I've finished: Translation State by Ann Leckie.
This is sci-fi with alien aliens, something not as common as you'd think. But it is first and formost about consent and found family.
I started reading Translation State right before 7.10 and had to put it down for a few months. It was too tense and I found myself triggered by the tention between the rights of the individual and the true horror of the Presger. A species of post singularity aliens with very different values that could devour humanity with no compunctions if not for a treaty with the imperialist Radch.
As it turned out, I sopped just before things started sorting out and the tension stated ebbing and the action started.
I'm still a bit confused when faced with sci-fi that has such a wonderful universe to explore but concentrates on the lives and wishes of individuals instead of the grand issues of interstellar civilizations.
I guess I'm showing my age. I'm not saying that I don’t' enjoy it, I'm saying that my expectations are still subverted even after reading quite a few novels of this sub-genre.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/43ff632c-7fbc-4c4f-bed1-ceb488465383
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