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Title/Author: Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell
Series/Standalone: Standalone
Genre/Sub-Genre: Science-Fiction/Space Opera/Romantic Suspense
Book Format: Print
Length: 432 pages
HFN/HEA: Yes
LGBTQ+ Orientation: The main couple are gay men of color, but there are several nonbinary side characters as well.
Content Warnings: Past spousal abuse is relived and remembered toward the end, but is also a dark shadow over one of the main characters throughout the book.
Ratio of Sex/Plot: No sex
Well-Written/E ...more
Series/Standalone: Standalone
Genre/Sub-Genre: Science-Fiction/Space Opera/Romantic Suspense
Book Format: Print
Length: 432 pages
HFN/HEA: Yes
LGBTQ+ Orientation: The main couple are gay men of color, but there are several nonbinary side characters as well.
Content Warnings: Past spousal abuse is relived and remembered toward the end, but is also a dark shadow over one of the main characters throughout the book.
Ratio of Sex/Plot: No sex
Well-Written/E ...more

political marriage in space, with sweet slow burning romance, Kiem and Jainan were betrothed and are supposed to get married in a week but they themselves didn't know until the until the last minute, it's a story of how these two try to make a marriage work while solving the mystery of Jainan first husband's death.
Kiem is a free spirited guy that gets into a lot of trouble because of his reckless actions, he is very outgoing and people like him so he was very social. Every time I thought of Kiem ...more
Kiem is a free spirited guy that gets into a lot of trouble because of his reckless actions, he is very outgoing and people like him so he was very social. Every time I thought of Kiem ...more

A little slow to catch my interest, but after getting pulled into the story by the 3rd chapter, determined this is an enjoyable space opera full of conspiracies, intrigue, and mystery. I'm immediately going to the follow-on that is in the same universe.
It uses alternating character POVs of the 2 main characters and was a bit frustrating at time with the disillusioned each character had about themselves and what they thought the motivation was for the other MCs responses, but things resolved dec ...more
It uses alternating character POVs of the 2 main characters and was a bit frustrating at time with the disillusioned each character had about themselves and what they thought the motivation was for the other MCs responses, but things resolved dec ...more

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