Reviewed by Becca
TITLE: Malik
SERIES: Kif Warriors #1
AUTHOR: Kiki Burrelli & Crista Crown
PUBLISHER: self-published
LENGTH: 156 pages
RELEASE DATE: August 25, 2019
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All his life, Loshka has been trained to be one thing, a pleasure slave. Led by a higher calling, he was taught the path to eternal glory was paved with obedience. His will is not important, not when compared to the will of his future master.
But his faith is tested when Loshka is given to a brutal alien master who enjoys Loshka’s screams of pain more than his pleasure. As Loshka resigns himself to a short life with the cruel monster, he is kidnapped by a group of warriors.
Malik and his warrior family are searching the forsaken lands for a missing boy when they find Loshka. Malik never expected his mate would be an alien man who is as soft as he is vulnerable. He doesn’t have the hard scales or sharp claws that Malik and his kind use to survive daily in the harsh desert landscape.
Loshka is not just afraid, but completely unaware of what it means to belong to another, not as an object, but as a mate. It takes every ounce of Malik’s patience to convince Loshka that he deserves more than the life handed to him.
But just as Loshka learns that with love, a future and a family are not impossible, his past returns to drag him back into a life of forced servitude. The fated mates have already been through so much, can they survive one more threat to their bond?
Malik is the first book in The Kif Warriors, an alien mpreg series. This is the first co-write between Crista and Kiki. They’ve joined forces to bring you all the humor, magic, steam and action that you enjoy!
REVIEW:
I’ll be honest, I’ve wanted to read this series, because…well, it’s Kiki. But I was a little hesitant about the alien angle, because I read one on my own not too long ago that left me really creeped out and pretty much horrified. Yeah, no. So, even though I adore Kiki’s work, I was a bit leery, but I’m glad I read it anyway or I would have missed out. This is the start of another good series by her and Crista and I loved it.
Loshka, didn’t really have a name at the moment. He was considered a no name, a ninesa, a pleasure slave, who’s opinion or voice didn’t matter. All he was there for was to please the master he was going to. But when he was traded to an evil alien, he learned his patron wasn’t as nice as he thought and that he was probably going to die real soon. Especially when he got back to his new master’s tent and saw what waited for him. It was horrid. And Loshka was terrified. But soon horrifying turned into something else as the being that was supposed to be his master was run off by others and the being called Malik was claiming to be his mate. He was so confused he didn’t know what to do. He never had a choice before, a voice in the matter. But the evil master wasn’t done with Loshka and he was determined to take him back. One way or another. And it was up to Malik to protect what was his or lose the best thing that ever happened to him.
The one thing I love about this book, is the sense of family and unity in Malik’s village and in his kif. It’s spectacular. But I hated what Loshka had to go through. The Screamer was evil incarnate and I was never more happy to see what happens. And yep, you have to read to find out. What I also loved, was that even with all Loshka was enduring, he still had kind words for those that needed it and was a caring person. He wanted to please and make people happy. Not because he had to, but because he wanted to or he felt it needed to be done. Like it was the right thing to do. And the patience of everyone with him as he learned what he needed to learn since being on his own and being considered his own person, it was overwhelming to him but everyone was just so patient and kind. The true sense of family all around. And when it mattered most, they backed him up. Fought for him, knowing it may cost them, they still fought for him and showed him he belonged. He was special, he was cherished.
I’m loving this series. I love the camaraderie between everyone in the village, but between the warrior kif the most. They had a bond that just seems to grow every day. It’s a great start to this series and I can’t wait to see what comes next.
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