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jackiehorne's review against another edition
2.0
Is Owens running out of interest in the whole Heart Mate concept? This book focuses more on the building of a Cathedral for the Cross Folk religion than on the romance between the cathedral's architect, Antenn Blackthorn-Moss, and traditional religion priestess Tiana Mugwort. They spend hardly any time together, and when they do, they're usually fighting, often over things I really didn't get. Both say they are too busy with their careers to bond with a Heart Mate, but their reluctance hides deeper fears of being rejected. Tiana's character arc—a priestess, she's been repressing her anger at the bombing of her family's home when she was a child, in particular her parents' lack of fighting back, at the time and in the aftermath, and she needs to acknowledge and feel that anger before she can move on—is somewhat interesting, but it didn't make sense that Antenn, who hardly knew her, would be the one to point this out to her. Antenn himself makes a gesture at the end of the book to overcome his own social fears, but there was little sense of gradual change or growth. A disappointing effort, especially because I was really looking forward to Antenn's book.
nixwhittaker's review against another edition
5.0
An enjoyable series. This shows how science fiction and romance can come together seamlessly.
cranberrytarts's review against another edition
4.0
Antenn and Tiana. I've waiting for this book for years and years. The story was well done and did justice to both, I think. They were both a bit broken and scarred by their pasts. They worked very well together.
madhamster's review against another edition
3.0
It's been a while since I last read a book in the series, but it didn't take long to get into it. A solid addition to the series.
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