3.5/5, I guess. I liked reading it. It felt a bit repetitive (two siblings visit four planets on a scavenger hunt and their enemy always gets first what they’re looking for), and I don’t fully agree with the „it’s worth doing things even if they seem pointless” conclusion (as I understood it).

And the idea of „marriage”, „university” etc. in a alien species felt a bit lazy to me.

But yes: The writing was nice. I liked getting thrown into the story; I liked the few (enough!) references to the mom of the siblings. I liked how much was untold and that the story worked, anyway.

I did feel indifferent about the cat.