I’m not usually a huge sci-fi fan, I tend to prefer fantasy, but this was fun! It follows Holden and his crew as they keep somehow landing in shit, and Miller, a detective who can’t let a mystery go. 

This is one of those weird novels where I think the whole is better than the parts. Usually, I tend to really like the characters in a novel but the plot is just okay, or the plot is exciting but I don’t love anyone (Holden was too righteous and annoying, Naomi was a woman written by a man, Amos had one mood which was “horny smartass”, and I actually liked Miller—best characterization imo). That being said, all the smaller aspects of the novel were just okay, but when combined, I think it made a really good novel. 

The characters were a little one dimensional (also Holden is annoying as fuck and I don’t like how he thinks of women) but I generally liked them; the writing was straightforward and engaging but not really special; and the plot was very standard but still somewhat surprising and had some good twists. But when all that was combined? It made a pretty good book! I’m excited to read the rest of the series, but I know it’s not going to be anything groundbreaking.