Taken (Dark Elves, Books 1-2) by Jet Mykles
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Book Reviews of Taken (Dark Elves, Books 1-2)
Book Review: J. Kaye's Book Blog
Summary: 5 Stars
One thing Mykles should be commended on is originality. This was a definite detour of what I am normally accustomed to. The time is set back in the horse and wagon era. There wasn't much emphasis was placed on the time period, but enough to get the feel of the setting. As with most erotica, the story center on sex and the love to blossom between the hero and heroine. What better way than with dark elves who were created for the sole purpose of pleasuring women.
With most erotica, I find that if you remove the sex scenes, there's very little substance. In books I & II of the Dark Elves series, the author has a carefully designed story, one that goes passed the sex. Don't get me wrong. There are plenty and I mean plenty of hot scenes, but there was more substance. Turmoil is brewing in the underground city of the dark elves. I am curious as to where books III & IV will lead.
Book Review: Taken: Diana and Salin / Mastered: Suzana and Krael
Summary: 4 Stars
Taken:
Friends, Diana and Gala, are tracking some robbers when the path leads them into the dark forest. They had heard tales of women going missing in these woods and men showing up dead at the forests edge but Diana was determined to get her money back. As they make their way through the shadowy forest a man appears. He is the perfect specimen of a lean, human male except for the fact that his skin is entirely black, with white tattoos, and long white hair with red pupiled eyes. Diana and Gala are immediately entranced and consumed by lust and begin a sexual encounter that ends with them both blacking out. When Diana comes to she finds herself in another sexual encounter, with Gala by her side, with the strange man. During the encounter a female version of the dark man enters the room and appears to punish the man with whips, which he likes. When the punishment is over the dark woman explains to Diana and Gala that they were under a spell and now could never leave the underground world they awoke to. Diana and Gala realize that the dark man who kidnapped them is part of an underground realm filled with these men, called raedjour. The raedjour were created by a goddess for her pleasure and then left to fend for themselves. Since they are all males they must kidnap women from above in order to procreate but the problem is that not just any woman may do. The only way for procreation to occur is the finding of a truemate, in order to do that Diana and Gala must be passed from man to man, for nine nights, and if they become pregnant at the end of that time then they will belong to that man. While Gala seems to accept her fate Diana is unwilling to take it lying down. When Commander Salin spots Diana in the fighting arena with one of her truemate trials he is entranced and is determined to have her so he makes sure he is next. When Salin and Diana meet sparks fly, but Salin refuses to consumate until Diana asks for it and he will do whatever he feels necessary to get her to ask, which includes some sexual torture. Will Diana give into the dark desire that she feels and ask Salin for what she really wants? Or will the nine days expire and the next man try his shot?
Mastered:
After her family dies Suzana is taken as a slave. When her caravan travels through the dark forest they are overtaken by the raedjour and Krael is a member of the warriors on this quest. When Suzana is spotted and they notice she has a chastity belt on they take special care of her, for a virgin is indeed special to the raedjour. With a virgin the warriors will gather and fight each other to see who will win the honor of being her first lover. When Krael realizes that the king of the raedjour wants Suzana he is determined to win the contest because no female ever comes back the same from the kings bed. When Krael wins and takes his prize he is more than pleased with Suzana but the king has demanded he be her next man and orders Krael to train her into submission with the whips, which happens to be Krael's specialty. Will Krael be able to train Suzana to meet his needs and then give her to the demented king?
***These 2 stories are highly erotic but with very minimal romance. With this book expect some bdsm, m/m and m/f/m interaction. Despite the lack of romance I would recomend this book to erotica fans and I will be checking out the next Dark Elves series.
Book Review: VERY Pleasantly surprised
Summary: 4 Stars
*This review refers to the ebook versions of Dark Elves 1 & 2*
Since my teens, every few years I've tried a bit of erotica. Most books I'd end up throwing across the room after the first couple of pages in disgust. Can't I have character development and plot developement with my sex? (Yeah, I know, I'm one of those people who can't watch your average porn because it just "doesn't go anywhere". lol) Finally! Jet Mykles has created characters and a world that I absolutely lose myself in. I am a big fantasy/sci-fi fan, so the dark elves/alternate universe definitely fit my requirements. She does a fantastic job of giving each of the elves a very distinct personality - even the bit players! The world building is fantastic. I find myself wanting to write my own fiction about this world. And on top of being a great writer, Jet Mykles is also an accomplished 3-D artist and her art is included in the pages to further illustrate her story. I usually detest this form of art so for me to say I even *like* it is something. The only reason I didn't give these stories five stars is because I still feel her female-human character development needs work. I can understand that she really likes to put her effort behind her tall, sexy, black-skinned, white haired heros, but I have a bit of difficulty relating to any of the women. Diana, in Taken, really drove me to distraction. I often found myself wanting to slap her. But I understand what she meant to the story. If anything, at least I had a strong negative reaction to her rather than none at all. My favorite of the two stories was the second, Mastered. I didn't really relate to Suzana so much as sympathize with her. But Krael...all I can say is *damn*! He's my favorite elf so far.
I have read Part 3 but not Part 4 so I won't post my comments on that book yet. But all I can say is the rhaeja arc delivers like Dominos!
Book Review: A Hot, Dark Gem!!
Summary: 4 Stars
"Taken" is a delightfully saucy gem of a book. It is a fast read which takes you straight to the action and emmerses the reader within a dark fantasy world full of beautiful, dark elves and their wild libidos. Two books in one, many of the characters in the first book appear in the second, creating a familiar world. I really enjoyed it. Book Review: ADD THIS BOOK TO YOUR LIST OF BOOKS YOU MUST READ
Summary: 5 Stars
stumbled over this author story line looked interesting and usually find the hype is more than the story .... NOT THIS TIME...... when a book pulls you in from page one and the pace is fast and absorbing the world falls away and you enter the realm of the book you know this is a book that is going to end way to early for your liking. so if you like sex between the pages of a book and you are open minded AND you like otherworld stories please DON'T DENY YOURSELF THIS BOOK . LISTEN NOT TO THE NAYSAYERS believe me honestly i would normally not go for the follow up of the usual in these books however i could not wait to start books 2 and 3 and more to come yipee