I started this series just picking up some “fluff” sci-fi and so far I’ve really liked both books I’ve read. They’re fast reading with good story and likeable characters. This series is the perfect beach read (or in my case, power outage) with just the right balance of complex mysteries without being hard to follow. One could argue there’s little bit too much sci-fi magic hand-waving but it doesn’t descend too far into tropes.

This book specifically had some great descriptions of what life under the ice on a frozen ocean moon (Enceladus in this case) would be like and how it might mess with the head of the people who live and work down there.

I recommend this series (you’ll need to read them in order) if you want something engaging and fun set in a sci-fi world but still centered on human characters and interactions. I know I’ll read the rest of the series.