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Star Bringer
The sun is dying...and it's happening way too damn fast.
With the clock ticking, the Nine Planets' only hope of survival rests on a fancy space station and the alien artifact it's carrying. Which is why it really sucks when some jackass doesn't want the universe saved and blows that station up-while you're still on it.
So if your only choices are flaming death or stealing a flying hunk of space junk-you pick that busted-ass spaceship. Even if it leaves seven strangers with deadly secrets trapped together: a princess, a prisoner, a con artist, a warrior, a priestess, a mercenary, and an asshole in charge of us all.
Now every faction in the galaxy is hunting this ship-from the Sisterhood to the Corporation, and the rebellion's joining in on the fun, too. We just need to stop drinking, fighting, and screwing long enough to evade them all and save the freaking universe...somehow.
Because apparently the only thing standing between a dying sun and ultimate salvation is seven unlikely misfits...ahem, heroes.
With the clock ticking, the Nine Planets' only hope of survival rests on a fancy space station and the alien artifact it's carrying. Which is why it really sucks when some jackass doesn't want the universe saved and blows that station up-while you're still on it.
So if your only choices are flaming death or stealing a flying hunk of space junk-you pick that busted-ass spaceship. Even if it leaves seven strangers with deadly secrets trapped together: a princess, a prisoner, a con artist, a warrior, a priestess, a mercenary, and an asshole in charge of us all.
Now every faction in the galaxy is hunting this ship-from the Sisterhood to the Corporation, and the rebellion's joining in on the fun, too. We just need to stop drinking, fighting, and screwing long enough to evade them all and save the freaking universe...somehow.
Because apparently the only thing standing between a dying sun and ultimate salvation is seven unlikely misfits...ahem, heroes.
608 pages, Hardcover
First published July 11, 2023
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Tracy Wolff
141 books12.1k followersNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Tracy Wolff is a lover of vampires, dragons, and all things that go bump in the night. A onetime English professor, she now devotes all her time to writing dark and romantic stories with tortured heroes and kick-butt heroines. She has written all her sixty-plus novels from her home in Austin, Texas, which she shares with her family. tracywolffbooks.com
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December 14, 2023Update: Here are some more cohesive thoughts because I really don't love just tearing books apart.
dnf @ 135 pages.
The worldbuilding is unbelievably lazy, laying out one phenotype per planet and establishing that everyone uses the same currency: "planetas." Yes, seriously. Also, everyone conveniently speaks the same language except for one planet in the system. I'm supposed to believe there is one language spoken on eight planets. Eight PLANETS? Consider the diversity of language on just our one planet, and it should be obvious why that's ridiculous. The intricacies of potential space-faring civilizations are a huge part of what makes science fiction interesting, and it's handled so carelessly in this novel as to almost be offensive.
The story is riddled with plot holes, even from the small chunk of this book that I read. Also, within the first 10 pages we receive two pieces of information: "The sun has been dying at an accelerated rate for exactly 20 years!" and "Anyways, here's the mysterious alien orb that we unearthed from some ruins 20 years ago!" I'm sorry, I just CAN'T. I cannot deal with that getting stretched out for 600 pages. I'll start tearing my hair out.
Every character is juvenile, crass, and annoying. There were dick jokes galore, and everyone was just comically horny. As the characters run for their lives through explosions, they're making quips about sex and imagining hooking up with each other. I was holding out for the "romance", but the instalust is instalusting; I actually gave up when the sapphic pairing started making out after exchanging literally 5 words.
It's a no for me.
dnf @ 135 pages.
The worldbuilding is unbelievably lazy, laying out one phenotype per planet and establishing that everyone uses the same currency: "planetas." Yes, seriously. Also, everyone conveniently speaks the same language except for one planet in the system. I'm supposed to believe there is one language spoken on eight planets. Eight PLANETS? Consider the diversity of language on just our one planet, and it should be obvious why that's ridiculous. The intricacies of potential space-faring civilizations are a huge part of what makes science fiction interesting, and it's handled so carelessly in this novel as to almost be offensive.
The story is riddled with plot holes, even from the small chunk of this book that I read. Also, within the first 10 pages we receive two pieces of information: "The sun has been dying at an accelerated rate for exactly 20 years!" and "Anyways, here's the mysterious alien orb that we unearthed from some ruins 20 years ago!" I'm sorry, I just CAN'T. I cannot deal with that getting stretched out for 600 pages. I'll start tearing my hair out.
Every character is juvenile, crass, and annoying. There were dick jokes galore, and everyone was just comically horny. As the characters run for their lives through explosions, they're making quips about sex and imagining hooking up with each other. I was holding out for the "romance", but the instalust is instalusting; I actually gave up when the sapphic pairing started making out after exchanging literally 5 words.
It's a no for me.
September 20, 2023
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Rating: 3 stars
Cover: 🌟🌟🌟
I could not resist this purple design with its dark edges and science-fiction features. However, I think the design is a bit misleading as it shows no reference to the romance aspect of the story, which is equally as significant as the sci-fi setting.
Writing: 🌟🌟🌟
As someone who doesn't read much sci-fi, I was glad that the writing style was simple and easy to understand. Enough details are provided to bring the story to life, and multiple points of view (POVs) give the full scope of what key characters encounter and their emotions. Only the worldbuilding made this aspect of the story underwhelming, as it is presented in information dumps at the start and then poorly developed over the course of the story.
"there is always a choice. You just have to accept the consequences."
Storyline: 🌟🌟🌟
It took me a while to get into this story as the world, characters and romances are leisurely introduced in the first half. The storyline and tension then pick up slightly as the characters face constant danger and their secrets are revealed. Though I was still not heavily invested in the story due to the overwhelming romance subplot, the cliffhanger ending set things up nicely for the next book and has me curious to see how this series will progress.
Main character(s): 🌟🌟🌟
With seven characters driving this story, I was impressed by their distinct personalities and backstories. While I may not have liked said personalities or found them relatable, the friendship and banter that gradually emerged between the characters eventually made them tolerable.
"some things are worth fighting for. And so are some people."
Secondary characters: 🌟🌟🌟
Beyond the crew of main characters, there are family members, friends and a few other secondary characters. These helped drive the story, but none made much of an impression on me.
Romance: 🌟
The instant lust between the characters only made me cringe, and I quickly got tired of the angst that was dragged out throughout the story. Even more irritating, this romance subplot constantly takes over the story, though it is barely developed.
Narration & Audio: 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Narrators Mia Barron, Liv Anderson, Samara Naeymi and Ruffin Prentiss expertly enrich the story by providing different voices for each POV and the various characters. I especially loved the emotional depth conveyed by the narrator of the princess' (Kali's) POV.
In short, 'Star Bringer' was far lighter on the plot and heavier on the romance than I expected. It took most of the story to pull me in, but the ending nicely sets things up for the next book, and I am tempted to continue with this series. Those who enjoyed this should check out Chain of Thorns by Cassandra Clare for a similar character-driven fantasy read with lots of romance and angst.
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Rating: 3 stars
Cover: 🌟🌟🌟
I could not resist this purple design with its dark edges and science-fiction features. However, I think the design is a bit misleading as it shows no reference to the romance aspect of the story, which is equally as significant as the sci-fi setting.
Writing: 🌟🌟🌟
As someone who doesn't read much sci-fi, I was glad that the writing style was simple and easy to understand. Enough details are provided to bring the story to life, and multiple points of view (POVs) give the full scope of what key characters encounter and their emotions. Only the worldbuilding made this aspect of the story underwhelming, as it is presented in information dumps at the start and then poorly developed over the course of the story.
"there is always a choice. You just have to accept the consequences."
Storyline: 🌟🌟🌟
It took me a while to get into this story as the world, characters and romances are leisurely introduced in the first half. The storyline and tension then pick up slightly as the characters face constant danger and their secrets are revealed. Though I was still not heavily invested in the story due to the overwhelming romance subplot, the cliffhanger ending set things up nicely for the next book and has me curious to see how this series will progress.
Main character(s): 🌟🌟🌟
With seven characters driving this story, I was impressed by their distinct personalities and backstories. While I may not have liked said personalities or found them relatable, the friendship and banter that gradually emerged between the characters eventually made them tolerable.
"some things are worth fighting for. And so are some people."
Secondary characters: 🌟🌟🌟
Beyond the crew of main characters, there are family members, friends and a few other secondary characters. These helped drive the story, but none made much of an impression on me.
Romance: 🌟
The instant lust between the characters only made me cringe, and I quickly got tired of the angst that was dragged out throughout the story. Even more irritating, this romance subplot constantly takes over the story, though it is barely developed.
Narration & Audio: 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Narrators Mia Barron, Liv Anderson, Samara Naeymi and Ruffin Prentiss expertly enrich the story by providing different voices for each POV and the various characters. I especially loved the emotional depth conveyed by the narrator of the princess' (Kali's) POV.
In short, 'Star Bringer' was far lighter on the plot and heavier on the romance than I expected. It took most of the story to pull me in, but the ending nicely sets things up for the next book, and I am tempted to continue with this series. Those who enjoyed this should check out Chain of Thorns by Cassandra Clare for a similar character-driven fantasy read with lots of romance and angst.
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July 14, 2023
Nope.
DNF @ page 197
This is marketed as New Adult but the characters, writing, and dialogue feel heavily juvenile. The characters are not well developed and are either labeled as overly innocent or are “badass” and throw “fuck” around every other sentence and their main personality is hostility.
The “romance” is pretty much written as insta-swoon and there is little to no build up before the couples are making out with each other. The two lead female POVs are super innocent, sheltered characters who have never even been kissed before and I am afraid the spicy scenes are going to be like reading open door teen sex scenes which the idea of makes me highly uncomfortable.
This is also not scifi. This is fantasy in space with princesses. When I read that solar flares are apparently beams of light that can make things burst into fire I threw in the towel.
DNF @ page 197
This is marketed as New Adult but the characters, writing, and dialogue feel heavily juvenile. The characters are not well developed and are either labeled as overly innocent or are “badass” and throw “fuck” around every other sentence and their main personality is hostility.
The “romance” is pretty much written as insta-swoon and there is little to no build up before the couples are making out with each other. The two lead female POVs are super innocent, sheltered characters who have never even been kissed before and I am afraid the spicy scenes are going to be like reading open door teen sex scenes which the idea of makes me highly uncomfortable.
This is also not scifi. This is fantasy in space with princesses. When I read that solar flares are apparently beams of light that can make things burst into fire I threw in the towel.
