Review: Great adventure and sweet romance! 4 1/2 Stars
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 16, 2010
Taro has been adopted - sort of. The woman he considers his big sister, ex-marine Eve Marcori, took him in when his mother died, promising his mother she would look after him. He now has a home on her freight-hauling star ship, brothers and sisters also rescued by Eve, daily training, and soon college. Taro is trying hard to stay out of trouble to please Eve, after all he owes her so much and can't bear to disappoint her. He decides not to tell her college is the last thing he wants to do and he certainly isn't going to tell her he recently realized he's gay.For Taro, life suddenly gets interesting when Rafe is rescued and joins them on the freighter. Their adventures and budding relationship is what the story is all about. It's a sweet m/m romance with non-explicit love scenes. Though I found it hard to warm up to the characters at first, they soon became very real. Their dialogue is great with snarky Taro and playboy Rafe trying to come to terms with their attraction to each other.Through bar fights, kidnapping, survival on a poisoned planet, first love, and dealing with Eve's expectations, Taro learns to stand up for who he is and what he wants. It's a great tale once the action starts and I loved the happy for now ending, promising a sequel in 2011. Well written and very creative! I will certainly want to read more. A half star deducted for what seemed like a slow start, but if you hang in there, you soon won't be able to put this one down.