YJK14: Crisis at Crystal Reef

 Remember how I said this book would probably be about Anja getting over her addiction? And how they like to name these books after a planet, and then spend most of the book not there?

Crystal Reef is a resort under the Calimari polar ice caps. At best, a third of the book is there. Anja does get over her addiction, but it's basically two scenes and not very interesting.

I'M FINALLY DONE WITH THIS SHIT!

Possible next posts:

1. Non-book catch up. There's a lot of video games and RPG books to cover (and probably some other stuff I'm missing.)

2. Black Fleet Crisis. This is the next trilogy.

3. X-Wing Rogue Squadron: This is the next larger series (5 books released over about 3 years). And I know I actually like them. Part of me wants to dive in, part of me wants to save them.

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