Review: Dark Ambitions (Class 5 Series Book 4.5) by Michelle Diener

Dark Ambitions by Michelle Diener
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

On Planet

This is book 4.5 in the series and is novella length. It’s set after the previous four books and reading this novella without reading at least the first book in the series will leave the reader confused.

Rose and Dav are part of an exploratory mission along with Sazo, the artificial intelligence wrapped up in a lethal warship exterior. Rose can go to the planet surface with the team to check things out. She's delighted as she hasn’t been on a planet in months. Dav and his exploratory ship have gone off to check out a distress call but Sazo is above the planet keeping an eye on things.

The second day Rose is resting up whilst the other check out things nearby when they are taken prisoner by the Krik. Rose is alone except for a cute baby flying squirrel type critter she rescued and Sazo in her ear. Rose’s philosophy of ‘no man left behind’ comes into play again, even with Sazo wanting her to run away and stay safe.

This is a short fun novella that revisits favourite characters from the series. It packs a lot into a few pages, providing the reader with danger, political intrigue, romance and a very cute alien critter. What more could you ask for in a novella? I do wish there would be more books in this series because I really have enjoyed reading it, but I think it’s unlikely given the amount of time that’s passed since the last book was released, but I can always live in hope!

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