Review: Sci Fi Actioner
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 2, 2014
Indiscretion is a densely written M/M novella without gratuitous sex or romance and instead concentrating on action.  I admit I had a hard time following the story due to the writing but appreciated that this was a solid sci fi effort with some romance thrown in - not the other way around.Thanson is a Discretionary - an high priced escort whose guild is known for their confidentiality and pleasure. But he has unwittingly overheard information that could shift the balance of the galaxy and he needs to get away from his contract and off the remote mining station to safety. As he communicates a help signal to his guild, he encounters a man he had not seen since he was young.  A man who helped him escape a life of hell and come into his own.  Then the station's power is cut, the inhabitants begin to act strangely, and the two men must overcome their past and fight to survive.This is the third in the Ylendrian series. I have not read any of the other books and admittedly was a bit confused.  The writing is a bit dense and hard to follow - there aren't enough segue ways and information to get a good grounding.  Descriptive are also lacking - I had a hard time understanding why characters were reacting as they did or what they were trying to say to each other.  I definitely understand subtexts - but I'm not sure if the writer was playing with nuances or just didn't include enough to make the story understandable.  As a result, I ended up reading on auto-pilot and resigned to missing key plot points.The above was enough to keep this at a 4 star for me. I liked that this book wasn't about sex or sappy romance.  It was all action from beginning to end, though the end did tidy up a bit fast, even for a novella.