Thursday, November 5, 2020

The New Guy by V.C. Lancaster [Review]

The New Guy by V.C. Lancaster
The New Guy (Office Aliens #2) by V.C. Lancaster
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: November 23, 2019

Office Aliens
1. The E.T. Guy
2. The New GuyPaperback | Kindle
3. The Security Guy
4. The Guy Next Door
4.1. An Office Alien Christmas: Ro
4.2. An Office Alien Christmas: Bia
4.3. An Office Alien Christmas: Zir
4.4. An Office Alien Christmas: Khy

V.C. Lancaster
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Synopsis (Goodreads):
Maggie works in Enquiries at DETI (The Department of Extra-Terrestrial Immigration) and they're a little under-staffed. She's confused but grateful when a handful of Teissian refugees fresh off the spaceship are allocated to her department. She is put in charge of training Ro, a charming, scaled alien with a sexy voice, cute dimples, and a lot of secrets.

She knows office romances are a bad idea, but she just can't resist after spending every day sitting opposite him. As the two get closer, however, questions arise that threaten their relationship. Why does his friend seem to hate her so much? What is he hiding about his life on his home planet?

Can Maggie get Ro to open up before it's too late? Or will his secrets overwhelm them both?
Thoughts on The New Guy: Okay. We have another alien looking for love in all the office-y places and...he has a few secrets (that aren't really secrets, just cultural differences, kind of) that make hooking up with a human a little sticky.

First off, Ro's new to the planet. Literally new. Like, he's been on Earth a week. When he's assigned to Maggie's group in Enquiries, they hit it off and things seem to be going well. BUT...but there are a few fundamental physical differences between his type of alien and humans that makes their relationship a wee bit problematic.

On Maggie's end, she doesn't realize what's going on with her dude until it's almost too late. Really, though, if Ro had just talked to her and explained things, they could have avoided a lot of the unpleasantness they had to deal with. On the other hand, Ro's silence on the subject fit with how badly he wanted to blend in with the humans. He didn't want to be seen as different so he did what he thought he had to do to keep Maggie happy.

I'm seriously digging these office aliens. They're (mostly) sweet and dealing with a lot of stuff and I like them.

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