The Kraken's Mate by Susan Trombley [Review]

The Kraken's Mate (Iriduan Test Subjects #2) by Susan Trombley
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: June 27, 2018

Iriduan Test Subjects
1. The Scorpion's Mate
2. The Kraken's Mate - Kindle
3. The Serpent's Mate
4. The Warrior's Mate
5. The Hunter's Mate
6. The Fractured Mate
7. The Iriduan's Mate
8. The Clone's Mate

Susan Trombley
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

A desperate escape from a prison cell inside an alien research facility leaves Joanie in the clutches of an alien with a handsome face, a great body, and tentacles that could have come out of a horror movie. Her life back on Earth is a mess, but nowhere near as complicated as her new situation becomes when the alien test subject named Nemon decides that she’s his mate.

Nemon knows that Joanie is the mate he's hoping for as soon as Thrax hands her to him, but he can also see that she's frightened and traumatized. He must win a battle against his own body—which has a mind of its own—to maintain control, so he can win her trust and avoid frightening her further. His newfound friends warn him that Joanie will need time to accept him, and Nemon is willing to wait, but they all may have underestimated Joanie.

They have escaped their fate as Iriduan test subjects, but Nemon and Joanie can’t escape the legacy left behind by their captors. A legacy that brings them together—a legacy that also threatens to tear them apart.

Thoughts on The Kraken's Mate: Okay. I'm just going to put this out at the get-go: I have a massive soft spot for dudes with tentacles. Aliens with tentacles make it even better. SWEET aliens with tentacles who sometimes have to unleash their more primal side to protect their friends and/or mates is THE BEST.

As you might have guessed, Nemon hit the spot for me. He's tentacle-y. He's VERY alien. He's sweet. He's protective. Annnnnd...sometimes he kills things. But only when it's needed, really.

And he adores Joanie. He was enraptured by her from the moment she was placed in his tentacles. Despite his beastly side's need to get physical with her, he restrains himself. Because, you know, she's dealing with things. Like being tortured and held captive by the Iriduans. Let's face it, that weighs on a person.

For her part, Joanie is...confused by all these feelings she has for this very alien being. He's like nothing she's ever experienced before, but she doesn't know if she can trust her emotions after her captivity. Plus, not knowing what was done to her with those experiments has her questioning everything.

No worries, however. Nemon and Joanie figure things out. It takes time and a bit of danger, but they do it.

I'm really digging this world and these aliens. The experiments done to them were brutal and not cool, but they are finding their special someone in the end. And that's what I'm here for.