3.75 Stars

I listened to this story on audiobook. I really enjoyed this book for the most part. I thought the author did a fantastic job creating a unique and interesting world that is part space opera, part noir, mixed with some political intrigue. The first third and last third of the book were really interesting and kept my attention no problem. I did think the middle third of this book dragged quite a bit. I just found myself becoming really distracted and felt like some of the scenes could’ve been trimmed or cut with little to no effect on the story.

The characters were well-developed. There was a lot of moral ambiguity to these characters, which I liked. They aren’t perfect or stereotypical. They had flaws and no one was all good or all bad.

I think I’ll probably continue with the series, even though I had a bit of difficulty slogging through the middle bit. There was enough here that I liked that I really want to continue.