Space + Survival = winning. 
 *cracks knuckles* Typing all of that out was hard work. 
 I've noticed that sci-fi is probably the one genre where I'm not always clamoring for romance, and this book was no exception. Tarver and Lilac weren't super-annoying or anything like that. However, their "coupling" wasn't what I enjoyed most about the book, so their love story turned out to be side fodder for me. 
 It is true though that their connection helped shaped the way the book ended in a good way. So all's well that ends well...for now. I sense more trouble up ahead.