Hello! I like scifi, but I prefer the simpler world-building that I've usually found in YA scifi or novellas. Mainly, I have minimal patience for books that throw a bunch of names and minor details at me — my memory is shite and I don't enjoy feeling like I need to make flashcards just to understand the book.
However, I also enjoy it when the author has clearly done their research. Not only avoiding contradictions with existing science, but thinking through the logical consequences of anything they add. Especially if the science in question is stellar activity (or exoplanet stuff in general tbh) and/or genetics.
Some of Michael Crichton's books of hit the mark in terms of well-researched, but they aren't as scifi as I want — I'm more thinking books that are set hundreds of years in the future. To be Taught if Fortunate by Becky Chambers is also close to what I'm wanting.
by Blue-Jay27