Category: Sci-Fi

Review: Into the Churn by Hayley Reese Chow

Into the Churn (Into the Churn #1) by Hayley Reese Chow My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Science Fiction Romance Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Earth was tame. Belethea is not. Seventeen-year-old Ezren Hart interns in her mother’s terraforming lab, studying Belethea’s deadly storms with the dream of giving her backwater planet open teal skies. But when budget cuts threaten to shut down her mother’s lab, Ezren enters Belethea’s Race Royale, the system’s deadliest and most lucrative race. To win, she’ll have to run, drive, and fight her way across Belethea’s barren landscape while navigating its savage […]

Posted April 4, 2024 by Lola in Review, Romance, Sci-Fi / 2 Comments

Review: Ghost Ship by Veronica Scott

Ghost Ship by Veronica Scott My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Science Fiction Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: After losing his Space Navy career due to an unfortunate accident, Theo Knox is looking for any opportunity to distinguish himself as an officer aboard the luxury cruise liner Nebula Zephyr. When they come upon a derelict freighter, he’s happy to lead a small crew to salvage the ship and bring her to port. But once he’s boarded the little ship questions pile up. What happened to the original crew? Why is the lifeboat still docked? Is the ship […]

Posted March 13, 2024 by Lola in Review, Romance, Sci-Fi / 4 Comments

DNF Reviews January and February 2024

Blogger Lisa Loves Literature inspired me to do DNF reviews again and group them in one post. I decided to do posts until I have 4 or so DNF reviews, so maybe one every few months. We’ll see. Junker Seven Junker Seven (Twin Suns #1) by Olive J. Kelley Genre: Science Fiction Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: nb/f Blurb: A romantic, queer sci-fi epic about changing the galaxy, one girl at a time. Castor Quasar is a junker- a bounty hunter making a living off of collecting and selling valuable scrap. They live a quiet life, bouncing from […]

Posted February 28, 2024 by Lola in Contemporary, Fantasy, Historical, Review, Romance, Sci-Fi / 8 Comments

Review: Where Starlight Burns by Alicia Haberski

Where Starlight Burns (Nova Moss Chronicles #1) by Alicia Haberski My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Science Fiction Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: FF Blurb: Perfect for fans of f/f romance and feel-good sci-fi, this cozy space opera follows two women whose lives change after they cross paths in one of the galaxy’s most notorious places. After living only on planets, including the desolate war-torn world of her youth, Dr. Cori Nova is eager to begin a new life and career in space. Victory Station doesn’t have the best reputation, but she couldn’t be more excited to be […]

Posted February 7, 2024 by Lola in Review, Romance, Sci-Fi / 4 Comments

Review: A Bid to Rule by Novae Caelum

A Bid to Rule (The Stars and Green Magics #3) by Novae Caelum My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Science Fiction Age Category: Adult Blurb: While this book happens 23 years before the main events of this series, it contains characters, events, and context needed to fully enjoy the rest of the series. This is the preferred reading order, but it can also be read any time before, during, or right after books 1 and 2. THE RULER IS DEAD. LONG LIVE THE RULER. Homaj Rhialden has lived his whole life knowing his older sibling, not himself, will rule his interstellar […]

Posted January 5, 2024 by Lola in Review, Sci-Fi / 6 Comments

Review: Pets in Space 8

Pets in Space 8 by R.J. Blain, Susan Hayes, Honey Phillips, Skye MacKinnon, Arizona Tape, Carol Van Natta, Tana Stone, S.J. Pajonas, Carysa Locke, JC Hay, Elva Birch and Gail Koger My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Science Fiction Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF and FF Blurb: Join the PETS IN SPACE crew! Blast off into adventure with the eighth installment of PETS IN SPACE, a dynamic anthology of 11 never-before-seen science fiction romance stories! Rocket through the multi-verses brimming with heart-pounding escapades, swoon-worthy romances, and the best pet sidekicks ever! Each story will pull you into the […]

Posted November 7, 2023 by Lola in Review, Romance, Sci-Fi / 3 Comments

Review: The Invisible Bright by Mindi Briar

The Invisible Bright (Halcyon Universe #3) Mindi Briar My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Science Fiction Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Miri harbors a secret, and if it comes to light, it may cost her everything. As part of the Ediya Experiments, a group of children genetically modified with dragon DNA, Miri must hide her ability to see emotions in color. But that’s not easy when she keeps accidentally altering people’s feelings, often with disastrous results. When her latest mistake ends in her losing her job, she’s desperate to find a way to control the powers she […]

Posted October 11, 2023 by Lola in Review, Romance, Sci-Fi / 2 Comments