“They killed my family. My friends. When I had nothing left, they brought me here, for him to kill. But only once he’s finished playing his game of cat and mouse.”Aspen:I was stripped and put in a cell with a huge alien. He has been driven over the edge. He wants to kill me, but first he wants to destroy my mind. I can’t give him a reason not to, but I won’t go down without a fight. He invades … down without a fight. He invades every part of me, forces me to call him Master, and subjects me to his mind control. I have nothing left to lose. He thinks he can break me. Can you break something that’s as wrecked as I am?
Keth:
Humans have taken everything from me: My home, my family, my wife, and they want to take my sanity. They’re afraid of me. Grande Pharma imprisoned me and subjected me to tests. They gave me mind control. But they hadn’t banked on me running my own psychological tests. My hypothesis was simple: What would it take to break the human women who kept getting sent in here to seduce me for information? I take them apart, piece by piece. Revel in destroying them. But Aspen is different. She’s feisty and resistant. Breaking her will be satisfying. But will she break me, first?
This is book one in the Unbreakable series but reads as a standalone.
Publisher’s Note: This is an extremely dark romance with graphic scenes, featuring a dominant alien who exerts mind control and a feisty, human heroine who refuses to give up. But there is an HEA.
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ASPEN SAYS THE THINGS WE’RE THINKING
I love that Aspen says so many of the things that I find myself thinking as I read dark romances where the anti-hero manipulates the woman in some way, whether physical force, mind games or more, to get her to do what he wants.
— Aspen: “If I’m yours, you can prove it without that party trick.”
Yes! Finally, a female character says something like this! Aspen has a backbone and a bit of a smart mouth. She steers clear of TSTL territory.
Keth’s cluelessness about human women is funny. He’s confused why Aspen doesn’t trust him. Sure, he’s tortured her and ravaged her body, but he hasn’t killed her, and that should mean something. Doesn’t she appreciate his generosity? It’s great.
Invaded is the first book in the Unbreakable series. Keth has been a prisoner of the humans for too long, and now they’ve just thrown in a new toy. Aspen is like no other female before her, though, with her innocence, her desires to just be free, and the way she fights his dominance. Torn between wanting to break her, and all things human, or wanting to keep her safe, Keth and Aspen decide to fight. But even if they gain their freedom, do they have a future?
Ohhh my, this book was exactly what I needed to read and I’m actually mad at myself for waiting for so long to start this series! This book is dark, intense, but stunning in its creativity! I’m in awe of Ms. Adams’ imagination right now. Keth and Aspen make this crazy, unlikely team, but they fit so well together. Because of their circumstances, there’s a bond and trust formed between them that will be tested again and again. Keth is so angry at everything human, and takes his revenge as often as he can. He’s domineering, he’s cruel, he’s caring, and he’s possessive. Aspen denied her dreams about living outside of the Stack, but has always been rebellious. Their first meeting is not sweet, this book is not really romantic, it is in fact quite dark and manipulative, but there is a twistedly beautiful bond formed between Keth and Aspen that had me devouring the pages, begging to know what would come next for the characters, and excited for the next book in the series!
I enjoyed this read. It is very dark and pushes boundaries, so it’s going to be a book that either works for you, will be a huge turnoff or a select few will end up somewhere in the middle. This alien/human romance in a dystopian setting is gritty, raw, dramatic and suspenseful. Again, not for everyone but I found it entertaining and intriguing. Eager to see what occurs in book two. This is my completely honest and totally voluntary review.
Sick, twisted, deranged, crazy, and so entertaining. If your not a fan of forced sexual situations than DO NOT READ THIS BOOK. I repeat do not read.
I could not put this book down. I myself was questioning what was reality and what was not. Definitely a 4 and a half stars for me.
Good read
Wonderfully fantastic… The book was amazing… It had a lot of details and juicy scenes to it… The characters and their personalities match them perfectly… The plot and the storyline was very descriptive and amazing…
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*Warning*
This book is really dark. With non-con and dub-con themes so if that isn’t something you like don’t read this book.
Our alien hero is a prisoner and he is broken, psychotic, and murderous. He does fall for the heroine and she falls for him despite the torture he puts her through when she gets thrown in his cell with him. They get free and seem to be getting a happily ever after when the book ends. Abruptly. I’m not sure if it’s because a book 2 will be coming or if the author meant for to end that way but it was very unsatisfying which is why I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars. Enjoy.
