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notenoughpancakes's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
dr_logen's review against another edition
3.0
Just not as good as the first book. This isn't bad, but it's just not great. Nearly the entire book takes place on an alien space station, which sounds exciting, but isn't. It's pretty boring. Skylar is basically trying to find the traitor in a group of people she's just met. Why her? Why can't anyone else figure this out? And the "mystery" of who the traitor is is just too damn obvious. What is she even doing there? You'd think that for all the trouble of bringing her along, they'd have something important for her to do...
The "pet" thing just freaked me out too much. A lot of people keep humans as "pets" and it's just as creepy as you would think. I've actually avoided other books that include this and probably would have avoided this one too if I had known it was part of the storyline.
I liked the idea of the love interest, but it just fell a little flat - I just didn't really feel anything. I actually really liked Jule, but I never got the sense that Skylar did.
The "pet" thing just freaked me out too much. A lot of people keep humans as "pets" and it's just as creepy as you would think. I've actually avoided other books that include this and probably would have avoided this one too if I had known it was part of the storyline.
I liked the idea of the love interest, but it just fell a little flat - I just didn't really feel anything. I actually really liked Jule, but I never got the sense that Skylar did.
sleepygirlreads_'s review against another edition
2.0
Originally posted on Brit's Book Nook
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy in exchange for my honest review.
I wish book 1 just had an epilogue and leave it at that. I honestly don’t see the need for this to be a series. Especially with how this book was written.
Someone in the rebel group is leaking information so they have to find out who it is. I love mystery, don’t get me wrong, but we don’t get any substantial clues until after 60% of the book. The nice thing is that we find out who done it, even if it was super obvious. The not so nice thing is that the last sentence of the book shows us that this person wasn’t working alone. And that part I didn’t like.
There was no real character development. Everybody was pretty much the same. We didn’t see much of Win or anybody really besides Skylar and Jule, which lead to a relationship that is meant to break your heart but really just makes you want to tell them off. At least I did anyways.
With how the book ended, and how the summary describes book 3, I have no idea where this series is going. But it’s a good thing that it’s supposed to be done with book 3.
The one redeeming quality of this book is the views on homosexuality and exploring ones sexuality. They basically say to each their own, don’t judge each other and respect each other.
I wish I had more to say about this book but there isn’t a whole going on to comment on that won’t spoil anything. I don’t think I would recommend this series anymore. I love the idea of book 1 but I don’t think it was well executed.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy in exchange for my honest review.
I wish book 1 just had an epilogue and leave it at that. I honestly don’t see the need for this to be a series. Especially with how this book was written.
Someone in the rebel group is leaking information so they have to find out who it is. I love mystery, don’t get me wrong, but we don’t get any substantial clues until after 60% of the book. The nice thing is that we find out who done it, even if it was super obvious. The not so nice thing is that the last sentence of the book shows us that this person wasn’t working alone. And that part I didn’t like.
There was no real character development. Everybody was pretty much the same. We didn’t see much of Win or anybody really besides Skylar and Jule, which lead to a relationship that is meant to break your heart but really just makes you want to tell them off. At least I did anyways.
With how the book ended, and how the summary describes book 3, I have no idea where this series is going. But it’s a good thing that it’s supposed to be done with book 3.
The one redeeming quality of this book is the views on homosexuality and exploring ones sexuality. They basically say to each their own, don’t judge each other and respect each other.
I wish I had more to say about this book but there isn’t a whole going on to comment on that won’t spoil anything. I don’t think I would recommend this series anymore. I love the idea of book 1 but I don’t think it was well executed.
forsakenfates's review
3.0
3.5 Stars
While I enjoyed this sequel more than the first book, Earth & Sky, the writing was still a weakness for me. The characters gained some depth but it was still flat overall. This book also spanned a wider period of time which I appreciated. The entirety of Earth & Sky focused on basically a week.
I really did enjoy seeing life on Kemya or more specifically on the ship. There were so many new things that Megan Crewe added to the world. And we got to see even more of how much Kemya hates Earth and the Earthlings. I also appreciated how much more depth Skylar got in this book. She went from this very obsessed paranoid girl in the first book to someone willing to do whatever it takes to protect and save Earth. I appreciated her as a character much more in this book than the previous.
