Given to the Alien by Sabrina Kade

3 Stars

This novel was somewhat awkwardly written and not greatly edited, with quite a few incorrectly constructed sentences and typos that I caught in the ARC version of this manuscript, but it was fairly entertaining despite that. The world building was roughly sketched out and not especially vibrant. The characterization was fairly competent, with both hero and heroine being sympathetic characters if not especially vibrant and well fleshed out. The development of the romantic relationship was fairly natural and organic, with the hero having to earn the heroine's trust over a period of time. The plot and pacing was somewhat uninspired, with really not that much happening plot wise. The pacing was fairly quick, so I was turning pages fairly quickly to find out what was going to happen next. There was a medium amount of angst in this novel, but it was caused or contributed to by the high stakes, so I was able to enjoy it. This is usually one of my preferred narrative structures for a romance novel. This novel uses the Fated Mates trope and the Human Trafficking trope so common in sci-fi romance. The pacing in this novel was four stars. The world building and plot were two stars. The characterization was three stars, with the development of the romantic relationship being four stars. That resulted in a combined score for the novel of three stars. This novel had a Happy Ever After ending instead of a cliffhanger, so that is a big plus for this story. I recommend this story for readers who would enjoy a mentally undemanding sci-fi romance to read in a waiting room. I enjoyed this story, but I will not be buying myself a keeper copy of this novel. Not with all the quality control issues with the writing and editing.

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