Enthralled by page 5 and honestly trying NOT to tear through it. Her prose needs to be savored.

Possibly unpopular review, go! I loved the writing style for the first three chapters, then it deteriorated into "x said this. Then y did that." I was looking for more science and less religion; more ingenuity and less "love is the solution" cop-outs. I DO recognize it's a story for young readers and I likely would have loved it had I read it as a kid, but as an adult, it's not terribly satisfying.

100 pages in and Jazz sure reminds me of a more unscrupulous Mark Watney. Which means thus far, Watney still wins my heart 💚