Falling for Sky (Cyborg Seduction, 11) - Laurann Dohner
Oct 23, 2019 15:44:12 GMT -7
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Post by Mari on Oct 23, 2019 15:44:12 GMT -7
3.0 - 3.5 out of 5 ⭐
It's been so long since I read a Cyborg Seduction book, I was excited to see Falling for Sky was released. I know Laurann Dohner will never win any literary awards, her characters tend to be one dimensional, and her books have plenty of smut. Even so, I enjoy her books for the pure entertainment. I've re-read the Zorn Warrior and some of the New Species books twice.
I'm afraid Falling for Sky was a bit of a disappointment. Mick and Sky had been chatting for months. Neither one is honest about who they are. Mick thinks that Sky is a freighter captain. Sky thinks Mick is a space miner. When Mick's station is attacked by pirates she drops all subterfuge and calls out to Sky for help. He can't help but be surprised that Mick is really a woman. He breaks all protocol and goes against orders to rescue her. Within a day of her rescue they are having sex. There is some development on the search / pursuit of the Markus model androids, however; that takes backseat to the sex scenes. I wish there would have been more plot and less sex. IMO, back to back, repetitive sex scenes are no substitute for a good story. I prefer that sex in fiction should be a consequence of the story, not the story itself. I won't read this book again.
This is just a pet peeve of mine......I am so very tired of authors using gender neutral or ridiculous character names. Particularly in a long running series. When there's a lengthy wait between books I get confused about who's who. Why can't heroines have distinctive female names? I think it's so much easier on the reader.
It's been so long since I read a Cyborg Seduction book, I was excited to see Falling for Sky was released. I know Laurann Dohner will never win any literary awards, her characters tend to be one dimensional, and her books have plenty of smut. Even so, I enjoy her books for the pure entertainment. I've re-read the Zorn Warrior and some of the New Species books twice.
I'm afraid Falling for Sky was a bit of a disappointment. Mick and Sky had been chatting for months. Neither one is honest about who they are. Mick thinks that Sky is a freighter captain. Sky thinks Mick is a space miner. When Mick's station is attacked by pirates she drops all subterfuge and calls out to Sky for help. He can't help but be surprised that Mick is really a woman. He breaks all protocol and goes against orders to rescue her. Within a day of her rescue they are having sex. There is some development on the search / pursuit of the Markus model androids, however; that takes backseat to the sex scenes. I wish there would have been more plot and less sex. IMO, back to back, repetitive sex scenes are no substitute for a good story. I prefer that sex in fiction should be a consequence of the story, not the story itself. I won't read this book again.
This is just a pet peeve of mine......I am so very tired of authors using gender neutral or ridiculous character names. Particularly in a long running series. When there's a lengthy wait between books I get confused about who's who. Why can't heroines have distinctive female names? I think it's so much easier on the reader.
