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adventurous
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
For me, Renegade Love falls above Love Code but below Strange Love. I enjoyed the fun space romp of a story, pretty good characters, and one last shot at exploring this setting and world-building. The ending was pretty satisfactory and I was a sucker for the Leverage references (hell yes, top favorite shows!). I liked that there was some tie-in to the previous books in this one and would have actually loved a little more connection. Then again, I would also love like 3 more books in this universe!
All in all, I think my only real gripe was about how quickly Oren went from being wary of Yara to instantly being ride or die with full trust and faith in her. The book had been building it up a little but could have done with a bit more, or maybe better establish reason for the sudden change with some of Oren's thoughts and fears at how quickly he was giving in himself. Something!
Yara had been firmly established from the start as pretty rolling-with-it philosophy on life, the manifestation of "Adult life is already so goddamn weird." and "You know those days when you're like 'this might as well happen.'", so it made sense when she was shrugging and leaning into the alien romance. Even knowing that, we still get her expressing some low-level fears and concerns (and excitement) to herself at the prospect of a relationship in a way we didn't really get with Oren and it made even less sense to not get that from Oren's point of view.
Anyway, Oren sounded like a sad little cutie and Yara was a hoot and I wish them a very merry happily ever after. I loved the bots in this story, the surprise character was kinda cool but so much more could have been done there too, and seeing another Greenspirit was fun! Overall, a good solid read and I would totally read more if Ann Aguirre writes any more set in this universe.
All in all, I think my only real gripe was about how quickly Oren went from being wary of Yara to instantly being ride or die with full trust and faith in her. The book had been building it up a little but could have done with a bit more, or maybe better establish reason for the sudden change with some of Oren's thoughts and fears at how quickly he was giving in himself. Something!
Yara had been firmly established from the start as pretty rolling-with-it philosophy on life, the manifestation of "Adult life is already so goddamn weird." and "You know those days when you're like 'this might as well happen.'", so it made sense when she was shrugging and leaning into the alien romance. Even knowing that, we still get her expressing some low-level fears and concerns (and excitement) to herself at the prospect of a relationship in a way we didn't really get with Oren and it made even less sense to not get that from Oren's point of view.
Anyway, Oren sounded like a sad little cutie and Yara was a hoot and I wish them a very merry happily ever after. I loved the bots in this story, the surprise character was kinda cool but so much more could have been done there too, and seeing another Greenspirit was fun! Overall, a good solid read and I would totally read more if Ann Aguirre writes any more set in this universe.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, and Murder
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