This book ended in a way that makes me really anxious to read the final book in the trilogy, but also extremely weary about what the final installment entails. I have a feeling that the third book may be incredibly drawn out to be a full length novel. While the ending was exciting and not what I was expecting, there were many other plot points that were incredibly predictable. I was able to guess pretty early on who the traitor was. I also found it incredibly convenient how easily Skylar learned the new language.
The only other complaint I have is the ridiculous inclusion of a love triangle. I do not think it was necessary at all. There are some books that this works for, but for the majority of them, it does not. For me the love triangle was not compelling at all.
Overall, this was a stronger installment than Earth & Sky, but I still had some issues with some of the plot choices and character development. I love the premise of this book and the overall story, but the writing falls flat for me. That being said when the final book in the trilogy does come out, I will probably read it to see what happens.
While I enjoyed this sequel more than the first book, Earth & Sky, the writing was still a weakness for me. The characters gained some depth but it was still flat overall. This book also spanned a wider period of time which I appreciated. The entirety of Earth & Sky focused on basically a week.
I really did enjoy seeing life on Kemya or more specifically on the ship. There were so many new things that Megan Crewe added to the world. And we got to see even more of how much Kemya hates Earth and the Earthlings. I also appreciated how much more depth Skylar got in this book. She went from this very obsessed paranoid girl in the first book to someone willing to do whatever it takes to protect and save Earth. I appreciated her as a character much more in this book than the previous.
This book ended in a way that makes me really anxious to read the final book in the trilogy, but also extremely weary about what the final installment entails. I have a feeling that the third book may be incredibly drawn out to be a full length novel. While the ending was exciting and not what I was expecting, there were many other plot points that were incredibly predictable. I was able to guess pretty early on who the traitor was. I also found it incredibly convenient how easily Skylar learned the new language.
The only other complaint I have is the ridiculous inclusion of a love triangle. I do not think it was necessary at all. There are some books that this works for, but for the majority of them, it does not. For me the love triangle was not compelling at all.
Overall, this was a stronger installment than Earth & Sky, but I still had some issues with some of the plot choices and character development. I love the premise of this book and the overall story, but the writing falls flat for me. That being said when the final book in the trilogy does come out, I will probably read it to see what happens.
booksandladders's review
4.0
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This review was originally posted on Books and Ladders
This book started off really boring for like 20% of the novel. Then Jule became like super hot to me, which obviously turned the story around in my opinion. But the ending was actually the best moment of the entire thing.
We get thrown right back into the story after Earth & Sky, literally seconds/minutes after the previous story concluded. Skylar gets introduced to a bunch of new people that will become important later on in the story and we find out that she has to live with Jule, who is such a jerk and was rude to her on Earth and oh it's going to be so horrible (lol jk).
Honestly the first half of the story wasn't attention grabbing. Once the whole "we have to find out who is leaking our information" bit started and Skylar was doing investigations behind the groups back, it got more interesting. It was nice to have her separated from Win because she was able to grow on her own as an individual. She is able to realize that maybe she should try something different (other than Win) because she needs to adjust to her new surroundings. Enter Jule.
This was the romance I was waiting for. It had a love-triangle feel to it (especially near the end), but I found Win so boring, especially in the last book, that I was glad to have Jule to shake things up. The romance even felt like a subplot to me (which is great) because Skylar was so focused on figuring everything out rather than making Jule fall in love with her. The romance also served to world build, which was an interesting way of doing so. I did like learning more about Kemya and their culture, but it was a bit jarring to read about the "pets" and the "zoos" that they keep on the station.
I was so nervous for Skylar so many times while she was digging and interacting with different people. I was literally on the edge of my seat the whole time. I do think the traitor storyline had an obvious conclusion -- there was lots of foreshadowing throughout the novel. But that was a good thing. Throw a kink in the loop and all that jazz.
