I needed a short respite from reading serious sff for the past few months straight. And nothing says respite better than some dumb romance novel blended in with a space adventure. For some reason, I can't stand pure romance books and need something more to really enjoy them. I liked Ocean's Echo for its fast readable nature, where I didn't really have to pay a lot of attention to the book. Though I feel like this book only works if you suspend logic and don't think too hard about the plot (why are mind controllers more acceptable than mind readers? fuck if I can tell you. it seems to just be 🌟society🌟). I definitely would not have liked this if I had gone in expecting a lot. The romance is pretty mild but it seemed to work given the reading mode I was in. Other than that, I don't really have much to comment on this book except that it served as a decent brain reboot.