I was drawn to this novella because of the title and it is marketed as space horror. We follow three characters: Amara, Vinh, and Jessie, who embark on a terraforming mission on a planet that produces a lethal self-cleaning mechanism know as the Gray. There were some good moments in this novella. The hostile setting produces conflict between the characters, including Vinh and Amara, who are in a struggling marriage and are encouraged to take new partners for the good of the colony. I think there were a lot of good ideas here, but I feel like they would have been better executed in novel form so the author would have had time to build up more suspense and really explore all the concepts introduced. The audiobook narrator, Catherine Ho, was great, and her narration added to the creepiness of the novella's setting. While this didn't fully stick the landing for me, I will definitely check out more of Ashing-Giwa's work because the concepts of this novella were interesting.

Thank you to NetGalley and Highbridge for providing e-and audio ARCs in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.