When Daisy escaped her life as a pampered and miserable slave and pet to her owner on another planet, she thought living on Not-Hoth sounded romantic. Starting over on a new planet with a khui that would choose a mate and allow her to become a mother meant that she’d finally get everything she’s ever wanted. Tired of waiting for her silent khui to finally rumble, Daisy’s decided to get things rolling herself. All she needs is O'Jek to agree to be her mate so that Veronica can encourage their khuis to resonate.
I’m really enjoying the last few books in the series. This time around, we follow Daisy and O'Jek through their rotating perspectives. One would think choosing to be mates would be a walk in the park, but when they can’t seem to get on the same page, things fall apart. Fast. It soon becomes a question of who is using who as they bicker and long for each other.
It was great to finally get to know Daisy. She’s been an extremely lazy member of Ice Home who focuses on her looks rather than pitching in. While she loves all the kits she offers to watch all the time, she’s avoided learning even the most basic things, such as how to start a fire and keep it going. We’ve watched O'Jek take care of her, and we’ve watched some of the other characters side-eye her for focusing so much on her appearance rather than attempting to pitch in. Once we learned the rest of her backstory, everything made a lot more sense. I felt really bad for Daisy, so I’m glad everything worked out for her in the end. It was also nice to see how much character growth she had and how much she discovered new parts of herself along the way.
We’ve known O’Jek through the other characters for a while, so it was great to get to know him better as well. While he’s seemingly silent and occasionally stand-offish, he’s extremely observant and has a heart of gold just like Daisy does. I think they’re a good match, and it was interesting to learn that they both are lonely in their own ways. O’Jek’s stems from the distance he felt from his mother who never got over having Juth taken from her right after giving birth to him. It was great to see him slowly work through his abandonment issues. Perhaps he and Daisy should start therapy with Steph to continue on their path of healing.
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