A review by poisonivy70
Mating Needs by Milly Taiden

3.0

I’m on the fence about this. I’ve read a few Taiden books, and most have alot of familiar elements. This is no different. Sassy BBW heroine, standard hero and some drama with alot of sex. What is different (and a definite step up), is the character development in this book, which is probably the best I’ve read from Ms. Taiden. It’s a sign of growth that I appreciate. However, there’s a couple of negatives. The characters are still a bit on the shallow end of the pool, and this is a second chance/secret baby trope romance. I have to say, I still struggled with Amie’s reasons for the secret baby. I will lay this on me though, because I tend to judge secret baby stories a bit more harshly because it’s a trope that I find more frustrating than entertaining. I do like the fact that Ms. Taiden spent some real time and detail in setting up this ‘verse, and I wouldn’t mind revisiting it to get to know some of the other agents of ALFA.

**ARC provided by publisher via netgalley for review**


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