I had been waiting for years until I was finally able to read this story, had been reading now and then just the free preview.
It was a wonderful read, I loved how it went and I certainly didn't see that twist coming, but you can see some hints of it on a second read, at least for me.
Also I don't know if anyone else had the same, but I felt a bit melancholic (?) (Don't know if that'd be the right word but English isn't my native language) about Mira's situation by the end given how things went, but at least she still has her robot otter friend. Lily and Eo are such cuties.
Heard Rick is making another story for this setting, can't wait to read it.
Only thing I have problem is finding someone else who has read it! It's over a decade old so I guess that's expected, even if I'm in circles that'd be definitely be interested in it, at least managed to convince some friends to buy it too so we can talk about it.
(reviewed 26 days after purchase)