Aurora Rising
Series: The Aurora Cycle
Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
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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.
I had low expectations when it came to this book. I’ll admit that. Science Fiction isn’t a genre that I read or hardly know anything about. However, once I started reading this, I couldn’t make myself put it down! I was absorbed into these characters and also the world that Kristoff and Kaufman made.
Let’s meet our team, shall we!
Tyler, Alpha: Goldenboy; Alpha of this squad; always does the right thing; has supposedly amazing dimples
Scarlet, Face: the diplomat of the squad; specializes in sarcasm; Tyler’s twin
Cat, Ace: pilot; covered in tats; childhood friend of Tyler & Scarlet; totally in love with Tyler
Finian, Gearhead Engineer; bi (or pan) Bestrakan alien; guarding him with my life
Kal, Tank: the muscle of the group; Syldrathi ( a badass space elf); soft on the inside
Aurora: Girl from another time; can do crazy things with her mind.
Artwork was taken from Jay Kristoff’s website.
This squad made this book awesome for me. The sarcasm and them learning how to work together kept me flipping the pages. There were even some sparks for some relationships that I need to ship with my whole heart! The romance lover in me was squealing with delight.
There was never a time that I was bored and I have so many questions for the next book. Will Kristoff and Kaufman keep my babies safe? The better because I’m more attached to them than a glass of merlot. (and we all know how I love my wine…)
All in all, I LOVED IT!! I am off to stalk and refresh the Goodreads page for book two!
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These 2 definitely know how to write interesting science fiction. I’m not into it either and I enjoyed Illuminae. I need to read this one. Great review!
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I was thinking about pickup that series up since I really enjoyed this one from them!
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I only have read the first book so far. I liked it a lot.
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Great review! I loved this one too. I can’t wait for book two!
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OMG, me either! I need to know what happens next!
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It was such a huge cliffhanger. Plus, I need more Kel. 😍
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YES! Besides Fin, he was one of my favorites!
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Great review!
So happy to see that you loved it! It looks like my preorder is (finally!!!) almost here! So I can dive in soon 🙂
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YAY! You’ll have to let me know how you like it!
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I am so glad you loved this book, and my sci-fi loving heart is bursting! This writing duo is nothing short of incredible.
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I can’t belive it took me this long to see that!
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Gah, yes, this book is definitely one that I couldn’t help but fall in love with, even though sci-fi isn’t my cup of tea normally. Thanks for sharing your review ❤
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Same here! I’m anxiously waiting for book 2!
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Oooooo! I 5 star read! So glad you loved this one 🙂
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It was really good Bree! Do you plan on reading it?
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Awesome review! I’ve seen this book mentioned a couple of times but wasn’t sure. Now I am! *adds to TBR*
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I hope you really enjoy it as well! These characters are amazing!
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Great review, Kayla! I’m glad you loved this book so much! I haven’t read it yet but hoping to pick it up next month! The characters sounds awesome!
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I can’t wait for your review on this one! I hope you love it as much as I did!
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The mixed reviews are killing me, I can’t wait to get my copy to read it.
Glad you enjoyed it ❤
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You will have to let me know what you think!
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That’s something on tbr 💕 Great review!!!
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Thank you, Priyasha!
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“guarding him with my life” in your description of Finian is a mood!! I loved this review:)
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Thank you so much! But yes, Finian is such a favorite that no harm better come to him!
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I have yet to read anything by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff but it seems i’m the only one who hasn’t lol!!! I need to hurry and read Illuminae.
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This was my first book from either of them! I might pick up Illuminae to keep me over until book two.
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