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Defekt by Nino Cipri
4.0

Ahoy there me mateys! I received this sci-fi eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. So here be me honest musings . . .

"When "Don't Be Evil" Fails, Try "Don't Be Boring": It's worked for us since 1958."

The first novella in this series answered the question about what would happen if a wormhole opened up in Ikea, I mean, LitenVärld. I thought it was fun even though I wanted more world building. I was so excited when I heard about this installment.

Derek is the perfect employee and dedicated to the company. But the one day he calls out sick, a wormhole attacks his store. Derek is assigned to help clean up the mess. He finds out his perfect company might have flaws after all.

I adored this one and thought the length was perfect. I loved the nod to the prior book. I loved all the internal memos and policy manual tidbits. I loved the characters and the consequences of Derek's choices. I love the #ownvoices rep. I loved the ending

I know the author didn't originally plan to write more set in LitenVärld but I am super happy to have gotten this one. I also know I didn't discuss the plot. That's cause ye should read the first book and this one too. Arrrrr!

So lastly . . .

Thank ye Tor.com!