I'm not too sure how I feel about this book enough though I know that I liked it.
I really wasn't hooked or intrigued by the story or it's characters until there was only 70 or so pages left (the first copy will be 320 pages, my e-arc was 236, you can do the math). It read like a prequel. Like the story could've started at a later time, and the first parts of the novel would've been released as a novella in-between this and it's sequel, ya know?
I think I'm going to read the sequel, because it leaves on a pretty significant cliff hanger, but I think I'll see about it's reviews first. Obviously the reviews for this are already pretty high, and I'm giving it a 4/5 so I didn't hate it at all. I actually quite enjoyed myself. I liked the sci-fi world that was created and the stories and cultures weaved into it, I liked the concept and that it didn't go the way I thought it might've, and I liked the female friendships that transpire. I just wished that it was shorter, and maybe a little less info-dumpy.
Thanks to NetGalley and Flatiron/Macmillan for the e-arc!