This little audio novella was everything I wanted it to be. I’ve taken a break from the Green Bone saga (I’m not ready for it to end, but I’ll finish it soon), but I love the world of Janloon, so this was the perfect bite-sized story to dive back into that world for a little while. You don’t need to have read any of the novels to understand or appreciate the story/misadventure of a novice jade setter who has been entrusted with repairing a very important weapon before it’s stolen. The story takes us through their journey to track down the thief and make it through the end of the week alive and in one piece! 

This is my first Malka Older book and man, I’m hooked on her writing. After the prologue, I was instantly plunged into this sci-fi world (a post-Earth society on the planet Jupiter)! Part mystery, part subtle second-chance romance, part science fiction - this book has everything. Our narrator, Pleiti is forced to help her ex-girlfriend (Mossa) solve a murder (or was it a suicide?)! Uncovering a plot that could ruin everything Pleiti and other conservationists (preservationists) have worked toward for decades was not something they expected. Nor did they anticipate rekindling their estranged relationship. A cozy mystery that manages to be high-stakes without inducing anxiety and has the sweetest sapphic ending, I loved this novella.