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A review by books_ergo_sum
Sinful Mate by Trish Heinrich
adventurous
2.0
Dr. Spock in the streets, freak in the sheets. Star Trek inspired friends to lovers where our human lady was a medical genius. I was ready to love this—and it started out great.
In terms of spice:
👍 aliens who can read your mind by touching you is super fun (also hot)
👎 I think knotting is the most awkward thing I can possibly imagine. The sexy time is over and now they’re just… stuck together? Nightmare fuel
Make of that what you will 😆
That said, the second half of the book lost me. It had one of my least favourite relationship dramas (the “I love you too much to be with you”). We didn’t lean into the culture clash as much as I wanted. There was a villainous monologue I rolled my eyes at. And I never figured out why this was called “sinful mate”(who was the sinner? What religion were we sinning in?)—it bothered me 😆
In terms of spice:
👍 aliens who can read your mind by touching you is super fun (also hot)
👎 I think knotting is the most awkward thing I can possibly imagine. The sexy time is over and now they’re just… stuck together? Nightmare fuel
Make of that what you will 😆
That said, the second half of the book lost me. It had one of my least favourite relationship dramas (the “I love you too much to be with you”). We didn’t lean into the culture clash as much as I wanted. There was a villainous monologue I rolled my eyes at. And I never figured out why this was called “sinful mate”(who was the sinner? What religion were we sinning in?)—it bothered me 😆