FEAST continues right where Interstellar MegaChef left off and pushes ahead further into the chaos of politics, food culture, protests, betrayals, and horniness – it’s a guaranteed Ur-drama!
If you haven’t read the first book in this series yet, check out my review of Interstellar MegaChef here.
One of the reasons I enjoyed Book #1 so much is one of the reasons I didn’t enjoy Book #2 as much. The book starts off with an extreme level of horniness from one of our leads, and it was too much for me. It was desperation which aligns well with their character but this isn’t something I like to read that’s constant in the book. I can see how some might find the characters a bit frustrating in this book with their decisions and actions, but again, these are characters and not everyone is every book is meant to be likeable – how boring would that be!
Other than that, this book delves further into the relationships established in the first book, featuring a lot of interpersonal drama. The heat intensifies from all directions, and it feels like Saraswati is in a pressure cooker!
I would recommend this for anyone looking for a Sci-Fi adventure with a queer-normative cast of main characters, an imaginative premise, and action/drama that doesn’t seem to let up from the start!
Thank you to Solaris for the eARC via NetGalley – all opinions are my own.
Pre-order Intergalactic Feast for March 10, 2025 – preferably direct from a local indie bookstore but there’s always bookshop.org here if you don’t have any indie shops near you!
About the Author
Lavanya Lakshminarayan is an award-winning author also known for The Ten Percent Thief (a dystopian sci-fi set in the future of Bangalore). She has also worked in game design building worlds for Zynga Inc.’s FarmVille franchise, Mafia Wars, and others.
About the Publisher
Solaris Books is an imprint of independent publisher Rebellion Publishing based in the UK.