This book really snuck up on me...at around the 18% mark I almost DNF.I read some friend reviews and this gave me the strength to hang on...I'm soooo glad I did.I can't really say why this story didn't hook me from the beginning. I mean there is a lot of world building and the names were quite confusing but I just couldn't connect.Then something happened and Ari didn't seem like such jerk-face anymore and Fleur became a sensual, gentle woman instead of a whiney princess. Once these 2 forgot about duties and just had regular intimate sex instead of the all-magical power-generating climaxes their people/planet require for energy; it was jaw dropping.When beautiful Doval gets added to mix, let me tell you, it's scorching hot.Can't wait to read more. I gotta be honest. I bought this book because the planet "Verdantia" is similar to the name of one of my characters on World of Warcraft. Seriously. I kept reading it because it's a really good book. The plot is something I've not come across before, the planet "Verdantia" is a sentient planet. Sex is a BIG part of life there, as the rulers have ritual sex in order to protect the planet and actually "power" the lives there--literally. The power goes out and the Queen and her Consort have sex and all the fire places light up.I'm not really explaining this right, because honestly, there is a LOT going on in this novel. I loved Ari, Dolan, and especially Fleur--she's a very strong heroine and not what I expected. I also was surprised at how much I loved Dolan, even more so than Ari, because you don't really get Dolan's story until the last fourth of the novel. And I'll just come out and say that I think Dolan's tormentor got exactly what they deserved. As sick and twisted as their fate was. This is part of a series, and I'm now going to have to get the rest of the novels to see what happens next.
What do You think about Hers To Command (2013)?
Yeah, no. A planet fueled by the awesome power of prolonged threesomes? Maybe not.
—Ray
this is a book that my father would enjoy reading.
—Ash
