Gabbo De La Parra

Bracken, the leader and great warrior of Lakoneh, is in trouble. The war between Lakoneh and Munus has been taxing, but has now come to an abrupt end with Bracken's defeat and capture. And as custom dictates, Bracken will now become part of the Kept, a male harem belonging to Adder, King of Munus. It's not something Bracken is very excited about, but the rules of war are rules that any honorable warrior and leader will follow. Despite the circumstances, Bracken and Adder are actually afforded an opportunity to get to know each other that may help them understand the truth of why their peoples went to war in the first place. And they just might discover something else in each other at the same time.

There are definitely some unexpected twists and turns in this story. There are forces outside of these two leaders that have manipulated things to get them into the situation in which they now find themselves. And those forces might not be planning to stop, not quite satisfied with where things are. And the fantasy elements of this story and the history of the world that comes through as the plot goes on certainly add to this well-developed story.

Content warning: dubious consent… (altro)

2.5 stars

The story itself was pretty imaginative, but the MC didn't go through enough emotional transformation, at least it wasn't shown very well, to get me to a satisfying ending. It seems like MC's punishment wore him out only on physical level.

There was no chemistry between the two MCs that I could find. Once again, Triple Z's attraction seemed purely physical with a dash of pity thrown in. Looks like he, too, fell prey to the "gift of God to all gay men".

Still, the story wasn't bad and was probably heading towards 4 stars, when both endings ruined it for me.


- The first one MC didn't deserve. Nor to die nor to come out truly happy out of it without any kind of atonement, other than covering himself in tears and snot and admitting to himself he was a jerk.

- The second one was too cold and too unemotional. Once again, no true remorse was shown, except for a quick and dry apology to his former one night stand, and a cold, almost insulting, demand(!) to be forgiven by the lover of the injured man. Offering money was a nice jest, but it was thrown like a bone. And off our MC went, his ugly past behind him, not a care in the world, to a bright and happy future with a new lover. BLEH.… (altro)