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Sunastara & the Venusian by Jess K Hardy was a fun read and definitely not what I was expecting.

I'll admit that I expected this to have tons of crazy aliens and weird terms throughout and it wasn't like that at all - sure there were other species from other planets and different things, but it was written matter of factly and as such an ordinary thing and it all blended together so well that it just WAS and it was normal and perfect.

Sunny reluctantly has to go to a conference and while there decides to partake in a little space age version of Tinder and matches with the perfect person for at that exact moment. She meets 'Joshua' and she is 'Phoebe' and sparks fly between them immediately and it's not just the usual lust - after an amazing night together, Sunny can't quit thinking about him and sleeps with his tie under her pillow so that she has a piece of him with her.

She's still thinking about him when she goes to a meeting on her ship to meet the newest crew member, Freddie. Freddie turns out to be "Joshua" and oh boy, those sparks are still there, but she doesn't think that they should act upon them.

Thus entails a friendship that they both want to be more, intrigue with guests on the ship, and a possible volatile situation. Will they overcome all of this to actually find love as Sunastara and Freddie? I'm not spoiling this fun adventure.

Ms. Hardy's book had me not wanting to put this book down at all. I read it in one sitting and was left wanting more. Fun characters, interesting intergalactic species, and a ship that I want to go on? Check, check, and check!

This book was given to me as an ARC for my honest opinion by NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions are my own.

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this was a wonderfully done romance novel with the scifi element with what I was hoping for. The plot worked overall and enjoyed how the characters worked in this universe. It uses the space atmosphere and that everything worked overall. It was a strong start to this series and was glad I got to read this. Jess K Hardy wrote a strong story and the characters had that element that I was looking for.

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