In the Company of Others

I started out really liking this book. Great world building. Pretty interesting aliens. I liked the writing style. Then, about halfway through, it turned into a romance, and not the romance I actually wanted. By the end, this was the main plotline, and it really just fizzled out for me. I think romance in sci-fi is very tricky, and it's great when it works well, but this one just felt kind of childish and basic (especially when Grant and Malley are both way more interesting characters).