I have enjoyed her stories but I keep wishing they weren't so short. Which was a problem with Prince Claimed. A lot of information is squeezed into the pages (around 80 according to Goodreads) to give you a feel for the story and make you understand how the couple come to their happy ever after. But it's not quite enough. It's like a quote from Twilight that talks about living off animal blood: it's filling but not quite satisfying. The meat of this story was missing. It wasn't a bad story, I just wish I had seen more thoughts from Prince Bleine and Sarler. More instances where they interacted with others so I could get a feel for their personalities. Still, Kell writes original and entertaining M/M stories I will continue to buy despite their short lengths. This story really is a 3.5 star rating for me. I liked Soldier Mine quite a bit ... but was really anxious for the overall story to be further in the sequel. When it finally came out as Prince Claimed, I was very excited. That being said, I felt a bit let down when I finished reading Sarler and Bleine's story. There was so much potential story left not shown, I felt a bit disappointed. We got a heap of info about the Thresl society and their history, which was absolutely fabulous. I felt like a lot of that was missing in the first book in the series. However, the author went a little bit too far in that direction. I feel like we lost a lot of the relationship between Sarler and Bleine. One of the fascinating things with the Thresl's is how they bond and change to match their 'person'. We didn't get to see that, and I missed it. The set up with all of Bleine's history, his past partner's, and his new 'gay for you' relationship was under-written, imo. I dearly enjoy Amber Kell's writing, however, and will buy the next book in this series, probably the same day it comes out, lol. I just hope that when she writes that one, she balances the characters' stories along with the underlying plot a bit better.
What do You think about Prince Claimed (2013)?
3.5 stars Not as god as book 1, however, this series still have my full attention.
—stephanielopes
The magic continues with this second book in the series. Loving it!
—moralesboyz3
