I would have preferred a non-cliffhanger ending, but in all, this was a really solid middle book. It is definately on the re-read list. ( )

Representation: Biracial main character
Trigger warnings: Physical assault and injury, military violence and war themes, blood depiction, death of people in the past, near-death experience, explosions
Score: Seven points out of ten.
This review can also be found on The StoryGraph.

I wanted to read this for a while after enthralling myself in Aurora Rising and liking the author's other book I read recently, The Isles of the Gods so I finally picked it up and read it. When I finished it I thought it was enjoyable but a step down from the preceding instalment (which I thought was better) and I hope the final part of the series, Aurora's End will be as good if not better than the first. It starts (more like continues) with the characters from the previous novel returning like Tyler, Aurora, Zila, Kal and Scarlett (except Cat) and immediately it picks up where it left off with Aurora still being the most wanted criminal (after breaking an interstellar law by landing on a forbidden planet) so all the characters are still on the run from the Terran Defence Force (space police I suppose.) The first hundred pages had action but the middle three hundred were slower (which didn't ruin the narrative. That let me explore more character dynamics.) For a while Aurora and another person distanced themselves so Aurora could practice the Trigger which becomes useful later. At least the last hundred pages quickens the pace again when The Unbroken (I can best describe them as a galactic terrorist group who rebelled from their race) threatened to destroy Earth but that didn't go to plan and instead Squad 312 comes in, saves the day (as usual) and all that's left is a cliffhanger. Book #3 sounds promising. ( )

* I got this book for review from the publisher for my honest thoughts*

I think overall I enjoyed this book. I loved how this book dived in the characters that I meet in book one. I really did love that. I loved diving more into these characters. I thought the pacing in the book was not as strong however. I sometimes got confused and that may have been because I did not re-read the pervious book. I overall was still impressed this series and these characters. This is def a book I want to re-read after I read book 1 again. I thought some of the twists this book had was super well crafted and hard to predict. I overall enjoyed this book and these characters have for sure captured my heart. ( )

* I got this book for review from the publisher for my honest thoughts*

I think overall I enjoyed this book. I loved how this book dived in the characters that I meet in book one. I really did love that. I loved diving more into these characters. I thought the pacing in the book was not as strong however. I sometimes got confused and that may have been because I did not re-read the pervious book. I overall was still impressed this series and these characters. This is def a book I want to re-read after I read book 1 again. I thought some of the twists this book had was super well crafted and hard to predict. I overall enjoyed this book and these characters have for sure captured my heart. ( )

3.5 Stars
Hmmmm
Something just wasn't right in this book. All the elements I loved about Aurora Rising seemed to be there but it was like a washed out and dull version. It was still a good book but it felt really really really long which is never a good sign. And I am not even going to mention the ending.

Ok I am.

Not cool Amie Kaufman. Not. cool.

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