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Thought provoking, interesting main character, excellent read.

I enjoy the premise of a society discovering FTL travel and stepping out into the cosmos and what that may mean for a species. However I feel the story is loaded with a few too many ideas that to me don’t mesh too well. It’s still a good read but I think it would have been even better with letting go of at least one big idea. 😅

I enjoy the Bobiverse very much and I’m really glad to return to it. It’s such a good mixture of interesting concepts and a bit of lighthearted humour. If sci-fi can be cozy I’d say the Bobiverse possibly is. (And of course there is still enough conflict and action throughout the series.)

So while the plot meanders a bit from time to time and the whole story is a bit of a harsh variation on the magic school theme I do like the fresh take on it. I also enjoy the characters that I still want to get to know better and I’m curious to see where the story takes them. While the writing feels a bit like fan fiction in style it actually adds to the charm.

It’s taking me so long to read this because I lose interest in the characters and the story after a few pages 😅

I have difficulty connecting to the characters and the story. Half in I’m still not sure why I should care about them. 😅

I’m enjoying the complexity of the imagined world with a society that values literature as it’s highest art form and weaving it intricately into everything.

After a long break with this series I feel a bit removed from the story. I still enjoy the style of writing and there are moments of beauty in the language. With the plot being about a very brutal war it feels like I picked the wrong book to read right now. I’m hoping for a moment of catharsis and the depth of emotion the first books in the series brought.