Title: The Dust of Kaku
Series: Space Janitor #2
Previous book in this series: The Vacuum of Space
Novellas in this series: Orbital Operations (#0.5) | A Mess Of Gravity (#0.6) | Christmas On Kaku (#0.7) | Bot Duct Skeleton (#0.8)
Author: Julia Huni
Genre: Adult, sci-fi, cozy mystery
Publication date: August 2019
Published by: IPH Media
Source: Purchased ebook with Amazon gift card
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Synopsis: They say you can never go home. But, you can clean it.Triana Moore, maintenance bot technician on Station Kelly-Kornienko, prefers life in orbit where the air is purified, the commute is short, and nature doesn’t get all over you. But when a minor infraction gets her sent to remedial training dirtside, she doesn’t complain. Who wouldn’t enjoy a few days of sitting in the sunshine, eating gourmet burgers and drinking too much Jager Hula?When an unscheduled beach weekend uncovers dangerous squatters in her childhood home, the space janitor decides to clean house. She enlists the help of her roommate, Kara, and security agent Ty O’Neill. As they investigate, old friends resurface in suspicious circumstances, and Triana doesn’t know whom she can trust. She’s scheduled to work on Monday, so she must answer these questions before the weekend is over: Who are these infiltrators? What do they want? And when will that pizza finally be delivered?
*This book was previously published as Dirtside Decluttering.*
After what happened in the last book, Triana must go dirtside to complete some training for her job on the planet Kaku. I loved exploring the space station in The Vacuum of Space, but it was nice getting to explore a planet in this book.
In the last book we found out that Triana Moore is actually Annabelle Morgan, daughter of one of the very important people who run SK2. That was some very surprising, but very interesting news. The reason why I mention this is because a good chunk of this book takes place inside the Morgan house on Kaku. And this house is opulent as hell. Lol. One thing I love about Triana is how humble she is, and how unlike her entitled counterparts she is. There is a reason why she “ran away” from home and changed her name. She hated all the political stuff and she just wanted to live her life.
Anyway, back to the house. Some sketchy people have taken over her childhood home and Triana is, of course, sucked into another dangerous situation. My favorite part of the book was everything that happened inside the house because it was just so tense! Getting into the house and sneaking around, the house going into lockdown, then them trying to escape... It was SO good! The escape in particular was very engaging! It was just cool and intricate and I don't think I blinked once!
On this little expedition to save her home, Triana is assisted by Vanti, who is Ty’s partner. It was so nice to finally see her in the main series after getting a little bit of her in a prequel story. We also got Ty, of course. I kinda loved that Triana was the one to rescue Ty a couple of times. Saving a dude in distress is always fun for me. Lol. And I just love Ty! He is just so charming and sweet and very nice to look at, according to Triana 😏 I love the flirting and the teasing—there was one scene involving a towel that nearly sent Triana into cardiac arrest and I loved every minute of it!
And I really enjoyed this book in general. I loved the characters—Triana is so down to Earth and smart and really handy with her tech abilities. I loved getting to know Vanti, whose alternate identity was very surprising. The mystery surrounding the infiltration of Triana’s home was intriguing and I was very surprised by that betrayal. The climax in this book was hilarious! The way they were saved was beautiful and I could not stop laughing! This book was just a lot of fun and I loved all the sass throughout it. The book had some pretty good action and I loved the slow burn romance. But like I mentioned it the last book, I could’ve used more of it 😏
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