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February 14, 2025DNF at 300 pages, I just can’t stand the characters and did not connect to the story or follow the plot at all. Not for me
July 11, 2023
You know those books that you pick up and you just know they're going to stay with you for a really, really long time? Yeah, Star Bringer is that. Tracy Wolff and Nina Croft have crafted an absolutely enthralling story that is sure to leave you addicted to turning those pages. I wouldn't have ever classified myself as a sci-fi lover but this guaranteed that I won't be so closed minded moving forward with the genre. Now, onto the stuff you really care about as a reader wondering if you should pick up this book-
In a time where life as they know it is set to be doomed if a fix for the sun dying isn't discovered soon the last thing anyone expected was an explosion trapping a "Breakfast Club" style group of mismatched people on what can only be described as space junk in the shape of a ship. In a delicious premise of nothing and no one is what you believed, this is one story that keeps the punches rolling. Wolff and Croft wrote in a style that flows and ebbs so incredibly flawlessly that the story fully surrounds you from page one.
Kali, daughter of the empress, doesn't quite fit the mold her mother so desperately is trying to shove her in. Facing the 'real-world' for the very first time in her life and looking to her memories of her father as guidance, slowly the darkness of life starts to brighten revealing that the monsters her mother has painted all these years, might not be the real enemies. Rain, high-priestess, and her bodyguard, Merrick are quite the confusing duo as lessons in blind faith can lead to true salvation. Ian and Max are two peas in a pod who come to captain and dominate the ship, holding quite the close secret and refusing to stop for anyone on their mission to save Milla. Last but not least, to complete the pack of misfits is Gage, a former member of the Corporation and Beckett, an escaped prisoner turned pilot of the space junk.
With no shortage in tension, drama, near-death experiences- Star Bringer offers more than just action packed pages. Somewhere along the way, the reader falls in love with these characters and are able to find the humor in this solar-system excursion they've started on. With laughter, banter, love, and sacrifice, this multi-pov story offers some personal insight into how our born circumstances doesn't always paint an accurate picture of the type of human we are. Wolff and Croft lead the readers through twists, turns, and betrayals like never before bringing you close to the edge of chaos before snatching you back to safety.
If there's anything this team has learned on their journey though, it's the comfort of safety doesn't last long when the corrupt are hunting you down. An ending that leaves you running through every emotion in the book, now the only thing to do is wait for the announcement of a book two.
In a time where life as they know it is set to be doomed if a fix for the sun dying isn't discovered soon the last thing anyone expected was an explosion trapping a "Breakfast Club" style group of mismatched people on what can only be described as space junk in the shape of a ship. In a delicious premise of nothing and no one is what you believed, this is one story that keeps the punches rolling. Wolff and Croft wrote in a style that flows and ebbs so incredibly flawlessly that the story fully surrounds you from page one.
Kali, daughter of the empress, doesn't quite fit the mold her mother so desperately is trying to shove her in. Facing the 'real-world' for the very first time in her life and looking to her memories of her father as guidance, slowly the darkness of life starts to brighten revealing that the monsters her mother has painted all these years, might not be the real enemies. Rain, high-priestess, and her bodyguard, Merrick are quite the confusing duo as lessons in blind faith can lead to true salvation. Ian and Max are two peas in a pod who come to captain and dominate the ship, holding quite the close secret and refusing to stop for anyone on their mission to save Milla. Last but not least, to complete the pack of misfits is Gage, a former member of the Corporation and Beckett, an escaped prisoner turned pilot of the space junk.
With no shortage in tension, drama, near-death experiences- Star Bringer offers more than just action packed pages. Somewhere along the way, the reader falls in love with these characters and are able to find the humor in this solar-system excursion they've started on. With laughter, banter, love, and sacrifice, this multi-pov story offers some personal insight into how our born circumstances doesn't always paint an accurate picture of the type of human we are. Wolff and Croft lead the readers through twists, turns, and betrayals like never before bringing you close to the edge of chaos before snatching you back to safety.
If there's anything this team has learned on their journey though, it's the comfort of safety doesn't last long when the corrupt are hunting you down. An ending that leaves you running through every emotion in the book, now the only thing to do is wait for the announcement of a book two.
July 13, 2023
Wow! What a wild ride! Star Bringer is an exciting and immersive sci-fi that’s kind of like Aurora Rising meets The Breakfast Club meets Firefly. It follows seven people thrown together after an explosive and catastrophic event who must work together to survive, especially when they learn they are all wanted dead or alive. The plot is layered, fast-paced, and full of twists and turns and unexpected revelations,.
The story is told from several characters’ perspectives, which I liked because they are all so different. It really allows you to understand what each is thinking, feeling, and dealing with. Kali, the princess, Ian, the mercenary, Rain, the high Priestess, and Beckett, the escaped prisoner, are some of my favorites. They each have such a unique story to tell, and each perspective is as compelling as the last.
I feel like using the varied points of view gives so much insight into the characters as well as the setting, political dynamics, and more. The characters are layered and intriguing, as are the different relationship dynamics. Friendships, new and old, family, and enemies are all traveling together on a ship that is way more than meets the eye (so cool!), and their changing and growing relationships are as fascinating as the setting and plot. Even though the crew members are all so different, they slowly grow into this wonderful kind of family, and they work together really well. They become a unit, and their banter, actions, and the different points of view show how these strangers learn to work and fight together and protect and trust each other.
And the romances! Sa-woon!! There are two stand-out love stories, and I adored them both. Kali and Ian have total enemies-to-lovers vibes, and I was here for it! I always adore an angsty romance, and the princess and mercenary have it in spades. Their chemistry is off the charts, and the way they constantly gravitate toward each other without even realizing just makes my heart squeeze. I would like to officially declare Ian my new book boyfriend because I adore this snarky, protective, brooding, and loving hunk of a man.
The other main love story is more grumpy-sunshine, and it was wonderful. Where Ian and Kali have a lot of angst and sexual tension and fire, Beckett and Rain have more of a soft, sweet, and sexy love story. Their romance feels so pure and innocent, which I think has a lot to do with Rain, who is the most optimistic, enthusiastic, and hopeful of the crew. She and Beckett, who is much more abrasive and hardened, balance each other nicely.
Star Bringer is the kind of book where you become completely invested in the characters, the story, the world, and more. I was so engrossed in the story that I gave up sleep to finish it. I couldn’t put the book down until I found out what happened to the characters, whether they found the person they were looking for, if they discovered who was after them, and how they would resolve the dozens of other problems and conflicts that stood in their way. Plus, they’re facing the ever-looming eventuality of the sun destroying all of the planets in their system, and someone on the ship might be the only one who can save them. Add to that, the political unrest, rebellions, lies and manipulations, the fight for power and control, the oppressive nature of their world, alien intervention, and so much more. No pressure, though. lol
And, my word, what a great ending! Though it resolved some things, it also left me with so many more questions, but in the best possible way! Also, I think the story has just scratched the surface of what is happening in this system, and I’m eager to see how the group deals with all of the antagonists working against them, especially after that revelation at the end of the book. There are so many different groups targeting them, and their lives are always at risk, and they’re also aware that the situations they’re pulled into affect more than just them. Let me tell you, it is intense, and action-packed, and so shocking. I can’t wait to get my hands on the next book in the series!
Special thanks to Entangled Publishing for providing me with a copy of the book. All thoughts are my own.
The story is told from several characters’ perspectives, which I liked because they are all so different. It really allows you to understand what each is thinking, feeling, and dealing with. Kali, the princess, Ian, the mercenary, Rain, the high Priestess, and Beckett, the escaped prisoner, are some of my favorites. They each have such a unique story to tell, and each perspective is as compelling as the last.
I feel like using the varied points of view gives so much insight into the characters as well as the setting, political dynamics, and more. The characters are layered and intriguing, as are the different relationship dynamics. Friendships, new and old, family, and enemies are all traveling together on a ship that is way more than meets the eye (so cool!), and their changing and growing relationships are as fascinating as the setting and plot. Even though the crew members are all so different, they slowly grow into this wonderful kind of family, and they work together really well. They become a unit, and their banter, actions, and the different points of view show how these strangers learn to work and fight together and protect and trust each other.
And the romances! Sa-woon!! There are two stand-out love stories, and I adored them both. Kali and Ian have total enemies-to-lovers vibes, and I was here for it! I always adore an angsty romance, and the princess and mercenary have it in spades. Their chemistry is off the charts, and the way they constantly gravitate toward each other without even realizing just makes my heart squeeze. I would like to officially declare Ian my new book boyfriend because I adore this snarky, protective, brooding, and loving hunk of a man.
The other main love story is more grumpy-sunshine, and it was wonderful. Where Ian and Kali have a lot of angst and sexual tension and fire, Beckett and Rain have more of a soft, sweet, and sexy love story. Their romance feels so pure and innocent, which I think has a lot to do with Rain, who is the most optimistic, enthusiastic, and hopeful of the crew. She and Beckett, who is much more abrasive and hardened, balance each other nicely.
Star Bringer is the kind of book where you become completely invested in the characters, the story, the world, and more. I was so engrossed in the story that I gave up sleep to finish it. I couldn’t put the book down until I found out what happened to the characters, whether they found the person they were looking for, if they discovered who was after them, and how they would resolve the dozens of other problems and conflicts that stood in their way. Plus, they’re facing the ever-looming eventuality of the sun destroying all of the planets in their system, and someone on the ship might be the only one who can save them. Add to that, the political unrest, rebellions, lies and manipulations, the fight for power and control, the oppressive nature of their world, alien intervention, and so much more. No pressure, though. lol
And, my word, what a great ending! Though it resolved some things, it also left me with so many more questions, but in the best possible way! Also, I think the story has just scratched the surface of what is happening in this system, and I’m eager to see how the group deals with all of the antagonists working against them, especially after that revelation at the end of the book. There are so many different groups targeting them, and their lives are always at risk, and they’re also aware that the situations they’re pulled into affect more than just them. Let me tell you, it is intense, and action-packed, and so shocking. I can’t wait to get my hands on the next book in the series!
Special thanks to Entangled Publishing for providing me with a copy of the book. All thoughts are my own.
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July 14, 2023this one looks amazing and i'm here for the sci-fi sapphics!!!
July 22, 2023
I am very sad to say that I did not enjoy Star Bringer as I was soooo excited to read it based off the description and pre-release reviews. This sounded so similar to the Aurora Cycle and that is one of my favorite series. Unfortunately, it did not meet my hopes.
