Big Bad Claws (The Fever Brothers Book 2) by Michele Mills

4 Stars

The writing and editing of this sci-fi romance was clean in the ARC version of the manuscript, with no typos that I found and sparkling sentences. The world building was deftly described without stealing the show form the romance, which is important in a short sci-fi romance. The characterization is quite well done, considering how short this story is. The development of the romantic relationship is natural and organic, with the sexy times happening in the last 90% of the novel. The plot and pacing was exciting and quick. I was turning the pages rapidly to find out what was going to happen next. There was little angst and very high stakes in this story, which tends to be one of my preferred narrative structures for a romance novel. This novel used the Fated Mates trope, the Forced Proximity trope, the Partner in Trouble trope, and the Only One Bed trope. One of the fun things about this author is how she really layers the romance novel tropes. The world building, plot, and pacing were all four stars. The characterization and development of the romantic relationship were also four stars. The combined rating of this novel was therefore four stars. This story ends on a Happy Ever After ending instead of a cliffhanger, so that is a big plus. I recommend this romance to fans of alien sci-fi romance which uses layered romance novel tropes. I look forward to reading the next book in this series when it releases. I will be buying myself a keeper copy of this novel.

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