Review:
We're back in Alia Terra with another arranged marriage between a monster and human couple. This time around, we have Voss, the last basilisk in Alia Terra, who is doomed to morph into a rage-filled killing machine if he doesn't find his mate. His last hope is to submit his blood to the Temple, which, to his surprise and relief, finds him a match in a young human woman named Alina. Unlike other humans, Alina seems unafraid to look Voss in the eyes (basilisks' eyes can kill, although they have a protective membrane that makes their gazes safe), and he hopes that this is a sign they can have a loving marriage.
Unfortunately, not long after their marriage, Alina is violently grabbed by Liam, the man who'd planned to force her to marry him and who she'd desperately wanted to get away from. Voss kills him in an instant with his gaze, prompting a terrified Alina to wonder if she's ended up with someone just as violent and horrible as Liam.
Voss realizes he's going to have to earn Alina's trust, which may be especially difficult considering how naturally protective basilisks are of their mates.
This was decent enough, although I didn't enjoy it as much as the author's Wed to the Lich. I don't know if it's true or if it just felt that way, but it seemed like the sex scenes were more frequent, and apparently I can handle "shadow tentacles" better than "two penises normally hidden in a 'cock pocket.'"
Anyhoo, I thought this book handled Alina's efforts to deal with her trauma slightly more believably, although there were still moments when I found myself thinking "wow, that was fast." She had moments of backsliding, though, that I appreciated.
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