The world building and overall writing have quite a bit of room for improvement, especially around action scenes. They’re written as though the authors were avoiding writing action scenes, all the while our main characters are wrapped up in this action and thinking only about their love interest’s body against theirs. So much of the dialogue felt cringey to read and the amount of times fuck is used is atrocious (and I say that as a big fan of the word). The characters whose perspectives we read from are not all that likable, and the only one that is likable was boring. The spicy scenes were awkward and the book honestly could have done without them (how many people are describing their c00chie as their mons in real life??? because two of them in this do!!). This is teen-level work just with fuck 50,000 times and sex scenes.
I wish I had more good things to say, I just really don’t. The character development was alright I suppose.
The world building and overall writing have quite a bit of room for improvement, especially around action scenes. They’re written as though the authors were avoiding writing action scenes, all the while our main characters are wrapped up in this action and thinking only about their love interest’s body against theirs. So much of the dialogue felt cringey to read and the amount of times fuck is used is atrocious (and I say that as a big fan of the word). The characters whose perspectives we read from are not all that likable, and the only one that is likable was boring. The spicy scenes were awkward and the book honestly could have done without them (how many people are describing their c00chie as their mons in real life??? because two of them in this do!!). This is teen-level work just with fuck 50,000 times and sex scenes.
I wish I had more good things to say, I just really don’t. The character development was alright I suppose.
May 23, 2025
¡POR ALGO SE LLAMA TENTACIÓN😏!
Es decir, imagínate que un día entras en Casa del Libro para ver las novedades del mes (esas mismas que juras y perjuras que no te vas a comprar… ) y, por santa Cachucha, ves este libro….🧨
Aquí, hasta los violines se ponen a tocar en modo frenético, como si fuera una película de intrigada… 😱
(¿Qué violines, por Dios?, te estarás preguntando. No sé, tú sígueme el rollo🤭 )
Pues bien, estás frente a la mesa de las novedades (conocida como la mesa de las tentaciones🔥 ) y, alzas una mano para tomar este libro, lees el título y…
Llegados a este punto, sientes cómo ladeas ligeramente la cabeza para ver la sinopsis y, sí, ¡es lo que sospechabas: La historia transcurre en el espacio…❤️🔥!
Inspiras hondo, lo vuelves a dejar y te muerdes el labio inferior, indecisa...
Sabes que lo necesitas,
Que estás deseando devorarlo,
Pero…
Lo vuelves a coger, lo abres solo para leer el primer párrafo, solo el primero y, ya es oficial, estás completamente perdida: es pura necesidad🔥
Vamos, si eres tan fan como yo de las historias románticas ambientadas en el espacio, con personajes grises (sí, esos que te ponen cardiaca perdida🤭) y unas heroínas fuertes (sin que pierdan su lado más tierno e inocente😍), agárrate porque te presento tu próxima tentación:
🚀Una aventura espacial
🧨Traiciones
🪐Persecuciones
🪄Giros imprevistos
🌶️Spicy
❤️🔥Pasión
🤭Y un toque de humor, en una historia que te robará el aliento…
😏En más de un sentido…
Es decir, imagínate que un día entras en Casa del Libro para ver las novedades del mes (esas mismas que juras y perjuras que no te vas a comprar… ) y, por santa Cachucha, ves este libro….🧨
Aquí, hasta los violines se ponen a tocar en modo frenético, como si fuera una película de intrigada… 😱
(¿Qué violines, por Dios?, te estarás preguntando. No sé, tú sígueme el rollo🤭 )
Pues bien, estás frente a la mesa de las novedades (conocida como la mesa de las tentaciones🔥 ) y, alzas una mano para tomar este libro, lees el título y…
Llegados a este punto, sientes cómo ladeas ligeramente la cabeza para ver la sinopsis y, sí, ¡es lo que sospechabas: La historia transcurre en el espacio…❤️🔥!
Inspiras hondo, lo vuelves a dejar y te muerdes el labio inferior, indecisa...
Sabes que lo necesitas,
Que estás deseando devorarlo,
Pero…
Lo vuelves a coger, lo abres solo para leer el primer párrafo, solo el primero y, ya es oficial, estás completamente perdida: es pura necesidad🔥
Vamos, si eres tan fan como yo de las historias románticas ambientadas en el espacio, con personajes grises (sí, esos que te ponen cardiaca perdida🤭) y unas heroínas fuertes (sin que pierdan su lado más tierno e inocente😍), agárrate porque te presento tu próxima tentación:
🚀Una aventura espacial
🧨Traiciones
🪐Persecuciones
🪄Giros imprevistos
🌶️Spicy
❤️🔥Pasión
🤭Y un toque de humor, en una historia que te robará el aliento…
😏En más de un sentido…
January 14, 2024
Ein holpriger Start für eine chaotische Crew
Eben noch hat Prinzessin Kali sich gefreut, dass sie in offizieller Funktion ihren Heimatplaneten verlässt, um sich den Stand der Forschung zur sterbenden Sonne anzusehen. Doch dann wird die Raumstation angegriffen und sie landet mit einer bunt zusammengewürfelten Truppe auf einem ungewöhnlichen Raumschiff. Plötzlich sind sie auf der Flucht und kämpfen ums Überleben, dabei gibt es auch in dieser chaotischen Crew einige Uneinigkeiten …
Einige der Charaktere an Bord haben ihre eigenen Perspektiven: Prinzessin Kali, die junge Hohepriesterin Rain, Söldner Ian und die frisch entflohene Gefangene Beckett.
Obwohl sie nun unerklärlicherweise als Hochstaplerin gesucht wird, ist Kali als Prinzessin ein Symbol für die Regierung und alles Schlechte, was ihren Reisegefährten zugestoßen ist. Auch wenn sie sich wirklich viel Mühe gibt, mit den ungewöhnlichen Umständen zurechtzukommen, zu allen freundlich ist und über die meisten Ungerechtigkeiten gar nicht Bescheid wusste, fällt es ihr nicht leicht, von allen akzeptiert zu werden. Niemals hätte Ian gedacht, dass er sich ausgerechnet für die Kronprinzessin interessieren würde, schließlich kann er die Herrscherfamilien nicht ausstehen und Kali ist auch noch so verklemmt. Außerdem hat Ian eine Mission, die für ihn an erster Stelle steht und kann sich daher keine Ablenkungen leisten.
Rain ist Kali schon ähnlich und hat ein paar Unsicherheiten, ansonsten ist sie ein eher blasser Charakter, der sich auch besonders durch ihre Beziehung zu Beckett auszeichnet. Diese ist natürlich knallhart, aber wird weicher, wenn es um Rain geht. Ich fand beide sowohl einzeln als auch zusammen nicht besonders interessant, es gab stattdessen Nebencharaktere ohne Perspektive, über die ich gerne mehr erfahren hätte.
Schon der Klappentext erinnert ein wenig an ein andere SciFi-Jugendbuch-Reihe, doch ich hatte gehofft, dass es sich im Buch noch anders entwickelt. Auch wenn es viele Unterschiede gibt, fallen auch viele Parallelen auf, das beginnt mit der Gruppe aus jungen Erwachsenen, die etwas sexuell aufgeladen sind, dem Humor im Schreibstil und auch Ähnlichkeiten in der Handlung: Flucht, Aliens, Auserwählte … Da will ich nicht zu sehr ins Detail gehen. Aber da kann man sich auch gern selbst eine Meinung bilden, ob das zu viel ist oder vielleicht liest man auch gerne eine ähnliche Handlung nochmal.
Ansonsten fand ich das Abenteuer ganz nett, aber ich fand es insgesamt einfach sehr durchschnittlich. Die Charaktere fand ich ganz okay, aber das Abenteuer zwischen den Welten war vorhersehbar und es gibt eher wenig Worldbuilding, wenn auch mit dem Versprechen auf mehr. Ich bin schon gespannt, wie es weitergeht, aber es war kein besonders starker Start in die Reihe.
Eben noch hat Prinzessin Kali sich gefreut, dass sie in offizieller Funktion ihren Heimatplaneten verlässt, um sich den Stand der Forschung zur sterbenden Sonne anzusehen. Doch dann wird die Raumstation angegriffen und sie landet mit einer bunt zusammengewürfelten Truppe auf einem ungewöhnlichen Raumschiff. Plötzlich sind sie auf der Flucht und kämpfen ums Überleben, dabei gibt es auch in dieser chaotischen Crew einige Uneinigkeiten …
Einige der Charaktere an Bord haben ihre eigenen Perspektiven: Prinzessin Kali, die junge Hohepriesterin Rain, Söldner Ian und die frisch entflohene Gefangene Beckett.
Obwohl sie nun unerklärlicherweise als Hochstaplerin gesucht wird, ist Kali als Prinzessin ein Symbol für die Regierung und alles Schlechte, was ihren Reisegefährten zugestoßen ist. Auch wenn sie sich wirklich viel Mühe gibt, mit den ungewöhnlichen Umständen zurechtzukommen, zu allen freundlich ist und über die meisten Ungerechtigkeiten gar nicht Bescheid wusste, fällt es ihr nicht leicht, von allen akzeptiert zu werden. Niemals hätte Ian gedacht, dass er sich ausgerechnet für die Kronprinzessin interessieren würde, schließlich kann er die Herrscherfamilien nicht ausstehen und Kali ist auch noch so verklemmt. Außerdem hat Ian eine Mission, die für ihn an erster Stelle steht und kann sich daher keine Ablenkungen leisten.
Rain ist Kali schon ähnlich und hat ein paar Unsicherheiten, ansonsten ist sie ein eher blasser Charakter, der sich auch besonders durch ihre Beziehung zu Beckett auszeichnet. Diese ist natürlich knallhart, aber wird weicher, wenn es um Rain geht. Ich fand beide sowohl einzeln als auch zusammen nicht besonders interessant, es gab stattdessen Nebencharaktere ohne Perspektive, über die ich gerne mehr erfahren hätte.
Schon der Klappentext erinnert ein wenig an ein andere SciFi-Jugendbuch-Reihe, doch ich hatte gehofft, dass es sich im Buch noch anders entwickelt. Auch wenn es viele Unterschiede gibt, fallen auch viele Parallelen auf, das beginnt mit der Gruppe aus jungen Erwachsenen, die etwas sexuell aufgeladen sind, dem Humor im Schreibstil und auch Ähnlichkeiten in der Handlung: Flucht, Aliens, Auserwählte … Da will ich nicht zu sehr ins Detail gehen. Aber da kann man sich auch gern selbst eine Meinung bilden, ob das zu viel ist oder vielleicht liest man auch gerne eine ähnliche Handlung nochmal.
