Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing an e-arc!

This was a fun read! To be quite honest, I picked this up because of the “sexy space heist” line in the blurb and thought “Perfect! it’s sci-fi AND romance too?.” It was both but not in the way I was expecting. There were lots of moments where the MC’s actions implied romantic tension, so it’s KIND OF a romance book at this point of the series.

This book plays out like a short film or an episode from a sci-fi TV show which made it pretty and accessible for me to imagine the setting and how things were playing out.

It was told in the POV of the MC, Ada Lamarr, which kind of took me out at times because she can be a bit too much, considering the situation she was in. But towards the end, it all made sense why she was speaking and acting that way.

Prior to reading, I checked out the author’s page just to see which books they’ve written before. Noticed that most, if not all, were sci-fi books. Which made sense when I read this e-arc. It definitely read like the author knew what they were writing about that it didn’t feel like they were “flexing” their knowledge of space, ships, space suits, and the science of all these combined.

Despite it being a novella of just over 192 pages long, it had the right balance of intrigue, action, sociopolitical discussions, and twists. The ending alludes to a sequel and I’m glad this is a novella series because I can’t wait to read the next one and see how this pans out!

Ada is a scavenger who is slowly running out of oxygen, while she waits for someone to answer her distress call. Cue the Halifax who are on a mission to recover some items from a crashed ship. This story is fun action packed and super funny. I loved Ada, she is confident, no nonsense and comes out with some killer lines. I devoured this book and was only upset that the ending didn't answer all my questions. That was until I saw that this will be a series and I am eagerly awaiting the next book. This book is perfect for fans of firefly. I love the fast pacing as this book packs a lot in for under 200 pages. Revis knows how to draw you in with commanding characters and will have you shouting at the book with the reveals. I cannot speak highly enough of this book. It was such an enjoying read and I need to read more by her.

Thanks to Netgalley and DAW for my copy in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks to NetGalley and DAW for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

This was such a fun space heist! Ada is a spunky, smart, mysterious protagonist that won’t stop at anything to get what she wants, including flirting to death with Rian, who is competent and collected and matches her wit. The mission is high-stakes and you can feel the tension of everything pending on it. And it kept me guessing to the last page!

The descriptions are so well done, you can picture everything perfectly, and the worldbuilding deals with interesting (if depressing) themes of environmental catastrophe, eco grief and space colonization.

I admit I was confused at the descriptor of a ‘sexy’ heist, lol. Don’t let that sway you either way: it’s a heist, our protagonists flirt, there’s some UST, but nobody is pole dancing!

There were a couple of nods to Star Wars that made me smile (no bras in space is bullshit!!).

This is the first novella from a planned trilogy, so we have more questions than answers by the end... but now I'm really looking forward to the rest! If you enjoy a space romp that feels like a comic book, with familiar sci-fi elements, you might want to check it out.

While this book is short and to the point, it still had a lot of elements that felt more annoying than enjoying.

The problem lies within character introductions.These people are introduced in ways that sound like assumptions from the protagonist. And of course the assumptions are correct- is there a reason for this demeanor revealed later? Yes, but that means nothing to a first time reader. That character tone is going to grate on a lot of readers nerves.

The book initially has the tone of being better than you, its more prepared, trained, and better equipped. Once that attitude fades though, it opens the door for some pretty interesting worldbuilding and information about the characters.


I like a lot of the recurring motifs. The ideas of protoplanets being uninhabitable before eventually growing into something welcoming and livable. The horrific imagery of the different types of ghost space ships are something out of a horror novel.

The way we could possibly treat space and space travel is compelling- and I wish that was more the focus. The romantic tension feels entirely unnecessary and artificial. Though there is potential that could've been fulfilled if the novella wasn't so set on going "Full speed" through what could've been the plot of a larger novel.

I loved this book. The premise, the characters, and the additional of reports with the snarky endnotes from Rian is *chef kiss*!

For being such a short the worldbuilding was perfect - immersive without bogging down, the snark was top-tier, and I am obsessed with both Ada and Rian as well as the full crew of side characters who were all fully developed and memorable. My only complaint is that this book ending way too soon. I didn't realize this is more like a teaser novella than the first book in a series so I was left hanging at the end, but I am ready for the next book ASAP please.

