A delightfully quirky sci-fi space adventure novel where an always-hungry scavenger with a hole in her ship is rescued by a government vessel investigating a distress call. Lots of cute banter, even about lentils, between the scavenger and the ship’s crew, especially their mission leader. There’s a twist that left me wanting more in this smart and lighthearted romp. The audiobook narrator did a very good job with the many different voices and accents.
My thanks to the author, publisher, audiobook producer, and #NetGalley for providing early access to the audiobook of #FullSpeedtoaCrashLanding for review purposes.
Publication date: August 6, 2024. I hope it’s not too long a wait for the sequel!

ada lamarr is a scavenger that finds herself needing rescue during a job, and winds up helping the ship halifax's crew that rescues her find an important piece of cargo on the crash site she was scavenging. the alluring government agent, rian white, doesn't trust her, but takes her help and realizes she is more than she seems. set against the backdrop of vast open space and an unstable, primordial lava planet, ada finds that it isn't so easy juggling a hot man, espionage, and the endless abyss of space. (except, for her, it is.)

this was such a fun, well-paced, entertaining space opera. it's going to be a trilogy of short book (<200 pages) and it honestly feels like the perfect length. full of sharp wit, banter, and cleverness, if i wasn't sticking around for the plot, i was sticking around for the characters. ada is so chaotic in such a fun way, and really carries the whole thing. i can't wait to read the rest of the trilogy.

the narrator brings so much life to the audiobook. she sounds a little like ella purnell as jinx in arcane, but less throaty. 5 stars for her.

This novella was a great little sci-fi escape after some heavier reading. Full Speed to a Crash Landing tells the story of Ada Lamarr, a looter with questionable morals whose journey begins with her almost dying after her spacecraft is damaged and ends with her playing an unexpected role on a secret intergalactic government mission (while maybe even falling in love?). The narration was great and I found myself laughing at Ada’s hilarious interactions with the other characters. I’m looking forward to seeing where the story goes in book 2!
Would recommend it to anyone looking for something cute, short, and funny!

A ship's crashed on a protoplanet and if someone doesn't come rescue Ada's broken ship soon, she won't be any better off. When a government salvage ship finally answers her call, it's clear that both she and the crew of the ship know something about the crash.

On the first read, I sometimes felt that too much of Ada's knowledge was being concealed from the reader even though she was the POV character. It became more clear what she was hiding in the end, but it was occasionally frustrating when it was obvious that there was information that Ada knew that I didn't.

On a second read, I really enjoyed the subtle clues laid out throughout the book for the direction in ended up going. This is a book that lends itself well to rereads when you can better understand what Ada both is, and intentionally isn't, saying.

I thought the narrators did a wonderful job bringing the story and Ada to life.

This was a super fun space heist novella and a very well-produced audiobook — loved it! Cannot wait for the second installment!

A Sci-fi novella perfect for fans of The Murderbot Diaries and Star Trek. Ada is low on oxygen and the neighboring ship seems to be ignoring her distress call up until the last possible moment. Now a refugee on the ship that took their time to save her, Ada enjoys the improved food options and offers her assistance in helping her new crew carryout their mission. Everyone is keeping secrets which will have you wondering, who is fooling who.

Thanks Netgalley for the ARC of the audiobook.

Thank you DAW, Dreamscape Media and Netgalley for the advance reading copy. I enjoyed this female lead science fiction novella. The dual POV highlighted two very good narrators. The pace of this novella was perfect to keep the reader engaged

This was a fun novella! Intriguing start to a series, I really liked the main character and was bamboozled by the heist. Loved the ending and look forward to the next book! I could have done without the romance and still enjoyed it just as much.

The narrators were both great! I thought the narrator for Ada's POV really brought her to life well and I loved the way her voice sounds.

A fun, quick, easy read!
Very enjoyable, had me smiling most of the way through, would definitely carry on with the series.
Narrator was a tiny bit annoying but not enough to stop listening

What a fun ride, I can't wait for book two! We get a space adventure thriller with a spunky, funny, witty, fiercely independent mfc and a grumpy mmc. I'm a sucker for short chapters, and this novella is filled with a lot and definitely makes you rethink all it took for you to be here. I didn't see the "sexy" part of this book, but it's still such a fun sci-fi ride!!!