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Amazing! I loved reading about the tether- the connection between all three analogs.
I thrifted this book after rereading Tandem. This series holds a special place in my heart, and it's been years since I've read Tether. It was such a rollercoaster, seeing Sasha's return to Aurora and what had changed in her absence. Since this is the second book, I liked that the beginning was very fast paced. It was interesting to see how Sasha's tie to her analog, which was introduced to us in the first book, carried into the second book and was explained to us more.
Though I enjoyed this book, I couldn't help feeling there was no real direction here. There was quite a lot of action that kept me interested, but really, I felt like there wasn't a direct plot. It was merely 1) find Juliana, 2) lose Juliana and 3) leave Aurora. But! I also can't deny that it was sort of interesting to watch Thomas, a character that always had a plan, be a little lost internally. He's torn between his duty to his country and his desire to help the love of his life. Seeing him wage that war was sad but truly realistic.
Okay, but Thomas and Sasha. I love them. I'll always love them. The endless care they have for each other. How they always look for each other first after shit hits the fan. They're adorable, and their first encounter in this book made me absolutely giddy. This whole book was basically them pining for each other and I ate it up. So, you can imagine how hard my eyes absolutely rolled when the subplot of Sasha's jealousy came in. I just can't believe that a strong girl like Sasha, who understands Thomas' duty to his country and his role in royal security, would let herself get lost in doubts and insecurities. The understanding between Thomas and Sasha is too strong for me to believe that Sasha would actually be jealous of Juliana. In my opinion, the jealousy trope can be fun when warranted but here, I felt like it wasn't and just steered away from the book.
All in all, a fun read! These books will always mean a lot to me, being the series that got me into reading. I love these characters, and though I'm absolutely devastated that there isn't a third book, I still hold out hope that Sasha and Thomas' story is far from over.
Though I enjoyed this book, I couldn't help feeling there was no real direction here. There was quite a lot of action that kept me interested, but really, I felt like there wasn't a direct plot. It was merely 1) find Juliana, 2) lose Juliana and 3) leave Aurora. But! I also can't deny that it was sort of interesting to watch Thomas, a character that always had a plan, be a little lost internally. He's torn between his duty to his country and his desire to help the love of his life. Seeing him wage that war was sad but truly realistic.
Okay, but Thomas and Sasha. I love them. I'll always love them. The endless care they have for each other. How they always look for each other first after shit hits the fan. They're adorable, and their first encounter in this book made me absolutely giddy. This whole book was basically them pining for each other and I ate it up. So, you can imagine how hard my eyes absolutely rolled when the subplot of Sasha's jealousy came in. I just can't believe that a strong girl like Sasha, who understands Thomas' duty to his country and his role in royal security, would let herself get lost in doubts and insecurities. The understanding between Thomas and Sasha is too strong for me to believe that Sasha would actually be jealous of Juliana. In my opinion, the jealousy trope can be fun when warranted but here, I felt like it wasn't and just steered away from the book.
All in all, a fun read! These books will always mean a lot to me, being the series that got me into reading. I love these characters, and though I'm absolutely devastated that there isn't a third book, I still hold out hope that Sasha and Thomas' story is far from over.
Despite the predictability in places, I really enjoyed reading this book. Even at the end, I can already predict some things about the next installment.
I didn't like this book as much as the first book, but I did enjoy the additional analog in the mix. I liked that Sasha and Selene were so close. They felt more like sisters, or twins rather than people who never knew each other. I'd like to see the same thing take place between Julia and Sasha.
I am eagerly awaiting the next book. I just hope it's a little less predictable than Tether.
Overall a good read.
I didn't like this book as much as the first book, but I did enjoy the additional analog in the mix. I liked that Sasha and Selene were so close. They felt more like sisters, or twins rather than people who never knew each other. I'd like to see the same thing take place between Julia and Sasha.
I am eagerly awaiting the next book. I just hope it's a little less predictable than Tether.
Overall a good read.
“My life held endless prospects, and I could've lived it so many different ways.”
