Death Adder by Naomi Lucas [Review]

Death Adder (Naga Brides #4) by Naomi Lucas
Format: paperback
Source: purchased
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Date read: September 6, 2022

Naga Brides
1. Viper
2. King Cobra
3. Blue Coral
4. Death Adder - Paperback | Kindle
5. Boomslang
6. Cottonmouth

Naomi Lucas
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Females have returned to Earth, brought here by technology I do not trust. They’ve been claimed and nested and kept far from me.

The broken one. The dark one.

I will always be alone.

When a ship lands in my territory and a black-suited human female appears, I am in awe. I am in NEED.

Only, she is surrounded by men.

So, I will sneak up on her.

I will stalk her, learn everything about her, and wait for the right moment.

And when the time comes, I’ll set my trap.

She will be caught.

Then she will be claimed.

By no one else but ME.

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Death Adder is the fourth book in a series of Bride Hunting Aliens. With the charm of a snake, and the wiles of a devil, these males will do anything, and I mean anything, for their females.

This is Zhallaix’s story.

Thoughts on Death Adder: The more than a little feral naga are BACK and I am so here for it. This time around we have broody, scarred Zhallaix who has his heart and loins set on a human lady and BOY he doesn't hold back much, does he? The guy has as close to a death wish as a naga can have and he's pretty much feared and hated in equal parts by the other naga.

So when Celeste doesn't run screaming from him, Zhallaix basically doesn't know what to do. No, wait. He knows what to do. He's just a little taken aback over her lack of fear. After all, all the others head in another direction when he shows up, but this human woman stands toe to tail with him. Yeah. He's intrigued. He's also determined to lock down on his desires because he doesn't want to hurt her.

Meanwhile, Celeste is dealing with a whole lot of stuff. The ship and crew her team have been sent down to extract are...uhh, let's just say everything's in a bad way and leave it at that. Her crew is...hold up, I'm trying to find a good way to put this. Her crew is sort of falling apart as they uncover some of the things that happened planetside. People she should absolutely trust to have her back are acting a little sketchy and she's pretty sure those higher up the chain of command are doing things that aren't necessarily in her (or her squad's) best interest.

In other words, things are complicated.

On the plus side, we get a few more answers to some bubbling questions. That said, some of those answers lead to even more questions. Like, what is Central Command's plan for the naga and the shattered remains of earth and HOO BOY I don't like the potential behind Genesis-8 in ANYBODY'S hands. So, yeah. Answers, questions and more questions. MAN, I'm enjoying this series!