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The Bid (2010)

by Jax(Favorite Author)

3.59 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

075824178X (ISBN13: 9780758241788)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Aphrodisia

review 1: "The Bid" by JAX (aka Jacquelyn Frank). A sci-fi romance novel.Do not let the cover of this book fool you! The cover is suggestive of an erotic threesom but there is NONE of that in this book. It is actually a really good sci-fi romance in an alien society. All the aliens look like humans with the exception of having blue skin. I'm not usually a sci-fi reader so this genre was new for me, but when you're reading I didn't find it really had a lot of focus on the "alien" aspects, it was more about the society and the characters interacting with each other.The concept of the storyline is quite interesting; this alien society relies heavily on slave trade of other alien races. So beside the romantic storyline there is the theme of slavery and how it affects society. The... more two main characters, Hanna and Vejhon, come together under horrible circumstances in which Vejhon is purchased as a slave for Hanna. But Hanna has a completely different motive for purchasing Vejhon which actually has nothing to do with keeping him as a slave. The villain in this story, Baron Majum, is so vile you want to take him out yourself.All this joined together and a cool plot twist makes this a really good book. I really enjoyed reading it. Give it a try, you just may like it.
review 2: I have to say I'm shocked that I'm writing a negative book on a Frank book. I always refer to goodreads before buying books. Franks'books have always been a go to no matter whats . This storyline completely fell apart. I liked VehJohn, but Hanna has to be one of the worst heroines in print. The world building was incomplete to say the least. What really made want to throw the book in the trash was trying to get through the "walk through this door,and there's no going back" scene. When we as readers finally come out of the confusing fog of trying to figure out what is happening,to be rushed into one of the most unbelievable sex scenes . I was just stunned, I had to force myself to struggle through this book. I always buy J Franks books, I have every one she has ever written and I love them. I reread them every year after I buy them, so when I tell you not only will I never read this again,I want you to understand why I was reluctant to donate this crap to my local library. This is not Erotica by a long shot, VehJohn ,who comes off as extremely intelligent and cunning, in the beginning suddenly becomes so engrossed, in lust/love that he just stops what should be matter of fact thinking. The heroine, Hanna is just a master of manipulations and the love match, the connection is totally unconvincing throughout this entire experience. I would never recommend this book!! less

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