Claiming His Virgin

Date read: September 4, 2022

Author: Grace Goodwin

Series: Interstellar Brides: The Virgins #0.5

Ok so this one claims to be just a novella and it stays with the virgins series. He is scarred from his time fighting with the Hive and fears his marked mate will reject him so he blindfolds her to seduce her. We all know earth females aren’t like that and she’d love him despite or maybe because of his scars. Anyway let’s go.

I think this is the first one we don’t start with a sexy dream. And the only one since interstellar brides came to earth that we didn’t start with a testing.

A little continuity error there. She felt the carpet beneath her knees but then slipped her dress off and stepped back.

And now I need a book about Quinn finding his marked mate.

Wait Lexi is staring at the mark on her palm? Her mark isn’t on her palm. It’s on her side. Hmm. This one seems to have some continuity issues.

Also, from the last book men aren’t allowed in the females rooms. It’s forbidden. So how can he meet her in her room?

Hmm. There were lots of issues with this one but I ultimately like their story.

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His Virgin Mate

Date read: August 26, 2022 – September 3, 2022

Author: Grace Goodwin

Series: Interstellar Brides: The Virgins #1

Ok I remember the virgins series in general but off the top of my head I don’t remember a lot of specifics. I’m sure once I read the description or start reading I’ll remember more. This is the first one in present day. The virgins with the birthmarks and the dream sharing.

Please hold. I thought she was still strapped to the table. How was she able to move her hands to cover where her birthmark is?

Of course he creeps you out he’s not your marked mate. It’s super rare to meet your marked mate so he’s hoping you’ll settle for him. Don’t fall for it girl. Hold strong.

At least the girls are willing to speak up and ask questions to alleviate their fears I’m not sure I’d feel brave enough to ask these questions.

Lol yeah they want to prove their bedroom skills to a bunch of virgins who have no idea what to expect in the bedroom. Sounds like a bit of an iffy plan to me.

I need to keep a list of who I want stories for because now I want a Zakariah love story.

Lol yeah you gotta beware those human mates. They are super protective and will get mad at you if you put yourself in harms way.

My only problem with this is that like all other races train their mates asses before taking them. Also none of the other brides are virgins so they know what to expect. The Everians just claim their Virgin asses like right out of the gate. I have no experience in this but based on what I’ve read that doesn’t sound like it’d be pleasurable.

I think this is the first time we mention that their marks have to touch during the claiming. I don’t remember how they get theirs to touch due to the unusual placement.

I’m confused. He just said he wouldn’t claim her until she was begging for him and in love with him, but then he turns around and is just like “yeah so tomorrow I’ll claim you, you cool with that?” Doesn’t that not let the begging and love you wanted come into play?

I don’t quite understand why she couldn’t be at the fight. I did like the three years later epilogue though that was a nice touch. Getting to see a warrior interact with his child. It’s was good but I’m wondering if I need a bit of a break from the brides. I realized I’ve never read this many this close together before.

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Cyborg Fever

Date read: August 26, 2019

Author: Grace Goodwin

Series: Interstellar Brides: The Colony #5

It’s Anghar’s turn. We met him in the other series. He was part of a recon team but was contaminated. I guess now he gets to find love.

That was interesting. I’m glad Angh found love. This one wasn’t matched through the brides program. How does that work? If you get tested, don’t get matched but find your mate, do you get pulled from the bride program? Do you have to notify anyone? I want to know! The IC commander chick was like crazy seriously you do not tease these alpha males with harming their mates. You are lucky he didn’t kill you for that threat. Although I think she knew that Kira was in love with him and just holding back because of her obligations. I kind of want to know the commanders story. Did she lose love for obligation? Is that why she’s sympathetic to Kira’s situation? It was still pretty good though.

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Her Cyborg Beast

Date read: August 25, 2019 – August 26, 2019

Author: Grace Goodwin

Series: Interstellar Brides: The Colony #4

CJ got caught for insider trading and had to choose jail or become a bride. She thought she’d go spend the required time, ditch her match and return to earth a rich woman. Yeah that was a bit of an awakening. She gets mated to Rez, who has just recently been caught by the Hive traitor and his beast suppressed. He doesn’t feel worthy of a mate.

Wow we solved that super early on. CJ was able to sass him enough that his beast came back because he wasn’t gonna take that crap. So, what else is going to happen?

The first baby was born on the colony. A little girl, she’s gonna get away with everything and no males her age will even be able to breath the same air as her.

That went a weird way that I didn’t see coming. So the Hive are trying to breed more Hive which is just sort of terrifying. They get kidnapped by the Hive because they think she’s pregnant with a Hive baby and they will take it and keep breeding them. They get away and she had twins. Everyone was stunned by that because they couldn’t see her daughter behind her son. Rez thinks his son already knew his job as protector and was shielding his little sister like a good Atlan. I enjoyed this one.

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Her Mate’s Secret Baby

Date read: August 22, 2022 – August 25, 2022

Author: Grace Goodwin

Series: Interstellar Brides Program #9

Ok so this one is actually like four more down on the list, but in the last one we talk about the brides that came back to earth and mention this one from Trion that got sent back in the middle of a battle. So I’m going off script and going to read this one next. I seem to recall not liking this one as much as the others.

Ah yes Roark’s turn.

Yeah that has to be really weird. You can understand all languages but it’s kinda like Siri. You get the robotic straightforward words not the nuances and slang you’d have a better grasp of by actually learning the language.

I’m trying to remember the time difference. If it’s been three days for him that’s like four months for her I think.

