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Aurora's End

Aurora's End

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  • Author：Amie Kaufman
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Summary

The squad you love is out of time。 Prepare for the thrilling finale in the epic， best-selling Aurora Cycle series about a band of unlikely heroes who just might be the galaxy's last hope for survival。

Is this the end？
What happens when you ask a bunch of losers， discipline cases， and misfits to save the galaxy from an ancient evil？ The ancient evil wins， of course。
Wait。 。 。 。 Not。 So。 Fast。
When we last saw Squad 312， they working together seamlessly （aka， freaking out） as an intergalactic battle raged and an ancient superweapon threatened to obliterate Earth。 Everything went horribly wrong， naturally。
But as it turns out， not all endings are endings， and the te4am has one last chance to rewrite thirs。 Maybe two。 It's complicated。
Cue Zila， Fin， and Scarlett （and MAGELLAN！）: making friends， making enemies， and making history？ Sure， no problem
Cue Tyler， Kal， and Auri: uniting with two of the galaxy’s most hated villains？ Um， okay。 That， too。
Actually saving the galaxy， though？
Now that will take a miracle。

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Reviews

Carolyn ，

Finally， the wait is over！ At the end of book two in this trilogy， Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman cruelly left us hanging by our fingernails off a huge cliff， wondering how our favourite squad 312 could possibly survive， let alone save the galaxy。 Now all will finally be revealed。 It’s impossible to say much without giving spoilers， but rest assured that even when separated by both time and space， squad 312 will do their utmost to stop the Ra’haam in their quest to devour all other life forms in Finally， the wait is over！ At the end of book two in this trilogy， Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman cruelly left us hanging by our fingernails off a huge cliff， wondering how our favourite squad 312 could possibly survive， let alone save the galaxy。 Now all will finally be revealed。 It’s impossible to say much without giving spoilers， but rest assured that even when separated by both time and space， squad 312 will do their utmost to stop the Ra’haam in their quest to devour all other life forms in the galaxy。 In one of the stronger threads of the plot， three of our favourite characters get trapped in a time paradox with often hilarious consequences and one of the quieter characters will really step up to be an absolute star。 This is a really fun YA scifi series。 The action is fast paced， the banter is sassy and snarky， the characters are fearless and feisty and have grown so much since we first met them。 Although there is a lot going on， with multiple POVs， it’s all clearly explained and never got confusing。 The authors’ amazing imaginations and inventiveness kept the plot fresh and always original and somehow they also managed to pull together an ending that tied all the threads together and should satisfy most of their fans。 Although it’s sad to farewell these characters we’ve come to love， I can’t wait to see what they next write together。With thanks to Oneworld Publications and Netgalley for a copy to read 。。。more

Sarah ，

Squad 312 failed。 They couldn't even try to destroy the voracious Ra'haam hivemind because the superweapon they needed had already been stolen by the genocidal Caersan and aimed at Earth。 Then it just vanishes。 Only squad leader Tyler is left to stop the Ra'haam， which is tricky because he's being held captive by an alien warrior princess who either wants to stab or kiss him。 Unbeknownst to him， his teammates Zila， Fin， and Scarlett are stuck in a time loop in the past， while Aurora and Kal are Squad 312 failed。 They couldn't even try to destroy the voracious Ra'haam hivemind because the superweapon they needed had already been stolen by the genocidal Caersan and aimed at Earth。 Then it just vanishes。 Only squad leader Tyler is left to stop the Ra'haam， which is tricky because he's being held captive by an alien warrior princess who either wants to stab or kiss him。 Unbeknownst to him， his teammates Zila， Fin， and Scarlett are stuck in a time loop in the past， while Aurora and Kal are trapped on the superweapon with Caersan。 Somehow contains even more epic action than the first two books and no less snark。 Thanks， Netgalley。 。。。more

Leslie Young ，

AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHIHHH！！ I have loved this series since the first book， and this last installment - THE LAST - does not disappoint at all。 I was emotional。 I had to stop reading a few times， to process。 I cried and grieved， and I was happy， and I was angry！！ Just so many emotions！ I loved it。 I am sad to let these characters go， but I cannot wait to reread the series and relive it all， and especially now that it is complete。Bravo， once again， to my favorite authors。 For all the twists and turn AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHIHHH！！ I have loved this series since the first book， and this last installment - THE LAST - does not disappoint at all。 I was emotional。 I had to stop reading a few times， to process。 I cried and grieved， and I was happy， and I was angry！！ Just so many emotions！ I loved it。 I am sad to let these characters go， but I cannot wait to reread the series and relive it all， and especially now that it is complete。Bravo， once again， to my favorite authors。 For all the twists and turns they throw at us， that I never manage to see coming。 For the characters that I fall in love with every time I open the pages of their books。Cannot wait to see what they have up their sleeves next！ 。。。more

