The character development in this was so much stronger than I expected for a space opera. World building was beautifully done, though I did have a hard time picturing most of the life forms a lot of the time. I think maybe there just wasn’t enough reminders peppered throughout for the non human shaped people. Aside from that, the end pacing was slightly rushed when compared with the rest of the book. But neither of these made me enjoy the work any less. 

Thank to NetGalley & FlatIron for the audio book