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5.0 out of 5 stars
A fast-paced science fiction romance that hooked me from the start, August 12, 2011
This review is from: Rulebreaker (Kindle Edition)
"My ex-husband had just felt me up, taken my gun, and spoiled my hit."
And for a girl who makes rules so things go smooth, everything for Liv Braxton goes from bad to worse, which just means the story gets better and better and the stakes are raised even higher. I was immediately hooked by the droll humor and great characters who populate this book, and was impressed by the perfect balance of world building and tightly-woven plotline. A poignant romance brings it all together for a satisfying read that will having me looking for each new Pegau title! Five stars!
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Felon's Rule Number One, August 8, 2011
This review is from: Rulebreaker (Kindle Edition)
Olivia has a bunch of rules she lives by, as she finds they help in her line of (often illegal) work. Felon's Rule Number One is "Don't get emotionally involved." When she is recruited by her ex-husband to do a bit of corporate espionage, she comes close to breaking this rule. However, she finds that while she still has feelings for Tonio, they both maintain a professional distance for the sake of the job. Olivia's part in the plot is to become an executive assistant for R.J. Talbot, a VP with a mining company. The crew believes she has information on a new air filtration system. if it comes out that the company was withholding a new safety technology, the company would face huge fines. The crew intends to find information about the system and blackmail the company for millions of credits.
As Olivia becomes a hyper-efficient assistant to Regina "Zia" Talbot, she finds herself becoming more emotionally, and romantically, involved with her boss. Without wanting to give away too much of the story, Olivia eventually breaks Felon's Rule Number One when it comes to Zia, thus the title of the book.
Like most science fiction and other works that are of another time and another place, a lot is left to the reader's imagination. With references to different technology and economic systems, the reader mind fills in the blanks as necessary... at least I do. For this book, I found myself thinking of the anime Cowboy Bebop and the film Outland. Cowboy Bebop was useful for getting an idea about what the cities might look like, but Outland was useful because it also involved mining, and had a ruthlessly evil corporation. Like Sean Connery's character in Outland, Olivia gets to the point where she isn't sure who she can trust.
The book is told in the first-person, from Olivia's point-of-view. As such, the book deals a lot with her feelings and thoughts, as well as her insecurities, hopes, and desires. The downside is that none of the other characters are as well developed. Though Tonio and Zia, characters that Olivia cares about, are described very well physically, they don't have a lot of personality. While there are a few obvious antagonists to Olivia's protagonist role, they're superficial and any tension seems to come as much from Olivia's worries and insecurities.
Overall, it's a good book. It's an interesting story, but I think telling it in the first-person hampered it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Very Good SFR Espionage Novel with Sweet f/f Flavour, August 23, 2011
This review is from: Rulebreaker (Kindle Edition)
I thoroughly enjoyed this SFR espionage novel. The worldbuilding is very good, the main characters are vivid and vivacious. The build-up was a *little* slow for me--mainly because I didn't much care for the mother--but once Liv (our gutsy heroine and narrator) starts her new undercover job as PA to corporate hotshot Zia, the tension, both dramatic and sexual, really begins to crackle. It never lets up.
This is the sort of story that doesn't really need a villain as such. They are there, but the real enemy here is circumstance. At its heart, Rulebreaker is a tender and poignant love story between two people who absolutely can't end up together, but absolutely MUST. Recommended to all SFR readers, and for those curious about the genre but have yet to give it a whirl. You'll find Ms. Pegau's future world easy to relate to.
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