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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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These (Slow) Burning Stars

These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs

May 14, 2026 by G.D. Giant 3 Comments

These Burning Stars, by Bethany Jacobs, is a revenge-driven, bloody, action-heavy space opera. It’s full of political intrigue, social commentary, and gun fights. And I thought it was excellent. It was, however, slow to start for me. In fact, I originally started it several months ago and got a little stuck in the first chapter due to all the unfamiliar terminology. The author doesn’t include a glossary, so it was a bit hard for me to keep track at first. That feeling went away after […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: action, adventure, Bethany Jacobs, politics, queer, revenge, space, space opera, trilogy

G.D. Giant's CBR18 Review No:8 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: action, adventure, Bethany Jacobs, politics, queer, revenge, space, space opera, trilogy ·
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  • Emmalita
    on These (Slow) Burning Stars
    I do like sci-fi, especially when you throw in queer and revenge. The only thing that could make it more...
  • G.D. Giant
    on These (Slow) Burning Stars
    It's pretty great, really! Highly recommend, especially if you like sci-fi!
  • Emmalita
    on These (Slow) Burning Stars
    Ohhh, this sounds intriguing.
  • ElCicco
    on “Emotion check: Having someone else support your bad decisions feels kind of good”
    I was very tempted to reread the entire series before reading Platform Decay just because they are so delightful. I...
  • G.D. Giant
    on “Emotion check: Having someone else support your bad decisions feels kind of good”
    I love these books. As Tracy says, they're comfort reads for me as well. Very excited to read this new...
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