Review: The Tracker's Dilemma

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Sergeant Heath “Tick” Hawthorn, the best tracker in Mandrake Company and the captain’s right-hand man, has been admiring microbiologist Lauren Keys from afar for months. Unfortunately, she’s dedicated to her science and doesn’t seem to have any interest in relationships. He’s not even sure she knows his name. Determined to change that, Heath develops a surefire plan: he signs up to be a specimen in her latest study. Once she gets to know him better, he’s positive she’ll find his charms appealing. But when he starts hearing other people's thoughts and receiving eerie premonitions, he questions the wisdom of turning himself into a lab rat. On a mission planet-side with Lauren, they finally have some time alone together, but he’s too worried he’s turning into a freak to be charming. Further, the outing soon turns dangerous, as predators and bounty hunters show an interest in the party. If he and Lauren aren’t careful, they’ll end up dead instead of dating. Maybe Heath's plan wasn’t as surefire as he thought.

Genre: science fiction romance

Publication date: March 2016

Mature content: yes

Review: The Tracker's Dilemma is an OK book, one that you have to read if you've read (and liked) the previous nooks in the Mandrake Company series. But as a stand alone? Not that great - and not just because you'll be confused to the references to all the secondary characters. 

 

 

 

 

Actually, I was hoping for Lauren to find her happy ever after almost from the start of the series. And I did expect her to find it with Tick/Heath. But I confess I was a bit disappointed. The way their story unfolds is a bit weird - and completely silly in some places. 

Granted, there are lots of great moments in the book, especially the ones that relate to the action/adventure part of the story, and it was nice to return to Sturm, the moon where the first story in the series practically began, but I still felt a bit cheated.

 

You can also read my reviews of Mercenary Instinct (book 1), Trial and Temptation (book 2), The Assassin's Salvation (book 3), The Ruins of Karzelek (book 4), Mercenary Courage (book 5) and The Pirate Captain's Daughter (book 6).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy readings,

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