JUNKER SEVEN by Olive J. Kelley

A romantic, queer sci-fi epic about changing the galaxy, one girl at a time. Castor Quasar is a junker— a bounty hunter making a living off of collecting and selling valuable scrap. They live a quiet life, bouncing from job to job and not worrying about the brewing galactic rebellion. Except, when they get a job offer for an irresistible amount of money, they find themself embroiled much deeper than expected. Their task? To smuggle transgender activist Juno Marcus across the galaxy under the watchful eye of the Intergalactic Police Force and a propaganda-informed galaxy. It’s too dangerous to accept, but too valuable to refuse, and it doesn't help that Juno herself is charming and beautiful. Agreeing drags Cas into a whirlwind race against those who want Juno dead to make it across the galaxy to safety, risking it all for a cause they can’t– or won’t– believe in.

Adult • Diversity Representation/Disability/Own Voices • Diversity Representation/Neurodiversity/Own Voices • Science Fiction/Soft SF • Science Fiction/Romance • Diversity Representation/LGBTQ+/Own Voices

Content Warning: Transphobia, including misgendering, systemic transphobic violence, and censored deadnaming Police brutality Gun violence & an attempted mass shooting Character death Child death (past) Death of a parent (past) Sexual content Ableism, including internalized ableism by a disabled character

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This book was pretty trope-y, which was not the problem. The problem is that it is not "the future we need" it's the present we have turned up to 11 and the solution is much too much of a last minute handwave to be emotionally effective.