Week 24 Review: The Lasaran

From Goodreads:
New York Times bestselling author Dianne Duvall brings readers the first novel in a thrilling new sci-fi series full of action, intrigue, humor, and romance.

Taelon searches the galaxy for his younger sister, who mysteriously disappeared while on a diplomatic mission. When an ally reveals that she was seized and is being held prisoner on Earth, Taelon descends upon the blue planet, intent on freeing her and exacting vengeance. However, all does not go as planned. Before he can find her, Taelon is captured and becomes the subject of torturous experiments. For what feels like an eternity, all he knows is pain and fury… until a mind tentatively touches his own and a woman's voice forever changes his world.

After suffering tragic losses, Lisa is finally beginning to carve out a future for herself when chance sends her to the Anomalous Cognition Research Institute. What at first appears to be a benign organization seeking participants for a psychic study instead turns out to be a government facility harboring a much darker intent. Lisa discovers this too late and soon becomes the unwilling subject of a terrifying experiment. Just as fear and desperation threaten to consume her, a deep, compelling voice penetrates the looming insanity and lends her hope.

Having seen only the worst of humanity, Taelon is shocked when Lisa risks everything to free him. Together the two make their escape, and Taelon finds himself fascinated by the small human woman who—despite all she's suffered—can still laugh and tease and lure smiles from him. Friendship swiftly grows between them as they work together to evade soldiers intent on capturing them and find themselves hunted by mystifying preternatural beings. Through it all, Lisa steadfastly remains by his side, stealing more of his heart each day while she helps him unravel the mystery of his sister's fate. Can they find his sister before the hunters find them? If they survive their quest, will Taelon have to bid Lisa farewell… or can he coax her into leaving her planet and joining him for the adventure of a lifetime?

My Review:
This book was so fantastic! I loved being in the same world as the Immortal Guardians series, and this book does overlap with Death of Darkness, so we got to spend some time getting to know these characters in a familiar setting. And then we went into space having gotten their measure, and it was just so great to read!

I don't think we met either Lisa or Taelon before. Maybe Taelon was mentioned, because he is Ami's brother, but baring a memory lapse or an unnamed appearance, this is the first time. I really enjoyed their romance, they were really great characters, who met in extremely harrowing circumstances! 

Like, she was abducted, basically put in a coma, and wakes up very heavily pregnant. And Taelon went searching for Ami, got caught and then tortured. And they meet when the facility they're being held captive is attacked by the Immortal Guardians, and oh, he's the father of her kid. So it starts off really strong, and keeps going from there! 

I really enjoyed the introduction of the alien politics. Sure, they're a big part of the reason that Ami was on Earth, but that was more, there's a problem here. This book we got to learn some of it, and I can't wait to explore more, to get to know some more alien characters! So excited for the future of this series! 

Loved this book, and I'm so excited to continue the series! 

Author: Dianne Duvall
Series: Aldebarian Alliance #1
Read: June 6th, 2020
Source: Ebook.bike
Reason Why: Love her writing and this world, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2020 Book!
Publisher: Dianne Duvall
Published: April 21st 2020

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars