The two female characters come from different backgrounds and meet two different males who struggle with separate issues. I, for one, am not done loving Dohner's New Species series and personally found the two stories within Numbers engaging and refreshing. I think you either have to accept that once established, all books within a series will be somewhat similar OR you have to be willing to let that author know she should move on to another series. I've only read one series that this is not the norm and this is because the author used the same 2 main characters in them all.

Why are there so many negative reviews? As with any lengthy series, there comes a time when the stories' plots become somewhat similar. *You don't have to like my review but its 100% my opinion, and I am allowed to have it.* I would probably listen to anything she narrates from here on out she has me hook line and sinker. She brought these books to life with her voice and her words. Yep I said it before on every review and I will stay it again. This was a true love story of surviving at any cost and then learning to live. I loved how he fought himself to be what and who she needed. But it was his here and now that he had to deal with the guilt and the feeling of needing/wanting to flee. Hero was so conflicted and he too was so hurt by his past. It was a powerful story of lose and how she fought with all that she was to get back to her pup. How she survived the abuse and drugs inflicted on her. The second half of the book was about a human girl being raised in the testing facilities with a species. But I was so utterly happy when they turned to each other they both deserve to be with someone who understands the hole they each have. Gosh I was torn apart by the sorrow and loss these 2 had. Dana has had more time and experience with her grief so she befriended Mourn. But Laurann Dohner has a way of getting us to root for these 2 injured souls.

Both lost their ‘mates’ and are having a hard time getting back into the swing of things.

The first half is about Dana and Mourn both still pretty deep in their grief. First I am a little sad that there are not any more books! But it helped that this book was really 2 books in 1. I don’t recall ever wanting to give more than 5 stars but this book I do.

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