Thursday, March 7, 2019

Darkside Blues by Anna Carven [Review]

Darkside Blues by Anna Carven
Darkside Blues (Dark Planet Warriors #4.5) by Anna Carven
Format: ebook
Source: purchased
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Date read: May 10, 2018

Dark Planet Warriors
1. Dark Planet Warriors
2. Dark Planet Falling
3. Into the Light
4. Out of Darkness
4.5. Darkside BluesKindle
5. Forged in Shadow
6. Infinity's Embrace
7. Electric Heart
8. Brilliant Starlight
8.5. Sanctuary

Related Series:
(find all the books in the series on the 1st book review)
Dark Planet Warriors: Earth Files
1. Earth Files Book 1

Darkstar Mercenaries
1. Taming Chaos

Darkstar Mercenaries and Dark Planet Warriors Short Stories
Duality

Anna Carven
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Synopsis (Goodreads):
Be careful in Darkside, because its darkness is seductive. Once you feel its allure, you won’t be able to resist.

Zyara al Sirian has devoted most of her adult life to the art of healing. As the First Division’s medic, she’s seen more than her fair share of war wounds and trauma. And ever since the Kordolians arrived on Earth, she’s had her hands full tending to a motley group of survivors.

She hasn’t had a break in longer than she can remember.

A break? What’s that again?

After much persuasion, she finally agrees to take some well-deserved time off to explore the city with Sera, Arin, Jia, and their Kordolian mates.

You need to relax. It’ll be fun, you’ll see. Darkside comes alive at night.

When she crosses paths with a mysterious, charming Human called Kainan, she realizes there’s more to this lawless place than meets the eye. The Federation holds no sway here. Beneath Darkside’s glittering facade, Humans rule hidden empires from the shadows through secrecy and violence.

Zyara gets a taste of their world when Human conflict spills out onto the street. She can’t help but intervene. It’s what she was trained to do.

Her actions save a life. In return, Kainan says he will give her anything she desires.

Oh dear. What’s a Kordolian to do?

Warning: This book is a science-fiction alien romance. It contains swearing, violence, sensual sex scenes and silver aliens. It's definitely recommended for readers aged 18 and over.
Thoughts on Darkside Blues: The calm, competent medic of Tarak's troops and a gangster with a noble streak. While they aren't necessarily two you'd think would hit it off, they work surprisingly well together. After all, Zyara comes from a people known to be ruthless and a little bloodthirsty. She can more than hold her own against Kai and his ways.

Not that she needs to hold her own, so to speak. Kai's pretty smitten with her and will do whatever it takes to make sure she's protected while in his territory. But when things go down, Zyara isn't some shrinking violet who fades into the background. Nope. She stands her ground and does her thing.

I am thoroughly enjoying watching these Kordolians fall one by one. They're fierce, determined, and aren't afraid to get their hands dirty. You know, if they need to.

Frankly, they seem to need to a lot. Which makes for some good reading.

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