Ebook The Edokas' Destiny A Mate Index Alien Romance The Mate Index Book 3 edition by SJ Sanders Romance eBooks

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The Edokas' Destiny A Mate Index Alien Romance The Mate Index Book 3 edition by SJ Sanders Romance eBooks Reviews

• This is technically Book 2 (whereas Hearts of Indesh is a long novella, having been relegated the dubious distinction of being #1.5) of SJ Sanders' Mate Index series. I was highly intrigued and satisfied by this new universe the author has painted for us readers, thinking of critters I haven't thought of. And me, being one of two biologists in the family, really could sink my claws into this new biosphere of lovely species, especially considering the time and effort to conceive a means of a human female to give birth to eggs. Though I need to remind Ms. Sanders that the egg sac is literally a gigantic, all-inclusive placenta developed strictly from what I could imagine comes strictly from multi potential cells within the spermatozoa of all three of these interesting Edoka mates now bonded to Destiny, our feisty, full-figured female. (Not umbilical cords connecting directly into the uterine wall. The human placenta is all-baby, not mother. That’s why human mothers DO NOT reabsorb fetÅ«s! That’s the other twin’s job!) After all, we humans have our maternal mitochondrial contribution by which we can trace genealogical lines more accurately with, so I can get into this–
  
  Excuse me. This is what happens when the scientific part of my brain is hooked.
  
  I really liked this story. In fact, in the time that it's taken for me to finally do this review, I've read it three times! The first time just to continue on my accelerated read-through of all three books because I just couldn't stop. The second time to read what I might have haphazardly missed in the first read. The third to get even more persnickety as if I was a copyeditor with an ugly red pen, looking for grammar problems and continuity issues, etc.
  
  All right. So Earth, as the new kid on the block, isn't playing nice. Somehow, I figured that this would be the case as described by the writer, especially in the previous two books. Leave it to a male-dominated world to sell their females with hopes of getting a bigger, badder gun. (Which is essentially what would have led to eventually.) No wonder women would be rushing to go off-planet like rats jumping off ship even though it would be strictly illegal. I know SJ Sanders isn't trying to be a flaming feminist. Far from it. In the best means to determine which way a plot is to go, she followed the path of least resistance just like the flow of water. Earth would treat their females like money to be made, especially if Earth women could be genetically compatible with so many races. What makes me wonder is why would races that are far more accelerated than ours find themselves with less and less females being born to perpetuate the species? Because, from what is minimally mentioned, there are more than one race having this issue. (Not that SJ would have to explain it. It’s just how my brain works when the electricity goes out temporarily because I have nothing else better to do.)
  
  Yes, we do meet A'Jular as well as both his brothers who are equally enchanting. I do appreciate that Ms. Sanders avoids my list of pet peeves when it comes to reverse harems. (We need a better word than this one!!) Unlike human males who are NOT genetically geared to tolerate polyandry, the Edoka males from the same hatching bond with one, specific, genetically compatible female. Now I may not have read absolutely every book about alien mates so far offered by , at least I can say I haven't run across this concept yet. (Give me time, I'm sure.) It was a pleasant surprise as it allowed me to really suspend my disbelief which, as previously mentioned, is difficult to do with this subject. But I was hooked on these three Edoka brothers, especially on how different they were within their clannid, especially how Ms. Sanders presented them. I greatly appreciated Destiny's character in that she didn't quite fall into the usual cliché-ish template I've seen many writers trip over. (If I had, I'd probably would have stopped reading this book rather than reread it three times!)
  
  I appreciate the continued, strained relationship between Earth and the Intergalactic Union, and yes, it IS a soap opera. I am not surprised that its first ambassador would be one of military background, especially the US. Worse, Destiny is this ambassador's only child. And this is the ambassador that made an ass of himself in Volume #1 who equated mateship with an extraterrestrial (from Earth's point of view) to that of bestiality. Yeah. Great way to introduce us to the neighborhood, guy! (Read the author's notes at the very end of this book! She reveals that the new ambassador replacing... Oops! No spoilers, folks. You better read it for yourself...)
  
  Anyway, I'm still a little bruised by the flagrant use of Earth colloquialisms by offworlders. Come on, SJ!! I doubt that Edoka "dial" the communications code of the individual they wish to talk to. That's an Alexander Graham Bell thing! I still wish she had taken a little more time with her extraterrestrial linguistics. Not that she has to go JRR Tolkien on us, but even the cursory curses could be a little original. But I can understand having two hells – one of fire and the other of ice. Even Dante made such a delineation.
  
  This was an excellent read, and it is definitely worth the purchase. I just might read it all over again – along with 1.0 and 1.5 – when the next in the series comes out. But I do warn that though the stories center around new characters, the background still necessitates reading the previous two books just to understand what is going on in this book.
• I really enjoyed this book. S J keeps my interests going. I love reverse harem concepts, and this was a well played out story. This writer doesn't shy away from the way a sexual and loving experience can be explored. Bravo S. J. Sanders.
• This is the third book of the "mate index" I've read and so far I love them all.
  Even if the plot of aliens looking for a human mate is not very original, it always works for me ;) And these aliens (thankfully not humanoid/dragons looking) are really devoted to their mate. The story is fun with a lot of steam. SJ Sanders shows us a whole new universe well developed with a lot of new planets...and hopefully a lot of books to come !
• Really loved the edokas and can't wait for more from this fascinating and imaginative universe. Its tough to find good stories in this genre and I hope for many...many more as soon as possible. I wish the author "Happy Writing".
• I really liked this story. A'Jular was my favorite charater in the 1st book. And I was so excited to know his story was going to be an RH. RH PNR's are my normal go to! Which brings us to the introduction of A'Jular's brothers who turn out to be just as awesome as he is. There is his older brother Sha'melor who is the responsible more respected slightly uptight assertive one. And then there is the yougest E'budar who I ended up liking even more than A'Jular. He was the sweet sexy flirty one who gets himself into some seriously ridiculous situation. All of them are great character. And Destiny is a great FMC. I LOVED that she's 34yrs old and is a plus sized woman who is fighting to over come self asteem issues. Finally a woman I could actually identify with. I LOVE that!!! Actually S.J. is good about that her FMC in the first book was not described as walking prefection either! So if your reading this Miss Sanders Thank You So Much for that! I won't go into the plot and ruin it for anyone but its a super sweet story with plenty of steamy scenes. Yes it is a quick read so it flows at a somewhat fast pace and the plot doesn't get to intricate. But it is really worth reading! I definitely recomend it. And I look forward to reading more of this authors work.
• So it's always a pleasure when authors truly embrace the idea of aliens being alien and that while humanoid will be different. This author appears to have joined the small but ever growing circle of such writers who'd embraced this idea of aliens who are alien and I know I'm happy about it. The descriptions and creativity used to describe these aliens is quite good. I love how the edoka cary their young and how it wasn't drastically different for a human mate. Destiny's mates where each hot and lovable with their own personalities so no one felt like a place holder which for me is a must. I also liked how there where a few relationship issues weaved in that were relatable & recognizable to today's societies. This author also drastically improved on the writing in general, with a lot less issues with grammar and such which only added to the quality of this story. I can't wait for Reggies book and what surprises she might run into. Overall the only thing I wished for with this book was a little longer epilogue so maybe we got to see just a little more of the Clannid\family and their happily ever after. Overall a very good book, especially if you are an alien lover, would recommend.