This was sweet, if not particularly in-depth on the romance. The chemistry and budding relationship between Ruth and Thorn was, of course, the highlight of the book. But, pretty much everything else was on the backburner. The narrative is told primarily through heavy exposition, there were a lot of anachronisms for a 70s setting, and everyone outside of our leads were flat and one-note. I'm interested to see if things get a bit more engaging in the next book, where it seems we go back to the orc homeworld.