This was an absolutely delightful experience to read. The characters were so interesting and engaging. The world building was phenomenal and really immerses the reader into the world of Ocean Yoon our protagonist/rebel Alliance pilot.
If you are a fan of Firefly and "found family" scenarios you will love this story.
The story circles the main character, Ocean Yoon, a pilot with a troubled past filled with loss and reckless decisions. When Teo, the second son of the Anand Tech empire and Ocean's best friend, is falsely accused of murdering his family, Ocean and her unconventional crew are thrust into a high-stakes battle. However, evading bullets and triumphing in space chases might prove to be the simplest challenges they face.
I really enjoyed this book and I anxiously await the next book because this one sure left off on a cliffhanger!
Highly recommended! ( )

Real Rating: 3.75* of five

The Publisher Says: Ocean Yoon has never felt like much of a Korean, even if she is descended from a long line of haenyeo, Jeju Island's beloved female divers. She's also persona non grata at the Alliance, Korea's solar system-dominating space agency, since a mission went awry and she earned a reputation for being a little too quick with her gun.
When her best friend, Teo, second son of the Anand Tech empire, is framed for murdering his family, Ocean and her misfit crewmates are pushed to the forefront of a high-stakes ideological conflict. But dodging bullets and winning space chases may be the easiest part of what comes next.

A thrilling adventure across the solar that delivers hyperkinetic action sequences and irresistible will-they-won't-they romance alongside its nuanced exploration of colonialism and capitalism, Ocean's Godori ultimately asks: What do we owe our past? How do we navigate our present while honoring the complicated facets of our identity? What can our future hold?

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My Review: Well, what can I say. I love Firefly, I love Becky Chambers, I thoroughly liked the Ketty Jay. This story hits all those tales' beats, and does it from a new angle that centers Korean culture. The author, who lives in Seattle, is definitely working inside that frame. The strong anticolonial message is interesting, as the entire ide of human expansion is by definition colonialist....

Is the story anything groundbreaking? No. Do I want to read the next one, assuming there is one? Yes. The fun of being within this group of cooperative misfits led by a Korean lesbian far exceeds the investment in absorbing the different cultural background unfamiliar to most Western readers.

It is, to me, very much an enhancing feature of the read. Get out of your cultural rut within your genre preference. ( )