Ansonsten fand ich das Abenteuer ganz nett, aber ich fand es insgesamt einfach sehr durchschnittlich. Die Charaktere fand ich ganz okay, aber das Abenteuer zwischen den Welten war vorhersehbar und es gibt eher wenig Worldbuilding, wenn auch mit dem Versprechen auf mehr. Ich bin schon gespannt, wie es weitergeht, aber es war kein besonders starker Start in die Reihe.
July 9, 2023
The premise really intrigued me initially but I feel that the execution fell a little flat.
First half of the book started off pretty strong but the plot and the pacing in the second half started to feel very tedious but also very rushed at the same time? Also, for a book that’s written from multiple perspectives, everyone’s inner monologue sounded the same, character motivations were flimsy, and relationships felt a bit forced and ultimately lacked chemistry. The book was somewhat overly reliant on tropes in a way that felt okay in the beginning (as you’re starting to learn the dynamics between characters) but began to feel very formulaic and uninteresting as the book went on.
I know this is New Adult but I think it only earns that because of how the romantic relationships are described, but I think barring that specific point, this feels very YA to me. Readers are smart and can connect a lot of dots but there was quite a bit of hand holding involved and there really didn’t need to be—and I think the hand holding led to some of the chapters feeling needlessly redundant and overly simplistic.
First half of the book started off pretty strong but the plot and the pacing in the second half started to feel very tedious but also very rushed at the same time? Also, for a book that’s written from multiple perspectives, everyone’s inner monologue sounded the same, character motivations were flimsy, and relationships felt a bit forced and ultimately lacked chemistry. The book was somewhat overly reliant on tropes in a way that felt okay in the beginning (as you’re starting to learn the dynamics between characters) but began to feel very formulaic and uninteresting as the book went on.
I know this is New Adult but I think it only earns that because of how the romantic relationships are described, but I think barring that specific point, this feels very YA to me. Readers are smart and can connect a lot of dots but there was quite a bit of hand holding involved and there really didn’t need to be—and I think the hand holding led to some of the chapters feeling needlessly redundant and overly simplistic.
July 18, 2023
I can't believe I spent money on this book. When will I learn not to trust booktok and hype?
I just deleted an extensive rant about this book and I'll summarize it like this: No character depth, ridiculous plot holes, deus ex machina all over the place, and every female character is a) somehow super important to one of the major political factions and b) horny while the male characters are all a) elite fighters with cranky personalities and tragic backstories. That's it. In space (which has no physics, rules, etc).
I just deleted an extensive rant about this book and I'll summarize it like this: No character depth, ridiculous plot holes, deus ex machina all over the place, and every female character is a) somehow super important to one of the major political factions and b) horny while the male characters are all a) elite fighters with cranky personalities and tragic backstories. That's it. In space (which has no physics, rules, etc).
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 7, 2023
Red Tower continue to put actual crack into all of the books they put out. Trust them, and buy yourself a copy of Star Bringer.
I want to preface this review with the small fact of “I do not read sci-fi”.
Like, ever.
Sci-fi as a genre (whether that be in books, films, tv shows, whatever) is for some reason, just so… unappealing… to me. I much prefer fantasy.
So if I’m sitting here at my computer, typing away a positive review for a sci-fi book… please pay attention.
I adored this book. Just like Fourth Wing, it was addictive. I struggled to put this book down, and when I wasn’t reading it, I was for sure thinking about it. It’s very accessible, a load of fun, aaaand spicy. I really don’t know what more you could ask for in one book.
The cast of characters in this book were great. I love them all for different reasons. Kali might be my number one favourite, she had a great character development arc and I just wanted to give her a big hug. Then, if I had to choose my next favourites they’d be Rain (my sunshine baby, she also deserves a big hug), Ian and Beckett. These characters are all so well-developed, and they go through so much together over the course of the book, it’s hard not to fall in love with them. There’s plenty of drama and tension, especially at first when they’re all getting to know each other, but it quickly progresses to a found family dynamic with lots of funny banter.
I felt the romances developed a little quickly for my tastes, but given the overall plot and the pacing, I understand why it was like that and it was something I didn’t care about as much as the book went on. I really enjoyed both ships (Kali and Ian & Rain and Beckett) a lot, and their dynamics were so much fun.
The worldbuilding was very accessible, as a non-sci-fi reader. Though it took me a little bit to get into the swing of things, being able to refer to the handy dandy endpages with the map of the planets certainly helped with keeping track of which planets were what (and where!) 😉
Star Bringer’s plot was fast paced and full of twists. There were reveals about all of the characters that I didn’t see coming, and the ending?! I need the sequel immediately. You cannot just end a book like that!! Cliffhangers are CRUEL.
If you’re like me and have read Fourth Wing (… multiple times) and need something else from Red Tower to tide you over until Iron Flame (or any of their other releases), trust me and pick Star Bringer up!
Regardless of whether or not you’re a sci-fi newbie (like me) or a seasoned reader of the genre, this book was too good and too much fun for me not to recommend it to everyone.
They may only have 2 books out at the moment, but Red Tower are already killing it. I WILL be buying anything and everything they release.
Thank you to Brittany at Entangled Publishing for sending me a free eARC ofStar Bringer! I also purchased the hardcover edition of this book with my own money.
↠ 4.75 stars
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I want to preface this review with the small fact of “I do not read sci-fi”.
Like, ever.
Sci-fi as a genre (whether that be in books, films, tv shows, whatever) is for some reason, just so… unappealing… to me. I much prefer fantasy.
So if I’m sitting here at my computer, typing away a positive review for a sci-fi book… please pay attention.
I adored this book. Just like Fourth Wing, it was addictive. I struggled to put this book down, and when I wasn’t reading it, I was for sure thinking about it. It’s very accessible, a load of fun, aaaand spicy. I really don’t know what more you could ask for in one book.
The cast of characters in this book were great. I love them all for different reasons. Kali might be my number one favourite, she had a great character development arc and I just wanted to give her a big hug. Then, if I had to choose my next favourites they’d be Rain (my sunshine baby, she also deserves a big hug), Ian and Beckett. These characters are all so well-developed, and they go through so much together over the course of the book, it’s hard not to fall in love with them. There’s plenty of drama and tension, especially at first when they’re all getting to know each other, but it quickly progresses to a found family dynamic with lots of funny banter.
I felt the romances developed a little quickly for my tastes, but given the overall plot and the pacing, I understand why it was like that and it was something I didn’t care about as much as the book went on. I really enjoyed both ships (Kali and Ian & Rain and Beckett) a lot, and their dynamics were so much fun.
The worldbuilding was very accessible, as a non-sci-fi reader. Though it took me a little bit to get into the swing of things, being able to refer to the handy dandy endpages with the map of the planets certainly helped with keeping track of which planets were what (and where!) 😉
Star Bringer’s plot was fast paced and full of twists. There were reveals about all of the characters that I didn’t see coming, and the ending?! I need the sequel immediately. You cannot just end a book like that!! Cliffhangers are CRUEL.
If you’re like me and have read Fourth Wing (… multiple times) and need something else from Red Tower to tide you over until Iron Flame (or any of their other releases), trust me and pick Star Bringer up!
Regardless of whether or not you’re a sci-fi newbie (like me) or a seasoned reader of the genre, this book was too good and too much fun for me not to recommend it to everyone.
They may only have 2 books out at the moment, but Red Tower are already killing it. I WILL be buying anything and everything they release.
Thank you to Brittany at Entangled Publishing for sending me a free eARC ofStar Bringer! I also purchased the hardcover edition of this book with my own money.
↠ 4.75 stars
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July 11, 2023
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This was fantastic! It didn’t take me too long to fall for this rag-tag group of characters at the heart of this story. There were some pretty big surprises worked into the story and I found the book almost impossible to set aside once I reached the final 30%. I am so glad that I decided to pick up this entertaining and exciting story.
After a catastrophe aboard a space station, this group of characters finds themselves on a very interesting spaceship fleeing for their safety. I loved just how different the characters were from each other and how they were eventually able to learn to work together and depend on one another. You couldn’t have hand-picked a group of people as diverse as this group so there were times when their personalities clashed but that was to be expected. The story is told from the point of view of various crew members so it was really easy to get to know each of these characters and find out what they are really thinking.
This story takes place in a world with a dying sun aboard a spaceship with a bit of an attitude. I thought that the world-building was incredibly well done and I loved discovering all the elements of the world along with some of the more sheltered characters. There was plenty of excitement to go around and not just one, but two, romances that kept things very interesting.
I would highly recommend this book to others! I found this book to be incredibly entertaining and loved the journey that I was able to take with a delightful group of characters. It is my understanding that this is the first book in a planned trilogy and I cannot wait to see what is in store in the next installment!
I received a digital review copy of this book from Red Tower Books.
This was fantastic! It didn’t take me too long to fall for this rag-tag group of characters at the heart of this story. There were some pretty big surprises worked into the story and I found the book almost impossible to set aside once I reached the final 30%. I am so glad that I decided to pick up this entertaining and exciting story.
After a catastrophe aboard a space station, this group of characters finds themselves on a very interesting spaceship fleeing for their safety. I loved just how different the characters were from each other and how they were eventually able to learn to work together and depend on one another. You couldn’t have hand-picked a group of people as diverse as this group so there were times when their personalities clashed but that was to be expected. The story is told from the point of view of various crew members so it was really easy to get to know each of these characters and find out what they are really thinking.
This story takes place in a world with a dying sun aboard a spaceship with a bit of an attitude. I thought that the world-building was incredibly well done and I loved discovering all the elements of the world along with some of the more sheltered characters. There was plenty of excitement to go around and not just one, but two, romances that kept things very interesting.
I would highly recommend this book to others! I found this book to be incredibly entertaining and loved the journey that I was able to take with a delightful group of characters. It is my understanding that this is the first book in a planned trilogy and I cannot wait to see what is in store in the next installment!
I received a digital review copy of this book from Red Tower Books.
March 18, 2024
2,5 🌕🌕🌗
Die Sprecher*innen des Hörbuchs haben einen super Job gemacht. Wären die nicht so tapfer gewesen hätte ich wohl nicht bis zum Ende durchgehalten.
An sich war die Idee der Story ja nicht schlecht, schön wäre nur gewesen, wenn wir etwas mehr davon mitbekommen hätten.
