I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Just loved this book and recommend it to everyone.

I found this book to be an interesting opener to what is sure to be a great series. Great charcters, intriguing storyline and the backdrop for all of it is different.

Slayer is the first book from the spin-off of the Outcast series, and this new series is called Shadowborn Rebellion. This book as the outcast series was is fast-paced and full of action, drama, Saronti enemies and treachery, bold human females, and passion laced with a hefty dose of lust and of course romance that leads to love. We see familial love in this book as we learn more of the amazing healer that saved Eza, as well as the love that grows between General Malik Xett her son and Kara O'Leary. Kara O’Leary is the senior project manager for the multi-site construction project in progress now that the Saronti revolution is in full force. She had found 3 matches’ amongst the outcasts but none of them really set her heart or other parts on fire as Malik Xett did upon meeting him. She does not however think he is intersected in her and right now General Malik Xett doesn't have time for romance. He is in the middle of trying to rupture the influence of the ruthless Saronti elite and bring about equality of life for his people. However, that does not mean he has not noticed the human female working with him at the time of the heated rebellion. It helps that his mom points out there’s always time for love and that Kara lingers in his mind and is all for exploring what can be between them even in this time of chaos.
This book is a spectacular start to the spin off and is a standalone book. It keeps you engaged from start to finish and leaves you thirsting for what happens next. This review was given on the ARC copy received from BookBuzz.net via NetGallery in return for my honest opinion.

This book is the first in a series, however it's a spin off, of a spin off, of a spin off. So there is a lot of back history and world building that isn't explained because it's assumed the reader already knows. I felt like I was supposed to be more invested in the story then I was. I wanted the good guys to win because they're the good guys, but I didn't really care about their cause or feel the stakes they were against if they lost. That being said the book was entertaining enough that I would read the next in the series, but I won't be going back to read any of the books before this.

Sexy, sexy fun!!! This was a really delightful read that I thoroughly enjoyed, Read this book you won't regret it!

Slayer was a great start to a series. I believe it was a spin-off from another series but I had no issues following along. I loved that there was a deep connection between Kara and Malik. I really liked the different aspects of Malik's personality. He was a strong leader and warrior but he also tried to stay as peaceful as he could.
The way Kara compliment s him adds greatly to story. The author does a great job at showing how two different people can work out their differences.
It was also great how Kara as a human struggled to understand how Malik was so sure of their connection. She stayed true to wanting a foundation.

If you are looking for heat, connection and great world building this is a great book.

Slayer is a spin-off of the author’s Outcast series (which itself was a spin-off). While it picks up with the Sarronti’s fight for equality & freedom from their elite class after the events at the end of the Outcast finale in Overlord, this still works as a good starting point into the author’s universe.

General Malik Xett is honorable, sexy, a little bit sweet and all badass when needed. Kara is intelligent, likeable and able to stand tall & strong against overbearing males without being stupid about it. Their relationship moves steadily if quickly although the author does a good job of not making it feel rushed. Secondary characters show depth and there is political intrigue, new revelations about the Sarronti and action to keep the story interesting and moving along. While keeping some of the characters straight with the vast cast of alien names was sometimes caused a little pause, it wasn’t enough to distract from the story. All in all, a good solid and enjoyable sci-fi read that moves the author’s universe from one focus to the next without overwhelming or leaving short old or new readers the relevant background needed for the transition. Look forward to the next story in the series and am curious which of the possible hints that may be.

A good well-written sci-fi romance by Ms. Frisberg. I really liked reading Malik and Kara's romance. Excellent storybuilding and romance.

SLAYER is the first instalment in Cyndi Friberg’s adult SHADOWBORN REBELLION sci-fi romance series-a spin off from the author’s Outcast series, which in turn is a spin-off from Battle born, which is a spin-off from the Shadow Assassins series ;) . This is Sarronti General Malik ‘Slayer’ Xett, and human engineer Kara O’Leary’s story line. You do not have to have read any of the previous series to understand or follow the current story or timeline.

