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A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
4.5
emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

4.5/5

Less of a sequel and more of a world expansion, A Closed and Common Orbit takes a tangent from the first Wayfarer book and runs with it. AI Lovelace leaves the Wayfarer to spare its inhabitants further grief and begins life in an illegal body kit. With a new name and some guiding friends, she learns more about this strange world and her place within it. 

- The world-building in this book was incredible, better than The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet. It's always in situ and never feels like an infodump. 

- For some of the book we switch back to the history of one of the other characters which was heartbreaking but inspiring. I enjoyed how Chambers tied it all up.

- One of the characters is of a species where some individuals change sex on a regular basis. This comes complete with pronoun change and EVERYONE RESPECTS THIS!!! It was nice to linger in a world where fluidity is normal and accepted.

This book made me cry (in a good way) and I look forward to continuing the emotional assault in book three.