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Polaris Rising

Jessie Mihalik

3.79 AVERAGE

adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No

I so enjoyed this book! Read it after reading Hunt the stars. Let's see, bad ass women, men who are all about consent, an intense storyline. YES PLEASE.
adventurous slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I loved the concept, but the last 4th dragged so much I was skimming and very close to dnf-ing. Not sure I'll read more in the series. I feel like I got the gist.
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Yes. That. Exactly what I am looking for in a space opera.

It has romance, action, an awesome kick ass heroine, a sexy outlaw with hidden extras and a conspiracy which may lead to war. Ada is a daughter of the one of the ruling houses of the Consortium, on the run from and arranged marriage. She teams up with an outlaw to escape the bounty hunters on her tail and all to soon they stumble onto information that could cause a war. This was sooo good. I really liked Ada, she was able to take care of herself, had the perfect mix of smarts, loyalty, ruthlessness, political savy and goodness. I love how she was always thinking and planning, and how Loch & Ada take turns rescuing each other.

Really fun book, with completely kick-ass characters. I love the sass, I love the smarts, I love the confident negotiations. Can't wait to see what happens next in this epic space adventure! BTW, it is mostly space adventure, but there are also steamy romance scenes, so if that's not your vibe, this isn't for you. I'm really hopeful that the series will continue the excellent storytelling.

Advanced Readers Copy provided by Edelweiss.

great world building, wish ending did the characters more justice. really more a 3.7 but rounding up

update: I'd give is. 4.2 compared to the second book. Ada and Loc, such cool characters
adventurous funny tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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