Hunt the Stars
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- Author：Jessie Mihalik
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Summary
The critically acclaimed author of Polaris Rising takes readers on an exciting journey with the start of her brand-new series about a female bounty hunter and the man who is her sworn enemy。
Octavia Zarola would do anything to keep her tiny， close-knit bounty hunting crew together—even if it means accepting a job from Torran Fletcher， a ruthless former general and her sworn enemy。 When Torran offers her enough credits to not only keep her crew afloat but also hire someone to fix her ship， Tavi knows that she can’t refuse—no matter how much she’d like to。
With so much money on the line， Torran and his crew insist on joining the hunt。 Tavi reluctantly agrees because while the handsome， stoic leader pushes all of her buttons—for both anger and desire—she’s endured worse， and the massive bonus payment he’s promised for a completed job is reason enough to shut up and deal。
But when they uncover a deeper plot that threatens the delicate peace between humans and Valoffs， Tavi suspects that Torran has been using her as the impetus for a new war。 With the fate of her crew balanced on a knife’s edge， Tavi must decide where her loyalties lie—with the quiet Valoff who’s been lying to her， or with the human leaders who left her squad to die on the battlefield。 And this time， she’s put her heart on the line。
Octavia Zarola would do anything to keep her tiny， close-knit bounty hunting crew together—even if it means accepting a job from Torran Fletcher， a ruthless former general and her sworn enemy。 When Torran offers her enough credits to not only keep her crew afloat but also hire someone to fix her ship， Tavi knows that she can’t refuse—no matter how much she’d like to。
With so much money on the line， Torran and his crew insist on joining the hunt。 Tavi reluctantly agrees because while the handsome， stoic leader pushes all of her buttons—for both anger and desire—she’s endured worse， and the massive bonus payment he’s promised for a completed job is reason enough to shut up and deal。
But when they uncover a deeper plot that threatens the delicate peace between humans and Valoffs， Tavi suspects that Torran has been using her as the impetus for a new war。 With the fate of her crew balanced on a knife’s edge， Tavi must decide where her loyalties lie—with the quiet Valoff who’s been lying to her， or with the human leaders who left her squad to die on the battlefield。 And this time， she’s put her heart on the line。
Reviews
Abigail
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Just utterly delightful。 There is space and a conspiracy and enemies to lovers。 I am for all of it。
Reading in Brussels
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I'm having a hard time rating Hunt The Stars。 I will write down my thoughts here and hopefully that will make it clear where I stand。The beginning was very promising， it gave me Guardians of The Galaxy vibes - the other-planets/space travel build-up was extremely interesting and kept my attention。Disappointingly， the romance is not very heavy。 Up until the 55% mark， barely anything （romance-wise） has happened between the main characters。 No angst， longing or anything really， just a couple of tim I'm having a hard time rating Hunt The Stars。 I will write down my thoughts here and hopefully that will make it clear where I stand。The beginning was very promising， it gave me Guardians of The Galaxy vibes - the other-planets/space travel build-up was extremely interesting and kept my attention。Disappointingly， the romance is not very heavy。 Up until the 55% mark， barely anything （romance-wise） has happened between the main characters。 No angst， longing or anything really， just a couple of times Tavi mentioning that she was attracted to Torran。 Narrative point of view hardly ever matters to me， but Torran's pov felt sorely lacking in this one。He felt like a closed off， remote character I couldn't get a read on， and I think that I would have understood him better if I had gotten his views。And the enemies-to-lovers？ Didn't really feel like it。 It's probably just me， but when I hear enemies-to-lovers， I want the characters to be really enemies。 Tavi and Torran were enemies in the sense that they were adversaries， and knew that they were on opposite teams。 But there should have been a minimum level of angst that I did not feel here at all。 Even the storyline progression felt stagnant for a big chunk of the book - at 68%， no real progress was made with respect to solving the case， besides one big reveal。 It felt like there was no substantial development。As I read on， the urge to DNF got stronger and stronger， but I kept with it， although I confess that I skimmed the last 25%。 Usually when I like a book， I'll finish it in one or 2 days max。 This one dragged on for 4 days and would have dragged on for longer if I didn't want to get done with it。 This is very indicative of how it didn't really work for me。I think this one is better than my usual 3。5* ratings， but not up to the level of 4*。 I'll go halfway and give this one 3。75*。 。。。more
