Defying Death (Cyborg Sizzle #4) by Cynthia Sax Review
He’ll risk it all for one moment of happiness.
Cyborgs don’t show emotion. Death learned that lesson early in his long lifespan. To survive, he hides his fierce passions behind a stoic wall. He calls no warrior friend. He never admits to caring for any being.
Even the human female he’s destined to love.
Tifara is Death’s obsession, his sole opportunity for happiness, to express the all-consuming passion burning brightly inside him. He’ll do anything to obtain the curvaceous medic: defy a direct order, abduct Tifara from her battle station, and wage war on his fellow cyborgs.
To earn her love, he’ll have to risk much, much more.
Review
I love cyborgs! At Death grim self is a wonderful character. The heroine is opposite as a healer and their opposing natures make for a lot of fun.
The writer does a good job with having them fall in love even in the fated mate situation.
We learn interesting things about Death's background that complicated his character in a good way.
The heroine is a bit manic and obsessed by something in her past to the point where she isn't logical and that adds an annoyance factor to the book that doesn't need to be there.
The external conflict is dumb. I have really enjoyed this series so far but Death's lack of communication (which is explained) to his brethren with a lack of flexibility on the part of the still very undeveloped Homeworld and Council part of the series is grating.
However, the lovely secondary romance saves the book though we could have spent more time with that couple.
The series is too thin on character development and world building to be great but it is fun read.