I enjoyed this sequel! I really liked seeing the characters and how Ambrose and Kodiak grew into fatherhood. I liked seeing the planet again and it evolved as well. 

Owl was a very relatable character and i appreciated the mentions of her cycle, which is usually absent in fantasy/sci-fi books. The sibling bond with her and Yarrow was really cute and i really hope it can be repaired once they fix Yarrow. 

I did not expect Devin to be the hidden villain in this with poisoning the embryos of the children and animals before the mission. 

Seeing the characters before the mission was fun because you saw a different side of them from how their clones acted on the ship, i think Ambrose acted more differently than Kodiak did. Its felt like Kodiak just grew into himself rather than act different. 

I liked that Ambrose and Kodiak got together on Earth as well as their clones wondered if they would even spare a second glance at each other.

I also did not expect for the war to break out that fast on Earth as on the ship it felt like it had happened over a couple of years rather than right away.. 

I am not too fond of ambiguous endings. I felt as though the ending felt unfinished and the mentioning that Owl is related to/a descendent of Minerva felt a little random and just to tie it to the first book.