Review: Not quite up to par.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 28, 2013
I'll tell you, I have really liked the series up to this point and the first half of this book was very good too. However the second half of the book took a rapid downward swing in quality at least in regards to plot, in my opinion. ***SPOILER*** In the second half of the book Linda Kay gets stranded on the alien planet and its discovered that she is genetically compatible to the aliens. Since all of the females have suffered from a mutation that makes them only have male children, Linda is convinced to become the queen and have the kings children. This might have been a fine plot point if the aliens were human-like or at least mammals but no, THEY LAY EGGS!!! Now i don't have anything against alien egg laying sentient beings but to me it was disturbing and just plain wrong to have Linda believe that it was a good idea. Then to top it off, everyone just writes her off as presumed dead instead of Missing in Action.  They just can't wait to give away her Estate which is supposed to be huge. Jonathan wastes no time in leveraging Linda's presumed death and his new fortune into a bid for the presidency which I thought was in poor taste.  Three years later Linda finally finds her way back home and falls back into Jonathan's arms and they quickly get married.  Not mention of Jonathan's girlfriend of three years whom he quickly dumps. This would all be well and good but I can't help feeling like Jonathan doesn't really love Linda and only marries her to avoid having to give up her fortune.  I just feels kinda fast and loose and tacky.