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jennyjc's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I’m just going to put the review for the whole series here. I *loved* this series. It’s a new favorite of mine. It’s tense for a romance and there are some rape/dubious consent moments that are... hard. But I felt like, especially after the second book, most of what felt sort of problematic to me in the first had been resolved in ways that made sense to me. I liked that the author contrasted Wade’s rape of Brady with Kai-Ren’s rape of Cam, and I thought some interesting questions were asked as part of that contrast.
These books are compulsively readable. I was thoroughly invested in both plot and characters. Like Brady, I’m terrified of space. It has always scared the shit out of me to think about how incomprehensively *large* it is out there and how small I am in comparison. Many of Brady’s anxieties are similar to my own and it made him a highly relatable character. I have not read a romance set mostly in space before now, and I enjoyed the novelty and the science-fiction-y parts. Brady and Cam’s telepathic connection worked really well for me, both in terms of the sex scenes and the character development, too.That scene in the second book, in the bathroom with all the other “connected” folks listening in... HOT.
There were some minor annoyances. Doc’s “hairy eyebrows” were mentioned about 4,000 times and once I saw it I could not unsee the repetition. And in the first chapter of the first book, “Cameron Rushton” is repeated - in full - to the point of hilarity. But those are minor quibbles, and I was easily able to get past the hairy eyebrows in order to appreciate Doc’s overall character.
This series will become one I recommend frequently; if you’re someone is fine with some tension and dark concepts, I think you’ll like this one. Content warnings listed in this review; there are some graphic moments of various types.
These books are compulsively readable. I was thoroughly invested in both plot and characters. Like Brady, I’m terrified of space. It has always scared the shit out of me to think about how incomprehensively *large* it is out there and how small I am in comparison. Many of Brady’s anxieties are similar to my own and it made him a highly relatable character. I have not read a romance set mostly in space before now, and I enjoyed the novelty and the science-fiction-y parts. Brady and Cam’s telepathic connection worked really well for me, both in terms of the sex scenes and the character development, too.
There were some minor annoyances. Doc’s “hairy eyebrows” were mentioned about 4,000 times and once I saw it I could not unsee the repetition. And in the first chapter of the first book, “Cameron Rushton” is repeated - in full - to the point of hilarity. But those are minor quibbles, and I was easily able to get past the hairy eyebrows in order to appreciate Doc’s overall character.
This series will become one I recommend frequently; if you’re someone is fine with some tension and dark concepts, I think you’ll like this one. Content warnings listed in this review; there are some graphic moments of various types.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, and Suicide
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