The Sword and Laser discussion

My final thoughts (feel free to add yours)
Overall the The story is decent enough and well enough told that I have a slight desire to read the next book in the series. Once the story got going it ws a good Sci-Fi Mystery Romp.
But..
1, Enemies to lovers trope. The Insta-love on one side and the insta- attraction on the other, was just too obvious. It lacked subtlety and doubt. It wasn't so much "Will They Won't They" as "Of Course They Will - Just Wait".
2. Way too much "Telling" about the POV character's desires. I prefer things to be shown (slowly and luxuriantly).
3, More Rochester than Darcy, Jane Eyre's Rochester has a dark past and dark secrets. Mr Darcy is a shy, socially awkward but fundamentally decent man hiding within a carapace of pride. I can quote extensive passages of P&P to justify this opinion. You will NOT change my mind.
4. Bad Food Porn. If the sequences of people boringly making and eating boring food are supposed to be titillating, then I must have a jaded palette and no taste buds or patience.
5. Star Trek VI
6. Unsexy Sexy Times. I didn't feel that the sexy times were particularly good fun for either the reader or the participants. Much of the time it felt way too blatant and it killed the mood

I don't disagree with your comments, but some of your points are exactly why I loved the book.

I don't know if enemies to lovers is a wheelhouse item for me, but I do seem to enjoy the build of a romance, and in the scene of the world, I found it interesting and was anticipating the romance. A part of me wonders too if I just happened to read this book at the right time. I had just finished several intense horror books back to back and a delightful, low-stakes romance in space story was exactly what I needed. I really couldn't put the book down, and because the hold is so long for book 2 at my library, I am debating on purchasing it just to get back into the story.

TRP wrote: "My final thoughts (feel free to add yours)
Overall the The story is decent enough and well enough told that I have a slight desire to read the next book in the series. Once the story got going it w..."

What reminded you of Star Trek VI?

Ian (RebelGeek) wrote: "TRP wrote: "My final thoughts (feel free to add yours)
Overall the The story is decent enough and well enough told that I have a slight desire to read the next book in the series. Once the story go..."

The plotting between high memebers of the Federation and the Klingon Empire to re-ignite the Klingon-Federation war

TRP wrote: "Ian (RebelGeek) wrote: "TRP wrote: "My final thoughts (feel free to add yours)
Overall the The story is decent enough and well enough told that I have a slight desire to read the next book in the s..."

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Thank you, TRP.