A review by raychelbennet
That Distant Dream by Laurel Beckley

4.0

This was a great first book! I'm excited to see where this trilogy will go! I'm invested in Melin and the people of Satura. The cliff-hanger was okay, especially given that I have two more books to look forward to. I'm a reader that would be happy with all three books condensed into one but I know everyone isn't like that. If this continues along the same trajectory, I could see the Satura trilogy being very highly rated from me.

My favorite parts of this were the casual references to queer identities that are built into Beckley's worlds and cultures. Same-sex relationships seem to be a normal occurrence. When Melin is describing the people around her, if she is not 100% sure of how they identify, she says she does not know if they are male, female, or gender nonconforming. They/them pronouns are used without any fuss or discussion.

I'm really excited to see where this goes!

**I received an eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Big thanks to NetGalley and the publisher!