Review: Aurora's End (The Aurora Cycle #3) by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

Title: Aurora's End

Series: The Aurora Cycle #3

Previous books in this series: Aurora Rising (#1) | Aurora Burning (#2)

Authors: Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

Genre: YA, sci-fi

Publication date: November 2021

Published by: Knopf Books For Young Readers

Source: Borrowed from library

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Synopsis: Is this the end?

What happens when you ask a bunch of losers, discipline cases, and misfits to save the galaxy from an ancient evil? The ancient evil wins, of course.

Wait. . . . Not. So. Fast.

When we last saw Squad 312, they working together seamlessly (aka, freaking out) as an intergalactic battle raged and an ancient superweapon threatened to obliterate Earth. Everything went horribly wrong, naturally.

But as it turns out, not all endings are endings, and the team has one last chance to rewrite theirs. Maybe two. It's complicated.

Cue Zila, Fin, and Scarlett (and MAGELLAN!): making friends, making enemies, and making history? Sure, no problem

Cue Tyler, Kal, and Auri: uniting with two of the galaxy’s most hated villains? Um, okay. That, too.

Actually saving the galaxy, though? Now that will take a miracle.

My rating: ★★★★☆

The cliffhanger of the last book was brutal! We found out that Kal's dad was the freaking Starslayer, and everyone felt betrayed, which is understandable. But then everyone got separated, Kal was potentially dying, there was a huge explosion, and you just didn't know where the characters stood at the end of it all. I honestly don't know how people were able to wait a year between releases to find out.

Review: Aurora Burning (The Aurora Cycle #2) by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

Title: Aurora Burning

Series: The Aurora Cycle #2

Previous book in this series: Aurora Rising

Authors: Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

Genre: YA, sci-fi

Publication date: May 2020

Published by: Knopf Books for Young Readers

Source: Borrowed from library

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Synopsis: First, the bad news: an ancient evil—you know, your standard consume-all-life-in-the-galaxy deal—is about to be unleashed. The good news? Squad 312 is standing by to save the day. They’ve just got to take care of a few small distractions first.

Like the clan of gremps who’d like to rearrange their favorite faces.

And the cadre of illegit GIA agents with creepy flowers where their eyes used to be, who’ll stop at nothing to get their hands on Auri.

Then there’s Kal’s long-lost sister, who’s not exactly happy to see her baby brother, and has a Syldrathi army at her back. With half the known galaxy on their tails, Squad 312 has never felt so wanted.

When they learn the Hadfield has been found, it’s time to come out of hiding. Two centuries ago, the colony ship vanished, leaving Auri as its sole survivor. Now, its black box might be what saves them. But time is short, and if Auri can’t learn to master her powers as a Trigger, the squad and all their admirers are going to be deader than the Great Ultrasaur of Abraaxis IV.

Shocking revelations, bank heists, mysterious gifts, inappropriately tight bodysuits, and an epic firefight will determine the fate of the Aurora Legion’s most unforgettable heroes—and maybe the rest of the galaxy as well.

My rating: ★★★★★

Omg I loved this book! I feel like I enjoyed it more than the last book, and one big reason is definitely the characters. I love them! And I loved the friendships that developed between them all!

Review: Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle #1) by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

Title: Aurora Rising

Series: The Aurora Cycle #1

Authors: Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

Genre: YA, sci-fi

Publication date: May 2019

Published by: Knopf Books for Young Readers

Source: Borrowed from library

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Synopsis: The year is 2380, and the graduating cadets of Aurora Academy are being assigned their first missions. Star pupil Tyler Jones is ready to recruit the squad of his dreams, but his own boneheaded heroism sees him stuck with the dregs nobody else in the Academy would touch…

A cocky diplomat with a black belt in sarcasm
A sociopath scientist with a fondness for shooting her bunkmates
A smart-ass techwiz with the galaxy’s biggest chip on his shoulder
An alien warrior with anger management issues
A tomboy pilot who’s totally not into him, in case you were wondering

And Ty’s squad isn’t even his biggest problem—that’d be Aurora Jie-Lin O’Malley, the girl he’s just rescued from interdimensional space. Trapped in cryo-sleep for two centuries, Auri is a girl out of time and out of her depth. But she could be the catalyst that starts a war millions of years in the making, and Tyler’s squad of losers, discipline-cases and misfits might just be the last hope for the entire galaxy.

They're not the heroes we deserve. They're just the ones we could find. Nobody panic.

My rating: ★★★★☆

I had seen this book around for a while but I never really had the urge to pick it up and read it, even though I'd seen a lot of people say good things about it. I finally picked it up after I participated in a challenge (Pick It For Me) where a partner picked out books for me to read. I don’t do this a lot because I’m a big-time mood reader, but that’s neither here nor there. Lol. Anyway, one of the books my partner picked out for me was this one, so I decided to give it a chance! And you know what? I ended up really enjoying it! As you guys know, I've been very into sci-fi lately and this book was perfect for my mood. I mean, I didn't love it, but I'm glad I picked it up.