I nearly failed this at the start as I found the prologue really heavy going.
Thankfully I persevered as at the start of chapter one I found myself totally pulled into a wonderful world with great characters.
It does leave questions unanswered at the end but this takes nothing away from the story.

Thank you to netgalley I received this as an ARC. It was good solid read. Solid 3.25 Stars for me! It was a different read for me but still a good guilty read.

This story was an ok read, but nothing to sing odes about. To be totally honest I didn’t particularly like any of the characters: the female MC was easy to forget about, kinda annoying, and never seemed to make a decision in her life. The male MC, on the other hand, I found boring. Now that I think about it, the whole book was kind of boring... I had to skip lots of pages 🤭

The world building was good, there was proper imagination there, but again I think it went too far... so yeah, more skipping done there...

The connection between the main characters was not enough for me, I wish there was better chemistry :(

Apart from all that though, it wasn’t too bad of a book to spend an afternoon on.


*ARC kindly provided through NetGalley for a honest review*

I voluntarily offered to review this book with no obligations and my opinions are honest
The characters + storytelling were very captivating
Ariella has a big job ahead of her.
She is the only one that can save a whole galaxy, but no pressure.
The storytelling + the character's build were awesome!
It has all the ingredients that you need for a great book!

Kindly provided with an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review......
I am really having a switch and change phase with my reads at the moment. One minute I am enjoying a paranormal romance, next I am on to a historical romance. Then I am devouring a good sci-fi, get me some HOT alien romance.....this beauty nicely fell into that category.
Overall fab plot and characters. The only reason I did not bestow a 5 Intergalactic starts was because of Ariella (the heroine). At times I wanted to send her into the VERY deep outposts of space. She grated a bit on my nervous if I am being truthful. For me she lacked the ability to make a choice and friggin stick to it !!. Ariella for me was a tad too indecisive. Yup, I acknowledge she had a lot on her shoulders but she's obviously THE ONE in Nabalar so she needed to women up a bit and OWN IT GIRL !!!. Just sayin, who listens to my opinion anyway.
Still delivered for me, so all's good.
Nice work Diana and many thanks for the opportunity x
Later peeps xxx

First book in the Awakened series and it's awesome. Well-written story and dialogue keeps the book moving. Hot in all the right spots.

I voluntarily read an advanced review copy of this book

Soooo this is going to be my very honest review. I liked the overall idea behind this book but kept stopping and starting until I finally gave up. I felt as though this book needs be cut down a lot. It is very long and very slow. I think this book needs to be revamped and brought back out because the direction and overall concept could be out of this world.

Interesting read, there was lots of scene development and I really got into the far off/ science fiction element. However, I would have enjoyed a little more character development. It was kind of difficult to like the characters and I really wanted to root for them.

I began to read and wondered what I was reading; the Prologue was kind of off putting, a prophecy with complicated wording – or so I thought…

Then BANG! The story began anew with Chapter 1 and immediately caught my imagination. Set in a different galaxy, the interwoven stories within this book merge into a wonderful first of series. A waning to the cautious and those who take the time to read reviews before purchasing, this book leaves questions unanswered – I have to assume they will be faced, dealt with and answered in the next book, however when I checked it isn’t available yet. Suffice to say, I did look for the next book in the series as this one was excellently enticing.

I would definitely recommend this book for lovers of science fiction, romance, adventure, paranormal, and any combination of these.

I was only able to make it thru 3 chapters before giving up on this book. I simply can't take any more of it! While the basic premise is fairly decent and could perhaps create an entertaining story, the book is so poorly written that I can't get through it. The world-building is weak at best, the characters one-dimentional, the dialogue stilted. The story felt as though it were written by a high school student. I have to wonder if the author is even a native English speaker, but she certainly butchers the language.

This was a great read, and I enjoyed all the twist and turns of the book! At one point, it did get kind of confusing, but I was able to get a better understanding, after backtracking.. I loved how no matter what was put against Ariella, she still managed to keep her wits about her!! I became so ingrossed in the book that I ended up staying up late to finish it!!! I'll totally be looking for the next book to see what happens next!!

I really was impressed with the world building in this book. There was so much going on, but not too much to feel overwhelmed. The main characters were pretty cool, Ariella was a force to be reckoned with and the author didn't stray from that. It was a refreshing read, however, I feel there could have been better character development! Also, I noticed a hole in the storyline that author didn't come back to, sadly it was something I really wanted to know about. Overall still an enjoyable read.

I wish I could say I loved this story, but with so many foreign words and descriptions of things I often didn’t know what was going on, and I hated how weak the hero seemed, he was constantly following other people’s instructions. I just couldn’t understand why Ariella bothered with him.

Fun book! The story is so fascinating and intricate. I love how there are overlays into each planet. The connection between the main characters is steamy and loving.

For me this book has promise. I've read quite a few alien stories and this one could have been great but the repetition gets very old. I also feel that Ariella is a whiny brat. She acts on impulse and ends up doing the thing she protested to begin with. I feel like it could have been great but for me it was a struggle.

I don’t usually gravitate towards the SciFi genre, but must admit that this was an easy read with exceptional world building and fascinating and engaging characters. I often found myself so wrapped up in the description of Nabalar, that I wished I were there.

The story did get a little repetitive in places, but overall it was a credible tale and kept me interested throughout the book. I look forward to reading the next instalment in the Awakened series.