Leave it to Mary Robinette to take the space race, flip it on its head, and make you believe with every fiber of your being that that's how it actually happened. And the intrigue! The Relentless Moon is thrilling from start to finish, and while I was worried I would miss Elma, I found Nicole Wargin's narration, and the rest of the crew, lovable and refreshing. Once again, Kowal jam packs her stories with delightful & diverse characters, happily married couples, incredible candor about mental health (TW: anorexia), and people doing science! I giggled hysterically at blushing boys when women cracked sex jokes. I cried like a baby for various reasons (that I won't spoil for you). But in the end, this book is spaceflight at its core - it's pushing boundaries and it's hope. Utterly spectacular. More please.

I received a free copy of this ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

OH. MY. GOODNESS. THIS BOOK WAS FANTASTIC 😭 The Lady Astronaut series is one of my favorite science fiction series ever. It is absolutely incredible so I was so super excited to read The Relentless Moon.

For those of you who haven't read the series, it starts off with The Calculating Stars. In 1952, a meteor strikes earth causing climate changes that will inevitably destroy Earth as we know it. In a race to save humanity, the space program becomes essential in attempting to create colonies in space and give the human race a chance at the next step. While books one and two follow character Elma York, The Relentless Moon follows another character, Nicole Wargin, another lady astronaut.

Nicole is the governor of Kansas' wife. She is used to the stress and strain of political life, and trying to balance life between her own career with her husband's has never been easy. Yet when a group of radicals who believe the space program needs to shut down start taking action, her life is thrown upside down as sabotage begins to invade every aspect of her life.

This book was amazing. I really just adored every piece of it. It was so wonderful to see another character and what the space program and being an astronaut means to her. This series is incredibly empowering for women as well. I love it so much, and I highly recommend starting this series if you haven't already. This book releases July 14, 2020 so you still have time to catch up 😁