The Trouble with Perfect Women, Book One

By: M. J. Michaels

Narrated by: Arielle Noelle

Jacen Ryker is a smuggler, a scoundrel, and completely screwed. His ship’s gone, his escape pod’s hijacked, and now he’s stuck on a ship full of genetically-engineered women who’ve never met a man before.

To make things worse, they’re lost in an uncharted galaxy with no map, no support, and no clue how to get home.

But surviving the unknown might be easier than surviving them.

The Trouble with Perfect Women is a fast-paced sci-fi romp loaded with explosive action, sharp banter, steamy tension, and a dangerously sexy crew of clone women who are a lot more than Jacen bargained for.

©2025 M.J. Michaels (P)2026 M.J. Michaels

Harem in space

The story progressed too slow. I kept waiting for some big action or major plot twist, but it never happened. The ending felt weak after all of the build up. The biggest negative however was the MC. He is constantly flippant and takes no responsibility when negative consequences come from his own actions. It was funny at first, but then it just grates on you.

The author is so clearly an egg its not funny

First, there were quite a few instances when the narration switched between past and present tense, those definitely should have been caught before publication.
Second, the characterization. There are many times when the main character interprets a shrug or a look in someone's eyes as if they've been close for years. But that's impossible, the main character has known the people on clone ship for only a few days. Then there's the main character's background as some sort of super-spy roguish ship captain. That's fine, but it doesn't fit with the way they act like a flustered 14 year old the moment they see an attractive woman.

And finally, the author is so clearly an egg and doesn't realize it that it was genuinely frustrating at times. The way they write the main character being ashamed of their own body, especially in the presence of women. The way the women are written as objects to be worshipped. The bits of cross-dressing and the protagonist being embarrassed and confused at the other women complimenting their appearance while wearing the "wrong" gender's clothes? The author having a second series where a male enters and attempts to fit into an all-female space? Yeah, massive egg energy.