Where Peace Is Lost

A damn good mystic sci-fi. Best sci-fi I've read in 2023.

Valdes has amazing world building, knows how to switch pacing, and writes romance very well.

The MC, Kel, has a secret past and is looking to not share it on the planet Loth. She has a call to action with her local friend, Lunna, and is thrust into a mission to deactivate technology from the Pale Empire.

The sci-fi is written to ‘just work' so not the most technical of science fiction but that doesn't take anything away for me as everything is still cool. There was so much depth in the 380ish pages that I'm hoping this turns into a series.

An easy 5 star read for me!