Picked this up via recommendation from Storygraph, and I am so glad I did. I‘ve been a Star Trek fan for most of my life, and this was an entertaining and fun read. A lot of the book reads like narrative versions of the old Original Series episodes, with more depth to Kirk‘s backstory sprinkled throughout. It progresses into slightly condensed plots of the movies. While I was prone to love this as a fan, I think it is a fun read as a stand-alone.