***I decided to review an ARC of this book.***
Set on a distant planet where the ruling body treats both the resident aliens and the lower class humans equally: like dirt. A captive alien male and a prisoner human female are thrown together and all they really want is freedom. But can they learn to trust each other to get it?
The author has described this book as erotic horror and there are certainly some nasty scenes and events described in the book. Fortunately, the author does not dwell on them nor give them great detail, so that keeps the horror element to a minimum. For the erotic part, there several sexual scenes which are given more details and are a bit longer length. I definitely prefer this balance to the other way around.
The story overall is well written if, as has been said, dark. We don’t see the nameless human overlords of the planet, but we get a fair description of the setting from our hero and heroine. The actions between our couple develop at a reasonable pace and seem realistic for their situation. There are strong elements of dubcon, D/S and punishment, so if those offend you, stay away. Otherwise, this was an enjoyable if somewhat disturbing read.
Recommended.
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There is definitely some kinkery f***(kery going on in this one. It’s dark and brutal in places, and the main male character isn’t all that likable for chunks of the book. Of course, it’s understandable why he’s not likable, but that doesn’t make him any better.
On a new planet, humans are still doing terrible things to each other. Aspen, a resident of the lower levels of the Stack, has been given to Grande Pharma to be used as a guinea pig. After she fails in another scenario or two, she gets tossed to the alien, for him to do what he wants.
Keth is a native of the planet they are all living on. The humans are trying to wipe his people off the face of the planet. They captured him and now they’re running experiments on him. They toss him women to have his way with, and he kills them. So when he gets Aspen, he figures she’s just a spy, like all the other women he’s dealt with. He’s going to do her and kill her. But then, Keth changes his mind.
There are some really dark and bloody bits in this. There are also some dark and sexy bits. And just som sexy bits. Aria Adams really explores this world well and really takes the story to that place that is both erotic and horrific. It takes some practice to get there, but she managed it.
This story begins with a very deep dark horrifying view of an ugly society, where earth leaders have forced earthlings to exist in pain and squalor and nuclear mutilation. Add to this, Keth, a powerful alien captured, experimented on and tortured on his very own planet and, Alaxia, a frightened, rebellious human thrown into his cell. Keth hates humans. Will he kill her? Will he torture her first? Will he rape her? Will they somehow find a way to survive together? This was an intricate and extremely dark story that kept my interest from beginning to end.
She is broken and a mess when she is taken and put in a cell with the alien. She knows he wants to break her but she is already broken. He knows they give him women so they can get information from him but he breaks them instead. Will she be different? Can you break something which is already broken. See what will happen
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A dark, intense, well-written story that once I started I was not putting down. It is a fast read and it is book one in the Unbreakable series, I want to read the next book. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This was just what I was looking for. The story is dark, intense, and totally captivating. I didn’t want to put it down once I started, and if I did have to put it down I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I was just as much of a captive as Aspen and Keth. The story does have a HEA, so if that is important to you then have no fear about reading this one. I absolutely loved it and can’t wait to read more!
Sci-fi erotica that is definitely not for the faint hearted. Bdsm and anal play and a dominant psychic alien, held prisoner by the humans who invaded his home planet. And the young woman sent to spy on him, held captive under his physical and mental control. If this is your cup of tea…so be it. More erotica than storyline but the overall story is still an intriguing one.
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This is a enemies to lovers story. Keth was captured and given women who were to get information from him. They all ended up dead except for Aspen. They had a master/slave relationship. In the end they have a HEA.
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This book began so darkly it gave me a shiver and a slight sense of dread. The story is so realistic in a darkly sadistic and twisted way. One can feel the strength and depth of emotions from both Meth and Aspen, both of are victims of the same villains, but do not realize this at first. In the beginning it feels like everyone is the others enemy, but somehow, someway the hero & heroine come together and learn they are both on the same side. Grudgingly given respect and desire morph into so much more. I look forward to reading more by this author.
I would most highly recommend adding this book to your collection, if you enjoy darkly emotional, twisted romances.
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I enjoyed this book – it was quite different!! It was brutal, gritty and unusual!!
Very interesting story line and strong characters!!
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