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Rating: really liked it
4.5 stars.
I absolutely love this book!
The first half, I read so fast because I wanted to know what happened next.
The second half, is like a treat, a long and sweet epilogue for Immortal Guardians series especially for Ami and Marcus. Then near the end we’ve got a glimpse of a potential another fabulous new series. ❤️
So, why I didn’t give 5 stars?
Well, eventhought this is a stand alone and you’ll got a complete story for H/h, you do need to read Ami and Marcus story here and Seth story here . And if you fancy time travel story, you can read about Marcus’s childhood more in this fabulous book to really enjoy this book.
There you go, quite a few list, probably is better if you should start reading Immortal Guardians and The Gifted Ones series first! ❤️
See, what I mean? 😘😂
However, if you want to start to read a new SciFi Romance series, start from this one, because there were important part of that new series here and the next heroine appears in this book. And when Ms. Duvall tease us with book #2?
I want that book, now! 😀
So, go read this one and it doesn’t cost much either! 😘
❤️❤️❤️
Ami’s brother story everyone!
Yes, yes, he is an alien! Don’t worry the heroine is a human girl ❤️.
If you read Seth’s book, you got a glimpse of this H/h 😉.
Rating: really liked it
I haven't read Immortal Guardians series, but still didn't have trouble following this story.
It's a lovely cross-over between Paranormal and SF romance.
Both MCs were acting and a logical way and I didn't have any problems with what they did and thought.
I must admit that I was a little troubled with hero's naivety.... OK, he's a prince from an advanced powerful race, but he just hurl himself into trouble alone to save his sister without thinking that he can be overpowered, if not with ability than with numbers! And so he's snatched by evil humans and tortured for 3 years!
Also, I don't know why in so many SF romance the technologically advance race must be a monarchy? And why the hero must be a prince?
One whould think that if they're technologically advanced they would be advanced also culturally...
If you can accept that this is rather good!
Rating: really liked it
Dianne Duvall takes us off planet in her new sci-fi romance series, the Aldebarian Alliance. I listened over the course of two evenings and lost sleep, but it was worth it and left me with a serious book-hangover.
While this is a spinoff of the Immortal Guardians series (one of my faves), it holds its own as a new series and perfect for new listeners.
Our story opens with two tales and perspectives. Taelon is from a galaxy far-far away who sets out to find his sister, after she mysteriously disappeared. The second is from Lisa, a financially strapped college student, who does odd research studies for money. She takes part in a new study involving psychics at the Anomalous Cognition Research Institute. The two will soon find themselves prisoners in a secret government facility.
Intense, addictive and brilliant, I quickly slipped into the story. Duvall shared both Lisa and Taelon’s backgrounds as she slowly moved them both into danger and unites them.
The story takes place on and off planet Earth and oh boy; it was filled with suspenseful moments, unexpected twists and reveals for fans of Duvall’s Immortal Guardian series. I held my breath and worried about both Lisa and Taelon, especially after they escaped the government compound.
The romance was sweet and involved some unusual circumstances and obstacles. I enjoyed their dynamics and their chemistry. His endearments and slang made me laugh and swoon. Lisa is brave, quick-thinking, and I cheered for her often.
I find myself tongue tied to avoid spoilers; even as I want to scream, listen now! So go grab it!
Kirsten Potter narrated and did such a wonderful job with both characters as she enhanced the tale from suspense to tender moments.
The storyline and overall plot for the series ARC has me giddy. I want more and frankly; I want it now! Duvall has promised another Immortal Guardian novel while I wait, but I seriously hope we see the next audiobook soon! This review was originally posted at Caffeinated Reviewer
Rating: really liked it
Sci-Fi is not a genre I gravitate towards, but I decided to make an exception for The Lasaran. You see, this is a spinoff of the Immortal Guardian series. Having read a few of the Immortal Guardian books (I really need to catch up on it) I was eager to see what Duvall was bringing to the table with this new series.
Now there’s no need to read the Immortal Guardian books prior to starting this series, as it can stand on its own. However, I must warn you once you read this book you will be tempted to read the books from the Immortal Guardian series. The story introduces Taleon of Lasara who is preparing for a mission to earth to find is sister Amariska. In book one of the Immortal Guardian series the reader was introduced to Amariska and received her full story in the second book. Taleon upon reaching Earth was captured and subjected to a myriad of torturous experiments. Lisa, a graduate student seeking to earn additional funds to help make ends meet too part in several research studies. The latest one involved a study of psychic talents. During a round of testing Lisa was rendered unconscious, with her waking eight months later to find herself in a strange and precarious situation. The one thing giving her hope was her psychic link to the man being held prisoner in another section of the facility.
