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A review by offmyredcarpet
Eat My Moon Dust by Etta Pierce
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Stand alone companion series to the InterSolar Union series featuring human refugee FMCs trying to make a new life for themselves on a new planet after having been rescued from an intergalactic trafficking ring. And the alien MMCs who love them.
Tinsley, a Cree woman and pastry chef, is longing for what she lost and right now that longing is Christmas. She knows she’s not the only one so she cooks up a plan to celebrate it with her fellow refugees. But to do so she must engage the grumpy shilpakaari chief engineer in her endeavor and he wants nothing to do with her perceived shenanigans.
Shilpakaari men have a hard go of it in their society. Not only do they outnumber females but they’re chained to a biology that binds them to females who aren’t bound to them in the same way. As such, when one group holds power over another, it becomes unequal.
Getting Hunar’s current situation punched me in the chest—if he doesn’t coil with a human he loses his job. Enter Tinsley with her heart of gold and a plan. It’s a bit spontaneous and maybe she doesn’t think everything through but she’s determined to help the man who helps the human colony the most.
I didn’t expect to fall for Hunar as hard as I did but the depth with which Etta writes his character is so touching. His character development is excellent and the spice after that slow burn is extremely satisfying. For the grumpiest socially awkward man in the colony he sure knows what to say and do once he makes his choice. *fans self*
Per Etta’s usual we get remarkable world building and a rich plot with depth and nuance. I’m always eager to be back in this world and this latest installment did not disappoint.
Tinsley, a Cree woman and pastry chef, is longing for what she lost and right now that longing is Christmas. She knows she’s not the only one so she cooks up a plan to celebrate it with her fellow refugees. But to do so she must engage the grumpy shilpakaari chief engineer in her endeavor and he wants nothing to do with her perceived shenanigans.
Shilpakaari men have a hard go of it in their society. Not only do they outnumber females but they’re chained to a biology that binds them to females who aren’t bound to them in the same way. As such, when one group holds power over another, it becomes unequal.
Getting Hunar’s current situation punched me in the chest—if he doesn’t coil with a human he loses his job. Enter Tinsley with her heart of gold and a plan. It’s a bit spontaneous and maybe she doesn’t think everything through but she’s determined to help the man who helps the human colony the most.
I didn’t expect to fall for Hunar as hard as I did but the depth with which Etta writes his character is so touching. His character development is excellent and the spice after that slow burn is extremely satisfying. For the grumpiest socially awkward man in the colony he sure knows what to say and do once he makes his choice. *fans self*
Per Etta’s usual we get remarkable world building and a rich plot with depth and nuance. I’m always eager to be back in this world and this latest installment did not disappoint.