Dr. Una McCormack is so good at capturing Janeway's voice in this 'autobiography' and it really makes the book. It's hard to write something capturing highlights from a fictional character's life without just repeating what we saw on the show, but McCormack brings in more of Janeway's personal takes and things we can believe she felt, but never expressed aloud on the show.

I read a couple of reviews that said they wanted more drama and emotion, particularly in Janeway's early life. It's true it removes some of the more harrowing ordeals we see in [b:Mosaic|732414|Mosaic (Star Trek Voyager)|Jeri Taylor|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1387703444l/732414._SY75_.jpg|546952] but Janeway has so much drama later that I didn't miss the earlier trauma, though I also wished Janeway as a narrator was more conscious of her immense early privilege. But that's me wanting to find the qualities I most admire in a character that I've considered a hero, and I can appreciate that we wouldn't really be learning anything about Janeway if she wasn't written to have a few shortcomings. Overall I thought the tone was consistent with how Janeway carries herself as a character - we see in the show she often has trouble confiding her darkest feelings and it makes sense that she'd be hesitant to really lay it all out there if she were to write an autobiography for public consumption.