I’m beginning to wonder: Maybe this author is just not for me?
I really wanted to enjoy this book - I love space opera and had been poor for a new one to read. I had never read anything by Megan E. O’Keefe before the Blighted Stars, but I had heard good things about Velocity Weapon (and I found it on my virtual TBR pile, purchased when it was on sale ages ago). I really enjoyed the Blighted Stars and was able to overlook its flaws because of all the stuff I enjoyed in it. But in the other two books in that trilogy, all of the stuff I enjoyed about the first book seemed to be missing or muted there. No robots, very little spaceship excitement, mostly it was people talking in rooms boringly. The romance, which had a good long slow burn last time, had hit the reset button and was an unbelievable slog.
But I really enjoy the author’s writing style, so i requested an advanced copy of her new standalone space opera from Orbit and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I found this book to be boring with uninteresting characters, an unrealistic take on piracy, and a romance I cared nothing about. The world building had potential, but ultimately fell flat also. It’s hard to recount the plot because nothing interesting occurred. I cannot recommend this, sadly.
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