Corin's Reviews > Floating Hotel

4.5/5 Stars

I want to thank Hodder & Stoughton and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Y'know when a blurb advertises a book as "perfect for fans of Becky Chambers", I feel it is my duty to read it and see for myself. This one? Oh yes.

Every job in hospitality is the hardest job in hospitality.

Safe to say it's easy to see where the comparison comes from, but Floating Hotel has its own very unique charm. The story is told through a dozen characters as focalizers and, even though each of them has their own story to tell (which they do) and their own little plot to work on, they also keep building the story of this space hotel as a big cohesive group. There are characters you'll hate, those you'll love, any everything in between. The book goes deep emotionally but since it is rather short and has so many different perspectives, it goes deep very fast instead of with the long build-up like a Becky Chambers book.

SHOOT FOR THE MOON! EVEN IF YOU MISS, YOU'LL LAND AMONG THE STARS!

Nonetheless, this made me laugh and tear up and restore a little hope in humanity. And that's all you can want from a book.