easofia's review
4.0
This is a sweet family story about a mother and son, who are going to do a fireworks display on Mars. A mishap occurs that almost stops the display, and they have to find a way to fix it.
Also, there’s a minor point in the story about how the fireworks make less noise on Mars, so that was neat as well.
Also, there’s a minor point in the story about how the fireworks make less noise on Mars, so that was neat as well.
verkisto's review
5.0
Oh, what a sweet story. It shows that Kowal can do what she does best, even in a short story.
anna_hepworth's review
2.0
Argh. The last two short stories I read in this series have had a female protagonist, hiding a medical condition while having to be twice as good. This is male protagonist who just gets a little bit of a thing to deal with, no extraneous medical details.
minniesmiscellanies's review
2.0
2,5*
A fluffy little story without much depth. Read while waiting for the tram, didn't really care.
A fluffy little story without much depth. Read while waiting for the tram, didn't really care.
stephanienicole's review
4.0
A short but sweet story set in the Lady Astronaut universe (with a very brief cameo by the Lady Astronaut herself) about celebrating the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Mars colony with a fireworks display with mother-son pyrotechnics duo. I am surprised that they still used punch cards to program the computers 20 years later.
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