Review: very sweet story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 22, 2013
I had read Barbara Elsborg's Trueblood series ([...] and really enjoyed it so thought I would try another one of her books. Lucy in the Sky fit the bill as I wanted something fantasy.I thoroughly enjoyed this book and read it very quickly. Lucy is a single woman who has no family left. She had a very close relationship with her father who passed away after sharing years of tending their English garden. When a spaceship ruins her garden, there is no question why she rushes out to confront the culprit. The hot hunky male, "Three", then abducts her and takes her to his spaceship but has to hide her.Lucy in the Sky is a very sweet story. The story has sex, but also has love. Lucy is irrepressible. The aliens have no concept of love, but Lucy teaches them. She also teaches their genetically engineered workers about love, life, and happiness. She does all this with an abandon for living and through kindness and a sincere interest in everyone she meets. Lucy even wins over two rivals who wanted "Three".Some small unresolved aspects to the story was Vileda's "queen" reference and her quick reversal of attitude. However, I'll be on the lookout for Ms. Elsborg's new fantasy/PNR book called Perfect Trouble.