Ada is salvager - taking saleable materials from derelict and crashed ships (within the letter of the law of course - but now she's in real trouble, with a hole in the side of her ship and an hour left of 02 in her tank. Luckily she gets picked up by a government ship on a secret mission to save a doohickey from the ship crashed on the lava planet below.

I kind of love when a book reads like an episode of Star Trek. It's short, the scope is minimal, and something's always happening. Ada's interior monologue is super perky and sassy and she's a lot of fun to read. Even though we're in her head, she's not telling us everything and it's clear that things are being kept from the reader (and the rest of the crew). I'm not a big fan of the Big Secret that a POV character is very carefully not thinking about.

ALSO - please know that this is book one in a trilogy. As a stand-alone, I was a bit shocked with where it ended and was ready to be pretty upset that we were left unresolved. But as episode one in a three episode arc, that's more understandable. And I will look forward to some adventure and some chase in episodes two and three.

The last several chapters are memos written by the male lead. Do not skip the footnotes.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I am not someone who reads a ton of sci fi, but i happen to LOVE heist stories, and the premise of a heist in space had me sold. I really enjoyed this one! It definitely had vibes of the Illuminae Files (another sci fi series I loved) and for being a novella the world and conflict was well developed. All of the characters had their own little quirks which made them memorable, and the main character herself had a very amusing interior monologue. It wasn’t as funny as Illuminae, but I liked seeing everything come together. Being a novella (less than 200 pages) there was definitely some insta-attraction, but if you like sci fi or heist stories, this one is worth the read. I can’t wait for the second one!

I had such a good time reading this book! I love Beth Revis' writing, and an adult sci fi sounded amazing! And I just blasted through this story, learning about this world with the different colonized planets, the state of Earth, and I just had to keep reading to find out what was going to happen next!

Ada was so quick-witted and clever, and the whole thing in the synopsis about the manipulation, yeah, we knew that Ada was up to something, but not what. And as the story went on, as they retrieved this valuable item, it was pretty intense and I couldn't get enough!

One really interesting idea from this book is that humanity leaves all this broken down stuff scattered throughout the universe. In particular, this ship on this planet that is still going through its growing pains, but it could grow to have conscious life, and they could find this ship. Which was really interesting to think about!

I loved how it ended, with the write up report about what happened, with footnotes that were commentary, I loved what they added! And there was that set up for the sequel, which I can't wait to read, because this was so good!

Loved reading this story and I can't wait for more from this series!

This book has reminded me of how much I enjoyed reading Beth Revis' Across The Universe series when I was younger. The slowly developing sci-fi world building is great and Ada Lamarr is a delight to read.

We meet Ada as she is running out of oxygen at the site of a crashed ship on a volcanic planet. She has an agenda and getting rescued has to be worked into that plan. The crew on her rescue ship is also looking to get something off the crash site and Ada is determined to figure out their mission. She is untrustworthy and will admit that to the reader in her POV. It was an easy story to follow with the clues Ada began to drop for us and I was in no way shocked by the ending but it still felt very exciting to get through.

I loved the choice at the end to include a bit of Rian's POV through the post-mission debriefing notes (especially his footnotes). This series would definitely be one I would continue to read.

This book hooked me in from the first chapter. I loved the character development and how the story progressed.

Full Speed to a Crash Landing
By Beth Revis

What a fun, short novel. There were some over-the-top moments, but it was so fun I didn’t care. The protagonist is funny and smart. There are things happening in between words as it were and it all comes to a mostly satisfying, but wanting more ending.

Thanks to @netgalley for a copy of this arc in exchange for an honest review.

I'll read pretty much anything Beth writes.

I was obsessed with her Across the Universe series when I was younger! It was the similar, inventive, slightly distressing world-building elements of that book -- the decay of Earth, the idea of long-term space travel into unknown parts of the galaxy, and how humanity would persevere and change -- that I also loved about Full Speed to a Crash Landing.

The characterization and relationship development though felt a bit rushed, but that may just be the downside of doing a novella.

