Review: Planet Cat (Shifter World Series Book 2) by Rebecca Royce

Planet Cat by Rebecca Royce
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Cats in Space

I’d probably give this book 3.5 ⭐️ if I could.

This is the first book in the Shifter World Series. Each book concerns one Shifter World and is resolved within the confines of the book. 

Tiffany works for The Union. After unending wars on Earth, The Union is the only real authority left around. Being part of The Union isn’t the safest or happiest place to be, especially if you are poor, which Tiffany was. After growing up cold, hungry and afraid she decided to become part of The Union in order to get rich and buy her safety.

As an excellent problem solver Tiffany is sent out to the Cat Shifter World, where there are reports of missiles firing on Union cargo ships. The shifters are isolationist, but they are willing to talk to The Union to prevent further problems, as they deny that they launched any missiles. Tiffany’s task is to find out who launched the missiles and why and then stop them.

When Tiffany is fired on from the surface she is forced to land a day early. Alone on the surface, she is met by three very large male shifters, William, Casper and Oscar, who start out antagonistic and end up flipping a switch and being friendly and inviting her into their home.

I liked this book. Tiffany was an interesting character who ended up working for the organisation that she despised as a child in order to secure safety for herself. She was ruthlessly efficient to the point of burying all her own needs in order to succeed as quickly as possible. She suppressed all her feelings in order to function.

I know I’m always banging on about needing lots of character development in order to connect with characters, and this book has lots of this, but I discovered I really need some plot too. There is very little plot in this book for its length. Most of the book is taken up with Tiffany and the guys getting to know and trust each other. Another big chunk of the book is taken up with world-building, which I always appreciate and enjoy. This left little room for storytelling. What little plot that was there was really good, there just wasn’t enough of it for my tastes. I’ve grown very fussy of late!

If you want a book with lots of emotion, some lustiness and great world-building you will definitely enjoy this book. If you prefer a more action-packed sci-fi/paranormal book this probably isn’t going to be my first recommendation. Still, I enjoyed it to a certain extent and would probably enjoy it more if I was in a different mood.

Borrow Free From Kindle Unlimited

Buy From Amazon UK

Buy From Amazon US

As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases, made after using the above links.