SOME BACKGROUND: The humanoid aliens known as Rodytes needed a home and settled on two uninhabited planets but to their shock a race of elf-like creatures, known as the Sarronti, live underground away from the light. Without any available mates, the male only Rodytes sent teams of Outcasts to kidnap or persuade any and all human females from Earth in an attempt to repopulate and find mates for their struggling males but procreation came at a price including the need for genetically matched DNA, a mutual metamorphosis, and magical intervention. A test for compatibility is filed and there may be as many as five males matched to a single female DNA. Thirty percent of the females returned back to Earth, and the struggling males begin vying for the female’s affections. Outcasts are battle born-their mothers were Bilarrian prisoners forced to breed, with their Rodyte captors, in the hopes of restoring magic to the Rodyte people. To complicate matters, the planet they now inhabit hides a secret deep beneath the planet’s surface, a secret that is determined to take back what once belonged.

Told from several third person perspectives including Malik and Kara, SLAYER follows two paths: the building romance and relationship between Sarronti General Malik ‘Slayer’ Xett and human engineer Kara O’Leary, and the attack against several settlements in an effort to dissuade the Rodyte Outcasts from establishing a home. Kara O’Leary would quickly discover that finding a suitable mate meant meeting and dating males, who although were DNA compatible, were otherwise not her intended mate but something about Sarronti General Malik Xett immediately caught Kara’s attention. An injury would find Kara in the arms of Malik Xett, and their fated relationship would begin. What ensues is the building romance between Malik and Kara, and the potential fall-out as a war with a rogue faction of Sarronti is about to spiral out of control.

Kara O’Leary struggled to find a place with her human family, and the option of starting a new life on an unknown planet gave Kara a hope for a better future. Like Earth, not everyone is happy with the newcomers or the numerous factions of alien outposts, and as such, specieism, racism and discrimination are about to take hold placing the planet and its’ population at war. Kara O’Leary caught the eye of General Malik Xett from the moment they met but Malik kept his distance until he could keep it no more.

The relationship between Kara and Malik is one of immediate attraction but neither one was willing to take the next step until a potential suitor with a history of aggression places Kara’s life in danger. Kara, although genuinely attracted to General Xett was unwilling to commit to a happily ever after, and needed more time to establish herself and start a new life on a planet she would soon come to call home. Malik knew Kara was his forever mate but bided his time in the hopes that Kara would accept him, as well. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.


There is a large colorful, energetic and magical cast of secondary and supporting characters including Malik’s mother and Sarronti Prime Healer Arpovae, his brother Salvo (with the ability to conjure portals), and their cousin Jaron; Ayran ‘Scorcher’ Marr; as well as Kara’s friend and cook Natalie Marino. We witness the return of Overlord Kage Razel and Lady Eza, Warlord Torak (Outcasts Series); and the requisite evil Tajon Marr, and Sarronti elite Kantor Alonova and Indrex Farr, whom we also met in the Outcasts series.

SLAYER is a story of family, friendships, discrimination and love. The Sarronti caste system is heart breaking and yet familiar in many of today’s less than progressive societies. The Ayrontu, the highest, most prestigious designation is an ascribed position from birth, and it is the Ayrontu that are determined to remove the unwelcome intruders. The premise is engaging and intriguing; the characters are dynamic and captivating (Jaron is flirty and fun); the romance is seductive and spicy.



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They say never to judge a book by its cover, but this title is the exception to the rule. The female protagonist is obsessed with the purple haired alien and his physique and the story didn't add anything to her character. I didn't finish reading the novel because I already knew the plot. Human female lusts after alien, alien ignores female or spurns her advances for 90% of the book and they live happily ever after while setting up a story for the next female/alien relationship. There was nothing more to this book than the cover. I would not recommend this title.

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Decent alien mate romance with a strong heroine determined to choose her mate on her terms and an alien determined to make her his. Malik is a elf like warrior that falls for the heroine even when she is promised to another suitor. I liked that he respects her independent spirit and lets her set the pace to their bonding. There wasn't much angst but entertaining nonetheless.

A typical space alien romance. If this is a here you enjoy, you’ll probably have fun reading Slayer. The story takes place on an interesting alien planet and includes a complex political sub-plot. My only complaint is that the book had an abrupt ending.

The good storyline and interesting characters kept me turning the pages until the very end! I look forward to reading more from this author!