NixLapi
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Thoroughly enjoyed this， the start of a new Space Romance series by Jessie Mihalik。 Can't wait for the next in the series and generally wishing for more Space Romance books！ Thoroughly enjoyed this， the start of a new Space Romance series by Jessie Mihalik。 Can't wait for the next in the series and generally wishing for more Space Romance books！ 。。。more
Jane Balke Andersen
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3。5 stars rounded up to 4I thought it was going to be a sci-fi book and it is set in space with spaceships and other planets， but there’s also detective work finding a missing item and a whole lot of romance。I’m not much of a romance reader， but this was lighthearted and fun。 Nothing deep， just a fun read。If I was in the mood for a light fun read I would continue the series。 Sometimes entertainment is enough。
Bookish
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So much of this book felt like filler to me。 A lot is told about food。 When Luna is hungry， which is always。 That they’re vegetarian。 That they’ll be cooking more canned produce than fresh。 We’re told repeatedly about the humans’ favorite foods （vegetarian lasagna/cookies/tomato chickpeas）。 Sooo much is repeated in this book which makes it feel less substantial than it is。 It was 12 hours long！ Some of that time could have been spent telling us more about the Valoff since we don’t get Torran’s p So much of this book felt like filler to me。 A lot is told about food。 When Luna is hungry， which is always。 That they’re vegetarian。 That they’ll be cooking more canned produce than fresh。 We’re told repeatedly about the humans’ favorite foods （vegetarian lasagna/cookies/tomato chickpeas）。 Sooo much is repeated in this book which makes it feel less substantial than it is。 It was 12 hours long！ Some of that time could have been spent telling us more about the Valoff since we don’t get Torran’s perspective。 While it was entertaining （gave me some Wayfarers La Croix/low battery vibes）， the slow build was no where near as rewarding。 。。。more
Caitlin
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I was entertained。 I thought the plot was interesting enough and the characters were good and what I expect from Mihalik。 I’m looking forward to the sequel coming later this year。
Casey
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4。 5 starsI received an e-ARC copy of Hunt the Stars from the publisher and Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review。 This book was really good。 It feels more like the Rogue Queen series than the Consortium Rebellion series， both of which are good。 Ship captain Octavia Zarola fought in the war against the alien Valoffs with her squad， Eli， Kee and Lexi。 With an unsteady peace agreement between the Federated Human Planets（FHP） and the Valovian empire， Tavi and her crew are bounty hunters。 When 4。 5 starsI received an e-ARC copy of Hunt the Stars from the publisher and Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review。 This book was really good。 It feels more like the Rogue Queen series than the Consortium Rebellion series， both of which are good。 Ship captain Octavia Zarola fought in the war against the alien Valoffs with her squad， Eli， Kee and Lexi。 With an unsteady peace agreement between the Federated Human Planets（FHP） and the Valovian empire， Tavi and her crew are bounty hunters。 When she is offered a lucrative job to retrieve a stolen item by a Valoff General Torran Fletcher， Tavi is reluctant to take it， but with a crew to feed and ship to repair she agrees。 But nothing about this job is what it seems and the chemistry between her and Torran is not helping。 Stuck in unfriendly territory， Tavi is going to have to think fast to get her crew and possibly her heart， out alive。 I really enjoyed this book。 Tavi is a character that takes responsibility and wants to get everyone home。 She is also super tough and takes no crap。 I enjoyed watching her and Torran try the navigate a working relationship and the coils of possible romance and deal with what happened during the war。 The side characters were also interesting so I'm hoping for more。 I look forward to the next book in this series。 。。。more
Elise Volkman
