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4.25
adventurous emotional lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

I'm so glad to have finally discovered Becky Chambers's Wayfarers Universe!

What a delightful cast of characters — I really felt like I had left my living room and was aboard a space ship. What I also loved was how Chambers used a range of species and planets to make a comment on a range of society norms and human behaviours. There were some real wise tidbits and reflection points in there.

I went into this hoping to find a new all-time fave, and while I did love it and knew about the type of book I was heading into, I just think I was in the mood for something faster paced and more plot-based.

I'm really excited to read A Closed and Common Orbit, the standalone sequel to this book. I had suspicions about what it would be about and the teaser at the end of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet proved me to be correct. 😌