It always annoys me a lot in a duel-POV romance when the FMC and MMC sound exactly the same and their POVs are basically indistinguishable. Both Penny and Vjala have distinct voices.

I think the world-building is far better than anything I could ever do.įor the most part, I also really liked the chemistry between the FMC and MMC. It's all very immersive and I have to give Athena Storm some credit there. You can tell that a good deal of thought goes into the worlds of the Athenaverse, from the planet's geography and terrain, to the history, to the different political conflicts. For such short romance novellas, Athena Storm books do have some interesting and vivid world-building elements. I liked how gentle and protective he was. I'll say this, I liked this book much better than 'Maid for the Alien Warrior.' There was a lot to like here and I'll cover that first.įirstly, I liked the hero a lot. So, while I could not stand 'Maid for the Alien Warrior' and the very weird racist message of the book (namely that sex with hot women cures racism.are we not over that weirdness? We didn't get it all out of our systems with Pocahontas and Avatar?), I thought I'd give Athena Storm alien romance a second chance.

I hadn't planned on reading another one, but then I got an email letting me know another arc of theirs was available for review and I thought, why not? I really didn't like the first Zoe Chant book I read, but then I gave her a second chance and ended up really liking her stuff. I received a free arc via booksprout and am voluntarily leaving an honest review. (Not like writing Happily Ever After ALL Day won't give you any ideas on its own, right?) But again, no pressure on the marrying part. When they get married, they plan to continue writing science fiction romance forever. You can start anywhere but once you do, you'll want to explore them all! The duo have created the Athenaverse, where all books in all series are tied together. Filled with big bad alien warriors, sassy human women who give as well as they get, hilarious situations, and enough steam to melt stars!

Science fiction is the biggest love for the writing duo, and they've been doing the writing for quite some time now, building a universe that readers can get lost and explore in. Athena hopes that one day it won't be a boyfriend/girlfriend writing duo, but a husband/wife team. Athena Storm is the pen name for two authors who fell in love with writing science fiction romance as they fell in love with each other.

Claimed by the Orc by Jessica Grayson