When hope is dimmest, a ray of light breaks through...
Daisy
Being abducted from Earth was terrifying. When the fish-headed, aquatic aliens took me I knew I was in trouble. Thankfully I was raised to be a fighter.
I've struggled against my captors at every turn but how many times can a girl get beat down before coming to realize you can't win? It's wearing me down and I'm finally coming to realize there's no Prince Charming coming to rescue me.
I can't give up though, not yet. In a desperate attempt I join up with another girl from Earth and this time I'm either getting free or else. There is no other option, I can't live like this.
Then the floor shakes and winged demons from hell invade. At least they're fighting the aquatics but is this a rescue or am I trading one master for another?
In this battle it's not just my life at stake, this time my heart is on the line too.
Darnok
Another mission, one more battle. Maybe this will be my last, maybe not. I can't bring myself to care anymore.
Being bigger than all the other warriors my entire life has been one lone string of abuse. The other males pick fights with me to prove how tough they are and the Queens abuse me because I'm so big I always stand out. All they see is the giant, none of them see the person I am.
None of them see my dreams or my desire to be accepted. How I want someone to love me for me. Even my one friend barely sees because in this world I have to hide that part of me away.
There is no compassion in my world. There is nothing to live for except to fight. Go to the next battle and see if this time it's my last. It doesn't matter, there is no other end for me. Sooner or later, it will happen and I've accepted it. At least then my suffering will end.
Until this mission. Until I meet the human female Daisy. Then everything changes. I'll fight all of them to save her, to make her mine. She is the light in my universe and I'm not going to let it fade.
AMAZON 4 STARS
When I saw this book information I took a chance. I was thinking it's either going to be lame or it's going to be good. It actually turned out to be pretty good. When Daisy stops being afraid of the "men" on board the rescue ship, there was actually some tender moments between Daisy and Darnok. It was kind of amusing when Darnok this huge warriors is on the run AWAY from spending time in Daisy's presence. Of course, it was both funny and kind of sad why he was doing that. Of course there will be the required "alien" sex but I like that it wasn't the whole story.
This book turned out to be a wild fantasy ride with some really good world building. The aliens, the culture of Darnok's race, and the re-building of worlds was pretty imaginative.
The emotions were also there, especially the suffering that Darnok went through. And how messed up the men of his world were when it came to how they were valued or not.
Daisy was also a really good main character, who became so beaten down from all the things she went through. Physically, emotionally she was pretty much on empty. Still it didn't take all that long for her regain her strength when someone weaker is threatened.
I liked how the story ended and the Epilogue shows some of the new beginnings that have taken place. I didn't realize until I finished reading the book that there was a Glossary at the end. It was a nice touch and added to the story but I guess for me it wasn't that hard to enjoy the gist of the book anyway.
Before I forget, there was also some humor in this story as well. That's something that I always enjoy.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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