Kane and Cassia’s backstory was established in Starflight, and for a while, I was thinking that it would’ve been better if they had remained background characters. With the playing hard to get and the hint of a love triangle, I was definitely tired of Cassia’s shenanigans, and we spent only a few days together I can’t imagine how frustrated Kane must feel after years of it. From what you know in the first book to now, they are obviously very close friends, but it’s tough to admit your feelings when one of you keeps the other at arm’s length. Kane and Cassia have been playing this dangerous game of l ’amour since they were young. The Big Sister in me was screaming for him to take it. As much as it pains him to give up hope, Kane does have to look out for his own future, and he’s received an enticing job offer to travel around using his considerable charm for Doran’s brother. At the start of the book, he’s finally reaching a breaking point. Kane is loyal, almost to a fault, and he worships the ground Cassia walks on, though he’s not above getting in her face and pushing her buttons when she does her push-pull routine. Then do the kind thing and let the man go! Cassia had a tough journey in this book, but she eventually grew up and made some decisions that made me proud. I get it – you’re a Princess, and your love life is not your own. I appreciated her responsibility to her planet and its people, but, man, was she dicking Kane around with her wishy-washy attitude. With a rebellion brewing, a plague starting, the Zhang mafia sniffing around, and the responsibility of thousands of lives in her hands, Cassia needs to decide where her heart really lies: with her people, or with a boy who has always put her life before his own?Ĭassia certainly isn’t having the best few months after being starved and forced to grovel on her knees in front of a man who murdered his own family. Luckily, Kane managed to avoid capture (his would’ve meant certain death without the moniker of “Princess” to save him), but what Cassia doesn’t realize is he’s determined to rescue her…at whatever cost. Unfortunately for Cassia, her luck finally runs out and she is captured by the Daeva, a ruthless group of bounty hunters who drag her back to her war-torn home planet in chains. While she misses her land dearly, she brought the most important piece of home with her: her best friend and occasional smooch-partner, Kane. Princess Cassia left her home world almost two years ago, fleeing an arranged marriage to a murderous and duplicitous ally. The hardcover version has a pretty metallic shine on the stars whizzing past. This planet looks like it’s either about to blow up into unicorn sparkles or it’s having a really fun party (am I invited?). Note: This is a companion novel to Starflight, and while it is not necessary to read the first book to enjoy this one, I might be spoiling certain plotlines of the first book below. Bonus Factors: Companion Novel, Space Travel
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