The Gravity of Us

The audio book (thanks to LibroFM's eARC program!) was fantastically done with a full cast, including some of my faves (looking at your Bahni Turpin, Michael Crouch, and January LaVoy!). Done in this way, it helped to integrate the StarWatch interstitials into the narrative and make that tension more suspenseful. It had enough great details about NASA and space flight that Liz, a NASA fangirl, was mostly interested listening in the car (that's my litmus about how real the space sections were). The queer romance was well done and I appreciated the focus on navigating anxiety and depression in relationships, whether romantic, friend, or familial. The only piece that grated was Cal always felt overly-entitled and that didn't seem to be on purpose. It didn't sit well and often overshadowed other parts of the narrative that were supposed to be the focus. A great first book, will definitely find an audience, can think of kids already who'd pull this after a booktalk.