be a part of some conservation preserve, population growth nonsense. But when the greens tell her that if they take her home they'll just snatch someone else, she refuses to be as cruel and evil as they are. She makes a choice. Moira comes off as callous and bit hateful at first. But as her panic calms, she learns what's going on, she starts to open up. And unlike Ruth and Gron, this is a HFN, not a HEA. She chooses to stay, chooses the 2, bonds them, but hasn't fully settled enough to move from attraction and caring to more. I do commend her for working more on communication methods than Ruth. In a little over a week she's taught them no, food, to lead on, and while she refuses to "babble uselessly" her communication still has purpose. I've read this series before, but apparently the reviews I'd left were eaten lol. I know that the next book focuses back on Ruth and Gron, and the book after that on another couple, but we do get to see Moira and the guys and how their relationship has grown in the background. So, while it ends as HFN, we see their HEA building from other POVs.
May 12, 2022
Wow
Kranu and Troii's story did not disappoint! Moist is fiery and challenges Kranu, but Troii is so timid, he draws her in without trying. Its sweet watching them fall over each other. I couldn't believe how much Kranu got in trouble unfairly in this book. Gron turned into a pompous bonded male and the others just jumped at every chance to condemn Kranu. The ending was nice but seeing Kranu's suffering I expected more of an apology from the others.
Kranu and Troii's story did not disappoint! Moist is fiery and challenges Kranu, but Troii is so timid, he draws her in without trying. Its sweet watching them fall over each other. I couldn't believe how much Kranu got in trouble unfairly in this book. Gron turned into a pompous bonded male and the others just jumped at every chance to condemn Kranu. The ending was nice but seeing Kranu's suffering I expected more of an apology from the others.
October 20, 2018
Acceptance
Language barrier and race defense aside,it didn't seem in the beginning of the book that a good relationship would develop between Moira,Troii,Kranu but it all works out. "The villan" Kranu is just misunderstood in his only pursuit to be bonded to a Queen.Troii is a sweetheart and a gentlemen with smarts. Both are Outcast and must wonder in the Borderlands looking for a Queen that may choose them to be bonded to,when they find Moira. Moir is clueless to their needs and dreams ,they find out that words and race defense don't matter,only acceptance is fulfillment.
Language barrier and race defense aside,it didn't seem in the beginning of the book that a good relationship would develop between Moira,Troii,Kranu but it all works out. "The villan" Kranu is just misunderstood in his only pursuit to be bonded to a Queen.Troii is a sweetheart and a gentlemen with smarts. Both are Outcast and must wonder in the Borderlands looking for a Queen that may choose them to be bonded to,when they find Moira. Moir is clueless to their needs and dreams ,they find out that words and race defense don't matter,only acceptance is fulfillment.
May 13, 2017
Decent story in the lineup
I actually enjoyed this one more than the first two. It doesn't seem to be the popular consensus, but it seems to move along at a faster pace than the others. I didn't necessarily like all of the character personalities but I thought them to be much more lively- it kind of shakes things up a bit. The other characters gain a little more depth as well and it was great to see Ruth gain a little more spark to her.
Before I read this, I was a bit irritated to find out Kranu would have his own happy ending role in this story. I kept waiting for some accident to befall him in the last book. I was happy and hopeful though that Troii would find the happiness he deserved and if he weren't involved in the character lineup, I probably wouldn't have read this. But I thought- "Hey, VC wouldn't write him in if he didn't have some redeemable qualities right?" Kranu isn't one of those villainous heroes that you route for anyway because they're 'misunderstood', which I think is what the author was going for. He's just a jerk who tries to petulantly rationalize his actions in whichever way benefits him. I was really disappointed that out of he and Troii, most of the focus was on him without having a lot of detail or development on the character I actually did want to read about throughout most of the book.
Enter Moira; another victim of the Greenie's little social experiment. At first, Moira's musings were entertaining but as soon as she meets another human (her lifeline in an unfamiliar world), she turns hostile at first in her attempt to accept and understand the situation. She's pretty hypocritical in judging Ruth's decisions and intentions so quickly but eventually finds her place with everyone and gets over her alien aversion.
I actually enjoyed this one more than the first two. It doesn't seem to be the popular consensus, but it seems to move along at a faster pace than the others. I didn't necessarily like all of the character personalities but I thought them to be much more lively- it kind of shakes things up a bit. The other characters gain a little more depth as well and it was great to see Ruth gain a little more spark to her.
Before I read this, I was a bit irritated to find out Kranu would have his own happy ending role in this story. I kept waiting for some accident to befall him in the last book. I was happy and hopeful though that Troii would find the happiness he deserved and if he weren't involved in the character lineup, I probably wouldn't have read this. But I thought- "Hey, VC wouldn't write him in if he didn't have some redeemable qualities right?" Kranu isn't one of those villainous heroes that you route for anyway because they're 'misunderstood', which I think is what the author was going for. He's just a jerk who tries to petulantly rationalize his actions in whichever way benefits him. I was really disappointed that out of he and Troii, most of the focus was on him without having a lot of detail or development on the character I actually did want to read about throughout most of the book.
Enter Moira; another victim of the Greenie's little social experiment. At first, Moira's musings were entertaining but as soon as she meets another human (her lifeline in an unfamiliar world), she turns hostile at first in her attempt to accept and understand the situation. She's pretty hypocritical in judging Ruth's decisions and intentions so quickly but eventually finds her place with everyone and gets over her alien aversion.