Wow! What a ride. The Lasaran took the reader on a journey filled with romance, intrigue and humour. Some events noted here coincided with incidents which occurred in the Immortal Guardian series. Majority of the story took place on earth with the reader being treated to suspenseful moments and unexpected twists.
I enjoyed getting to know Taleon and Lisa. Lisa turned out to resilient, smart and brave, the kind of heroine I enjoy reading about. I loved the chemistry between these two and their lively interactions. Their romance despite its complicated nature was sweet and downright adorable.
I chose to listen to the audio version which I have done for all the books I have read for Duvall. Kristen Potter is her narrator of choice, and I can see why. She breathes life into the story.
Overall, The Lasaran was a great start to the Aldebarian Alliance series. I recommend this to fans of Immortal Guardian series and lovers of sci-fi romance.
This review was originally posted on Totally Addicted to Reading
Rating: really liked it
What an absolutely delightful book!!!
Let me be honest, it was that beautiful cover that Intrigued me at first. And I’m so soooo glad I found this.
From start to end it was a fantastically written book.
Aliens, immortals, vampires, gifted ones, adorable babies and truly brave hero heroine!
I don’t want to give away any spoilers so I’m keeping my review simple.
There were so many hilarious scenes and so many emotional ones. I enjoyed both. Just when I was like ‘ and they lived happily ever after’ boom! That twist I wasn’t expecting. But it completely captured my attention...again.
I will definitely read the whole series and more from this author.
Completely safe with a(www)dorable hero.
If you like action and twists filled sci-fi romance you have to read this!
Rating: really liked it
I READ THE KINDLE EDITION AND I LISTEN TO THE AUDIBLE EDITION NARRATED BY KIRSTEN POTTER!!
If I could give the Lasaran 10 Stars I would. The story stars out with Prince Taelon of Lasara going to find his sister Amiriska know as Ami in the Immortal Guardians World. Ami was captured and tortured on Earth for months before she was found by Seth and David the heads of the IG's.
Taelon is captured and tortured for 3 years on an Earth Military Base. He hears a voice of a sad women Lisa who is also, being held on the Military base in Texas. The two communicate telepathically. This is the beginning of a profound love.
The Lasaran Aldebarian Alliance series is a perfect marriage to the Immortal Guardian series. It was such joy when Ami gets reunited with her brother Taelon. The story moves fast, there is action, happiness, sadness. I was crying when Ami was able to see her parents and introduce them to Adera her baby daughter. Its a moving scene in the story. The love between Taelon and Lisa an all they go through to escape there torturers' is heart rendering.
I must say that I recommend anyone reading The Lasaran first read The Immortal Guardian series. It can stand alone, but it is so much more rewarding to understand the back story and the characters that are from the IG series.
I also, listen to it on audible. As usual Kirsten Potter is Amazing as the narrator!! I just love this first book in a new series.
Rating: really liked it
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I didn't realize that this was a spin off of the Immortal Guardians series. So it was a pleasant surprise that a lot of the same characters show up. But it was like looking at the IGs from the other side of the looking glass as you fall down the rabbit hole.
Lisa needs to pay for her classes so she signs up for different drug trials and one of them is run by a clandestine branch of the government. Their looking for true psychic talent. Lisa had no idea what she was really signing up for.
While scared and confused she makes contact with another 'patient' named Taelon. What she doesn't know (but the reader does) is that Taelon isn't human. He's here to find his sister Amaristka (sp?).
If you know who this character is from IG, then this book is for you. If you don't, then I doubt you'd enjoy it as much. Or maybe it will be doubly mysterious??
My only complaint is that they fell in love almost instantly and I would have liked a little less certainty about feelings.
Anyways, This one is a lot of fun and was hard to put down. I listened to the audio and Kristen Potter (DD's usual choice) does a fabulous job.
safety is good (view spoiler)
[no sexual history for either character. But neither seem to be hound dogs. No OW/OM stuff at all. (hide spoiler)]At the end there's a brief excerpt from book 2 and i am so looking forward to it!
Rating: really liked it
Such a shame. There was a lot of potential but the book failed for me on many points.
I’ll talk general first. I’m not a fan of insta love. And I just didn’t feel it when they confessed it to each other. The second was the story back tracked on itself a lot. It say one thing and then turn around and do something contradictory without acknowledging it.
SPOILERS AGEAD
Specifically, I’ll start with a basic example. They stop before having sex because he’s worried about the baby and her. Then shortly there after they would have had sex without acknowledging the pregnancy problem or what they thought, and would have done the deed if not interrupted with no menu of why they hadn’t done it before.
