This was pretty dull. Penny and S'bren are nice, but they're not interesting to read about. The only interesting parts for me were the Elder cave, the falling star, and the other characters. ( )

3.5 stars
A nice lighter addition to the series after so much conflict. ( )

At the start
'A quick warning!
A note about this plot line. I wanted to play with the concept of an alien hero doing something unfathomably awful (in human eyes) with far more innocent intentions. So the hero drugs the heroine’s tea and steals her away.
I KNOW. I KNOW. It’s awful and wrong and my meta-brain thought EXACTLY! WE’LL DO THAT AND SHOW AT SOME LEVEL JUST HOW HE ABSOLUTELY DOES NOT GET IT! You foolish, foolish hero!
It’s one of those moments where the writer cannot see the forest for the trees. When I conceived this storyline a few books ago, it didn’t occur to me that I was triggering some people and sending them to a horrific place.
I’m sorry.
If it helps, please know that I’ve tried to handle it sensitively and honestly from the characters points-of-view but if you absolutely cannot read this without going to a bad place, I UNDERSTAND. Please just skip this one. :)
The next book will not feature any such storylines and I’m going to be more careful/thoughtful in the future.
xo
Ruby'