This was a really excellent read; the pacing for the most part was super on point (more on that in a second though) and I really felt like I absolutely wanted more after that (thank goodness I have the next one all lined up!) The actual story itself was really compelling, and the resolution itself was actually very satisfying.

That being said, the limitations of the novella as an art form were apparent here. The time on the ship before the spoiler was NOT enough; Binti referred to a character later as someone she had "started to love" and I was like "oh what? okay." I don't know that it could be stretched out and improved by making it novel-length, but I would have liked to see like just a little bit more, to really get a sense of those new relationships she was forming.

But this was a really fun, mostly-well paced read, and I'm looking forward to diving into the next one as soon as possible!