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Pets in Space 8 by Carol Van Natta

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4.0

I am always very excited for this anthology and can't wait to grab my copy on release day. I was lucky enough to get a review copy of Tilli's Second Chance by S.J. Pajonas. My review is for that story only for now and will be updated later when the book is released and I can read more of the stories.

Tilli's Second Chance by S.J. Pajonas
I received a free copy from the author and voluntarily reviewed it.

I started this anthology with this story as I received an advance review copy of it. I like this series by S.J. Pajonas and reading about these sisters. This is Tilli's story, her life got ruined eight years ago when she was accused of cheating and lost her chance at her dream job, designing spaceships. Now she's applying for a second chance at the same job, she gets to team up with Kaito.

I enjoyed this story, I liked reading about Tilli and her passion for designing spaceships and the cool ideas she comes up with as well as seeing her grow closer to Kaito. I liked her animal pair, a grumpy old cat Ivan, who clearly cares about her. It also was fun seeing their father from a different point of view as Tilli is the sister who is closest to him. I thought this book made him a lot more likable than the first two books and it feels like not being the mayor anymore is good for him. I liked how he is there for Tilli when she needs him and encourages her.

Tilli could be a bit hard on herself, but it was awesome seeing her find her finding her confidence and passion toward the end of the book. Tilli has a lot to go through and there are some scenes that are sad to read and there's this annoying guy that keeps being mean to her and getting in her way, but I liked to see how it all played out. The romance between Tilli and Kaito was great. I really liked the ending and the two bonus scenes from Kaito's point of view are awesome and added some insight to his point of view.
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