Aurora Rising
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- Author：Amie Kaufman
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Summary
From the New York Times and internationally bestselling authors of The Illuminae Files comes a new science fiction epic。。。
It's 2380 and the graduating students of Aurora Academy are being assigned their first missions。 Tyler Jones has been a star pupil who hopes to recruit the squad of his dreams but ends up with a mixed and volatile crew。
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。
Vividly told in the seven voices of the team members， this is fast-paced， action-packed， wickedly humorous and fabulously entertaining。 Described by one online fan as 'a mystery with tons of action。 A kind of thriller on steroids with a fantasy feel。'
It's 2380 and the graduating students of Aurora Academy are being assigned their first missions。 Tyler Jones has been a star pupil who hopes to recruit the squad of his dreams but ends up with a mixed and volatile crew。
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。
Vividly told in the seven voices of the team members， this is fast-paced， action-packed， wickedly humorous and fabulously entertaining。 Described by one online fan as 'a mystery with tons of action。 A kind of thriller on steroids with a fantasy feel。'
Reviews
bhoomi ♡
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A solid four stars！！ Maybe 3。5？ The crew was so fun and awesome， the world building was pretty cool and I really enjoyed it。 Personally I could do with more team building， and there was a moment in the middle it got really slow and a little boring but it picked back up soon。 Would definitely recommend it for sci-fi and fantasy lovers， especially if you like a cast。 I think， again， it was a little hard to stay on and I felt like I wasn’t as invested as I could’ve been？ Still a really starting boo A solid four stars！！ Maybe 3。5？ The crew was so fun and awesome， the world building was pretty cool and I really enjoyed it。 Personally I could do with more team building， and there was a moment in the middle it got really slow and a little boring but it picked back up soon。 Would definitely recommend it for sci-fi and fantasy lovers， especially if you like a cast。 I think， again， it was a little hard to stay on and I felt like I wasn’t as invested as I could’ve been？ Still a really starting book！！ I’ll definitely be reading the second book soon 💜 。。。more
Anna Bram
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This book is so good。 Funny and smart and mysterious and heartbreaking。 I loved every minute of it。 I can’t believe I never picked it up before。 I’m heartbroken and I need more。 I need the next book。 I need more of Squad 312。 This is a new favorite。 I’m SO glad I read it。 10/10 would recommend。 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Davide
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Storia non troppo avvolgente ma ben strutturata。L'ambientazione potrebbe essere più ampia e coerente。 Storia non troppo avvolgente ma ben strutturata。L'ambientazione potrebbe essere più ampia e coerente。 。。。more
Layla
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~ currently reading ~The cover is beautiful and I don't mean to judge a book by its cover， but that's exactly what I am doing。 Buddy Read with Mash！ ~ currently reading ~The cover is beautiful and I don't mean to judge a book by its cover， but that's exactly what I am doing。 Buddy Read with Mash！ 。。。more
AmeliaReads
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“Who am I to deny gravity Aurora？”I really loved this book！ （not the ending， that was just plain rude） I felt like throughout the whole book I was so emotionally invested in the characters （which makes the ending even more rude） This was my first book from both of these authors and I really like their writing style and characters。 I guess the characters were a little undeveloped but the main issue for me was the plot。 I really couldn’t tell you anything about the plot。 I can pick out scenes and “Who am I to deny gravity Aurora？”I really loved this book！ （not the ending， that was just plain rude） I felt like throughout the whole book I was so emotionally invested in the characters （which makes the ending even more rude） This was my first book from both of these authors and I really like their writing style and characters。 I guess the characters were a little undeveloped but the main issue for me was the plot。 I really couldn’t tell you anything about the plot。 I can pick out scenes and stuff but I have no clue what happened plot wise in the book。 I didn’t realise until the end and now I am really confused。 Will I be picking up the next book， absolutely yes。 Will the team be the same， absolutely not 。。。more
