A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

 Turning the last page of A Prayer for the Crown-Shy while sitting under a darkening sky, the waves lapping their way up the abandoned shore on the last night of a week spent on this small patch of sand between islands, was just perfect. 

The second in the Monk and Robot series somehow managed to worm its way into my soul even more so than the first. 

I don’t know how to be, most days, and Chambers manages to weave that up into whole persons with deftness. I really liked this book.

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

If you liked Project Hail Mary,  this is exactly what you should read next. If you ever felt like a human doing instead of a human being, you should read this next. If you ever found comfort in a cup of tea, you should read this. 

Chambers deftly handles themes such as burnout, imposter syndrome, and purposefulness without being sanctimonious or preachy. We love the main character as much for their vulnerabilities and flaws as we do for anything else. The journey is the message, and as I wandered the wild with them, I found myself hurt, and healing, and then, again, whole. 

I really loved this book.