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Ixchel Schwartz-Arevalo

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premise is unique and hilarious, i love it

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Reviewed: 10-08-21

As long as you're not looking to take the book too seriously its certainly amusing.

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plot is serviceable, writing is immature

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2 out of 5 stars
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Reviewed: 10-08-21

"She was certainly grateful for all he'd done for her so far-" says her inner monologue meanwhile all her interactions with him have been either sexualizing him, comparing him to a Bull (..because of his skin texture, accessories and horns?) or being intentionally obtuse about simple semantic or cultural differences. You're telling me she's familiar with Star Wars but can't grasp that "female young" means children? Strong & dumb is a fine archetype to play into...but at chapter 10/27 when he's the only sympathetic "alien" (as she keeps calling him) it starts to feel like less of a romance and more...cringey on her part. Argumentative and judgemental aren't necessarily synonymous with "strong willed".

At chapter 17 she says "You've evolved like wild animals maybe we humans spent more time developing our brains." And thats the best summary I can think of for why her diction choice and tone are so..bleh.

Bottom line; the plot is serviceable for the genre but the writing feels very immature. Half way through the book and there's still no tangible chemistry (or even...general respect?) between them. She still doesn't even know what his species is called, and hasn't cared to ask beyond "why do you have horns". To be fair to the male love interest - he isn't incredibly developed in comparison, but he at least seems to have more clear direction and motivation.

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better than the first book

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Reviewed: 08-07-21

their circumstances were more engaging. Im glad they weren't captive for the whole plot .

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great sex scene, decent story

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Reviewed: 07-14-21

the plot and performance are perfunctory to the setting, the sex scene was hot

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I liked it

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Reviewed: 07-02-21

Most of the info as far as writing technique I feel was pretty standard, what I found most useful were the tips on the publishing process and narrowing focus on the different sub genres.

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