Auger (Alien Cyborg Bodyguards Book 1) by Corin Cain

4 Stars

The writing and editing of this story was clean in the ARC version of the manuscript, with no typos that I caught. The world building was minimal, but part of that may be the fact that this story was set in an already well established universe, combined with the ultra-short length. The characterization was okay, with both hero and heroine being sympathetic individuals without being very vibrant or complex. The development of the romantic relationship was good, and the sexy times were sizzling. There were BDSM elements to this sci-fi romance. The plot and pacing was very quick and exciting, with me the reader turning pages quickly to find out what was going to happen next. This novel contained low angst and very high stakes, which tends to be one of my preferred narrative structures for a romance novel. This novel used the Daddy trope, the Fated Mates trope, the Forced Proximity trope, and the Partner in Trouble trope. The world building was three stars. The plot and pacing were four stars. The characterization was three stars. The development of the romantic relationship was four stars. I rounded up and gave this novel a combined rating of four stars. The ending was a Happy Ever After ending instead of a cliffhanger, so that is a big plus. I recommend this story to fans of sexy sci-fi romance with Cyborg heroes and BDSM elements. I will read the next novel in the series when it releases, but I will not buy myself a keeper copy of this story, though I did enjoy it.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

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