Her Healing Warrior (Lunarian Warriors Book 4) by Roxie Ray

3 Stars

The writing and editing of the ARC version of the manuscript was pretty clean, with few if any typos that I found, though the sentence structure was a little awkward. The characterization was a little thin, with almost none of this novel focused on the ups and downs of the heroine's mental and emotional recovery from her terribly traumatic life, which I felt was a major missed opportunity on the part of the author. The development of the romantic relationship happened extremely quickly considering the heroine's history, and there was no exploration of her ups and downs which should have accompanied their developing sexual relationship. In other words, the depiction of someone going through abuse recovery was really badly done in this novel. The plot and pacing was quick and exciting, with a lot of political maneuvering. There was shockingly little angst in this novel and very high stakes, which I typically prefer in a romance novel, but did not enjoy in this one considering the heroine's history. This novel uses the Mars Needs Women trope and the Partner in Trouble trope. The world building, plot, and pacing were all four stars. The development of the romantic relationship and characterization were two stars, because of the really poor representation of abuse recovery in this novel. The combined rating of this novel is therefore three stars. This novel ends on a Happy For Now ending which leaves overarching plot threads unresolved instead of a cliffhanger, which is a plus. I recommend this novel to readers looking for a fun, intellectually undemanding space opera romance. I look forward to reading the next novel in the series when it releases, but I will not be buying myself a keeper copy of this novel.

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