Review: Space Mac by Emma Jane

Title: Space Mac

Author: Emma Jane

Length: 143 Pages

Category: Sci-Fi, Fantasy

At a Glance: Were some parts of this book ridiculous? Yup. But was it fun? Absolutely. Emma Jane wrote characters that felt realistic for all their antics, and I would enjoy reading more of their adventures.

Reviewed By: Jennifer

Blurb: Cocky escort Mackenzie “Mac” Jones has just the right type of blood so that when he steals an odd silver brooch from a client, it transports him to a strange planet. Frightened and confused—and confronted by aliens—he flees and ends up bumping into a handsome humanoid male named Teevar.

But Teevar and his companions are also on the run, and Mac finds himself embroiled in the affairs of his new friends with no idea how to get back to Earth. Can Mac and Teevar survive long enough to work out their feelings for each other? And will Mac ever see home again?

Review: Science fiction that has a hint of fantasy in it is awesome. While the fantasy might just be wishful thinking on my part, I would consider it to be a tiny bit that gets the story started. The fantasy propels the protagonist into the future—or some other part of space—and everything takes off from there.

Escort Mackenzie, known as Mac, is with a client when he discovers a silver brooch that catches his eye. Except when he touches it, it somehow transports him to an alien world. He has no idea when and where he is, just that he wants to go home. Not knowing anything about where he is, he flees and runs into Teevar, an alien also on the run. Mac ends up joining their crew, but he ends up in a world of trouble instead, with bounty hunters chasing him down because of who he’s with.

What I loved about this story was that it doesn’t seem to take itself too seriously. Mac is not the best protagonist out there. He’s self-centered and vain, but I think that’s what made me like him so much. He wasn’t perfect. And then there’s Teevar, who is much more the traditional protagonist you would see. He has a secret to hide, and he’s running from something as well, but he won’t really talk about it.

The book can be confusing, but that’s because we’re along for the ride with Mac. We don’t know anything until he does, so the exact reason for the pin isn’t made known to the readers until the very end of the book. I liked that. Most books I can figure out the ending within the first few pages, but for this one, I just held on and had a good time doing it.

As for the romance in this book, there is some, but it’s not right up front. Mac is a highly sexual being, and Teevar is not for understandable reasons. If you’re looking for explosive sex constantly, this book isn’t for you. But that shouldn’t deter you from checking it out if you don’t mind some sexual tension and fade to black scenes.

Were some parts ridiculous? Yup. But was it fun? Absolutely. Emma Jane wrote characters that felt realistic for all their antics, and I would enjoy reading more of their adventures. What happens next? Are there any other things Mac can solve just by being who he is? Do they get into more trouble with bounty hunters because they just can’t keep their hands to themselves?

If you’re a fan of sci-fi books or books with less than perfect heroes, this is just for you. It’s a pretty fast read but enjoyable nonetheless, as I’ve come to expect from books produced by NineStar Press.

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