It felt like there was a whole world behind the main plot that was moving along regardless of what Rubem and Tavish did. I could feel the moving parts behind all the action and situations Rubem kept getting into. There is so much mystery and intrigue in this book. The book starts off with a pretty dramatic beginning and meeting of Rubem and Tavish and it just keeps on going. He’s complicated and not always making good or right decisions, but I loved watching him grow over the course of the book and start making decisions with a different motivation in mind at the end.

He has been through so much shit in his life and the hits just keep coming for him. I adore Rubem, but the poor man needs a hug. I honestly loved it so much and am so happy to have read it. Odder Still is like an underwater revolution adventure that is messy and complicated and frustrating in all the right ways.

Bryn has done it again and given me a queer fantasy book that I absolutely adored. Bryn for an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.ĭ.N. Bryn’s website.)Ĭontent warnings include alcohol consumption and animal death.

(For more information on reading order, please visit D.N. Each No-Man’s Lander book has a romantically fulfilling ending and a final HEA, with steamy thoughts and foreplay but no explicit sex. Odder Still is a M/M fantasy novel with a class-crossing slow burn romance, murderous intrigue, and a Marvel’s Venom-style parasite-human friendship in an underwater steampunk city. This book exist in the wider These Treacherous Tides universe, coming chronologically after Once Stolen, but it is the first book in the No-Man’s Lander series and is an easy entry point into the world. With revolutionary plots and political schemes tangling his every choice, Rubem must soon decide whether or not to trust Tavish in his fight against the parasite’s growing control. Her son is irresistibly charismatic though, and after a lifetime of being kicked out and disavowed, Rubem is desperate to believe in the friendship Tavish offers. She desperately wants to tear Rubem apart for the parasite before those who oppose her can do the same. Findlay, a dashing and manipulative philanthropist whose mother’s fuel company monopolizes their corrupt underwater city with an iron claw. The only person offering Rubem help is Tavish K. The parasite itself is no better, influencing his emotions and sassing him with his own memories as it slowly takes over his body. Rubem of No-Man’s Land was content keeping to his wine, his pets, and his extensive collection of fishnets.īut since a sentient, fuel-producing parasite bonded to his brainstem, every morally-depraved scientist and hardcore rebel for a hundred miles wants to ruthlessly dissect him. Themes: Capitalism, Class divide, Selkies, Underwater City, MM Romance, LGBTQ+ rep, Disability rep, Trans rep, Depression, Alcohol Consumption

Once Stolen by D.N. Bryn