But holy shit that ending. I had to reread those last couple pages again and again to make sure I read it right. I was freaking out. And I was at work finishing this one so people were probably like "what is this crazy girl so upset about" but it was so good!! I wasn't sure how it was going to be a trilogy but now I cannot WAIT for the next one.
Overall: 3.5/5! I'm really excited to see how this one ends!
This review was originally posted on Books and Ladders
This book started off really boring for like 20% of the novel. Then Jule became like super hot to me, which obviously turned the story around in my opinion. But the ending was actually the best moment of the entire thing.
We get thrown right back into the story after Earth & Sky, literally seconds/minutes after the previous story concluded. Skylar gets introduced to a bunch of new people that will become important later on in the story and we find out that she has to live with Jule, who is such a jerk and was rude to her on Earth and oh it's going to be so horrible (lol jk).
Honestly the first half of the story wasn't attention grabbing. Once the whole "we have to find out who is leaking our information" bit started and Skylar was doing investigations behind the groups back, it got more interesting. It was nice to have her separated from Win because she was able to grow on her own as an individual. She is able to realize that maybe she should try something different (other than Win) because she needs to adjust to her new surroundings. Enter Jule.
This was the romance I was waiting for. It had a love-triangle feel to it (especially near the end), but I found Win so boring, especially in the last book, that I was glad to have Jule to shake things up. The romance even felt like a subplot to me (which is great) because Skylar was so focused on figuring everything out rather than making Jule fall in love with her. The romance also served to world build, which was an interesting way of doing so. I did like learning more about Kemya and their culture, but it was a bit jarring to read about the "pets" and the "zoos" that they keep on the station.
I was so nervous for Skylar so many times while she was digging and interacting with different people. I was literally on the edge of my seat the whole time. I do think the traitor storyline had an obvious conclusion -- there was lots of foreshadowing throughout the novel. But that was a good thing. Throw a kink in the loop and all that jazz.
But holy shit that ending. I had to reread those last couple pages again and again to make sure I read it right. I was freaking out. And I was at work finishing this one so people were probably like "what is this crazy girl so upset about" but it was so good!! I wasn't sure how it was going to be a trilogy but now I cannot WAIT for the next one.
Overall: 3.5/5! I'm really excited to see how this one ends!
canadianbookaddict's review
4.0
This book starts off pretty much right after the end of the first book.
It is very good and actually found this one better than the first book.
It is very good and actually found this one better than the first book.
raven168's review against another edition
2.0
I wanted to like this book more than I did the first one, I really did. And I tried. But it just didn't happen. Maybe because so little actually happened in this one. We get to know a lot more about life stuck on a space station and what the Kemya are like there (which by the way, they're mostly pretty awful people toward anything/one Earth). And the world building was done well, so it was easy to picture what was going on and what the planets and everywhere looked like.
Skylar's character still did not grow on me in this book though. I find her "eye for detail" over used and not actually all that impressive. She makes some seriously questionable decisions and is oblivious to certain things. The only thing I can give her props for is actually being able to pull off not getting caught there and dealing with it relatively well.
Skylar and our group of rebels make it back to their space station with no real problems. The only one that really pops up is that Skylar's intended place to stay becomes not an option and she ends up staying with Jule as his Earthling pet (though he in no way ever treats her as pets are). Which as it turns out, wasn't so bad at all. We get to see that Jule is in fact, not quite the jerk she came across in the first book and is actually quite sweet. So it's no wonder when Skylar finds herself falling for him. He's the only one we actually learn more about though.
Skylar tries to make herself useful to the group, but that's not always easy. But she does learn how to pilot ships and even goes out to try and gather information to find out who their traitor is. Upon returning, the group had almost been caught twice and it became clear someone was revealing their plans, so quite a bit of time is about trying to figure out who it could be. While it does put a kink in their plans and actions, it doesn't deter them much; kind of just slows things down. When we find out who the traitor was, I'll admit, I was pretty surprised. Never would have guessed them really. But I hated how Skylar dealt with them. I get that she was upset and all, but I just didn't like how she wouldn't listen to their reason. It wasn't like they were doing it with malicious intent. Made me think of her as such a hypocrite because of what she wanted to do for herself and family on Earth in the first book, but when someone else tries to do something for their family she feels so betrayed.
