It’s books like this one which make me regret that I give out five stars so easily. I mean, genuinely, the book went straight onto my favourites list as soon as I finished. Everything – the characters, the worldbuilding, the tone – is just perfect.

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Tresha. It was the thankful, humble, vulnerable feeling that came after someone saw a truth in you, something they had discovered just by watching, something that you did not admit often to yourself.” Things that did not quite work for me. I'll start with the biggie. The book is one giant Barney, The Purple Dinosaur Adventures in Space. I love you, you love me, we are a happy family and so on. And to be completely honest, Barney is one of the worst role models for children in my opinion. Chapter 13: The Last War: Dr Chef and Rosemary talk about Chef’s species in the Fishbowl. He explains that his species, when left to their own devices, will fight themselves almost to extinction. There are only 300 Grum, Chef’s species, left. He explains that the opposing side, called The Outsiders, used organ cutters to kill his people, which targeted genetic markers of anyone who wasn’t an Outsider. Apparently, the Outsiders stole the tech from Chef’s people who had designed it originally. Chef was a doctor during the war and saw his daughters die in it, and the war later eventually ended. Chef tried to live a quiet life and he eventually became a doctor and was taken onto The Wayfarer by Ashby. Chef believes none of the crew would have an issue with who Rosemary’s father is, just that she lied.Everyone has a different perception of what is a spoiler, so here are a few examples of what would be spoilers:

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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet is a fairly unique book in its structure. While there was an overarching story that everything ties into, reading it felt more like watching an episodic TV show. Each chapter almost felt like a short story - they all tied into the main story, but only rarely referenced each other. It was certainly a fun way to read a book, and one that I can't recall ever really encountering before. The unofficial subreddit for **Jurassic World Evolution**, a game series created by Frontier Developments. This novel with its mouthful of a title focuses on the crew of the Wayfarer, contractors who build tunnels (wormholes, I think?) that connect distant areas of the Galactic Commons. We follow this diverse, not-exclusively-human cast of characters on their journey to the eponymous planet. This novel has been described as 'slice-of-life' fiction, with not much in the way of plotting and a heavy emphasis on the everyday lives of the characters - the Long Way features much more than the Small, Angry Planet. Another book in the challenge down! I really, really enjoyed this book. I think it can be best summarized as a slice-of-life, feel-good sci-fi adventure. It was definitely something that I haven't really come across, and now it's definitely something that I want more of!This is the first book in a space faring tetralogy in which basically everyone is queer and humans are the pity species of the galaxy because we were dumb enough to destroy our own planet. It follows a motley crew as they make their way to a small, angry planet near the galactic core to see if this planet is worthy of entry into the main galactic community. The Wayfarer is a multi-species ship with a sentient AI ship, no not you Bargie!, that welcomes a new human on board at the beginning of the novel. The book is told from various points of view while exploring different worlds and space stations along the way.

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