A review by meshell
Barbary Station by R.E. Stearns

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

I would have expected a book about sapphic space pirate engineers fighting a malicious AI to be a bit more exciting, but it did not come to pass. I don't expect to read subsequent books in the series. 

I think this might appeal to someone that enjoys war proceedural novels, but wanted it to be in space. It was not for me.