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The Stars We Carry

5 ⭐️ 2🌶
I finished The Stars We Carry by ES Brandon last evening.  I was awarded the ARC of the next book in the series so I figured I should probably read the first book, first.  This was very good.  I knew one of the plot twists from reading the book blurb of the second book.  There was a decent amount of signaling though so I think I may have figured out that part on my own.  However, there is a major plot twist in this I never saw coming and it was a whopper.  It was unlike anything else I've read, apart from say Star Trek.  So good and the ending had me sobbing.  Maya Sato is the only occupant awake on a ship bound for Proxima Centauri b.  She must keep the ship running during her two year stint while the 200 other occupants on the ship are in cryogenic storage.  Her only company is the ship's AI ARIA.  ARIA is hilarious and a wonderful side character.  I loved her snark and socially awkward interactions with Maya.  Critical systems begin failing on the Artimis and Maya must fix the problems and figure out what's causing the failures.  She soon discovers the systems are being systematically sabotaged so she has to figure out who the sabotaur is.  Her investigation creates more questions than answers.  I can't say too much more without spoiling everything.  The last third of the book read more like a thriller and it was awesome.
My only criticism of this book was that some descriptions were repeated verbatim several pages later.  
I immediately started the ARC of the next book The Stars We Found which continues Maya's story.
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