LostInPages
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4。5 ✨
Reneé Walters
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The authors first trilogy， The Illuminae Files， will always have a special place in my heart。 However， my one critique of that series was that is started out a fairly slow and it didn’t get really good until the end of the 1st book。 That’s a shame， because book 2 & 3 were fantastic， and I’m guessing some people didn’t make it that far before dropping it （I know I almost did）。 That mistake was not repeated with this series！ I was hooked within the first few chapters of Aurora Rising， and now I ca The authors first trilogy， The Illuminae Files， will always have a special place in my heart。 However， my one critique of that series was that is started out a fairly slow and it didn’t get really good until the end of the 1st book。 That’s a shame， because book 2 & 3 were fantastic， and I’m guessing some people didn’t make it that far before dropping it （I know I almost did）。 That mistake was not repeated with this series！ I was hooked within the first few chapters of Aurora Rising， and now I can’t wait to start the next one！ I highly recommend listening to the audiobook version， which has a full cast of （very talented） narrators。 4。5/5 。。。more
Fatima
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this book was really good。 the beginning a little slow but the middle and end are great and have very likable characters and leaves off on a great cliffhanger
ash
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Hey guys！ Spoilers ahead btw :）I almost gave this book five stars。 I would’ve given this five stars。。。。If they hadn’t killed Cat。 I don’t understand why？ I didn’t like her but still if you had known someone your entire life would you just leave them on some random planet？？？Bull。 Shit。I thought Tyler was ‘in love with her’ and he just left her and then said I’ll be sad for two seconds and then move on。HUH？？？However， I did like the little element of romance between Kal and Aurora。 I love them， ver Hey guys！ Spoilers ahead btw :）I almost gave this book five stars。 I would’ve given this five stars。。。。If they hadn’t killed Cat。 I don’t understand why？ I didn’t like her but still if you had known someone your entire life would you just leave them on some random planet？？？Bull。 Shit。I thought Tyler was ‘in love with her’ and he just left her and then said I’ll be sad for two seconds and then move on。HUH？？？However， I did like the little element of romance between Kal and Aurora。 I love them， very cute。I also liked that this book had a plot though I often wondered where the HELL it was going， it had a plot。 So， that’s why it got four stars :）。 。。。more
Celina-Marie
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Sooooo I read it Also ich mochte den Schreibstil total gerne und es hat irgendwie etwas humorvolles Es war auf jeden Fall spannend und ich wusste irgendwie nicht was da so wirklich auf mich zu kommt Aber was da am Ende passiert 。。
anna ✰
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okay so the thing about this book is i really liked the atmosphere and the setting of this book u know the ~vibes~， it was very fun being in space and the descriptions of all the ships and the futuristic stuff were great BUTthe writing just wasn’t the best。 it felt a lot like rick riordan but just not as good， like they were trying to do something but it didnt really work。 the uneccessary trying to be funny didnt rly hit and most of the jokes i just rolled my eyes at。 although the writing did rl okay so the thing about this book is i really liked the atmosphere and the setting of this book u know the ~vibes~， it was very fun being in space and the descriptions of all the ships and the futuristic stuff were great BUTthe writing just wasn’t the best。 it felt a lot like rick riordan but just not as good， like they were trying to do something but it didnt really work。 the uneccessary trying to be funny didnt rly hit and most of the jokes i just rolled my eyes at。 although the writing did rly work in the action scenes， i loved the escaping from ships and sneaking around and making plans to steal an item from a heavily guarded place in a gigantic space base。 the characterization was also lacking in many ways and the book just couldn’t hold up on having 7 main characters and 7 different povs。 