Reviews

Breakout by Ann Aguirre

jabberjawed's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

delaneybull's review against another edition

5.0

Great ending to the series, it felt genuine and the characters had realistic endings for their personalities and past histories.

drey72's review against another edition

4.0

drey’s thoughts:

The Plot: Well, Havoc sure left a whole lot of bodies in its wake, but that doesn't mean there's less action and drama in Breakout. Oh, no. Instead, due to the depleting food supply - and general deteriorating condition of the Perdition - Dred and the surviving members of her team are throwing their lot in with the remaining mercenaries, hoping they'll now have the numbers to make it past Silence's crazies.

Cue the double-crosses and ambushes, because what's a good space drama without either?

The Characters: Our heroine is tired - of losing her people, of the constant watchfulness, of not being able to trust anyone other than Jael. She's hopeful that her alliance with the mercs will last long enough to get them off the dratted ship, but the bodies falling around them force her to re-evaluate.

Dred's got all of the qualities my favorite heroines possess: she kicks ass, doesn't put up with crud, and cares for her people. She'll do what's best for the group every single time, even if it's not what she personally prefers; and even if she knows she might not survive it.

And while Breakout's not all-Dred all the time, she is my favorite character in the series. Jael is cool and all, and I liked learning the rest of his story, but there's only so much "wow" left for the indestructible love interest, ykwim? I actually liked the merc leader's backstory and motivations, though I wasn't a fan somewhere around the middle-isn of the book. But, he had to trust his instincts, even if they're not quite the right ones.

The Story: Breakout rounds out Aguirre's Dred Chronicles trilogy nicely. There's plenty of action and drama to offset the mystery of Silence, just enough romance to not be annoying (I read sci-fi for the sci-fi, not the romance), and tension so taut you could feel it, as you wonder if your favorite characters are going to make it off the Perdition.

Space drama fans should start with Perdition, and meet Dred properly. Happy reading!

drey’s rating: Excellent!This review was originally posted on drey's library

lindca's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 stars

A satisfying end to the series. It's a good thing someone talked Aguirre out of the ambiguous ending she originally planned. There was some grief in this book, but still some good HEAs.

thecanary's review against another edition

3.0

I liked this one a whole lot more than book 2, but not quite sure if it's as good as I remember the first book being. Regardless, a solid ending to a fun series! So glad I finally got my hands on book 3.

slc333's review against another edition

3.0

I was particularly satisfied with the final book in this series as, unlike this author’s other series, it has an unequivocal happy ending. I am pretty sure there were multiple references to character and possibly events from the Sirantha Jax series (including an appearance on the last page by Jax & Vel although it is not stated that it is them) but it has been so long since I read that series I cannot be sure.

kevinhendricks's review against another edition

4.0

The end of this series really ties all the pieces together, and goes deeper than I expected. It's more of the fun strategy and violence. It also has an excellent 'scouring the shire' scene where we get to see how it all ends up—much longer than I expected it to be, and it was pretty good.

lpcoolgirl's review against another edition

5.0

This was such a great book, I loved reading it again, and itw as so great, having now read the Sirantha Jax series! 

*First Read July 5th, 2020*
This book was so fantastic, it was an excellent end to the series, and I really enjoyed the reveals, and how it all ended! Such a great read!

tattooedlibrarian's review

tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

jillyfae's review against another edition

3.0

So it was good, technically well executed, good setting and characters, and I obviously enjoyed it since I read the entire trilogy over the long week-end, and yet ... I can't speak to anything in particular that really meant something to me beyond a decent way to spend a week-end.