Rallying Recovery

Monster Girls in Space, Book 7

Getting a break was a pipe dream, something that Desmond McLaughlin realized in short order. Fate had her favorite squeaky toy, and its name was McLaughlin. But at least he had his girls to support him and the friends he’d made aboard the Fist of Defiance, as well as the relationships that continue to grow, both into friendships and something more.

In addition to looking after his girls, Desmond is now faced with the unexpected addition of a trio of innocent, trusting lives in the form of the three sevrax they rescued during the final raid against a major base of the Heralds of Whispers. His relationship with the quester in charge ensured they were released to him, but what the hell is he supposed to do with pets like these while he’s fighting to recover from his own injuries?

Deciding to make the best of it, Arsenal heads back to a planetary base to ensure Desmond gets the attention he needs, which will give him the best chance at recovery in the wake of the battle against the upper echelons of the Heralds of Whispers. All the while, the universe continues to spin around him, the gears of time grinding away without a care for those caught within their spokes.

How much of a difference can one man make against the horrors that haunt the spaces between stars? No one is sure, but that isn’t going to stop Desmond, nor will it slow down Clan McLaughlin as they loyally follow in his wake.

*** Monster Girls In Space is a Sci-Fi, fantasy, semi-military, men’s romance, progression fantasy about a man becoming a space-wizard amongst a universe full of monster girls (it’s in the title, you should have expected that part). Expect adventure, mischief, magic, fighting, and romance in a galaxy that is curious what sort of mischief Humanity will get up to.

©2025 M. Tress (P)2026 Royal Guard Publishing LLC

A pleasant nothing burger with a one annoyance.

Very much more of the same but with the action cut out. This one is good enough to enjoy but the weakest book so far. My biggest annoyance which made me stop reading to calm down was the dino 'dogs' during the 'climax'. The author built them up as super intelligent, always follows orders, and who's number one goal is protecting their family. During the 'climax' they didn't protect their family, dragged them into danger, and ignored direct orders. It undermined the entire books build up of their characters. Also, the whole 'climax'(was about 20 minutes and completely unattached to the rest of the story) was unneeded and only put in so the book wouldn't be a complete snooze fest. Other then that the author introduces some new mechanics that slightly change how the world has been portrayed in previous books to set up future progress which twigs me a little but is understandable. Still this book is fine and understandable in the scope of the series, nicely setting up for a part 2 for the the series.

ehh ...

I was really expecting alot more. This was barely a slice of life filler book with close to zero conflict to resolve.
Given his space wizardry injury, I was expecting some serious hurdles for the team to overcome or something. Instead we got a book that could have been replaced by a time skip chapter in the next book. Oh, and a new antagonist surprise ruined by the final chapter intro blurb.

I'll still buy the next book and look forward to reading it, but got nothing from this one.