Thank you to NetGalley, Macmillan Audio, and Bramble Books for providing me with an audio galley of this book to read and give my honest review. The opinions expressed here are my own.
In this follow up to Calamity, we are reacquainted with Cyn Khaw: a bounty hunter who goes by many names disguising herself as a private investigator who has spent her life hunting her cousin's killer. When she gets a chance to hunt the killer down, she's paired with the crew of the Calamity. But she's given an ultimatum by one of the family's: save her family and herself by turning in Micah, the ship's medic, or lose everything.
If you have not read the first book in this series, stop and go read it. Not only was it fabulous, but you will not understand many of the relationships in this book if you do not read that one first. This is definitely not a stand alone.
This is the first book I have reviewed in the audio format. I will saw I was skeptical at first; worried the narrator would be computer generated and I would have a hard time getting into the story. I was pleasantly surprised to be hearing Paige Reisenfeld's voice. This is my first audio by this narrator and I thoroughly enjoyed her. Her tone was perfect and she helped me to love the female main character and all her quirks.
Cynbaelline Khaw, aka Bella, aka Cyn goes by all the names trying to keep her true identity a secret. I remember her being introduced to us in the first book, though I didn't know it was her at the time. And once this was revealed, the story of her and Michah began to make much more sense. She's sassy and smart and is no stranger to being alone. She has spent her life in her own bubble, keeping her family at arms length and not allowing herself to be involved with anyone more than is necessary to her job. Cyn, to me, doesn't know her worth. And her character certainly develops around this in the book. She doesn't think she deserves to be loved or to have friends. She had to make some truly tough decisions in this book. And, while you initially believe she will only do what is good for herself, you find that's really not who she truly is. She has a big heart and that shines through as the book progresses.
Michah Arora is a character I know well from the first book in this series. I loved his character. He's smart and has a great head on his shoulders. He cares a lot about his crew; they are his friends and his found family since his exile. He's super protective of those he loves. And he's got a sense of humor to him that shined for me in this book. He makes light of some more tense situations which helped to ease some of the more tense scenes in the book. I do wish I'd had more from him.
Speaking of romance, it's in the book, but it was not the main thing that drove the book. What drives this book is the off planet wonder of a different world, the challenge of finding people in such a large area of space, and the fight that ensues to ensure people are safe. The universe of this series is so large, reminding me of Star Trek or even Star Wars and all the planets and places that are visited in those worlds. The shining point of this book is the action and adventure it brings. Did I like the romance, sure, but it was definitely a very slow burn. And if you are looking for closed door, this is not that. The intimacy scenes are definitely a bit descriptive. But I enjoy that in my romances!
And the comedy aspect of this series is really what had me coming back and wanting to read this installment. Fay works it in so well to the story, just as she did with Calamity. Can I just say the ingenuity of creating a lizard that eats metal is genius! I absolutely adored that character and hope to see more of them in future books in this series.
Now, the ending has me a little worried as I would love to see more of Cyn and Micah in future books and the ending has me thinking that may not be possible. Though with Cyn's background, I think she could weasel her way into the next book (if there is one).
If you're looking for a sci-fi space chases with mystery, romance, fight scenes, and found family, pick up this series and watch is unfold. As my second foray into the space romance genre, I can see it as one of my new favorites. I hope Fay continues the series as I'd love to see more of these space relationships unfurl.

While a bit slow to start, I found Fiasco to have a delightful payoff. The mystery component even had a fun twist. Cynbelline and Micah have chemistry that comes off the page.

What I found extra exciting about the writing is that Fay is capable of creating characters with the same quirky sense of humor but with different personalities and vibes. I loved how funny Temper was in the first book. You get that same level of humor here, but with a different flavor.

After this second book, I am even more convinced to auto-buy Fay’s books going forward!

Plot - 4
Writing and Editing - 5 (humor is hard and this really won me over)
Character Development - 4
Narration - 5
Personal Bias - 4
Final Score -4.6

Thank you Constance Fay, Macmillan Audio, and NetGalley for my advanced audio copy. My opinions are my own.

A fast-paced, hard sci-fi space adventure with open door M/F romance.

A perfect follow-up to Calamity (book one of the Uncharted Hearts series), although I think you could read Fiasco as an interconnected standalone and be fine.

We met Cyn Khaw briefly in Calamity, when she was undercover trying to rescue a woman from a cult on a deserted planet. In this book, she is our strong, capable, bounty-hunter FMC and her newest bounty requires her to be back on the Calamity. And yes, the eyes of Micah, the ship's medic, are just as dreamy as she remembered.

