Alien Revealed {book review} * * *

Alien Revealed by Lilly Cain

- sci-fi, romance, erotica -

reviewed by Tara SG

received for review via NetGalley.com

Book Order (The Confederacy Treaty)

Alien Revealed * * *

Links

Author’s Website : www.lillycain.com

Amazon : eBook

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This book in 6 words:

quick steamy sci-fi with great characters

Why did I read this? And am I glad I did?

I came across this while looking over available books on NetGalley and thought it looked like a good read. I’m glad I read it. The hubs is definitely glad I read it lol. I was surprised at how well-developed the story and characters were for such a short erotica eBook. I found myself really caring about what happened to Alinna and wanting to know more about her race. This is definitely a Rated R book! Includes some bonding, but not BDSM.

I’ll be reading the next in the series.

Brief Summary

Inarrii agent Alinna Gaerrii was tasked with observing the Starforce base on Earth. Crash landing her observation pod onto the base was not part of her mission briefing. Neither was making m’ittar–mind contact–with Major David Brown, the human who discovered her amongst the wreckage. David thinks she’s a psychologist sent to evaluate his Special Forces team, and Alinna goes along with his misconception, seizing the opportunity to observe humans up close. But their daily contact has unexpected side effects, and Alinna soon invades David’s dreams. Through their intimate mental connection she allows him to express his forbidden physical desires. Alinna delights in the sensory exploration and grows excited by the prospect of a treaty with the humans and a potential life mate in David. But an attack from an unknown ship sends the base into chaos, and Alinna may be forced to reveal her lie, erasing all hope of a successful treaty, and driving David away forever…

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Plot/Pacing/Writing Style

I was really impressed with amount we got to learn about Alinna’s race. And um can I get some of those tattoos please?! An alien being stranded on earth in and of itself isn’t overly unique, but I liked the mix of mind-reading, sexiness, and danger.

This was a short read (I think it took me an hour and a half or so). The pacing was perfect. You get to learn about the characters, enjoy some steamed up encounters, and still have time to worry about what will happen to Alinna.

Characters

I did not expect to care about the characters at all. Alinna is in WAY over her head, but pulls it off quite well. David is a caring alpha-male with some control issues

Recommendations

If you’re looking for a quick steamy read with a touch of sci-fi, this is the book for you. Again this is ONLY for adult readers!

Going Deeper – slight spoilers

I’m personally not a fan of the bondage thing (I’m aware of my control issues). I didn’t like the way David decided to get information out of Alinna. Did this bother anyone else or am I just being a prude?