HOLY BALLS, YOU GUYS. This book was FIRE. I mean, I knew going in that I was in for a treat, but who knew that treat has rainbow jimmies and not one but TWO cherries. Gosh, now I’m hungry and excited and I cannot wait to hold this book in my grubby book hoarder hands that have now grown twice their size since finishing this here book. This masterpiece of YA sci-fi. This diamond in the rough.
Ok, review time.
I’ll delve first into the voice of the novel, Alyssa Farshot. I love me some sassy protags who feel like I’m reading about myself. Alyssa’s voice is what drew me into the novel before the story even ramped up. She’s honest and fearless and sarcastic. She reminded me sooooo much of Malcolm Reynolds from Firefly. She doesn’t want the crown that she’s forced into fighting for nor does she want it to fall into the hands of someone who would not treat it right. She has this wall built up around her, but it comes down little by little and we get these glimpses of someone who just does not want to get hurt. She’s our bisexual rep, which is so refreshing.
I loved that the romance does not take center stage. It’s organic the way Alyssa interacts with her ex, Faye, and current, Hell Monkey (yes, that’s his name and it’s amazing). I know some people will be disappointed, but what do you expect when you’re in a race involving dogfights and wormholes and whatnot?
The world-building was fun. The author has a way of letting your mind fill in the details without it being too scarce to visualize nothing. The different plants and people we meet along the way stand out on their own.
I adored this book. I will adore it forever and ever. I will dm the author on Instagram like the creep I am and tell her so.
Thank you Edelweiss and the publisher for the e-arc. 😀
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