Pitched as Good Omens meets The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, Ryka Aoki delivers a tale brimming with humour, musical prodigies, and a family of aliens avoiding an intergalactic war while running a doughnut shop off the San Gabriel Valley highway. You’ll meet Katrina Nguyen – a transgender runaway who has never had a day of classical violin training in her life. This doesn’t stop doomed violin teacher Shizuka Satomi from taking her in, though. Meanwhile, interstellar refugee and mother of four Lan Tran struggles to keep her family safe. When chance leads these three characters into each other’s lives, love and safety are on the line.
Reviewed by Mindful Puzzles Editorial Assistant, Michaela Hook.