DNF 21%

This kid acts like a ten year old in a space suit instead of the heir to the space traveling/robotic science dynasty he belongs to.

This is 100% written for a juvenile audience new to SciFi, as the MC can't seem to go a page without whining about his ouchies...and his privilege...

There's mention of robots and solar flares so, you know... they're in space...

I really wanted to like this but there isn't enough in a hundred pages to warrant a journey with this human eye-roll inducer all the way to Titan, as he primarily mopes, re-skins his OS, and reminisces about his fam and "sweaty bodies" instead of tackling his mission duties ie. Spaceship maintenance that Chris Hadfield would insist is important for, you know, staying alive...in outer space... where there's no oxygen. His ship has an air leak. It was mentioned. Who fixed it? Doesn't matter. We get to read about him perving on the other astronaut who is along on this mission. That guy is actually focused on the mission so at least someone on that ship is acting the part... read: career astronaut.

Thank you to the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.