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Floating Hotel
Floating Hotel | Grace Curtis
11 posts | 7 read | 5 to read
This cozy science fiction novel tells a story of misfits, rebels, found familyand a mystery that spans the stars Welcome to the Grand Abeona Hotel: home of the finest food, the sweetest service, and the very best views the galaxy has to offer. All year round it moves from planet to planet, system to system, pampering guests across the furthest reaches of the milky way. The last word in sub-orbital luxuryand an absolute magnet for intrigue. Intrigues such as: Why are there love poems in the lobby inbox? How many Imperial spies are currently on board? What is the true purpose of the Problem Solvers conference? And perhaps most pertinentlywho is driving the ship? Each guest has a secret, every member of staff a universe unto themselves. At the center of these interweaving lives and interlocking mysteries stands Carl, one time stowaway, longtime manager, devoted caretaker to the hotel. Its the love of his life and the only place hes ever called home. But as forces beyond Carls comprehension converge on the Abeona, he has to face one final question: when is it time to let go?
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Mattsbookaday
Mattsbookaday
Floating Hotel | Grace Curtis
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Mehso-so

Floating Hotel, by Grace Curtis (2024)

Premise: The stories of the passengers and crew of a spaceship hotel whose best days are behind it.

Review: This is branded as ‘cozy sci fi‘, and while it takes place in space and has low-stakes, character-driven stories, it felt too distant to be cozy. It also could have been set at a grand European hotel during WWII with very little change. Cont.

Mattsbookaday That said, the sentence-level writing is beautiful and the characters are rich and fully developed, so this is certainly worth reading. But I‘m left feeling that I don‘t know why the author wrote it or what she was trying to say it.

Bookish Pair: Not to damn it with comparison to two far more successful novels, but this felt like a cross between Orbital by Samantha Harvey (2024) and A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (2016)

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3w
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Robotswithpersonality
Robotswithpersonality
Floating Hotel | Grace Curtis
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👏🏻

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Robotswithpersonality
Robotswithpersonality
Floating Hotel | Grace Curtis
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Mehso-so

There's a lot here that I loved, but the book was clearly developed towards an ending that didn't quite land for me. Or maybe it was simply a bit sadder than I wanted it to be?
I love the idea of a luxury hotel in space that is truly a haven for a misfit staff. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? I love seeing the plot progress through chapters devoted to introducing a number of characters in turn, and simultaneously introducing the dystopic nature of the empire, the looming danger to the characters, at the same time.
I love that it made clear commentary on the trauma of war, the devastation of exploitative mining practice, of stripping planets of resources, of populations artificially devoid of opportunity, the uneven divide of rich 3mo
Robotswithpersonality 3/? and poor, corrupt government.
After the warmth within the melancholy of earlier chapters, the assassin/torture narrative came as something of a shock, but within the broader strokes of indicating how wrong everything is outside the confines of the hotel, it fits and helps to underline why a dissident voice speaking truth to power is so important and must be protected. (edited) 3mo
Robotswithpersonality 4/5 The reveal and the solution felt anticlimactic, if authentic, but what really hurt was the discourse about alien life matched with the conclusion about the translated message and the fate of the Abeona. What's that Welsh word that's technically untranslatable but some combination of homesickness for a place you've never been and can't go to? Hiraeth. 3mo
Robotswithpersonality 5/5 Again, warmth and melancholy. The cover might read cozy sci-fi, but it's not that cozy. 3mo
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Robotswithpersonality
Robotswithpersonality
Floating Hotel | Grace Curtis
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Classy villain behaviour. 😮‍💨

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Robotswithpersonality
Robotswithpersonality
Floating Hotel | Grace Curtis
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Oooh, new fave adjective + onomatopoeia combo. Little bit steampunk.

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Robotswithpersonality
Robotswithpersonality
Floating Hotel | Grace Curtis
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Today's 'scratched my brain just right' phrase. 🌌

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Robotswithpersonality
Robotswithpersonality
Floating Hotel | Grace Curtis
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Current reads colourway. A little purple, a little blue, a little sci-fi, a little fantasy(reread). 🥰💜💙

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julesG
julesG
Floating Hotel | Grace Curtis
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Mehso-so

I tried to gel with this book, but it didn't work. Due to each chapter being from a different character's POV, it was hard to follow the underlying plot of the story. The many POV were supposed to give the story a found family vibe, but I was never convinced of it. All in all, it seemed more like a collection of short stories that are interconnected than a novel with a thriller-ish plot and fully fleshed-out characters.

#NetGalley #ARC #MountARC

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TheKidUpstairs
TheKidUpstairs
Floating Hotel | Grace Curtis
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Pickpick

Lovely, engaging, cozy sci-fi populated with wonderful characters. The ending was less than satisfying, but spending time with the staff and guests of the Grand Abeona was well worth the time.

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BookBelle84
BookBelle84
Floating Hotel | Grace Curtis
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I am loving everything about this book! I'm desperately going to need more cozy sci-fi in my life!

RamsFan1963 I recently read this, it was really good. I'm looking forward to more from this author. 12mo
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RamsFan1963
RamsFan1963
Floating Hotel | Grace Curtis
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Pickpick

42/150 At first, I didn't see how the various character vignettes were going to come together as a story, but as things progressed, the pasts of the staff of the Grand Abeona Hotel and their guests began to intertwine and create a rich tapestry. The ending left me wanting more of these characters, so I hope the author plans to write more books in this universe 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
42nd book finished for #Readaway2024 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Andrew65

DieAReader 🥳Great! 12mo
Larkken Love that cover! 12mo
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