I received an eARC from Netgalley. All opinions are my own.

Lesbian gunslinger fights spies in space!

Three factions vie for control of the galaxy. Rig, a gunslinging, thieving, rebel with a cause, doesn't give a damn about them and she hasn't looked back since abandoning her faction three years ago.

That is, until her former faction sends her a message: return what she stole from them, or they'll kill her twin sister.

Rig embarks on a journey across the galaxy to save her sister – but for once she's not alone. She has help from her network of resistance contacts, her taser-wielding librarian girlfriend, and a mysterious bounty hunter.

If Rig fails and her former faction finds what she stole from them, trillions of lives will be lost--including her sister's. But if she succeeds, she might just pull the whole damn faction system down around their ears. Either way, she's going to do it with panache and pizzazz.

To be released in February 8th 2022

This book had a lot going for it! The world-building with the factions was pretty cool; there are three factions mostly run by humans in a centuries long war to conquer the galaxy. I love sci-fi populated with aliens, and both of our main characters were aliens. We don't see too much of other aliens because this book is focused on the human-centric factions.

Unfortunately, the plot was just okay for me. I just never really felt gripped by the story or stakes, not really pulled in. Maybe part of that is a predicted part of the plot? I'm not entirely sure what it was that didn't make it for me, but I wasn't on the edge of my seat. It wasn't terrible though, don't think that. I've just been more engrossed in other sci-fi plots.

I really enjoyed the characters and their relationships. Rig really came into her own by the end. You start the book thinking she's just a happy go-lucky gunslinger but as the book progresses, you see how she's dealing with her past, with being a refugee, with her emotions regarding her sister. It took a bit to get there, but I enjoyed her personal story.

There is an established lesbian relationship between Rig and another character that was sweet. I also loved how the rocky friendship between Rig and Ginka went. They really drove the story and my desire to read it.

I rated this book 3 stars! It's not one of my favorites, but it's still a good queer sci-fi adventure!

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