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I stayed up until 4 in the morning to finish this。 Full disclosure: I found the first couple chapters a little disappointing — I was expecting lots of tension and suspense。 （Bounty hunters in space， you know？ Felt like a fair expectation。） But it was a slow set-up; lots of "Look at me and my cool army friends， we're super tight， and I'm super into self-care garden and my super cool pet fox thing， and here， let me walk you through my vegetarian lasagna cooking prep。" Being very literal here， so i I stayed up until 4 in the morning to finish this。 Full disclosure: I found the first couple chapters a little disappointing — I was expecting lots of tension and suspense。 （Bounty hunters in space， you know？ Felt like a fair expectation。） But it was a slow set-up; lots of "Look at me and my cool army friends， we're super tight， and I'm super into self-care garden and my super cool pet fox thing， and here， let me walk you through my vegetarian lasagna cooking prep。" Being very literal here， so if it sounds silly that's because it felt silly while I was reading it。But like I said: 4 AM。 I haven't stayed up that late since high school youth all-nighters， so something must have been working for me。 After the first couple chapters， the story picked up。 Enemies-to-lovers slow burn action in absolute full force。 A slowly unravelling mystery for the bounty hunters to solve。 Living on a ship in close quarters with your sworn enemies and second-guessing each other at every turn definitely makes for a scenario ripe with conflict。Overall？ A fun， twisty， spicy read。 A little gimmicky， sometimes cliché， but it's a light， approachable sci-fi for readers who are here more for the fi part than the sci part。 。。。more
Sian Ackerley
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This was a book that drew me in from page 1 I didn't really read the back I just liked the cover and thought that looked interesting。 As a genre I don't really read Sci-fi books I love movies but books not so much。 But as a mystery within a mystery， enemies to lovers， forbidden romance book it keeps you enthralled all the way through。 The characters are interesting and the plot has so many twists and turns you have no idea where you are going to end up next。 This was a book that drew me in from page 1 I didn't really read the back I just liked the cover and thought that looked interesting。 As a genre I don't really read Sci-fi books I love movies but books not so much。 But as a mystery within a mystery， enemies to lovers， forbidden romance book it keeps you enthralled all the way through。 The characters are interesting and the plot has so many twists and turns you have no idea where you are going to end up next。 。。。more
Ariel
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Popsugar Reading Challenge - a book with a constellation on the cover or in the titleTook me a while to get into this because I was in a reading slump， but I am very glad I stuck with it。 It had everything I like: science fiction， enemies-to-lovers， forced proximity， a kick-ass heroine， a smoking hot hero， wonderful side characters that will soon feature in their own stories， and a great all-encompassing mystery。Can't wait for the next one。Also， congratulations to General Torran Fletcher for dir Popsugar Reading Challenge - a book with a constellation on the cover or in the titleTook me a while to get into this because I was in a reading slump， but I am very glad I stuck with it。 It had everything I like: science fiction， enemies-to-lovers， forced proximity， a kick-ass heroine， a smoking hot hero， wonderful side characters that will soon feature in their own stories， and a great all-encompassing mystery。Can't wait for the next one。Also， congratulations to General Torran Fletcher for dirty-talking himself onto Ariel's List of Fictional Men She Has Fallen In Love With。 It's an honor to have you。 。。。more
Joe Slavinsky
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I loved this book！ I hadn’t read a space opera in a while， and this one pushed all my buttons。 Since this is the first of this author’s that I have read， I will definitely have to check out more of her work。 Nice that she’s a fellow Texan， too。
Jennifer
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Most of the real action happens in the last quarter or so of the book; the rest is a ton of exposition and awesome slow-burn tension building between Tavi and Torran-- not objecting！ Much smoldering！ And consent！ Fun and fluffy space opera。
Rev
