The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

This is a really fun, interesting book. It is definitely a character driven sci-fi drama but with a very well fleshed out universe full of diverse inhabitants. The basic plot is simple enough, Rosemary joins a drilling ship with a diverse crew of many races and genders. The ship is commissioned to create a intergalactic superhighway of sorts, between known space and a new mysterious alien race. Obviously no spoilers. The level of detail in the interactions with our diverse range of alien lifeforms, genders, and cast make this an exciting read. The fact that some of the characters don't identify in any specific gender, while others identify as non-binary, makes for a master class in dealing with gender pronouns. This is clever, entertaining, and a lot of fun. I will be reading more!