Title: Quit Your Waning
Author: Etta Pierce
Series: Over the Moon #3
Pages: 214
Releases: October 15, 2024
FYI, a novella version of this story was in the Supra Velum anthology.
Jihae misses her home and as the colony’s first Halloween Festival approaches she finds herself nostalgic for ghosts, ghouls, and goblins. She volunteers to help with the festival and finds herself working on decorating the haunted trail, which means she will also be working with the terrifying creature named Sizzle. But Sizzle isn’t a danger to her and she quickly finds herself craving him and their time together.
Like all of Pierce’s stories, this was sweet and steamy. Sizzle has been the fierce and dangerous Bilong in the Intersolar Union series and now we finally get to see him fall for someone. Sizzle is just a fascinating creature and I loved getting to learn about him and his kind. Bilong’s mating practices were a bit of a surprise but I found myself loving him nesting and trying to eat anything that had Jihae’s scent on it. I especially loved the negotiation on clothes.
“I am overly possessive, obsessive. I will covet you if you let me. What is that animal of human legend… a drahgun? I will destroy civilizations to keep you once I get a taste, Jihae, and that’s not an exaggeration.”
Jihae and Sizzle’s relationship was intense and sweet but I love that Sizzle courted her and flirted with her so much. He was the king of innuendos during their Halloween decorating and it was fun. I just really love that he took his time with her and made sure she knew what she was getting into. Jihae was a sweet woman who quickly found herself falling for the fearsome monster. I liked her a lot and think she was a great partner for Sizzle.
Overall, this was another wonderful romance for this series. I can’t wait to see more of Sizzle and Jihae in future books or see who will fall next.
TW: PTSD; human trafficking; Jihae has tremors from a hyperthyroidism;
*ARC provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.*
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