A House Between Earth and Moon is one of those books written under the shadow of a the pandemic that manages to feel like a pandemic novel without actually being a pandemic novel. The sense of claustrophobia, panic, and uncertainty is palpable on the page. Scherm captures the human trauma of the unknown that permeated life during those years. The choice of perspectives gives us just enough insight of what's going on to allow readers to feel like they know what's happening while still concealing enough to also shift the story with new developments and conflicting motivations. I was fascinated by Tess' obsession with views and the motivation of others. I was captivated by this story and found it to be just far enough removed from reality to be a great sci fi while still feeling like a reflection of our current lives.

Immersive and engaging. This is a recommended purchase for collections where upmarket sci fi is popular.

This book falls into the category of sci fi that is good but a little to close to current events for comfort. It focuses on an Earth that is rapidly becoming inhabitable, and a scientist who is trying to save the world with algae. He is sent to a space colony to focus on his work there and help prepare for more people to join them. His is family stays behind on a planet that’s rapidly being overwhelmed with invasive technology. There are multiple viewpoints from the scientist, his daughter, and a woman who is assigned to spy on everyone through their devices. It focuses more on the relationships between the characters than the sci fi elements of the novel, which I’m fine with in theory, but a lot of the time the storytelling felt cold and removed. Maybe it was a choice given the focus on the company’s threatening presence in everyone’s lives, but it made it a bit hard for me to connect with the book. I did listen to parts on audio, and I felt that was very well done.

While I am not a huge reader of Science Fiction, I enjoyed this title. There is definitely significant world-building which I find often slows down the telling of the story. However, I found the characters to be sympathetic and believable, the imagined not-so-distant future events grimly plausible and the plot lines interesting. I am not sure the ending is completely successful but over all an entertaining read.

I was gifted this book by @vikingbooks and @penguinrandomhouse as part of their Book Ambassadors program.

I have not read a book THIS fast in a long time! This book by @rebecca_scherm_books is FANTASTIC! It's set in an eerily and not so distant future where classism still exists, billionaires get what they want, and the rest of us still have no rights or privileges. Best part? It's up in space.

I wouldn't normally read something like this, but I'm SO glad I did because it's easily one of my most entertaining reads. The characters are all so wonderfully executed and well rounded. The author does a great job with every single character and makes it easy to sympathize with every single one of them. I also loved the specific details about life in space, I learned a lot from this book!

I know that the book takes place in the future and in space, but with the way things are going on Earth right now - it's not hard to imagine the plot of this book actually happening.

I would absolutely recommend this book, and I am looking forward to receiving another book to review! 💙

I'm not a big scifi reader, but try to read a few titles in every genre each year. This wasn't my particular cup of tea, but think space lovers will enjoy it.

Pandemic, climate change, crazy politicians….it’s enough to make you want to leave the planet. Alex Welch-Peters is a scientist intent on saving earth from climate change and he’s invented a strain of algae that he believes can make that happen. When tech giant Sensus offers to fund his research, he doesn’t hesitate. The catch is that he’ll be finishing his work in space on Parallaxis, what is supposed to be the first ever outer space residential community for the uber wealthy. Alex and a small team of scientists will be the first residents, finishing their research during a sort of “shake down cruise”. Far from the luxurious getaway they expected, Parallaxis is clearly not what Sensus is billing it as. Sensus is using the scientists as guinea pigs to try to predict the behavior of humans in space. This is edge of your seat, all too real sci fi. If you like Andy Weir, you’re going to love Rebecca Scherm