The Captain's Pet (Alien Slave Masters #1) by Samantha Cayto

The Captain's Pet - Samantha Cayto

First of all, this book comes with a Reader Advisory - TAKE NOTE OF IT! Seriously, this book is not for everyone and contains scenes that may trigger. Don't think that the advisory is put there for the fun of it because it isn't, believe me.

The story itself is complete sci-fi. Earth has become overcrowded and colonists are sent out to various planets that have been discovered. One such planet, Seven, where our main character Wid comes from, has apparently been colonised by the Travians. War ensues between the humans and the Travians, resulting in a mindless act of vandalism that results in Wid and his associates being taken aboard the Travians' ship.

What happens next is why the advisory is there. There is a lot of violence and rape, although it is incredibly well written. I won't say anything else about that part but this IS dark and it does come with an advisory. 

As the story progresses, you see that some of the boys, Wid included, start to actually have a relationship with their captors. This doesn't feel like Stockholm Syndrome to me, mainly because of how it is written with each of the boys' personalities and experiences taken into account. You learn more about the Travian way of life and, indeed, the Travians learn more about the humans and why they won't just leave Seven even after they've been defeated.

I enjoyed this book, even if parts of it did make me uncomfortable, I'm glad I stuck with it. I would certainly be interested in going further with this series. I can't emphasise enough though - TAKE NOTE OF THE ADVISORY!!

Merissa

Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!

 

Source: http://archaeolibrarianologist.blogspot.de/2015/06/review-by-merissa-captains-pet-alien.html