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Black Knight
Antonina Black, or just Nina, is a wise-mouthed but wounded girl. After leaving her homeland Russia, she is sent to live with her aunt in America. Nina tries to adjust to a new life with her homophobic cousins and American high school. But then things begins to take a new turn when the enigmatic Allecra Knight, a blonde mystery who seems to bring Nina's day both the sunshine and dark storm. There is a spark of something unusual between them, but it comes with an underlying cost. Allecra Knight has a secret and a big one at that. There is something different about her that fascinates Nina but at the same time terrifies her. Will she prefer a normal peaceful existence or find the courage to explore the unknown?
559 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 16, 2016
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About the author
Svetlana R. Ivanova
16 books276 followersI got into writing novels by a dare. I've always loved reading about strong female characters in books, but it's hard to find LGBT characters, so I decided to take it upon myself to become a wordsmith. My works may not be the most professional or grammatically correct, but I'm not an English major, I just want to share a story. I like to think of myself as a writer version of a mad scientist. I don't stick to one genre as I might or might not have a monkey in my mind. So far, my books are supernatural, science-fiction, fantasy, chicklit, and a bit of dystopian, steampunk, and historical fiction.
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March 14, 2018
BK is my favourite book although the ending didn't satisfie me as much as I hope and it felts rush.I read BK first on wattpad.And I remember waiting for new chapter updates anxiously.Reading BK take me on emotional roller coaster.I cried with the characters while holding a tissue box.I like the way Allecra love Nina unconditionally and Nina vise versa.As for author's grammar error,I didn't notice much any error because English is not my first language too.I give her five star just for her genius ideas.Now I heard BK will have a sequel and I 'm waiting for it.
February 11, 2018
Very interesting story. The book is about aliens, sexuality, gender identity, and love. The relationship of the two main characters is developed better in the second part of the book. At the beginning I felt that both characters hadn't connected very well, but as the story progressed the relationship between them make more sense to me.
January 6, 2017
I have never read anything quite like this book! This is one of the most powerful stories I've ever read. It stays with you even after you finish it. And I will sure reread this book soon.
It's a strange and beautiful and amazing story. Although it was mostly about a romance between girls, there was a lot more to it. The setting of a dystopian world was also done very well. Reading it felt like a magic carpet taking me soaring through the skies with the characters. I can't stress enough how much I love Allecra. And Nina is such a sweetheart, I found her point of view very refreshing and also humorous at times. They made a perfect balance in the character development. Everyone in the story comes alive like real people. Even it's a sci-fi story, it feels so realistic.
I have read many books, published ones, but this indie author is something else. Some stories take you on wild adventures, drawing you in with their depths of emotion. This story sits right in the center of your heart and warms you up from within.
Honestly, the story brought me to tears multiple times, I am in love with how the author wrote everything. This truly sensational feeling of empathy for all characters involved in the story. It does not only show us how a character is acting and feeling, but it makes us understand and wants to feel what that character is feeling on a fairly deep and emotional level. I'm scared to share this story with my friends because of a few various reasons, but I want to so badly because I've never had such knee jerk emotional reactions to things in my life.
It's a strange and beautiful and amazing story. Although it was mostly about a romance between girls, there was a lot more to it. The setting of a dystopian world was also done very well. Reading it felt like a magic carpet taking me soaring through the skies with the characters. I can't stress enough how much I love Allecra. And Nina is such a sweetheart, I found her point of view very refreshing and also humorous at times. They made a perfect balance in the character development. Everyone in the story comes alive like real people. Even it's a sci-fi story, it feels so realistic.
I have read many books, published ones, but this indie author is something else. Some stories take you on wild adventures, drawing you in with their depths of emotion. This story sits right in the center of your heart and warms you up from within.
Honestly, the story brought me to tears multiple times, I am in love with how the author wrote everything. This truly sensational feeling of empathy for all characters involved in the story. It does not only show us how a character is acting and feeling, but it makes us understand and wants to feel what that character is feeling on a fairly deep and emotional level. I'm scared to share this story with my friends because of a few various reasons, but I want to so badly because I've never had such knee jerk emotional reactions to things in my life.
June 28, 2018
Hmmmmm. Having mixed emotions about this one. It’s either you will like it or don’t.
I was more in the middle still.
Another alien story but with an interesting twist.
I think this is my first time to encounter such storyline.
I will just give a heads up: An Alien hermaphrodite.
It’s cute and sweet.
The author writes hot sexy scenes.
