this was such a fun scifi-inflected romance read! a genuine case of "this author clearly loves the subgenre they're FINALLY SOME GOOD FUCKING FOOD!…�.
this was such a fun scifi-inflected romance read! a genuine case of "this author clearly loves the subgenre they're writing in" because the worldbuilding held up + was charmingly kitschy throughout, and the concept of "convicted of violent crimes as children and forced into lifelong exile for hard labor" is such a tragically high stakes backstory for the male leads that i'm forced to love and cherish and support them all in their journeys to find love.
also that main couple introduction scene where the fmc accidentally creeps on her new cowboy husband while he's naked and showering the dust off.......A+ trope subversion ...more
this book is literally so stupid ONTO THE NEXT IN THE SERIES�
edit: i couldn't make it through book #2 because i came to my senses, realized it was thethis book is literally so stupid ONTO THE NEXT IN THE SERIES�
edit: i couldn't make it through book #2 because i came to my senses, realized it was the exact same book in a slightly different font, and that the writing was too terrible to make it interesting a second time. 2.5/5....more
i cried so much during this book that by the end of it, i had only a wad of soggy toilet paper falling apart at the touch to show for my own emotionali cried so much during this book that by the end of it, i had only a wad of soggy toilet paper falling apart at the touch to show for my own emotional journey..............very pleased with how the novel was wrapped up, though i would have liked to actually see lu feng and an zhe's journey to locate the cave and an ze's original bones (and some of the sexual subtext in the extras felt unnecessary......more
brain chemistry: altered. to unravel such a morally complex homoerotic slowburn against a backdrop of ecological collapse and political strife........brain chemistry: altered. to unravel such a morally complex homoerotic slowburn against a backdrop of ecological collapse and political strife.....................absolutely delicious. the "non-human experiencing humanity for the first time and learning what it means to love" trope never not hits (and hits HARD) and it is even more stellar and gut-wrenching when that non-human is just a tiny little mushroom intent on honoring the owner of his human body ...more
eh. just alright. average worldbuilding and average prose and average plot mechanics coalesce to create a narrative that could have been more compellieh. just alright. average worldbuilding and average prose and average plot mechanics coalesce to create a narrative that could have been more compelling with greater length and attention to detail. overall unmemorable....more
i know murderbot is genderless and not human but the fifth book in this ongoing series has fully convinced me that it is also gay. there is no other ei know murderbot is genderless and not human but the fifth book in this ongoing series has fully convinced me that it is also gay. there is no other explanation for its violently repressed longing for ART...more
these little pockets of space opera adventure might seem simplistic in content/construction but the power of a robot escaping its own programming to fthese little pockets of space opera adventure might seem simplistic in content/construction but the power of a robot escaping its own programming to find the meaning of vulnerability and love amid a universe of violence is......just so strangely startlingly cathartic, especially when its impulses are wholly human. EXCITED TO READ A NOVEL-LENGTH VERSION OF MURDERBOT PROTECTING HUMANS...more
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