I loved being back in this world so much and getting to see all of the analogs and how they were interacting this time around.
While this book is far slower than the first one, but because I didn't read the books back to back, it ended up working for me. It gave me the time I needed to get the world back into my brain and remembering who all of the characters were and why they were important or not.
This one does have the same characters as the first one, with a few new ones added in as well (I think). We start back into the timelines just a few weeks after the first one ended, we also have all of the characters dealing with what they know now and how they plan to fix certain things.
But before Sasha can start helping out again she has to find a way back to Aurora on her own, which proves to be a bit of a problem when it seems that no one is going to help her. That is until she finally convinces someone and learns that he has analogs as well.
Once back Sasha learns a lot and is able to not only help get her analogs out of trouble for the most part, she also gets reunited with Thomas.
Now I'm not saying I love there relationships or anything because I feel like it has moved rather fast considering what is going on around them and how little they both actually know about each other. Plus you have the added problem of multiple analogs which can create mixed feelings as well. They are going to have a lot to work on in the future once things calm down a little. Until that time though it has become very apparent that Sasha is willing to do what she needs to not only save Aurora, but protect her analogs as best as she can for as long as she can.
Overall I really enjoyed this book and being back in this world again. When I go to the ending and was left with multiple cliffhangers, I was sad. Especially when I found out this:
Due to the publisher the third and final book will not be written or released anytime soon sadly. The author says she would like to release it eventually, and post it online if she is unable to get a new book deal.
So until the third book is released, I am going to be left wondering what happens next to all of these characters and if they can save Aurora at all.
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I loved being back in this world so much and getting to see all of the analogs and how they were interacting this time around.
While this book is far slower than the first one, but because I didn't read the books back to back, it ended up working for me. It gave me the time I needed to get the world back into my brain and remembering who all of the characters were and why they were important or not.
This one does have the same characters as the first one, with a few new ones added in as well (I think). We start back into the timelines just a few weeks after the first one ended, we also have all of the characters dealing with what they know now and how they plan to fix certain things.
But before Sasha can start helping out again she has to find a way back to Aurora on her own, which proves to be a bit of a problem when it seems that no one is going to help her. That is until she finally convinces someone and learns that he has analogs as well.
Once back Sasha learns a lot and is able to not only help get her analogs out of trouble for the most part, she also gets reunited with Thomas.
Now I'm not saying I love there relationships or anything because I feel like it has moved rather fast considering what is going on around them and how little they both actually know about each other. Plus you have the added problem of multiple analogs which can create mixed feelings as well. They are going to have a lot to work on in the future once things calm down a little. Until that time though it has become very apparent that Sasha is willing to do what she needs to not only save Aurora, but protect her analogs as best as she can for as long as she can.
Overall I really enjoyed this book and being back in this world again. When I go to the ending and was left with multiple cliffhangers, I was sad. Especially when I found out this:
Due to the publisher the third and final book will not be written or released anytime soon sadly. The author says she would like to release it eventually, and post it online if she is unable to get a new book deal.
So until the third book is released, I am going to be left wondering what happens next to all of these characters and if they can save Aurora at all.
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a bit confusing re: the worldbuilding in this and the romance is rly cheesy but like i did still reread this in 2 days so. anyways cant believe ill never know how the trilogy ends bc the publisher canceled the third book :/
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For a second book, Tether actually did pretty well imo. I was able to fall back into the world (or should I say worlds) pretty well considering that it’s been nearly a year since I read the first book and all the aspects I liked about the first book - amazing science, sleuthing, and of course the beautiful layout - were still here, but compared to the first book, Tether falls short in that the plot is too simple and too straightforward. There was no drama, no intrigue or suspense, everything that went wrong was predictable and the characters are just as unlikeable on the whole as in the last book.
