OK, i have complained about the physics and the world building. What really led me to deduct stars was the miscarriage story. What we get in Chapter 5 is »“Where I came from . . . when you’re born, the doctor says you’re a boy or a girl, depending on, well, your bits. (...) That’s . . . not how you do it in Fevara?” I asked. “Gods no! How’s a baby supposed to know if it’s a boy or a girl? How would it know if it’s both or neither? That’s arrogance on a level I’ve never heard before.”« Well. That’s why we read this. That’s what the »postman« and »goddess« of the title are all about.

And then we get chapter 11. »a beautiful baby boy on the way.« »“My boy. Is he okay?”«. Four more »boy«s. That child wasn’t even born yet. I don’t know how Juno knew about the child’s »bits«. Using gendered language in this book is something i really did not enjoy. At all.