Ghana - Third Loch from the Sun - Rex Burke

How I found the Book:
I follow Rex on Facebook and Bluesky, and subscribe to his newsletter, I'm not a stalker. Promise. and having read Orphan Planet, Twin Landing and Star Bound I've become a huge fan of Rex Burke, his easy style with loads of humour, and neat ideas. He also builds wonderful characters and relationships. So when I was give a voucher for my local independent book shop for my birthday I purchased this, (and Special Delivery, and The Wrong Stop). I also saw that Third Loch was available on Audible too. So I plumped for the audio book, and wasn't disappointed. The voice actor was great, great Scottish accents, and great character voices, especially for the General.

The Story:
A brilliant twist on the first contact Theme with Aliens crash landing on a remote Scottish Island, into an even more remote loch. A British lad stumbles on the hidden aliens whilst doing a summer job on the island. The aliens had been in contact with two of the locals on the island who kept it all a big secret. Much fun and japes is had with the three humans trying to maintain the secret and there is even a little romance on the side.

The Physical Book:
It's a great quality book, with a fun cover. What I do love about Rex's books are the short chapters, maybe 10 or 20 pages. This makes progresses much easier. I can just get a chapter in here and there whilst having a coffee or before bed. Means I really can crack on with the books.

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Sunday 21st May 2023:

Found this author on twitter and followed him, the book sounded cool, but then one of his tweets mentioned his country of birth was Ghana! After a few messages with Rex, he let me know he isn't Ghanaian, but was born there, and that the book doesn't draw on Ghanaian culture or history. It's always nice to get that cultural exposure from a book, but it doesn't look i'll get it. But the project is also about finding new and interesting books and this one definitely ticks that box! So I've ordered a book direct from Rex, which is super cool, and he even agreed to sign a copy for me. This is why i'm loving this project, getting to chat with authors, and discover books I may never of come across!

30th August 2023:
Finally finished this book, after a great start managing to read almost a third of the book in under a week, but then life and holidays and work got in the way and I ended up only managing to read little snippets here and there.

But I've finished it, and what a great book! A story about 6 accidental pregnancy's on a colony spaceship, and we join their adventure when they are teenagers. And what a great adventure they go. This book almost had me in tears at one point also. There are 2 more book in the series which I am definitely going to get copies of.