Gosh I love these books

One of my favorite series. Had to finally get a copy for myself and one as a gift!

First, the print is on good heavy stock and clearly printed. Next the composition is just nice. Well, nice is not enough. The colors are striking and the picture has intensity. It is a bold picture with a great looking unicorn on a very nice background. It gives you courage.

First, the quality of the print is excellent. The stock is heavy and the printing is clear. Second, the picture is just charming. Third it tells a story. Practically anyone could relate to the little girl with all her dreams surrounding her. It's so expressive. I had to have it because the little alien reminds me of my dreams.

Excellent story! Grunt point of view, down and dirty very much like real life 'in the box'. The characters, even the aliens, are believable, no cardboard here. Their actions make sense in the context, as does the emotional strain and physical exhaustion.
This book pulled me in and immersed me.

Spots isn't the same as the typical mil-SF shoot 'em up. We have an interesting, atypical protagonist in a mother and recalled reservist. We have an enemy with their own internal factions, which leads to aliens helping the humans. And a plot that hangs on those key differences between humans and aliens. It's great stuff.

I'm used to scarfing down my books, and unlike the previous two books, when I read this one the first time, I definitely ate it too fast.

I definitely empathized more with Vasith'h - the anxiety, not knowing my place, not trusting myself and my social network to catch me.

But with this read-through, I could understand Jahie more: seeing a loved one - or a past-self you are trying to forgive - struggle when they don't need to.

It was a rough week for me in the present now, and I had to put the reread down to attend to other matters. And today, for the first time in a long time, I talked to a family member for a couple hours.

Struggling is one thing, but struggling when you think you are alone is different. And this book reminded me that I can ask for help.

Thank you

Sometimes when you are in a place, and you read a book, you make that book that place.

The reread took me away from the place and helped me reframe a tough time.

Thank you

This book was what I needed then - and what I needed now.

Excellent short stories give glimpses of the Stardancer crew before they came together as well as a few other fleet personalities. The flitzbies are the best.

Great book!
Characters were fun and interesting, story was compelling, and I liked the world a lot. Will continue the series for sure!

What an absolutely lovely series! It is so thoroughly suffused with empathy and compassion that having just finished reading it, I am already missing it. While I found it to be an uplifting series overall, there are places where it deals movingly with such subjects as loss, grief, loneliness, school-related stress and more. All in a fascinating science fictional galaxy, wrapped around a believable asexual romance between two males of different alien species.

Delicious, delightful dénouement!

I knew going in that these were RPG oriented, however I've enjoyed everything else the author has written, so I got the bundle. As with all her stories, I became engaged with the characters and enjoyed the stories a lot.

I love all of MCA Hogarth's writing, the Jokka in particular! This book of shorts was no exception; I limited myself to 1 story a day to make it last. Thoughtful, engaging stories excellently written.