The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut Universe, #1)

by Mary Robinette Kowal

Someone had brought gin, and of course that meant we had to experiment with other cocktail variations. For science.

“Still. You make math seem interesting.” “Well, it is.” I shrugged. “Oh, I know it isn’t for most folks, but I think they’ve just been put off by people who taught them to be afraid of numbers.”