A review by caseythereader
Escape Velocity by Victor Manibo

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Thanks to Erewhon Books for the free copy of this book.

 - ESCAPE VELOCITY is two or three books mashed together. There’s a rich people behaving badly plot, a past murder everyone is still trying to reckon with, and a brewing working class uprising underneath it all.
- I quite enjoyed the tone of the book. It was breezy and shiny while also being sharp and take-no-prisoners.
- All combined, it feels like a potentially pretty accurate vision of the future, if our current model of billionaires leading the space charge holds.
- A lot happens in the final chapters, everything falling together quickly after we learn all about the many players. I wanted to see more of the fallout from one of the revelations, but overall I really loved the risk Manibo took with the ending! 
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