Fordith ，

Firstly thanks to Netgalley and Oneworld Publications for the early access copy。I was so excited to get this and read it ahead of publication after the cliffhanger ending of book two but I will say off the bat that I don’t think that this book is as good as the first two。I don’t want to give any spoilers away but I thought that the first 20% of the book was a bit out of character for the people that we had come to know and love。 Despite this I did enjoy spending more time and character developme Firstly thanks to Netgalley and Oneworld Publications for the early access copy。I was so excited to get this and read it ahead of publication after the cliffhanger ending of book two but I will say off the bat that I don’t think that this book is as good as the first two。I don’t want to give any spoilers away but I thought that the first 20% of the book was a bit out of character for the people that we had come to know and love。 Despite this I did enjoy spending more time and character development with a certain someone。 I thought that they had been fleshed out nicely and the motivations were clearer。 There is a very handy dandy ‘who’s who and where’ at the beginning of the book so that you can remember what is going on across the split parties。 The action was non stop and fully sucks you in。 I just wanted more wise-ass comments from Finnian throughout！ 。。。more

Katy ，

3。5 starsAurora's End is the high octane， high drama finale to the Aurora Rising series。 After a slightly disappointing book 2 I didn't go into this book with the highest expectations but I actually really enjoyed it and got surprisingly emotional towards the end！！ The set-up of book 3 is that the main characters are seperated into three groups - I will talk about my thoughts on each of their stories below:Finian/Scarlet/ZilaThese three spent most of the book trapped in a time loop， forced to re 3。5 starsAurora's End is the high octane， high drama finale to the Aurora Rising series。 After a slightly disappointing book 2 I didn't go into this book with the highest expectations but I actually really enjoyed it and got surprisingly emotional towards the end！！ The set-up of book 3 is that the main characters are seperated into three groups - I will talk about my thoughts on each of their stories below:Finian/Scarlet/ZilaThese three spent most of the book trapped in a time loop， forced to repeat the same few hours over and over until they can escape。 This was probably my favourite part of the book， I always looked forward to their chapters and the developments and revelations we discover。 I also liked the new character we meet in the time loop Nari。Tyler/SaediiTyler is now a prisoner of the unbroken and is trying to convice the rest of the galaxy to take seriously the threat of the Ra'sheem， as he is the only member of squad 312 left in the proper timeline。 I really like Tyler as a character （Im a sucker for the golden retriver bois） so I enjoyed his chapters and his interactions with Saedii （who is also very much my type lol）。Auri/KalThese two have found themselves transported into the future along with Kal's warcriminal father and must find a way to repair the weapon and travel back to the proper time to save the galaxy。 Kal and Auri are probably my least favourite characters of the group but the direction their story took in this book I actually really enjoyed and loved the themes it looked at。 I really like all the characters in the series but for me the romances are not very strong and are probably the weakest part of the book for me。 However I did quite like the developments between Tyler and Saedii and without giving too much away what happens when we meet future （dilf） Tyler ;）I think this series is a great sci-fi for young adult readers and those new to the genre， it introduces a lot of common concepts and tropes in a fun and easy to read way。 This installment also plays quite a lot with time which I think the authors did a good job of managing not to make it confusing and tying everything together in a satisfying way。 In conclusion this was an enjoyable conclusion with some really great found family moments and a fast paced plot that will keep you on the edge of your seat the whole time， if you can get over some slightly cringy romance and cheesy writing。 。。。more

Michelle ，

Time travel， big conflict， and sassy attitude？ Check， check and double-check。 After a wiz-bang cliffhanger， Squad 312 is back in action for the epic conclusion of the Aurora trilogy。 Be prepared for new relationships （and some old ones， too） as the Squad fights to find their way back together to literally save the universe， umm， hopefully。 Written from distinct perspectives， readers will be eagerly turning pages as wit， action and great influences from all the hit sci-fi genres keep Aurora's End Time travel， big conflict， and sassy attitude？ Check， check and double-check。 After a wiz-bang cliffhanger， Squad 312 is back in action for the epic conclusion of the Aurora trilogy。 Be prepared for new relationships （and some old ones， too） as the Squad fights to find their way back together to literally save the universe， umm， hopefully。 Written from distinct perspectives， readers will be eagerly turning pages as wit， action and great influences from all the hit sci-fi genres keep Aurora's End hurtling forward at light-speed。 Be prepared to break （not just time） in this quirky and wonderful conclusion！ 。。。more

