Claimed by the Horde King (Horde Kings of Dakkar, #2)

by Zoey Draven

She broke their laws. Now, he has come to punish her…

In my human settlement on the hostile plains of Dakkar, I am an outcast, a strange girl orphaned since birth, alone, and dreaming of a life I don't have. I hunt to survive, though it is forbidden, though it breaks the strict Dakkari laws that we all must follow.

When my desperate actions catch the attention of a Dakkari horde king—a cold, powerful, and merciless warrior leader, with eyes like flint and a body like steel—he seeks to punish me…and he succeeds.

But then he does the unexpected.

Instead of taking my life, he claims me as his own.

He steals me from my village and brings me back to his battle-bred horde. There, I warm his bed. I make bargains with him on starry, cold nights. I look into his grey eyes and see not a monster, but a demon king who captures my soul.

But demons have a way of never letting go…and as the cold season descends upon Dakkar, I begin to wonder if I even want him to, even when it hurts.

• ISBN13: 9798554649141
• Publish Date: 24 December 2019
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Independently Published
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 356
• Language: English

Reviews

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I want to preface by saying that I much prefer the first book.

This series was one of the very first books I read when I got Kindle Unlimited. It is very much for anyone who fell in love with Khal Drogo in Game of Thrones. For an adult fiction/erotica the series has interesting world-building and an overarching plot that connects the novels loosely to eachother (though they can still be read as standalones for the most part).

I think one of the reasons I am not as enamoured with this book as the first is that there is less of this world-building and mention of overarching plot. Due to the seasonal setting there is less of a conflict with an outside enemy and so the book largely relies on infighting. The other reason I didn't love this book so much was because the books core conflict was one of my personal pet peeves (nemeses): the reused misunderstanding.

I enjoy the dual POVs and this mostly counteracted my unease at the conflict as I could reasonably understand the justification and thought processes behind both characters decisions. However, I was a little irked at the end of the book when the climatic conflict was the exact same conflict from earlier in the book. This is just a personal gripe, but if thats something that bugs you as well I suggest skipping this one as it doesn't add much to the overarching narrative.
The ending itself also felt a little rushed, however I did prefer the actual connection and chemistry between the two romantic leads than in the first novel.