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A review by littlebookterror
Own Me by Lily X.
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Starting in the middle of a series can be a hit or a miss with romances - this is a bit of both.
So here's the primer: this a scifi world with enhanced technology, including robots, and human-adjacent people, ranging from Felins to Beasts.
Austy lives on the Third Star, a small community, and is growing tired of watching all her friends pair up. A business trip to another Star was only meant to help their farm get back into the black but only meeting with Fia turns all her plans upside down.
Fia is equally surprised by this meeting her brother just drops in her lap and is intrigued enough by Austy's submissive behaviour to seek her out again. One weekend will be enough to sate them, right?
On the surface, Own Me works as a standalone. The world is not distracting, any characters from previous books are introduced enough so you don't feel behind. But it also feels underdeveloped in places - I barely have a grasp on Austy's Felin nature or really understand what she (or a Beast) is.
I was hoping the instant attraction and weekend play session would slowly develop into more but alas, they are pretty much in love from that point on and make some
This also plays into the stereotype that Doms are almost like mind readers when it comes to The One - Fia can articulate what Austy wants and needs before their first night is over and I was hoping that we would at least see them make more mistakes. Everything in their relationship goes too well.
I was excited for the BDSM parts especially but it's light play overall and we skip past the interesting scenes. The epilogue does not feel earned since I was not convinced their relationship was at this stage of commitment already.
Still, I enjoyed the writing, the portrayal of an interracial relationship in an unusual setting and am interested to try other books in this series that might feature tropes more to my taste.
I received an advanced reading copy from Carina Press through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
So here's the primer: this a scifi world with enhanced technology, including robots, and human-adjacent people, ranging from Felins to Beasts.
Austy lives on the Third Star, a small community, and is growing tired of watching all her friends pair up. A business trip to another Star was only meant to help their farm get back into the black but only meeting with Fia turns all her plans upside down.
Fia is equally surprised by this meeting her brother just drops in her lap and is intrigued enough by Austy's submissive behaviour to seek her out again. One weekend will be enough to sate them, right?
On the surface, Own Me works as a standalone. The world is not distracting, any characters from previous books are introduced enough so you don't feel behind. But it also feels underdeveloped in places - I barely have a grasp on Austy's Felin nature or really understand what she (or a Beast) is.
I was hoping the instant attraction and weekend play session would slowly develop into more but alas, they are pretty much in love from that point on and make some
This also plays into the stereotype that Doms are almost like mind readers when it comes to The One - Fia can articulate what Austy wants and needs before their first night is over and I was hoping that we would at least see them make more mistakes. Everything in their relationship goes too well.
I was excited for the BDSM parts especially but it's light play overall and we skip past the interesting scenes. The epilogue does not feel earned since I was not convinced their relationship was at this stage of commitment already.
Still, I enjoyed the writing, the portrayal of an interracial relationship in an unusual setting and am interested to try other books in this series that might feature tropes more to my taste.
I received an advanced reading copy from Carina Press through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.