The Salvagers

The drama! 
Alex White is proficient in telling a sci fi action story, and bringing it back to a human level, but where as I enjoyed the characters and the interplay between them seen in August Kitko and the Mechas from Space, the level of interpersonal tension and exterior agitators in this book was a bit too much for me. 
I get acquainting the reader with the galactic high stakes by the loss of life, but killing off my faves (Didier and Ranger), didn't endear me to the story, either. 
I did appreciate the mix of magic into the sci fi world, especially mechanists that can communicate/control tech with magic. That being said, it meant a steady level of world building, on top of the history and mystery the book was relaying. 
I ended up needing to do a tandem read of physical book with double speed audio book to keep focused on the story, and I have to say the narrator didn't work too well for me, either. 🤷🏼‍♂️
It's evident this crew will have future adventures, but I don't think I'll be along for the ride. 
⚠️ Enslavement, gore, veteran trauma, body horror