some characters almost didnt get any development while some got all the attention。 for example zila got like 2 chapters while aurora’s chapters were basically half the book。 the female characters， specifically scarlett and cat， were also very tropey？ scarlett always talking about her exes and flirting with like every man they met and cat’s whole personality being her crush on tyler while they had so much more potential as characters was just not very fun to read about。so overall it was a very vibey and fun book to read and i’ll be continuing with the series but it wasn’t perfect and i hope that in the next book we’ll get more distribution between the characters now that they’re only 6。 。。。more
Carla
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I have had my eye on Amie Kaufman and on Jay Kristoff since Illuminae。。。 Not disappointed AT ALL in The Aurora Cycle。 Exciting and action-packed， it leaves me wanting more to do with Squad 312 - the squad of misfits who might just fit together。 I have had my eye on Amie Kaufman and on Jay Kristoff since Illuminae。。。 Not disappointed AT ALL in The Aurora Cycle。 Exciting and action-packed， it leaves me wanting more to do with Squad 312 - the squad of misfits who might just fit together。 。。。more
Nessa
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This book was an amazing read， it was funny， witty， entertaining and so heartbreaking in the end。 Even though this book was very tropey， I found this book very enjoyable to read！ I'll be starting the second one soon！ This book was an amazing read， it was funny， witty， entertaining and so heartbreaking in the end。 Even though this book was very tropey， I found this book very enjoyable to read！ I'll be starting the second one soon！ 。。。more
nihaarika
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I dont read a lot of Sci-Fi， but some of my friend kept telling me to read plus I saw this book a lot on instagram， and wow， its definitely as good as people say it is。 The world building is kinda confusing but pretty good but all the characters are just awesome。 Finnian's just my favorite tho; he's amazing and I loved reading his chapters。I'm excited to start the next book now！ I dont read a lot of Sci-Fi， but some of my friend kept telling me to read plus I saw this book a lot on instagram， and wow， its definitely as good as people say it is。 The world building is kinda confusing but pretty good but all the characters are just awesome。 Finnian's just my favorite tho; he's amazing and I loved reading his chapters。I'm excited to start the next book now！ 。。。more
Sam
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Genre: YA， Fantasy， Science Fiction， Space OperaContent Warning: （mild） Explicit language， violence。Ever since this year started， I Haven't been able to read a page-turner book。 Okay， I did read some like Goddess in The Machine and Sky Beyond The Storm but what I mean is that I haven't read a book that's interesting enough to read in one sitting/ couple of days。 Aurora Rising is the first one to do that。I'll admit that it's not the most original book （kind of like The Expanse， Firefly and some Genre: YA， Fantasy， Science Fiction， Space OperaContent Warning: （mild） Explicit language， violence。Ever since this year started， I Haven't been able to read a page-turner book。 Okay， I did read some like Goddess in The Machine and Sky Beyond The Storm but what I mean is that I haven't read a book that's interesting enough to read in one sitting/ couple of days。 Aurora Rising is the first one to do that。I'll admit that it's not the most original book （kind of like The Expanse， Firefly and some say Six of Crows。） but IT。IS。WILD！！！ I enjoyed it thoroughly！！I do have a couple of problems with it， though。1: The characters （mostly Finnian） joke about EVERYTHING SINGLE THING！！ And， He doesn't care what situation they are in， whether they're about die or just survived a terrible attack， Finnian ALWAYS comes up with a joke。 Super annoying！！ 2: 7 POVs！！！ （Kind of like the Firefly book I read， it had six POVS and some just felt unnecessary） 7 POVS = Less screen （book？） time = not much depth to the characters。 :/ That being said， I enjoyed Aurora， Kal， Tyler and Scarlet 's POVS。I actually liked Aurora with Tyler rather than KalConclusion: READ IT！！！！！！ If you enjoyed Firefly， The Expanse or even Cinder， give it a try。 It's fun！ 。。。more
Belle
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3。5I really liked most of the characters， and I was pretty interested in the story。 Gave me soc space vibes
Dagmar
