Customer Reviews

Breeding Ground

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I'm sorry to say that I'm in the minority on what I thought about "Breeding Ground" by Jaid Black. The story was boring, as another reviewer states, and I couldn't wait for the book to be over. The characters are completely unmemorable and I was disappointed to realize that I would never want to pick this book up again. I've only read one other Jaid Black book, The Possession, which I loved (correction: I also read her book The Empress's New Clothes, also very good). I resisted buying this book for a long time, but after seeing so many positive reviews on it I decided to give it a shot. I should have gone with my gut instincts. I think another reviewers thought on the similarities between Breeding Ground and Planet of the Apes/Time Machine is very close to the mark, you'll definitely get a sense of that primitive, we're not in current day earth anymore type feel. I just feel that the story could have taken to a much higher and better level if Black had just pushed it a little further. The intimate scenes were mediocre, especially by erotica standards. There's definitely something missing from this book and it turned out to be such a disappointing waste of time and money.

If you're really into paranormal/sci-fi/fantasy romance, and you like the romance more on the steamy side, try Lora Leigh, Cheyenne McCray or Lauren Dane. I'll put Breeding Ground in my giveaway box, but hope that Black comes out with some better tales in the future.

When Commander Alexandria Frazier left on an intergalactic mission for NASA, she knew that when she and her crew returned some 1500 years later, that many things will have changed. However, when she returns to a post-apocalyptic planet, she has to deal with more changes that she could ever have expected. Two races inhabit this brave new world, the human-like Takuri who nourish a matriarchal society, and the reptiloid Xandi who prey on them. The king of the Xandi wants Alex - to own her, to dominate her, to turn into his plaything. What is her fate on this godforsaken world?

Wow, what a positively HOT book! OK, perhaps there is better erotica out there, but I loved this book! It has an excellent combination of hot and steamy sex and love. Plus, I did like the science-fiction angle.

So, if you want a sci-fi / erotic romance book, then this is the one for you.

(Review of Breeding Ground by Jaid Black)

This is easily one of the best books I've ever read. The suspense will have you on the edge of your seat, the romance and sex are hot and intense. The book reminds me of a cross between Planet of the Apes and Time Machine. The twist at the end will throw you for a loop! Great story, complex characters, and did I mention the highly charged ending? I hope she writes a sequel soon!

This was a good sci-fi book. I really enjoyed it. However, if you are looking for more romance it was not the main point but more the later culmination of the book. Not what I was expecting but very good. Very creative weaving of science and feminist viewpoints. I recommend it.

I enjoyed reading Jade Black's creative take on what the earth and its inhabitants might look like 1 million years AD. There were two societies: the Takuri and the Xandi who had been at war with each other for 20,000 years. The Takuri society consisted of strong women who ruled over weaker men. The Xandi were shape shifting gargoyle vampire types. The Xandi men ruled over women. Several scientists left earth in 2179 and are returning two years later their time but 1 million years later in earth time.

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Sexual language: erotic. Number of sex scenes: ten. Setting: 1 million years AD outer space and earth. Copyright: 2004. Genre: erotic science fiction paranormal romance.

OTHER BOOKS:
For a list of my reviews of other Jaid Black books, see my 5 star review of "One Dark Night" posted 4/2/08.

This was a surprisingly good sci-fi romance. I've read a couple of other stories by Jaid Black and I have to say this was the least erotic of them. Don't get me wrong, it was still erotic, but the focus was more on the story than the sex or even the romance. She took her time spinning this tale and it is very well done.

In this books is a unique take on the vampire and gargoyle story and a negative look at extremism of any kind. I was pleasantly surprised.

I felt that this was a fantasy novel with a tiny bit of sensuality in it. It was more about surviving the future than relationships. What little intimacy there was wasn't even hot.

Come on jaid! stop disappointing me! lol. I admit this book was not as good as I had hoped, but that still does not discourage me about her work! I love jaid and know she will keep writing those steamy hot, freaky, paranormal stories I love!

I was surprised to say....i truly enjoyed reading this book. jaid black is a creative writer and hope to see more books coming up

For some reason I really enjoyed this book, I think the story fired my imagination. After I finished the book and thought about it, a lot of things didn't seem logical. Oh well, I still enjoyed it