As We Know It

The Opus Starship has launched into space holding humanities finest onboard. Earth has been deemed uninhabitable and the search for a new home planet has begun. Lady Vega and the Elite have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo while Peryl (Pearl) Starlight and the Unmarked fight for change. Will humanity fall into the same patterns of self-destruction or create a new way of life, as we know it

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Good, but not great.

You cannot miss the themes and intention of this book unless you actively try. It kind of gives off a YA quality in that regard, but the protagonist is actually 21, though he feels more like 17. It was a good story, solid and entertaining, it did it's job. Wasn't particularly great, but definitely solid.

Great World Building

I really enjoyed this book. I think the best thing I can say is I wish it was longer! Narration was alone really well done.

Softer sci-fi hits hard with human condition topic

This slow burn of a story reaches epic temperatures in its emotional strife and turmoil. Not all space-based sci-fi needs laser beams and out-of-control AI robots to create drama and tension. Sometimes it's enough to have a handful of humans with the motivation of greed and power to put the future of the entire race at stake. Amanda Roethle brings a variety of characters spanning ages and genders to life with poignant narration and voices. I especially liked the rendition of grampa. The dialogue is clearly key in the storytelling, but we also get generous helpings of environmental and minute details sprinkled throughout. [Disclosure: I received this title for free and listened at 1.85x.]

Good idea

I liked the idea/world being built by the author. And it also added interesting points. But some times there would be jumps between timelines or characters that i did not identify easily. I could have easily missed the end of the chapter and beginning of another one but it happened several times. Overall i liked the book.

A good, short sci-fi

I usually listen to longer books (20 hr avg) so the shorter form threw me off a little. The story was good, in fact I wish it was a little longer so I could have seen a little more of the world building and character development. That said, the story was fun and well written, and given a good message. If you’re looking for a quick, single book sci-fi pick, this is a good choice.