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I almost gave this book 3 stars， but I really hate Tavi， so this book is getting 2 stars just because of how annoying I find her to be。Because she is one of the worst characters I've ever read。 I don't know what it is about romance books making their leading ladies so goddamn annoying but Tavi was about on par with Daphne Bridgerton in how much I just could not stand her。 I think what really sold this is her acting super affronted when she finds out the situation isn't what Torran led her to bel I almost gave this book 3 stars， but I really hate Tavi， so this book is getting 2 stars just because of how annoying I find her to be。Because she is one of the worst characters I've ever read。 I don't know what it is about romance books making their leading ladies so goddamn annoying but Tavi was about on par with Daphne Bridgerton in how much I just could not stand her。 I think what really sold this is her acting super affronted when she finds out the situation isn't what Torran led her to believe despite him being clear from the onset that he is basically under cultural NDA and can't tell her the whole truth。 She's like that a lot with Valovian culture actually， like when she insists she wants to give the gift back because she doesn't need it despite knowing that's Majorly Offensive in Valovian culture。It's just not endearing at all and makes her look like an asshole who isn't even attempting to meet this man in the middle。Torran was so much less annoying and I actually quite liked him， so it's a shame I couldn't even enjoy the romance because it came right the fuck out of nowhere。 This was sold as enemies-to-lovers but it speed ran that to a ridiculous degree。 Like they were making eyes at each other by page 200， when this is a series and the author absolutely could've dragged it out across multiple books。Also the entire plot with the kidnapping？？ it just kept on getting more and more convoluted and suddenly the empress is trying to instigate a war because Oh Human Progress Bad， which is soooo cliche and overdone。 This book doesn't do anything unique with its setting either。 It has MCU human aliens that are just humans with unique eye colors and maybe special powers but that's it。 The settings are extremely flat and unrealized。when the next book in this series comes out I'm probably not going to read it。 Cause tbh I don't care。 None of the characters really grabbed my attention， there wasn't anything unique to the setting， and the conflict doesn't interest me。 So I'll pass。 。。。more
Alana McCool
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Think "Long Way to a Small Angry Planet" but harlequin bodice-ripper in space。 A little bit trashy， but not terrible。 Some parts were too much soft porn for me and so I skipped past them。 Think "Long Way to a Small Angry Planet" but harlequin bodice-ripper in space。 A little bit trashy， but not terrible。 Some parts were too much soft porn for me and so I skipped past them。 。。。more
Wanda Pedersen
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2022 Free Range Reading3。75 stars。 A book chosen for fun， not part of any project， plan， or list。 And oh so worth it！I have evolved over the last number of years， from someone who sneered at romance novels， to tolerating romance elements in a story， to enjoying a mystery or fantasy novel with a strong romance element， to a woman who actually has a favourite romance trope。 Yup， I am a fan of the enemies-to-lovers scenario， so this novel was ideal for my taste。 Octavia Zarola is human， Torran 2022 Free Range Reading3。75 stars。 A book chosen for fun， not part of any project， plan， or list。 And oh so worth it！I have evolved over the last number of years， from someone who sneered at romance novels， to tolerating romance elements in a story， to enjoying a mystery or fantasy novel with a strong romance element， to a woman who actually has a favourite romance trope。 Yup， I am a fan of the enemies-to-lovers scenario， so this novel was ideal for my taste。 Octavia Zarola is human， Torran Fletcher is Valovian and they were both well known on their respective sides of an interstellar war， currently at peace。 The book was recommended by one of my favourite authors （Ilona Andrews）， who use this set up a lot and I adore their books。 And there are a lot of similarities to the Andrews' writing。 Torran Fletcher is an extremely powerful telekinetic， much like a certain Mad Rogan from the Hidden Legacy series。 He has similar intimate talents too， and the couple find themselves very tempted to hit the sheets before they have established a fully trusting working relationship。 Like Nevada Baylor and Mad Rogan， Tavi and Torran are trying to work together platonically， with varying degrees of success。 If you're familiar with the Andrews' Kate Daniels series， you will also identify a certain hot tub scene as another overlap。What is different here is that Mihalik doesn't keep the tension going for more than one book。 For me， things moved along much more quickly than I would have chosen。 I very much believe in delayed gratification in order to maintain plot tension。 But I note that the next book concentrates on another woman， Kee， the information specialist on Tavi's crew。 Naturally， it is a Valovian man on Fletcher's team who will be her opposite number。 Their friendship gets a rocky start here in book one， but I don't think there's any doubt where they are heading。 I think that's one of the most frustrating thing about romance novels for me: there's no question of what the end point will be， even though they will concurrently be trying to avert another war。So don't go into this book expecting the romance to take a back seat to the political plot—it doesn't。 The relationships overwhelm all other concerns like a tsunami。 If you can live with that， you will enjoy this novel as much as I did。 For the record， I want to read book two。 。。。more