Natali ，

I'm literally so excited for this book to release。 One month away from getting that baby into my possession！ I'm literally so excited for this book to release。 One month away from getting that baby into my possession！ 。。。more

S Tondra ，

What a ride with some amazing characters。 This trilogy was quite an adventure and I'm sad to see it end。 I had a few moments in the book where I was confused as to why the the authors did what they did but hey， it's their book they can do what they want。 Overall I'm going to be sad to leave these characters behind and how they grew through the three books。 Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC for an honest opinion。 What a ride with some amazing characters。 This trilogy was quite an adventure and I'm sad to see it end。 I had a few moments in the book where I was confused as to why the the authors did what they did but hey， it's their book they can do what they want。 Overall I'm going to be sad to leave these characters behind and how they grew through the three books。 Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC for an honest opinion。 。。。more

BookDragon ，

Thank you netgalley for this free ARC。 Aurora's End is the last in this trilogy。 Aurora and Kel have dissapeared， Tyler Jones a prisoner or war， and the rest of the squad are living the same day over and over。 The threat of the Ra'hamm is beyond warning， they have come。 This book proves to be a satisfactory ending to a wonderful series。 It is action packed and ready to play with your heart strings in all the wrong ways。 Don't let the page count fool you。 Its worth the read。 Thank you netgalley for this free ARC。 Aurora's End is the last in this trilogy。 Aurora and Kel have dissapeared， Tyler Jones a prisoner or war， and the rest of the squad are living the same day over and over。 The threat of the Ra'hamm is beyond warning， they have come。 This book proves to be a satisfactory ending to a wonderful series。 It is action packed and ready to play with your heart strings in all the wrong ways。 Don't let the page count fool you。 Its worth the read。 。。。more

Amber ，

I was really excited about this book because the second one left you on a huge cliffhanger！ That being said the cliffhanger was redeemed in this novel！ Now you do have a recap at the beginning of the book so that was awesome， I feel like that was what helped me connect everything even though I have read the other two novels。 However， this book should come with an UGLY CRYING warning。 Late 2 am crying。 This is a book of action and there really are no dull moments， the authors did a very great job I was really excited about this book because the second one left you on a huge cliffhanger！ That being said the cliffhanger was redeemed in this novel！ Now you do have a recap at the beginning of the book so that was awesome， I feel like that was what helped me connect everything even though I have read the other two novels。 However， this book should come with an UGLY CRYING warning。 Late 2 am crying。 This is a book of action and there really are no dull moments， the authors did a very great job of keeping your attention as well as keeping you glued to the story！ There are some deaths and secrets reveals that I honestly wasn't prepared for but it happened and I am kind of hoping that this is not the end， I mean I can see how it could be but it's also hard to walk away from this story！ The family and relationships built in this series and it was amazing！ I would definitely recommend this series if you loved the illuminae series then you will definitely love this one！ Be prepared with tissues and support because you are going to need it！ Thank you Netgalley and Random House Children's for the opportunity to read and review this one！ I definitely enjoyed it and it was a great honor to read！ 。。。more

Caro Richard ，

Back with my be’shmai， Kal！！！ Let me get this out the way first。 I need to get this off my chest！ I know there was a big event at the end of Burning but all I could think of was Aurora and what she did to Kal so going into this， I knew I wasn't going to forgive her easily！ And then I forgot all about that with this line。。。。'I still have riches beyond counting， because I have her。' I do marvel about how fickle I  sometimes！ Anyway。。。。。so now the war is on。 On like Kong with the Ra’haam。。。。。。。。。'H Back with my be’shmai， Kal！！！ Let me get this out the way first。 I need to get this off my chest！ I know there was a big event at the end of Burning but all I could think of was Aurora and what she did to Kal so going into this， I knew I wasn't going to forgive her easily！ And then I forgot all about that with this line。。。。'I still have riches beyond counting， because I have her。' I do marvel about how fickle I  sometimes！ Anyway。。。。。so now the war is on。 On like Kong with the Ra’haam。。。。。。。。。'How bright the last fire may flare before it is snuffed out entirely。' But Squad 312 are here and they want to get the job done！ We see the past， the present and we get action， drama and a whole dollop of my fave characters ever。 ~ Oh course my Kal。 ~ Magellan， the sassy hero。~ Tyler and Saedii - my actual dark heart。 'I will see you in the stars'。。。。。。~ And Zila will always be my Queen in everything and especially this moment:'Are you two spending precious minutes in the middle of a heretofore unheard-of temporal paradox engaging in frivolous presexual activity？' The last few chapters had me sitting on the edge of my seat， had me tearing up， had me smiling big。 It was utterly beautiful。 I'm so sad to say goodbye to Squad 312 but what a great series this was！ 。。。more

