I read this after watching the movie a few months ago and while I preferred the movie, this was pretty good! I enjoyed the concept of expendables and the world building of space colonization. I did find the final Creeper explanation to be lazy and derivative in this version of the story, with the final reveal of them being almost identical to the Buggers in Enders Game. But it’s really such a small part of the story that I will give it a pass. I definitely prefer the baby plotline from the movie. If you’re debating picking this up or not because youve seen the movie I highly recommend doing it, it’s pretty different!! The audiobook is also quite good, I haven’t listened to a lot of immersive audiobooks but didn’t have any complaints about this one.

Beautifully written, but structured in a way that made it hard for me to truly connect with any character. The themes of religion were interesting but I felt the book lacked critical introspection in the writing about them as opposed to leaving it to the reader. This will be very interesting to discuss in book club.

I continue to be impressed by this series. The world building is so seamless and intricate. I really enjoyed Path, and the exploration of an advanced form of OCD. So many other cool science fiction concepts in here too. I wasn’t sure if I’d continue with the series after this third book but I definitely will!!