What’s your verdict on the amnesia trope?

I used to think I could go either way, but as books pile up on the ‘maybe not’ side, I’m starting to think the amnesia trope isn’t for me. At least, this kind of story is my least favourite flavour of amnesia: when it temporarily (and conveniently?) alters the personality of an MC. Here, with our grumpy-turned-golden retriever alien guy, who never fully came together as a coherent character for me.

Wilderness survival on another planet plus goofily horny alien shenanigans (and some steamy scenes that really go there)—this is usually the epitome of a winning trope combo. For me at least 😆

But I was so not into the amnesia thing that I never got onboard and started rooting for these two. And the more we found out about this alien hero’s backstory the less this whole thing made sense? I was struggling to get past all that and just enjoy the horny silliness of this alien romance.