Rogue by Regine Abel [Review]

Rogue (Xian Warriors #11) by Regine Abel
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: July 17, 2023

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

Regine Abel
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

She was lost, until he found her.

For years, Shuria was a monster, the ultimate assassin created as a result of countless painful experiments. At the end of the war, she finds refuge on the Kryptid homeworld as an advisor to the Queen. But even here, she doesn’t belong. When the Vanguard comes to warn them of an impending invasion by the Coalition rebels, Shuria’s life takes on an unexpected turn as she reconnects with Rogue. He is everything any female could dream of. But how can he truly want someone as broken as her, especially after all the terrible things she has done?

When he embarks on this latest mission, Rogue only aims to put his scientific knowledge and combat skills to the defense of their former enemies turned allies. Instead, his mating glands awaken for the most unlikely female. After all those years knowing Shuria, why now? Are they truly soulmates or is his sudden physiological response to her a glitch?

Thoughts on Rogue: First off, ROGUE FINALLY FINDS HIS SPECIAL SOMEONE! I'm excited about this. The big guy has been toiling behind the scenes for a while now doing the thing that needs to be done to make scientific strides against first the Krytpid general and now the Coalition rebels and their weapons and he deserves to find someone who completes him the way Shuria does. That said, both Rogue and Shuria are initially hesitant to believe that she's the one for him because they've been working together for several years without his mating glands activating.

It turns out there's a good reason for this. The genetic modifications that were done to Shuria and her Mimic sisters (against their will, as you might remember) caused a few issues that needed to be corrected. Time and perseverance by the Krytid workers have brought her back to nearly what she was before and WOULDN'T YOU BELIEVE IT now Rogue's mating glands are going into overdrive. While this is definitely a good thing (for both of them), Shuria has concerns that the genetic tampering means this is all a mistake and she'll lose the thing she longs for most just when she gets used to having Rogue as hers. Considering her part in the general's original plan, she's also wary of how the Dragons will accept her (if they ever do).

Yeah, these two have some things they need to work through. Fortunately, the bond that springs up between them helps them through a lot of their fears with minimal fuss.

Meanwhile, the Coalition rebels are doing terrible things in the name of peace. Most of the rebels have been lied to and mislead about what's been done to them and what they're planning for their enemies. Let's just say that the man in charge isn't so different from the general he claims to hate and leave it at that.

A lot of familiar faces, plenty of dangerous (and terrible) weapons, a race against time to stop a new war before it begins, enemies-turned-allies, a Dragon with a brilliantly scientific mind, and the Mimic woman who finds herself again after the horrors that were forced on her. I've REALLY enjoyed this series and I'm sad to see it end, but MAN did it end on a high note. GOOD STUFF.