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It was a bit difficult to get into， but overall a good book I enjoyed reading
H。 Naeem
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I really don’t know what to rate this book。It was a smooth read。 Quite fun to get through， and I actually read the whole thing in one day。 Parts of it made me laugh。 But I have a slew of problems with it。 1。 I LOVED Zila。 But Kaufman and Kristoff didn’t do her any justice。 She just seemed like the token Black character。 Major bummer。2。 I had trouble understanding Aurora sometimes。 She had instances of being incredibly dense。 （And why does she curse in desserts？）3。 Why was Cat’s personality cente I really don’t know what to rate this book。It was a smooth read。 Quite fun to get through， and I actually read the whole thing in one day。 Parts of it made me laugh。 But I have a slew of problems with it。 1。 I LOVED Zila。 But Kaufman and Kristoff didn’t do her any justice。 She just seemed like the token Black character。 Major bummer。2。 I had trouble understanding Aurora sometimes。 She had instances of being incredibly dense。 （And why does she curse in desserts？）3。 Why was Cat’s personality centered around being in love with Tyler？ She’s described so， so cool， and I really wish she was honed into a wonderful badass， but it was such a disappointing bust。 4。 “Let’s have a male leader and call him “Alpha。” I’m sorry， no。 Also， why do we have to mention his looks and smile all the time。 Please calm down。 5。 Continuing that， why does everyone have sharp facial features？ And why is everyone’s smile so pretty？ 6。 The multi-POV was so extra。 All of their inner thoughts sounded the same。 Same tone， jokes， etc。 The whole thing could easily be narrated by one person in exactly the way it is written now。 7。 And my biggest problem of all:THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THIS BOOK AND STARGATE: ATLANTIS#1: Alien， long haired， quiet， not so good with people， muscle。Ronon Dex from Atlantis， Kal from Aurora Rising （AR） #2: Good looking， charismatic leader。 （Common trope， but fits in my complaint）。John Sheppard from Atlantis， Tyler from AR#3: Girl built for more， has external purpose， spent after using “powers”Teyla in Atlantis， Aurora from AR#4: Super genius technician。 Rude， insulting， arrogant。 Mostly rude to hide own insecurities。Rodney McKay in Atlantis， Finian in AR#5: “Wraith” shipAre you joking？#6: The planet’s “gate”Again， seriously？#7: “Puddle-jumper” For the love of。。。#8: Pretty， civil diplomat， who could be tough when neededElizabeth in Atlantis， Scarlett in AR （bit of a stretch， this one）#9: （Another stretch） The whole Aurora thingAurora class warships in Atlantis， the whole Aurora theme in ARCat and Zila seem to be the only outcasts from this list。 Cat’s personality is basically non existent， and Zila is awesome but underused。 Oh， and why are we always “silence-moding” Magellan。 Why give the thing to Auri if you never want it to speak？ So， again， I don’t know what to rate this book。 I’m putting down a two at this point because I’m conflicted。 I don’t even know if I want to continue reading it。 Part of me does， part of me doesn’t。 I will not be purchasing these at any point however。 Will solely be confined to library borrowed books。 I expected more from this :（ 。。。more
gabriela
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 i’ve been in such a boom slump but this book gave me LIFE。 the characters are 10/10。 finnian is the loml<3 ALSO THAT ENDING- broke my fucking heart i was bawling like a baby。 i hope we can get cat back somehow， she deserves the world。 her and tyler deserve so much better。
tivasyk
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some parts of this are like watching summer glau sequencer of «mission serenity» again （the bar fight？！）， reading «hitchhiker's guide» （data entries？！） etc。 overall， it's so much weaker than «the illuminae files»， so teens-only that even the audiobook voice acting doesn't save it。 some parts of this are like watching summer glau sequencer of «mission serenity» again （the bar fight？！）， reading «hitchhiker's guide» （data entries？！） etc。 overall， it's so much weaker than «the illuminae files»， so teens-only that even the audiobook voice acting doesn't save it。 。。。more
Ari
