Review: Light and Fun Sci-Fi
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 21, 2013
Well this was a fun one that went a different direction from what I was expecting when I first started reading it though the blurb did warn me.  Haha!The first part of the story is about, Kreslan Pier, a young soldier in the space navy who just wants to be good at what he does, advance up the ladder to the rank of captain and hopefully find a man who can love him.  Unfortunately, Kres has to deal with a fellow soldier and the son of an admiral constantly trying to bully him and not being able to retaliate because of daddy's influence.  One night when he is on guard duty in the hold where the animals are being transported he gets attacked by the bully and his friends.  Kres is just as surprised as anyone when the Thresl cat he had just been befriending escapes his cage and saves Kres from the other men and then marks him as a bond mate.  Kres knows next to nothing about Thresls because they are considered expensive and exotic- nothing a mere lieutenant in the space navy should have ever gotten a chance to have.  The surrealism of the situation has Kres reluctant to accept this new responsibility especially when he learns that he and his big Thresl cat are pretty much stuck with each other.  But its not until Kres starts to get his indoctrination into what it means to be bonded with a Thresl and that his Thresl isn't any old Thresl that he really starts to panic and the fun really gets started in his now upended life.  I'll stop there with the summary because the last half of the story is such a surprise in ways once you start reading that I don't wish to spoil it.The plot starts out doing introductions and easing you into the story and then it really takes off with the blend of Sci-fi and Intrigue elements along with the deepening attraction between Kres and Vohne.  I was so fascinated by the Thresl culture that Ms. Kell created in this story.  The little twist that involved reincarnation was an interesting touch.  The characters whether main characters or secondary were done well.  I hope in future stories that we get to revisit a few that were introduced in this story particularly Vohne's brother and the diplomat and his Thresl.This was a lighter m/m Sci-Fi Romance that hit the spot and I can recommend to others who enjoy such stories.