When Adrana and Fura Ness sign up to become bone readers on Captain Rackamore's crew in a bid to help out with family debt, they have no idea the adventures that lay before them and the journey of self-discovery. As Arafura begins to experiment with old alien bones that can whisper secrets of buried treasure, something darker lays in wait for the crew in the skies and one they may not be able to escape from.

This was a lot of fun and perfect for fans of The Expanse or These Cruel Stars. There was a really nice pace throughout the book, and all the chapters were an even 10-12 pages which is a weird thing I love in action-packed sci-fi stories as I feel like I am making great headway in the story.

The world building in this story is quite immense and can be a bit intimidating. I did feel disconnection with the story for the first 100 pages or so as I was struggling to really get a grasp on the world considering it feels like a millennia away from our own with not even a passing mention of Earth. But when that 100-150 page mark hit and events took an absolute turn, I was hooked onto the story and I was not putting it down.

This book really took me by surprise with twists and turns I didn't see coming, and I honestly felt at times like I was on a ship at storm, holding onto the sides as we rocked back and forth and had no idea what lay ahead. It was a lot of fun.

There's lots of great things hinted in this book about exciting moments that may come later on - such as where the alien skulls really came from and what they can do, the money system and what the form of currency really is (does it lead to something bigger?) and the history of the robots and how powerful they once were. Will they come back with a vengeance??

Arafura/Fura was an interesting character to follow as she really revolves in this book, and she goes from a soft little girl to scarred space pirate within a few hundred pages. It was almost like if Primrose Everdeen turned into Katniss but with a lot more ferocity and a penchant for vengeance that would make a Tribute shiver. There were times were I actually actively disliked Fura because she became a bit over the top in her own knowledge when she had only been part of a sky crew for a hot minute. There were times she needed a bit of time in the bold corner to be honest.

I do think some things at the end wrapped up a bit quickly and almost too easily considering the damage done at the start of the book, but I'm very excited to see where things go in the next book and the plans Fura has for the world..