jennifer | offmyredcarpet's Reviews > Prodigal

3.5 // I love this series featuring domineering alien MMCs and the independently minded human women who captivate them.

You can always tell the authors who have a love for sci-fi and probably watched Star Trek, Star Wars, and Firefly because it comes out in their world building. And it is so fun to be back in this world. The world building is a favorite among alien romance series. I could hear the leather kilts slapping against their legs as they walk and the pounding of boots on the steel walkways as they move through the ship.

The FMC has a hunch that the antagonist did not fall apart as so many believe but instead hid the remnants of their empire to regroup. Out hunting for evidence of her hunch, she is taken by a Vandar horde when her ship is incapacitated becoming an inadvertent pawn in a game of cat and mouse between this exiled Vandar horde and their brethren. My favorite moment is Sloane, being the pilot she is, choosing to leave and fight the antagonist rather than stay in the protection of the Vandar ship. I love an FMC who does not let a man’s rejection define her but instead boldly chooses to do what she does best.

My criticisms are some aspects of the story felt a little too convenient and the internal dialogue got a bit repetitive.

I loved that in the epilogue we get to experience a Vandar mate ceremony. That was something new that we’ve never had before and it was a fun addition to the world building.