Pioneer life in space.
Runt has been slotted to terraform a section of a planet located on the edges of everywhere. He's been alone for awhile due to a landing issue and managed to keep it together. He's a bit gruff and unrefined, but likable enough. Still, life is rough and lonely.
That all changes with the next drop shipment. Runt gets more than he bargained for, and now he's got a mystery. Loved the way Runt and Ox were able to communicate, the organic growth of their friendship, and the honestly, loved the world building. All the details of their settlement and farming were great. Runt and Ox, well that's an interesting pair and let's just say that they managed to do just fine with the issues of scale. A bit crude, but sweet and gotta say the ending made me go, "Awww...". Took the rating from 3.5 to 4.
Suede has a habit of giving you a twist of the tail, and this one doesn't disappoint. There's some scathing rhetoric about cross promotions and corporate overlords; it's funny even though it is the ugly truth. Nice mirroring of the present in the commentary, one of my favorite aspects of science fiction.
Overall, an unexpected, crudely sweet romance in paradise
Favorite quote, it was blah, blah, blah kitty at the start of the book, but halfway through it was hysterical:
HardCell means business!
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