{"id":9688,"date":"2022-09-25T14:59:57","date_gmt":"2022-09-25T21:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/?p=9688"},"modified":"2022-09-25T14:59:57","modified_gmt":"2022-09-25T21:59:57","slug":"review-only-bad-options-jennifer-estep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/09\/25\/review-only-bad-options-jennifer-estep\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Only Bad Options &#8211; Jennifer Estep"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bookreview\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/61115978._SY475_.jpeg?w=1280\" alt=\"Review: Only Bad Options &#8211; Jennifer Estep\" title=\"Review: Only Bad Options &#8211; Jennifer Estep\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignright\"><strong>Only Bad Options<\/strong><br>by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/authors\/jennifer-estep\/\">Jennifer Estep<\/a> <br><strong>Series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/series\/galactic-truebond\/\">Galactic Truebond #1<\/a> <br><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/publishers\/self-published\/\">Self-Published<\/a> <br><strong>Publication Date:<\/strong> September 20, 2022 <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/genres\/science-fiction\/\">Science Fiction<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 408 <br><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/sources\/purchased\/\">Purchased<\/a> <br><br>My rating: <span class=\"ubb-buy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><\/span><br><br><br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>Space opera meets Bridgerton in an exciting new science-fiction fantasy adventure by bestselling author Jennifer Estep. Perfect for readers looking for a mix of magic and technology and for fans of soul mates and enemies-to-lovers stories.<\/p>\n<p>A WOMAN WHO SEES EVERYTHING . . .<\/p>\n<p>Few people know the name Vesper Quill. To most folks, I\u2019m just a lowly lab rat who designs brewmakers and other household appliances in the research and development lab at the powerful Kent Corp. But when I point out a design flaw and a safety hazard in the new line of Kent Corp starcruisers, everyone knows who I am\u2014and wants to eliminate me.<\/p>\n<p>I might be a seer with a photographic memory, but I don\u2019t see the trouble headed my way until it\u2019s too late. Suddenly, I\u2019m surrounded by enemies and fighting for my life.<br \/>\nI don\u2019t think things can get any worse until I meet Kyrion Coldren, an arrogant Regal lord who insists that we have a connection, one that could be the death of us both.<\/p>\n<p>A MAN WHO CAN\u2019T FORGET HIS PAST . . .<\/p>\n<p>The name Kyrion Coldren strikes fear in the hearts of people across the Archipelago Galaxy. As the leader of the Arrows, the Imperium\u2019s elite fighting force, I\u2019m used to being a villain, as well as the personal assassin of Lord Callus Holloway. Even the wealthy Regals who live on the planet of Corion are afraid of me.<\/p>\n<p>But everything changes when I meet Vesper Quill. I might be a powerful psion with telepathic, telekinetic, and other abilities, but Vesper sees far too many of my secrets.<br \/>\nThanks to an arcane, unwanted quirk of psionic magic, the two of us are forced to work together to unravel a dangerous conspiracy and outwit the dangerous enemies who want to bend us to their will.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><center><span class=\"ubb-buy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0B1BSY2HR\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/amazon.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Amazon\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/only-bad-options-jennifer-estep\/1141580432;jsessionid=9AEC03661A82F00F1263FB28ED1F44BF.prodny_store01-atgap13?ean=9798765593462\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bn.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Barnes & Noble\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/only-bad-options\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/kobo.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Kobo\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781950076154\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/indiebound.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Indiebound\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/books\/only-bad-options\/9781950076154\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bookshop.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Bookshop\"><\/a><\/span><\/center><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/61115978-only-bad-options\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/widget_logo.gif?w=1280\" alt=\"Goodreads\"><\/a><br><\/center><center><p class=\"ubb-buy\"><div class=\"ubb-icon-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/3stars\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0002_3-stars.png?fit=80%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"3 stars icon\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/m-f\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/categories_0003_m_f-copy.png?fit=80%2C101&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"m\/f\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/scifi\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0013_scifi.png?fit=80%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"scifi icon\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/center><br>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2022-09-25T21:59:57+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nThis popped up as a recommendation for me several times on Facebook and Amazon (apparently our AI overlords know that I love sci-fi romance!). So when I saw it was finally released, I couldn\",\n\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Llama Reads Books\"\t},\n\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\\\/blog\\\/index.php\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/25\\\/review-only-bad-options-jennifer-estep\\\/\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Only