I was more in the middle still.
Another alien story but with an interesting twist.
I think this is my first time to encounter such storyline.
I will just give a heads up: An Alien hermaphrodite.
It’s cute and sweet.
The author writes hot sexy scenes.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 24, 2021
I have trouble reviewing this one. It was great at some points. But too long and had to much grammatical errors. The story line was great. It is about an 18 year old alien who comes to earth as the last one of her species who can procreate. She has to find the earthling who can give her a child. The alien is a girls with girl parts but also a penis. There is also a weird/kinky scene where the alien has sex with what we than think is her sister.
It is a book not exactly for kids I think, but it is written as if it is for yOung adults. Anyway there is a lot of feelings to explore and the earthling is only 17. Who wants to be pregnant at 17. And how does she hide the fact that her girlfriend is an alien.
I give it 4 stars because the story is to interesting to give it less. And there were a lot of great high lines in the text for me. Philosophical texts.
It is a book not exactly for kids I think, but it is written as if it is for yOung adults. Anyway there is a lot of feelings to explore and the earthling is only 17. Who wants to be pregnant at 17. And how does she hide the fact that her girlfriend is an alien.
I give it 4 stars because the story is to interesting to give it less. And there were a lot of great high lines in the text for me. Philosophical texts.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 25, 2020
I thought I would be reading about a paranormal book about vampires and werewolves, but I got something totally unexpected instead. I wanted to give this four stars 'cause of the uniqueness of the story and the lovely ending that occurs, but due to the questionable actions of one of the main characters I also wanted to give this two stars. So three stars it is.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 2, 2021
One of the best books ever
August 23, 2017
Super long and drawn out.....
Every once in a while I get a craw and want to read something new, exciting, heartwarming, something. I enjoy reading from other people's perspectives and expanding my reading. This was marketed towards the LGTB community. In the very beginning, this author even says this is a good read for gay women, transgender, and even women considering a switch. No, I would not recommend it because a lot of it is whinning and repetitive dialogue over and over and over. Combine that to it being weird.
This reads like Twilight, but instead of a sparkly vampire we get an alien lesbian trangender. It saddened me because I really like the movie Boys Don't Cry, and I was hoping for something just as sweet, though hopefully not as tragic. I'm sure there are other titles I could try to fill that space, but this one cmame up in a random recommendation. Then connecting to several other titles that were WAY out there that I didn't realize what they were..... yeah, apparently I'm still sheltered and innocent in some areas....Moving on.
The writing isn't horrible, but there are enough errors you can tell English is not Svetlana's first language. As mentioned, much of the dialogue repeats intself, and the book should have ended long before it did.
I should mention I did not finish the book. I got to about 60%ish and had to give up. The plot never thickens, nor does story ever pick up.
Every once in a while I get a craw and want to read something new, exciting, heartwarming, something. I enjoy reading from other people's perspectives and expanding my reading. This was marketed towards the LGTB community. In the very beginning, this author even says this is a good read for gay women, transgender, and even women considering a switch. No, I would not recommend it because a lot of it is whinning and repetitive dialogue over and over and over. Combine that to it being weird.
This reads like Twilight, but instead of a sparkly vampire we get an alien lesbian trangender. It saddened me because I really like the movie Boys Don't Cry, and I was hoping for something just as sweet, though hopefully not as tragic. I'm sure there are other titles I could try to fill that space, but this one cmame up in a random recommendation. Then connecting to several other titles that were WAY out there that I didn't realize what they were..... yeah, apparently I'm still sheltered and innocent in some areas....Moving on.
The writing isn't horrible, but there are enough errors you can tell English is not Svetlana's first language. As mentioned, much of the dialogue repeats intself, and the book should have ended long before it did.
I should mention I did not finish the book. I got to about 60%ish and had to give up. The plot never thickens, nor does story ever pick up.
March 15, 2017
I love books that take me on a journey. This one did just that.
I thought I would have trouble with the high school theme since there has been so many stories just like this, but this book just blew my mind and went beyond my expectation. I'm pretty critical with characterization and story development in fiction, but this one gave me so much joy, I dropped all my assumptions and just enjoyed the ride.
I don't have enough adjectives to describe this book, really. The feeling I had from reading it made me light-headed. It's like a hangover, but a good kind of hangover, which is hard to find in LGBT genre. To be honest, I was hesitant to read at first because I didn't really trust the story to be good. I was dead wrong!
