kestrellady 's review for:

The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal

4.5

adventurous informative mysterious

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is a sci-fi mystery on a cruise ship headed to Mars. I loved the little touches that make this feel based in reality, like an increased time lag for phone calls as they get farther from Earth and variable gravity depending on where in the ship they are.