The Final Six

This is pretty OK. I didn't love it, but I didn't hate it. I might read the second book, though, because that's when it seems like things will get interesting.

This book is set completely on an environmentally devastated earth as the young would-be astronauts train and compete for their place on a mission to Europa. There's far less intrigue during their training than I expected and the outcomes are completely predictable. And because they stay on earth, the big mystery that I'm mostly interested in barely comes up.

But the main characters are pretty enjoyable. And it does set up the next book in an interesting way.