Jakke can be roughly described as the kinder-gentler version of alien abduction romance, with pretty flat characters, and the action was pretty slow even in a 150-page short novel.
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD
Sydney was a survivor on Earth of alien attack. Tureis attacked Earth then Azziarin came to Earth to attack Tureis. Sydney barely survives in the ruins by becoming an expert forager (for six months) alone, but was very lonely. When she found a wounded Azziarin in the ruins, she hid him from the Tureis and got him to her hideout, and nursed him back to health (she was an ER nurse before the invasion). When Azziarin came to rescue their wounded comrade, they grabbed her as well. The wounded guy's brother, Jakke, was the ship commander. And they are going home. When Sydney woke up and got cleaned up, the ship commander, overtaken by "mating fever" due to Sydney's scent, basically grabbed her and bonked her silly (and she liked it). However, he didn't bother explaining that back home, Azzarin mate for life (and Sydney is probably pregnant) and Jakke had several consorts but only one mate (her). Once they go home, Sydney got mad when she realized she's never going back to Earth (not that going back is much fun) and she'll never be accepted there (not with all the consorts, and forever be a freak on alien planet). But she eventually relents and Jakke dispatches his consorts and promise to be faithful only to her. The end.
The alien being super-lovers trope was hard to read as, really, what are the chances that the aliens are 1) humanoid 2) carbon-based 3) have compatible sex appendages 4) satisfy the vampire fetish (yes, Azziarin have fangs, and mating involves biting) 5) Earth woman smell good to them 7) sex with humans are so cool! (first BJ ever!) And there are plenty of OTHER problems with survival as well. 8) As a nurse she's far more useful in a group setting. What's the chance she didn't encounter a SINGLE human survivor in 6 months, and 9) she didn't cut or wash her hair for six months, but a single vigorous wash and she's a changed woman? and 10) She allows herself to be taken an alien who basically tossed her over the shoulder like caveman?
Sorry, but this is basically an alien abduction fantasy that borders into... involuntary sex, then forced into accepting the position as chief consort.
Category: Science fiction
Primary Plot: Alien Abduction Fantasy Including Quasi-Sensual Sex Leading to Pregnancy and Never Going Home -- Eeek!
Tropes: kidnapping, pregnancy, different worlds
Overall Rating: 2/5 (rounded up from 1.5/5)
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