However, when she realizes what her future as a Briar Rose bride holds, she not only proves to be resourceful and courageous, but also refreshingly pragmatic, looking for a way to keep her independence of mind without losing her social status. Starved for new experiences beyond the dull world of Briar Rose, Teague’s dark charisma immediately captures her imagination, even as she is unnerved by the emotions he evokes. Although privileged, Krisa’s life has always been rigidly shaped. Luckily, what follows is a convincing portrayal of Krisa’s gradual maturation and coming of age as her world disintegrates. I didn’t find Krisa to be overly interesting at first and her little rebellion against her uptight chaperone was juvenile and annoying. Planet X was an uneven read that put me through a wide-ranging spectrum of emotions – sadly, not all of them good.
Suddenly, Krisa’s survival in Planet X’s dangerous pastel jungle depends entirely on an enigmatic, unaccountable convict. Shortly thereafter, the starship crashes and strands Krisa and Teague on the infamous, inhospitable Planet X. Once married, her husband will activate her Briar Rose implant, which is not, as she always believed, an identification chip, but rather serves to control the bearer by inducing maddening pain upon the slightest transgression, even if only in mind, effectively transforming her into a true Briar Rose Bride, the epitome of “honor and obey.” But Krisa gets unexpected help from Ketchum’s prisoner Teague, who points out a possible escape from her frightening fate. Naive Krisa gets the shock of her life when the seemingly chivalrous Ketchum attempts to rape her and takes cruel delight in telling her what awaits her by Lord Radisson’s side. According to the warden, Captain Owen Ketchum, Kurt Teague is evil incarnate, an unscrupulous convict with countless kills to his name. Everything about her first off-planet trip fascinates Krisa, particularly the two antagonistic men she meets on board the starship: a heavily chained and blindfolded, darkly dangerous prisoner and his fair, handsome warden. Groomed and educated in the prestigious Briar Rose Finishing Academy, she is on her chaperoned way to her husband-to-be, the powerful Lord Radisson, who picked her from Briar Rose’s intergalactic catalogue when she was just thirteen. Unfortunately, things took a downhill turn and my predominant feeling when I finished the book was great disappointment.īeautiful 21-year-old Krisa Elyison from Capellia, also dubbed the Bride Planet, is the futuristic, posh version of a mail-order bride. The author gets everything right – plotting, pacing, and two absolutely terrific protagonists who simply leap off the pages.
Planet X by Evangeline Anderson starts out with great promise.
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