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I loved the squad！！！ All the characters were fun and well build。 It's the first Sci-Fi book I've read in a wild and getting into this futuristic world was nice。 I loved the dynamics between the members of the squad。 I didn't see coming the end。。。 This plant thing wanting to eat the world。。。 Quite spooky。 And Cat。。。 I wasn't a huge fan of her but she didn't deserve to die。 Overall， a fun and interesting read！！ I loved the squad！！！ All the characters were fun and well build。 It's the first Sci-Fi book I've read in a wild and getting into this futuristic world was nice。 I loved the dynamics between the members of the squad。 I didn't see coming the end。。。 This plant thing wanting to eat the world。。。 Quite spooky。 And Cat。。。 I wasn't a huge fan of her but she didn't deserve to die。 Overall， a fun and interesting read！！ 。。。more
Anna Dal Ben
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3。75⭐️
Layla Reaves
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This was such a page-turner！ I finished it in days。 （view spoiler）[I can't believe the author killed off a main character！ I hate when authors resurrect characters， but I hope Cat comes back！ （hide spoiler）] This was such a page-turner！ I finished it in days。 （view spoiler）[I can't believe the author killed off a main character！ I hate when authors resurrect characters， but I hope Cat comes back！ （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Insi Eule
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Leute， das war vielleicht ein Ritt 😂😍Ich habe ja schon im Vorfeld von mehreren zuverlässigen Quellen gesagt bekommen， dass es unglaublich toll sein soll und holy cake， die hatten alle sowas von Recht 🤭💕Das war rasant， das war spannend， das war stellenweise zum totlachen witzig aber auch auf eine gewisse Art gefühlvoll。 Ich habe den ganzen Squad schon auf den ersten Seiten total ins Herz geschlossen。 Es war mir ein Fest diesen chaotischen Haufen durchs Weltall zu begleiten。 Das Ende war krass， ic Leute， das war vielleicht ein Ritt 😂😍Ich habe ja schon im Vorfeld von mehreren zuverlässigen Quellen gesagt bekommen， dass es unglaublich toll sein soll und holy cake， die hatten alle sowas von Recht 🤭💕Das war rasant， das war spannend， das war stellenweise zum totlachen witzig aber auch auf eine gewisse Art gefühlvoll。 Ich habe den ganzen Squad schon auf den ersten Seiten total ins Herz geschlossen。 Es war mir ein Fest diesen chaotischen Haufen durchs Weltall zu begleiten。 Das Ende war krass， ich habe zwar eine Sache kommen sehen bzw。 es mir denken können， aber trotzdem war ich echt mitgenommen。 Ich freue mich schon mega auf Band 2 und hoffe， dass sich mit der deutschen Übersetzung nicht allzu viel Zeit gelassen wird 🤭 Definitiv ein Highlight 💜 。。。more
Marie
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It must be said that Sci-Fi is not my first choice of reads， so I bought this book with the hope that it’s worth the hype it’s given。 And it most definitely was。 We start off with our first main character （saying first because he shares the spotlight with the other just as wonderful characters in this book） seemingly on an unauthorized rescue mission in a vessel that’s been lost in the “Fold” of space for centuries。 His mission: a girl， the sole survivor on this drifting hunk of metal。 And this It must be said that Sci-Fi is not my first choice of reads， so I bought this book with the hope that it’s worth the hype it’s given。 And it most definitely was。 We start off with our first main character （saying first because he shares the spotlight with the other just as wonderful characters in this book） seemingly on an unauthorized rescue mission in a vessel that’s been lost in the “Fold” of space for centuries。 His mission: a girl， the sole survivor on this drifting hunk of metal。 And this girl is the catalyst to the events that very quickly unfold in Aurora Rising。It was LITERALLY a jaw dropping read。 I had to put the book down several times to flail my arms around distressingly or stare at a wall for a bit。 It’s witty， exciting， there’s things to love and hate （good hate）。 The characters are unique and good at what they do。 If I sat here and wrote a summary on every single character this would just be too long， but I really， really， want to。 The plot itself is eye catching and a bit unexpected in the direction it takes， and every chapter leaves you holding your breath。I guess if I had to find a flaw， it would the pacing isn’t really my taste。 But that’s not worth giving this less than 5 stars。 。。。more
Alara
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Not one of the best books I've ever read， but it's a decent sci-fi YA。 A bit predictable， if you have played Mass Effect before。 Also I hate soulmate trope， it feels forced。 Not one of the best books I've ever read， but it's a decent sci-fi YA。 A bit predictable， if you have played Mass Effect before。 Also I hate soulmate trope， it feels forced。 。。。more