Anyway, it's right after that that we launch into what should be the final mission. The ending was probably the best part of this book because that's when things take a turn for the crazy.
Will I read the last book when it comes out? Hard to say. With an ending like that I would be lying if I said my curiosity wasn't peaked...but I just don't know if I care enough. I guess we'll see when the time comes.
ARC provided by publisher via Netgalley.
Skylar's character still did not grow on me in this book though. I find her "eye for detail" over used and not actually all that impressive. She makes some seriously questionable decisions and is oblivious to certain things. The only thing I can give her props for is actually being able to pull off not getting caught there and dealing with it relatively well.
Skylar and our group of rebels make it back to their space station with no real problems. The only one that really pops up is that Skylar's intended place to stay becomes not an option and she ends up staying with Jule as his Earthling pet (though he in no way ever treats her as pets are). Which as it turns out, wasn't so bad at all. We get to see that Jule is in fact, not quite the jerk she came across in the first book and is actually quite sweet. So it's no wonder when Skylar finds herself falling for him. He's the only one we actually learn more about though.
Skylar tries to make herself useful to the group, but that's not always easy. But she does learn how to pilot ships and even goes out to try and gather information to find out who their traitor is. Upon returning, the group had almost been caught twice and it became clear someone was revealing their plans, so quite a bit of time is about trying to figure out who it could be. While it does put a kink in their plans and actions, it doesn't deter them much; kind of just slows things down. When we find out who the traitor was, I'll admit, I was pretty surprised. Never would have guessed them really. But I hated how Skylar dealt with them. I get that she was upset and all, but I just didn't like how she wouldn't listen to their reason. It wasn't like they were doing it with malicious intent. Made me think of her as such a hypocrite because of what she wanted to do for herself and family on Earth in the first book, but when someone else tries to do something for their family she feels so betrayed.
Anyway, it's right after that that we launch into what should be the final mission. The ending was probably the best part of this book because that's when things take a turn for the crazy.
Will I read the last book when it comes out? Hard to say. With an ending like that I would be lying if I said my curiosity wasn't peaked...but I just don't know if I care enough. I guess we'll see when the time comes.
ARC provided by publisher via Netgalley.
lpcoolgirl's review
5.0
This was a fantastic sequel, so much happened, and I need to finish this series off now!
ash06's review against another edition
3.0
I really enjoyed the first book in this series, however this book is kind of a dud for me.
In my opinion this book is kind of just a filler to get you from book 1 to 3. There isn't much plot happening in this book and honestly the entire thing could have been compacted into a chapter or two instead of an entire book.
I will go on to book 3 in hopes that it picks up where book 1 left off.
In my opinion this book is kind of just a filler to get you from book 1 to 3. There isn't much plot happening in this book and honestly the entire thing could have been compacted into a chapter or two instead of an entire book.
I will go on to book 3 in hopes that it picks up where book 1 left off.
marinazala's review against another edition
3.0
** Books 151 - 2015 **
3,1 of 5 stars!
Arghhh! another the Cliffhanger ending! I really curious what happen with the earth, Isis and team, Also Jule! >___<
Okay this books is good enough but it really kinda slowly plot than first books. I love more Earth & Sky than this second one. The intense that i felt when i read first book i can't found it in here.
I also found Skylar's character somehow too perfect and too good to be true.. It kinda disturbing me when even she love science/math suddenly she can operates the pod/machine by just watch/first try? Suddenly she can fluently speaking Kemya's languange when she meet Davic?
I can't wait to read the third book! ;)
3,1 of 5 stars!
Arghhh! another the Cliffhanger ending! I really curious what happen with the earth, Isis and team, Also Jule! >___<
Okay this books is good enough but it really kinda slowly plot than first books. I love more Earth & Sky than this second one. The intense that i felt when i read first book i can't found it in here.
I also found Skylar's character somehow too perfect and too good to be true.. It kinda disturbing me when even she love science/math suddenly she can operates the pod/machine by just watch/first try? Suddenly she can fluently speaking Kemya's languange when she meet Davic?
I can't wait to read the third book! ;)