His Human Nanny by Michele Mills

4 Stars

The writing and editing was pretty clean, with few typos that I caught in the ARC version of this manuscript. The world building was a subtle part of this story, but what there was of it was well done. The characterization was great, with both the hero and heroine being sympathetic, vibrant individuals. The hero's determination to treat the heroine honorably according to his cultural values was especially heartwarming. The development of the romantic relationship happened organically, especially considering how short the page count of this story was. I was a little disappointed at the length of this story, because I feel like this author really shines best with a longer page count. The plot and pacing was lively, with me turning the pages quickly to find out what was going to happen next. There was low angst in this novel and medium stakes, which I thoroughly enjoyed in this story. I typically like sky-high stakes in my romances, but I really enjoyed the medium stakes in this story by this author. This story uses the Virgin trope, the Nanny or Governess trope, and the heroine is plus sized and enjoys the outdoors, which thrilled me. The author did really thoughtful representation here, which tends to be a hallmark of her writing. The world building, plot, and pacing in this novel was four stars. The development of the romantic relationship and characterization was also four stars. The combined score 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 to this story. I recommend this story to readers who would enjoy a fun, trope-heavy sci-fi romance romp. I plan to buy myself a keeper copy of this story. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

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