Kayleigh {K-Books} ，

Aurora's End Review on K-Books “But maybe heart was all we ever had。 Maybe love was always the flame we used to hold back the dark。”Oh！ My！ God！ What did I just read？ This book is absolutely freaking phenomenal！ There are no words to describe just how excited I was to get my hands on an ARC of Aurora’s End。 I fell head over heels in love with this series a few years back when I got the first book in an Illumicrate box。 I quickly became obsessed with this amazing series and after Aurora Burnin Aurora's End Review on K-Books “But maybe heart was all we ever had。 Maybe love was always the flame we used to hold back the dark。”Oh！ My！ God！ What did I just read？ This book is absolutely freaking phenomenal！ There are no words to describe just how excited I was to get my hands on an ARC of Aurora’s End。 I fell head over heels in love with this series a few years back when I got the first book in an Illumicrate box。 I quickly became obsessed with this amazing series and after Aurora Burning’s ‘worst cliffhanger I have ever read in my life’ ending， I couldn’t wait to see what was going to happen。Aurora’s End picks up right where Aurora Burning ended。 Aurora Burning ended with a bang… literally… and Aurora’s End starts fast paced and action packed。 I couldn’t wait to see if my favourite squad was alive！ Holy crap… right from the very first page I could not put this damn book down！ I was racing through the pages as fast as I possibly could。 Who was alive… where were my favourites？ What was going to happen to them？ I desperately needed to know and I am so so so happy with the outcome。Aurora’s End is without a doubt one of the best series finales I have ever had the pleasure of reading。 It is utterly perfect in the most heartbreaking and devastating way。 I cannot remember the last time I cried this much at a book。 At one point I had to stop reading as I was sobbing so damn hard I couldn’t breathe and couldn’t see the words on the page。 Amie and Jay have mastered the balance of breaking your heart completely while also making you love every single moment of it。 I am so sad this series is over and I will be waiting on tenterhooks for news of the next Kaufman-Kristoff series… because seriously these two together… they are magical！Aurora’s End completely changed my perception of everything。 If you had asked me prior to this book who my favourite character is， I would have told you Kal。 Absolutely！ And while I still adore him… my favourite character now is Zila。 I love her so， so much and I am super salty that she is not on the cover of this one！ As much as I love Finian… it is a damn CRIME that Zila did not get her own cover！ I will never not be salty about this。 Wanna know why？ …。。 well you’re just gonna have to read the book and see。This was without a doubt one of the most phenomenal books I have ever read。 It was completely and utterly devastating in the best way possible。 I loved every single spacy moment of it and I just wanna read the entire series all over again。 There will never be a day when I don’t recommend this phenomenal series！ My heart is so full after finishing it… albeit with a few cracks still in it！ If you haven’t read this series， what the hell are you waiting for？ Go！ Go！ Go！ You won’t be disappointed。 I promise。 It’s completely ‘out of this world’！ Literally！PS， you have no freaking idea how hard it was to write a review without spoiling everything！ “We the Legion。We the Light。Burning bright against the night。Squad 312 forever。” 。。。more

Tilly ，

3。5 Stars（Zero spoiler review）Sadly this was my least favourite book in the series and I didn't feel it did the story and especially the characters justice。 I was SO excited for Aurora's End， especially after the huge cliffhanger of the second book， I was incredibly intrigued as I started the book。 Unfortunately I didn't think the storyline was as good as it could have been。 I got a little bored at times due to repetition and almost found the book too split up and "bitty"。 I also found quite a f 3。5 Stars（Zero spoiler review）Sadly this was my least favourite book in the series and I didn't feel it did the story and especially the characters justice。 I was SO excited for Aurora's End， especially after the huge cliffhanger of the second book， I was incredibly intrigued as I started the book。 Unfortunately I didn't think the storyline was as good as it could have been。 I got a little bored at times due to repetition and almost found the book too split up and "bitty"。 I also found quite a few scenes or actions to be over the top and pretty cringeworthy at times。 My biggest problem was the ending which I found to be ridiculous and a huge cop out。 That being said， there were some parts of the split storylines that were utterly brilliant。 I especially loved Zila's story and role in this final book which was unexpected for me。 The characters were overall their wonderful selves。 I adored Finian as much as always with his quick wit （although felt this wasn't as prominent as the first 2 books） and clever mind。 Scarlett and Tyler both really grew on me in this book， I thought their characters had really grown and loved their parts。 Zila was a superstar in this book and I went from being pretty neutral about her to loving her。 Her growth from book 1 in probably the most obvious and I loved her new found confidence。 I wasn't the biggest of fans of Aurora and Kal in this book， I found them pretty over the top and gag worthy。 I also wish we had had more Saedii and some chapters from her POV。The writing as ever with Jay and Aimee was fantastic， some wonderful imagination and great humour。 They continue to prove to be a wonderful writing duo and I hope they do another series together （possibly a fantasy to mix it up a bit？）。Overall， a decent end to the series but it didn't quite hit the mark for me。 Despite this I would still definitely recommend this series if you enjoy YA sci fi as the characters， imagination and writing is generally fantastic。 I'm sad it's come to an end！Please note that I was gifted this ebook in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Liv ，

