You know how I’m feeling in 2021? Hopeful. Hopeful. Not because I think everything is magically better and every problem is in the rearview mirror…but because I feel like thing can get better. And in honor of that, here’s some books that give me that same feeling of hope, of looking forward. For more SFF recommendations, check out our Science Fiction/Fantasy archives! Do you need any more than that? In a world of water, a submarine pilot must rescue her dad and take down a corrupt government. A musician who has been cut off from her audience performs illegal, underground concerts, and a young woman who spends all her life in the online world makes it her mission to find musicians and bring them to a new, virtual audience.