Review: Gritty, Fast-paced SciFi Romance
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 10, 2012
This heartfelt, colorful tale follows a dangerous, escaped criminal with a good heart and his farm girl rescuer who, under her demure and fearful demeanor, hides a strong will and a wicked determination.  Together they'll have to face angry mobs, zealous Collectors, and their own growing attraction for each other in a universe that seems to be conspiring against them.The novel is more about emotional conflicts than physical ones.  Don't pick this up if you're expecting ship-to-ship battles or blaster fights.  The 2 main characters are down-to-earth people you can relate to and respect, but they're also just naive and foolish enough that there is considerable teasing and hilarious situations that arise.The writing was awesome.  The author really has a way with words that engages the reader and makes it hard to put the book down.  The world-building isn't very expansive, nor is it hard sci fi (so don't expect everything to be explained), but there is enough there to keep you on track and provide a seamless environment for the characters to traverse that makes sense.The words fly off their pages and the book isn't very long, but it was free when I downloaded it so I can't complain.  Additionally, the ending was satisfying, the story was never bogged down at any one point, and for what was presented, there wasn't really anything more to say without expanding the plot considerably.  All in all, I thought it was a great book from an author I'd never heard of, but am glad to have discovered.