Tether starts back on Earth where Sasha is in a slump missing Thomas, who is obviously stuck back in Aurora. Long story short, she gets back to Aurora and promptly the book seems to forget about Earth and I wish that it hadn’t. Anyways, it turns out that Sasha doesn’t have just one analog, but two and that second one, Selene, comes from this place called Taiga which turns out is dying and this whole book really is about Sasha and Selene tracking down their third analog, the princess Juliana of Aurora. That’s it. Literally nothing else happens. They spend the whole book tromping across Aurora looking for a lost princess.
Fine I suppose it’s not fair to abstract it that much, but really, there are no side missions, no major distractions that divert from the find-the-princess mantra that beats through every character in this story. Sure there’s a fun little jail break at the beginning and Juliana does happen to have a propensity for getting kidnapped, but no one ever is shown to have ulterior motives and for the most part everything goes super smoothly for our crew.
What I do like about this book, despite its strangeness considering this book sticks so rigidly to plausible science, was the powers that the three analogs start to develop. Quick breakdown: all those visions Sasha has/had been having are powered up so that it turns into telepathy between them all and there’s some magic lightning powers they get. Again, rather at odds with the random bits of physics they drop in (seriously, heisenberg uncertainty was dropped and explained at one point and so was entanglement) but I liked how the development of these things was natural - no insta-mastering of powers.
I also enjoyed Selene discovering the culture of Aurora. Earth and Aurora were pretty similar as Sasha made it clear through the first book, but Selene literally has never seen a motored vehicle and she is so shook by cities and trains and it’s kind of cute actually. She’s the one explaining stuff to Sasha about their powers at first (that’s something that her planet does understand) but then they set off on their mission and it was nice seeing Sasha take over the mentor role even though she’s technically just as new to Aurora as Selene. I guess I mean that Selene and Sasha’s friendship was one of the best parts of this book. It was nice to see them learning to rely on each other when they don’t know if they can trust the others around them.
So if you didn’t hear, there’s not going to be a book three because the publisher decided to drop the series (I’m assuming because the second book actually has less than 1000 ratings and less than 100 reviews) which I think is rather unfortunate seeing as this series has been a very good blend of sci-fi and fantasy - like it’s not as dark or confusing as others in the genre which bogs me down quite often when I’m reading. The author has stated that she would like to finish the third book and post it on wattpad in the future as a thank you to all the fans who have supported her, and I would enjoy that very much considering the rather abrupt cliffhanger that this book leaves off on.
Tether starts back on Earth where Sasha is in a slump missing Thomas, who is obviously stuck back in Aurora. Long story short, she gets back to Aurora and promptly the book seems to forget about Earth and I wish that it hadn’t. Anyways, it turns out that Sasha doesn’t have just one analog, but two and that second one, Selene, comes from this place called Taiga which turns out is dying and this whole book really is about Sasha and Selene tracking down their third analog, the princess Juliana of Aurora. That’s it. Literally nothing else happens. They spend the whole book tromping across Aurora looking for a lost princess.
Fine I suppose it’s not fair to abstract it that much, but really, there are no side missions, no major distractions that divert from the find-the-princess mantra that beats through every character in this story. Sure there’s a fun little jail break at the beginning and Juliana does happen to have a propensity for getting kidnapped, but no one ever is shown to have ulterior motives and for the most part everything goes super smoothly for our crew.
What I do like about this book, despite its strangeness considering this book sticks so rigidly to plausible science, was the powers that the three analogs start to develop. Quick breakdown: all those visions Sasha has/had been having are powered up so that it turns into telepathy between them all and there’s some magic lightning powers they get. Again, rather at odds with the random bits of physics they drop in (seriously, heisenberg uncertainty was dropped and explained at one point and so was entanglement) but I liked how the development of these things was natural - no insta-mastering of powers.
I also enjoyed Selene discovering the culture of Aurora. Earth and Aurora were pretty similar as Sasha made it clear through the first book, but Selene literally has never seen a motored vehicle and she is so shook by cities and trains and it’s kind of cute actually. She’s the one explaining stuff to Sasha about their powers at first (that’s something that her planet does understand) but then they set off on their mission and it was nice seeing Sasha take over the mentor role even though she’s technically just as new to Aurora as Selene. I guess I mean that Selene and Sasha’s friendship was one of the best parts of this book. It was nice to see them learning to rely on each other when they don’t know if they can trust the others around them.