Skye Noelle
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The plot， the romance， the CHARACTERS！！！
Ashley Beenen
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4。5 rounded up for GoodreadsI LOVE sci fi TV shows like Firefly and Battlestar Galactica and The Expanse， so I have no idea why I haven’t read any sci fi romances before！ Yes， I’ve had Ice Planet Barbarians on my TBR forever， but just haven’t been interested enough yet to give them a try。 When I saw this was going to be an upcoming Bookish Box book though， I wanted to dive in。 Overall， I really enjoyed this book。 ENEMIES TO LOVERS！ The spice in this book was suuuuper light。 Just a couple scenes 4。5 rounded up for GoodreadsI LOVE sci fi TV shows like Firefly and Battlestar Galactica and The Expanse， so I have no idea why I haven’t read any sci fi romances before！ Yes， I’ve had Ice Planet Barbarians on my TBR forever， but just haven’t been interested enough yet to give them a try。 When I saw this was going to be an upcoming Bookish Box book though， I wanted to dive in。 Overall， I really enjoyed this book。 ENEMIES TO LOVERS！ The spice in this book was suuuuper light。 Just a couple scenes but the chemistry was steamy。 It was very fast paced， which I love， however some scenes felt over too quickly like I missed something and I found myself having to go back and read things again to double check。 I was able to snag an ARC for book 2 in the series so exited to dive into that one soon！ 。。。more
Bonnie
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This book had a lovely old school feel to it， like the Anne McCaffrey books I read in high school， but also with modern sensibilities re consent。
Kimberly #Audiofile
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As usual Jessie is the queen of space opera。 I really enjoyed this awesome first book in her new series。 I loved this narrator and REALLY enjoyed the mmc voice that she used， very attractive pitch 🤣。 I liked both mmc and fmc as characters and enjoyed hearing about their backgrounds。 I know Jessie usually only does one book per character set so next one will be I’m guessing about a fellow crew member perhaps the hacker and the guy who installed her。 4。5 star listen Smut isnt really there and ther As usual Jessie is the queen of space opera。 I really enjoyed this awesome first book in her new series。 I loved this narrator and REALLY enjoyed the mmc voice that she used， very attractive pitch 🤣。 I liked both mmc and fmc as characters and enjoyed hearing about their backgrounds。 I know Jessie usually only does one book per character set so next one will be I’m guessing about a fellow crew member perhaps the hacker and the guy who installed her。 4。5 star listen Smut isnt really there and there is only one sex scene but there’s a lot over sexual tension and lust。 Main theme is the world building storyline and characters working together。 Hea - yes Can’t wait to continue， next audio due out ever shortly great work Frankie I really enjoyed your voice work。 。。。more
Jen Jacobus
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This was a good book。 i enjoyed it。 I won it on a Goodreads giveaway！ Which was exciting。 It was a tad slow moving， but i did like the female protagonist。 The rest of the crew was good too。 I will read more by this author。
Corrine
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A quick sci fi read， with interesting characters。 It has a few unanswered questions that will make you want to read the sequel， but not so many that you curse the author for leaving you hanging。
Jess
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I’m glad I found this book！ I do not read a lot of sci-fi and this was a gentle introduction to the genre。 Our heroine， Tavi is a badass space bounty Hunter， she is a war veteran who puts her family like crew above her。 When she’s hired by her formal war enemy， Torren Fletcher， Tavi and crew embark on a journey into alien territory to find what Fletcher’s missing。 Overall， it never quite took me to above and beyond。 The writing style is relaxed and easy to get into， but emotionally I was missing I’m glad I found this book！ I do not read a lot of sci-fi and this was a gentle introduction to the genre。 Our heroine， Tavi is a badass space bounty Hunter， she is a war veteran who puts her family like crew above her。 