Her Empath started rather interesting, but by the end, nothing came together to form a coherent plotline. What you end up with is some separate action scenes and love scenes in a sci-fi setting that never coalesced. Add that to bad term usage, and horrible title, and it's basically a word salad scifi romance.
General Lyssa Ryland is half human, half alien, and all hard. She takes no guff from anyone, not even the admiralty. She had risen through the ranks by merit alone. She commands one of the most powerful ships in the navy, with a loyal crew, and is friends with some of the largest mercenary clans in the galaxy. She yields to no one... except maybe one... JJ is one of fleet's open secrets... He's an empath, with the ability to change a person's personality given enough time and access. He had been tasked by the Admiralty to bring General Ryland back in line, for the fleet feared she'll go rogue if she's disciplined in any way. Before going on duty, JJ had a one-night stand on the base... Only to find next day, when he reported onboard, that the woman he bedded the night before was none other than General Ryland herself. But when they went on a mission and was ambushed by killer cyborgs, they kept each other alive. Lyssa knew that JJ is not a normal liaison, and is probably the empath sent by the fleet to subdue her, and JJ knew that Lyssa is not just a woman, but a warrior. Can JJ convince Lyssa that they can be good together, even if he had to leave the fleet?
Sorry, this universe made ZERO sense. If she had this much power, just send in a fleet and take out the whole ship, or assassinate her. The author also failed to understand the word EMPATH. Empath means capable of "empathy", which means empathic, i.e. share emotions. To change someone's mind requires telepathic manipulations, not empathic. Also, would the fleet allow one of their empaths to "resign"? And why would a general, a GROUND commander, command a powerful starship? It was clear the author has NO understanding of the military and randomly mixes terminologies. What's worse, why is the series called "zodiac cyborgs", where there's no mention of the zodiac, nor any cyborg in the story?! The plotline made no sense, and neither did the attraction. The universe made no sense. This novel is just nonsense.
Category: Science Fiction
Primary Plot: Is the new liaison to the starship out to wipe general's mind... or to love her?
Tropes: fling to a thing, enemies to lovers, military
Overall Rating: 1/5
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