Tatsächlich gibt es viele Parallelen zum Aurora Cycle, nur dass man sich da keine komischen Namen für irgendwelche Wesen ausgedacht und sie wahllos in die Sätze eingestreut hat, ohne zu erklären, worum es sich dabei überhaupt handelt. Kann ich hassen. Wenn es nicht wichtig ist, lass es doch einfach weg.
Insgesamt dreht sich die Hälfte des Buches um die verschiedenen sexuellen Beziehungen (ich sage bewusst nicht Liebesbeziehung). Es gab davon zwei. Dem einen Paar konnte ich die Gefühle noch abnehmen, dem anderen leider nicht so richtig. Die Sexszenen haben sich allerdings sehr gleich angehört. Exorbitant nervig war aber das Gebettel während des Rummachens. "Bitte! Bitte, bitte, bitte!" Was für ein Abturner!🫠
Dafür waren die Figuren recht sympathisch. Ich mochte sogar Ian ein bisschen. Rayne war dagegen wie ein naives, kleines Mädchen und total unglaubwürdig, da sie sich trotz lebenslanger Erziehung zur Hohepriesterin nicht entsprechend verhalten konnte.
Apropos: die schlussendliche Aufklärung um diese Schwesternschaft und ihre Beweggründe war schon sehr weit hergeholt. Und als dann erklärt wurde, woran die Schwesternschaft glaubt, war die Auflösung auch noch komplett sinnbefreit, aber ich möchte nicht spoilern.
Erst dachte ich, das Buch würde Friede-Freude-Eierkuchen enden und war schon genervt, aber dann kam doch noch ein Cliffhanger.
Was nun? Höre ich weiter?
Ich weiß es noch nicht. Vielleicht rückt im nächsten Buch ja die Story in den Focus. Das letzte Drittel war jedenfalls bedeutend besser als die ersten beiden, also könnte ich mir vorstellen, die Reihe weiter zu verfolgen.
Die Sprecher*innen des Hörbuchs haben einen super Job gemacht. Wären die nicht so tapfer gewesen hätte ich wohl nicht bis zum Ende durchgehalten.
An sich war die Idee der Story ja nicht schlecht, schön wäre nur gewesen, wenn wir etwas mehr davon mitbekommen hätten.
Tatsächlich gibt es viele Parallelen zum Aurora Cycle, nur dass man sich da keine komischen Namen für irgendwelche Wesen ausgedacht und sie wahllos in die Sätze eingestreut hat, ohne zu erklären, worum es sich dabei überhaupt handelt. Kann ich hassen. Wenn es nicht wichtig ist, lass es doch einfach weg.
Insgesamt dreht sich die Hälfte des Buches um die verschiedenen sexuellen Beziehungen (ich sage bewusst nicht Liebesbeziehung). Es gab davon zwei. Dem einen Paar konnte ich die Gefühle noch abnehmen, dem anderen leider nicht so richtig. Die Sexszenen haben sich allerdings sehr gleich angehört. Exorbitant nervig war aber das Gebettel während des Rummachens. "Bitte! Bitte, bitte, bitte!" Was für ein Abturner!🫠
Dafür waren die Figuren recht sympathisch. Ich mochte sogar Ian ein bisschen. Rayne war dagegen wie ein naives, kleines Mädchen und total unglaubwürdig, da sie sich trotz lebenslanger Erziehung zur Hohepriesterin nicht entsprechend verhalten konnte.
Apropos: die schlussendliche Aufklärung um diese Schwesternschaft und ihre Beweggründe war schon sehr weit hergeholt. Und als dann erklärt wurde, woran die Schwesternschaft glaubt, war die Auflösung auch noch komplett sinnbefreit, aber ich möchte nicht spoilern.
Erst dachte ich, das Buch würde Friede-Freude-Eierkuchen enden und war schon genervt, aber dann kam doch noch ein Cliffhanger.
Was nun? Höre ich weiter?
Ich weiß es noch nicht. Vielleicht rückt im nächsten Buch ja die Story in den Focus. Das letzte Drittel war jedenfalls bedeutend besser als die ersten beiden, also könnte ich mir vorstellen, die Reihe weiter zu verfolgen.
April 22, 2025
4.5 ⭐️ JASNA CHOLERA JAKIE TO BYŁO DOBRE
POTRZEBUJE DRUGIEGO TOMU NA WCZORAJ, NIE MOŻNA ZOSTAWIAĆ CZYTELNIKA W TAKIM NAPIĘCIU 😩
Dwa romanse wypełnione sporą dawką napięcia, świetnie wykreowany świat sc-fi, siódemka wykolejeńców, która stała się dla siebie rodziną i niekończącą się akcja to coś, czego potrzebowałam! Przeczytałam tę cegłę w trzy dni, co myślę, że mówi samo za siebie 💅🏻
POTRZEBUJE DRUGIEGO TOMU NA WCZORAJ, NIE MOŻNA ZOSTAWIAĆ CZYTELNIKA W TAKIM NAPIĘCIU 😩
Dwa romanse wypełnione sporą dawką napięcia, świetnie wykreowany świat sc-fi, siódemka wykolejeńców, która stała się dla siebie rodziną i niekończącą się akcja to coś, czego potrzebowałam! Przeczytałam tę cegłę w trzy dni, co myślę, że mówi samo za siebie 💅🏻
July 8, 2023
Wow! What a wild ride! Star Bringer is an exciting and immersive sci-fi that’s kind of like Aurora Rising meets The Breakfast Club meets Firefly. It follows seven people thrown together after an explosive and catastrophic event who must work together to survive, especially when they learn they are all wanted dead or alive. The story is fast-paced, full of twists and turns and unexpected revelations,
The story is told from several characters’ perspectives, which I liked because they are all so different. It really allows you to understand what each is thinking, feeling, and dealing with. Kali, the princess, Ian, the mercenary, Rain, the high Priestess, and Beckett, the escaped prisoner, are some of my favorites. They each have such a unique story to tell, and each perspective is as compelling as the last.
I feel like using the varied points of view gives so much insight into the characters as well as the setting, political dynamics, and more. The characters are layered and intriguing, as are the different relationship dynamics. Friendships, new and old, family, and enemies are all traveling together on a ship that is way more than meets the eye (so cool!), and their changing and growing relationships are as fascinating as the setting and plot. Even though the crew members are all so different, they slowly grow into this wonderful kind of family, and they work together really well. They become a unit, and their banter, actions, and the different points of view show how these strangers learn to work and fight together and protect and trust each other.
And the romances! Sa-woon!! There are two stand-out love stories, and I adored them both. Kali and Ian have total enemies-to-lovers vibes, and I was here for it! I always adore an angsty romance, and the princess and mercenary have it in spades. Their chemistry is off the charts, and the way they constantly gravitate toward each other without even realizing just makes my heart squeeze. I would like to officially declare Ian my new book boyfriend because I adore this snarky, protective, brooding, and loving hunk of a man.
The other main love story is more grumpy-sunshine, and it was wonderful. Where Ian and Kali have a lot of angst and sexual tension and fire, Beckett and Rain have more of a soft, sweet, and sexy love story. Their romance feels so pure and innocent, which I think has a lot to do with Rain, who is the most optimistic, enthusiastic, and hopeful of the crew. She and Beckett, who is much more abrasive and hardened, balance each other nicely.
Star Bringer is the kind of book where you become completely invested in the characters, the story, the world, and more. I was so engrossed in the story that I gave up sleep to finish it. I couldn’t put the book down until I found out what happened to the characters, whether they found the person they were looking for, if they discovered who was after them, and how they would resolve the dozens of other problems and conflicts that stood in their way. Plus, they’re facing the ever-looming eventuality of the sun destroying all of the planets in their system, and someone on the ship might be the only one who can save them. No pressure, though. lol
My word, it was a great ending. Though it resolved some things, it also left me with so many more questions, but in the best possible way! Also, I think the story has just scratched the surface of what is happening in this system, and I’m eager to see how the group deals with all of the antagonists working against them, especially after that revelation at the end of the book. There are so many different groups targeting them, and their lives are always at risk, and they’re also aware that the situations they’re pulled into affect more than just them. Let me tell you, it is intense, and action-packed, and so shocking. I can’t wait to get my hands on the next book in the series!
Special thanks to Entangled Publishing for providing me with a copy of the book. All thoughts are my own.
The story is told from several characters’ perspectives, which I liked because they are all so different. It really allows you to understand what each is thinking, feeling, and dealing with. Kali, the princess, Ian, the mercenary, Rain, the high Priestess, and Beckett, the escaped prisoner, are some of my favorites. They each have such a unique story to tell, and each perspective is as compelling as the last.
I feel like using the varied points of view gives so much insight into the characters as well as the setting, political dynamics, and more. The characters are layered and intriguing, as are the different relationship dynamics. Friendships, new and old, family, and enemies are all traveling together on a ship that is way more than meets the eye (so cool!), and their changing and growing relationships are as fascinating as the setting and plot. Even though the crew members are all so different, they slowly grow into this wonderful kind of family, and they work together really well. They become a unit, and their banter, actions, and the different points of view show how these strangers learn to work and fight together and protect and trust each other.
And the romances! Sa-woon!! There are two stand-out love stories, and I adored them both. Kali and Ian have total enemies-to-lovers vibes, and I was here for it! I always adore an angsty romance, and the princess and mercenary have it in spades. Their chemistry is off the charts, and the way they constantly gravitate toward each other without even realizing just makes my heart squeeze. I would like to officially declare Ian my new book boyfriend because I adore this snarky, protective, brooding, and loving hunk of a man.
The other main love story is more grumpy-sunshine, and it was wonderful. Where Ian and Kali have a lot of angst and sexual tension and fire, Beckett and Rain have more of a soft, sweet, and sexy love story. Their romance feels so pure and innocent, which I think has a lot to do with Rain, who is the most optimistic, enthusiastic, and hopeful of the crew. She and Beckett, who is much more abrasive and hardened, balance each other nicely.
Star Bringer is the kind of book where you become completely invested in the characters, the story, the world, and more. I was so engrossed in the story that I gave up sleep to finish it. I couldn’t put the book down until I found out what happened to the characters, whether they found the person they were looking for, if they discovered who was after them, and how they would resolve the dozens of other problems and conflicts that stood in their way. Plus, they’re facing the ever-looming eventuality of the sun destroying all of the planets in their system, and someone on the ship might be the only one who can save them. No pressure, though. lol
My word, it was a great ending. Though it resolved some things, it also left me with so many more questions, but in the best possible way! Also, I think the story has just scratched the surface of what is happening in this system, and I’m eager to see how the group deals with all of the antagonists working against them, especially after that revelation at the end of the book. There are so many different groups targeting them, and their lives are always at risk, and they’re also aware that the situations they’re pulled into affect more than just them. Let me tell you, it is intense, and action-packed, and so shocking. I can’t wait to get my hands on the next book in the series!
