Rhett C. Bruno

Imagine a Star Wars style universe, but where women are treated as sex objects by everyone, including the author. Other than the gender issues in this book this was a fun read, but I can't imagine Princess Leah accepting the sort of treatment that similar women in this book tolerate without comment. The sci-fi parts of this story were great, but these sexual interactions seemed like they were just a teenage boy's sexy fantasies squished into the pages of a sci-fi novel. At a few points the author seems at least aware of the awful status his female characters have, but there is never any explanation as to how humanity got from our mostly egalitarian ideals to the mess of his book world. Had this issue been addressed this would have been a much stronger story.

(I received my copy of this book free in exchange for a fair review.)… (meer)

4 stars, Friends and Enemies

Eighth Continent
The Eighth Continent Book 1
by Rhett C. Bruno & Felix R. Savage

Nick Morrison had always dreamed of being an astronaut. One day he is offered a chance to go to the moon as a construction worker. He is anxious to go since his friends have turned to enemies and he doesn't see anything holding him back.

He quickly finds out that it isn't any fun on the moon, other teams on the moon are thwarting his team's every move. He begins to wonder if his team will ever get to return to Earth.

I received a complimentary copy of #EighthContinent from #NetGalley #AethonBooks I was under no obligation to post a review.

#diversefiction #diversereads #sciencefiction #dystopian… (meer)