Lethal Impact

Shattered Stars #2

by Viola Grace

Living as human prey beneath the earth, Fiona knew that anything would be better than the life that stretched ahead. The stars made an offer and she took it.


Used as a sexual trading card between the rich and powerful survivors of the lethal impact has left Fiona with an urge for change. She needs out and the offer from an alien race to be a bondservant until she paid out her transport and training is an offer she wants to take them up on.

Once on the education base she gets the help she needs to feel something again, and that training is going to come in useful when her test results come back and place her in an elite group of humans who can be of use to the Hmrain.

Aarak has just learned about the humans from his sibling, and as he was in the area, he decided to see if another human could be found with the high sensuality rating that his people needed to feed. He wasn’t thinking of his people, he was thinking of securing a long-term bond mate that would serve him as he needed it. He could never have anticipated the wounded woman with the heart of gold who brought up instincts he never knew he had.

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Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Futuristic, Science Fiction Romance, Aliens

88 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 17, 2017

Reviews

[Lyndi W.]

I flip-flop on both books in this series - I don't like some of the topics, but I do like the way Viola handles them? I dunno. I enjoyed reading it, but I think my bias for the author is playing a role in that. Because if I read this from an unknown author, I'm not sure I'd like it as much. That's weird, right? It feels weird.

[Hayat]

I liked the heroine's strong sense of self and her ability to adapt to difficult situations but there was no emotional connection, romance or any surprising aspect to the whole alien meets human trope. I just wish the hero's character was more fleshed out and a little bit on his background and culture was included here. Still, it was a quick read to pass the time.

[Arctic_Banshee]

The steamy portions of both these books are both good. Which is surprising to me, because the rest of the book is written in flattened tone. The dialogue contains no narration beats. The tone of writing was of a court reporter.

Also, as much sense as this makes, I didn’t enjoy the subdued passion of the mmc, even though the sex acts were well-described. He’s a sort of succubus. Sex is food to him, but he should enjoy it too?? The sex felt transactional which made sense at first, but they remained that way.

Maybe it’s a case of what some people deem as cringe, but I like my mmc’s to be a little vocal. This is what I pay $5 to read! The moans every so often make a big difference to intimacy. Show the character losing control for the fmc.

Fmc’s character was well-constructed, but she went from subdued to sassy with no in-between. Having the mmc make a comment on it doesn’t solve the issue?? 😫

[mspotts]

More of a 2.75 stars

I enjoyed this one less than the first.

The writing and storyline in this book was weaker, even though the relationship development was better.

Also, I got whiplash from how fast Fiona became this sassy, commanding person, after basically being an empty shell for the first half.

Keeping the books in this series as novella-length is really holding the author back from telling a great story, in my view.

[Emily Lindsey]

Emotionally deep and highly readable

I didn't read the first book in this series, but this one reads well on its own. I both loved the concise brevity of the story while at the same time wished it were longer. Fiona was a rich character who was easy to bond with. Her survivor mentality had me rooting for her right from the beginning all the way to the end. The existence of a utopian society that doesn't exist at the expense of someone else's dystopia was nice to read. Speaking of utopias, Aarak's appendage was a shock when I read about it, but I am wistfully mourning its lack of realistic existence. I don't think I have ever read a book by this author and now I need to rectify that situation!

[Tracey L.]

Great Series

I love this series. I own all 8 of them, this is a big deal for me. I am one of those who absolutely hates to spend more than a few bucks for books that are short reads. For this series, that is one con for me, $5 for less than 100 pages, a few hours worth. Normally it’s going to have at least 300 pages or more, if I’m going to spend that, lol. In fact these are the only 8 books I have done that. The other con is about the length also in that I wish they were all at least twice as long. I finally have them all and have read most of the older ones many times. Leaving same review for all of them. I’d say book 4 is my favorite. Book 5 has to be the least favorite. It just didn’t fit with the others to me.

[Misti Britnell]

Good but short

Short and the writing seemed a little...off...in this one. Sometimes it was almost like there was something missing that would have made it flow better. Anyway, still worth reading. Some typos, mild spice, vanilla alien romance.

[Claudia]

Fiona lived through the fall of a meteor on Earth and the decimation of human population, only to be used as currency, by men. But she survived.
After running away, she discovers she can be a bondservabt to the Hmrain.
And she meets Aarak

[Tiffany Abbott]

Loved it

I love this series. I really enjoyed reading this book . I was happy to see Viola come out with a sequel. I can't wait for the next book.

[Smittie]

Even Better

I enjoyed this edition more than the first. Great story with full character development and world building and HEA. Highly recommend it.

[Cc]

Last book of hers that I liked.

[Cindy]

These space romances are soo good! Location details, aliens and - hot! Of course, there are always bad guys...but the heroine is a smart one...Love these stories.

[Elaine Parent]

Lethal impact

I am glad that this story shows a different perspective to surviving... sometimes not pretty, well written and on point.

[Liz Madill]

Brilliant new series

This is book 2 and I already love the series. Viola Grace creates other worlds and species with a deft hand and a great imagination.

[Melanie]

Short but good.

[April Harris]

I'm Hooked

The passion the plight, the hope. I'm for it all. Great Series. It's everything I look for except I wish the stories were a little longer.

[Melody]

Nice expansion

I really liked the first book but it was short on character development. This one answered some questions and was warmer overall. Enjoyable overall

[Vibeke]

Audiobook

[Mellady]

Again, some of the sweetest sci-fi smut ever! 💚

[April G Pickett]

I enjoyed this book

This is a great book. It's an easy and very enjoyable read. It does have some sex stuff but it's just part of the story.

[Evelyn]

This is the second book in the series of Hmrain and human women. There is sexy times along with learning about another world.