Bit by bit this society is being shaped by the info-dumping disguised as dialogue (nicely, though). Toreth attempting to be almost personable is strange and hilarious.

This could have benefited from about 150 pages of characterization and world building. The concepts that were introduced were interesting, but that's all they were - introductions. I barely had time to get used to the characters before the story ended.

Mm, I love Megan Derr's writing, usually. This could be so good with a little polish. The way the stories are arranged is disconcerting, with a continuous back and forth from past to present. Starting each new chapter ruined my immersion into the world. I could follow along, but it was not a good way to tell us about Chris, Sable or the myriad of strays that Chris picked up on his journeys.

That being said, I have discovered that I have a thing for posessive alpha males in m/m stories, but not in f/m ones.