But here’s the big one for me. We are told that Larsians don’t touch in advance of having a life mate primarily for population control. Then we learn there is a virus that has sterilized much of the female population. Our main guy said the last time he’s seen a baby is his sister (who is 50 earth years). So why haven’t the laws changed as now they are facing under population. We learn both these contradictory facts early in the book. We don’t get a flimsy excuse for why those two facts can exist together until the end of the book. So the entire time I’m reading I can’t believe this author has such a huge plot hole.
Anyway, there are other smaller ones. I just felt this book wasn’t fleshed our well.
While I root for nice guys to win, I also found myself not endeared to this one. I rolled my eyes a lot and probably because of the insta love I didn’t buy.
Will I read more? Probably as it ties to the other series. But I’ll give it one more book in this series before I give up.
Rating: really liked it
A blend of sci-fi and paranormal?! Absolutely LOVED this unique story! Taelon is searching for his sister and learns she’s being held captive on Earth, he plans to rescue her and return to their planet. It doesn’t quite work out the way he’s planned and for almost three years he’s horrifically tortured and used for medical experiments by “doctors” on Earth. While he is in this facility, he hears a woman’s voice in his head and they begin to “speak” to each other. The two of them plan their escape and promise to save the other if one of them finds a way out. It’s a race for survival, as they slowly learn more about each other and the shocking facts about what happened to Lisa in the facility as well.
“He shook his head. “You’re making me revisit my opinion of Earthlings,” he admitted,
Her lips turned up in a faint smile. “Then we’re even. Because you’re making me see aliens in a whole new light.”
I didn’t even realized there is an entire previous series that I should have read before this one, but missing those stories didn’t hamper my reading enjoyment. Kirsten Potter did a wonder job as narrator.
Highly recommended for readers who like sci-fi, vampires, aliens, and two beings struggling to survive together. Intelligent, kind, and supportive, I loved these two together. It’s a slow burn for their relationship...but there is also something else that binds them together.
Rating: really liked it
[captured by the government and impregnated with Taleon's sperm. (hide spoiler)]
Rating: really liked it
DNF'd. Too campy. I need a little bit of edge to at least one of the characters, but nope. This was insta love ~ lust ~ something that just set my teeth on edge. I'm in the minority here, but if you like your science fiction romance to have some sci fi in it, this ain't it.
Rating: really liked it
The whole book feels like a really long epilogue of the first 2-3 chapters. Extremely disappointing
Rating: really liked it
I enjoyed the story and the meeting of old friends from the Immortal Guardians series. My main niggle was that The Lasaran mostly played out on good old Earth.
I wanted more space time instead of the long time both MC's spend at the motel. But that's simply my issue. The writing was amazing, like always. This was once again just an issue of different expectations.
If you like the Immortal Guardians you will probably like The Lasaran.
3.5 stars
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Rating: really liked it
(4.5 stars) I love that Dianne Duvall is expanding the Immortal Guardians’ world with Ami’s family. Can’t wait for more!! ‘The Segonian’ is up next. Now, I’m anxious to reread ‘Death of Darkness’.
7 Mar 2020:
😃 sounds good! Anxiously awaiting what author says is a spin-off of her
Immortal Guardians.
“The Lasaran is the first book in my new sci-fi romance series—Aldebarian Alliance. When I gave my Street Team a sneak peek, some asked if this is a spin-off of my Immortal Guardians series. It is. But if you're new to my work, you don't have to read my Immortal Guardians series to enjoy this one.
If you're an Immortal Guardians fan, don't worry. I plan to release my next Immortal Guardians book later this year. Until then, I think you'll enjoy seeing a few familiar faces in this one.” (Dianne Duvall’s blog)
Woohoo x2!!
Rating: really liked it
The first half was thrilling, the second half boring ass bonus content. This is so hard for me to rate because I really did like it, and was on the edge of my seat for a while there! But then our two protagonists meet and thus begins the snooze fest that was underdeveloped romantic bliss. I needed tension, and all I got were happy people. Love happy people irl but in this case, in this book, made me a very bored girl.
The thing that irks me the most is that had there been a single interpersonal conflict between T and L it could have made for a much more interesting second half while simultaneously adding a bit more depth to their yes man personas. I’m honestly surprise I finished, I was that bored.
Overall, if you’re cruising for a low tension easy read, this is your pony. If you’re looking for something a bit more stimulating, read the first half and call it a day. Cause that shit really was fun.
