I liked the characters! Felix is a playboy, exasperating everyone in his life, but he has so much love in his heart. It was also cool reading about the technology they have, such as the chip that allows them to communicate with humans since they speak different languages. This makes Felix and Joy’s pairing strange in everyone’s eyes, but even despite the obstacles in between them, they know that they’re destined for each other. Later, the Kindred system was created when they rebelled as a consolation prize, allowing them to be heard, although never with the royal family. Joy’s planet was colonized by the very empire Felix is heir to they keep her people ignorant. Their ship crashes on Earth, where they have to work with humans like Rashid and Sarah to figure out a way home while avoiding the hunters sent to bring them back to their planet. When the royal family is assassinated, Felix is in line for the throne and the main suspect he runs, fleeing to save Joy. They love each other, but a relationship is forbidden because of Felix’s high status. The two of them are Kindred, meaning they were paired at birth and have been able to read each other’s minds and emotions for their entire lives. Joy Abara is a commoner who lives on a poor planet where technology is basically forbidden. I’m glad I did because I really enjoyed this book! The Kindred is a sweeping tale of love that crosses planets and what the characters will do to preserve that love.įelix Hamdi is a duke who likes to shirk his duties to pursue his music career dreams. I’ve heard great things about Alechia Dow, so I decided to join the blog tour. But hiding might just be the perfect way to discover the true strength of the Kindred bond and expose a scandal-and a love-that may decide the future of a galaxy. Meeting in person for the first time as they steal a spacecraft and flee amid chaos might not be ideal…and neither is crash-landing on the strange backward planet called Earth.

Someone will stop at nothing until he’s dead, which means they’ll target Joy, too. Then the royal family is assassinated, putting Felix next in line for the throne…and accused of the murders. He will exasperate his noble family to the point that they agree to let him choose his own future and finally meet his Kindred face-to-face. A commoner from the lowly planet Hali, she lives a simple life-apart from the notoriety that being Kindred to the nobility’s most infamous playboy brings.ĭuke Felix Hamdi has a plan.

To save a galactic kingdom from revolution, Kindred mind-pairings were created to ensure each and every person would be seen and heard, no matter how rich or poor… Elle, New York Times bestselling author of Wings of Ebony Summary: “Utterly swoony…an endearing reminder that true love can change the world” Rep: fat demiromantic asexual Black protagonist, bisexual Black protagonist, gay Black side character

The Kindred by Alechia Dow