I firmly believe Ruby' Dixon’s Resonance motif is just the Marriage-of-Convenience trope mixed with Fated Mates in woo-woo Sci-Fi form.
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Prince of Beasts by Lyonne Riley
Release Date: July 7, 2023
Content Notes
Marriage of Convenience
Hate to Love
Cinnamon Roll MMC
Competent FMC
Cultural Differences
Prince of Beasts is a sweet and cozy monster romance right when you need something to cuddle up with, but not for a super long time. This is one of Lyonne Riley’s strengths, so I am not surprised but happy to confirm.
This is a marriage-of-convenience plot that takes the reader on a hate-to-love journey for the FMC. There’s some decent tension! In fact, there was enough that I asked myself, “How the hell are you going to shepherd us through this one, Riley?” Of course she does! I felt it was a huge leap of faith on the FMC’s part, given the situation.
I admit, I wondered if the FMC made too huge of a leap of faith, but only because the MMC pushed her there. I felt like he had made a dumb decision and was hoping to have his cake and eat it, too. In a sea of green flags for this guy, this was the off-colored one. That all being said, I didn’t find this to be such a bad thing that I didn’t honestly enjoy the book as a whole. It is just the only thing holding me back from five stars.
Surviving Skarr by Ruby Dixon
Release Date: October 31, 2023
Content Notes
Double Eggplant
Loath to Love
Existential Crisis Journey
He’s just Ken
Queen of Inner Strength
Introvert FMC
Extrovert MMC
Virgin MMC
Ruby Dixon accomplished a heck of a trick on me because I thought I would really dislike this couple in Surviving Skarr. They may be one of her cutest pairings yet.
As an avid Ruby Dixon fan, I noticed that Resonance didn’t affect this couple as it seemed to with other couples. I felt there was some opportunity lost there. Like it may have been a very impactful conversation for Vivi to talk to Veronica about killing Resonance while getting a khui “boost” to deal with avoiding Skarr.
That being said, I really enjoyed the character changes brought up by their inner journeys. It gave me people with layers, and I loved that enough to say I really enjoyed myself.
To Be Read
It is cozy season, y’all. I want to snuggle, be teased, and feel the autumn breeze.
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