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Assigned a Mate (Interstellar Brides Program, #1)
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I know this was alien smut with some BDSM so I knew what I was getting into but I didn't like that nothing here made much sense:
1. You have the technology to teletransport somebody light years away to different planets but you cannot protect them from an assassin?
2. If this is freaking program, why wouldn't you have a system for mates to learn a bit about each other and their cultures before they meet so the culture shock is not as severe? You know, having a a pamphlet like "what to expect in your new planet" so both are not surprised when their alien mates don't behave like the people they're used to?
3. This was set in the future! Why are standards of beauty still the same as today? And why is a doctor -which you assume has seen all sorts of people and has had extensive education - doesn't even think that different cultures have different tastes? Why would she assume that the aliens find the same traits attractive as men on Earth?
4. The world wasn't that interesting. He spent most of his time in meetings!! That would have been ok if this was set in the corporate world but in space??
5. Even though there was a lot of sex, it wasn't that imaginative. The guy relied on funky vibrators to get her 95% of the way there and then just stuck it in.
6. Are medical examinations a kink? Because they seem to be prominent in this series (reading by the descriptions of the rest of the books.) I guess I can say I learned something new!!
7. Narration was sub-par. She always called him "Master!" (exclamation sign included.)
Unlikely to continue the series, given that all the books seem very similar to this one (but with menage!)
1. You have the technology to teletransport somebody light years away to different planets but you cannot protect them from an assassin?
2. If this is freaking program, why wouldn't you have a system for mates to learn a bit about each other and their cultures before they meet so the culture shock is not as severe? You know, having a a pamphlet like "what to expect in your new planet" so both are not surprised when their alien mates don't behave like the people they're used to?
3. This was set in the future! Why are standards of beauty still the same as today? And why is a doctor -which you assume has seen all sorts of people and has had extensive education - doesn't even think that different cultures have different tastes? Why would she assume that the aliens find the same traits attractive as men on Earth?
4. The world wasn't that interesting. He spent most of his time in meetings!! That would have been ok if this was set in the corporate world but in space??
5. Even though there was a lot of sex, it wasn't that imaginative. The guy relied on funky vibrators to get her 95% of the way there and then just stuck it in.
6. Are medical examinations a kink? Because they seem to be prominent in this series (reading by the descriptions of the rest of the books.) I guess I can say I learned something new!!
7. Narration was sub-par. She always called him "Master!" (exclamation sign included.)
Unlikely to continue the series, given that all the books seem very similar to this one (but with menage!)
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September 4, 2020
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September 4, 2020
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September 4, 2020
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audiobook
September 4, 2020
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to-read
September 4, 2020
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sci-fi-romance
September 4, 2020
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erotic-romance
September 4, 2020
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wtf
September 4, 2020
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reviewed
September 4, 2020
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