This is one of the more interesting books in the past few series, world building wise, to me. While I adore Corvack and Aidy, their romance took a back seat because I was more interested in the metlak storyline! I remember in the OG series being intrigued by the little crumbs of intelligence Ruby left about them here and there, the way they might be communicating, the way the one led them to the fruit cave, etc, but they haven’t been mentioned except briefly in quite awhile. Getting to see someone FINALLY learn how to communicate with them and exploring their intelligence was so fascinating to me! And seeing the author note at the end that explained where she got the ideas from helped me contextualize how the metlaks fit into the ecosystem.

Loved!: The atmosphere! The author does a great job of weaving descriptions of the settings through the action and it always sounds so cozy! It made me want to curl up in a chair in Jenna’s bookstore. I also liked that this was a very comforting read, very low stakes while not being completely bland. Stressful things did happen (non supportive parents, controlling ex, dog running off) but it was never something that wasn’t able to be handled. This made it a great read for days when I’d had a rough time at work, I could just step back into Jenna and Sawyers bubble and relax. Their relationship is very sweet and I enjoyed watching them grow together!

I Wish: I genuinely am having a hard time thinking of anything I’d change. Perhaps more scenes with their friends? There was a lot of Jenna and Sawyer on their own in this book, and it didn’t bother me while reading, but fleshing out the side characters might help fill out the main characters more and make them more relatable seeing them in different situations with friends. Totally a small detail I didn’t notice while reading though.

Overall, I ate this book up and I’m already putting this author as one of my go-tos for cozy, comforting, sapphic romances. Will be reading more of her catalogue.

Thank you to the author Georgia Beers, Bold Strokes Books, and NetGalley for the ARC for my honest review!

These get better, right? I was so excited by the concept in the first one, and this one was entertaining enough but the writing is getting to me.

Fluffy sweetness! Getting Joden’s POV was a cute way to see how the next gen is growing up and seeing Haeden be the biggest softie was so cute!

As a fan of ice planet barbarians, this is highly recommended and I enjoyed reading it! I do think the author’s writing has some room to improve, and I’ve been warned that it gets better further into the series. Fun, enjoyable, slight points off for writing, but I’ll keep reading 😊