So， Aurora Rising was a strong， space adventure with some emotional moments。 Aurora Burning was a book of non stop action。 And Aurora's End is an indescribable conclusion that left me a sobbing mess。There were characters in the first book that I struggled to feel any connection to， but by End even they felt like my found family。 This book has such immense heart and I can't even begin to imagine how I'm going to move past it。Oh， it also helps that the story is clever and fun-filled， neatly wrappi So， Aurora Rising was a strong， space adventure with some emotional moments。 Aurora Burning was a book of non stop action。 And Aurora's End is an indescribable conclusion that left me a sobbing mess。There were characters in the first book that I struggled to feel any connection to， but by End even they felt like my found family。 This book has such immense heart and I can't even begin to imagine how I'm going to move past it。Oh， it also helps that the story is clever and fun-filled， neatly wrapping up the events of the series with a brilliant plot。 Even if you're emotionally dead inside and unable to enjoy if ripping put your heart， I'm confident that any science fiction lover would devour this book for the plot alone！I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Jacqueline ，

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Charlie ，

First class banter ✔Edge of your seat action ✔Finian being amazing ✔Emotionally traumatising ✔It's been one hell of a ride and I'm devastated that it's over but what a way to end the series！ I loved every minute， even the emotionally traumatising ones。 Top marks from me！！ First class banter ✔Edge of your seat action ✔Finian being amazing ✔Emotionally traumatising ✔It's been one hell of a ride and I'm devastated that it's over but what a way to end the series！ I loved every minute， even the emotionally traumatising ones。 Top marks from me！！ 。。。more

Nannette Demmler ，

ARC provided by Random House Children’s via NetGalley for an honest review。It is always so hard to review a final book in a series， especially when they are so good and exactly what you were hoping for out of the finale。 I will try really hard not to spoil anything， but if you have loved the first two books， then this one will leave you breathless。This book starts off right were book two leaves off， but it does take a while to learn what has happened to everyone。 Squad 312 spends most of the boo ARC provided by Random House Children’s via NetGalley for an honest review。It is always so hard to review a final book in a series， especially when they are so good and exactly what you were hoping for out of the finale。 I will try really hard not to spoil anything， but if you have loved the first two books， then this one will leave you breathless。This book starts off right were book two leaves off， but it does take a while to learn what has happened to everyone。 Squad 312 spends most of the book apart from each other， but even though they are apart， everyone has each other in their hearts and in their thoughts hoping that they have survived beyond the odds。 I loved the character developments of everyone， and the budding romances were done so well。 And even though it was hard to say goodbye to the characters in this book， they all ended up were they needed to be。I really enjoyed the multiple plots， with the group being split up the way they were， it would have been easy to lose track of what each group was going through。 But the authors did a great job of keeping it a cohesive whole， even with some of the sciencey stuff getting a bit complex。 The ending was perfect and I just loved how Auri figured out how to take care of the Ra’haam。 It just fit the whole theme of the book so well。I did have a few minor dislikes and issues。 I missed Magellan’s interludes between the chapters， like we got in the first and most of the second books。 He does make a quick， short comeback in this book， but none of those interludes。 I also wasn’t a fan of the relationship that developed between Tyler and Saedii， it was just a tad too violent， although they did grow on me by the end of the book。 The ending also had some rough sections， that I am hoping get smoothed out in the final edit。I really enjoyed this book and thought it was the perfect ending for this series。 It went in directions I was expecting， but it still threw in a few surprises。 I am sure this is a series I will return to whenever I am in the mood for a story about found family， friendship and lots of snarky yet loveable characters。https://elnadesbookchat。com 。。。more

