We need more space heist books.

Hammajang Luck promised me one thing I couldn't resist: outcasts on a heist. It's compared to Gideon the Ninth, but I almost wish it wasn't because the only similarity is sapphics in space, and it fails to include what makes this story unique: the family dynamics.
This is a heist story. It doesn't have any particularly novel scenes, but that doesn't matter because we're here for the fun of it. Edie, upon being released from prison, is roped into yet another crime with their friend - and maybe more - Angel, who betrayed them before. Together with their team of outcasts, Edie and Angel organize a heist against a technology guru trillionaire. I thought the stakes were relatively low for a heist novel, but I didn't mind too much. There weren't a ton of plot twists, either. For as much as the heist was emphasized in the blurb, I feel like this book focused more on vibes than anything...which I didn't love.
I think the issue for me was that I didn't really connect with any of the characters. I'm going to take partial blame for this; a lot of Life Things were going on when I started this book, and I didn't really get into it until after the characters had been introduced, so I didn't really get to know them well enough for a found family book. As far as the main characters went, I thought Edie was fine as a narrator, but they were more avoidant than active. I didn't love Angel, but I didn't hate her. Andie was probably my favorite because it's rare we get to see someone outside the heist have opinions on it.
Hammajang Luck is a sci-fi heist story perfect for fans of found family and real family mixing together.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the free e-ARC!

3.25/5