I wish I knew Ann Aguirre. She must be a very funny person. This is the weirdest sci-fi book I’ve ever listened to. Overall, the story goes along as you would expect: unconventional couple falls in love, risks all to overcome terrible odds, and triumphs. What I loved was the inter species-interplanetary love story. Aguirre’s aliens are delightful, and her well adjusted, feminist, earthling protagonist is endearing. I loved the talking dog, I even thought the alien/human love making scenes worked in the story (eg. not gratuitous). This is a fun listen. Enjoy!