All in all, it was a fun read and I'm already waiting eagerly to find out what's going to happen in the next instalment!

Me gustaría creer que estoy más o menos al día del mundillo de la ciencia ficción y fantasía, pero no es cierto. Por eso, cuando cogí para leer Full Speed to a Crash Landing lo hice más por la sinopsis y la longitud, que prometían diversión y poco tiempo de compromiso de lectura más que por el nombre de la autora, Beth Revis, que francamente no me sonaba de nada. Me alegro mucho de la labor desempeñada por la publicista que ha conseguido despertar mi atención, porque es un libro con el que me lo he pasado genial y además he descubierto a una autora muy prolífica que probablemente me acompañe en el futuro. Luego ya decidiremos cuántos latigazos recibo por no conocerla, porque está traducida al español, ha publicado libros de Star Wars… vamos, que shame on me.


Full Speed to a Crash Landing está escrita en una divertidísima primera persona que hace que devores sus páginas. La protagonista es Ada Lamarr (admito que con el nombre Revisa no ha estado sutil, lo que se dice sutil) que comienza la aventura a punto de morir por la despresurización de su nave y que acaba siendo rescatada por una tripulación que tiene una importante misión, de la que no quieren hacerla partícipe. ¿He oído narrador no confiable en el fondo de la sala? Pues os felicito, porque es así.

A lo mejor la sutileza no es la principal característica de esta novela, porque sabemos desde un principio que Ada no pasaba por allí de casualidad. Como gran parte del libro, excepto las últimas páginas, está narrada con su voz, sabemos todo lo que pasa por su cabeza y que hay algo que no cuadra del todo. Pero da igual, porque es muy divertido.

Es el comienzo de una trilogía y es una novela corta, por lo que la construcción del mundo no está todo lo trabajada que quizá nos gustaría, pero entiendo que el escenario se irá poblando en las siguientes entregas. También tiene su parte de romance, pero es más sobre la atracción que sienten los personajes entre ellos que lo que se podría considerar una relación más asentada o incipiente.

Full Speed to a Crash Landing me ha parecido una excelente introducción para un mundo en el que quedan muchas cosas por contar.

This book is a true masterpiece of thrilling plot devices, characters that will tug at your heartstrings, and a story that will addict its readers in like a moth to flame in such a stunning delivery to pack the punch that only this author delivers! A wondrous beginning to the series indeed.

What a blast! (No space pun intended!) A science-fueled story, an outer space setting and a smart, funny lead make for a fantastic journey as the reader!!

This was my first work of Beth Revis and I am ready for more!

If you’re not a space or science buff, read this anyway. Lead character Ada Lamarr is a blast!

This is a clever story of a clever con disguised as a space adventure. The characters are authentic and humanly vulnerable.
It grabbed me from start to finish and leaves just enough questions unanswered to not be a patronising read

This was cute! The fmc was a bit of a Mary Sue though. Typical “fierce, sharp, bantery, flirty” female character archetype I’ve seen many times before. That being said, this was a decent palette cleanser

I had such a great time with this short and sharp, action-packed space romp.

Full Speed to a Crash Landing is the first in a trilogy of novellas which follows Ada, a looter of spaceships who is 'recruited' by Rian, a government agent, to assist with a dangerous rescue mission.

I loved Ada's gumption, and while I don't know if she was always as funny as she thought she was, I am really curious to see how that plays into her later character development. Rian's character emerged quite gradually, which really served to heighten the suspense and uncertainty, and I loved his footnotes.

The characters of the crew of the Halifax were well developed, especially given the length of the story, and I really enjoyed seeing the little references to Across the Universe. I loved the intensity of the ending, and found it really satisfying, though I'll definitely be hanging out for the next instalment!

Thank you DAW and NetGalley for a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed are my own.

i had a lot of fun with this one! very quick and cute, character and relationship forward rather than atmosphere. which is fine!

Deep space thriller with secrets, intrigue, and a volcanic newly forming planet as the key villian. Once again we have pretty much destroyed Earth, and are trying to backpedal - tsk tsk, not far from our likely future! Some tense moments, and a few interesting twists ...