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Damn, that sure was one hell of a trip.

For being such a short novella, this story included a variety of different themes, with such a descriptive writing style that makes you feel like you yourself are trapped in one of the spheres. (Which is quite literally true if you understand the metaphors and their correlation to our lives.)

However, what this story lacked was context. You never really find out a lot about the space station itself other than the information provided in the blurb (and this information is also not the most accurate, since the memory swapping or witnessing of earthly events never even get mentioned). The vagueness might have just been the author's intent, since we do not get a lot of context before starting out our life on earth either. Also, because the novella was this short, some topics felt very rushed and didn't get the attention the whole setup deserved.

To sum up, "Space Station" is a short but fascinating read that can make you reflect on your own life if you are willing to overlook a lot of unanswered questions and immerse yourself in the situations K. R. Gadeken puts you in.

Thanks to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for providing me with this ARC in return for an honest review.

"Is That An Aura of Wild Magic Engulfing You, Or Are You Just Pleased To See Me?" is really one of a kind. It has the unique talent to slap you in the face with a cruel truth one minute and wrap you in a hug with a consoling thought the next. 

It's so full of disability representation, queer representation, self-realization, and so much love. 

The way Laceco worked through the manifestations with other people, changing not only their lives but his life in the process as well, was so beautiful to see. 

I went through so many emotions when reading this book, and it filled me with such a fierce need to change the world for the better, to give people who don't feel like they fit in a place to express themselves without the constant pressure to explain themselves, that in my mind this story needs a little award for giving me hope and inspiration.

The only thing I would have enjoyed seeing more of is further explanation of Oro and Akoma and some more information on Lacecos manifestation, because the explanations felt quite vague at times. 

To sum up, this book is for everyone wondering about their place in the world because of the seemingly huge differences that split them up from other people and everything who wants to change the world and their mindset for the better. 

Thanks to NetGalley and Victory Editing for providing me with this ARC in return for an honest review.

Oh boy, I now I feel like an expert on female regency clothing layers.
Will this be on the official lesbian test, because I am ready!

But asides from the clothing lesson, what really makes this book as good as it is, is the entertaining premise as well as main characters who keep orchistrating the most comical situations.
If you can look past quite a lot of Will-they-won't-they - moments this is a really hilarious book that distracts from how bad this time period actually was for queer people.

This was an insanely entertaining read, especially if you try to figure out the mystery alongside the investigators.

The plot twists are really well done, and if you pay attention really closely, you will find that they had been set up for a really long time...

Things to do before starting this book:

I got the solution to the mystery pretty early on, but to be fair, that was mostly on me for going, "You know what would be absolutely hilarious...?", coming up with the craziest thing I could think of, and then being actually right.

I unironically enjoyed this a lot. 

If you are comfortable with turning a text around in your mind a couple of times to grasp the full meaning, this is definitely a worthwhile read that deserves the classic status it has today.

Also, I can confirm the queer undertones are there. We see you, Horatio! 

This is not an easy read by any means (I highly recommend you check the trigger warnings) but it portrays the struggles of people who don‘t fit societies „norms“ and the lack of understanding they face every day so well.

The book is collecting A representation like it‘s pokemon:

And I am so here for all of that rare represenation. 

Regardless of the hard topics, this book made me feel so seen, and gives you unique insights into experiences unlike your own.

This book is for giving hope to the fellow Space Aces, you can tell.🪐🖤🩶🤍💜

I know that this is based on greek mythology, but I really, REALLY could have done without the classic „Everyone kissed everyone at least once“ mythology situation. It lead to a lot of weird situations that didn‘t really add anything to the story.

A big plus for the artstyle though, it‘s beautiful.

I certainly didn't think that a book including a magic mafia and a kidnapping could still be classified as cozy fantasy but lo and behold there is THIS wholesome DnD style story. 

It could have moved a bit faster at times and the romance plot could have been a bit more developed, but the awesome found family made up for most of those shortcomings.