Goodness this book. I love the idea of alien romance because there's too little of it. This being the first in a series it was reaally confusing. I loved the detail, but the author tried to explain the world and the gender pronouns all at the same time and it was really too much to keep up with while trying to enjoy the relationship between the characters.

I feel like the author has a really good eye for fantasy, but the detail for MM needs to be ramped up more. It didn't read like any other M/M it read more like a teen story a bit. It's pretty much 3/4ths of the way through the book before Esh and Calder get to revealing their feelings and the way it unfolded was kinda an adorable awkward trainwreck.

Calder is recipromantic (which is a new type of romantic attraction to me not sure if that's a thing or not), which means he doesn't feel romantic feelings towards someone unless the other person feels it first. That alone makes no sense.

Then you get Calder and Esh blushing and stuttering and mumbling like teenagers, which is endearing, but it is just...really not for a book that is supposed to be more M/M. The writing and plot were good, but the execution and the characters didn't really sync up for me.

I received a free ARC from Netgalley.

I was excited about this and thought the cover was cool. Sadly, I couldn't finish or even make it halfway.

My problem was the confusing genders and the grammar that went with them. While imaginative, the execution made me confused and irritated me to the point.I gave up. A term glossary at the beginning may have prepared me for the mess ahead.

While I adored the plot, characters, and philosophy of this book, the prose felt lacking and a little too rudimentary for me. However, I'm very big on prose style in my books (I don't even enjoy Stephen King, because I find *his* prose lacking!). Those who aren't, who are looking for a diverse adventure, will enjoy Homeplanet.