Special thanks to Entangled Publishing for providing me with a copy of the book. All thoughts are my own.
April 24, 2024
4.5/5 🌟 *rounded up
4/5 ❤️🩹
3/5 🥰
3/5 🌶️
0/5 🔎
4/5 😰A
3/5 🎭C
3/5 🎭T
0/5 👻
4/5 🔬
⚠️⛔️TRIGGERS:⛔️⚠️
Violence
Gun Violence
Murder
Death
Death of a Parent
Blood
Profanity
Alcohol Use
Drug Use
Drug Abuse
Classism
Religious Bigotry
Medical Content
Medical Trauma
War
Gaslighting
Injury/Injury Detail
Body Horror
Pandemic/Epidemic
Self Harm
Bullying
Genocide
Mental Illness
Slavery
Torture
Forced Institutionalization
Kidnapping
Body Experimentation
Trafficking
Emotional Abuse
Emesis
Grief
Confinement
Suicide
🗯️💬BOOK BLURB:💬🗯️
Firefly meets The Breakfast Club in this high-concept, LGBTQ+ romance from #1 New York Times bestselling author Tracy Wolff and bestselling author Nina Croft.
The sun is dying…and it’s happening way too damn fast.
With the clock ticking, the Nine Planets’ only hope of survival rests on a fancy space station and the alien artifact it’s carrying. Which is why it really sucks when some jackass doesn’t want the universe saved and blows that station up—while you’re still on it.
So if your only choices are flaming death or stealing a flying hunk of space junk—you pick that busted-ass spaceship. Even if it leaves seven strangers with deadly secrets trapped together: a princess, a prisoner, a con artist, a warrior, a priestess, a mercenary, and an asshole in charge of us all.
Now every faction in the galaxy is hunting this ship—from the Sisterhood to the Corporation, and the rebellion’s joining in on the fun, too. We just need to stop drinking, fighting, and screwing long enough to evade them all and save the freaking universe...somehow.
Because apparently the only thing standing between a dying sun and ultimate salvation is seven unlikely misfits…ahem, heroes.
🌎📖OVERALL REVIEWS📖🌎
Courtesy of Storygraph
COMMUNITY REVIEWS
SUMMARY OF 754 REVIEWS
Moods
adventurous 96%
funny 47%
tense 41%
mysterious 38%
emotional 34%
dark 16%
lighthearted 16%
hopeful 15%
challenging 11%
sad 6%
inspiring 5%
reflective 4%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 60%
fast 25%
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 66% | Plot: 18% | Character: 14%
Strong character development?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 8%
Loveable characters?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 5%
Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 3%
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%
Average rating
3.66 ⭐️
🤔🧐🤯MY THOUGHTS:🤯🧐🤔
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. It was very good and I love Tracy Wolff’s writing style. This is my first time reading anything by Nina Croft but hopefully not my last.
I feel like this ended with an open ending meaning there could be a sequel or a series. I sincerely hope so! I love our main cast of characters, Iain, Callie, Beckett, Merrick, and Raine. They all work so well together. I feel like the character and world building were fantastic. Well thought out and informative without an info dump.
RATING KEY:
🌟 Stars - based on the overall plot and theme or idea of the book
❤️🩹 Emotions - based on how emotional I got while reading
🥰 Romance - based on how well I got invested in the love story aspect
🌶️ Spice - based on how the sex scenes were portrayed and written as well as the number of sex scenes
🔎 Mystery - based on how well it kept me guessing who, how and why
😰 Scared/Anxious - based on how scared or anxious the book made me while reading
🎭 Comedy/Tragedy- based on if I laughed or if there was a tragic event and how it affected me. I will mark the Masks with either a C or T to indicate Comedy or Tragedy
👻 Spooky/Creepy -based on if this had any occult or paranormal themes and if those elements creeped me out or gave me anxiety!
🔬 bSci-Fi - based on the Science Fiction in the book as well as the Dystopian elements.
4/5 ❤️🩹
3/5 🥰
3/5 🌶️
0/5 🔎
4/5 😰A
3/5 🎭C
3/5 🎭T
0/5 👻
4/5 🔬
⚠️⛔️TRIGGERS:⛔️⚠️
Violence
Gun Violence
Murder
Death
Death of a Parent
Blood
Profanity
Alcohol Use
Drug Use
Drug Abuse
Classism
Religious Bigotry
Medical Content
Medical Trauma
War
Gaslighting
Injury/Injury Detail
Body Horror
Pandemic/Epidemic
Self Harm
Bullying
Genocide
Mental Illness
Slavery
Torture
Forced Institutionalization
Kidnapping
Body Experimentation
Trafficking
Emotional Abuse
Emesis
Grief
Confinement
Suicide
🗯️💬BOOK BLURB:💬🗯️
Firefly meets The Breakfast Club in this high-concept, LGBTQ+ romance from #1 New York Times bestselling author Tracy Wolff and bestselling author Nina Croft.
The sun is dying…and it’s happening way too damn fast.
With the clock ticking, the Nine Planets’ only hope of survival rests on a fancy space station and the alien artifact it’s carrying. Which is why it really sucks when some jackass doesn’t want the universe saved and blows that station up—while you’re still on it.
So if your only choices are flaming death or stealing a flying hunk of space junk—you pick that busted-ass spaceship. Even if it leaves seven strangers with deadly secrets trapped together: a princess, a prisoner, a con artist, a warrior, a priestess, a mercenary, and an asshole in charge of us all.
Now every faction in the galaxy is hunting this ship—from the Sisterhood to the Corporation, and the rebellion’s joining in on the fun, too. We just need to stop drinking, fighting, and screwing long enough to evade them all and save the freaking universe...somehow.
Because apparently the only thing standing between a dying sun and ultimate salvation is seven unlikely misfits…ahem, heroes.
🌎📖OVERALL REVIEWS📖🌎
Courtesy of Storygraph
COMMUNITY REVIEWS
SUMMARY OF 754 REVIEWS
Moods
adventurous 96%
funny 47%
tense 41%
mysterious 38%
emotional 34%
dark 16%
lighthearted 16%
hopeful 15%
challenging 11%
sad 6%
inspiring 5%
reflective 4%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 60%
fast 25%
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 66% | Plot: 18% | Character: 14%
Strong character development?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 8%
Loveable characters?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 5%
Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 3%
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%
Average rating
3.66 ⭐️
🤔🧐🤯MY THOUGHTS:🤯🧐🤔
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. It was very good and I love Tracy Wolff’s writing style. This is my first time reading anything by Nina Croft but hopefully not my last.
I feel like this ended with an open ending meaning there could be a sequel or a series. I sincerely hope so! I love our main cast of characters, Iain, Callie, Beckett, Merrick, and Raine. They all work so well together. I feel like the character and world building were fantastic. Well thought out and informative without an info dump.
RATING KEY:
🌟 Stars - based on the overall plot and theme or idea of the book
❤️🩹 Emotions - based on how emotional I got while reading
🥰 Romance - based on how well I got invested in the love story aspect
🌶️ Spice - based on how the sex scenes were portrayed and written as well as the number of sex scenes
🔎 Mystery - based on how well it kept me guessing who, how and why
😰 Scared/Anxious - based on how scared or anxious the book made me while reading
🎭 Comedy/Tragedy- based on if I laughed or if there was a tragic event and how it affected me. I will mark the Masks with either a C or T to indicate Comedy or Tragedy
👻 Spooky/Creepy -based on if this had any occult or paranormal themes and if those elements creeped me out or gave me anxiety!
🔬 bSci-Fi - based on the Science Fiction in the book as well as the Dystopian elements.
January 10, 2024
This was a heavily anticipated read for me and as soon as my copy arrived I instantly dove straight in. It's a fantasy sci-fi with romance elements and is narrated from four POVs Kalindra the sheltered naive crown Princess, Ian a ruthless mercenary with secrets and a hidden agenda, Rain the high priestess of the sisterhood of the Light a faction that believes the explosion of the sun is a good thing counter opposite to everyone else in the system and Becket escaped prisoner 826 a rebel that hates the ruling families and has suffered awful torture at the hands of the corporation.
This begins at a delegation on the space station Caelestis where the Princess Kali is meeting to discuss counter-measures and to put people's minds at ease over the imminent catastrophic event threatening the entire system. This is Kali's first royal venture and she's out to prove herself to her mother the Empress.
When the space station is attacked it's every man or woman for himself and in the confusion Kali is separated from her people. With little options and death a very real possibility she finds herself along with a bunch of diverse and varied individuals boarding a claptrap rust bucket of a ship to escape the ongoing carnage. Seven people from very different walks of life and all with differing agendas now find themselves having to work together and co-exist if they want to stay breathing and with assassination attempts occurring one after another it's obvious they have unknown enemies targeting them that for whatever reason want them dead.
Besides the four I mentioned earlier we also have Gage a sell-out tech genius who worked for the corporation. Then there's Max Ian's friend and fellow mercenary neither of them trust Gage despite working with him on the space station. There's also Merrick bodyguard to Rain and fellow believer.
This was a fast-paced action-packed read we have some definite romance occurring between Kali and Ian and then an F/F romance with Rain and Becket. I didn't find this to be a majorly explicit read and the few scenes involving this aspect of the story felt tasteful and subtle and definitely more on the romantic side.
There are secrets ongoing danger and lots of differing agendas. Some of this lot begin this as definite enemies and are obviously antagonistic at the onset but as this progresses they become almost like a family despite their very real differences. I liked that we had four POV's and I think it added lots of nuance and i found the world itself fascinating especially the sentient ship.
If I were to describe this it was very much Guardians of the Galaxy meets Star Wars with a strong sense of found family included. This is the first book in a longer series but I didn't feel this left us hanging and the finish wasn't a brutal cliffhanger I will definitely be reading the next book for sure as I'm totally invested now but I'm also happy to wait i felt this gave us just enough closure but whilst still leaving questions that need answering making me heavily anticipate the next to come. I recommend reading this one it felt distinct in a good way.
