Tave by Erin Tate [Review]

Tave (The Ujal #2) by Erin Tate
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: October 25, 2018

The Ujal
1. Vados
2. Tave - Paperback | Kindle
3. Rhal
4. Erun
5. Dashing Through the Stars

Erin Tate (aka Celia Kyle)
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Rina Zeret is not prepared to settle down. At least, not with a genetically selected mate. She wants true love and a happily ever after. Unfortunately, her mother has other ideas and submits Rina’s biological material—the woman’s a hairbrush thief!—to the Population Ministry to see if they can find a genetic match for her. Suddenly Rina is presented with Tave fa V’yl, Crown Prince of Ujal, High Warrior of the Ruling Caste and Earth’s greatest ally.

Her mother is going to be so happy.

Tave fa V’yl is the strongest and fiercest warrior on all of Ujal and yet he cannot deny one tiny female—his mother. When he agrees to consider taking a mate this turning, he doesn’t realize she takes things quite a bit further and finds him a woman. On Earth. Now he is presented with a woman who doesn’t want him while he cannot think of anything past his wanting of her.

Rina fights their attraction but doesn’t realize Tave fa V’yl has never lost a battle… and he will not begin with her.

Thoughts on Tave: I read Vados a while ago and then flipped over and ripped through the Preor series, so it took me a bit to get used to non-dragony Ujal again. Honestly, I enjoy these books. They entertain me. BUT...

Something about how the mothers of both Rina and Tave manipulated events to get the outcome they wanted bothers me. Like, I get that what they did brought Rina and Tave together, but...I don't know. It bothers me. I can see them sticking their fingers into their relationship again and again just because they can.

(And, yeah, I realize these books are supposed to be light-hearted and fun, but that level of manipulation never sits well with me. Even when it's for supposedly good reasons.)

THAT SAID, Rina and Tave do hit it off once they get over the gut punch of what their respective mothers had done. Their relationship does put them in a somewhat sticky situation with a few of the anti-Ujal groups, but it's nothing the warriors can't handle.

Enjoyable, but THAT THING bothered me. Still does. I'll have to see if Rhal can whisk the sense of betrayal away.