Review: Hot Scifi Action from Damon Suede!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 30, 2012
I've always enjoyed sci-fi and when there's a chance to read it in the m/m world, I consider it an indulgent treat. There's just not enough of it with a romance attached to it. I had a few issues with this one in that I should have finished it rather quickly but found myself re-reading passages to better understand what was being said. When the writing is good without being overly clinical, it makes for a more enjoyable read for me (especially since I read for pleasure not insight). Found myself editing for content in the beginning and that's not always a good thing. I think the book actually started half-way through the first chapter and didn't really come to life until Ox's birth on the beach. Loved the symbolism there, by the way.A few things I felt were not explained and left me feeling adrift: Where DID Ox come from? Runt asks but never gets a real answer and if he did, the reader certainly didn't get a clear answer. What kind of a past did he have? Why was he mute? Really, these were asked by Runt but I can't say I understood the answer.There were many highlights to the book though like the symbolism behind their rebirth in a marooned planet, the way love can grow from the most unlikely places and, of course, the hot sex! I would have liked a little more sexual tension but the build up was a yummy simmer sending me to the conflict and climax of the story. Yes, it felt a little too short for my sci-fi tastes but Damon has the uncanny ability to make you feel sated with even the tiniest morsels of yummy goodness he gives you.