That thinking would be great if she was actually on Trion. However she’s on earth and thinks you’re dead.

And I’m totally a nerd. I just recalculated the thirteen months into weeks to see if the 11 weeks per two days thing was right. In case you were wondering yes the math works.

I forgot someone on earth tried to kill them. I’m pretty sure it’s her prick of an ex but it seems a bit bold for him.

These all seem to be bookended with sex. The dream at the beginning and their match ravishing them at the end. I hope they get the girl they want. I think Miranda gets a mate later on. Isn’t it her that gets tired of waiting on the doctor dude to stop being content as fuck buddies and to claim her so she goes through the brides program and gets mated to some Prillion. I’ll just have to keep reading to find out I guess.

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Surrender to the Cyborgs

Date read: August 20, 2022 – August 21, 2022

Author: Grace Goodwin

Series: Interstellar Brides: The Colony #1

We get our first colony match. Jessica kept her word and those on the colony were tested and the first mate is set to arrive. Well let’s just get to it.

Ah yes Rachel and the false arrest because of planted evidence when she reported tampering with drug test results to get a new drug to market faster.

The list is wrong. If we are talking the Trion bride that came back that’s her mates secret baby but the list says I have three more books before that one. I’m going to read that one next then and skip the list order. Pft. You think you have a good list from the authors website and yet you get betrayed.

Trion does seem to be the common factor of women returning to earth. The first one to testify the second in the middle of that attack.

Ah this is the one where she gets all pissy about the fertility testing. Also, her sweet mates that don’t care about that they just want her.

Oh poor Surnan. Such a stickler for the rules. If I recall correctly he goes to greet his mate in the traditional robes.

Do we ever get to find out if Bryck gets a mate?

Poor captain Brooks. He just wanted to serve his planet the love out his life. Instead he gets some freaky illness from his hive implants and dies.

I wondered about the Rone name. There was that one doctor who tested Dax. Her name was Rone. Apparently she’s mated to Maxim’s brother.

Oh yes dick head Krael who will continue to cause problems on the Colony for awhile.

Rereading this I realized I don’t go back and reread the colony ones very much. I like them but I think I get pulled away from the story a bit because of how long it goes on that they are contaminated and not worthy. Still good though. Also, this one was out of order so I’ll go read the secret baby one that should have been before this.

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Alien Mate

Date read: November 13, 2021 – November 14, 2021

Author: Cara Bristol

Series: Alien Mate #1

Our girl is convicted of some crime on earth and so is sent to another planet to be a mail order bride of sorts. She doesn’t think her mated alien likes her. Torg thought he’d get a sturdy mate not the small human he received. Then he finds out his mate broke a law. His people must follow the law or be exiled. Will he be able to find love in his mate or will he have to banish her.

Ok woah. This became soap opera drama super quick. Like no way I suspected her. Also who did she take out to get that position. Ok I have to keep reading. Things just got juicy.

What is happening right now!?

Hmm. Well I liked that. I’m not sure about the next one though. I think the only thing I maybe had issue with was that most of the action all happened at the very end.

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Claimed by the Cyborgs

Date read: November 11, 2021

Author: Grace Goodwin

Series: Interstellar Brides: The Colony #9

I’ve been having trouble finding a book to keep my attention. This just came out today. Let’s see if this can keep me hooked. We are going back to the colony.

Ok I liked this one except for one part. At the end of one chapter we had them going to meet Hellion because he was on the Colony for them, but then we start the next chapter with them just chilling and no intention of seeing Hellion. Then I’m super confused about what we learned from that nexus unit. The hive are protecting them? I feel like I was left hanging about that. The way to save them there at the end seemed a bit rushed or anticlimactic. Like it was just we don’t want them to die so here’s some random solution that doesn’t make sense nor did we have time to actually discover it.

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Alien Captain

Date read: September 20, 2021 – September 24, 2021

Author: Ariel Jade

Series: Psy-Brothers #1

This one is about a human diplomat out to prove herself and a captain of the guard protecting her and his prince. They crash land and uncover an evil plot.

I’m confused about this switch ruse thing. The captain of the guard called the prince, his fake guard, by the prince’s name. But like the delegation knows the prince’s name. That so doesn’t work.

Well that seems a bit drastic. Pulling a knife on the poor girl.

This is slow. I’m soooo ready for it to be over.

I didn’t really care for that one. I’m not really sure why. Some parts were slow. Some hard to follow what was happening or keep track of the people. I’m just glad I’m done now.

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Elite Starfighter

Date read: September 12, 2021 – September 13, 2021

Author: Grace Goodwin

Series: Starfighter Training Academy #3

The last one in this trilogy. This is the third of the friends. Both of her friends playing this game have vanished. So she’s gonna defeat the game and find out what happened to them. It doesn’t tell me much about her guy.

Um ok we skip beating the game and go straight to Darius being confused how she was prepared for him and wanted to go without delay.

Hmm. I’m not sure about putting your own books in another of your books. Seems a bit narcissistic to me.

This was my least favorite of the trilogy. Like she was super reserved when she first met him but ready to go. Then she just suddenly like jumped him. I couldn’t quite follow her personality. I did like his protectiveness of her because of what happened to his brother. I wish we learned more about that mission and what went wrong. Also, there for a bit seemed like someone was a bit pissed that he survived and his brother died, but then we don’t know who or why. I thought like lover or friend that blamed Darius, but that didn’t happen. Then the end was weird as was the epilogue. Like what was that scene with bitch queen picking a man for her bed and talking about her losses. I didn’t really care for this one.

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