I thought I wasn’t a fan of the found family trope but I’ve just read two books in a row where the main character finds a new home in their friendships and man, I think I may have changed my tune. Jes is just a lovely guy who’s been through so much heartache and I was so happy to read along as he found his people. 

Truly, The Circus Infinite is surprisingly wholesome for a book that includes a couple of horribly sadistic characters and scenes of murder and torture. Seriously, the villains in this book are the opposite of chill and then some. I kinda wonder who hurt them tbh. 

I thought the world-building was pretty cool. The book takes place wayyy in the future (like, Earth is super, super dead) on a couple different planets and there are several different species of people. Many of them have psychic abilities and the way some of them work is a little confusing, but it’s sci-fi. I always expect to be at least a bit confused by something even when it’s this light and it wasn’t bad!

I really liked the ace representation. I know about asexuality but because it’s a spectrum, reading about the experiences of an ace character is always a learning experience that I both enjoy and appreciate.

Also, I know that how cool an author is doesn’t necessarily matter in a book review but Khan Wong sounds so freaking rad. He was a hula hoop teacher, he played cello in a folk rock duo. He was involved in the underground circus scene? And he’s a great writer, obv. I want to be best friends with this guy.