![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The character development is comprehensive, even for those on the periphery, and the attention to technological and language details is fun and focused. However, body-positive messages and brilliant, considerate queer representation demonstrate abundant heart. The pacing is uneven at times: Pages of characters’ reflections are followed by bursts of disjointed action, and quite a bit of the exposition is shared in flashbacks dotted throughout the novel, interrupting the flow. They find Terra, our Earth, and through friendships with humans and other aliens, they realize they may also find ways to save their planet and relationship. When all the reigning Qadin family members are assassinated, and Joy and Felix are accused of the murders, they leave their galaxy in search of a way to prove their innocence. ![]() Joy’s dark-brown skin and weight are critiqued by Maxon, the boy her mother chose as her betrothed, but to Felix, she’s everything he’s ever wanted, though he must hide his care for her-both his Kindred and his love. This same family instituted the Kindred program that bonded poor commoner Joy, mind and body, to the handsome, black-haired, dark brown–skinned Duke Felix Hamdi in a notably unconventional match. Joy Mirari Abara is based on Hali-Monchuri, a planet devastated by the colonizing, imperialistic Qadin family. Two 17-year-olds who were bonded at birth through matching implanted microchips escape attempts on their life. ![]()
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