Valda Bashan is trapped, but she is far from alone. Andreas, Hatch, Oz, and Dirk are all fighting to stay at her side as they work their way through a puzzling prison. The greater struggle for Valda is rebuilding the trust between the five of them. She doesn’t have their memories, but her guys have proved they’ll start over again as many times as needed. When Oz discovers they are on the clock, … clock, the pressure ramps. It will take every one of them working together to solve the riddling path to freedom. As they pull apart their lives to help her rebuild hers, Valda and her men will be tested.
If they succeed, none can really tell her what waits on the other side. They’ll sacrifice everything to save her, can she do any less?
Their Sacrifice is the second book in the Utopia Inc series. A reverse harem romance
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Did I finish the book or did it finish me?
Truth: I have never been this affected and involved in a scifi read as I am right now with this series. It has been only two books but jfc so much has happened every since.
Yet another truth: I don’t know if it is my lack of selections of scifi series but I used to think that science fiction is equivalent to actions and mind-blowing pieces of uncommon knowledge. Not raw feelings, not being wrecked open and vulnerable, not being in touched with humanity…because I am telling you all, this book is already staggering scifi-wise but even better as a romance read.
First of all, after much deliberation, I don’t think I will expound the greatness of this read when it comes to its scifi elements. The beauty of it comes with mystery, with feeding the curiosity of the reader. All I can say is it pretty much left me speechless. I swear I’m not this babble-y when I read this book twice. You just have to read for yourself. Anyway, I can’t give the poetic justice this book deserves.
What I can give is this: all those things we have wondered about, almost all of them have made sense after this read. That is not to say this book hasn’t raised any more stuffs you speculate about (but that’s Their Forever is for).
Now onto the superb characters; they have been as marvelous as the concept and story itself.
Let me start with the heroes first…save the best for last and all that jazz. Most readers think Dirk has been the greatest of them four. But in this read, one will be able to realize that no matter how a certain hero appears to love Valda better, all four are equally needed by Valda. The reverse harem at play is freaking heart-stopping. Because now that I have finished this ready, gdi, the romance I usually read pales from the romance depicted in this series.
Pirate. Protector. Physician. Priest. Four different personas but equally as impressive as the other. All those sacrifices they have made…though their sacrifices eventually weighed them down and ultimately blinded them from the bigger picture…I know they aren’t for naught. I want to see in the epic ending of this series how all those hardships will be rewarded later on. Can’t wait for that because they deserve it!
Last but def not the least-Valda. How can someone be so unfathomable and so complex and so beautiful. So kind. So bright. So warm. Fml. That’s a lot of SOs but please excuse my incompetent thesaurus…
I have said this one before but I am telling you all again…Valda is science and art at the same time. She’s an exceptional researcher and a thorough scientist. But more. She’s one of the noblest souls, the tough heart who gets the job done when most don’t have the courage to do…again, I want nothing else but for her efforts and grievances to be honored and relieved.
It’s been my privilege and my pleasure.
This series keeps surprising and impressing me at every turn. From the moment I picked up this book, I was thoroughly engrossed in Valda’s story, and could not wait to find out what happened next.
This story is so well-written, and the world-building feels so realistic. It makes this story feel more real, in a way that sci-fi books sometimes have trouble with.
This book is such a wild ride of twists and turns, and ups and downs. It is a story that you will not forget.
For me, I am anxiously awaiting book three.
omg I am an emotional wreck. so much happens and I am at a loss for words. This is the second in this series and does not disappoint. I am pulled back in right from the start and am now on pins and needles wanting to read the next book. simply wow
Omg I don’t have the right words to describe this book at all. So many twists and turns so many ups and downs so many surprises all throughout this whole entire book! But I will say this and that is this story was amazingly brilliant and I loved every single minute of it. But that cliffhanger was brutal so very brutal and now I have to wait to find out what happens. Jazz Michaels is definitely a mad story weaving genius with the way her stories go. That woman has a scary but beautiful mind when it comes to creating and weaving her stories. The way she creates them you feel like you are actually there experiencing it all with the characters.
It’s like walking to the edge of a cliff and just stepping off all the while knowing that there is nothing at all to stop you from falling. The exciting rush is what keeps you completely glued to this book and you can’t escape heck you don’t want to escape but the world that you are visiting is beautiful and crazy at the same time. Okay I’m going to stop there because I’ll start giving away spoilers and I hate doing that. Yes I recommend this book because it is beautifully written and amazing. And you will love every single minute of it even with that cliffhanger!
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book for my honest opinion.