Lara ，

What an amazing conclusion to an epic trilogy！ I am so sad to say goodbye to Squad 312， but what a ride it's been。 I loved how incredibly well the story pieced together， solving the various mysteries that had revealed themselves over the course of the three books。 This trilogy has been so entertaining to read and I fell in love with each character。 I cannot wait to see what JK and AK come up with next！ What an amazing conclusion to an epic trilogy！ I am so sad to say goodbye to Squad 312， but what a ride it's been。 I loved how incredibly well the story pieced together， solving the various mysteries that had revealed themselves over the course of the three books。 This trilogy has been so entertaining to read and I fell in love with each character。 I cannot wait to see what JK and AK come up with next！ 。。。more

Nicole （FearYourEx） ，

Thank you so much to the publisher for the early review copy。5/5 stars。I absolutely adore squad 312 and this book definitely did them justice。 We end up with new additions to our little squad。 This book was non-stop action and I swear it never slowed down until the end。 There's time travel， there's budding romance， there's danger， there's friendship， and there is so much love。I really don't want to write too much as I do not want to spoil anything。 But this was a very fitting end for squad 312's Thank you so much to the publisher for the early review copy。5/5 stars。I absolutely adore squad 312 and this book definitely did them justice。 We end up with new additions to our little squad。 This book was non-stop action and I swear it never slowed down until the end。 There's time travel， there's budding romance， there's danger， there's friendship， and there is so much love。I really don't want to write too much as I do not want to spoil anything。 But this was a very fitting end for squad 312's story and I am so happy with how it ended for everyone remaining。 I laughed， I cried， I read at the edge of my seat。Highly recommend this series。 。。。more

Librow0rm Christine ，

Firstly， huge， huge thanks to Oneworld Publications and NetGalley for the e-arc of Aurora’s End by Amie Kauffman and Jay Kristoff in exchange for my honest and unbiased review。Actually unbiased is totally untrue， I love Squad 312 and totally did my happy dance， （think Snoopy overdosed on caffeine without the cute ears！） when I was approved for this book！ Following on from the shocking and dire events of Aurora Burning， Aurora’s End takes the squad’s journey to completely new levels as they are s Firstly， huge， huge thanks to Oneworld Publications and NetGalley for the e-arc of Aurora’s End by Amie Kauffman and Jay Kristoff in exchange for my honest and unbiased review。Actually unbiased is totally untrue， I love Squad 312 and totally did my happy dance， （think Snoopy overdosed on caffeine without the cute ears！） when I was approved for this book！ Following on from the shocking and dire events of Aurora Burning， Aurora’s End takes the squad’s journey to completely new levels as they are separated across space and time。I can only compare the complexity of this final instalment in the trilogy to Kauffman and Kristoff juggling cats…（with no cat being harmed in aforementioned juggling，） and herding cats being far too simple a comparison！ All your favourite characters have key roles to play in this immense， complicated and totally engaging journey to save the universe！This book is still packed full to the brim with fantastic events， and lans， snark， wit and of course the found family that Squad 312 are。 This， for me was the perfect final instalment to an out of this world trilogy， that I know I will revisit time and again！ A 5 star finale！ 。。。more

Amanda Greco ，

Thank you， as always， to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC。This review is not going to go over well with the general public， but BIG YIKES。 I am not a fan。 I loved， LOVED the first two。 So much so that during quarantine， I sent my students copies of Aurora Burning as it had just come out。 But this one？ Our promised glorious finale， the beautiful intergalactic space opera wrapping up our children's stories？ BIG。 YIKES。I went from screaming， giggling， plotting ahead about what would happen Thank you， as always， to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC。This review is not going to go over well with the general public， but BIG YIKES。 I am not a fan。 I loved， LOVED the first two。 So much so that during quarantine， I sent my students copies of Aurora Burning as it had just come out。 But this one？ Our promised glorious finale， the beautiful intergalactic space opera wrapping up our children's stories？ BIG。 YIKES。I went from screaming， giggling， plotting ahead about what would happen next in book 1 and 2 to just sighing deeply that this was the route book three took and that this is the way it had to be told。I cried ENDLESSLY at the ending of the Illuminae series。 For a week straight。 At the ending of this？ Texted my bestie "bleh" and went right to bed。I want to love this book。 I want the world to love this book。 But I can't。 Once it's released to the general public， I can't see very many people loving it as well。 It honestly feels like a part 3 out of 4。 So again， while I know this won't be a popular review or a well-received one， I'll be curious to know what the rest of the fanbase thinks。 But I wasn't emotionally attached this time， none of the characters drew me in， and I don't feel like it was the finale it could have been。 Mic drop， review ended。 。。。more

