On paper this ticked a load of really interesting boxes and has won a load of awards and been well reviewed.

Sentient spaceships, futuristic cultures, and space opera in general - sounds good!

I just didn’t find the story interesting and honestly I was bored from about 25% onwards.

I will try the second book at some point just in case it’s a timing thing or a slow start to the series.

I wasn’t a fan of the writing style and I was irritated by how that translated to the repetition of long names over and over in the audio presentation.