Shahd soliman
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Well， that wasn’t。。。。。 expected。 Okay， so it’s easy to point out that i really enjoined this book that I finished it in two nights， but lets just dwell a little on why I enjoyed it。 So here we go。 - Sarcasm， the one and only thing that could make me go from completely hating a book to falling in love with it。 - A spicy love triangle， well not exactly a triangle in this case but whatever。 - A sharp jaw line with a deadly look and a dark backstory， uhh someone call an ambulance？ Not to mention the Well， that wasn’t。。。。。 expected。 Okay， so it’s easy to point out that i really enjoined this book that I finished it in two nights， but lets just dwell a little on why I enjoyed it。 So here we go。 - Sarcasm， the one and only thing that could make me go from completely hating a book to falling in love with it。 - A spicy love triangle， well not exactly a triangle in this case but whatever。 - A sharp jaw line with a deadly look and a dark backstory， uhh someone call an ambulance？ Not to mention the change in the tough/soft guy when it comes to certain people “wink wink”。 Well， holy shit it can’t be happening， am I dreaming？ Someone wake me up。 Oh， nevermind there it is。 Stupid superpowers。 And not any superpower， it’s fucking mind powers， moving things without touching them kind of power。 Uggghhhhh。 （hits their head repeatedly on a rough surface）。 I really shouldn’t have had this much of high hopes， but like give me a break， will you？ I know it’s fiction but not like this？？？ Anyways， there are things that help me get through this stuff， thank goodness。 Tbh， I thought this book was gonna be so bad that I wouldn’t finish it but here we are。 I started the second book too so that’s a sign。 Obviously Kal is my favorite so far and if something happens to him， though I don’t know who lost their mind to even try， I will continue reading but with a frown and a bunch of curse words every time I turn a page。 I warned you。 I can be deadly sometimes too。 Soooo， guess that’s it， I’m gonna go back to reading and maybe skipping to Kal’s chapters too， who knows。 Expect the unexpected。 。。。more
Kit
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This book。。。I can't even begin to describe how much I loved it。 The characters， the sarcasm， the plot， the twists--everything was honestly amazing。The characters felt like realistic teenagers， and they were written so well that I was surprised a teenager didn't write them。 The relationships and banter between the group worked well with the story and added humour， which isn't often included in sci-fi or fantasy novels very much。 I thoroughly enjoyed every chapter， and I loved every aspect of it。T This book。。。I can't even begin to describe how much I loved it。 The characters， the sarcasm， the plot， the twists--everything was honestly amazing。The characters felt like realistic teenagers， and they were written so well that I was surprised a teenager didn't write them。 The relationships and banter between the group worked well with the story and added humour， which isn't often included in sci-fi or fantasy novels very much。 I thoroughly enjoyed every chapter， and I loved every aspect of it。The story was paced really well and the development was there for everything to make sense--except for the things that are supposed to stay a mystery， which I really liked。 The writing style was really good， and it made for an easy read without losing any of the complexity of the worldbuilding or development。I 100% recommend this book to anyone who loves YA sci-fi or fantasy， and to anyone looking for a group of teenagers bumbling through the galaxy in the most entertaining way。 Literally the only thing keeping this book from being 5 stars is that I felt it was jusssst shy of meeting my wildly high expectations for 5 star books。 。。。more
BookNerd99