May 13, 2016
I liked this book. It is a great go to book if you want a caveman type book. I know it is 'alien' but I mean come on it feels way more caveman than alien. It feels like one of a few books in a developing genre. I don't think I could read a lot of these back to back but I enjoyed this one and I liked the menage side of Ruth and Gron's world.
The only cons were that it was frustrating that the relationship has to be very shallow because there is no real communication between the main characters. This also means that there is very little dialogue.. which makes the book read very differently than most books. It felt a lot longer and slower for me.
Also, probably something that only irked me but I thought it was weird how slow she wanted to take things... I mean it feels like she accepts her life stuck on the planet and then was like only go to first base tonight.. only second base now... like what? If you want to do something and have already accepted your place there... DO IT!
I also think it is weird how hairy and very very animal like they are described. I was able to ignore it but for anyone that really sticks to descriptions this may not be for you.
The only cons were that it was frustrating that the relationship has to be very shallow because there is no real communication between the main characters. This also means that there is very little dialogue.. which makes the book read very differently than most books. It felt a lot longer and slower for me.
Also, probably something that only irked me but I thought it was weird how slow she wanted to take things... I mean it feels like she accepts her life stuck on the planet and then was like only go to first base tonight.. only second base now... like what? If you want to do something and have already accepted your place there... DO IT!
I also think it is weird how hairy and very very animal like they are described. I was able to ignore it but for anyone that really sticks to descriptions this may not be for you.
April 17, 2018
Impressive.
I wasn’t sure what to expect from this one considering the heroine was obviously going to be courted by two guys/aliens at the same time (I’m not a fan of reading ménage type relationships), and one of the aliens had a jerky personality in the last book. However. I liked the previous books, so I decided to give this one a go.
It started off a bit slow for me, but I did enjoy it at the end of the day. I really liked how each characters personality in this book is quite distinct. They definitely had issues and they were described and resolved well. There was no miracle changes in character, but a more realistic gradual adjustment and understanding. I was a little disappointed with the ending, but overall it was a well written book IMO.
I wasn’t sure what to expect from this one considering the heroine was obviously going to be courted by two guys/aliens at the same time (I’m not a fan of reading ménage type relationships), and one of the aliens had a jerky personality in the last book. However. I liked the previous books, so I decided to give this one a go.
It started off a bit slow for me, but I did enjoy it at the end of the day. I really liked how each characters personality in this book is quite distinct. They definitely had issues and they were described and resolved well. There was no miracle changes in character, but a more realistic gradual adjustment and understanding. I was a little disappointed with the ending, but overall it was a well written book IMO.
July 28, 2020
Not a Ruth and Gron Story
*****Spoilers*****
This book wasn't what I expected which was more Ruth and Gron. Instead I got mostly Moira with Troii and Kranu, the latter an annoyance and but really likeable for me after the first two books in the series. He was too pushy too which I didn't appreciate. The majority of the book is broken up into short paragraphs that don't do much to advance the story and it's not until about 30% in that we get to the really interesting part when Moira meets up with Ruth. I think I'd have definitely preferred that Kranu be left out and was really surprised Moira decided to mate with him since he looked sick to her in the same way Troii was during his priming.
*****Spoilers*****
This book wasn't what I expected which was more Ruth and Gron. Instead I got mostly Moira with Troii and Kranu, the latter an annoyance and but really likeable for me after the first two books in the series. He was too pushy too which I didn't appreciate. The majority of the book is broken up into short paragraphs that don't do much to advance the story and it's not until about 30% in that we get to the really interesting part when Moira meets up with Ruth. I think I'd have definitely preferred that Kranu be left out and was really surprised Moira decided to mate with him since he looked sick to her in the same way Troii was during his priming.
December 7, 2024
This is a DNF for me at about 38%. One of The male main characters Kranu is an actual narcissist. Totally unable to accept responsibility for ANYTHING. Everything is everyone else’s fault. Inflated sense of self importance and what he “deserves.” He’s pushy and takes liberties with the female main character and his inner monologue is all about how what he did was fine and everyone else was just overreacting. Doesn’t give a crap what she or anyone else wants. Seriously. This is how abusers behave. And we are supposed to like this person? Don’t read this if you are a survivor of narcissistic abuse. You’ll be triggered. It’s too bad too because the other main male character seems sweet.
January 20, 2017
Look elsewhere
Lol. Kranu doesn't get better people. There is no epiphany or character growth. He's a pretty flat character. And you really just feel sorry for Troyii having to be stuck with a brother mate as unstable as him. As for Moira, I couldn't really find myself cheering for her HEA. I could barely tolerate her. I would say don't buy the book expecting a good tale for the main characters. But seeing how Ruth and Gron were doing was nice as the first two books were waaaay better. Unfortunately, the author doesn't really more their story along-kids?
Lol. Kranu doesn't get better people. There is no epiphany or character growth. He's a pretty flat character. And you really just feel sorry for Troyii having to be stuck with a brother mate as unstable as him. As for Moira, I couldn't really find myself cheering for her HEA. I could barely tolerate her. I would say don't buy the book expecting a good tale for the main characters. But seeing how Ruth and Gron were doing was nice as the first two books were waaaay better. Unfortunately, the author doesn't really more their story along-kids?
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