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The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm
3.5
adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: N/A

The tone and voice of this book were solid middle grade sci fi. The premise was interesting; I don’t know if this is because I recently read it, but I got a bit of an homage to Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson. I thought the plot was a little weak - it leaned into non communication pretty hard, and that is a little annoying. Also, I think there are too many characters dumped in at the start - it’s confusing. But overall a cute story and I love cats in space on principle.