H'zim by Honey Phillips [Review]

H'zim (How the Aliens Were Won #7) by Honey Phillips
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: June 4, 2024

How the Aliens Were Won
1. Borgaz
2. Temel
3. Naffon
4. S'kal
5. Celenk
6. Kalpar
7. H'zim - Paperback | Kindle
8. Tomlin

Related Series:
(find all the books in the series on the 1st book review)
Seven Brides for Seven Alien Brothers
1. Artek

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Synopsis (Goodreads):

An angry alien, an innocent woman, and a treacherous bargain

Accused of a crime she didn’t commit, Kara runs. The abandoned farmhouse she stumbles across seems like the perfect refuge - until a very large and very angry green alien appears. When he reluctantly agrees to let her remain, she finds herself unexpectedly drawn to the lonely male behind the grumpy exterior.

After being betrayed in the worst possible way and spending three years rotting in a jail in Port Cantor, all H’zim wants is to be left alone to lick his wounds and plot his revenge. The last thing he needs is a curvy little human who won’t stop talking.

The more time they spend together, the more she works her way into his heart - but the price he paid for his freedom is about to come due and it may cost him everything, including her...

Thoughts on H'zim: We met(-ish) H'zim in S'kal's story and he's not a happy alien. With reason seeing how he's been imprisoned for something he didn't do and he's stewing in a big vat of rage over trusting someone and having them betray him. Yeah, H'zim is definitely in a rough place at the start. He has vengeance on his mind and he's only taking over a farm to make his brother happy.

Finding someone living in the decrepit farmhouse he's chosen for himself when all he wants is solitude to plot and plan and probably stoke his rage stew some more is not ideal for the big guy. But as angry at everything as he is, H'zim can't just toss Kara out when he finds her hiding out. So he reluctantly allows her to stay, not thinking much of her offer to help out around the farm. After all, he's been betrayed by a female he allowed close before and he has his guard WAY up.

But Kara surprises him. She doesn't mind hard work and she's desperate for a place to feel safe. And to call home, but H'zim isn't quite ready for that. So she helps out around the farm and together they start to build something that works. Yeah, yeah, maybe there's a cloud or two hanging over them that always feels like it's about to bring their world down around them, but they ignore it.

Until, you know, they can't. Then H'zim has to decide how far he's willing to go on his own and whether he can put aside his desire for vengeance. After all, he has his old squad and his brother waiting in the wings to help him out if he just asks.

This series is winding down and we definitely get answers to why certain individuals are so interested in the land the aliens have settled on. BUT...we still have Tomlin's story waiting in the wings and I'm ready to see what secrets he's been hiding under his seemingly human exterior.