Diamond Girl: A Sci Fi Reverse Harem Romance by Cady AustinMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Fun Alien Sci Fi Reverse Harem
Beth was stolen by slavers from Earth when she was 8 years old. She’s spent the last 15 years held captive by a King who wanted a bestiary, that she was to be part of. As a daughter of zoologists, her love for animals shone through and she became a trusted member of his staff as she created a happy and safe environment for the alien beasts that she raised and cared for. She hated being a slave and it wasn’t happy for her but her animals gave her sense of belonging.
After the death of her master and his family she was sent for auction where she was bought by a ruthless general and before she could be taken was stolen by a group of thieves who wanted to blackmail the general. Given her first small taste of freedom since she was 8 years old, Beth launched herself into her new life with love and happiness, even knowing it was going to be short-lived.
I really love alien romance when the aliens actually look like aliens rather than just big humans with different coloured skin. The men in this book are very definitely aliens and the author has thought very carefully about their physical differences and how that makes a difference in how they approach relationships. These differences are very evident in the pretty steamy sex scenes.
I’m glad that this the first book in the series because there were lots of breadcrumbs, dropped in this book that I hope are picked up in future books. The breadcrumbs are enough to be very intriguing about the history of the universe in which they live and the cultures on the different worlds. There are also the drips of information about the big bad enemy lurking out on the fringes of civilised space to stir the imagination.
I enjoyed this book and the way the relationships built up gradually over the course of the book. I liked that it wasn’t all plain sailing and that there were difficulties in the harem, including jealousy which isn’t often shown in these books. I liked that it was included because unless a culture expects an RH situation, there are going to be jealousies and unsettled feelings until everything becomes normal.
This wasn’t a very emotionally taxing book. There isn’t really any angst, which for a book about a slave is unusual, but I enjoyed reading something relaxing. There was plenty of steam, sweet exchanges and enough plot to keep me happy, but there was also some good world-building that I hope to see expanded in a future book. As the first book in a series, it has a lot of promise.
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