Colby ，

So， I requested an ARC from the publisher back in JANUARY。 I forgot about it， but decided to read the eARC。 And I wish I could forget about this book？ I really like Aurora Rising。 I mostly enjoyed Aurora Burning， but this was。。。 a mess。 I struggled tof follow along with some of the timeline （won't say specifics because of spoilers） but it got WEIRD。 Also， why does wvery character in this book need to have romantic feelings for someone？？ This book veered into NA。 And the sci-fi elements were just So， I requested an ARC from the publisher back in JANUARY。 I forgot about it， but decided to read the eARC。 And I wish I could forget about this book？ I really like Aurora Rising。 I mostly enjoyed Aurora Burning， but this was。。。 a mess。 I struggled tof follow along with some of the timeline （won't say specifics because of spoilers） but it got WEIRD。 Also， why does wvery character in this book need to have romantic feelings for someone？？ This book veered into NA。 And the sci-fi elements were just funky。 Just severely disappointed 🤷 It's like they ran out of plot and just told characters to have sex with one another and fall into some strange time warp 。。。more

Danielle Bush ，

I dont really know how to put how I feel about this series and this last book in particular into words。。 Other than to say that I LOVED IT！！ I flew through Aurora's End furiously flipping pages until I was sure of how of how it was going to end。。 I am so going to miss squad 312， but Im definitely going to be reading this again。。 soon。。 I want to really savor it the second time around。。 This time after that cliffhanger from the second book。。 I desperately needed to know what was happening next。。 I dont really know how to put how I feel about this series and this last book in particular into words。。 Other than to say that I LOVED IT！！ I flew through Aurora's End furiously flipping pages until I was sure of how of how it was going to end。。 I am so going to miss squad 312， but Im definitely going to be reading this again。。 soon。。 I want to really savor it the second time around。。 This time after that cliffhanger from the second book。。 I desperately needed to know what was happening next。。 I found this to be fast paced and extremly action packed。 Enemies become allies， become friends of a sort。。 Things are happening on so many different levels at different moments that everything coming together the way it did was amazing！。This has become one of my favorite series， and I can't wait for my physical copy to come and finish my collection。。 I will forever read everythign that Kaufman and Kristoff write together。 。。。more

Kerri ，

Any book that can tear my heart out while I wipe away the tears so my eyes aren't too blurry to keep reading is a winner。 All the ways they say goodbye broke me but oh what a journey！ Any book that can tear my heart out while I wipe away the tears so my eyes aren't too blurry to keep reading is a winner。 All the ways they say goodbye broke me but oh what a journey！ 。。。more

Kristel （hungryandhappy） ，

4。5It's officially over and now I don't know what to write。 How do you review this？ How can someone find the right words to encompass everything that happened from beginning to the End？ The literal end because there's no more。 No more adventures， no more teen drama， no more tropes that made me go into furious mode， no more anything。 It's sad but at the same time I know what happened， I know where I'm leaving the characters， I can move on and remember the good and the bad things， let's say， fondl 4。5It's officially over and now I don't know what to write。 How do you review this？ How can someone find the right words to encompass everything that happened from beginning to the End？ The literal end because there's no more。 No more adventures， no more teen drama， no more tropes that made me go into furious mode， no more anything。 It's sad but at the same time I know what happened， I know where I'm leaving the characters， I can move on and remember the good and the bad things， let's say， fondly。Did I think this book was trying too much in some points？ Yes， I did。Did some parts dragged？ Yes， they did。Were some parts unnecessary long when they didn't bring much to the story but were sort of fillers at that point？ Yes。 there were。The writing， as usual， is funny （but as I said above， sometimes it felt like it was trying too much to be "cool"） and captivating， making the sci-fi technicalities seem less ominous that they actually were。 I liked the whole concept this book had going on。 Not spoiling anything here so I won't say anything more。 It's the kind of concept that makes you go "wait a sec， let me see if I got this。 It appears I didn't get a thing" and it's just amazing just trying to guess exactly what is what and what's going to happen。So yeah， this ending was better than the furious middle， and， even with the few problems I had with it （maybe I'm not just used to YA sci-fi anymore） I still enjoyed the hell out of it。I'm going to miss the squad！ 。。。more

Brie ，

It’s been a long ass time since I stayed up late to finish a book but like。 Wow。 Really loved what they did here。 Hell I even teared up at the end。 Maybe it’s because it’s 2am。 Either way。 Yep。 Damn good conclusion to a great series。

