Ever since I started an Ace Book Club, this book's name has been whispered to me. We finally got around to reading this and I loved it.

Up first - representation.

Good asexual rep. It was brief, and not super organic, but I loved seeing it and the surrounding conversation about personal labels was amazing.

We also have nonbinary rep, transgender rep, and two different poly relationships here which is super cool. Not to mention characters with physical disabilities (Rose has prosthetic legs, and the use of them and moments without them are well covered) and mental issues. Anxiety and PTSD are the main ones, but there's also a touch of addiction.

It took me a while to get into the plot - I feel like the first act dragged a bit - but the more I read the more I liked this. As you discover what caused Parole to be the way it is, and the different way people what to change it things become more complex which really drew me in. Plus, all the action scenes. I didn't read those, I *watched* them. They were very, very visual and I thoroughly enjoyed all of them.

Can't wait to read the second book.

I read volumes 1-5 in two days because I love Miles Morales as Spider-man. The art is wonderful and I love how Miles tries to take up the mantle of Spider-man and do something right. This feels real and modern, and while Miles might be known as 'the black spider-man' I love how his ethnicity isn't just shown in his skin but in his family culture and situation. This cuts to the heart of family, how could that not move me?

Dang did I love this book. So much that when my library told me they couldn't renew my audiobook, and I wouldn't be able to finish it in time, I turned in the CDs and walked to my local to buy a copy. Because I knew this was a book I wanted to own.

And I'm super thrilled I bought a copy because the bonus material of the economy of Artemis? Straight up my alley.

I can't praise this book without falling into gibberish, but will just say I really, really enjoyed it.