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clacksee's review against another edition
5.0
A touching and witty novel with unconventional characters and surprising depth.
Clarity, a green-haired and middle-aged human, has lived and travelled with Irohann for thirty years. When money woes force them to consider taking passengers as well as cargo, Wisper – a sapient robot – comes along with an offer that's too good to be true.
I've been wanting to read this book since it first came out six months ago. But since it's in the ironically named Kindle Unlimited, it seemed I'd never get the chance. But I recently got my little paws on a review copy. And I'm so glad I did.
This book has it all: an adorable organic spaceship, sapient bunnies, an aro-ace QPR, a multiracial lesbian couple, and a race against the clock to save the entire universe. All the heart and plenty of wit to boot.
If you enjoyed John Scalzi's The Android's Dream, TJ Berry's Space Unicorn Blues, and/or Kaia Sønderby's Failure to Communicate, check it out now.
Clarity, a green-haired and middle-aged human, has lived and travelled with Irohann for thirty years. When money woes force them to consider taking passengers as well as cargo, Wisper – a sapient robot – comes along with an offer that's too good to be true.
I've been wanting to read this book since it first came out six months ago. But since it's in the ironically named Kindle Unlimited, it seemed I'd never get the chance. But I recently got my little paws on a review copy. And I'm so glad I did.
This book has it all: an adorable organic spaceship, sapient bunnies, an aro-ace QPR, a multiracial lesbian couple, and a race against the clock to save the entire universe. All the heart and plenty of wit to boot.
If you enjoyed John Scalzi's The Android's Dream, TJ Berry's Space Unicorn Blues, and/or Kaia Sønderby's Failure to Communicate, check it out now.
paysonrharris's review against another edition
4.0
An excellent book with a pacing issue
This book is excellent. It's unique, fun, and exciting. The main character, Clarity, is a hero unlike most others, from her obsession with dolls to her intense platonic friendship with her shipmate.
In fact, almost all the characters are fascinating and unique, and it's a joy to learn more about them. I only wish we had more time with them, but hopefully that's what the sequel is for!
My only real issue with the book is that the middle loses the thread of the plot. There's a long time spent on a planet that has nothing to do with the plot that's been building. Some of the character development is good there, but it's just too long a interruption in what is otherwise a very tightly-woven plot.
Still, I'm looking forward to the sequel. Already preordered it. I can't wait to learn more about this diverse cast and universe.
This book is excellent. It's unique, fun, and exciting. The main character, Clarity, is a hero unlike most others, from her obsession with dolls to her intense platonic friendship with her shipmate.
In fact, almost all the characters are fascinating and unique, and it's a joy to learn more about them. I only wish we had more time with them, but hopefully that's what the sequel is for!
My only real issue with the book is that the middle loses the thread of the plot. There's a long time spent on a planet that has nothing to do with the plot that's been building. Some of the character development is good there, but it's just too long a interruption in what is otherwise a very tightly-woven plot.
Still, I'm looking forward to the sequel. Already preordered it. I can't wait to learn more about this diverse cast and universe.
clacksee's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
5.0
A touching and witty novel with unconventional characters and surprising depth.
Clarity, a green-haired and middle-aged human, has lived and travelled with Irohann for thirty years. When money woes force them to consider taking passengers as well as cargo, Wisper – a sapient robot – comes along with an offer that's too good to be true.
I've been wanting to read this book since it first came out six months ago. But since it's in the ironically named Kindle Unlimited, it seemed I'd never get the chance. But I recently got my little paws on a review copy. And I'm so glad I did.
This book has it all: an adorable organic spaceship, sapient bunnies, an aro-ace QPR, a multiracial lesbian couple, and a race against the clock to save the entire universe. All the heart and plenty of wit to boot.
If you enjoyed John Scalzi's The Android's Dream, TJ Berry's Space Unicorn Blues, and/or Kaia Sønderby's Failure to Communicate, check it out now.
Clarity, a green-haired and middle-aged human, has lived and travelled with Irohann for thirty years. When money woes force them to consider taking passengers as well as cargo, Wisper – a sapient robot – comes along with an offer that's too good to be true.
I've been wanting to read this book since it first came out six months ago. But since it's in the ironically named Kindle Unlimited, it seemed I'd never get the chance. But I recently got my little paws on a review copy. And I'm so glad I did.
This book has it all: an adorable organic spaceship, sapient bunnies, an aro-ace QPR, a multiracial lesbian couple, and a race against the clock to save the entire universe. All the heart and plenty of wit to boot.
If you enjoyed John Scalzi's The Android's Dream, TJ Berry's Space Unicorn Blues, and/or Kaia Sønderby's Failure to Communicate, check it out now.
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