Wax's Reviews > Slave for Two

I was given a copy of this book free by the author in exchange for an unbiased review.

When Earth is invaded by aliens who quickly kill and subdue the populace, Chris is left looking after his mother, two sisters and young cousin. After he is captured, his goal quickly becomes to survive. Many of the humans who were captured have become war prizes for the alien invaders, to be used as sex slaves. Apparently the high command has circulated a story that humans are aggressive and vicious, with no redeeming value, and that sex can calm them. Chris is taken by a soul matched couple, Lasar and Nary, who have a d/s kind of relationship. He is quickly confused since they treat him with kindness and he finds himself liking them. How could he feel this way about beings from the same race that have killed so many humans, including members of his family?

I grew up on sci fi/fantasy books, so I jumped at the chance to read book one in this new series by Morticia Knight. However, my expectations may have been too high. I felt that the world building was not enough for the scope of what was presented. In addition, there were too many new concepts that didn't seem to be adequately explained in the short amount of pages. To be fair, this is the first book of a series, and perhaps more could be explained in future stories. However, the short length made this book feel like it ended in a cliffhanger, because many plot lines were not finished. In addition, the romance was too insta-love for me. I would give it 2.5 stars, rounded up because I see promise. However, I'm not sure that I would continue with the rest of the series.