Week 8 Review: The Renegade Akseli Cyborg

From Goodreads:

Dive into the next thrilling novel in New York Times bestselling author Dianne Duvall's fast-paced, humorous, and adventure-filled Aldebarian Alliance series.Too many years of hunting psychotic vampires night after night have left Rachel with a desperate need for change. So when the opportunity to travel across the galaxy aboard a Lasaran warship to a utopian planet arises, the powerful Immortal Guardian jumps at the chance. Rachel eagerly looks forward to making a fresh start… until an enemy attacks and she ends up alone in an escape pod so far from alliance-occupied space that no one can hear her communications. No one except a renegade cyborg who shouldn't exist.

After a grueling, hard-fought rebellion, Wonick and his cyborg brethren settled on a distant planet, where they've finally carved out a peaceful existence. The Aldebarian Alliance believes every Akseli cyborg died long ago. And battle-weary cyborg leader Wonick is determined to prevent anyone from discovering otherwise, knowing such would spark the fiercest manhunt in the galaxy. Yet when he hears Rachel's communications, temptation drives him to speak to her, sparking friendship and a longing for a very different future.

Rachel finds Wonick even more appealing when she meets him in person, and the friendship they've formed soon deepens into love as the cyborgs—no more immune to her fun-loving, laughter-inducing nature than Wonick—cautiously welcome her into the fold. But the warriors' unbridled ability to collect intel uncovers a secret the enemy has guarded for decades, one that compels them to embark upon a mission fraught with danger.

If they succeed, they may end the enemy's attempts to conquer the galaxy once and for all.

If they fail, it could cost Wonick and Rachel everything. This is a fast-paced science-fiction adventure packed with romance, edge-of-your-seat action, laughter-inducing humor, lovable secondary characters, and a HEA ending.

My Review:
This was really fantastic to read! I just love this series so much, they're so much fun, I love seeing these various alien guys react to earthling women! And this is a first, I think, where there is a genuine moment of hurt, because of the secrets he had to keep, but it's for valid reasons, which she understands pretty quickly.

I do think I enjoy this series just a little bit more then the Immortal Guardian, just because most of these females have been Immortal Guardians, so in this series, they're on equal footing with these alien men, vs. Immortal Guardian guys and mainly gifted one girls. They're both really enjoyable, I just find the stories in this series just a little more exciting to read. 

The whole thing that these are the cyborgs that are why Janwar and his cousin weren't killed, that refusing that order is why there was the rebellion. But that's been over for years, everyone things that the cyborgs are gone, but they're not, they're just in hiding. So I loved that connection! 

This book raised the question of how the Gathendien's knew that there were Earthlings on the ship in the first place, but they do know that the Lasaran communication system is hacked. I just loved watching Rachel decide what to do with the information she has-it'll make it interesting to see what's going to happen next, I really hope that commander dude doesn't pop up to cause more trouble! 

Loved reading this book and I can't wait for whatever comes next! 

Author: Dianne Duvall
Series: Aldebarian Alliance #5
Read: February 21st, 2024
Source: Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Dianne Duvall
Published: January 23rd 2024

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