Sold to the Alien Prince by Viki Storm

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

XALAX 
When I see her groped and humiliated at the auction house, I have no choice but to buy her. Even if a virgin human female costs as much as all the minerals on Fenda. 

I don’t care if it’s against the rules, if the healers say our DNA isn’t compatible. I’m the Crown Prince. I make the rules. I take what I want. And I want her. 

She’s my proper mate. I can feel it. 

But first, I must claim her. I’ll try to be gentle with my delicate little creature, but I don’t know if I can… 

RESA 
I’m a Marked human female, bought and paid for. He can do anything he wants to me. This gigantic, muscled alien has total mastery over my body. 

I’ve never done this before… with human or alien. I’m frightened, alone and trembling but I can’t help but imagine what it will feel like when this hulking creature takes me… 

Why would I desire this brute? Even if he’s the one who saved me. The only one to show me kindness. 

All that stuff he said about bonding and mates, that’s just alien superstition. It’s not what’s happening. Is it? 

Sold to the Alien Prince

Could’ve been better!

The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 💙💚❤️
Steam: 🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗
World building: 🌏🌍🌏
Character development: ☺️😍
Narration: 🎙🎙🎙🎙
Narration Type: Dual Narration

The heroine: Resa – it is her 20th birthday which means she is marked to be sold to a Zalaryn male. Earth can no longer grow things and feed humans. Humans are now in debt to the Zalaryns who provide for them in exchange for marked females who are sold to them as slaves. The virgin girls who can breed and whose DNA is compatible are marked. The Zalaryns are those who have saved and enslaved them.

The Hero: Xalax – the Zalaryns have more technology than Earth, but they still seem barbaric. They are over 6 ½ feet tall, hulking and muscular, they have no hair, they have fangs, and only wear breeches and boots. Xalax has hopes his father is still alive, but his body has not been found so he is losing hope. He is being declared dead and Xalax will be king. Though he would rather go back to bed since he is hungover. The high council announces his coronation will be in two months if he finds a mate by then.

The Story: Xalax and his best friend go to the auction house to check out the new human females that were brought in this day. Xalax is definitely not ready to become king. He is privileged and known to be a slacker. The high council isn’t on his side either. Resa is embarrassed and sickened by the auction process. Apparently, the human women of this time are very virtuous, naïve and have no knowledge of some of things we know about like DNA and technology. Also, the men at the auction are awful. Xalax is disgusted by the men and the proceedings. Most of the men on the planet seem to by mysogynistic dirtbags that think of nothing but sex and in a very bawdy and crass way.

This one started ok but got a bit boring as it went on and I had some problems with the story. I didn’t like how Resa got used to and got to like hanging around naked because that is what Xalax wanted. Some of the intimate scenes were uncomfortable more than sexy, I am not sure if it was the writing or the narration, but I suspect it was a bit of both.

This audiobook was told in dual points of view via dual narration. It was narrated by Justine O’Keefe and Tristan James. Justine has a soft feminine voice which is good, though she speaks at a tempo that you can tell she is reading. Tristan James has a nice voice, not as deep as I usually like but it is good, and he does a great job.

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