A review by imrosa
The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal

4.0

A famous inventor and her spouse, a retired detective, go on honeymoon on a spacecraft traveling between planets when someone is murdered and her spouse is arrested as the prime suspect.

This is the first murder mystery/thriller I've read that takes place in space and I must say it was a fun experience!

As for the good and the bad...
➕ Gimlet was seriously cute
➕ Already established relationship
➕ Good dose of humor throughout
➕ Kept me guessing
➕ Super cool 1930s vibe mixed with sci-fi
➕ I got so many cocktail tips omg
➖ Was a bit repetitive at times
➖ As a result also lost its pacing a bit from 20%-60% (wasn't too bad though)
➖ Many many names (that are also science fiction-y, so definitely take notes)
➖ I kept seeing a car in my head whenever I read our female lead's name (it's Tesla)
➖ Still don't know what a gamer's belly is

Worth noting as well is that our female lead is disabled (spinal injury, she also occasionally uses a cane) and also has PTSD - Gimlet is her service dog!

Overall 4/5⭐

Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review