This was way more fun than I expected.

I'm a sucker for a good space opera with good guys and bad guys and a bit of ambiguity about who is which. Olson didn't let me down on this one. She's crafted a tightly knit heist story with some terrific characters and an intriguing universe for them to play in. From the enigmatic ring-leader Masha Volkova collecting the mis-fit toys who'd become her team to the manic-pixie pilot performing feats of derring-do behind the controls of anything she cared to fly to the taciturn boom-boom expert who could kill you with a flick of her fingers to Tae the techno-wizard and Lev the information acquisition and retrieval specialist, they all bring their own stories to the mix.

Olson's tightly written roller-coaster took me along for the ride and had me laughing as I went. And it's only book one!!

Highly recommended.

I can hardly wait to get back into this universe and find out what the team gets up to next.