Flawless. Amazing. This one beat Mated to the Beast by a trillion for me, omfg! And I LOVED that one a lot but this one was, *chef's kiss*. Megan and Nyko were adorable, sexy, smart, beautiful, lethal warriors, a freaking dream. I absolutely ADORED how Nyko kept tab of everything about Megan, of what she liked, and how he remembered every little thing they had done together. How he ADMIRED and drooled at how kickass and powerful and brave and intelligent and strong and intrepid Megan is. And omfg the banter, the FLAVOR of their dynamic! This book actually made me enjoy the forced proximity trope lmao! Once again the Hive plot was incredible. As much as this is about rutting beasts and mating cuffs and everything, Ms. Goodwin has also written some incredible sci-fi here. I love it, for real. I loved that Megan was a half Black woman, too, and how much Nyko worshipped her skin and her hair. That was so soft and important. I also loved how Megan's father was made to be the tender parent who Megan loved dearly. Only few complaints I have would be the book cover that doesn't accurately represent Megan and that Nyko's narrative got a little repetitive at points, but no biggie. Seriously, this installment was an IBP masterpiece. If you have to read just one Interstellar Brides Program book, this is the one.