putting the romance, relationship & character development and characterization aside (which I all greatly enjoyed), one thing I really love is when a story presents an alternative society / community / structure that is more fair and humane than our capitalistic hellscape, such as the Druk funded shipping company in this story. I absolutely loved the crew and would love to read more about the Kingdom of Druk.

Since I've become more abolitionist, I've been more disillusioned with stories that feature settings like corporate and extravagance and have already DNF-ed a couple of books as a result. I am happy that this book is not only a cute sapphic romance with extremely relatable and believable growth, but also imagines what a better world can be. Will be catching up on all of Alyssa Cole's romances now.