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kb33's review
adventurous
lighthearted
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Pregnancy, Outing, and Sexual content
Moderate: Rape, Slavery, Trafficking, and Vomit
Minor: Murder, Sexual harassment, Death, Torture, Gun violence, and Kidnapping
caughtbetweenpages's review
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
After Kaspar's book, I didn't expect to like this one as much as I did, but I really enjoyed Straik and Ruth both individually and as a couple! What can I say, I'm a sucker for a brooding, space-emo princeling, and Ruth is a bitch and I like her so much. The misunderstanding that opened their relationship was resolved fairly quickly, and removed the hatred and antagonism from their relationship, but Dixon maintained the mutual challenging and teasing that made Ruth and Straik's chemistry fun to come back to.
I enjoyed their relationships/friendships with the aani crewmen on the ship (Straik not knowing how to interact with anybody and mimicking the teasing ribbing he'd seen with the other corsairs to poor effect made me laugh out loud a few times) and I was a big fan of Ruth's big emotions when they met Ruthie, her sister-clone, and found out Ruth was a clone as well .
Best of all, I loved watching these two very different people learn to love each other the way the other needed to be loved. I'm a sucker for masaka men's absolute devotion to their partners (clearly, I've only read all of IPB and Icehome at a breakneck pace), and I'm an even bigger sucker for both people in a relationship to be equally ride or die for each other. Ruth matches Straik's crazy, and I love her for it. This was a really fun read.
I enjoyed their relationships/friendships with the aani crewmen on the ship (Straik not knowing how to interact with anybody and mimicking the teasing ribbing he'd seen with the other corsairs to poor effect made me laugh out loud a few times) and I was a big fan of Ruth's big emotions when they met
Best of all, I loved watching these two very different people learn to love each other the way the other needed to be loved. I'm a sucker for masaka men's absolute devotion to their partners (clearly, I've only read all of IPB and Icehome at a breakneck pace), and I'm an even bigger sucker for both people in a relationship to be equally ride or die for each other. Ruth matches Straik's crazy, and I love her for it. This was a really fun read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Outing
Minor: Sexual assault
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