Is it appropriate to just use gushy gifs and let that be my review? No? Sad.
First off, the book starts out with a bang:
"In three weeks, Noemi Vidal will die- here, in this very place."
THAT is how you start a book. My attention was captured from page one. And quite literally, never let go. But while the epic stakes and the level of plot awesome were huge, the biggest draw for me was the characters. I adored Noemi and Abel so much. A lot of the novel takes place with them, you know, doing space shenanigans (which is the scientific word for it, of course). Their banter is off the charts phenomenal, and I lived for it. And I would have probably been sad when other characters were introduced, except they were also amazing.
The world building is just as well done. It can be hard, often, for me as a reader to fully wrap my head around a world in space, but the author just did an absolutely masterful job of weaving a world that is both complex yet comprehensible. And Noemi and Abel have chances to make big changes in this world. There is so much happening in the universe around them, and they both have loyalties that lie beyond just themselves. I won't say anything else for fear of spoiling, but just know that I am basically counting down the minutes until the sequel.
Bottom Line: New favorite book alert.
*Copy provided for review
**Quote taken from uncorrected proof, subject to change.