Luciana
Erin Teagan
- Reading
- Pause after the family reunion and again when the desert disaster begins. Invite your reader to predict what Luciana might do, then compare that prediction with her choices.
- Themes
- Belonging in the family: A reunion with Luciana's cousins does not go as planned, and she feels like an outsider in her family. The story includes a difficult feeling of family disconnection, but its wider treatment is unclear.
- Trust and friendship: Claire, described as Luciana's frenemy from astronaut training camp, invites her to the Mars habitat; Luciana considers giving their friendship another chance. The story raises whether an uncertain friendship can be renewed, without establishing how Claire or Luciana's choices are ultimately presented.
- Worth knowing
- Luciana feels like an outsider after the family reunion, and the desert visit includes a disaster. The nature and severity of the danger are not clear.