Reading progress update: I've read 136 out of 224 pages.
Mors was flung across the cabin and crashed hard into the bulkhead, knocking the wind from her.
And a few paragraphs later:
An impact rocked the shuttle, throwing Mors hard against the bulkhead, driving the breath from her lungs.
I have to give Kemp top marks for characterization, but all this repetition is making me twitchy.