Post by Mari on Feb 7, 2020 16:06:54 GMT -7
3.0 - 3.25 ⭐
Strangeways was certainly a different sci-fi romance. Emily is a waitress barely surviving on an Earth that's controlled by aliens. Men have become rare and seldom live past 40. Work is hard to get. After a particularly bad day Emily catches the eye of alien Phi. What I found appalling was the insidiousness of the aliens. They're able to keep people calm while they ingratiate themselves in all aspects of human life. Emily knows there's something 'off' about Phi, she isn't particularly interested in a relationship with him. He uses his alien mojo on her and she stops questioning Phi's intentions and just goes along with his assimilation. I can't say Emily gave full consent when Phi was messing with her emotions. It did make my skin crawl a bit to know that Emily's changing views of the aliens weren't really her own. The sex was more like torture for Emily. It's a very short read and I think it would have been much better if it were longer and allowed Emily to put up more of a fight. This was my first Addison Cain book. A friend loaned it to me. I wouldn't have bought it myself. I think $3.99 for a book less than 100 pages is way too much. The writing wasn't bad but I'm not a 'dark' romance fan.
Strangeways was certainly a different sci-fi romance. Emily is a waitress barely surviving on an Earth that's controlled by aliens. Men have become rare and seldom live past 40. Work is hard to get. After a particularly bad day Emily catches the eye of alien Phi. What I found appalling was the insidiousness of the aliens. They're able to keep people calm while they ingratiate themselves in all aspects of human life. Emily knows there's something 'off' about Phi, she isn't particularly interested in a relationship with him. He uses his alien mojo on her and she stops questioning Phi's intentions and just goes along with his assimilation. I can't say Emily gave full consent when Phi was messing with her emotions. It did make my skin crawl a bit to know that Emily's changing views of the aliens weren't really her own. The sex was more like torture for Emily. It's a very short read and I think it would have been much better if it were longer and allowed Emily to put up more of a fight. This was my first Addison Cain book. A friend loaned it to me. I wouldn't have bought it myself. I think $3.99 for a book less than 100 pages is way too much. The writing wasn't bad but I'm not a 'dark' romance fan.