Summary: (from the author's official site) Devi Morris isn't your average mercenary. She has plans. Big ones. And a ton of ambition. It's a combination that's going to get her killed one day - but not just yet.That is, until she just gets a job on a tiny trade ship with a nasty reputation for surprises. The Glorious Fool isn't misnamed: it likes to get into trouble, so much so that one year of security work under its captain is equal to five years everywhere else. With odds like that, Devi knows she's found the perfect way to get the jump on the next part of her Plan. But the Fool doesn't give up its secrets without a fight, and one year on this ship might be more than even Devi can handle.
Bit of Background:
Bought this on sale from Amazon. I normally don't go for Sci-Fi or Romance, but the premises and summary were very intriguing.
Thoughts:
There's a little bit of insta-love. I did find the progression of Devi and Rupert's to be believable, until a couple of weeks in and the two are professing their love for each other. Especially after Devi is set up to prefer temporary companionship. There's also not a whole lot of information given about Rupert. I was able to understand Devi's physical attraction to him, but I don't understand why she loves him after such a short while.
The action scenes read in slo-mo. I'm not a big action reader, so this may just be me.
Devi gets saved just a time or two too many. It's really the last saving at the very end that bothers me the most. There's a bit of a consent issue with it. Nothing big, bad, and horrible, but I feel it could have been slightly different and I would not have the same problem with it.
The above being said, I absolutely adore everything else about this book. The characters are well developed and thought out. While Rupert is a bit illusive, you can see everyone else has a story just beneath the surface. The worlds building (yes, plural!) is well done. I enjoyed the different governments angles.
There's romance, but it's pretty light compared to everything else in the book. Had I not read in other places that this book was intended to be a Sci-Fi Action Romance, I wouldn't even consider labeling this in the romance genre. All of the cross-genres were well balanced.
Verdict:
8.5/10
I LOVE this book and plan on rereading it at some point. It has the right balance of action, world building, character development, and even romance. This book is just pure fun. Highly recommended!
I even bought Honor's Knight, the second book in the series, at retail price when it came out. (And yes, I've already read it!)
Quibble:
Rupert. I just don't know how I feel about the name.
Note:
I don't like giving fraction ratings, but I waffled between 8 and 9 for too long. 8.5 will have to suffice.
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