I really struggled with one of the characters: Captain Riggs.
At first he seemed like the typical rough-nosed captain and I suspected later in the story he would show his softer side. However, it became clear pretty quick that this character liked to misuse and abuse women, then kill them and space their bodies.
Which fine… he’s a creeper and a douche. I love villain characters, but didn’t really love the direction the author took with this one.
Then the story revealed that Vhivi was his next target and I instantly got grossed out. She’s sixteen, and that just wasn’t really necessary. Right after that the character was killed, but there was really no justification, or even reason for him to be the way he was.
This is one of those stories where it feels like rapeyness is used to highlight a bad character, and yet it didn’t have a purpose in the story. To be honest, a rough-hearted captain losing his life would have been much more emotional than the dirty that loose plot line left in me as a reader.