Breeder
Lyssa HartFantasy erotic romance
Available from New Concepts Publishing
ISBN: 1-58608-940-4
September 2006
| Mali’s world is very limited; she’s grown up in an insular community that has learned to rely only on itself, and as a consequence has become very brutal to people who try to go out side their mandates. Times are hard and children are scarce, because their people start to go sterile at a young age. Because fertile people are so scarce and Mali is one of the last women that could breed, she’s designated as a breeder, destined to mate with whoever the council chooses in order to produce a girl. There is nothing left but old men, and she’s not looking forward to her task. Then the village captures a man and insists that it is her turn to breed with him. Mali doesn’t want to; she’s always dreamed of finding what the old ones sometimes talk about… love and family.
This book started out fantastically, with characters that were alive and rich, making me really into what was going on with both of them. I could understand and sympathize with their plights and cheered for them both to find a way out of their predicament. However, three-quarters of the way through, the book simply fizzled out and lost its momentum. Mali and Jaegar suddenly became uninteresting and two dimensional, instead of the complex characters that they both started out to be. Breeder is not for the faint at heart, it’s got forced sex and other rough elements that might be difficult for some people to read. Over all, I loved the characters a lot and had a great time reading Breeder; I’m looking forward to more from this talented author.
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Reviewer: Julia |
