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Goldilocks by L.R. Lam
5.0
“Earth was such a little, vulnerable thing in the grand scope of the Universe.”
Earth has 30 years left at best. The climate is on the verge of collapse, so humanity is looking to the stars for an alternative home. Valerie Black planned an all-female voyage to the Goldilocks zone - to a planet with just the right conditions for humans, and what they hope will be their saviour.
When their mission is stolen from them in favour of another crew, Valerie and her team commandeer (steal) a ship bound for the new planet. The crew is made up of a pilot, engineer, doctor, and Naomi - Valerie’s surrogate daughter/on board botanist who has lived in Valerie’s shadow for far too long.
Things on board start to go wrong, and Naomi starts to suspect that they don’t know the whole truth about this voyage.
Secrets! Betrayal! Revelations!! Science! Women in space!! The future of humanity hangs in the balance.
I absolutely loved this book. I’ve been so keen to read more from L.R. Lam, and this did not disappoint.
Naomi’s story arc was such a pleasure to read, going between past and present it really felt like I knew her and made her journey all the more powerful.
There were so many powerful plot lines and issues covered in this book, and they were all handled so well. Women’s rights, productive rights, the climate crisis, the never ending cycles of power struggles. Set in the near-future, it was honestly scary how close to home so much of this felt. I can see myself thinking about this story for a really long time.
Next up for me in my L.R. Lam journey will be [b:Seven Devils|38822981|Seven Devils (Seven Devils, #1)|L.R. Lam|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1677262398l/38822981._SX50_.jpg|60397353], written with Elizabeth May ✨
Earth has 30 years left at best. The climate is on the verge of collapse, so humanity is looking to the stars for an alternative home. Valerie Black planned an all-female voyage to the Goldilocks zone - to a planet with just the right conditions for humans, and what they hope will be their saviour.
When their mission is stolen from them in favour of another crew, Valerie and her team commandeer (steal) a ship bound for the new planet. The crew is made up of a pilot, engineer, doctor, and Naomi - Valerie’s surrogate daughter/on board botanist who has lived in Valerie’s shadow for far too long.
Things on board start to go wrong, and Naomi starts to suspect that they don’t know the whole truth about this voyage.
Secrets! Betrayal! Revelations!! Science! Women in space!! The future of humanity hangs in the balance.
“The women were stealing a planet.
They were stealing a future.”
I absolutely loved this book. I’ve been so keen to read more from L.R. Lam, and this did not disappoint.
Naomi’s story arc was such a pleasure to read, going between past and present it really felt like I knew her and made her journey all the more powerful.
“Dr Naomi Lovelace has been many things over the years. Scientist. Criminal. Villain. Hero. Famous. Infamous.”
There were so many powerful plot lines and issues covered in this book, and they were all handled so well. Women’s rights, productive rights, the climate crisis, the never ending cycles of power struggles. Set in the near-future, it was honestly scary how close to home so much of this felt. I can see myself thinking about this story for a really long time.
Next up for me in my L.R. Lam journey will be [b:Seven Devils|38822981|Seven Devils (Seven Devils, #1)|L.R. Lam|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1677262398l/38822981._SX50_.jpg|60397353], written with Elizabeth May ✨
“The crew of the Atalanta were only five women out of all of humanity, but they could still found a whole new place for humans to flourish. Sometimes you only need one tiny proportion of the population to enact change.”