Axiom's End

This is my February book recommended by a friend. This is a great, action-packed sci-fi first contact story. I sat down Sunday afternoon to read the first few chapters and ended up reading the first half of the book. It is set during the 2007 economic collapse and it was fun to see those events re-interpreted through this lens. This book only misses five stars just slightly because I thought parts of the ending were a bit too trite/predictable. But I already have the sequel on hold and am excited to see where the story goes next.