Hello, everyone!
Our November book is "Chilling Effect" by Valerie Valdes.
GOODREADS SUMMARY
A hilarious, offbeat debut space opera that skewers everything from pop culture to video games and features an irresistible foul-mouthed captain and her motley crew, strange life forms, exciting twists, and a galaxy full of fun and adventure.
Captain Eva Innocente and the crew of La Sirena Negra cruise the galaxy delivering small cargo for even smaller profits. When her sister Mari is kidnapped by The Fridge, a shadowy syndicate that holds people hostage in cryostasis, Eva must undergo a series of unpleasant, dangerous missions to pay the ransom.
But Eva may lose her mind before she can raise the money. The ship’s hold is full of psychic cats, an amorous fish-faced emperor wants her dead after she rejects his advances, and her sweet engineer is giving her a pesky case of feelings. The worse things get, the more she lies, raising suspicions and testing her loyalty to her found family.
To free her sister, Eva will risk everything: her crew, her ship, and the life she’s built on the ashes of her past misdeeds. But when the dominoes start to fall and she finds the real threat is greater than she imagined, she must decide whether to play it cool or burn it all down.
THE FOLLOWING BOOK
In the meetup to follow, we will read "The Humans" by Matt Haig. Feel free to read ahead if you want :)
JOIN US ONLINE
We use Jitsi Meet to meet online. You can join the link from 18:20 onwards.
ALL ARE WELCOME
We're a friendly crowd that welcomes newcomers, and who sometimes manages to even stay on topic. Join for a good conversation even if you don't manage to finish the book ^_^