Mean Right Hook by Michele Mills

4 Stars

The writing and editing of this novel was clean, with few typos that I caught in the ARC version of this manuscript. The world building of the mining planet and company was vibrant and interesting, especially considering how short this story was. The characterization was done with a deft, light touch, which was appropriate for such a short story. The development of the romantic relationship was of the Fated Mates insta-love variety, which was again very appropriate for the short length. The plot and pacing was good, with plenty of excitement to keep me quickly turning the pages. There was low angst in this story and fairly high stakes. This story used the Forced Proximity trope, of the much beloved stuck in an elevator together variety, and the Fated Mates trope common to the novels featuring the Xylan aliens. I hope the next story in this series is longer, because this story was delightful but much too short. I wanted more! The world building, plot, and pacing was four stars. The characterization and development of the romantic relationship was also four stars. The combined score for this story was therefore four stars. This story ended on a Happy Ever After instead of a cliffhanger, so that is a big plus to this story. I recommend this story to fans of sci-fi romance who want a delightful, trope heavy, short sci-fi romance to read in the bathtub. I do not pan to buy myself a keeper copy of this story, even though I enjoyed it quite a bit, because of the very short length.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

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