Review: And What Goes Around (April Series Book 6) by Mackey Chandler

And What Goes Around by Mackey Chandler
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Earth’s Mess

This is the sixth book in a continuing series. You need to read the preceding books for this one to make sense. It ends at a natural break in the narrative but the story goes on in future books. There is another series set in the future of this one, Family Law, that shares some characters. The current reading order for both series is given in this post.

Out at L2 Home is feeling a little better about their distance from Earth. Their supplying costs have increased, but not as much as might be expected from the extra distance, because most costs are associated with just lifting from Earth. Things seem to be progressing and Heather’s work on Central is going slowly but steadily. April has land there along with a tunnel and small space dug out, but she really only uses it for storage and never really visits. Heather comes back to Home infrequently and April misses her. But April is learning to take the long view, as knowing she could live for hundreds of years takes the pressure off to get things done immediately.

Jeff is up to his eyeballs in work, as always, but still tries to make time for April. April has a little more time and is using it to study economics, like Jeff asked, to support their work with their bank. They both are starting to see patterns on Earth that they don’t like. Things are going to be rocky for a while down there and they don’t know how badly it’s going to affect Home.

This book feels less about the emotional side of April’s life and more about the political and economical side, especially how Earth is impacting her and her loved ones. This makes the book feel a little more cerebral than emotional and it moves the plot along quickly.

Barak plays a bigger part in this book than he has previously and he seems to be coming into his own since making his move on April. He’s becoming more assertive and learning who he is and what he wants, even if he is out by Jupiter whilst he’s doing it.

TRIGGER WARNING: There were some eerie predictions of what a pandemic would look like and if you find it difficult to read about the impact of those predictions on the world then you might not enjoy this book.

Despite the weird echoes of pandemic life I still enjoyed this book. Probably because the main characters aren’t stuck in the middle of it, unlike ourselves. Though plot-based, there is still enough about the characters I’ve grown to like to ensure I feel connected to them still, especially April, Jeff and Heather. These three characters are very extraordinary young people, but you can still believe in their existence because they continue to learn and grow in each book.

I’m off to read the next one. I’ll be sad when I run out of these books because I’m enjoying them a lot.

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