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lawbooks600's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Score: Seven points out of ten.
I wanted to read this for a while after enthralling myself in Aurora Rising and liking the author's other book I read recently, The Isles of the Gods so I finally picked it up and read it. When I finished it I thought it was enjoyable but a step down from the preceding instalment (which I thought was better) and I hope the final part of the series, Aurora's End will be as good if not better than the first. It starts (more like continues) with the characters from the previous novel returning like Tyler, Aurora, Zila, Kal and Scarlett (except Cat) and immediately it picks up where it left off with Aurora still being the most wanted criminal (after breaking an interstellar law by landing on a forbidden planet) so all the characters are still on the run from the Terran Defence Force (space police I suppose.) The first hundred pages had action but the middle three hundred were slower (which didn't ruin the narrative. That let me explore more character dynamics.) For a while Aurora and another person distanced themselves so Aurora could practice the Trigger which becomes useful later. At least the last hundred pages quickens the pace again when The Unbroken (I can best describe them as a galactic terrorist group who rebelled from their race) threatened to destroy Earth but that didn't go to plan and instead Squad 312 comes in, saves the day (as usual) and all that's left is a cliffhanger. Book #3 sounds promising.
Graphic: War, Blood, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Full trigger warnings: Physical assault and injury, military violence and war themes, blood depiction, death of people in the past, near-death experience, explosionsaseel_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Minor: Death, Blood, War, Hate crime, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Violence, Torture, Physical abuse, Genocide, Grief, Colonisation, and Child abuse
mypatronusisajedi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, War, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Torture, and Violence
fishfinngers's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Body horror, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Violence, and War
smiley_ari's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, and War
Minor: Genocide