This week's project: The interplanetary thief Ada Lamar, from Beth Revis's “Chaotic Orbits” series of novellas. I just have a weak spot for female protagonists and especially ones who are thieves, so Ada has become one of my favorite characters to follow.

I was having a bit of a reading slump – nothing sounded good, and I returned several books to the library unread, which is a bit out of character for me. I had figured, though, that since I had such a fun time with Full Speed to a Crash Landing by Beth Revis last month that her brand of space heists in novella format might be what I needed to jumpstart my oomph. Then we at Cannonball Read got…