Olive J. Kelley has done it again! "Epsilon Nine" is the perfect book for everyone who wants a story with a lot of emotional depth and a plot that just sweeps you along in the ups and downs of a revolution.

The way the characters are written is one of the big strengths of this book. They feel so vivid and real and have some really distinct voices. The cast is also incredibly diverse, and the found family aspect is so well done that you just can‘t help but get attached too.

Sadly, some of the emotional depth gets reduced in the last part. And this is where my only criticism lies: the pacing. While the first two quarters of the book are at a pretty leisurely pace, the final quarter feels like it went by like a spaceship at light speed, which means it lost so many nuances the rest of the book had. It could have easily been the most devastating and detailed part of the whole book.

What I also would have loved to see more of is an explanation of the happenings that take place between the final chapter and the epilogue. Since there is so much buildup to what life could look like after the revolution, it would have been awesome to see how they actually get there.

However, the characters, the outstanding representation, and the thought this book provoked make it an incredible story that will stay in my mind for a long time.

(Especially with the parallels to current politics, which is increasingly going in a similar direction.) 

Thank you to Olive J. Kelley for providing me with this ARC in return for an honest review.