Dark Hysteria by Naomi Lucas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Alexa has one purpose in life and it’s to take down the war machines called Cyborgs. Specifically, the one known as Hysterian, also known as the Tormentor, the Twitch, the Jumper. The Cyborg killed her father and she’s determined to see the same thing happen to him.
Dark Hysteria
First, she needs to get close to Hysterian.
Second, she needs to get him to trust her.
But the closer she gets, the stranger and more fascinating he becomes. She finds him watching her every move. He’s in every shadowy corner. He’s in her dreams. He’s even stoking a desire in her that she’s long kept buried. There’s no turning back while stranded on a ship in the middle of outer space.
There’s nowhere to run.
There’s nowhere to hide.
He’s her father’s killer.
Whatever happens now, however the Cyborg makes her feel, she’s determined that only one of them will make it off the ship alive…
Venomous poison!
The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 🩵🖤❤️💜
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📙📘
World building: 🌏🌍🌎🌏
Character development: ☺️😍🥰😁😋
The heroine: Alexa – she had known for years that the cyborg named Hysterian killed her father. She grew up on the planet Elyria, in the slums, and she got degree in space systems technology, space law, and ship management, which not many women do. However, she knew that was the best way she might get a chance to enact her revenge against Hysterian, and when an opportunity came up to be one of his crew members on the EPED ship he captained, she jumped at the chance.
The Hero: Hysterian – he is a cyborg shifter. His other form is classified, and he actually doesn’t change into another form. When he was created, the scientists spliced his genes in such a way that he is both animal and man at the same time. His skin secretes a poison that is deadly to humans and other alien races. During the war he wasn’t used as a warrior, his specialty was getting information in any way he could. He specialized in torture, and he was good at his job. Now he is working for Nightheart and the EPED.
The Story: Alexa spends much of her time trying to find out Hysterian’s secrets because she wants to find a way to kill him. While doing so, she is caught a few times and Hysterian becomes interested in her, despite her dyed black hair, which he hates because he can smell the odor of the cheap dye. Hysterian finds himself making up reasons to go down to the second floor to see Alexa and find out more about her. He tells himself that it is because he is a cyborg and they feel the need to know everything that is goin on around them, but he feels it might have a different reason.
I liked the fact that Hysterian is not only a nearly indestructible cyborg, but that he was so dangerous. All he wants is a way to cure himself of his poisonous attribute so he can touch someone else, especially a female. I was actually surprised when I found out what kind of DNA had been spliced into him. Though I had a few guesses beforehand, I didn’t guess what it was. I thought maybe some type of venomous octopus, or jellyfish or maybe even a Komodo dragon.
One thing I didn’t like was the fact that though Hysterian wanted Alexa and couldn’t get her out of his head, he kept on about her not being his type. He had an idea in his head about the kind of woman he wanted, and Alexa didn’t fit that fantasy. So, he figured he would have fun with her in the meantime until the better thing came along. He also didn’t have a high opinion of why she might be attracted to him.
“It may be a while before he found his perfect woman. Having Alexa around to enjoy in the meantime would make the wait immensely more tolerable. She would get whatever it is she wanted from him—if it was a pay raise or a promotion she’s after—and he would get his practice on her.”
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