Alien Surrender by Tracy Lauren [Review]

Alien Surrender (Alien #6) by Tracy Lauren
Format: ebook
Source: purchased
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Date read: January 22, 2021

Alien
1. Alien Instinct
2. Alien Bride
3. Alien Ascension
4. Alien Gift
5. Alien Bond
6. Alien Surrender - Paperback | Kindle
7. Alien Attraction
8. Alien Holiday
9. Alien Prison

Tracy Lauren
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Da’vi, the relentless. Da’vi, the cold and harsh. The alien who keeps his distance, yet never fails to bicker with me over the smallest details. Tension between us is coiled so tight it’s bound to snap... and I’m bound to do what I always do--leave. There’s a hundred different reasons I should go, yet I’m drawn in by the only thing that matters to me anymore--and it’s certainly NOT Da’vi’s friendship. I’m talking about saving humans.

One last mission and I’m done jumping through everyone’s hoops, Da’vi’s especially. Only, this lead we’re following... it brings us closer than I ever thought we could be. And once Da’vi and I cross that line, there’s no going back. I’ve got two choices: fight this bond... or SURRENDER.

Too bad for Da’vi I’m not the type of girl who goes down without a fight.

Thoughts on Alien Surrender: Allison and Da'vi. They've...how to put this? Allison has pushed and pulled and fought for everything she thought she needed to survive since her rescue. She asked Da'vi to train her so that she could be self-reliant and wouldn't need to rely on anyone if things went bad again.

And Da'vi agreed. He challenged her and pushed her to excel all while hiding that he knew the moment he saw her that she was his mate. He gave her everything he thought she needed -- everything she demanded of him -- and he was convinced she would leave him once she'd learned enough. Which is kind of heartbreaking. But he wanted the best for her and tried to give her what he thought she wanted. it wasn't until they did go their separate ways that he saw how much he'd been holding her back in a lot of ways. (which I get, but I also don't necessarily agree with because he gave her the strength to follow her calling and the skills to see that sometimes you needed help from others. Admittedly, that last lesson took longer than all the others to learn, but she figured things out. Eventually.)

As for Allison, she had baggage to work through. Past rejection made Allison work to harden herself as much as she possibly could so she wouldn't get hurt like that again. She put up walls and pushed people away and worked diligently at not needing anyone. But Da'vi got under her skin. When he wasn't there to push her, she missed how he challenged her. And that led to a whole slew of other realizations that pushed those two squarely into couple-territory.

A little danger, a lot of verbal sparring, a woman finding her place and her calling, and a whole bunch of new faces. I'm pretty darn excited about the many different directions this series can go. BRING IT!