I guess third times a charm. I may not read this whole series, but I might read Z's story because he sounds like my kind of guy. 
 I don't know why, but this reminded me a little of beauty and the beast. 
 All in all, it was a good PNR, and once I got past all the introductions, the story seemed to take off from there. I almost skipped the lesser's POV, but I refrained.