When she’s hired by her formal war enemy， Torren Fletcher， Tavi and crew embark on a journey into alien territory to find what Fletcher’s missing。 Overall， it never quite took me to above and beyond。 The writing style is relaxed and easy to get into， but emotionally I was missing a gut punch。 The plot twist isn’t quite as hard to navigate as I would’ve like。 Finally， I wanted Tavi & Torren to connect but their relationship also was lacking。 I could see why they would be attracted but missed the feelings behind their very sweet words。Please include a word guide for the alien language in book two， which seems will conclude the overall narrative arc of the humans versus aliens。Luna， the arctic fox space dog was the best character！ I’d love to see more of the side characters in book two as well。 。。。more
April
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I really enjoyed this！ It reminded me of Lindsay Buroker's Fallen Empire but with much needed spice。 I'll be looking forward to book 2。 I really enjoyed this！ It reminded me of Lindsay Buroker's Fallen Empire but with much needed spice。 I'll be looking forward to book 2。 。。。more
Heather
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I really enjoyed this， perfect amount of romance and action。
Kate
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I did not know that I needed space romance in my life， but I really did。 This book， along with the Consortium Rebellion trilogy， brings me joy。 I can't wait to read book 2。 I did not know that I needed space romance in my life， but I really did。 This book， along with the Consortium Rebellion trilogy， brings me joy。 I can't wait to read book 2。 。。。more
Lola
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I received a free copy from the publisher through Netgalley and voluntarily reviewed itI really enjoyed Jessie Mihalik's books so far and was excited to start this new series。 I really enjoyed Hunt the Stars。 It has an awesome slow burn romance， a solid plot and great characters。 The story grabbed me from the start and I stayed invested and engaged for the whole book。 Now I finished the book I am sad I finished it already and wish the next book was here already。Hunt the Stars follows the point o I received a free copy from the publisher through Netgalley and voluntarily reviewed itI really enjoyed Jessie Mihalik's books so far and was excited to start this new series。 I really enjoyed Hunt the Stars。 It has an awesome slow burn romance， a solid plot and great characters。 The story grabbed me from the start and I stayed invested and engaged for the whole book。 Now I finished the book I am sad I finished it already and wish the next book was here already。Hunt the Stars follows the point of view of Octavia， she's the leader of a small bounty hunting crew。 There is peace now in the galaxy， but she used to fight in the war that just ended。 When an alien from the other faction asks for her ask she wants to say no， but the money he offers is something she can really use。 So she grudgingly agrees。 The two crews have to work and live together and slowly they starts to feel more like friends than enemies。 I liked the bounty hunting plot as they have to find a stolen ring。 And the way the plot got more complex the further we got。 There are some interesting reveals and I liked seeing how it all played out。I liked Octavia as a main character。 She was capable and smart and cared a lot about her crew。 I also liked her crew and seeing them all interact。 Everyone had their own personality and it was easy to remember who was who。 Even when the group grows bigger as the alien crew also joins them。 I really liked the way they are such a close knit crew and how slowly the alien crew also becomes part of that。 The way they have each other's back was great to read about。 There also is a cool alien animal that lives aboard their ship who was fun to read about。The romance is quite the slow burn and I thought the slow progression was done well。 Octavia basically sees Torran as the enemy and slowly she grows closer to him。 I liked seeing how this took time and also how their initial hostility made sense as they fought on opposites sites of the war。 And even later in the book there are sometimes still moments when those nasty memories from the war raise their head。 I really liked Octovaia and Torran together。 There is some clear mutual attraction as well as deeper feelings that slowly progress。Another thing I really liked about this book was the world building and the way the culture of the alien Valoffs was established。 I liked the way their different cultural habits made them feel like a different species and made sense too。 From the way their social obligations and oath work to the way they apologize。 It was interesting to read about and it gave them their unique culture and feel。 