I’ve tried reading romance a couple times, and was pleasantly surprised by the ones I’ve actually tried. But I avoided them for years because they all seemed to follow the same basic plot, with assembly line characters and common tropes throughout. Well, I can’t use those things as excuses any longer. This book – and, indeed, just about every military sci-fi series I’ve read – has assembly line characters, common tropes, and very similar, predictable plots. Despite all of that, I generally enjoyed this book. […]