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Mary Robinette Kowal, Mary Robinette Kowal: The Spare Man (Hardcover, 2022, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom) 4 stars

Hugo, Locus, and Nebula-Award winner Mary Robinette Kowal blends her no-nonsense approach to life in …

more money more problems

3 stars

The spaceship makes for an interesting take on a locked room mystery because the entire investigation take place in the spaceship as well, like a giant game of murder wink in the not-too-distant future.

What really let this book down for me was the POV character. I found Tesla INSUFFERABLE. The first third of the book is her constant unpleasant and hostile interactions with the staff of the ship, for a reason yes, but it was really really hard to get through. I liked that we could see her thinking about her actions, how she dealt with PTSD and pain, shes an objectively well written character who is decidedly Not For Me.

This book would have been better minus infinite money and a lawyer on speed dial.