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A review by emmelnie
Planet Zero by Lydia Hope
5.0
Deceptively rich
At first, this book seems like so many other alien romances, where human women have crash landed on a planet. But Hope is way too good an author for that. Planet Zero is a rich, full story. Yes, there’s a strong central romance. But this is also the story of a woman adjusting to the hand fate has dealt her.
Addie is a marvelous heroine. She’s full of self-doubt, unskilled at survival, and woefully unprepared for life in an alien world. But her strength of character, her belief in better days to come, and her innate empathy are equally on display in this book, making her one of the most well-rounded characters I’ve read in romance in some time.
Her hero Zoark is harder to understand because the book is told entirely from Addie’s point of view. He does have a few moments with Addie that, will not dub con, come across as, shall we say, dutiful con. Zoark is also built to be a good match to Addie more than anything.
But the story of Addie, and the incredible depth of characterization that Hope gives to the tribe Addie ends up living with, are just fantastic. The beginning of this book starts in a tough place, and I found it hard to get into at first. But keep reading. Planet Zero takes off, and doesn’t let you down.
At first, this book seems like so many other alien romances, where human women have crash landed on a planet. But Hope is way too good an author for that. Planet Zero is a rich, full story. Yes, there’s a strong central romance. But this is also the story of a woman adjusting to the hand fate has dealt her.
Addie is a marvelous heroine. She’s full of self-doubt, unskilled at survival, and woefully unprepared for life in an alien world. But her strength of character, her belief in better days to come, and her innate empathy are equally on display in this book, making her one of the most well-rounded characters I’ve read in romance in some time.
Her hero Zoark is harder to understand because the book is told entirely from Addie’s point of view. He does have a few moments with Addie that, will not dub con, come across as, shall we say, dutiful con. Zoark is also built to be a good match to Addie more than anything.
But the story of Addie, and the incredible depth of characterization that Hope gives to the tribe Addie ends up living with, are just fantastic. The beginning of this book starts in a tough place, and I found it hard to get into at first. But keep reading. Planet Zero takes off, and doesn’t let you down.