When rich trouble-maker Tennal gets forcibly conscripted into the military, he's supposed to have his mind controlled by dutiful soldier Surit. But Surit refuses—setting up a slow-burn romance that questions consent, autonomy, and what it means to choose each other.
This sci-fi romance nails the arranged marriage trope with normalized queerness, political intrigue, and a mystery that drives the relationship forward.
Taylor Jenkins Reid's Atmosphere serves up 1980s NASA drama with hidden love, scientific ambition, and the authentic weight of staying closeted among the stars.
