Kevin F. reviewed on 4/15/2014 + 211 more book reviews

I fell in love with this book from the beginning. Its one of those books that you start reading and you think that this will be a 5, my highest rating. I liked the characters, the science fiction setting and the use of regency/royal families. The book kept me engaged and for the most part entertained. Several pieces of the book jarred me so much that I am rating it a two instead of a five.


This book has great characters and some excellent plot elements, but when you put it all together, some things took away from others.

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Nate was well developed, from the beginning, but he turned into a Neanderthal. Nate did show a lot of love for Aiden, but not much respect. From my reading, Nate was treating Aiden as a woman or a wife character that just happened to be male. I would have strongly preferred that Nate had treated Aiden as a man, because he is.

(In reading some of the Nate as a Neanderthal sections, I kept thinking that these sections could have been at home in a straight bodice ripping novel.)

Aiden was a very loveable character; I wish that he had been treated as a gay male, rather than as a girl. (For those that may be confused, in a gay male relationship, the two men dont mirror a heterosexual relationship where one takes on the man role and the other the wife role. Most gay marriages have two husbands; the roles are more nuanced and less typical.

Jeremy was an afterthought character. A book could/should have been written about him.

Rexley/Jeremy relationship was a nice addition, but it bloomed way before its time. Others have suggested, and I agree, that it could and should be a separate book.

Steven and Raleigh were well written, and they had great dynamics between themselves and between their kids.

The two valets that were thieving should have been developed more, especially since the plot sort of revolved around their mischief.

In the plot

The Nate/Aiden relationship was good, and even the awkward marriage worked well. I hated that Nate turns into a gay daddy and calls Aiden boy. I felt it was disrespectful in the context of this novel. Aiden is prince, as well as Nates spouse. Aiden deserves respect (and I think he has earned it), when Nate engraved the sword and called him boy in the engraving, I cringed. Nate should not be into humiliating his spouse to everyone that sees the sword (Swords are the weapons of defense on this planet), all gentlemen carry one.

The sexual tension was awesome. New love does cause things to pop up at all the wrong times, and Im glad that the author wove that into the story. I liked the sex, and it was written well enough that you could have been in the room. As mentioned above, Nate calling Aiden boy sort of ruined the moment.

Drug use by Sir Braxton was weakly written and a jerky plot device. Aiden recognized the symptoms, but did not know the cause. Nate recognized the symptoms, but didnt discuss them with anyone until after it was all said and done. Why bother with this plot device.

Initially I thought the book was brilliant. As I kept reading it became less so. In the end Im giving it two stars which means to me someone may like it, but I didnt. I feel bad for down grading it so much, but its because the more I think about it, the more I feel let down.

I really wanted the book to improve, and it did not. This book is more about what it could be rather than what it is.

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