Laura

I absolutely adore this book! Novellas are a hit or miss for me because it's so easy to include not enough or too much information but Olivia Waite was brilliant with balancing out the details! She sprinkled in just enough information about their society and tech for us to understand and all the characters were highly fascinating. This is truly a cozy queer scifi mystery that I thoroughly enjoyed and I'm so excited to read Book 2!

Thank you to Tordotcom for an ARC and getting us in contact with Olivia Waite for a Shit We've Read podcast interview!

I had so much fun with this book! It is such a strange and bizarre read with the cutest queer characters and while it's often described as a cozy scifi, it still has a good amount of depth, especially when it comes to our MC. Denver is non-binary and autistic and we learn what it's like for him to not only navigate his life around small town Muddy Gap but also exploring a new romance amidst an alien invasion. Overall, I enjoyed the representation, character development, and alien invasion mystery.

Thank you to Angry Robot for providing a digital copy and connecting us to Al Hess for a written interview with Shit We've Read podcast.

I loved this book! S.T. Gibson has a way of balancing so many different themes in one novel and I enjoyed the characters so much! I really loved the progression we see as their relationships flourish while they all work together to save David's life. While the focus was mostly on character development and romance, the magical secret society they reside in was also fascinating. I'm interested in seeing where these characters go as individuals and partners, as well as their involvement in the secret society.

Thank you to Angry Robot for the eGalley and getting us in contact with S.T. Gibson for a Shit We've Read podcast interview!