Kiran by Kenzie Kelly

4 Stars

This novel had many typos and formatting issues, but I still enjoyed it quite a bit in spite of that. The characterization was vibrant and made me fall in love with both the hero and heroine. The development of the romantic relationship was far less high quality, with the hero and heroine falling into bed right away but the love happening much later in the story, and me as the reader not really seeing the process of these two characters falling in love. The world building was excellent for the Alliance and the Ka'atari warriors, especially considering how short the story was. The plot was entertaining and had me turning the pages quickly. This novel had low angst and high stakes, which tends to be one of my preferred narrative structures for a romance novel. This novel uses the Fated Mates trope and a variation on the Mars Needs Women trope, which are both some of my favorite tropes. The characterization, world building, and plot rated four stars, with the development of the romantic relationship rating three stars, for a combined score of four stars. This novel ends on a Happy Ever After ending instead of a cliffhanger, which is a big plus to this series if the author continues the pattern. I will be keeping my eye on this author's upcoming releases, hoping that the rough edges will smooth out over the next few novels in this series, because there is a kernel of a great, highly successful sci-fi romance author here. I recommend this book to fans of sci-fi romance with alien heroes and human heroines. I will not be buying myself a keeper copy of this novel at this time, but if the next couple novels in this series keep improving, I will probably start buying keeper copies for myself.

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Book Link:

https://www.amazon.com/Kiran-Warrior-Romance-Kaatari-Warriors-ebook/dp/B085MMTJG5/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=kiran+kenzie+kelly&qid=1583936617&sr=8-1