Review: They Said it would be Easy (April Series Book 7) by Mackey Chandler

They Said it would be Easy by Mackey Chandler
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Earthies Are Nuts

This is the seventh book in a continuing series, and you need to read the preceding books to understand this one. The narrative comes to a natural break at the end, but the story definitely continues in future books. There is also another series that is set in the future, Family Law, that shares some of the characters. The reading order across these two series is given in this post.

Life is getting a bit more comfortable on Home, time has allowed them to work with Heather on Central to get some fresh foods grown in their hydroponics corridors. Poor Heather is still stuck out at Central governing her people and is even forced to rule over Court once a week. She never gets a break.

Though Home is slightly more comfortable there are still a lot of shortages and coffee is practically worth its weight in gold. Beef is very very scarce, but some things like fish are coming up from Papa-San’s old yacht, which is being used to smuggle things up and down from Earth because of Jeff’s lander being able to land and launch from the water.

There’s a lot about economics in this book because Jeff and April are focused on getting their bank properly viable. They sit and watch USNA fall apart at the seams and try to work out what is going to happen next. April gets angry at the damage the North Americans inflict on each other, but Jeff has a calmer head. They are a good influence on each other. April teaches Jeff compassion and emotional intelligence and Jeff helps April think logically through problems that make her emotionally react. They continue to grow wiser together.

There are finite resources on Home, however, Earth is so awful everyone wants to move there. Overcrowding isn’t much fun for anyone and the Home inhabitants have to think creatively.

Once more I was swept along with an enjoyable and entertaining book, with just the right amount of intellect-prodding to keep me thinking too. I’m so sad I’m getting closer to the end of things!

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