Megan Ferguson ，

I have been waiting with anxious， nay baited， breath for the third book in this trilogy ever since my breathless one day reading of book two ended on the worst cliffhanger of all time。 Thankfully Netgalley exists and I managed to snag a free eARC of this third installment months before I would otherwise have been able to read it。 That being said， take my glowing comments with the appropriate grain of salt as I both a） love these authors and loved both previous books in the series and b） received I have been waiting with anxious， nay baited， breath for the third book in this trilogy ever since my breathless one day reading of book two ended on the worst cliffhanger of all time。 Thankfully Netgalley exists and I managed to snag a free eARC of this third installment months before I would otherwise have been able to read it。 That being said， take my glowing comments with the appropriate grain of salt as I both a） love these authors and loved both previous books in the series and b） received my copy of the book for free in exchange for an honest review。That being said， I’m not sure how much I can rave about this wonderful ending to the series， given the cliffhanger at the end of the second book， as anything I say （including who is and is not alive a few chapters in） would be spoiling a truly epic tale。 I will say that I finally understand why the authors chose to use so many points to view in their story， time travel does get involved （you find this out right away， so I maintain it is not cheating to tell you all） and poor Squad 312 gets thrown into three separate places along the timeline。 Other than that， I can only tell you that you should re-watch Groundhog Day again before reading this one and that it is well worth the time to finish out this wonderful series by reading the final， astounding book。 So， dear fellow readers， I leave you with one final benediction， “I will see you in the stars”。 。。。more

Lu ，

Thank you so much， Random House Children's， Knopf Books for Young Readers and NetGalley， for the chance to read and review this book in exchange of an honest review！Aurora's end is the brilliant and thrilling finale in the epic Aurora Cycle series and I loved every second of it！Aurora's end starts right away after the crazy cliffhanger of Aurora's burning and we find our beloved characters， involved in a intergalactic battle and against an ancient superweapon， when， apparently， everything goes h Thank you so much， Random House Children's， Knopf Books for Young Readers and NetGalley， for the chance to read and review this book in exchange of an honest review！Aurora's end is the brilliant and thrilling finale in the epic Aurora Cycle series and I loved every second of it！Aurora's end starts right away after the crazy cliffhanger of Aurora's burning and we find our beloved characters， involved in a intergalactic battle and against an ancient superweapon， when， apparently， everything goes horribly wrong。 But nothing is like it seems。 Squad 312 fight to save the whole galaxy and each other， finding themselves separated。 Zila， Fin， Scarlett and MAGELLAN got themselves in a impossible and peculiar situation， making friends and allies and trying to understand what's happening to them and the whole world， while Tyler， Kal and Auri team up with villains， fighting to save everything and everyone。Told by multiple POVs， swinging between characters， past， present and future， Aurora's end is a rollercoaster of emotions， exciting adventures and deaths （kinda）， new and old allies and enemies， new and old species and planets and I was left breathless and on my toes until the very thrilling ending。I followed Squad 312 from the first book and it's incredible and moving seeing how far they've come， how they changed and grown up， how strong and brilliant is their bond and relationship with one other， what they are willing to do and sacrifice to protect each other and the whole galaxy。It was a pleasure seeing Kal and Auri， Scarlett and Finian， Zila and。。。， Tyler and。。。（I can't tell。。。spoilers！） and how the romance was skillfully mixed with the sci-fi world， giving laughters and moving and beautiful moments， thrilling and heart-wrenching ones， in a whirlwind of emotions， situations and adventures。It was also incredible seeing how everything was explained， how each piece fit with one other， how in the end the puzzle was completed and everything made sense。 I was left breathless and full of emotions and I loved everything！The plot is full of twists， brilliant moves， cute and moving romances， fights and escapes， planets， love and friendship。 I loved how important was the bond between characters， how love changed everything， how strong they are together。 I'm gonna miss everything and everyone！ 。。。more

Reba ，

I am 100% invested with the Aurora Cycle， so reading Aurora's End was a no-brainer。 Overall， I am happy with the series conclusion。 This installment differed a little in the writing style， because I am assuming the authors were trying to sum up an incredible story。 It ended up being a little choppy and slightly overwhelming， but I did not let that sway me。 In fact， it is probably due to the fact that Kaufman and Kristoff wove in some pretty intense time travel concepts that my brain just needed I am 100% invested with the Aurora Cycle， so reading Aurora's End was a no-brainer。 Overall， I am happy with the series conclusion。 This installment differed a little in the writing style， because I am assuming the authors were trying to sum up an incredible story。 It ended up being a little choppy and slightly overwhelming， but I did not let that sway me。 In fact， it is probably due to the fact that Kaufman and Kristoff wove in some pretty intense time travel concepts that my brain just needed time to digest。 I was impressed at the level truth they attempted for such an amorphous topic。That being said， I was THRILLED to rejoin my favorite characters once again。 I definitely recommend this book for anyone who enjoyed the first two books in the series。 And if you haven't already read them， go check them out right now！ 。。。more

Patty ，

This was a hella good ending。

Reference

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