Review: The circus is in town 3.5 stars
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 20, 2013
I have to admit, I'm a sucker for circus in space stories ever since I read the Circus World books by Barry Longyear. That being said, the Lords of Kassis series has a lot more to offer than the circus acts. This is the third book in the series about River, Star and Jo, three earth aerialists kidnapped by space criminals. Rather than wring their hands and hoping for salvation, these women start kicking butt and not bothering to take names. Along the way, they rescue additional prisoners, kill a bunch of their captors and disable the ship on which they're being held. They find their forever loves among the men they rescue, tough warrior brothers used to meek, compliant women from their homeworld. Not gonna happen with these women. Rather than backing down and changing their personalities because of the men in their lives, our heroines basically say " Yeah, uh huh----deal!". These women are tough and more than capable of taking care of themselves and their warrior mates.Jo's Journey takes her, and Manota (her mate), back to Earth to let her parents know what happened to the women. What a novel idea. How often do we see women traipsing off across the galaxy to find love and never thinking about the people searching for them at home? Her parents agree to return to Kassis and rejoin their daughters, which Manota expected. The complete circus also decides to come, which is definitely not expected. Soon Manota's ship is overrun with circus animal, lion tamers, clowns, magic acts and the dreaded mimes.When it comes time to face down the villain of the series, Manota and the rest of Kassis learn what it means to be a part of a circus family.