Snarky In Space by Juniper Jaxx

3 Stars

The writing and editing of this novel was fairly clean in the ARC version of the manuscript, with occasional typos and somewhat awkward sentence structure throughout. The world building was somewhat interesting, with the alien world coming to surprisingly vivid life considering the quality of the overall writing. The characterization was somewhat thin, with the hero especially not being a vibrant character with strengths and weaknesses. The development of the romantic relationship was a little flat, with me the reader not really witnessing the process of these two characters falling in love with each other, or me the reader falling in love alongside the heroine. The plot and pacing was quick and exciting, though there were a lot of things which went completely unexplained. For example, who is using human females as breeding slaves on this planet? Apparently, none of the indigenous species? Is Earth an intergalactic spacefaring planet or not? These questions were all left unanswered. There was little angst in this romance, though the hero's culture was intensely xenophobic, which left a bit of a nasty flavor in my mouth. The stakes were very high throughout, which I typically prefer. This story used the Mars Needs Women trope. The world building was two stars. The plot and pacing were three stars. The development of the romantic relationship and characterization were both three stars. I rounded up and gave this novel a combined rating of three stars. This novel ends on a Happy Ever After ending instead of a cliffhanger, so that is a plus. I do not recommend this sci-fi romance. I am uninterested in reading the next novel in the series, and I will not be buying myself a keeper copy of this novel.

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