I'm writing this review as in taking a break from the story. Overall the plot, intrigue and characters would easily keep me in to the end. This however is mellowed out by a writing style when it comes to conversations that feel almost solipsistic. More like they are parts of one individual relaying information than having any organic flow to them. Sadly I'm not myself skilled enough to point out what makes me feel this way other than the rough vibes I get from reading and how it slightly exhausts me, so sorry to the author for not providing better critique.

In the end I will take a break from reading this for now but will aim to come back with a fresher brain. The plot itself has me intrigued and I want to see were it goes, it has just been a bit to exhausting a read so far.

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I like this fanfic especially the earlier chapters where the protagonist is customizing themself. This fanfic puts more focus on the in-between combat portions, different from the SCS series it's based on. What I mean by that is they spend more time setting up ambushes, shopping for items, scouting, talking, flirting, and teasing than they do actually fighting.

That being said my biggest problem with this novel stems from the foundation of the relationship between Tinea and Leah. After Tinea discovers Leah, the relationship between the pair goes from savior/savee to a honeymoon phase within an hour. The pair really latch onto one another because of trauma, Tinea because of her past and Leah because of her present. They latch on HARD too. So hard in fact that the author could *almost* justify a soft yandere tag, especially when Tinea says things like "I'd die for her" after only knowing Leah for a couple hours. Anyway, I'm not really sure if what the pair has is love or dependence. It all just happens so quickly. There's basically no buildup at all.

There's also some oddities in the AI's personality/ behavior that I don't really remember in SCS. They seem more detached from their Vanguard's and humanity in general in this novel, yet they also say things a 3rd party probably wouldn't. Like at one point Tynea refers to something as a "failure of humanity, " which doesn't seem like something a 3rd party alien AI with knowledge of thousands of diverse alien cultures would say casually.

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Action focused, with some humanity sprinkled in. Later. As always it is interesting to see someone enter an other writers world. Hmm this is a half review, ill come back and up this as 5 stars latter with how this story feels to me, you see with Action stories I often don't trust the writer to make the jump when not in that arc of action to express those every day moments that springboard the reader, tied by those moments to care about going into the next mission or whatever. I often wait to see if they can make it to the other side with the change up. But im hooked and interested these two goobers.

the reason I give 4 stars is because 1) there is a lot of heavy self refection at one or two points which, as someone who dose that themselves, im well aware just how much analytical jargon turns people away. And 2) the writing window dressing could be better, just small things like 'why are they so good at x' being reassured in the readers mind missing, and that is nothing!! I feel guilty saying this now because there only going to get better at this I feel.

please give it a read. And leave the writter nice messages as you go along!

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Now that the system is clean (over the counter painkillers really are the worse for me) I'm very much enjoying the conversations I couldn't follow before. Yes I will be adding to this review as I read the full story

I also agree with Aden, the AI talks to much but it's enjoyable and builds the character of the AI. It's interesting how we also get glimpses of Aden's past without going into detail of that past.

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This story, at it’s core, is a Lesbian/Transgender love story set in the SCS universe. As such, if you enjoy whole chapters devoted to internal dialog then this story is for you.

There is action, and the author does a credible job with describing fight scenes. The one scene where the MC does her Battlepoem is outstanding.

There are some negatives which rankle once you’ve become invested in the story: The whole suckling from the MC’s teat is a bit over the top and gratuitous. I do get it; Normally breasts are udderly (pun) useless so it’s a cool feature to have but seems forced.

The MC will have whole paragraphs of dialog in the middle of a fight. Again, this is a Transgender Love story with Suddenly Hormones to deal with and that is the focus of the author. But it does break up the action enough to be annoying. Sometimes the hormones lead to weird decisions, but again the author tries to portray changing genders isn’t like changing clothes. I do enjoy the story but have skipped whole chapters while reading.

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Fantastic "Stray Cat Strut" Fan-fiction/Spin-off. Tinea and Leah are great characters with an interesting backstory. 

I really like the focus on biological enhancements instead of cybernetic ones.

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It's quite good. It has the fantasy conclusion of mtf transgenderism, while telling a compelling plot line of earth being under attack from an alien species threatening overall human existence. The romance feels believable, cute, and enjoyable. So far, consistently great writing with zero to little grammar issues.

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