Disclaimer: I received an advance review copy for free through booksirens, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. 

The crew of the Teapot find themselves stranded in space due to a warp engine malfunction. They thankfully find a place to hunker down to wait for rescue, but when a bounty hunter joins them searching for a dangerous runaway shapeshifter, things get scary. 

I really loved returning to the Teapot, Lem is still a great main character and I adored all the puns and nerdy references so very, very much. If you’ve read other books in this series you can expect the same fun space adventures as in the others. If you just wanna jump in… you can. The book does pretty much explain what’s going on and it’s pretty accessible in reminding you what happened, without becoming boring if you have read the other books. 

I really enjoyed how this story threaded the needle between tension and the fun exploration of space and characters I had come to expect based on the other books. I also love that we got to (still) learn a bit more about Lem and Spock, as well as some more aspects of Lem’s backstory and all in all that was a very fun and very enjoyable addition to the Teapot universe. I also liked that this story was a bit of a fluffier story and not as emotionally heavy as some previous installments here (not that they don’t also have a place, but it felt nice to have something comforting to look forward to during this time). 

If you like your sci-fi fluffy, cute, queer, with fascinating aliens and lots of nerdy references I can only advice you to give this book a try and to enjoy your stay 

TW: confinement, gaslighting, incarceration, misgendering (one instance), transphobia (mention)