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I really loved this one！ The starting was definitely slow， but I got into it。 I love that it's diverse in terms of race， gender， and sexuality。 I also love the sarcasm （You go Scar and Finian！！！） and the fact that Kal doesn't know what a jacka** is。 （Thank you Kal， for your ignorance。 It is hilarious。） This book was a great balance between comedy， drama， and action。 I didn't get into the romance as much， but it felt。。。right？ Like， I feel like the romance was supposed to hint at what is to come i I really loved this one！ The starting was definitely slow， but I got into it。 I love that it's diverse in terms of race， gender， and sexuality。 I also love the sarcasm （You go Scar and Finian！！！） and the fact that Kal doesn't know what a jacka** is。 （Thank you Kal， for your ignorance。 It is hilarious。） This book was a great balance between comedy， drama， and action。 I didn't get into the romance as much， but it felt。。。right？ Like， I feel like the romance was supposed to hint at what is to come in the series。 So basically， I'm expecting more from the romance aspect in the next book。 （view spoiler）[I was super sad about Cat's death。 I kept thinking， 'no， they can't kill one of the main characters in the first book！' I get killing off a character （preferably not a main one） later in the series， but not the first book！ （Btw， I hate character death， but if it has to happen wellllll。。。。） I was pretty angry。 I had hope that Cat would survive， but that was destroyed， of course。 *rolls eyes* Why is it that my hope is smashed to bits。 Every。 Single。 Time？！ I really like Aurora's power。 （Telekinesis is really cool， and I've read a few books that have characters with that power。） I think that the story would have been better if her eye didn't stay white after her first outburst of power。 I feel like it should've faded back to normal， but lit up white again after using her power。 Don't ask me why， it just bugs me for some reason。 The characters and the plot was very well made。 The timeline had me asking some questions， though。 Magellan kept saying that the AL had scouted Octavia and claimed it dangerous centuries before Aurora's dad's colony was placed there。 It sounded like there was no AL during Aurora's time。 Maybe I'm wrong， but seriously， how does that work？ （hide spoiler）]Long story short， 5 stars because I thought this book was phenomenal and would recommend it to anyone and everyone。 I will definitely be reading the rest of the series。 Loved it！ ❤ 。。。more
Nikki Fry
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Okay。 I really really wanted to love this。 Truly。 I had several （many） issues。 I could have probably grit my teeth through a few， but once they started piling up， it became a burden。 The main issue was the entire concept/conflict- this felt familiar， not in a good way。 Iluminae series vs the Aurora series had several roles that seemed interchangeable。。。 Ragtag crew with a quirky token disabled tech person？ Check。 Typical cishet male protag to lead the team？ Check。 Snarky female love interests？ D Okay。 I really really wanted to love this。 Truly。 I had several （many） issues。 I could have probably grit my teeth through a few， but once they started piling up， it became a burden。 The main issue was the entire concept/conflict- this felt familiar， not in a good way。 Iluminae series vs the Aurora series had several roles that seemed interchangeable。。。 Ragtag crew with a quirky token disabled tech person？ Check。 Typical cishet male protag to lead the team？ Check。 Snarky female love interests？ Double check on this one。 The representation we got in here felt obligatory and forced。 Why does the only apparent queer character have to be the hypersexual， creepy bi guy？ The Black woman on the team was pretty much silent or very quiet the entire book， on a predominantly white crew。 I know it was supposed to be part of her backstory， but we got exactly zero on that this entire book， whereas all the others got at least SOMETHING explained。 Also， knowing now that Kristoff has had some appropriation/racism accusations in other writing， the Syldrathi race in this book just sits poorly with me。 Not to mention that the character belonging to this race is called "Pixie Boy" CONSTANTLY and just。。。 why do we need to refer to people as slurs， especially people that are supposed to be colleagues and friends？ The cryo storyline was the same one I've read about half a dozen times now。 I saw the villian reveal coming from pretty much the very beginning。 The book took me by surprise exactly twice。 The rest played out pretty predictably。 I've heard amazing reviews on this book， and I don't know if it's because this is VERY YA and I'm approaching 30， but ooof。 I don't get it。 I had no patience for these teenagers。 I could go on and on。。。 but I don't want to dunk on this book too hard。 I truly wanted to like it。 I've enjoyed both of these authors' works in the past and Illuminae remains one of my all time favorite series。 。。。more
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Aurora Rising&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Aurora Rising&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0