Review: At Star's End

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Dr. Eos Rai has spent a lifetime dedicated to her mother's dream of finding the long-lost Mona Lisa. When Eos uncovers tantalizing evidence of Star's End—the last known location of the masterpiece—she's shocked when her employer, the Galactic Institute of Historic Preservation, refuses to back her expedition. Left with no choice, Eos must trust the most notorious treasure hunter in the galaxy, a man she finds infuriating, annoying and far too tempting.

Dathan Phoenix can sniff out relics at a stellar mile. With his brothers by his side, he takes the adventures that suit him and refuses to become a lazy, bitter failure like their father. When the gorgeous Eos Rai comes looking to hire him, he knows she's trouble, but he's lured into a hunt that turns into a wild and dangerous adventure. As Eos and Dathan are pushed to their limits, they discover treasure isn't the only thing they're drawn to…but how will their desire survive when Dathan demands the Mona Lisa as his payment?

Genre: sience fiction romance

Publication date: February 2022 (for the current Kindle version)

Mature content: yes

Review: I really wanted to rate this book with more than 2 stars, since I think the idea behind the story had real potential. But...

First, there's really very little science fiction present. Yes, the characters travel in space ships, but that's about it. Even references to distances (300 miles from one point to another in space?) and to the movement of the ships (spaceships don't "dive" in space, since there's really no up or down other that whatever artificial gravity the ship may provide) don't add up. Same goes for a dozen other smaller plot details that either don't make sense or are totally overlooked.

Second, the romance between Eos and Dathan is a case of too much too fast. On steroids. They meet one day, she's kidnapped and sold into slavery the next, he saves her, they have sex and a couple of days later they are madly in love. End of story. 

I would have preferred a bit more science fiction, more details on the planets and the worlds the characters live and travel in, a bit more color on the characters (little depth there), and a more structured romance story. As it is, the whole book feels rushed and unbalanced, and I can't bring myself to recommend it. 

Happy readings otherwise!

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