This is a high-action, slow-burn romance with lots of angst. It was a joy to listen to and exactly what I wanted.

Romance tropes
- One (bunk)bed
- Forced proximity
- Road trip (but in a spaceship)
- He's only soft for her
- Her grandma loves him
- She doesn't have nightmares when she sleeps beside him

Paige Reisenfeld is back doing the narration for the audiobook and I was so glad to see it. She did a great job switching between the male and female cast, making it easy to identify the characters based on their voices. There are a lot of characters so she really had her work cut out for her here. I think I liked her voice for Micah better than if they had cast a man in the role!

I hope there is a book three in this series, because I will definitely read it.

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the ALC.

This book is best read before changing your name. But know that love will find you no matter what.

Thank you so, so much to NetGalley and McMillan Audio for the audio ARC of Fiasco by Constance Fay.

Calamity, the first in the series, is no fluke. Fay proves again in Fiasco that she is a new gem to the space romance genre, right at the same level as Ilona Andrew's, Jessie Mihalik, and Jennifer Estep.

I was originally surprised to learn this book would be about Micah and Cyn (AKA the cultist Generosity), but Fay does an excellent job of expanding the universe and building a romance as Cyn joins the crew of the Calamity to hunt down a child kidnapper who has tormented her for over a decade, beginning with the loss of her cousin. Adding to that the pressure from another Family overpowering the people under their rule and there are layers of conflict and harm that neatly tie back with Temper's story. I would definitely recommend reading the books in order to not miss important information / character building and growth.

The audiobook is very well done - I listened to it over a very, very long bus ride and was engaged the whole time.

I can't wait to see which characters Fay moves forward with next. This series is an absolute must read.

interesting sci-fi story but also a romance. I’m along for the ride if there is more in the series. This is the 2nd book in what appears to be interconnected series. There are parts from book 1 you’d see in book 2 but also I think you could just read this one of the premise is more interesting.

Narrated by Paige Reisenfeld

Genre: sci-fi romance

Cynbelline Khaw has gone by many names to keep her family safe while she tracks a serial kidnapper who stole and murdered her cousin many years ago. Estella Escajeda approaches her with a mission she would knowingly do for free: Estella’s illegitimate daughter has been kidnapped as well, and she wants to keep the story under wraps. Cyn is the woman for the job. This lands her back with the Calamity crew - who she worked with prior under a different identity - with Estella’s brother Arcadio, ship captain Temperance, and the achingly handsome and mysterious medic Micah Arora.

I enjoyed Calamity. I *really* enjoyed Fiasco. I knew a little more of what to expect, and listened to the audiobook of this one and it worked really well for me in first-person present tense on audio. Cyn has so many identities, it's almost hard to keep track, but being in her head kept her inner-self cohesive to the reader. Micah is an excellent foil for Cyn's highly anxious psyche: as the medic on the Calamity, and is the strong silent deadly handsome type. Fiasco has a couple of major plot threads, all of which coalesce nicely for both the romance and SF adventure plot. Plus, there's pirates.

If you read Calamity first, you’ll get a better sense of the broader universe, with the major houses and the lay of the land (outer space and planets). That said, I do think you could pick up with Fiasco as well, as there is enough basic background worldbuilding present here and the novel focuses on the romance between Cyn and Micah and the current plots rather than a continuation of the previous plot.

Fiasco called itself equal parts steamy interstellar romance and sci-fi adventure, when I first saw that I was intrigued and didn’t know what to expect. I was absolutely blindsided by how much I adored this book.

This is the second book in the Uncharted Hearts series but you do not need to have read the first book, I did not and I loved this book. I will definitely read the first book now just to get more of this world.

The story follows Cyn who is a bounty hunter with a reputation that is known. The book starts with a funny bounty that seemed like it was just setting up Cyn as a character but it was setting up the main plot line.

Cyn has a history of trying to capture “the abductor”. The abductor will kidnap kids for ransom and will not think twice about killing them if the ransom is not paid. While Cyn is supposed to be undercover she is put on a ship she has been on before where there is a medic, Micah, who remembers her.

While trying to find the abductor Cyn is given no choice but to turn over Micah to someone who put a bounty on him. Cyn has caught feelings for Micah and does not want to break Micah's trust. I loved trying to figure out how Cyn would capture the abductor and get out of turning in Micah.

This was a wild ride that I will gladly go on again. Watching Cyn and Micah grow as both individuals and as a couple was great. Between their relationship, all the characters, and the world that’s built this is truly a literary masterpiece.