3.75 stars. I 'read' this on audiobook. I really enjoyed this story. The characters were interesting, and I'm a sucker for a star-crossed lovers kind of story.

I loved the Remnant Chronicles, so I was super excited when I saw this novella available on audiobook through my library.

My one issue is I wanted more. Mary E. Pearson is a great writer, but I felt a little shortchanged as far as the plot went. There is a huge passage of time in this story that I wish had been explored a little more, and some of the story points are relayed in a very off-the-cuff kind of way, almost in passing...and these are things that are pretty important, like, "X killed Y. This is how." No real setup or anything, and what could have and should have been the climax was told in a very matter-of-fact kind of way, with very little tension. I understand that this is a short story, but maybe that is the problem. I could've stood reading a full-length novel about this, where we really could've had some amazing character and world development.

As it was, I enjoyed this story and its characters and can't wait to read Pearson's next book.