Thank you to NetGalley and Rock The Boat for providing me with a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
Please note that this is the second book in The Aurora Cycle so will contain spoilers for the first book! You have been warned!
Goodreads Synopsis for Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle #1)
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.
Review
Oh.My.God
This book blew me away. These characters and this world are just so captivating, and I can’t help but be sucked into this universe.
I love Auri, she’s gone through so much and this book just proves how strong she is. We also get to see a lot more of her relationship with Kal which is a relationship I honestly adore. We learn a whole lot more about Kal and his past in this book, some of which had me feeling incredibly heartbroken.
One thing I love about this series is the different perspectives. It helps me become attached to the characters and helps me fall in love with their individual quirks. The characters in this book are ones I know are going to live with me forever. Squad 312 are just brilliant. I love the sass, the sarcasm, the banter and most of the respect that have for each other.
The ending though…if you’ve read it then you know what I’m talking about! I’m on the edge of my seat waiting for the next book to see what happens. This book had been brimming on a 4.5 review but honestly those last few chapters had me swiftly reading in anticipation only to be left on a cliff-hanger worthy of 5 stars.
Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff have honestly done it again. I am in love with this series already and I really recommend picking it up! This is a fast paced, breath-taking and mind-blowing sci-fi book which deserves all the love.
Rating: 5/5 stars
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