My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Summary from GoodReads
From the internationally bestselling authors of THE ILLUMINAE FILES comes an epic new science fiction adventure.
The year is 2380, and the graduating cadets of Aurora Academy are being assigned their first missions. Star pupil Tyler Jones is ready to recruit the squad of his dreams, but his own boneheaded heroism sees him stuck with the dregs nobody else in the Academy would touch…
A cocky diplomat with a black belt in sarcasm
A sociopath scientist with a fondness for shooting her bunkmates
A smart-ass techwiz with the galaxy’s biggest chip on his shoulder
An alien warrior with anger management issues
A tomboy pilot who’s totally not into him, in case you were wondering
And Ty’s squad isn’t even his biggest problem—that’d be Aurora Jie-Lin O’Malley, the girl he’s just rescued from interdimensional space. Trapped in cryo-sleep for two centuries, Auri is a girl out of time and out of her depth. But she could be the catalyst that starts a war millions of years in the making, and Tyler’s squad of losers, discipline-cases and misfits might just be the last hope for the entire galaxy.
They're not the heroes we deserve. They're just the ones we could find. Nobody panic.
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REVIEW
I have no words to express my feel(ing)s for this beauty! It had everything the duo of the ILLuMINAE files delivered; sass, romance, tragedy, mystery and a good dose of sarcasm as also a squad that deserves to be together! AND HAPPY AND TOGETHER!
I loved every member of the squad and my ships are many and I hope they'll sail to infinity and beyond! Especially Fin and Scarlet as also that HOT SPACE ELF!
"Do moons choose the planets they orbit? Do planets choose their stars? Who am I to deny gravity, Aurora? When you shine brighter than any constellation in the sky?"
*dies of swoons*
What also kept me very invested in finishing the book was the unstoppable action. That while I really enjoyed the banter and the trouble everyone got through as they try to unfold the mystery behind Aurora's existence, the action between planets, carnivorous alien-like dinosaurs (I think) and secrets that expands the whole universe. created a great new world-building that will surely make me yearn for more. The book doesn't give anything away at first and the squad had to solve the puzzle of this secret and moreover, there is sexual tension that it's subtle and filled with awkward moments and humor.
Needless to say that while I read the book, I kept picturing everyone just like in the character portraits they all have! I really need a Netflix animated series, please! The ending left me in tears because I knew that at some point there would be a serious battle that would take one of the members, yet I still hope for the sequel because I WANT EVERYONE TO BE HAPPY!
Read the damn book! It's AMAZING!
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