Sapling's Orbit is the first novella in the Biokin Chronicles tetralogy, and it's a fun, quick read with an interesting premise. It kicks us off on a nice YA sci-fi adventure, introducing the main characters in the series, Addison and Mila, and establishing the universe they'll be traversing over the next three installments. 

I really enjoyed the concept and characters: Addison is a naive biokin, or person who has an affinity for and ability to connect with plants, and Mila is a somewhat jaded pilot who grew up too quickly, and reluctantly agrees to take Addison into space on the first leg of her pilgrimage, which all biokin embark on when reaching the age of 16. I did find the dialogue to be a bit stilted at times and felt like there was a bit of inconsistency in the writing, but for a debut book it was fairly well thought out and it was imaginative. Overall a solid story.

I received a free ARC from the author, but my review is unbiased and left voluntarily.