I thought it was done really well and with just a few of those things they already feel like an entirely different species。 Then there are their slightly different looks and telepathic powers as well。 To summarize: I really enjoyed Hunt the Stars。 It had a solid set up and I liked seeing how the plot progressed。 There are some interesting reveals later on and I was excited to see how it all played out。 This book kept me engaged the whole time and I wanted to keep reading。 I really enjoyed the romance and seeing Octavia and Torran slowly grow closer。 They slowly forge a deep connection and there's plenty of attraction too。 I like how the romance progressed slowly and also how their initial hostility made sense。 I liked reading about the crew and how close knit they are。 Everyone had their own personality and it was easy to remember who was who。 I liked the way the author established the world building and the culture of the Valoffs。 I want to spend more time reading about these characters and look forward to book 2！ 。。。more
Kate
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Wait for It。 Deep breath and major sigh。I am so disappointed in this book。 I love me some space opera and JM previous series Consortium Rebellion Series I was dying to get my hands on this。 JM does a lot of world building and for me the world building took up too much of the book。Octavia ‘Tavi’ Zarola fought in the war against the Valoffs， the war is over， there is a truce and Tavi lives her days out as a bounty hunter。 Until the day General Torran Fletcher a Valoff makes an offer to good to be Wait for It。 Deep breath and major sigh。I am so disappointed in this book。 I love me some space opera and JM previous series Consortium Rebellion Series I was dying to get my hands on this。 JM does a lot of world building and for me the world building took up too much of the book。Octavia ‘Tavi’ Zarola fought in the war against the Valoffs， the war is over， there is a truce and Tavi lives her days out as a bounty hunter。 Until the day General Torran Fletcher a Valoff makes an offer to good to be true。 Tavi and her crew end up accepting the contract。 But they encounter too many hurdles and Torran is lying to them。 Tavi and Torran are the love interest in the book and I was wondering where the chemistry was。 A there was nada。 Her inner monologues about the Valoff’s cut off all possible chemistry between these two。 IMO at least。 There is a solid plot and the secondary characters really added to the book。 It is well written but there was for me something missing。 I can’t put my finger on it。No matter my opinion on this book I shall read the second book in the series。 Hopefully Lexi will get a book as well， maybe Nilo？ 。。。more
Mark Rabideau
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I found this space opera to offer too little space and too much opera （as in soap opera）。 This is not at all in the same league with Expanse。 FWIW。 the heroine was not particularly engaging although her libido was plenty active。 I'll skip the rest of the series。 I found this space opera to offer too little space and too much opera （as in soap opera）。 This is not at all in the same league with Expanse。 FWIW。 the heroine was not particularly engaging although her libido was plenty active。 I'll skip the rest of the series。 。。。more
Logan （loganslovelylibrary）
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I really enjoyed this one！！ The different alien races were interesting and I felt like I had a good grasp of the world building and plot line。 The interspecies conflict was built up well and wasn’t confusing at all。 I appreciated the two MC’s interest in each other but I really just wanted to see more of the crew dynamics lol。 Hoping to get more of that in book 2！
Nikki
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Single POV， first person | space opera， slow burn， enemies-to-lovers （esque）， alien-humanStoryline will continue into next book in series however focus on different characters in the crew。 Enjoyed the fact that the book just drops you in the universe and doesn’t feel the need to explain every last detail。 While the romance aspect was continuous throughout the book， it was a slow burn and the main plotline revolved more around the bounty Hunter trying to recover the stolen item and the tension be Single POV， first person | space opera， slow burn， enemies-to-lovers （esque）， alien-humanStoryline will continue into next book in series however focus on different characters in the crew。 Enjoyed the fact that the book just drops you in the universe and doesn’t feel the need to explain every last detail。 While the romance aspect was continuous throughout the book， it was a slow burn and the main plotline revolved more around the bounty Hunter trying to recover the stolen item and the tension between the inter-species crew。 。。。more
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