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I really didn't care for the characters.

Their first and second sexual encounters were non-consensual. There wasn't fear involved, but it was one of those where she says no but her body says yes type of deal.

Then to top it all off I'm not sure of when she fell in love with him. I mean at one point she's like "no don't touch me, but oh it feels so good so continue what you're doing, but I still don't like you it's just sex" and the next thing you know she's referring to him as her love. When did she fall in love? Why did she fall in love? At least with him you understand that it was some form of insta love, but on her end, I'm still not sure what happened.

*Bad read, 1 star*

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adventurous fast-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

4.0

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1.0

This wasn’t bad; I’ve definitely read worse. Most of this I thought was fine, but the farther in I got the less I enjoyed it. I didn’t find myself connecting with Abbey much at all. This also felt long for only like 250 pages. It’s just not for me

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3.0

As someone who is fairly new to, not sci-fi, but alien fiction, I'm not well-versed in what readers generally appreciate about this genre. With that in mind, I kind of went into this book with no preconceived notions or ideas on how the story would play out.
Knowing that, I have to say that I can see why this genre is so popular. That is, if any of the other authors are as invigorating as Ms. Carver.

This book wasn't the longest I've ever read, but even considering the shorter length, I feel that the characters were well-established. Many times in shorter works, such as this, I feel like the characters don't have time to get parsed out or for the story to flow in a way that is believable.
Maybe it's because this is such a fantastical story, but I found that the personalities of the two main characters were both developed and believable.

I have a couple more books I need to read and review before I start on the next book in the series, but I am extremely excited to see where Ms. Carver takes things and I'm hoping for more of the characters that I fell in love with in this first installment!

Christine @ Captivated Reading

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adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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