3.75⭐️

I do not know how to feel about this book. It took me a while to get through it and that is not because it was a slog or that I put it down frequently. I just read this book slower than usual. It started off cozy what with it being about the daily life of 2 students, albeit alien students on a planet not their own. It had one of my favourite things to read recently and that is a well crafted world with it's own culture/cultures and well written characters. I absolutely loved Vasih'th and Jahir and their friendship.

I say it was cozy at first because this book quickly delves in to topics of grief, isolation and other deep and shallow feelings and treats them all with respect. It also made me feel seen what with both MC's having trouble deciding what to do with their courses and life after college.

I will definitely be reading the next book but maybe I'll take my time before picking it up? So that I can stew in the feelings that this book has evoked.