Distant Desires Review

Distant Desires by Cambria Hebert
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I received a copy of Distant Desires in exchange for an honest review.

I went into this story with high expectations simply because Cambria Hebert herself has set the bar high. She consistently delivers well written, enjoyable stories with lovable characters and a fast paced plot. I want to say that this delivered 100% but there's only so much that can be delivered in a serial novella so I'll withhold commentary on character development until the end of the series.

I will tell you that I'm still on the fence with this book. The character is likeable enough so far, and the secondary characters leave me longing to explore them more. The real obstacle for me of course wasn't the abduction itself, but forcible sexual acts without consent. I get it, she winds up enjoying it, longing for it, dreaming about it etc. but it was personally hard for me to read through a scene where she was basically pinned down while an alien whose face she can't even see "experimented" on her. I'm intrigued to see where the story goes after this because after that obstacle itself, it's clearly consensual and erotic and the ending, while predictable is still enough to make you want to read the next.

So four stars for writing ability, good characters and an interesting premise. I will however recommend that anyone who on any level is still suffering through the after effects of a sexual assault not read this book as it might be upsetting. I can pretty much guarantee that was NOT the author's intent from reading the whole story but forewarned is forearmed.


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