I loved and cared for the characters so much I felt like jumping into the story myself. The story was simple, yet beautiful, sexually arousing and also well thought out. I loved the dystopian elements and the imaginary world that seemed so realistic, I did feel like it actually existed. Because the author not only made me understand but also felt everything that was going on.
I could follow the journey of this writer from beginning to end and completely enjoy the work. I can highly recommend the read.
I thought I would have trouble with the high school theme since there has been so many stories just like this, but this book just blew my mind and went beyond my expectation. I'm pretty critical with characterization and story development in fiction, but this one gave me so much joy, I dropped all my assumptions and just enjoyed the ride.
I don't have enough adjectives to describe this book, really. The feeling I had from reading it made me light-headed. It's like a hangover, but a good kind of hangover, which is hard to find in LGBT genre. To be honest, I was hesitant to read at first because I didn't really trust the story to be good. I was dead wrong!
I loved and cared for the characters so much I felt like jumping into the story myself. The story was simple, yet beautiful, sexually arousing and also well thought out. I loved the dystopian elements and the imaginary world that seemed so realistic, I did feel like it actually existed. Because the author not only made me understand but also felt everything that was going on.
I could follow the journey of this writer from beginning to end and completely enjoy the work. I can highly recommend the read.
January 26, 2017
I am impressed with how well written this story is and was a really 'page' turner..I was never a big fan of science fiction but this story emphasizes on love was beautifully written. I can't express enough how much I love this story. It is genuinely fantastic, and I am so happy to have read it. Such an amazing piece of literature. This book is the most beautiful I have read yet and I hope to read more just like it. I didn't think I would make it this far. In fact I thought I had a heart attack at one point.
At first, I had soooo many questions and I was afraid to take a risk to read this one. It's like, I had to come out of my comfort zone. It's just stuck on my library, arguing with my brain if I'm gonna read it or not. But reading about a beautiful and amazing story of an earthling girl and a handsome beautiful alien is a must. I was excited as in 'I can't put it down at night I'm reading it till 3am even I have to work at 7" and the BEST THING is the Love that I felt and trusted in this relationship. It feels like the story reached inside me and ripped out a chunk of my heart, I'm going to miss this book so much.
At first, I had soooo many questions and I was afraid to take a risk to read this one. It's like, I had to come out of my comfort zone. It's just stuck on my library, arguing with my brain if I'm gonna read it or not. But reading about a beautiful and amazing story of an earthling girl and a handsome beautiful alien is a must. I was excited as in 'I can't put it down at night I'm reading it till 3am even I have to work at 7" and the BEST THING is the Love that I felt and trusted in this relationship. It feels like the story reached inside me and ripped out a chunk of my heart, I'm going to miss this book so much.
February 26, 2020
I first read this book on Wattpad (it was amongst the first lesbian books I read there when I came out) and followed all the updates till It was finished and afterwards I just couldn't get enough of it so the best decision was to purchase and own it forever! I love the relationship between the main characters and the fact that Nina can stand her ground on the right matters. Mixed with aliens and sexy situations, this is a one of a kind masterpiece.
Sveta has a way of making the characters so interesting and captivating that you just can't put it down. I love all her books and this is one of he best!
Sveta has a way of making the characters so interesting and captivating that you just can't put it down. I love all her books and this is one of he best!
March 5, 2021
Got caught up in all the feels!!!
“I thought I had enough experiences with discrimination, but nothing is ever okay when people say hurtful things to you, no matter how many times you have heard it.”
"To like is to want, but to love is to give.”
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This is an emotional & entertaining book that, despite the fantastical storyline, the characters are so authentic & relatable they truly become like real people that could live in your world. A compelling, riveting plot that draws you in so effortlessly & subtly without you even noticing, this is a book definitely worth reading.
“I thought I had enough experiences with discrimination, but nothing is ever okay when people say hurtful things to you, no matter how many times you have heard it.”
"To like is to want, but to love is to give.”
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This is an emotional & entertaining book that, despite the fantastical storyline, the characters are so authentic & relatable they truly become like real people that could live in your world. A compelling, riveting plot that draws you in so effortlessly & subtly without you even noticing, this is a book definitely worth reading.
December 6, 2020
This is a book that has taken my breath away multiple times. I had begun reading it back when it was on Wattpad. I remember being incredibly intrigued by every chapter added. There's just something about it. What makes it stand out to me personally? I have an eidetic memory, unfortunately that means that I rarely reread books, because details remain too vivid. I could, but its just too boring. I've read this book four times now and I enjoy it every time around. The romance is just...something else! I definitely recommend giving it a go!
