Tiya Rosa's Reviews > Claimed

I know I may have gone a bit overboard with the rant updates with this book, but boy did this just rub me the wrong way.

I get why Olivia needed to refuse the bonding. I get that the story needed that conflict in order for the reader to feel satisfied with the payoff at the end. I get that there is a lot of suspension of disbelief involved in novels like this for the reading experience to actually work. I get a lot of things, but at this point I can't hear the sense in all that over the sound of Olivia's stupidity.

Olivia did not want to get it on with Baird because doing so would mean she'd have to give up her life on earth with her sister and her friends and her career. That's a great reason. I so totally understand where she was coming from. I also understand why she had to say she did not want the alien even when she totally did. What I can't get behind is her constantly denying this lust she felt when it was obvious to everyone including their blind grandfather that she was all hot and bothered with this hot piece of alien flesh. I mean she said she felt nothing for the guy's kisses and two seconds later the guy touched her and she was all wet and ready.

And this is not a one time thing. This was the theme of 85% of the book. I can understand pulling an "OMG like I totes don't get aroused by you" "Oh really then why are your panties soaking wet and your tongue hanging out?" "Uhm, well, really? I mean, like no they're not." once or twice but to have it repeated over and over for hundreds of pages is a bit overkill and just screams of a TSTL heroine of the highest order. When you tell a guy that you're not lusting for his man parts and he proves to you - every fucking time - that you're a lying piece of shit, smart girls would just stop with that crap, woman up, and find another way to get what she needs. I bet you have no idea what I mean do you, Olivia?

When I first read Dark Lover and Beth said, "You know, Wrath, you don't have to lie to get me in bed. As much as I'm ashamed of myself, all you have to do is ask.", I didn't know exactly why I wanted to applaud her honesty. Now I remember why. It's because of heroines like you Olivia. Always denying stuff that can be proven true seconds after you deny it. And doing it the majority of a pretty long book.

Oh and Baird. Pretty much like every insta-love alpha hero out there. Except with no balls to call Olivia on her stupidity. Think doormat with a cock.

Pity that I actually liked the concept. And the sex was pretty hot, but I wasn't able to enjoy. Who would when you have the heroine going hot and cold alternately and stupid pretty much consistently?

I bet this book will work great as a drinking game with your girlfriends. You get to knock back a shot every time the heroine denies being in heat. Beats rolling your eyes and hitting your head on the desk any day of the week. (Note to self: organize lit-smut girls' night)