A review by lawbooks600
Aurora's End by Jay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman

  • 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

Representation: Biracial (half Asian and half white) character
Score: Eight out of ten.

Okay. This one was outstanding. I can't believe it's over though. I wanted to read Aurora's End to finish the trilogy after enjoying the two previous instalments: Aurora Rising and Aurora Burning. After months of putting it off, I finally got my hands on Aurora's End, and when I closed the final page, I thought it was compelling.

It starts (more like finishes) with the characters that need no introduction, Aurora, Tyler, Kal, Zila, Finn and Scarlett picking up after the events of the previous part of the series. All six characters are now separate as Scarlett and another character are in a spaceship that explodes at the end of a weird repeating time loop that gets shorter every time the cycle starts. Aurora and Tyler work with the antagonists while the other characters do the best they can do with the situation. Like other books I've read from these authors, they generally have a slow pace spanning the first 400 pages, before ramping it up in the last 100. That's what I got there. I felt suspenseful as I knew the big battle was coming to decide the winner of the intergalactic war between two powerful groups, the Eshvaren and the Rahaam. The finishing pages were full of action, and fortunately, the conclusion is a high note. Now that The Aurora Cycle is done, perhaps it's time to try the Illuminae series.
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