Boomslang by Naomi Lucas [Review]

Boomslang (Naga Brides #5) by Naomi Lucas
Format: paperback
Source: purchased
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Date read: May 5, 2023

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

Naomi Lucas
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

I have lost my chance to claim a bride. No more females remain. They have all been taken by naga males that will kill to keep them.

So, when I hear a female scream within my territory, I do not hesitate. I go after her, intending to claim her for my own and prove my strength.

My worth.

This is my chance.

Except… she is not one of the human females I have come to know. She has just arrived. She is hurt, afraid, and fleeing from another male.

But she does not want to be saved, she wants to fight.

And she does not want to bask in my nest, she wants to leave.

She has secrets and she refuses to share them.

This human female is far more than I bargained for…

Good thing I’m up to the challenge.

Thoughts on Boomslang: YES! We're back on a ravaged earth with those slightly feral nagas and their human ladies. To be fair, Azsote is probably the most gentlemanly naga we've been introduced to yet. At least as far as his treatment of Laura goes. Or at least he's as gentlemanly as a naga whose instincts are riding them hard can be. He knows he wants Laura as his, but he wants her to choose him, not be forced or coerced into a relationship. He also remembers what happened when male nagas forced matings back when there were females around and he most definitely doesn't want that outcome with Laura.

Yeah, these nagas are complicated.

Azsote doesn't see Laura's flaws (or at least the flaws she sees in herself like her age and whatnot), but he completely understands that she's weaker than him and not well adapted to survive this world. Which means he's determined to keep her safe even if it means destroying himself in the process. On Laura's end, it takes her a while to come to the realization that society (or what there is of it on this world) is VERY different from what she's lived on the ships. She's not expected to give everything to lift up her family name and maintain their caste because those things don't matter here. She's allowed to figure out what she likes and what she wants and explore those things.

As it turns out, she likes Azsote and his protectiveness. She likes his fierceness and the way he sees her as everything he's ever wanted in a partner. It just takes time for her to shake the old mindset and take a fresh look at the things she can accomplish planet-side.

Things are getting dangerous, babies are being born, the naga are in full-on protective mode of their special someones. MAN, I like this series!