Status Updates From The Vanished Birds

I fucking knew ittttt, vela you rotten bitch. idk why I thought this book would be cozy found family vibes, some parts certainly are, but some very much not

fumiko you cold hearted bitch!!! god damn. also lol shoutout sartorus you poly ace icon

we’re in a weird place, it’s not particularly engaging to read but the worldbuilding, the concepts, the inevitable creep of an all-encompassing corporation subsuming diverse planets for colonial extraction and efficient trade routes, the the daily lives of our crew, with their own hopes and motivations, this thrilling space journey turned quiet aimless amble… there’s something there. less into the ~power~ tho

Simon Jimenez king of queer yearning written into the very fabric of the story. I go back and forth between thinking it’s a bit slow and boring and mundane, and getting pulled back in. but if ur gonna send this child off to grow and develop in space for 15 years, cut off from society, shouldn’t you send a teacher with him?? he’s gonna be illiterate

very domestic chapter aboard the spaceship, heartwarming. and now we’re like 10k years in the past or something?? insane