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kathlgpa's review
2.0
I normally try to rate any book I finish at least 3 stars but I couldn't. The only reason I finished this is I bought the kindle version for 99 cents and it was a short read.
There are SO many better sci fi romances out there. I also really wanted more sci-fi than romance and this was the inverse.
There are SO many better sci fi romances out there. I also really wanted more sci-fi than romance and this was the inverse.
jmoses's review
1.0
I tried to like this book, I really did. The story and universe sound fairly interesting. But when I start flipping through pages describing just how wet character A is for character Bs [insert synonym for hard here] organ, then that's it. I'm out, I didn't even finish, although I'm sure the two main characters did, in excruciating detail.
I don't mind sex in my books, I don't. But if I wanted sex with a small side of scifi, I would have picked up a Harlequin book or something. And it's a shame, because the actual writing was good.
I don't mind sex in my books, I don't. But if I wanted sex with a small side of scifi, I would have picked up a Harlequin book or something. And it's a shame, because the actual writing was good.
hummeline's review
2.0
Fluff. Kinda boring. Not as good as her historical-paranormal-romances, which are fluffy but also fantastic and I couldn't put down.
lizzy_22's review
4.0
Gosh, for a small novella this packs quite the sexy, action packed punch! Great chemistry, vividly written action scenes and an exciting mission had me glued to the pages. Again it's hard to reconcile the instant attraction between two strangers but I'll write it off to battle lust and the two protags being more alike than not (p.s. I'm NOT complaining!). That said this is a fun, slightly smutty scifi read, perfect for a rainy day!
kblincoln's review
3.0
Scifi romance at its best uses future society and other worlds to create characters that reveal some human truth. Sometimes however, the scifi aspect is just a prop-- interchangeable with other locales and times. Sadly, Mara could just as easily been a smuggler in old England and Kell an officer in the British army. Instead, Kell is a black wraith pilot fighting against PRAXIS--a mercenary corporate government taking over the known universe, and Mara is a scavenger coerced into helping him rescue another black wraith pilot taken to the Smoke--a world of smugglers and criminals.
Cliche abounds. Everything gets a new, spiffy futuresque name, but stays the same. Mara wears a nyrrkin hide jacket that hugs her curves instead of leather, but it does the same job . They fall in instant--lust despite their differences and the constant danger of their mission (flying through asteroid belts and infiltrating black market auctions) and can't keep their thoughts (and hands) off each other. Together, these two are definitely hawt--and the sex scenes have the emotional/character revealing qualities of this author's Blades of the Rose series that I heartily reccomend. However, in the end their romance and Mara's decision about her life path felt rushed and undeveloped.
This Book's Snack Rating: a snack sized portion of corn chips-- salty and crunchy but leaving you with a desire for just a bit more flavor.
Cliche abounds. Everything gets a new, spiffy futuresque name, but stays the same. Mara wears a nyrrkin hide jacket that hugs her curves instead of leather, but it does the same job . They fall in instant--lust despite their differences and the constant danger of their mission (flying through asteroid belts and infiltrating black market auctions) and can't keep their thoughts (and hands) off each other. Together, these two are definitely hawt--and the sex scenes have the emotional/character revealing qualities of this author's Blades of the Rose series that I heartily reccomend. However, in the end their romance and Mara's decision about her life path felt rushed and undeveloped.
This Book's Snack Rating: a snack sized portion of corn chips-- salty and crunchy but leaving you with a desire for just a bit more flavor.
nipomuki's review
3.0
My three stars are kind of unfair. The book did exactly what it intended, in perfect style. But it did not give me what I wanted from the read.
It is a sf romance with forced proximity, very hot sex and professionally competent heroes. Both main characters come from very different but difficult backgrounds and find in each other the person they can be human with.
Nothing wrong with that.
Why did it not satisfy me? One part is the sex. I love sex, but I don't like it when the relationship is defined by it. The hot sex takes up most of the book, and that never was why I read my romances.
Also I did not find the possessiveness and the violence of the male hero attractive. He was very respectful of his partner, but very caveman in many ways.
The main problem for me was that the heroes never failed. Not once. This is an action packed rescue mission in space, with bad guys and dangerous situations galore. And I understand that both the heroine and the hero are incredibly capable. But to me a story without failure is just meh.
And they take everything totally serious! Where is the fun in that?
And of course there were the expectations: there are two romances with forced proximity in a tiny spaceship that I have read and loved. I guess I wanted this to be like them. And it so wasn't.
It is a sf romance with forced proximity, very hot sex and professionally competent heroes. Both main characters come from very different but difficult backgrounds and find in each other the person they can be human with.
Nothing wrong with that.
Why did it not satisfy me? One part is the sex. I love sex, but I don't like it when the relationship is defined by it. The hot sex takes up most of the book, and that never was why I read my romances.
Also I did not find the possessiveness and the violence of the male hero attractive. He was very respectful of his partner, but very caveman in many ways.
The main problem for me was that the heroes never failed. Not once. This is an action packed rescue mission in space, with bad guys and dangerous situations galore. And I understand that both the heroine and the hero are incredibly capable. But to me a story without failure is just meh.
And they take everything totally serious! Where is the fun in that?
And of course there were the expectations: there are two romances with forced proximity in a tiny spaceship that I have read and loved. I guess I wanted this to be like them. And it so wasn't.
wakela's review
4.0
This was my first book read by this author. I was pleasantly surprised. Mainly because I am really picky when it comes to sci-fi. However, Zoe Archer definitely delivers.
There characters are well drawn out. There is great tension between them. The story had enough excitement to keep me on the edge of my seat. This was one of those books that you definitely read all in one sitting. It was hard to put down.
There characters are well drawn out. There is great tension between them. The story had enough excitement to keep me on the edge of my seat. This was one of those books that you definitely read all in one sitting. It was hard to put down.
abbythompson's review
If Serenity was captained by a female Mal, who fell in love with an Alliance-like (but not so evil) pilot, you'd have Collision Course. Fantastic summer read. Fun, snappy, slick fantasy/sci-fi.