A review by librarian_of_trantor
Before Mars by Emma Newman

4.0

Like [b:After Atlas|28361265|After Atlas (Planetfall, #2)|Emma Newman|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1456689269s/28361265.jpg|48430277] this is a tightly plotted story where all the pieces fit nicely together at the end. The characters are well drawn and the world well built. Newman does a good job of describing the struggle with mental health issues. But there are a couple sections of the book where the first person narrator's inner turmoil needed to be balanced more with some action.