Bad Options\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"Jennifer Estep\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"\"\t},\n\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"ReadingLlama\",\n\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\\\/blog\\\/\"\t},\n\t\"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\"ratingValue\": 3,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>This popped up as a recommendation for me several times on Facebook and Amazon (apparently our AI overlords know that I love sci-fi romance!). So when I saw it was finally released, I couldn&#8217;t resist picking it up. While it&#8217;s overall a very enjoyable first addition to the series, there were also several things that didn&#8217;t quite work for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vesper works in R&amp;D for a corporation run by a powerful Regal family, one of the elites of the Imperium. While she&#8217;s full of ideas for everything from improving brewmakers to weapons, a power hungry ex stole most of her ideas and has used the promotion to keep her sidelined. When she identifies a flaw in the new line of Starcruisers, she runs afoul of the Regals&#8230; and then she meets Kyrion. The soldier&#8217;s convinced she&#8217;s useless at best and a spy at worst, but after she saves his life, it seems he&#8217;s stuck with her. With a conspiracy threatening to topple the Imperium itself, can Vesper and Kyrion find a way to work together, or will their distrust ruin their chances of preventing disaster?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The blurb lists it &#8220;space opera meets Bridgerton.&#8221; Definitely space opera, yes, as it&#8217;s more focused on the characters than whizbang gadgets, but the Bridgerton bit is a harder sell for me. Is it because of the Regals, houses with psion powers like telekinesis and empathy? The fact that there&#8217;s a scene with carriages (for no discernible reason)? And while it teases enemies-to-lovers and soul mate tropes, this is definitely more sci-fi with a strong romantic plot line rather than sci-fi romance. It also appears like the series will be following the one couple, so assume from that what you will about the HEA state at the end of this book. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I generally liked Vesper though I found her a bit uneven character-wise. She&#8217;s smart enough to not panic and think her way out of a bad situation but not smart enough to realize that pushing her findings about a deadly crash will make her a company liability. She also has a magician&#8217;s bag of magical powers, from a talent for fixing things (which I thought was super cool!) to supposed perfect recall (which only came up a couple of times honestly, in very deus ex machina ways) to, well, some other spoilery things. My favorite thing about her, though, was that every time she realized she&#8217;d ended up in a bad situation (again) she didn&#8217;t wail and gnash her teeth, she got angry (and, eventually, she gets even).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kyrion is the epitome of the Bad Boy Regal, captain of the emperor&#8217;s elite soldier unit, the Arrows (huh, where have I heard that before?), and rumored to be the emperor&#8217;s personal killing machine. He&#8217;s initially way too far over the alphahole line for me, though it&#8217;s revealed he has some very good reasons for being cynical, paranoid and a general jerk. So, yeah, I wasn&#8217;t that upset to realize that the romance plot line wasn&#8217;t going very far in this book, truebond or no. Rather than the usual instalove, there&#8217;s a ton of distrust (layered with a good dose of &#8220;the truebond must be making me attracted to them!&#8221;) and general suspicion. It&#8217;s only because they&#8217;re forced to work together that they start to respect each other and even become friends. There&#8217;s some particularly sweet moments where they open up to each other that gave me some hope for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for other cons, there&#8217;s a rather large chunk of infodumping at the beginning (gee thanks, Vesper&#8217;s gossip channel watching roomie!). Some of the names were eyeroll worthy as well. Honestly, every time they mentioned Regals, I had that Lorde song stuck in my head (&#8220;And we&#8217;ll never be roooyyyaaaaals&#8221;). And Techwavers? Eek. It had that feeling of using random scifi names for regular things just to, you know, prove it was in a sci-fi universe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To be honest I could nitpick this to death and that&#8217;s really too harsh. While there were a lot of eyerolls, I genuinely had a good time with the book. The action portions in particular were amazing. The political machinations are pretty fun, as is watching Vesper adjust to the Regal lifestyle. Since a good chunk of that involves her eating a lot of really good fruit and cheese, I definitely empathized with her (and made my own charcuterie board). I liked how protective she was of her friends (and even Kyrion) and I really appreciated that her reaction to wrongdoing was to get angry. I&#8217;m as much a fan as anyone of even-keeled heroines, but given *waves hands at world* it&#8217;s so freeing to see one who gets so incredibly angry and then uses that a to fix the situation. And watching two lonely people like Vesper and Kyrion start to learn to trust each other? Magic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, I&#8217;d give this 3.5 stars. It&#8217;s a solid first book in a new series and hopefully the next book will be even better!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This popped up as a recommendation for me several times on Facebook and Amazon (apparently our AI overlords know that I love sci-fi romance!). So when I saw it was finally released, I couldn&#8217;t resist picking it up. 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