Date Of Review: September 27, 2024
Review Left On GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6662347536
Date Of Review: September 27, 2024
Review Left On GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6662347536
Author: Becky Chambers
Narrator: Rachel Delude
Started: Aeptember 14, 2024
Finished: September 25, 2024
Genre: science fiction
Length: 14 hours 23 minutes
Part Of A Series: Yes #1 of the Wayfarers
Type Of Book: audio
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25786523-the-long-way-to-a-small-angry-planet
Review:
THis book had been on my TBR for a few months as it was a Bujo Buddies Book Club read. One day I decided to see if it was on Hoopla, and it was! I'm glad it was, as I love all teh characters! There was no angst type of drama which I was thankful for. it was exactly what I needed to read at the time. The Wayfarers series is now on my series tracker.
I like how nothing was out of question, yet anything unusual was made to seem normal. I find that some authors just can't do that in a science fiction book, but Becky Chambers has done just that. I enjoyed how everything wasn't fancy, despite there being a 'rich kid' hiding who she was, yet not.
I am excited to read the other books in this series.
Goodreads Description:
Follow a motley crew on an exciting journey through space—and one adventurous young explorer who discovers the meaning of family in the far reaches of the universe—in this light-hearted debut space opera from a rising sci-fi star.
Rosemary Harper doesn’t expect much when she joins the crew of the aging Wayfarer. While the patched-up ship has seen better days, it offers her a bed, a chance to explore the far-off corners of the galaxy, and most importantly, some distance from her past. An introspective young woman who learned early to keep to herself, she’s never met anyone remotely like the ship’s diverse crew, including Sissix, the exotic reptilian pilot, chatty engineers Kizzy and Jenks who keep the ship running, and Ashby, their noble captain.
Life aboard the Wayfarer is chaotic and crazy—exactly what Rosemary wants. It’s also about to get extremely dangerous when the crew is offered the job of a lifetime. Tunneling wormholes through space to a distant planet is definitely lucrative and will keep them comfortable for years. But risking her life wasn’t part of the plan. In the far reaches of deep space, the tiny Wayfarer crew will confront a host of unexpected mishaps and thrilling adventures that force them to depend on each other. To survive, Rosemary’s got to learn how to rely on this assortment of oddballs—an experience that teaches her about love and trust, and that having a family isn’t necessarily the worst thing in the universe.