Planet Oster: Fertility Fusion (The Holiday Hedonism Series) Paperback – June 9, 2022

Stars: Five bunny earsFMC: Ch’ik (beta)MMC(s): Jau (Alpha), Zul (Alpha), Roz (Omega)Tropes: Space bunnies, omegaverse. See enticements.> Reviewer add: Polyamory, fi$ting, found family.Perspective: MultiplePlot or character driven: BothSpicy scenes breakdown> Present? Yes> Detailed? Yes> Multiple, with only one character? No> Multiple, with both/multiple characters? Yes> Personal favorite? The final one, though the fi$ting one got me too.Burn speed: FastCan this be read as a stand-alone: Yes, as far as I can tell, it’s a standalone.Re-Readability: High.Content/Trigger Warnings/Enticements: ​​Explicit group activity, colorful (and frequent) explosions of "egg dye," ovipositor action, knotting, discussions of fertility, pregnancy, birth, brief mentions of stillbirth/infant loss (not directly affecting characters), allusions to sex work, allusions to drugs, vaping, pain kinks, praise kinks, kidnapping, gross vending area snacks, graphic violence, space gun violence, extensive property damage, unethical hacking, stealing, unaliving of baddies, awakening of furry tendencies you might have been previously unaware of, alien anatomy, mating bites.“Three furry, pastel-colored gents– all from an extremely rare lagomorphic-looking species called the Lapann– had apparently decided that galactic chivalry wasn’t dead.”Ch’ik, a broma pod smuggler gets into a wee bit of trouble, these boys are here to help her. They’ve been together a bit, but their family is not quite complete until they have a beta that can carry their young to birth. Enter Ch’ik. What follows is a wild foray through the stars and love.Pages 1-100 were: what the eff am I reading?! Surrounded by laughter as I gleefully wolfed it down. This was a fun gallop through the universe with these three Lapanns and their beta, Ch’ik. It was funny, and sweet, and sometimes a little bittersweet, and spicy and exciting. I was all over the place with it but mainly in love. The moments between the Lapanns and Ch’ik were on point, a mix of sweet and bittersweet, they break your heart apart and put it back together when they’re together.Some things I absolutely loved: Roz. ROZ. ROZ. Ch’ik. I loved how the world is arranged with alphas, betas, and omegas, where they’re all needed and no one is “extra”. I loved the fact that omegas are specifically made stronger because they have to carry and protect their young until meet with a compatible beta who can grow and carry them to birth. I loved that Jau, Zul, and Roz all loved one another.This was an A+ joyous ride for me.

What a wild book. I loved it, and I spent more time rereading certain parts than I usually do while I tried to figure out how things fit together. Lol I was excited to find an Easter book to celebrate my favorite holiday!

… I forgot this was supposed to be an Easter themed silly scifi romcom. Obviously, there was oodles of humour. Eggs, coloured *goo*, and pastel coloured fluffy bunny alien mates. But I was profoundly pleased to find a truly heartwarming story about a lost, lonely soul finding her family in a vast universe where she never quite fit in. It’s charming, pulls at the heartstrings, and honestly I wish there was more of this society of *they had a fancy word for males are with males and females are with females but I can’t remember* rabbit aliens- but that is the magic of Vera Valentine!! There is not a single work she has ever been a pet of that I don’t adore. J.L. is new to me but I’m putting her backlog on my TBR.Pregnancy plays a big role in this - she’s ovipositored in the first 15 percent and then spends the rest of the book “rounding” with three eggs. But I wouldn’t say it’s about her carrying the eggs - rather, the bunny throuple’s deep desire for a family and her being the miracle they needed.The only thing I didn’t like was all the sci-fi words. I can’t even list them all, I just know I made mental gibberish sounds every time an item of space-esque oddity was mentioned. Alas, I can’t really expect authors to NOT make up words to describe sciencey things that don’t exist so that’s not so much a complaint about the book itself but rather about the genre - for that reason, I don’t take any stars off.My ABSOLUTE favourite random world fluff bit was the three void whales in the nebula. That imagery was utterly incandescent and I’m sure it will live in my imagination for the rest of my life.Spice was 3/5 - while creative and funny, I wouldn’t say it’s explicit or detailed.Humour was 10/5 because I was laughing myself to tears the whole time.

This one started out strong but by 50% I was skimming 90% of the book. The spice wasn't all that high or great, but the concept was interesting. The last 25% of the book was way too long. All in all, unique story that suffers from pacing issues, but the writing and world building are really pretty good.

I almost skipped this one because how could three Easter bunny aliens be sexy?I’m SO GLAD I took a chance anyway! The relationship dynamics are so good. The characters are each unique and likable. The plot is just clever enough. I would (and probably will) read this again!

