A review by massivepizzacrust
The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Very enjoyable but I struggled with just how much time we spent with the main character's anxiety. I wish we had spent just a bit of that time developing the other characters and the world, though I know this time really helped us understand how severely limiting her anxiety was for her. But I felt like the side characters were a bit 2-dimensional.