TW: brief mention of animal death

In German, there is a phrase called "abwarten und Tee trinken", which is directly translated to "wait and drink tea", and it's a phrase that seems to perfectly sum up the lesson Becky Chambers wishes to teach us with the first book in the Monk & Robot duology(?). As with previous books of hers, the world she has created is cozy and positive moments and connections trump over negativity. It's also one of the more explicitly solarpunk books on the market, if I'm correct. The character don't quite get to shine as much as in her Wayfarers series, where ensemble casts provide a solid foundation to the story being told, but instead the atmosphere and general ambience of the world she has built take center stage.

While the book has taken up a very cozy spot in my heart, I wish it had been longer, as I think that might have balanced out my other minuscule points of critique: the final message of the story was not delivered as elegantly as I would have expected and, as mentioned before, the characters could have been fleshed out more.

Nonetheless, I am grateful to be able to read Becky Chambers in these times, because her books provide me with a sense of serenity and peace that most other books could only aspire to encompass.