June 17, 2018
This book is one of my favourites
It has Lesbians , Intersex , Smut, drama , emotional rollercoaster , time travel , aliens, suspense and endgame which makes it one of the best Sci-fi lesbian book ever! Give it a go all the LGBTQ+ reader's out there ^_^
It has Lesbians , Intersex , Smut, drama , emotional rollercoaster , time travel , aliens, suspense and endgame which makes it one of the best Sci-fi lesbian book ever! Give it a go all the LGBTQ+ reader's out there ^_^
December 13, 2018
Wonderful
I first read this book on Wattpad, and I have followed the Author on many adventures, heartbreaks and love, Im so happy that shes made it this far and I can’t wait to read more!
I first read this book on Wattpad, and I have followed the Author on many adventures, heartbreaks and love, Im so happy that shes made it this far and I can’t wait to read more!
August 6, 2020
Amazing
I fell in love with this book three years ago! When I saw that I could purchase it here I couldn’t help but to engage in the thrill of falling in love with the beautiful words that are so wonderfully written in this book again!!
I fell in love with this book three years ago! When I saw that I could purchase it here I couldn’t help but to engage in the thrill of falling in love with the beautiful words that are so wonderfully written in this book again!!
October 28, 2020
Captivating story
Although I found the narrator itself (first person writer) rather pitiful and somewhat annoying, I loved the story all together. I was captivated by the plot and by the characters overall. It definitely caught my attention by the first page
Although I found the narrator itself (first person writer) rather pitiful and somewhat annoying, I loved the story all together. I was captivated by the plot and by the characters overall. It definitely caught my attention by the first page
November 22, 2020
Wow just wow ....I dont have words to describe this book...its a gem ...Author is a mastermind for creating such a miracle... this book is now my fav ...of all and if author ever read my comment I want to say only thing...thank u so so much for such a gift
May 9, 2021
How does she do this
Ivanova is an exceptional creator. She creates these stories and characters that leave you thinking, "How did she come up with this." I've followed her writing, for a while, and will continue to do so.
Ivanova is an exceptional creator. She creates these stories and characters that leave you thinking, "How did she come up with this." I've followed her writing, for a while, and will continue to do so.
June 5, 2021
Translation is terrible
I can only hope that this was translated from another language. The grammar, word selection and conversations are at times painful other times just plain ludicrous. Could have been a unique experience instead just another poorly written book
I can only hope that this was translated from another language. The grammar, word selection and conversations are at times painful other times just plain ludicrous. Could have been a unique experience instead just another poorly written book
August 27, 2021
A gem
I didn’t know what to expect of this book but I can tell you how wonderful and amazing it is. It’s sensitive, sensual, passionate and imaginative. Now a new fan of this author and cannot wait to see what she writes next!
I didn’t know what to expect of this book but I can tell you how wonderful and amazing it is. It’s sensitive, sensual, passionate and imaginative. Now a new fan of this author and cannot wait to see what she writes next!
September 24, 2023
False advertisement
Okay let me be honest. This was a cute book however the description and category for it on Amazon was incorrect. This is FUTA, not lesbian. Just want to give you a heads up so that you don't get your hopes up and can enjoy the book without deception.
Okay let me be honest. This was a cute book however the description and category for it on Amazon was incorrect. This is FUTA, not lesbian. Just want to give you a heads up so that you don't get your hopes up and can enjoy the book without deception.
February 6, 2017
I've read this author previously and I will read her work again. I wasn't sure if I would like this book, but I ended up loving it.
August 15, 2017
Very good😁
July 16, 2018
It's so good I couldn't put it down
January 5, 2020
I cried when Allecra was taken away from Nina but good thing she came back, this story is so good, I do recommend you to read this, it's worth it.
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February 22, 2020
Amazing
June 16, 2020
Teary-eyed
It made me tear up a couple of times. It was so beautiful. It had a little bit of Shakespeare to it.
It made me tear up a couple of times. It was so beautiful. It had a little bit of Shakespeare to it.
July 27, 2020
Black Knight
I absolutely loved it! The ending was great!! I highly suggest you pick up your copy today!! You won't be disappointed
I absolutely loved it! The ending was great!! I highly suggest you pick up your copy today!! You won't be disappointed
November 24, 2020
I've been reading this author's books but I can say that this book is about midrange of all her books. But it is a nice read. My favorite book of hers is Cursed Blood!
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