Review: Rebels and Lovers

 

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Out of options… Techno-billionaire Devin Guthrie can’t forget Captain Makaiden Griggs even though it’s been two years since she was in his family’s employ. A Guthrie does not fall in love with a mere shuttle pilot. Going against his wealthy family’s wishes isn’t an option—not with the Empire in political upheaval, much of it caused by Devin’s renegade older brother, Admiral Philip Guthrie.

When a Guthrie heir—Devin’s nineteen-year old nephew, Trip— goes missing, Devin’s loyalty to his family’s edicts is put to the test. Suddenly the unthinkable becomes the only option available: Devin must break the rules and ally himself with Kaidee Griggs, the one woman he could never forget, the one woman he was forbidden to love. It’s a desperate move that could change the fate of the Empire—and the Guthrie family forever.

Genre: science fiction romance

Publication date: January 2019

Mature content: yes

Review: Rebels and Lovers is book 4 in the Dock Five series, but can be perfectly read as a stand alone (books one and two, Gabriel's Ghost and Shades of Dark are definitely to be read together, while book 3, Hope's Folly, is more similar to this one). 

 

I did like Rebels and Lovers, but I don't think it's the best in the series. Mostly, I didn't feel the characters were very consistent, especially Devin, who alternates between business man, computer geek and trained soldier but in the end fails to be entirely convincing at any of those roles.

  

 

 

 

 

Other than the above, Rebels and Lovers is still filled with a fast moving plot, romance, and enough twists and turns to keep you glued to the story until the last page. The bonus of re-acquainting myself with characters from previous books, especially at the end, was also pretty nice.

  

Happy readings,

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