The Choosing (The Pruxnae #2)
Summary:
Ziri Mokuru has lived her entire life in the rural village of Arden Hollow on the planet Tersi. While her parents are off having adventures and being Very Important People, she’s struggled simply to find a place where she belongs. One night, she investigates a disturbance in her home and discovers an armor-clad man sorting through her belongings. Her first thought is for her parents’ safety, not to question why this man is in her home late at night without even the courtesy of knocking. After all, no one among the trusting Tersii breaks into someone else’s home without a good reason.
Ryn abid Alna has an excellent reason for sneaking into Ziri’s home. After years spent scraping together enough vud for the bride price, he’s finally ready to steal a wife. One look at Ziri’s sweet smile and Ryn decides no other woman will do. She can fix anything she touches, so why not the loneliness he’s lived with since he was enslaved as a young boy?
Though Ziri longs for love, she’s not so sure she’s ready to settle down with the man who kidnapped her, especially after he jumps her into a nest of Sweepers, a sinister alien race bent on mayhem and destruction. As the day draws near when she faces Ryn’s family on the Choosing field, Ziri ponders the hardest decision of her life: Fight for Ryn and the place he’s made for her in his heart or choose another man as a life mate and risk never knowing love. (Summary and cover courtesy of goodreads.com)
Please note: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review courtesy of the author.
Review:
I honestly had no idea what to expect with this one, I had never heard of science fiction romance as a genre mashup before! I was initially thrown off by the captive/prisoner perspective, but it was intriguing to see how Varna spun it in a way that worked. I like that Ziri is the one that ultimately has to make the decisions though I think I would have liked to know a little more background of the Pruxnae before the fight.
The whole book also setup a great launch point for a series of books, there are certainly other aspects of the universe that I am very interested in seeing! Ryn’s family has so many intriguing characters. I prefer the Daughters of the People series, but this was a very welcome and unique read that I’d highly recommend to science fiction fans.
Warning: Contains sexual content and violence.
Rating: 5 stars!
Who should read it? Science Fiction and Romance fans! I had never tried a mashup of the two genres, but was pleasantly surprised!
Want to read the whole series?