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    Written by Anna Zaires

    Narrated by Roberto Scarlato

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    From the New York Times bestselling author of Twist Me comes an addictive, thrilling tale of dark love set on post-invasion Earth…

    In the near future, the Krinar rule the Earth. An advanced race from another galaxy, they are still a mystery to us—and we are completely at their mercy.

    Shy and innocent, Mia Stalis is a college student in New York City who's led a normal life. Like most people, she’s never had any interactions with the invaders—until one fateful day in the park changes everything. Having caught Korum’s eye, she must now contend with a powerful, dangerously seductive Krinar who wants to possess her and will stop at nothing to make her his own.

    How far would you go to regain your freedom? How much would you sacrifice to help your people? What choice will you make when you begin to fall for your enemy?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMozaika Publications Audio
    Release dateJan 10, 2018
    ISBN9781631423123
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    Anna Zaires

    Anna Zaires is a New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author of contemporary dark erotic romance and sci-fi romance. She fell in love with books at the age of five, when her grandmother taught her to read. Since then, she has always lived partially in a fantasy world, where the only limits were those of her imagination. Currently residing in Florida, she is happily married to Dima Zales (a science-fiction and fantasy author) and closely collaborates with him on all their works.

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    • 4/5
      Great series

      This Krinar Chronicles series was an addictive series Koran was fabulous a real heart stopping alpha male, mia though while annoying and seeming very immature (understandable with her being only 21) took a while to grow on my I felt she really came into her own in the second and third installment of this series. There was plenty of action and loads of twists and turns and it kept my interest all the way through a beautiful sci-fi love story.
    • 2/5
      Not much to say...I didn't even like the female protagonist...she was so whiny and incredibly, unbelievably insecure...it was kinda annoying to read.

      But otherwise, the storyline wasn't too bad.
    • 4/5
      Loved this book. I hated Korum because he was so overbearing, and treated Mia like a child, but due to the fact that he was so much older then her....to him she was. The story was creative and kept you moving. The technology that the K had was very interesting. Ready to read the next book in the series.
    • 3/5
      I'm just not sure about this book. Parts I really enjoyed and parts I wasn't sure about, I'm going to reserve judgement until after reading the others in the series. Part of the problem is that there were still so many questions at the end of the story, I wish it was a little more of a stand alone, instead it was more of an introduction. The different viewpoints is a n interesting twist and is what keeps it at three stars for me.
    • 4/5
      Audiobook: Narrator – Roberto Scarlato
      I love everything by this narrator and this performance is proof that I can trust him with any and every character ever created. For a story written completely in the heroine’s point of view, I was surprised they would use a male narrator, but then I realized that no one could do a better job than Mr. Scarlato and I was proven right!


      I’ve had this series on my TBR forever! Now that I’ve started it, I’m totally kicking myself for waiting so long to dig in.

      Mia is a college student who has very little to worry about in life. She doesn’t have a need for anything except to finish the school year out, serve an internship over the summer and complete her degree the next year. When an afternoon at the park suddenly changes everything.

      Korum is from another galaxy and once he sets eyes on Mia, she belongs to him. We never get his point of view, which I really missed having, but it’s clear by his actions that he’s not letting her get away. He’s everything I love in a hero – protective, possessive and free with his jealousy. He did seem a bit cold and stony at times and was hard to warm up to, but his actions regarding Mia had me wanting more from him. Even when things take a twist at the end, I adored how he held fast to her. After all, things could have turned really nasty for Mia and she would’ve deserved any retribution he bestowed upon her.

      This has plenty of drama and some absolutely amazing world building – not in the actual world but in the buildup of the Krinars, their technology and their way of life. Together, Mia and Korum sizzle on the page and I can’t wait to dig deeper into this story.

    • 1/5
      .5DNF @23%Book source ~ ARC. My review is voluntary and honest.The Krinar have easily taken over Earth. They rule and take whatever they want. And when Korum wants Mia Stalis he means to have her whether she wants him or not. But, of course, she wants him! He’s scary and domineering and so very sexy the way he moves around like an inhuman predator. No really. The author says so a million times in the 23% I read so it must be true! Gag me and not with a silk hankie.This is exactly like Fifty Shades of Shit and Twilight all rolled into one big turd sandwich. Except instead of a vampire we have an alien who loves being in charge. He will fuck her. Make no mistake! And I’m sure he does but I didn’t stick around to see it. This plot is old and tired and the writing is bleh. The characters are one-dimensional. I can’t stomach anymore of this, so I’m moving on.
    • 2/5
      Mia is a college student living in New York. When we meet her, the only concern she has is a Sociology paper she’s supposed to be writing. That all changes quickly, however, when she catches the eye of a Krinar – a member of an alien race that appeared a number of years ago to “co-exist” with humans on earth.Enter sexual tension. The Krinar (Korum) is domineering, and seems to take an almost unhealthy interest in the younger (read: a few thousand years younger), human woman. As far as he is concerned, she puts up a token amount of resistance before it turns into a matter of “I really have no choice.”Move on to the subplot… where she also, apparently, “has no choice.” With her roommate being afraid of what’s happening to Mia’s life, she manages to get Mia involved the “resistance” against the aliens. They want to use her as a spy, as she is intimately involved with Korum (though to hear her rail against it in her head it is completely out of her control and she hates him but oh my god what an orgasm).So now Mia has both her body supposedly working against her, as well as feeling a need to do something to protect her race against the invading alien race dead set on harvesting women as sex slaves and taking over completely.I swear, I feel like I’m summarizing the plot to a D-rated 80’s porno sci-fi flick.A number of events repeat themselves in annoying frequency.1. The number of times Mia gives in and has sex with Korum no matter how mad, disgusted, pissed off, or otherwise absolutely SURE she won’t ever sleep with him again she is. Give him five seconds in her presence and she’s a goner.2. While there are a number of sexual encounters insinuated but not detailed, the ones that are inevitably end with Mia berating herself, her self-control, willpower, etc. and reminding herself she’s only doing this because she has no control, has to pretend everything’s okay, yada, yada, yada.3. How often can Mia puzzle over how completely up-side-down her life has turned? Granted, she’s a naïve junior at a university in New York. Yet we discover she’s got an internship lined up for the summer prior to her senior year, she’s going for a degree in Psychology and knows exactly what she wants to do with it. This is a woman of conviction and strength, yet you barely get to see it. You’d think, with a focus like that, she’d have better things to think about than sit around wondering how everything got so out of control. She’s a walking contradiction.And then we get to the end. Korum knew all along Mia was betraying him, and did nothing about it. The whole time, Mia was afraid of Korum, afraid that he would kill her once he found out what she had been doing. Yet, for all of that fear, when everything hits the fan… he simply takes her hand, offers to take her to see her parents, and whisks her away to one of the Krinar compounds, steady as you please.As a whole, the book left me completely unsatisfied. The intimate scenes were lacking, the emotion between Korum and Mia was barely thought out (at best), and every time there was a discussion with or about the resistance, I found myself rolling my eyes, skipping it, and realizing in the end – I didn't miss a darn thing. I got this book off of Amazon for free, but I can’t convince myself spending the money on the next book to see if it gets any better will be worth it.