Reviewed By Beckie Bookworm
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July 13, 2023DNF @ 5% of audio
I made it a whopping FIVE. PERCENT. Lmaoooo. It was 44 minutes, and I listen at almost 2x speed, so I lasted 20 minutes. 🤣
Which is a shame, because there's multiple narrators (I *swear* the audiobook said Suzy Jackson in the beginning, and I love her, but she wasn't listed on the title details so maybe I'm just trippin' lol) and the first couple were decent. But then it got to the third. I'll get to that in a minute.
In the first couple of chapters I was mildly intrigued, but honestly it felt kind of generic. It reminded me a lot of the Aurora Cycle. There was also a lot of info dumping on the species/cultures around the universe - i.e. these people dye their hands, these people have red teeth from whatever (I don't remember, oops), etc; and there was so much that I knew I'd never remember it all. So that was the first strike.
The second strike? They were describing the color system of attire and said that black and gray were for soldiers/bodyguards and brown is for servants. Sound familiar? That's because it's a straight up rip off of Red Rising (which is a MASTERPIECE).
Aaaand the third strike was the third narrator I mentioned above. The narrator alone was aggravating because when he breathed he GASPED in a breath and it was driving me bonkers. As if that wasn't bad enough, the character - Ian, I think but I dunno if that's how it's spelled - was also awful. EVERY OTHER WORD OUT OF HIS MOUTH WAS A CUSSWORD. I'm barely exaggerating tbh. In just the first several minutes of the chapter I counted at least 8 cusswords (most of them 'fuck') before I gave up counting. I think it was an attempt to make him sound -edgy- but it just resulted in him sounding immature and ignorant. Listen, I curse like a sailor sometimes and absolutely don't mind it in books, but not when it's just senseless cussing for the sake of cussing. There is NO reason for 'fuck' to be every other word in normal dialogue. I was already considering DNFing when this happened (and this is a real, honest to god quote straight from the audio):
'Your what the fuck now? I’ve been eye fucking a goddamn princess? That's a first. But eye fucking is all I’ll be doing, because I fucking hate the ruling families. They’re a load of parasitic assholes who look after themselves and don’t give a shit about the rest of us. And I’m sure if that stick up her ass look-'
Aaand that is where I rage quit. PEACE OUT.
I made it a whopping FIVE. PERCENT. Lmaoooo. It was 44 minutes, and I listen at almost 2x speed, so I lasted 20 minutes. 🤣
Which is a shame, because there's multiple narrators (I *swear* the audiobook said Suzy Jackson in the beginning, and I love her, but she wasn't listed on the title details so maybe I'm just trippin' lol) and the first couple were decent. But then it got to the third. I'll get to that in a minute.
In the first couple of chapters I was mildly intrigued, but honestly it felt kind of generic. It reminded me a lot of the Aurora Cycle. There was also a lot of info dumping on the species/cultures around the universe - i.e. these people dye their hands, these people have red teeth from whatever (I don't remember, oops), etc; and there was so much that I knew I'd never remember it all. So that was the first strike.
The second strike? They were describing the color system of attire and said that black and gray were for soldiers/bodyguards and brown is for servants. Sound familiar? That's because it's a straight up rip off of Red Rising (which is a MASTERPIECE).
Aaaand the third strike was the third narrator I mentioned above. The narrator alone was aggravating because when he breathed he GASPED in a breath and it was driving me bonkers. As if that wasn't bad enough, the character - Ian, I think but I dunno if that's how it's spelled - was also awful. EVERY OTHER WORD OUT OF HIS MOUTH WAS A CUSSWORD. I'm barely exaggerating tbh. In just the first several minutes of the chapter I counted at least 8 cusswords (most of them 'fuck') before I gave up counting. I think it was an attempt to make him sound -edgy- but it just resulted in him sounding immature and ignorant. Listen, I curse like a sailor sometimes and absolutely don't mind it in books, but not when it's just senseless cussing for the sake of cussing. There is NO reason for 'fuck' to be every other word in normal dialogue. I was already considering DNFing when this happened (and this is a real, honest to god quote straight from the audio):
'Your what the fuck now? I’ve been eye fucking a goddamn princess? That's a first. But eye fucking is all I’ll be doing, because I fucking hate the ruling families. They’re a load of parasitic assholes who look after themselves and don’t give a shit about the rest of us. And I’m sure if that stick up her ass look-'
Aaand that is where I rage quit. PEACE OUT.
August 26, 2023
...
Tracy and Nina had plenty of ideas, when they sat down together and started chatting about the way this story was gonna come together they most certainly had a long list and not a single one of those ideas was cut...
I have previously read from Wolff and so I'm not entirely surprised to find their love of twists and turns and immediate romances on display here. Their co-author, Nina Croft, I'm not at all familiar with, and if I had to guess it would appear to me that they have a similar approach to writing a story...
Star Bringer is set in a solar system whose Sun is dying, something that the religious order has been aware of for a while, meanwhile the other forces that be seem to be in search of a way to keep their Sun from going full on supernova in the foreseeable future. There are other Easter Eggs about, like there seems to be ruins of a past civilization found on most of the planets in this system that the religious order has spent some time studying, there seems to be some kind of power differential between some kind of ruling royal family and the Corporation that is in charge of most of the technological advances of this society....
Not that most of that is the focus of this story. Instead we get an explosion on one spacecraft forcing our lead characters onboard an alien spacecraft wherein the plot hitches itself to that roller coaster of ideas I started the review teasing. Almost immediately most of the cast of characters are sectioned off by love interest and the mission to visit the outskirts of the solar system takes center stage, even as the reader learns that the star at the center of this system isn't as stable as we might want a start to be. This system might not be as populated as the book wants you to believe either... and only once the roller coaster of ideas is starting to wind down the book ends with a twist that launches you through the air and onto a second set of tracks that don't feel particularly necessary, especially given this book has no solid conclusion. When looking back it's almost as though the reader spends the whole book treading water in promise of a lifeboat to come only to get a message in a bottle that the boat has been delayed and to just keep kicking those feet a little while longer.
So some of the ideas are interesting, and the book was all too easy to fly through, but nothing about it despite the many attempts, make me want to continue on with this series or recommend it to other readers.
Tracy and Nina had plenty of ideas, when they sat down together and started chatting about the way this story was gonna come together they most certainly had a long list and not a single one of those ideas was cut...
I have previously read from Wolff and so I'm not entirely surprised to find their love of twists and turns and immediate romances on display here. Their co-author, Nina Croft, I'm not at all familiar with, and if I had to guess it would appear to me that they have a similar approach to writing a story...
Star Bringer is set in a solar system whose Sun is dying, something that the religious order has been aware of for a while, meanwhile the other forces that be seem to be in search of a way to keep their Sun from going full on supernova in the foreseeable future. There are other Easter Eggs about, like there seems to be ruins of a past civilization found on most of the planets in this system that the religious order has spent some time studying, there seems to be some kind of power differential between some kind of ruling royal family and the Corporation that is in charge of most of the technological advances of this society....
Not that most of that is the focus of this story. Instead we get an explosion on one spacecraft forcing our lead characters onboard an alien spacecraft wherein the plot hitches itself to that roller coaster of ideas I started the review teasing. Almost immediately most of the cast of characters are sectioned off by love interest and the mission to visit the outskirts of the solar system takes center stage, even as the reader learns that the star at the center of this system isn't as stable as we might want a start to be. This system might not be as populated as the book wants you to believe either... and only once the roller coaster of ideas is starting to wind down the book ends with a twist that launches you through the air and onto a second set of tracks that don't feel particularly necessary, especially given this book has no solid conclusion. When looking back it's almost as though the reader spends the whole book treading water in promise of a lifeboat to come only to get a message in a bottle that the boat has been delayed and to just keep kicking those feet a little while longer.
So some of the ideas are interesting, and the book was all too easy to fly through, but nothing about it despite the many attempts, make me want to continue on with this series or recommend it to other readers.
August 19, 2023
DNF @ 60%
This was really, really bad.
I went in with somewhat high expectations because I really enjoyed Crave by Tracy Wolff. So this was one of my biggest disappointments this year.
This reads like a middle grade fantasy. Only it has sex and it’s set in space. The character work is laughable (and that’s to avoid calling it inexistent) - you either have the innocent hot female main characters that are just too cute and naïve to have survived this long, or the badass hot male character that is super mysterious, says “fuck” every other word, and obviously falls for one of the naïve FMC. Oh, you have one badass female. Yes, she also falls for a naïve FMC.
Do you like insta love? You better, because we have not one, but two cases of it here.
How good are you at ignoring plot holes? Can you deal with a hole in a space ship that no one even acknowledges past the point of pointing out someone just shot it and that it could be dangerous? No? Best stay away, then.
Also, do you love entitled main characters? Oh you want an example? How about a princess that feels she’s unappreciated because no one is acknowledging she’s becoming an important part of a crew because she washed the dishes? No? Yeah, I figured not. But wait! She has other qualities! She “was always a fast healer”! What does a sheltered princess have to heal from, you wonder? Perhaps a headache? Indisposition from too much food cooked by a palace chef? I don’t know, but following this logic, she must be pretty good at healing from a bullet wound. No? Well.
At least you have a really cool plot that will leave you on the edge of your seat wondering how it will unravel! Except if you realise that an orb uncovered by an evil doctor and the sun starting dying both happened at the exact same time, 20 years ago. Which you will, unless you skip the first few chapters, because it’s blatantly told right in the beginning of the book.
If any of this sounds awesome and totally up your alley, by all means, pick this book up asap.
If, however, you don’t appreciate rolling your eyes every other sentence, maybe just read something else.
This was really, really bad.
I went in with somewhat high expectations because I really enjoyed Crave by Tracy Wolff. So this was one of my biggest disappointments this year.
This reads like a middle grade fantasy. Only it has sex and it’s set in space. The character work is laughable (and that’s to avoid calling it inexistent) - you either have the innocent hot female main characters that are just too cute and naïve to have survived this long, or the badass hot male character that is super mysterious, says “fuck” every other word, and obviously falls for one of the naïve FMC. Oh, you have one badass female. Yes, she also falls for a naïve FMC.
Do you like insta love? You better, because we have not one, but two cases of it here.
How good are you at ignoring plot holes? Can you deal with a hole in a space ship that no one even acknowledges past the point of pointing out someone just shot it and that it could be dangerous? No? Best stay away, then.
