Sinth Seized by Pearl Tate

3 1/2 Stars

The writing and editing of this novel was pretty clean, with only two or three typos that I caught in the ARC version of the manuscript. The world building is competent, though not exceptional. The characterization is competent, with both hero and heroine being sympathetic individuals. The development of the romantic relationship is fairly organic, though there was not really any conflict keeping these two apart, beyond the fact that the heroine's husband had just passed away. The plot and pacing was exciting, with me quickly turning pages to find out what was going to happen next. There was pretty low angst and high stakes in this story, which tends to be one of my preferred narrative structures for a romance novel. This novel used the Fated Mates and the Mars Needs Women trope. It also used a variation of the Alien Invasion trope. The world building was three stars. The plot and pacing was four stars. The characterization and development of the romantic relationship was three stars. Therefore the combined score is three and a half stars. This novel has a Happy For Now ending instead of a cliffhanger, which is a big plus to this whole series. I recommend this novel to readers who want a fun low angst sci-fi romance to while away an afternoon. I do not plan to buy myself a keeper copy of this novel, though I did enjoy it quite a bit.

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