Review: Good read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 6, 2014
Like the other books in the series, this one is short and sweet (with only 52 pages). It's about a circus performer - Mattie Abrams, a trainer of dogs - who follows her circus organization to the stars when its owner decides that there is more profit to be made in space. While off-planet on the Kassian Warship that they ended up on, Mattie inadvertently meets Jai t'Dubar and sparks instantly fly. He ends up saving her multiple times from space pirates who, for some mysterious reason, seek to destroy the ship, after lying in wait for the opportunity to strike. Luckily, things turn out satisfactory in the end for them.Pros in the book: great, likeable characters; tons of action; the presence of many cute animals, including Mattie's trained dogs; sizzling chemistry; wonderful camaraderie; and even bits of humor. What I liked most about the story is that Mattie is a spunky heroine with an equally spunky set of dogs who would not go down without a fight when encountering pesky, nefarious space pirates. The animals, especially Mattie's dogs, add a cute dimension to the story. Not only are they trained to perform circus acts, but they are also trained to protect and sniff out life-threatening bombs.The only cons in the book: the shortness of the plot. Even though the book ended too fast for my liking, Rescuing Mattie was written perfectly. Also, a bit of character development wouldn't have hurt either because I would've liked to have read more about Jai and the dogs. Overall, this is a sweet story that I'd highly recommend.