Monday, April 25, 2022

Reaper by Regine Abel [Review]

Reaper (Xian Warriors #7) by Regine Abel
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: March 12, 2021

Xian Warriors
1. Doom
2. Legion
3. Raven
4. Bane
5. Chaos
6. Varnog
7. Reaper - Paperback | Kindle
8. Wrath
9. Xenon
10. Nevrik
11. Rogue

Regine Abel
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Synopsis (Goodreads):
She survived against the odds…

Janelle’s life is defined by a crumbling, underground research base. Imprisoned for twenty years after the base was bombed, she and the few Creckel survivors are running out of time as the last of their resources are depleted. With no hope for rescue, Janelle and her companions wait for the dreaded Reaper to finish what the bombs missed.

Half-human, half-Kryptid, Reaper is part of the Vanguard—an elite peacekeeping force determined to help the survivors left behind by war. New intel leads him to a remote research base where he discovers Creckel survivors—and a lone human woman, the first to awaken his dormant mating glands.

Janelle’s life hasn’t prepared her for the breathtakingly stunning, genetically engineered warrior. His words, filled with impossible promises, make her believe there is a happy place for her somewhere in the world—with him by her side. But is that world too vast? Too strange? Too terrifying… like the shady people that populate it?
Thoughts on Reaper: I read this story originally in the PIS5 anthology and loooooved it. Janelle and Reaper worked for me on a lot of different levels and I've enjoyed all the stories set in the Xian Warriors world. What did I like even more? The added tidbits that have me wondering if we're going to see more with these warriors and their chosen women. Because THINGS HAPPENED that opened up a lot of potential doors for the future and I am here for it!

But first...Janelle and Reaper. She's been alone and trapped in a bombed out research base for the past 20 years and things are looking pretty dire for her and her comrades. He's on a mission to find potential survivors and research in the old Kryptid bases, but he's not expecting much given how much time has passed sine this particular base was abandoned.

Imagine both their surprise when they meet and feel an instant connection.

Not that things are quite that simple. Janelle is weak and near death when she's rescued. Reaper's determined to take things slow to give her time to heal. Throw in an unexpected find in the bowels of the facility and some shady happenings from others and the entire crew has a lot on their plate.

Like I said, though, those shady happenings open a door that kind of has me giddy (future missions? I'm there!) and a throw away line for a certain Gen 1 Warrior has me holding out hope that he's going to get his HEA eventually. *crosses fingers*

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