5+ Oh my... But it WAS GOOD !
Usually when I go after an Alien type Romance, I know not to ask for a fleshed out story, good & intelligent characterization, an interesting world-buiding, yada yada, and since we know the unwritten rules of the Alien type Romance genre, us, readers, have zero expectation on these points and we gave plenty of 4/ 5 stars because we know what we are going for, and we will not punish the author for giving us what was expected !
So when an author, actually go the 1000 extra miles to actually give us a fleshed out storyline, fascinating characterization & world-building , witty exchanges, and make us connect with a really thought out, clever & real & non nonsense she-hero, who does not only exist as a walking vagina with brain disconnection issues, you turn the page without blinking, and when you are at the last one, you find yourself wanting more, when usually you just pray for it to be over after the 75% mark.
And this author DESERVES a big shout-out for not using the very-unhealthy-commonly-used-cure-sexual harrasment-assault-rape-by-"forced"-consent-with-the-alpha-trope.
FOr ONCE, ONCE the male hero, who was NOT an alpha trash, was empathetic, ACTUALLY HELPED her heal by RESPECTING her boundaries & wishes. He was RESPECTFUL & MINDFUL !
Mind you, this is the VERY FIRST TIME, I ever saw this kind of development.
I am gonna miss the two of them, greatly, they have entered, unknowingly, my favorite fictionnal characters pantheon.