Also, do you love entitled main characters? Oh you want an example? How about a princess that feels she’s unappreciated because no one is acknowledging she’s becoming an important part of a crew because she washed the dishes? No? Yeah, I figured not. But wait! She has other qualities! She “was always a fast healer”! What does a sheltered princess have to heal from, you wonder? Perhaps a headache? Indisposition from too much food cooked by a palace chef? I don’t know, but following this logic, she must be pretty good at healing from a bullet wound. No? Well.
At least you have a really cool plot that will leave you on the edge of your seat wondering how it will unravel! Except if you realise that an orb uncovered by an evil doctor and the sun starting dying both happened at the exact same time, 20 years ago. Which you will, unless you skip the first few chapters, because it’s blatantly told right in the beginning of the book.
If any of this sounds awesome and totally up your alley, by all means, pick this book up asap.
If, however, you don’t appreciate rolling your eyes every other sentence, maybe just read something else.
July 3, 2023
Rating: 5⭐️s
This book is literally The Breakfast Club but in space. An you know what? I’m here for it. I’m guessing there’s a sequel coming out sometime next year..? At least I hope that’s the case.
I’m normally not a fan of books that have multiple POVs in them because I tend to get overwhelmed, but I didn’t feel that in this book. All POVs have a reason to be, and are not overwhelming at all.
Also may I add I was not expecting the W/W relationship?! It was a pleasant surprise really. The characters are well written and I fell in love with every single one of the MCs group.
The enemies-to-lovers were in fact enemies to lover-ing.
When I first saw this book I wasn’t sure if I was going to pick it up- and I’m glad I decided to do so. As someone who has read the entirety of the Crave series I had my reservations with this book. However let me say that this is 100% better than the Crave series (no hate to the series btw).
Please if you come across this book, pick it up (if you’re interested in the genre ofc), it’s definitely worth it and an easy entertaining read.
Happy reading!
This book is literally The Breakfast Club but in space. An you know what? I’m here for it. I’m guessing there’s a sequel coming out sometime next year..? At least I hope that’s the case.
I’m normally not a fan of books that have multiple POVs in them because I tend to get overwhelmed, but I didn’t feel that in this book. All POVs have a reason to be, and are not overwhelming at all.
Also may I add I was not expecting the W/W relationship?! It was a pleasant surprise really. The characters are well written and I fell in love with every single one of the MCs group.
The enemies-to-lovers were in fact enemies to lover-ing.
When I first saw this book I wasn’t sure if I was going to pick it up- and I’m glad I decided to do so. As someone who has read the entirety of the Crave series I had my reservations with this book. However let me say that this is 100% better than the Crave series (no hate to the series btw).
Please if you come across this book, pick it up (if you’re interested in the genre ofc), it’s definitely worth it and an easy entertaining read.
Happy reading!
Read
August 1, 2023DNF @ 15%. Insta-lust and juvenile writing. This is just not my taste in romance books.
May 4, 2025
bardzo ciężko było mi się wgryźć, ale jakoś po 200 stronach się udało, bardzo podobała mi się relacja między tymi przypadkowymi bohaterami i jestem zadowolona z prowadzenia romansu między Kali i Ianem - dało się wyczuć potężną chemię, nie było żenady, naprawdę super! Sytuacja Deszcz mniej mnie przekonała ze względu na tempo, ogólnie cała jej postać słabo do mnie przemówiła. Momentami też kwestionowałem logikę poczynań bohaterow, ale to chyba ten typ historii.
Jednak no, książka to przede wszystkim luz i humor. Mimo kilku drastycznych wydarzeń, więc ma w sobie wszystko. Na minus jeszcze byt wulgarny język, ale samo tło fajne, nie jest to może nic ambitnego, ale jako rozrywka sprawdza się super. Ja bardzo doceniam te żartobliwe fragmenty, bo lubię się dobrze bawić. A I BARDZO CZUJĘ VIBE STRAŻNIKÓW GALAKTYKI.
Było całkiem fajne! Takie 6/10
Jednak no, książka to przede wszystkim luz i humor. Mimo kilku drastycznych wydarzeń, więc ma w sobie wszystko. Na minus jeszcze byt wulgarny język, ale samo tło fajne, nie jest to może nic ambitnego, ale jako rozrywka sprawdza się super. Ja bardzo doceniam te żartobliwe fragmenty, bo lubię się dobrze bawić. A I BARDZO CZUJĘ VIBE STRAŻNIKÓW GALAKTYKI.
Było całkiem fajne! Takie 6/10
March 31, 2025
I CO, FAJNIE TAK ZOSTAWIAĆ CZYTELNIKA Z TAKIM CLIFFHANGEREM NA KOŃCU???? NO DZIĘKI
December 7, 2023
4.75 ⭐️
Coming from someone who isn’t a regular sci-fi reader, I was genuinely shocked at how much I enjoyed this. I did have some issues grasping the world building at the beginning, but that could just be that I don’t read the sci-fi genre (except for the occasional alien romance lmfao).
It’s advertised as “The Breakfast Club in space”. I’ve never seen the Breakfast Club so I couldn’t tell you how accurate that is haha. But what I will say is that it is fast paced, full of banter and humor, and a dash of spice. I honestly got Guardians of The Galaxy vibes at times.
The reason it’s not a full 5⭐️ is, the romantic relationships in this book felt too instalove to me, especially since this looks like it’s going to be a series, and I didn’t enjoy how some of the spicy scenes were written.
Rep I loved:
- Sapphic couple!
- Racially diverse group of main characters
Tropes:
- Enemies to lovers
- Found family
- Forced proximity
Spice:
Coming from someone who isn’t a regular sci-fi reader, I was genuinely shocked at how much I enjoyed this. I did have some issues grasping the world building at the beginning, but that could just be that I don’t read the sci-fi genre (except for the occasional alien romance lmfao).
It’s advertised as “The Breakfast Club in space”. I’ve never seen the Breakfast Club so I couldn’t tell you how accurate that is haha. But what I will say is that it is fast paced, full of banter and humor, and a dash of spice. I honestly got Guardians of The Galaxy vibes at times.
The reason it’s not a full 5⭐️ is, the romantic relationships in this book felt too instalove to me, especially since this looks like it’s going to be a series, and I didn’t enjoy how some of the spicy scenes were written.
Rep I loved:
- Sapphic couple!
- Racially diverse group of main characters
Tropes:
- Enemies to lovers
- Found family
- Forced proximity
Spice:
July 24, 2023
i adored the first half, but then in the second half i realized…
- this should have been 100-150 pages shorter, maybe even more tbh
- the author was glossing over or straight up skipping important scenes probably because they may have been challenging to write (?) idk it made no sense to me
- the world building was kinda flimsy
- the plot was a damn mess
- generally everything was entirely too predictable and honestly was not giving me anything exciting or new
i did appreciate the sapphic relationship and that every sex scene was solely focused on female pleasure. very fun! however, the author shot herself in the foot by making this way too long and therefore giving me too much time to notice a lot of glaring issues.
not sure if i’ll read the sequel but i’m happy i gave it a try.
- this should have been 100-150 pages shorter, maybe even more tbh
- the author was glossing over or straight up skipping important scenes probably because they may have been challenging to write (?) idk it made no sense to me
- the world building was kinda flimsy
- the plot was a damn mess
- generally everything was entirely too predictable and honestly was not giving me anything exciting or new
i did appreciate the sapphic relationship and that every sex scene was solely focused on female pleasure. very fun! however, the author shot herself in the foot by making this way too long and therefore giving me too much time to notice a lot of glaring issues.
not sure if i’ll read the sequel but i’m happy i gave it a try.
April 11, 2024
4,5 Sterne
Es war nicht perfekt, vermutlich sogar weit davon entfernt, aber für mich war es wohl so ein Fall von "Das richtige Buch zur richtigen Zeit" 🤭 Bzw. Das richtige Hörbuch, denn ich habs gehört, was ich euch echt empfehlen kann 👌
Ich konnte mich total in die Story fallen lassen und mit der Zeit sind mir die Charaktere sehr ans Herz gewachsen. Ich habe häufig in Rezensionen gelesen, dass es sich zieht und langweilig ist und die Couples in der Truppe sich nur anschmachten und ja... kann und will ich auch nicht leugnen 😂
Hat es mich gestört? Nein, nicht wirklich. Ich hatte sogar riesen Spaß 🤭 Ich mochte es die Charaktere genau kennenzulernen (und es ist ja nicht so, als gäbe es nicht zwischendurch auch mal etwas Action) und zu verfolgen wie sie sich entwickeln. Denn die Entwicklung gibt es durchaus. Am Anfang kamen mir gerade Prinzessin Kali und Hohepriesterin Rain schon fast schmerzhaft naiv vor. Aber sie werden eines besseren belehrt und ich finde das merkt man mit der Zeit auch.
Natürlich gibt es auch typische Klischees und sicherlich kann man das ein oder andere auch erahnen das als nächstes passiert. Das Ende hat mich jedoch ganz schön zerstört und der Cliffhanger ist gemein 😭 Und der Zweite Band ist noch nicht in Sicht... aaaaahh 🤯
Es war nicht perfekt, vermutlich sogar weit davon entfernt, aber für mich war es wohl so ein Fall von "Das richtige Buch zur richtigen Zeit" 🤭 Bzw. Das richtige Hörbuch, denn ich habs gehört, was ich euch echt empfehlen kann 👌
Ich konnte mich total in die Story fallen lassen und mit der Zeit sind mir die Charaktere sehr ans Herz gewachsen. Ich habe häufig in Rezensionen gelesen, dass es sich zieht und langweilig ist und die Couples in der Truppe sich nur anschmachten und ja... kann und will ich auch nicht leugnen 😂
Hat es mich gestört? Nein, nicht wirklich. Ich hatte sogar riesen Spaß 🤭 Ich mochte es die Charaktere genau kennenzulernen (und es ist ja nicht so, als gäbe es nicht zwischendurch auch mal etwas Action) und zu verfolgen wie sie sich entwickeln. Denn die Entwicklung gibt es durchaus. Am Anfang kamen mir gerade Prinzessin Kali und Hohepriesterin Rain schon fast schmerzhaft naiv vor. Aber sie werden eines besseren belehrt und ich finde das merkt man mit der Zeit auch.
Natürlich gibt es auch typische Klischees und sicherlich kann man das ein oder andere auch erahnen das als nächstes passiert. Das Ende hat mich jedoch ganz schön zerstört und der Cliffhanger ist gemein 😭 Und der Zweite Band ist noch nicht in Sicht... aaaaahh 🤯
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