This book was described to me as "highly reminiscent of Firefly" which was very accurate. Set in a future in which Humans and many other species are all part of a Galactic Commons, a sort of EU of alien races, this book focuses on the crew of one ship, Wayfarer. The crew's job is to create the wormhole tunnels through space which allow other ships to travel between star systems. Rosemary Harper is a new hire, a registered clerk who has never before lived in deep space. She is welcomed by the captain, Ashby Santoso, Sissix, the pilot, Dr Chef, a Grum who works as both doctor and ship's cook, Lovey, the ship's AI and the tech mechanics, Kizzy and Jenks. She is less well received by Corbin, the grumpy algae fuel specialist, and by Ohan, the standoffish navigator. Despite her lack of practical experience Rosemary becomes an invaluable member of the crew, but she also has a secret- as, it turns out, do nearly all of the misfits on this homemade ship. The action of this book is extremely episodic, and my only major compliant in that first half was that several plot points are introduced and then quickly resolved in an over neat fashion. What I realized in the second half is that this is essentially a road trip book. Once I relaxed into the lazy pace of the journey, it was completely enjoyable.