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I had high hopes for this book; it has great reviews and the summary was interesting. I'm a fan of the genre, but I had problems with things right from the start. The protagonist is not only a street-smart orphan, she's tall, curvy, blonde, has violet eyes and is so gorgeous that she could be a model. I was actually willing to overlook all of this - and her ridiculous name - once the action picked up, and I did enjoy the early chapters of the book. At a certain point, however, things just got ridiculous. In Ethar, Kricket is alluringly tiny! All the assorted alpha males are dying to protect her! She is literally a genius! Everyone is charmed by her humbleness and wit! Oh, and not only is she royalty, but she has unprecedented psychic powers that every faction wants to exploit! And while the plot was decent at first, it suddenly devolved into a cheesy romance novel, complete with longing glances, evil suitors and heaving bosoms. While at first Kricket had plans of escaping back to Earth or attending college, she suddenly seemed to lose her backbone and smarts, and just sat around hoping Trey would love her. Things did pick back up a bit at the end, so maybe there's a chance that things will improve in future books, but I won't be reading them to find out. A disappointing heroine, a bland male lead, and an interesting but ultimately wasted premise left me alternately bored and groaning. To top it all off, the numerous grammatical mistakes ("baron" instead of "barren," "reign" instead of "rein," etc.) and typos drove me nuts.