So if you didn’t hear, there’s not going to be a book three because the publisher decided to drop the series (I’m assuming because the second book actually has less than 1000 ratings and less than 100 reviews) which I think is rather unfortunate seeing as this series has been a very good blend of sci-fi and fantasy - like it’s not as dark or confusing as others in the genre which bogs me down quite often when I’m reading. The author has stated that she would like to finish the third book and post it on wattpad in the future as a thank you to all the fans who have supported her, and I would enjoy that very much considering the rather abrupt cliffhanger that this book leaves off on.
Marked as DNF 4/10/15: Well, after putting this on hold for a while, I've decided not to come back to it. The beginning of the book presented the same issues that I had with Tandem, although Tandem picked up about halfway through. I struggled with yet another analog stepping into the picture and adding another POV. I had a hard time in Tandem really relating to Juliana and then throwing another analog in the mix really just felt like Juliana Part II.
I made it about.... maybe a third of the way through? And I was just having a REALLY hard time wanting to keep on going. I was bored, uninterested, and just lost the motivation to keep going. I had hoped for a lot more world building and things to keep me grounded but the other worlds just didn't seem to gel for me for whatever reason! The characters felt very blah and flat and I didn't feel like going through another book like that again!
DNF "Report" originally posted on The Book Addict's Guide 4/22/15: “Everything repeats.” Oh boy, did it feel like book one repeating in so many ways… Firstly, I had some issues when I started TANDEM last year. I had a really hard time getting into it, keeping the worlds straight, and getting a grip on the characters. I finally got into the book maybe halfway through so I was hoping to pick up with TETHER where I left off in TANDEM but it sort of felt like starting all over again. I was once again lost and the worlds felt foggy. Sasha felt flat. I felt very bored, spending over 100 pages of set-up trying to get into the book and it just wasn’t happening.
A third analog is introduced in this book and I was just ugh, not a fan. She really felt like Juliana Part II and didn’t feel unique at all. I was still trying to spend time getting to know Sasha and Juliana because it was a struggle in TANDEM and here comes another character who is… just like them. Things didn’t really pick up within 100 pages and I put the book down about a month before I DNFed to see if the desire came back to read it and I found I just didn’t care how it ended. It was time to call it a day and quit this series which was sad because I LOVE parallel universe books. This one just really didn’t feel quite developed.
I made it about.... maybe a third of the way through? And I was just having a REALLY hard time wanting to keep on going. I was bored, uninterested, and just lost the motivation to keep going. I had hoped for a lot more world building and things to keep me grounded but the other worlds just didn't seem to gel for me for whatever reason! The characters felt very blah and flat and I didn't feel like going through another book like that again!
DNF "Report" originally posted on The Book Addict's Guide 4/22/15: “Everything repeats.” Oh boy, did it feel like book one repeating in so many ways… Firstly, I had some issues when I started TANDEM last year. I had a really hard time getting into it, keeping the worlds straight, and getting a grip on the characters. I finally got into the book maybe halfway through so I was hoping to pick up with TETHER where I left off in TANDEM but it sort of felt like starting all over again. I was once again lost and the worlds felt foggy. Sasha felt flat. I felt very bored, spending over 100 pages of set-up trying to get into the book and it just wasn’t happening.
A third analog is introduced in this book and I was just ugh, not a fan. She really felt like Juliana Part II and didn’t feel unique at all. I was still trying to spend time getting to know Sasha and Juliana because it was a struggle in TANDEM and here comes another character who is… just like them. Things didn’t really pick up within 100 pages and I put the book down about a month before I DNFed to see if the desire came back to read it and I found I just didn’t care how it ended. It was time to call it a day and quit this series which was sad because I LOVE parallel universe books. This one just really didn’t feel quite developed.