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An intergalactic enemies to lovers romance where tensions are high but the stakes are higher.
When eighteen-year-old Keller Hartman is recruited into the Legion’s most prestigious galactic unit, it’s a dream come true. He’s worked hard for this. He’s ready to prove himself. The problem? His new partner―the beautiful, no-nonsense pilot Lament Bringer―wants nothing to do with him.
Forced to work together under Legion orders, Keller and Lament team up with a motley crew of specialists to investigate a mysterious visionary who can predict catastrophes. As they begin to peel back layers, however, they realize there’s more to the story than meets the eye. With threats mounting and secrets unfolding, Keller and Lament will need to trust one another in order to stop the dangers at play. But with trust comes other feelings―ones neither of them is prepared for.
With the fate of the universe hanging in the balance, the only thing worse than failing their mission might just be losing each other.
The YA sci-fi version of romantasy: Sci-mance. Ro-fi.
The sci-fi elements were overall well done, and the romance takes up a major part of the plot. The story is fast-paced, high-stakes, and a bit predictable.
It has galactic cults, conspiracy theories, giant sand octopi, mysterious mist, and multiple pages of Keller losing his mind over his beautiful, great-smelling, stubborn partner who refuses to let him be his co-pilot.
Also… this is not enemies to lovers (in my opinion). At no point are they actually enemies… Keller becomes obsessed with Lament way too fast for that label to make sense.
It’s more like… Keller immediately tries to force his way into Lament’s life (very Neil & Andrew coded), and Lament keeps pushing back while still giving in inch by inch.
And honestly, this book reminded me that yes, I do actually really like YA books.
The book can basically be described as: Lament dealing with trauma → Keller comforting him → Keller dealing with trauma → Lament comforting him. Repeat. Add in the fact that they’re also simultaneously trying to avoid eye contact with each other every other chapter, and that’s the dynamic in a nutshell.
NOW I can’t lie… I did in fact eat this up every single time. However, it did kind of distort their relationship a bit. Instead of actually liking each other, it sometimes feels like they’re just trauma-bonded.
I ended up giving this… 3.5 Stars or 4 Hearts
What went wrong:
The ending. Ohmygod the ending. I was actually SO surprised by how unsurprising it was.
What do you mean you didn’t know. Elite task force my ass. It was more like rookie mistake after rookie mistake. Well, it wasn’t THAT bad. But having to read through pages of dialogue about this “elite” team trying to piece together things that are painfully obvious was… frustrating, to say the least.
Also, without getting into spoilers, the reasoning or motivation for going through with the plan just didn’t feel strong enough. And of course, everything that was supposedly impossible ended up being very much possible.
Overall:
The writing and voice in this are well done and perfectly suitied fo YA. I also really liked the fact the author has their own unique writing style (I love when books are quirky).
I think this is perfect book to read if you want something sci-fi that’s not too technical and focuses more on the romance.
I still really liked this book and would recommend it! I enjoyed the author’s writing style, and the banter between the characters is where the story really shines. I’d absolutely love to read something else by this author and will definitely be on the lookout for any new releases.
“Why am I not flying with you?”
“I fly alone. As we’ve established.”
“Is this about the pancake?”
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