I know I’m late to the game on this one, but I had so much fun reading this book! I was in the mood for something Why Choose or Poly from a Monsterotic attending author, and this was the first recommendation I got.The characters in this polycule really balanced each other out: a big protective Omega, two loveable alphas, one a feisty fighter and the other an uptight captain, and our just slightly crazy FMC.The plot had everything I wanted from a sci-fi romance. Pirates, wonky space stations, space battles, bizarre species, and laser shoot outs.I actually wish there had been a few more group scenes of spice, but I was presently surprised by how well fleshed out the plot was. 4/5 stars

This was super cute and had a great story, but I wanted more smut!!!! Please, can we get more from this adorable cluster with more sexy times???

So, I started this book a little reluctantly and didn't expect very much from it, admittedly. Someone had mentioned it in a Facebook group I'm in after someone else shared a vital video involving alien "toys" that eggs come out of. You may know the one! Seeing that this book was more or less about alien Easter bunnies, I told a friend about it, and we decided we HAD to give it a go to see how ridiculous it was. To my surprise, it actually wasn't "ridiculous" and was pretty good!So, the basic points. This book has:- brightly colored humanoid alien bunnies- pregnancy throughout the book- technically touches on infertility- knotting, eggs / ovipositor- one specific character has a pain kink- an Omegaverse style. The Alphas role is to hunt and provide for their "clusters" (their pack / family). Omegas are the biggest of the race. They produce the eggs and protect the clusters. The Betas are female and carry the eggs inside of them until they're ready to be born.Without giving too much away, Ch'ck (looks like "chick" - cute, goes with the Easter bunny theme, right?) - the female main character - bumps into three Lapanns (the alien bunny race - sounds like lupine, the author really got creative with these names!) at a bar and joins them on their ship to get away from some trouble. The three Lapann realize she's somehow a Beta, despite not being of their race, so they ask if she'd be willing to carry their eggs if they help her make a delivery since her ship was damaged. She agrees, and she "accepts" the eggs.Throughout the book, there's a few adventures and issues they run into, and you follow them on their journey until they get to their final destination and discover what comes of their partnership.I expected this book to be a bit more on the "silly" side, but it ended up being kind of cute and sweet! The guys are just loveable, though not without their little faults and mistakes sometimes. Ch'ck has been alone for so long that she struggles to let anyone close or get her hopes up that anything would come from this deal.If you want something a bit different, a bit sweet, nothing dark, and are curious about a different style of... intimacy... I actually do recommend this book!

Every time I read a collaboration between J.L. Logosz and Vera Valentine, I don't think it's possible to top the last one. I am constantly proved wrong, and I'm all for it.In this latest effort, they've blended their customary humour and smut with furry, pastel-coloured, ovipositing bunny-men, who operate within omegaverse designations. Add an epic space adventure, weird and wonderful alien creatures, and exxxtra chunky titbeast juice, and you know you're onto a winning combination.I look forward to the next instalment in the Holiday Hedonism series.

Symptoms: Book SlumpPrescribed: Planet OsterThis book is absolutely fantastic. Exactly what I needed to get my out of my reading slump.The authors are just brilliant.My first time reading an omega verse book but not my first reverse harem novel. I’m totally on board with why should the heroine have to choose between 3 alien space bunnies.I don’t have a favourite Zul, Jau and Roz are all so amazing but Jau is a masochistic bunny after my own heart.The world building was so well written and you didn’t have trouble following the story.It is written in multiple points of view.Plenty of MM, MF, MMF & MMMF action. I’m totally down with the breeding kink in this book.Make sure you read the Content Warnings in this book.

I love when authors do not always take themselves too seriously! So you’ve been forewarned, this is for someone who is in the mood for a little weirdness. So, quick lil rapid fire of banner things you might/not be into (list is not comprehensive!): why-choose, OmegaVerse knotting/mating bites, alien bunny peens, new colours of alien bunny spunk, sassy lil hacker-troublemaker fmc, oviposition, pregnancy, fun spacey world (universe?) building, spice, but not a ridiculous amount of spice.For me, I’d have preferred a few more spicy scenes, but what there is is top notch. Still, I know a lot of readers don’t like it to be too gratuitous, so this might be your jam.The universe building is fantastic and extensive and the word play is fun too. I liked the dynamic between the MCs in the polycule, a couple of them grappling with past traumas with the help of the third MMC and the introduction of the FMC. She also comes around to accept that this group of Lapanns (our bunny dudes!) might actually be the best thing ever to happen to her and that she can do relationships after all.

This is more than a three but not quite a 4. It was so much better than I expected. Although I guess I’m not 100% sure what I was expecting. This was better anyway. The characters were interesting and I liked the way they interacted and brought the 4th person into the mix. I’m not a fan of ABO type books but this wasn’t so overwhelming with it to be unreadable.The reason it wasn’t. 4 was because the long technical descriptions at times. I had to skip them they were so boring and I don’t feel I missed out by skipping them. So buckle up if you don’t enjoy technobabble. I loved Ch’ik though. She was fun. Her crappy ship and dodgy past relationships were fun too.Worth a read. Don’t overlook because of the bunny theme. The egg stuff was also good. No shame. Sorrynotsorry.