So good with such amazing world-building (space-building?)! Definitely didn't read like a novella to me, more like a full-fledged book because of how detailed it is. The characters are quite well-developed and the plot is great. Loved all the sci-fi elements favorite definitely being Seven and her cool little trick, the brutality of it all and the revenge plot.

Can't wait to read more adventures of this mini crew in the next book!

Basically: take River Tam, give her telekinesis, take away Simon Tam and the crew of Serenity, and send her off on her own. More or less. That's what the main character, Mars, is like, except maybe a bit more mentally stable. Mostly.

I found this a lot of fun, and I'll definitely read more in the same world. I'm a little disappointed about where it cut off, because I really wanted to see a particular character home safe -- but at least it offers the promise of more of these characters. Squid and their chromatophores -- and their casual gender neutral identity -- particularly fascinate me: I want to see a lot more of them. And I want to see more of Seven... sort of. (It's complicated.)

It's a little bit Firefly, a little bit The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet, a little bit witches in space.

Works for me.

Review live from 18th May.

Killing Gravity by Corey J. White
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Mariam Xi or Mars as she likes to be called has some very dangerous powers. We meet her as her ship is loosing air and she transfers to the ship that responds to her call. From there it is a non-stop journey. While getting Mars in and out of danger Killing Gravity also tells the back story, does the world building and introduces the characters. This is book one in the The Voidwitch Saga and it does a good job of setting the stage for future stories. Mars makes a important discovery while getting rid of one of the people chasing her but there is still a lot of story left untold. I loved Mars pet and how she got her name very interesting. This was not a long book but it did everything it needed in a quick compact way.

Ive been craving space books lately so I was excited when I received a review copy of this. I was hopeful this would satisfy my craving but I didnt expect to love it as much as I did. The main character and her telekinisis abilities were compelling. I loved the relationships she formed and her experimental cat was just the best thing ever. I need one thats trained that well and sits on my shoulder ready to claw someone face off if they piss me off.

The main character is bisexual but no attention was called to it. It wasnt added for entertainment value which I really appreciated. I would have loved more character developpement. The side characters were interesting, especially the captain of the Nova. They're some kind of alien that the main character refers to as they. The main characters mushroom trip was a little confusing but it was probably meant to be. I also thought the upgraded humans were all really fun to read about.

There was only a couple of scifi things I didnt completely understand but the stuff I did understand was fascinating. I loved exploring the new planets and learning about the different customs, like relationship triples. The plot was fast pace and gripping. I enjoyed this so much I wish it was longer but I also love being able to finish a book really fast so Im not too disapointed. I need more books like this in my life. I hope we get a sequel soon. Id recommend this if you enjoy scifi.